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Evernote Tips

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This is your place to get Evernote tips and uses. Here I’ll highlight real uses and tips I come across from our users. I’ll also share some I come up with myself, as well as others from people here at Evernote.
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Drag any often used note (to-do list, train schedule, etc) to the favorites bar for a shortcut directly to the note. 

If you find yourself searching for a particular note multiple times a day, this is a great way to keep it easily accessible. 

*Note: this feature is currently only available on Evernote for the Mac for users with the latest version of Evernote and Lion OSX. 

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Get version control over your notes with the note history feature. If you or someone you're sharing a notebook with makes a change to a note you don't, like you can easilly roll back to a previously synced note using the note history feature. This feature is only available to Premium users. Check out our complete list premium features here

Several times each day Evernote will check to see if any notes have changed. If they have, it’ll make a new snapshot of those notes and add them to your Note History stored on our servers.

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Add any file you're working on to your Evernote account. We'll back it up and make it available on any computer or device you use, wherever you are.

  • Mac: (shown above) drag a file into a note or onto the Evernote dock icon or use the File->Attach File menu option.
  • Windows: Drag a file in a note or right click in a note and choose the File option.
  • Evernote Web: Edit a note, then drag  file onto the note header or click the paperclip icon.
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Remember your perfect monitor display settings in Evernote. 

After you get your monitor setup just the way you like, take a screenshot and add it to Evernote so you will always have it. If you accidentally change the settings,  switch monitors or reconfigure your setup you can easily reference the note.

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Take note of gift ideas in Evernote as they happen 

When someone close to you subtly or not so subtly mentions a gift idea take note right away. Make a snapshot note, text note or voice note and tag it with "gift", their name or both. When it comes time to pick the perfect gift you will have a list of great ideas to choose from.

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Keep track of all of your fitness goals and progress in Evernote. Each note automatically gets a date stamp, so you can easily go back and view what you were doing on a particular day.

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How to get the best Web Clips with Evernote.

When you come across something on the internet (text, images, or both), first highlight the portion you want to capture, then click on the Evernote clipper installed in your browser. This will ensure you're only clipping the portions you want, without any of the extras.

*Evernote has clippers available for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer

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Keep track of all of your great ideas in Evernote. If you have an idea, capture it right away with a voice note, snapshot note or text note using Evernote on your phone or computer.

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Premium Tip: Note history

Evernote premium users get access to their note history. Evernote makes a copy of any notes in your account that have changed since the last time the system checked. Several times each day Evernote will check to see if any notes have changed. If they have, it'll make a new snapshot of those notes and make them available in your note history.

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Once you have an Evernote account, log in and create a folder called "Holiday 2010," which is where you'll keep all of the important information for the gifts you've received.Since almost any warranty will require a receipt or a gift receipt, the next thing you need to do is scan or take pictures of all your receipts and warranty info as well as the actual items. Type in the name of the item as the note title and save the note.

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Are your notes in sync?

If you are adding content to the Evernote desktop and need it to be available on your other devices right away, be sure to hit the sync button before you close Evernote. You can hit the sync button at any time to force sync your account by simply clicking on the sync button. 

*Evernote for desktop automatically syncs on its own every few minutes. This is the default setting,  to change this go to Preferences>Sync - then select the preferred interval from the drop down menu.

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Premium Tip: Get super sized upload limits with Evernote Premium. When you upgrade your account you get 500mb of uploads each month. That's a whole lot of high-res images, files and web clips.  

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Plan your thanksgiving in Evernote

With so much of the focus for this holiday on food and eating, use Evernote to assist along the way.

Keep track of all your Thanksgiving meal plans with Evernote. 

  • *Coordinate holiday menus - Use Evernote to keep track of who is going to bring what side dishes, drinks, deserts and appetizers.
  • *Collect all your favorite recipes as you come across them throughout the year - When the big day comes around you can easily search through them.
  • *Make your grocery shopping lists in Evernote - After you decide on a recipe save the hassle of writing out a shopping list. Pull it up on your phone and use the ingredients list as a shopping list.
  • *Be sure to keep track of cooking times and favorite dishes so you can add a note to serve as a reference next year.
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Create your black friday shopping list in Evernote

Use Evernote to organize all your holiday shopping. Clip the Best Black friday or Cyber Monday deals directly from websites as you find them (you can use a notebook or tags to organize them).  Add shopping lists of things to buy and who you are buying for. You can even include checkboxes in the list.  When you get to the store you can pull up your notes on your phone to be sure you got everything on your list.

*Pro tip: plan out your shopping route ahead of time in Evernote, include maps to stores as well as must buy items at each store. 

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