Note: With the free version of Evernote, you are limited to image, audio, ink, and PDF files. Evernote then creates a new note with the file attached. If I have a file I want to save to Evernote, I can select it in Finder and then drag it to the Evernote icon on the dock. I just select the text, copy it to the clipboard, and then use a keyboard shortcut to save whatever is on the clipboard to a new note. Perhaps I just want to save a quote, an image, or some other interesting item. Sometimes, I don't want to save an entire email message or a web page. Evernote has these extensions or add-ins available for most browsers. When I do so, I can assign it to a notebook and add any relevant tags. When I encounter an interesting blog post or web page, I use the Evernote extension for Chrome to clip the entire page directly into Evernote. I then toss the paper into the recycling bin.

If I determine that I need to save a copy of the letter, invoice, invitation, etc., I scan it directly into Evernote with my ScanSnap scanner. While I have gone paperless in my office, not everyone else in the world has. I often add additional comments to the note and tag it. You can forward any email to your unique Evernote address, and it will show up in your default notebook a few seconds later. I find this particularly helpful for brainstorming, taking meeting notes (especially on the iPad), outlining a speech, or even-as I am doing now-writing a blog post. Now, after several months of really exploring the program, I have discovered ten different tools for getting my content into Evernote: I personally used it for two years for little more than typing meeting notes into it. The program is so deep and feature-rich that new users hardly know where to start. It has enabled me to realize my dream of a paperless office.īut Evernote can also be initially intimidating.

I use it probably more than any other program other than Mac Mail. It is one of those amazing tools that can radically boost your productivity. It is no secret that I am a big fan of Evernote.

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