How To Squeeze the Most of Evernote and Stay Productive

Six steps you might want to consider today.

Individuals. Wouldn't it be fascinating if we were all alike? But unfortunately, everyone thinks a little differently and sees the world differently.

Isn't the technology we use supposed to adapt to us rather than being forced to adapt?

Evernote excels at helping you focus (it's our thing) to stay on top of your busy workday, keep your life organized, or make it through your hobbies.

With Evernote, you can make it work however you want it to, and it's getting more customizable with every major release.

Let's check out the top six steps that may skyrocket your productivity.

1. You can personalize your 'Home' layout.

Using Home, you have a simple, organized view of your most relevant information at a glance. Your Evernote, your way — select from various widgets and customization options to save time and mental energy.

Getting started can be easy if you follow these tips:

• First, arrange your workspace to fit your needs — Add, remove, resize (on desktop/web) and rearrange widgets as needed.
• Filter notes to only see those that match selected criteria and see the content you need.
• Add multiple scratchpads, pinned notes, and filtered note widgets for more flexibility.
• Your scratch pad's title, background image, and scratch pad color can be customized according to the mood you are in.

2. The 'Create' button can be customized.

You can customize iOS and Android's create button to perform your most-used actions for your fingertips.

Seven-button styles are available, each with individual options and configurations. All customers can use the default button, but the others require a subscription.

Actions available include:

• Attachment — Opens your operating system's file manager.
• Recording begins immediately when a new note is created.
• Opens the Evernote camera.
• New Note — Creates a blank note.
• Scan — Opens the Evernote scanner.
• Draw — Opens the Evernote drawing program.
• Task — Create a new task in your default task note.
• The Task Note function creates a note with a blank task in the note body.
• The template opens a gallery of templates for Evernote.

Here is a blog from Evernote that will help you customize the create button

3. Make note 'Templates' reusable.

A template is a great way to maximize efficiency — you can find dozens of them here.

But did you know you can create your templates by modifying existing notes? You can save time and hassle by creating reusable note templates.

You can get right to what matters by using those templates.

4. Add 'Shortcuts' to the sidebar.

Accessing your Evernote account's most frequently used content is easy with shortcuts.

You can create shortcuts for notes, notebooks, notebook stacks, tags, or save searches.

5. You can save 'Searches' for quick reference.

Save frequently used search terms and phrases to Evernote and sync them across your devices.

It's beneficial if you do complex searches. Clicking or tapping on the search bar allows you to access saved searches.

6. 'Tags' can be used beyond notebooks to organize.

You can apply tags to notes to find and browse them more quickly if you have several.

You could, for instance, create tags for:

• Tags for family members and items such as grocery lists and daily, weekly, and monthly to-do lists can be added.
• Each subject in your school or each semester can have its tag.
• You can label a project according to its status (active, next, completed) or specific features or specs.
• Add priority labels to notes (p1, p2, p3).
• If you are recruiting, including the location of the position or the hiring manager's name (New York City, Tokyo, etc.).
• When researching, include a tag for the company or project.

Trusting Evernote is Key.

Evernote is constantly evolving, just as humans are. As a result, Evernote is always trying to find ways to complement the incredible minds that make our world great.

I feel Evernote's goal is to be an extension of your brain, so you can focus on what matters most to you in the most effective way.

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