Which Evernote capture feature should you be using?
Have you ever gone to look for something and realized there's about a dozens places it could be? How many places do you have to look? That information could be anywhere!
Looking for everything everywhere is wasting your time.
The best way to avoid this search is a single source of truth—that place you can go for anything you are looking for and actually be able to find it. That's where Evernote comes in. It's a popular solution due to its expansive and simplistic ability to bring everything in and make it all searchable.
Take this quiz to find out which Evernote capture feature fits best with your existing habits!
You live and breathe by your inbox. Your emails are your reminders, tasks, and information storage.
Avoid inbox overwhelm by using Email to Evernote! When you see an important email come through, you can simply forward it into your Evernote account. Evernote will automatically create a new note with all the details, images, and attachments included. The email becomes completely editable, so you can change, add, delete, and anything else you can do with a note. You can even add tasks to help you remember to follow up on time!
The internet is your go-to choice for finding information. The problem is between your bookmarks and all your open tabs, you can never quite remember what webpage you saw that thing you are now looking for.
Web Clipper is a handy browser extension that is compatible with all major browsers, and allows you to save web pages, articles, or even PDFs, straight to Evernote. If it’s interesting, useful, or cool, clip it once and have it forever. It even works on mobile devices. Just select the share option from your webpage menu and select Evernote. When you clip a webpage, a new note is created in your Evernote account with a link to the website and even a full page view of the webpage and images at that time. The content on the clipped webpage gets indexed by Evernote’s world-class search, which makes it easy to find again in the future.
You are definitely a list person. The problem is, when you go to make a new list, you put your tasks in random apps, pieces of paper, or even just try to remember your list without writing it down at all. And if your task information that is somewhere else, you are looking in a lot of different places just to complete your action item. It might be time to consolidate.
Tasks in Evernote keep your action items right in the thick of the action itself, since you can add those tasks right inside your note. Capturing tasks on the fly is easier than ever thanks to the Evernote mobile widgets. The friction of constantly context switching from your email to a task manager app, then to a document, then back to a task manager app is taking up time you could actually be using to do the task at hand. Now, you can have a single note with all your project resources, documents, notes, and to-dos, all together.
There is a chance that if you look around right this moment, you will find a notepad or sticky notes somewhere close by. You like to write things down, but go back and organize them later. The problem is not having your notepads or sticky notes with you when you need to reference something.
Say hello to scratchpad! Located on your Evernote Home dashboard, you can capture any quick idea, thought, or important information right on your homepage. You can easily convert your scratchpad to a note with a single click, turning your "back of the napkin" idea into a workable reality. It's also synced across your devices, so if you got a detail down on your mobile scratchpad on the train into work, it will be ready and waiting for you on your Home dashboard when you open up your desktop app.
Your camera roll on your phone is probably filled with pictures you took so you can "look at them later". From an Amazon return QR code to picture of a receipt from dinner where your friend told you they would Venmo their portion, they probably got lost in the mix of all the pictures of your pets.
Meet the magic of scanning into Evernote. Take a picture of anything you want to keep track of right inside of an Evernote note. Even better, the text in the image is searchable. Gone are the days of scrambling to find that QR code at the return desk or forgetting to get paid back for dinner... Snap a picture straight to Evernote, and now you can call that info up at any time, set a reminder to not forget about it, or even add a task to stay on top of anything that needs to be done.
When you get a good idea, you just have to draw it up. You like to see that plan in a flow chart, or the design as a sketch because being creative is being visual for you. Also, you probably like to just write out ideas instead of typing, especially on your phone or tablet.
Make a sketch of your big idea in Evernote on mobile and desktop. Sketching is an extremely creative way to get your rough ideas onto digital paper. Convert your sketches to images, or even sketch on top of existing images. It's as simple as starting a sketch in a note, and drawing with your finger, stylus, or cursor. With so many different sketch tools and canvases, you can capture your humble scribbles or draw up your next masterpiece, all kept contextually inside your notes.
You either can't see your computer's desktop background because it's covered in layers of files, or your downloads folder is so full it's unhelpful for anything other than what was downloaded in the last day. Between all your screenshots, gif files, and pet pictures, it might hard to quickly find a document you need. Searching around for the exact "Untitled" or "Screen Shot" file you are looking for is taking years off your life.
Save your future self some time and trouble by setting up a few Import Folders, which can connect a specific notebook in Evernote to a folder on your computer. When you add a file to that folder, it automatically creates a new note. It also indexes the text and makes the file fully searchable in your Evernote account. It even syncs that note to your mobile app sending your desktop files to your mobile phone with no effort on your part.
When you are working at your computer, you don't have time to flip through all your open app windows or browser tabs to find what you are looking for... From taking a quick note in a meeting, to grabbing a quick screenshot you can look at later, you typically use whatever is open and easily accessible to you at that time.
Since time is valuable, Evernote Helper is there to skip a few steps forward and capture your incredible thoughts straight to Evernote, even when the app isn't even open. It's automatically installed when you download the desktop app to your computer, and it's always within reach right in your computer's tool bar. Jot down a quick note, and when you're done writing, click Convert to note to save it as a note. You can also take screen captures with Evernote Helper that save directly into Evernote, freeing you up from having to save them directly to a note or add them to an Import Folder.
You are probably someone who really does "sweat the details". You never want to miss anything, so you are used to typing word for word what is being said. You might even talk to yourself to work out a problem or brainstorm an idea.
From thinking out loud to rattling off all the ideas swirling around in your mind, commit those thoughts to memory with an Audio note in Evernote. Simply start an audio recording in Evernote and just start talking. With hardly any effort, you can transform your conversations with yourself into productive brainstorms by capturing those chats in Evernote. Playback is as simple as pressing a button, and the audio notes sync across devices so you can record your next big thing on your phone, then listen back on your laptop for a seamless experience of reflection.
Chances are, you never leave home without your mobile phone. But inspiration and important information don't strike only when it's convenient!
Evernote has you covered for those moments when you step away from your desk, leave your notebook behind, or forget your grocery list at home. The Evernote mobile widgets for iOS and Android let you quickly see your recent notes and tasks and capture new information, which can help improve your productivity while on the go. By setting up custom widgets, Evernote is only a tap away. Evernote also released a few iOS Lock Screen Widgets to jump right into a note or task without even opening up your phone.