How to Organize Data With Evernote

Evernote can help you save information and later find it quickly. You can save text, images, photos, copies of business cards and anything you see on the Internet. Here is how to use it.

Things You'll Need

• An Internet connection
• An Evernote account

Instructions

1. Complete the simple registration form to sign up with Evernote. You'll be sent a confirmation code by email that you must enter to complete the registration.

2. There is a free version of this service. You can sign up for the premium service, which is only $5 a month. The premium service offers more storage and faster image recognition.

3. The image recognition function at Evernote is really helpful. For example, suppose you save images of business cards while attending a conference; Evernote can read and recognize words in the images like a person's name or job title, and this information becomes searchable when you go back later to look for it.

4. You can access your stored information on your desktop computer, on your phone or on the Web. When you are online you can copy information into your Evernote account with one click. If you are not online you can email photos or text to your Evernote account. You'll find the email address you need to use when you set up the Account Settings after getting registered.

5. You can attach PDF files and audio files to your notes.

6. 

   Here's an image of my brand new account, with only one note in it. As you can see, you can create tags and attributes for your notes. This will help you find it later and will associate ideas with the note that will help you keep track of what the information is about. You can also see options that allow the user to Edit, Delete, Print or Email the information in the note.

7. The only step left is to start saving and using all the information that floods your life. Get organized!

Tips & Warnings

• Make good use of the opportunity to add tags and attributes to what you save. It will make finding it later easier.

• If you want Evernote on your desktop or your phone, it's a quick download to obtain and install the software.

• Versions of Evernote are available for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Windows Mobile.

Resources

• Evernote