I use Evernote for all kinds of things though, and I have the feeling that once you get Evernote running in your workflow, you will too. If you are REALLY only going to use Evernote for your Thesis materials, then your set up is done. The “zz” prefix makes sure it sorts to the end. Next, I created another notebook and titled it “zz.Admin”. If they were Chapters, they would use numbers. I used Uppercase Letters as prefixes to make sure they stayed in the right order, but also to remind me that these were not necessarily Chapters, but sort of Meta-Parts. Next, I created 5 notebooks based on those 5 Primary parts of a thesis that we talked about in the outline. If you use the Evernote Web Clipper, it shows up here.

If you email something to Evernote, it shows up here. This is where everything will, by default, flow into Evernote. The underscore makes sure that your InBox Notebook always sorts to the top. I do not remember what it will be called, maybe your user-name or something cute like “My First Notebook.” Anyway, first thing to do is rename this to “_InBox”. Related: 5 Evernote Shortcuts I Use Every Dayīonus tip: use the table of contents feature to build a roster of notes and use the non-dated reminder feature to pin it at the top of your notebook.When you first create your account and install Evernote, there will be one “Default” Notebook. Learn keyboard shortcuts to improve your Evernote desktop experience. The built-in Evernote’s camera available on all mobile apps.

The unique email address associated with your Premium Evernote account. You can download it here.Ĭreate notes even from outside Evernote using: Use the Web Clipper to capture web pages and bookmarks. Get familiar with note links to create structure and navigate between different parts of your system. Related: 5 Evernote Shortcuts I Use Every Day For example, typing intitle: before a keyword will restrict your search to the title of your notes. Use the Evernote advanced search parameters. Related: Evernote in the Wild: Search & Work Remote

Use naming conventions for your note titles and prep them for search success. Related: Why Michael Hyatt is Wrong about Organizing Evernote with Tags Notebooks can be shared, while tags can’t and don’t work the same way across devices. Organize your notes using notebooks, instead of tags. Use your default notebook as a processing station for the information you collect, don’t let them accumulate there. You can download them here.Ĭreate an inbox notebook and set it as your default notebook. Use the full-featured Evernote desktop app to organize your data and use mobile apps to quickly capture new things.

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