The+Basics

Now that you have made your EVERNOTE account and downloaded the application on all of your devices, it's time to learn how to use it. Here are the basics!


 * FOR MAC: **
 * 1) Default Notebook
 * 2) Getting Started Note
 * 3) Add a Notebook
 * 4) Add and Write a Note
 * 5) Sync and Search
 * 6) Atlas


 * FOR PC: **
 * 1) Default Notebook and Getting Started Note
 * 2) New Notebook
 * 3) New Note
 * 4) Sync and Search


 * FOR IPHONE, IPAD, OR IOS DEVICE: **
 * 1) Main Menu
 * 2) Notes
 * 3) Edit a Note
 * 4) Notebooks
 * 5) Tags

**FOR DRIOD:**
 * 1) Main Menu
 * 2) Notes
 * 3) Edit a Note
 * 4) Notebooks
 * 5) Tags

** FOR MAC: ** 1. Your account comes with a default notebook named “ //(username)’s notebook // ”
 * The menu on the left helps you navigate between your notes, notebooks, atlas and trunk.

2. In your default notebook, there is one note already there entitled “ Getting Started ” that provides additional help from the Evernote creators.

3. Towards the upper left of the screen, there is a “ **+ New Notebook ** ” button, which creates a new notebook ready to be renamed, edited, and managed.



4. Once you open a notebook you created (or the default notebook), click the “ + New Note in (Notebook Name) ”. In this case the notebook is entitled “Fall 2013”.


 * A preview of the note appears on the left. This view can be changed from “Card View” as shown, to "Snippet View" or "List View", and can be sorted by title, date, or source.
 * There are also areas to **add tags **, //format your text // , and enter text as shown in the screenshot.



5. Also, there are buttons to **sync your notes ** with other devices and search your notes and notebooks for tags, topics, dates, and keywords



6. The last basic feature of Evernote is the //Atlas //, which organizes your notes based on the location where they were written.



** FOR PC: ** 1. Your account comes with a default notebook named “ //(username)’s notebook // ”
 * The menu on the left helps you navigate between your notes, notebooks, atlas and trunk.
 * In your default notebook, there is one note already there entitled “ Getting Started ” that provides additional help from the Evernote creators.



2. To create a new notebook, Click "File" in the upper left corner and select " **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">New Notebook ** "
 * This will open a small window where you can rename it and manage a few setting

3. To create a note within this notebook, select the desired notebook from the navigation on the left. Then click "File" and " <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">New Note " or simply click the " <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">New Note " button at the top, center of the window.
 * A <span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">preview of the note appears on the left. This view can be changed from “Card View” as shown, to "Snippet View" or "List View", and can be sorted by title, date, or source.
 * There are also areas to **<span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13pt;">add tags **, //<span style="color: #017802; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">format your text // , and <span style="color: #76d6ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">enter text as shown in the screenshot.



4. Also, there are buttons to **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">sync your notes ** with other devices and <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">search your notes and notebooks for tags, topics, dates, and keywords.



 ** FOR IPHONE, IPAD, OR IOS DEVICE: **  1. This is the opening screen when you open the Evernote Application >
 * The green tabs are the main navigation for sorting through your notes, notebooks, tags, and map/atlas.
 * There is a button on the main screen for adding "<span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">New Note " as well as other buttons for //<span style="color: #017802; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">capturing information. //There is also a button to **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">sync your notes **with your other devices.

 2. In the "All Notes" section you can view your notes, sort them, as well as <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">add a New Note.



 3. When you <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">add a New Note, there are areas to <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">search the note , <span style="color: #76d6ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">enter and edit the title and body, and //<span style="color: #017802; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">format your text //.

4. In the "Notebook" section, all of the notebooks on the account are listed. Also, the "Edit" button can be used to **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">add New Notebooks **or remove them from Evernote. 5. In the "Tags" section, all of the tags used in notes so far are viewable and the "Edit" button can be used to **<span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13pt;">add tags ** or remove them.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #89cf4b; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">**FOR DRIOD:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">1. This is the opening screen when you open the Evernote Application 2. In the "All Notes" section you can view your notes, sort them, as well as <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">add a New Note.
 * The green tabs are the main navigation for sorting through your notes, notebooks, tags, and map/atlas.
 * There is a button on the main screen for adding a " <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">New Note ", as well as other buttons for //<span style="color: #017802; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">capturing information. //



3. When you <span style="color: #0056d6; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">add a New Note, there are areas to <span style="color: #76d6ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">enter and edit the title and body, and //<span style="color: #017802; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">format your text //.

4. In the "Notebook" section, all of the notebooks on the account are listed. Also, there is a button to **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">add New Notebooks ** and name it. There is also a button to **<span style="color: #89cf4b; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 13pt;">sync your notes **with your other devices.



5. In the "Tags" section, all of the tags used in notes so far are viewable.