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It’s very overwhelming to hunt for key information in multiple locations. Mastering different ways of getting information into Evernote will help you to turn Evernote into a single information hub.
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Topic
Copying, clipping, and forwarding.
When to use
It’s very overwhelming to hunt for key information in multiple locations. Mastering different ways of getting information into Evernote will help you to turn Evernote into a single information hub.
Instructions
Managing just one main digital storage space saves so much time—almost everything is going to be in one easy-to-access place. You’ll be spending less time and energy locating information.
Determine what information you want to keep so that you can rest assured there are no cracks in your system. You need a system you can completely trust. If any important information falls through the cracks or gets stored elsewhere, you won’t be able to enjoy this kind of support.
Right now, you might be storing information in your email inbox, the download folder on your computer, and in all sorts of other places on your computer. You’re probably also getting regular mail that gets stacked up in piles or scattered all over the place. Then, there’s all that information you find online as you research online publications. Don’t forget all the great ideas that are constantly springing up in your mind.
Ensure that all that information ends up in your Evernote by familiarizing yourself with different ways you can get information into Evernote:
- Copy info to the clipboard and paste it into a note
- Drag and drop single and multiple documents
- Add links to Google Drive and Dropbox documents
- Save PDFs into Evernote from the Print window (for Mac users)
- Manually or automatically forward e-mails (Lesson 25)
- Use the Web Clipper to clip articles, URLs, or entire web pages directly from your browser (Lesson 26)
- Use Skitch to take screenshots and pictures (Lesson 27)
Remember that when you add something to Evernote without defining a specific target Notebook, your new note will be saved in the default Notebook.
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