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Shortcuts

Shortcuts are the fast, easy way to access your most frequently-viewed notes and notebooks. Shortcuts are listed beneath the Shortcuts heading at the top of the Sidebar. You can create Shortcuts for notes, notebooks, Notebook Stacks and Tags, which will each be listed with a corresponding icon.

Adding a Shortcut
To add a shortcut, just drag and drop a note or notebook to anywhere on the Sidebar. You can create up to 250 shortcuts.

To create multiple shortcuts at the same time, hold the Shift key, then click multiple items from your Evernote account to select them and drag them to anywhere on the Sidebar.

Deleting a Shortcut
To delete a shortcut, click and drag it to anywhere outside the Sidebar.

Tags

Tags are an optional way to associate keywords to notes and improve searchability. One or more tags can be added when a note is created or at a later time. Common uses for tags include associating notes with categories, memories or locations.   To view all of the tags used in your Evernote account, click the Tags icon in the Sidebar

Tagging a Note To add a tag to a note, do the following:

1. Open a new or existing note.
2. Click the Click to add tag...
3. Begin typing the tag you want to add. A list of suggested tags will appear.
4. Click the tag you want to add.
5. Hit the Return The tag will be highlighted in blue.

Creating a New Tag   To create a new tag do the following:

From the Tag List:

1. In the Sidebar, click Tags.
2. Click the + New Tag Button in the upper-left corner of the Tag List. A new tag will appear in the Tag List.
3. Enter the name for the new tag.

From the Note Editor:

1. Open a new or existing note.
2. In the Note Editor, click the Click to add tag...
3. Type a name for the new tag.
4. Hit the Return The new tag will be highlighted in blue.

Deleting a Tag To delete a tag, do the following:

1. In the Sidebar, click Tags.
2. Control-click or right-click the tag you want to delete. An options menu will be displayed.
3. Click Delete Tag.... A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Click Delete.

Browse Your Notes

You may browse notes easily by note, notebook, tag, location, and more using the Sidebar.

Notes To browse all the notes in your Evernote account, click Notes in the Sidebar. The Note List will be displayed.

Note View Options
The Note list can display your notes in three different views. To switch between these, click theNote View Options button at the top-right of the Notebook list, then select a desired view.

• List: Displays a list of your notes that includes the note title and other information about the note.
• Snippet: Displays your notes as a list that includes excerpts next to a thumbnail of an attached image. This was the default Note List format in previous versions of Evernote.
• Card: Displays your notes as cards that include excerpts from the note above a thumbnail of an attached image.