Evernote For Dummies

By David E. Y. Sarna

Organize your life the simple, painless way with Evernote!

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small using your computer, smartphone, or the web. If you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it! Now you can type a text note, clip a web page, snap a photo, or grab a screenshot and Evernote will keep it all.

Through Evernote, you can tap into a free suite of software and services designed to make note taking and archiving simple. Now you'll be able to easily capture any moment, idea, inspiration, or experience no matter what device or platform you are using. The Second Edition of this bestselling book is revised throughout to cover the latest features, updates, and enhancements made to Evernote!

• Follow the simple steps to quickly register and set up your Evernote account
• Discover how easy it is to move and organize notes
• Access all your information on your computer, the web, smartphone, tablet, or e-reader
• Explore Evernote's open scripting and explore how to be an Evernote developer

Evernote For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the ideal reference to help you take control of your life and get organized with Evernote. This handy guide makes it a breeze use Evernote to store, organize, and access practically anything, everywhere.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: May 22, 2014
• ISBN: 9781118857595

Reviews for Evernote For Dummies

[salimbol · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A solid, if unremarkable, reference book. Probably best for absolute beginners to Evernote, but I found a few useful nuggets (e.g. sending material from Google Reader, advanced search syntax) that made it worth my while.

[reannon_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Holy Grail of software these days is something that helps organize both work and personal life. Of all the software available, notebook software has come the closest to providing what I call an information ecosytem. Evernote and Microsoft Onenote are the most popular of this type of software. Evernote is free unless you want premium features, and it is very device agnostic - that is, it is available for almost every computer, browser, tablet, or smartphone. It syncs well across all your devices. Evernote's other great strength is that it is interoperable with a lot of other hardware and software including scanners.My Evernote is a very nice introduction to that software. It is beautifully organized and has a clear, clean design, with lots of screenshots of Evernote in action. There is first a top level table of contents (ToC) and next a more detailed ToC that could serve as an index. It doesn't have too, however, as it includes a very thorough index at the back of the book.I read Evernote for Dummies right after My Evernote, and a comparison might be useful. The Dummies book is not nearly as nicely organized as the Murray book. It seems cluttered. It does, however, cover more features and uses of Evernote.Comparing the two is somewhat coparing apples and oranges, as I read My Evernote as a trade paperback and Evernote for Dummies as an e-book. While in the past I've been pleased at how well my Nook Color renders graphics, it does not do well with screenshots. The text is blurry. Nor did the Dummies book have an index. Those two criticisms apply equally to the Wordpress for Dummies e-book I read. I do not know if the printed versions have indexes or not. I must say it shocks my librarian soul to the core for a reference book to not have an index. It is less of a problem in an e-book in which the text is searchable, but it is still a problem. If I forget what something is called, browsing the index can help find what I am looking for. And since computers make creating an index easy, the lack is inexcusable.So both books on Evernote have their merits, but for the new user My Evernote is an excellent introduction. Evernote for Dummies is equally worthwhile because of the additional features covered.

[silvernfire · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Okay, the author states that because this is a reference book, it isn't meant to be read all the way through. I confess that I did exactly that in order to have a better idea of what the book covers. As it claims to be, it's an introductory guide to Evernote, starting at the very beginning, with instructions on how to choose the account level you need and how to register. Sarna explains Evernote's functions on many platforms: desktops, tablets and smartphones, web browsers, BlackBerrys, etc. By the end of the book, he's covering sharing and open scripting, allowing the reader to go further on their own with Evernote if they want to. I was also happy to see a detailed table of contents, well-linked in the Kindle edition, that will be helpful for looking up material later. This book isn't a mandatory read if you use Evernote, but it's likely to be helpful.