{"id":10672,"date":"2011-06-21T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=10672"},"modified":"2011-06-21T04:00:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T09:00:56","slug":"how-to-find-your-stuff-in-evernote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/how-to-find-your-stuff-in-evernote\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your Stuff in Evernote"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have written previously on how to get your stuff into Evernote<\/a>. In fact, I have expounded on ten different tools<\/a>, including my two favorites: emailing<\/a> and scanning<\/a>. This is all well and good. But how do you find<\/em> your stuff when you need it?<\/p>\n

\"Girl<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com\/izusek<\/div>\n

In this post, I want to share four different techniques for finding your stuff in Evernote<\/a>. Honestly, it is so simple to get started, that Evernote doesn’t even include a section on this in their Getting Started Guide<\/a>. However, don’t let this fool you. Evernote provides a robust set of tools for finding almost anything—easily and on-demand.<\/p>\n

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  1. Click on a notebook or tag and visually scan your notes.<\/strong> This is the easiest way to find your stuff. Just click on one of the notebooks or tags in the left-hand sidebar. Then visually scan the notes. This works fine if you don't have a lot of items. As you add more notes, it becomes increasingly difficult. However, it is still a useful tool, even with the more advanced techniques (keep reading).<\/li>\n
  2. Type a search term into Evernote's search box.<\/strong> This is the the technique most people use right away. It's similar to Google, so you already know how to do it. Just start typing a search term. Evernote will start narrowing down the results in real time. If you click on a notebook or tag first<\/em>, Evernote will limit the search results to those within that notebook or tag group.<\/li>\n
  3. Familiarize yourself with Evernote's basic search operators.<\/strong> This is where Evernote begins to shine. For example, if you type:\n
    red white blue<\/div>\n

    Evernote will return notes that contain red, white, AND blue. In other words, this default is an “and” search. However, if you type:<\/p>\n

    any: red white blue<\/div>\n

    Evernote will return notes that contain red, white, OR blue. This turns an AND search into an OR search. Note: The word “any” must be the first word in this type of search.<\/p>\n

    You can also explicitly search for tags by typing:<\/p>\n

  4. Save routine searches for lightening fast retrieval.<\/strong> This is the really cool part. Once you construct a search, you can create a “Saved Search” and re-use it whenever you need it. Just construct the search and select File | New Saved Search<\/strong>. Evernote will prompt you for a name, and it will be available to you with a mouse click from that point forward.\n

    I have Saved Searches for my Life Plan<\/a> Documents (e.g., my Life Plan itself, my Ideal Week<\/a>, and my Annual Time Block<\/a>), Unpaid Bills, Reimbursable Expenses, Guest Posts, etc. Basically, any time I create a search, I ask, “Could I use this search again?” If so, I save it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Someone once said, “My memory is perfect. It's my recall that is broken.“ With Evernote<\/a>, if you understand these basic search techniques, even your recall can be perfect.<\/p>\n

    I have written several posts about Evernote. Here is a handy reference:<\/p>\n
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    1. How to Organize Evernote for Maximum Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. How to Use Evernote If You Are a Speaker or Writer<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. How to Use Evernote with a Traditional Paper Notebook<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. How to Use Evernote with an iPad to Take Meeting Notes<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. How to Email Your Documents Directly to Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n
    6. How to Scan Documents Directly into Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n
    7. How to Get Your Stuff into Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n
    8. Is Your Data Safe in Evernote?<\/a><\/li>\n
    9. How to Use Evernote as a Blogger<\/a><\/li>\n
    10. How to Find Your Stuff in Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n
    11. 7 Evernote Resources You May Not Know About<\/a><\/li>\n
    12. How to Get Your Kindle Highlights into Evernote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
      Questions: Have I missed any Evernote search techniques? You can leave a comment by clicking here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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