I have been trying to include Evernote in my note-taking effectively across all platforms. The paper based notes were always the weakest link.
With a bit of time free I have knocked up a printable that I can use to re-purpose scrap paper into an Evernotepad that will hopefully solve a few of my issues, namely:-
- Remembering to snap. Having a custom notepad will remind me to photograph and upload the notes either as I take them or as I dispose of the paper.
- Keeping it neat. As much as I try to keep them tidy my notes rarely are. The Evernotepad provides a boundary that matches the aspect ratio of my phone camera and a tags box that I can use to ensure that at least key words are legible.
It makes good use of wasted paper and I am hoping it will fit in easily with my processes and I will try and comment to let people know.
In the meantime, if it is useful to anyone, here it is – Evernotepad.
If there is anything else out there similar to this (perhaps that caters to different paper sizes and phone cameras) let me know and I will update the post with links.
hi. what is it for? i use Evernote extensively on my PC, phone, tablet and i don’t see the relevance of the template. :-/
As someone who handwrites their notes and then snaps photos of those notes, I was looking to tidy up those notes and make sure they were photographable.
The boundary matches the aspect ratio of my phone camera an a box for tags prompts me to include keywords that are readable. The net result is notes that I am happier looking at in the Evernote app/site and one that is (hopefully) more efficiently processed.
Thanks Mark, this is fantastic, just saw it on Lifehacker. I have the same worklfow issue with evernote. I was considering knocking something similar together with a laminator and a dry-erase pen, for a reusable text-to-evernote system…
Do you mean to say that.. take printout of this and write notes? … may be it is not of my kind…
However.. it is a cool hack for the one who writes and take snaps.
Precisely. It all comes down to how you use EN or take notes in general, but as someone who does hand write a lot of notes (which helps my thought process) the ability to photograph them and have those notes be indexed and searchable is a killer feature for me.
1) It would be useful to have this in 3″ x 5″ index card template size, for people who jot their notes on index cards.
2) Did you mean “mocked up”?
3) A submission to http://diyplanner.com/ would be appreciated.
Cheers for that. I will be knocking up (‘thrown together hastily’ in my vernacular) a couple of alternative versions when I have a mo.
I will head over to diyplanner too.
I second ac’s suggestion of having it for a 3 X 5 index card.
In that case, check I will try to get something up ASAP.
Any chance you could include a “completed” note pad that you have taken with your phone? Just curious…
Nice hybrid solution: Most interesting for Evernote power use is the Evernote Essentials eBook. Have a look here: http://goo.gl/AUb8b (affiliate link)
*NOTE: I have allowed this comment only because you have stated outright that the link is an affiliate link and I think the Evernote Book is OK, but for the record I don’t use this site to advertise and nor should you. Mark.