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Evernote just rolled out one of its most requested features: backlinks. Now you can see and navigate to any note that links to the one you’re viewing, so you can work seamlessly across notes.
Linking notes together
One of the most overlooked features in Evernote is the ability to link notes together. This makes it easy to organize and compile your favorite information in a single place for instant access when you need it.
For example, you could keep a table of contents note with links to each chapter of your novel. This would save you time and effort when navigating through each chapter, and also help you make sure all the notes you are referring to are in the correct order.
There are many different ways you can use note links to create a more effective workflow with your Evernote account. But before you begin, it’s important to understand the basics of what this feature does and how to use it correctly.
First, each note in Evernote has a unique ID that is used as the basis for creating note links. This is something that many people don’t realize, and it is a key element of this feature and its success.
Once you have a note linked, it becomes accessible to anyone with an Evernote account. That means your friends, family, colleagues and more can see it on their devices.
You can also share a note with someone who doesn’t have an Evernote account, as long as they already have the link. This is a good option if you are working on a project with multiple participants or if you are trying to give a presentation.
Another way you can use note links is to create a list of notes and then add a link to each of them. This can be especially useful if you are planning an event and need to tie together all your vendor and attendee lists, schedules, bills, and other essential documents in one place.
Alternatively, you can use note links to create a table of contents for your notebooks. This can be especially helpful if you are sharing your notebook with a partner or group of people, as it will make it easier for them to navigate through all the notes in your collection.
Navigating through linked notes
Evernote’s ability to link notes together is a powerful feature that can help you organize and capture important information. By linking your notes, you’ll be able to find them quickly and easily when needed.
There are many ways to navigate through linked notes, including by clicking on each note individually. Alternatively, you can also use the search bar to look for specific words or phrases.
Creating a Table of Contents in Evernote is another useful hack that can save you time when browsing through all the notes in your account. This way, you can quickly see all of the links to each note.
To create a table of contents, you can select all of the notes you want to include in the table and click on the ‘Create Table of Contents’ button. This will create a new note in the middle of your note panel that contains a table of links to all of the notes you have selected.
Once you have created the Table of Contents, it is easy to add more notes or edit the existing ones. You can rename the note and add a non-dated reminder to it.
You can also make the notes in the table sticky, which will allow you to access them from any spot in your notebook. This is especially useful for meetings.
One of the main advantages of Evernote is its extensive features and easy-to-use interface. Most people find it a hassle-free way to capture and organize notes.
When you link notes together, each note has a unique identifier that is copied and used by the other notes. This identifier is called an internal permalink, and it makes note links work more effectively.
This is a behind-the-scenes feature that you might not immediately realize, but it helps you get the most out of your Evernote account.
In addition to helping you navigate through your notes, a note link can be useful for sharing your work with others. You can send a note link to someone by clicking on the ‘Share a link’ icon on the note’s page and choosing ‘Copy to email’. This allows you to share the note with anyone, whether they are an Evernote user or not.
Searching for a specific note
Evernote is a note-taking app that’s used by over 225 million people around the world. The service offers cross-platform syncing across desktop, mobile, and web apps, so you can access your notes from anywhere you have an internet connection.
One of its best features is the ability to create notebooks and tags. Using these techniques, you can easily organize your notes and discover relationships between ideas more organically than ever before.
In addition to notebooks and tags, the app supports bi-directional links, a feature that lets you connect ideas and discoveries far more naturally than traditional links. This means that you can search for a specific note and also browse the backlinks of its content to discover other highly relevant information.
This is especially useful for teams who often collaborate on projects. Rather than having to navigate a complex folder structure or manually curate content, team members can simply browse a note’s backlinks for highly related project information.
The backlinks view, available with a Personal, Professional, or Teams subscription, is displayed in the body of any note. You can then view and navigate to any note that has a link to the one you’re viewing, including those notes you haven’t seen in a while.
Another great feature in Obsidian is the knowledge graph, a visual representation of your notes and their relationship to each other. This can help you quickly find notes you made months ago without using the file browser.
Unlike the file browser, this doesn’t show you a hierarchy of folders; instead, it shows a long list of notes and their titles. This can be confusing if you’re trying to remember which note is the note you want, but it’s better than nothing.
When searching for a note, you can use either the search box on the top right or the tag explorer in the bottom right. You can also add tags to a note, which are stored in the notebook and automatically updated when you change their title.
The best part is that a new note is created with the link’s title automatically. This ensures that you have easy, one-click access to the notes, and makes it a quick and simple way to create a new note from a link in Notejoy.
Sharing a note
Evernote is a powerful note-taking app that offers many features to help you organize your projects. It’s available on desktop, web and mobile. The latest version of the app has a new feature called Backlinks that lets you navigate through your notes to quickly find information about them.
When you open a note, it shows you the list of backlinks, showing you all the places that note is referenced. This makes it easier to find the relevant information and make decisions faster.
To share a note, click the “Share” button and enter a person’s email address. They can then view the note from their computer or mobile device.
You can share a note with anyone who has an Evernote account. They’ll see the note in their notebook and can edit it as well. You can also send the link to someone without an Evernote account so they can view it in their browser.
The sharing options in Evernote are located on the top selection panel of the desktop application. There, you can change the text style and size, fonts and colors, bulleted or numbered lists, insert tables and hyperlinks. You can also create notes with checklists, sketches or Google Drive files.
Creating notes in Evernote is easy. It comes with a variety of templates and can be customized by premium users. You can also add tasks, camera photos, calendar events, attachments, images, links, tables, dividers, audio, checkboxes and code blocks.
It can be a good idea to use tags and categories in your notes. Using them is especially helpful when you have a lot of notes on similar topics. It will automatically suggest the most suitable tags for you.
When you’re looking for a specific note, you can search it by its title or body text. You can also filter by tags or categories.
You can also share a note by its permalink (or unique ID). The permalink is the url to the note, which people can then visit in their browser to read it.
Using the “Share” button in the upper right corner of your notes will enable you to create a public link that anyone can view. This link will display the note in their browser and they can even save it to their Evernote account if they choose.