This integration is designed to better enable people to keep notes in Evernote while linking to things stored in Google Drive. 'More than half of all Evernote users also have a Google Account.
Set up Google Sign-in for Evernote Before you can sign in to, or create a new, Evernote account with Google, you'll need to give Evernote permission to view relevant information about your Google account, such as basic profile info. You'll be asked for permission: The first time you set up Google Sign-in for an existing Evernote account. Google Drive and Evernote: A natural pairing More than half of all Evernote users also have a Google Account. Now, everyone using Google Drive can access their Drive files in Evernote. Get ready for a rich, intuitive experience where your ideas can flow. Evernote’s Features. As the name implies, Evernote is an app that is primarily centered around note-taking. Although you could probably get a note-taking system set up in Google Drive, it wouldn. There are two ways to add Google Drive files to your notes. Select a Google Drive file to attach If you're working in Evernote, select a file directly from your Google Drive. Click Insert Google Drive(new version of Evernote) or the Google Drive icon (older versions of Evernote) from the editing toolbar.
For this Thing, we turn to some productivity tools to help you keep your digital “stuff” organized and available to you on any device. These tools all have web-based, desktop and mobile versions that magically synchronize and keep things organized. We’ll look at 3 services that we might just as well call Polly’s Trifecta. These are my own favorite tools for these purposes, but there are many alternatives that are just as good, perhaps better. Even though these tools each have strengths in different areas, there is also a lot of overlap in some features. You may find that there’s one that does everything you need.
- Evernote* – Every little (or big) note, recipe and brilliant idea you’ve ever had can had can be stored here.
- Google Drive – Great for creating, collaborating on and sharing documents. Also upload files for remote access.
- Dropbox* – For storing files (big and small) more privately, but also has sharing options.
Lots of interesting articles and resources on this topic:
OVERVIEW
Evernote And Google
Evernote
Sync Evernote With Google Drive
In a nutshell, Evernote* is a cloud-based note-taking, organising and archiving application that works online and off, and syncs across multiple platforms. Evernote lets you store all sorts of content – text, pictures, audio, web clippings. Open it up on your iPad and take notes at a meeting, record voice notes on your phone, take photos of all those notes your committee wrote on the whiteboard. See a great display idea in another library? Take a photo of it with Evernote. Use the browser add-on to clip articles from the web to save for later reference. Store recipes, renovation ideas, meeting notes, photos of your favorite wines, notes for future projects, and on and on.
Each bit of content is stored as a NOTE. Group related notes into NOTEBOOKS. Use TAGS to further index your content. Individual notes and whole notebooks can be shared with others. There are free and paid versions. If you find yourself addicted to Evernote, the $45 yearly fee is quite reasonable.
All the content you add from your phone, desktop, iPad or other device gets stored and synchronized to your cloud-based Evernote account. Each device can then access all of the same content whenever you need it.
(*That link is a referral link, if you set up an account from that link you’ll get a 1 month free trial of the Premium service. And I might earn a month or two of Premium. Win win?)
Google Drive
Google Drive is a terrific tool for creating documents that you want to share with others. You control who can access them and whether they can edit them or not. Document types include spreadsheets, presentation slides and Word type documents. Forms can be used to collect information and that information can be automatically stored in a spreadsheet for easy access. Embed the form on your website and you have a simple way to collect information from your community. We’ve used Google Forms to collect registration data for this workshop and for logging your activities.
Collaborative documents let everyone share their ideas and comment on the contributions of others. Previous versions of documents are kept so you can revert back to an earlier version if necessary. Using the Google Drive app on your mobile device gives you access to your files at any time.
Just like Dropbox and Evernote, Google Drive also lets you upload files created elsewhere for easy access and sharing.
DropBox
Dropbox* is another cloud service for storing your files. It synchronizes with your desktop computer and makes your files available on your mobile devices (includes Kindle Fire!) Though there are many ways to use it, I use it primarily for storing files that I know I’ll need when I’m traveling. If I’m doing a workshop, I upload all my handouts, presentations and related materials as a backup. And when I’ve forgotten to do this, I can call home aad have my husband put files in my Dropbox sync folder, and whoosh, a few minutes later I have them.
Files can also be made public, handy if you want to share a handout or slides from a conference presentation. Or minutes from your trustee meetings. You can link to the files in Dropbox and then you won’t need to store them on your own webserver. Handy.
Another handy feature is the Camera Upload option. You can turn it on from your mobile device and your photos will be automatically uploaded to Dropbox. Next time you sync with your desktop, your phone photos will move to your desktop. From there I move the ones I want to keep to more permanent folders on my desktop. What a timesaver.
(* this is another referral link that will give you and me some extra storage space)
EXPLORE
Evernote
- Evernote apps are available for most mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry). Download the app and take a look at some guides for getting started. Keep in mind that the interface will vary from device to device.
- Evernote guides to getting started with iOS guide or Android guide
- Mashable Evernote for beginners
- One you’ve installed Evernote, take a look at how your other apps can share/send content to Evernote.
- If you have an Android device, look for the Evernote widget. So handy, I keep it on the home screen of my phone, I can snap a photo of something and pop it into Evernote in one quick step.
- Check for your personal Evernote email address, so you can email notes and forward other emails to Evernote.
- Try using IFTTT with Evernote. ExamplesL Fave a tweet, IFTTT can send it to Evernote. Archive your instagram photos in Evernote. Like a photo on flickr and send it to Evernote.
- Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner – Compare other tools
Google Drive
- Google Drive – If you have a Google account already, you should have access to Google Drive.
- Get Started with Google Drive – Google’s help center
- Sample Google Drive document for you to test. Add a note, ask a question, answer a question. Try it out.
- Try creating a Google Form to collect some information.
Dropbox
Evernote Google Drive
- The Dropbox Tour – quick tour of features.
- Camera Upload – A handy feature that uploads the photos on your mobile device to your Dropbox account. When you synchronize to your desktop computer, all your photos will be there! Also has a handy option for adding photos to shareable albums, you control who they’re shared with.
ACTIVITY
- Explore one or more of the these services. Or find other related apps to explore.
- Think about how you might use these for your personal use and for library/community use.
- Write a tumblr post about what you learned during your explorations and any other thoughts you want to share. Please title it Thing 6 to help us find it on your tumblr.
- LOG YOUR POST – Remember to fill out the Log Form to help us find your “homework” posts more quickly.
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