The new Evernote 4 for Windows: good news, problems and solutions

Evernote orderly storage of information system deservedly achieved widespread popularity. It is, indeed, very convenient - store notes, images and files from any electronic notebook computer or mobile devices, being sure that the data is automatically synchronized between all our devices.

My familiarity with Windows-based client Evernote started with version 3.1, and it was a dream come true: at last in my possession were a notebook handy and really cross-platform. Of course, the system had some flaws, but does it bring satisfaction.

And then there was version 3.5, which, along with the implementation of successful new interface ideas contained in themselves and some serious problems users encounter a frustratingly slow performance of applications with a large number of notes in the database, blurred fonts, demanding on system resources computer.

This version of the Windows client to some extent undermined the popularity of Evernote. Members either continued to work with version 3.1, or taken for seeking an alternative to Evernote. The result was my search, for example, the review in our blog "smart" organizer Springpad, in many ways superior to Evernote, but it is inferior to him in cross-platform.

Evernote developers have listened to the criticism in his address and created an entirely new version of the Windows-Client number 4, which was released last week. The really good news for all users of Evernote has become such a speed applications, which we could only dream of. In addition, the application has found a new friendly interface with a more rational organization of the working space and a number of other innovations that can be found in official blog Evernote.

However, in the new version of the client is not without its drawbacks, and features that cause confusion and questions from users. Answers to questions and solutions to problems can be found in this article.

Not working automatically opening section of the main menu when you hover the mouse pointer

In Evernote 4 main menu is located on the same line with the toolbar to save space.

As we know, in modern application interfaces to deploy the mouse, you must click on one menu of the sections, and to open other sections then just move the mouse pointer to the title section.

However, in Evernote 4 automatic deployment of menu items is not working - when navigating through menus is necessary to click on the title of each section. This new version of the bug, it will be fixed, but for now to solve this problem, you can enable the standard of the menu in the program settings on the General tab.

Strange icons and clipped phrases in the properties of notes

In the title bar of the notes, in addition to the title and the drop-down list to select a notebook to store the current note, there is also a globe icon and the downward arrow (Chevron).

Tooltips that explain the meaning of these symbols is not provided. You can easily set the chevron destination by clicking on it: the properties panel pops notes. But over the globe, you may have to think about it, because in many cases, the icon is dimmed and inactive.

Globe Icon is active, when the note is determined by its source in the form of hyperlinks. In this case, when you hover the mouse pointer over the globe, you'll see a tooltip web address of the page, and by clicking on the icon specified Web page opens in your browser.

The panel notes properties which opens by clicking on the chevron fields for entering manually the different properties arranged unsuccessful. As a result, a hint for cropped fields and can not be understood by all. In the screenshot below signed explanation of the truncated phrases.

On the same panel - on the right part - posted two cryptic icons, lacking of tooltips not respond to mouse clicks.

In fact, this information displays. The icon with a magnifying glass reveals the presence of the current note image with the ability to search for text in them (you do remember that Evernote can index text within the image?). An icon in the form of two curved arrows that user interfaces are usually symbolizes renewal, means that the note has not synchronized with the Evernote server changes. If the indicators discolored, the article has no indexed images or unsynchronized changes.

Unable to assign a large number of tags in the properties of notes

The panel notes the properties of a field to assign a label. After entering the label and pressing Enter on the right there is a new field in which you can enter the next label.

This feature in Evernote 4 now works correctly: may indicate only the number of labels that can fit on a single line. After that, the new field is not already created.

If you need to assign a note a large number of tags you can use a separate window add labels. To do this, click on the title of a note in the note list and select Assign tags. You can also access this window using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T.

The problem with opening the encrypted text fragments

Attention! If you open an encrypted piece of text from the first attempt to enter an incorrect password, then - in some cases - for all subsequent attempts, even if the correct password will be issued to the message "Wrong password".

This can be a serious problem, so be careful. And by the way, remember that Evernote allows you to encrypt the plain text only, without images, checkboxes, tasks and attachments.

Explanation of the keyboard shortcuts

Evernote 4 offers several useful keyboard shortcuts. But that was hardly the purpose of each of them will be obvious to all users with only the information that is contained in the settings window.

With the first key combination, create a new note, everything is clear. We can only add that the combination of Ctrl + Alt + N creates a new note, and opens it in a separate window, and the combination of Ctrl + N creates a note in Evernote general window.

Not always can immediately understand what it is the combination of Win + Shift + F. In the setting indicates that it is used to search in Evernote. But when you press these keys, nothing happens at first sight. In fact, this combination just puts the cursor in the search field Evernote.

Using the command Win + PrintScreen should not cause problems: when pressed turns on the selection area of ​​the screen mode or one of the windows to save to Evernote as a screenshot. Questions can already arise when using this feature - the answers to them will see in the next section.

The last two shortcut keys are designed to copy data to Evernote c automatic creation notes. Keyboard combination Win + A creates a new note, and inserts into it the selection of a browser or other programs. Similarly acts combination Ctrl + Alt + V, only the data inserted from the clipboard. Thus, there is no need to copy the desired track to the clipboard, and then manually create a new note in Evernote and paste this snippet into it. Just press the key combination and note with text and images will be created automatically.

Some nuances of using the clipper

When you press the shortcut key Win + PrintScreen switched clipper mode, allowing you to select a window or a fragment of one of the windows completely to save a screenshot of the new note Evernote.

Tip for using clipper for some reason is still not translated into Russian. Therefore translate it for those who have just started to learn English, so necessary in today's environment, "Click and drag your mouse to save a fragment of the screen. Click inside the box to save it. Press Ctrl or Shift to select the location to save the screenshot. "

It would seem that all is clear, but nothing happens when you press Ctrl or Shift. The fact that it is necessary not only to press, and press and hold the desired key. That's when you will see next to the size of the fragment reference to the future location of the screenshot - "To Clipboard" if you press the Ctrl, or "On the Desktop", if you press Shift.

If you want to exit the clipper without making a screenshot, click the right mouse button.

Using Evernote 3.1 in parallel with Evernote 4

Evernote 4 during installation requires uninstall the previous version of the program. But if for any reason you want to have on hand, and version 3.1, do not forget: you can through the main menu of the program installed on your computer portable version.

By the way, in which case you will have two separate local databases Evernote, which can be synchronized with the same account on the server. It is possible to find various applications.

For example, I have used this technique in the past to deal with poor performance Evernote 3.5 for storage in it a few thousand notes. Once I figured that out across a huge base notes only a few of them are used daily the number of operational records, and the rest lie dormant, doing work with Evernote almost unbearable.

Then I installed parallel to each version of Evernote for operational notes and registered in her existing account credentials. If necessary, I could some of the operational notes synchronize with the server, and thus relatively easy to flip in the version 3.5 database.

Operational notebook worked at lightning speed and braking to a huge database I spoke only occasionally.

It is theoretically possible to have as many separate Evernote database on the same computer as you need.

conclusion

As we can see, the new version of Evernote for Windows, for all its virtues also contains a number of flaws and bugs, which, of course, be corrected once. Perhaps some developers were quick to release a new version - a longer beta phase would be fully justified.

But now the Evernote - a convenient and powerful system for storing information and its client for Windows works with such speed that working with him is a pleasure - in contrast to version 3.5.

I wish Evernote productive work on the bugs and active development. I look forward to further improving the interface Evernote desktop and mobile clients, the development of a new, more successful Web service interface, and - very importantly - add to Evernote social functions that make it easy to share with others people your notes via social networks and web services (yet, unfortunately, it has the opportunity to share them only by e mail). In addition, it would be interesting if he and the web service Evernote has become a social, why not establish social ties between public notebooks Evernote user?

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