A few months ago, I took a Michael Hyatt Seminar on-line. They’re free, and he gives you a LOT of information for free. So he tries to sell you something at the end, big deal. Michael is up front about that, and he works from the concept that to sell it, he must believe in it. Michael will not trade integrity for cash. If he recommends something, it’s something he uses and believes in.
One of the things he recommended was Evernote. I was already using Onenote, and it was good. I just didn’t see what benefits I’d get from trading to another note-taking program. Well, I very quickly found out!
What are Templates?
Evernote doesn’t really have templates, the way other programs do. However, Evernote users found a way to do them, and the Evernote people shrugged, and began to offer templates themselves!
How to use the Templates
To have Templates, just create a notebook and call it “templates”. Drag it to the toolbar to have a quick access shortcut to it (this is helpful!).
Now, add anything you repeatedly have to type or format into the templates notebook.
Download some of the templates offered by Evernote users and by Evernote into the Templates.
All you have to do now is click the toolbar hyperlink to your Templates, and scroll until you find the one you’re looking for. RIGHT CLICK on the template and choose “copy to notebook”.
Go to that notebook, and re-title the template. You now have a ready to use Evernote file filled with whatever text you repeatedly have to type!
I’ve done this for movie scripts, novel outlines, and journal entries. I found a Blog template, but it didn’t suit my needs, so I made my own. I prefer to blog inside Scrivener for many reasons, but you may find that Evernote is your perfect tool for blogging.
Conclusion
Using Evernote templates has helped me to keep my work systematic, and saves me quite a bit of time of typing or formatting. Every minute you save doing repetitive tasks can be used elsewhere. Save yourself time, stress and frustration by letting these tips work for you!
