adding tags to shared notebook

[Greyzy 1]

Hi,

I'm new to EN, so please forgive me if this has been answered already (yes, I DID search for answers in the forum first!):

I shared a notebook with my colleague and added one note that contains all tags that we intend to use (this document actually uses each tag, so all tags are used at least once in the notebook, which is a tip I found in some other post).

Through the web application my colleague can now add notes and use the tags that are already in the notebook (even though he cannot add new tags). But for some reaon he cannot tag notes when he uses the Desktop App (WIN 10).

Is that normal or are we doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Tom

[Greyzy 1]

Just some more details:

• he can add tags through the Desktop App, but the auto-complete function does not work (after typing the first character all available tags starting with that character show up in my desktop app - I am the one sharing it - but not in his Desktop App)
• he can see all tags from my workbook in the leftmost screen area (column) with my user name added in brackets, but the color formating that I did doesn't work (I gave certain tags different colors, but they all show up in the standard color on his end)
• we are both using the free version of EN (we are willing to upgrade if our initial testing is to our satisfaction)

 

Can someone please comment if this the "normal" behaviour, or if we need to change some settings etc.? Will upgrading to a paid version (which one? do both parties need to upgrade?) remedy these problems?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

[DTLow 5,736]

49 minutes ago, Greyzy said:

auto-complete function does not work

This may be a Windows issue; auto-complete works on my Mac

>> color formating that I did doesn't work

This is by design
The shared notebook shares note data; also notebook/tag names, but does not include other extraneous information
For example, notebook/tag hierarchy is also dropped

>>Will upgrading to a paid version (which one? do both parties need to upgrade?) remedy these problems?

No

[gazumped 11,667]

On the general topic of tagging,  it may help your colleague if they keep their own note of tag combinations used frequently in <tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3> style - copy and paste that whole string into a single tag field,  and Evernote will assign it at separate tags.  I'm using Workflowy as a tag index at the moment,  because typing any tag name into the search box more or less instantly jumps me to that line in Workflowy,  where I can choose which set of tags to assign from my library.  It works for me....    

[Greyzy 1]

Thanks to both you for your replies! 🙂

Is there anybody out there also using the Windows App who might check if the auto-complete function for tags really doesn't work in workbooks that are shared with the user?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

[gazumped 11,667]

1 hour ago, Greyzy said:

Thanks to both you for your replies! 🙂

Is there anybody out there also using the Windows App who might check if the auto-complete function for tags really doesn't work in workbooks that are shared with the user?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

Just had a look - as far as I can tell,  autocomplete is not available in the shared-in notebook.  I can add the tags I see,  but I have to type the whole word.

I'd guess that part of the issue is the fact that someone else's account contains all the original tag data - my end of the deal has nothing to 'look up' in...

[Greyzy 1]

@gazumped

Thanks! The funny thing is: the auto-complete function works in the web application. Duh! 😵