Difference between the remove format and simplify format function

[carlosgm 77]

What is the difference between the remove format and simplify format function?

Honestly, it is not clear to me in which scenarios to use each one.

Thank you

 

[gazumped 11,699]

Hi.  Where are you seeing these two options side-by-side?  Device OS and Evernote version helps....

[agsteele 2,952]

8 hours ago, carlosgm said:

What is the difference between the remove format and simplify format function?

OK... I found where I think you are seeing this.

The 'Simplify formatting' option is the same as the magic wand which is usually labelled 'Simplify and Make Editable'. This is when you want to edit the content of an HTML/Web Clip container.

'Remove' is nothing to do with formatting. Select that and the whole HTML container is deleted from the note. The same as highlighting the container and pressing delete.

 

[Dave-in-Decatur 3,977]

The topic comes up at the very end of the formatting menu in the desktop app (see the clip below). I just tested on some text that was boldfaced, in red font color, and with green highlight. "Simplify" only took away the red; "Remove" got rid of all formatting (as it should). What exactly "Simplify" does in any given case, though, can probably only be discovered by trial and error. I don't know that there is a description anywhere.

[agsteele 2,952]

Thanks @Dave-in-Decatur. Looks like the answer.