(Archived) HOWTO: Date-triggered action [NOT SUPPORTED]

[arcycan 0]

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a feature in Evernote that will enable me to place a future date beside my client's name. When the date arrives or a few days before the date, I will be notified by Evernote to do a certain action. The action will be based on what I input with the date.

Have a great Mother's Day weekend!

Thanks,

Arcy

[BurgersNFries 2,407]

No. But there may be third party options. IE, in Windows, you could use Tusktools.

[peterfmartin 221]

What BNF said. You can also use simple email tools like FollowUpThen or Boomerang to email you on those days, with links to the relevant Evernote notes.

[GrumpyMonkey 4,319]

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a feature in Evernote that will enable me to place a future date beside my client's name. When the date arrives or a few days before the date, I will be notified by Evernote to do a certain action. The action will be based on what I input with the date.

Have a great Mother's Day weekend!

Thanks,

Arcy

as an alternative, you could post-date a note by modifying the created date attribute (favored by many users) or putting the date into the title (favored by me). what this means is that if you sort your notes alphabetically, your dated notes will arrange themselves chronologically from the earliest future date, down through the present, and back into the past. if you keep a daily journal and use evernote regularly (the first thing i check every morning) then you'll see the scheduled item.

the obvious problem is that this is a self-notification system, and there is nothing automated. establishing routines (using evernote regularly and checking your journal each day) makes it work. without a routine, you'll probably be better off with google calendar (will send you alerts) or some other third-party app. personally, i prefer to have it all in one place, so the post-dating works well.

sometime this century evernote has promised us a due-date attribute, so perhaps when they roll that out, then they will bring along some automation as well

[rmw1 12]

GM...have converted to your method...after four weeks loving it...not sure I have my note view set up correct...cannot find the created date to set for tickler...not sure how to sort alphabetically either...thanks in advance

[peterfmartin 221]

rmw1: Which client and version are you using? Would you be willing to share a screen shot?

[rmw1 12]

Windows...if I knew how to do screenshot I would provide...operator head space problem here...

[peterfmartin 221]

I no longer have my Windows computer, so I can't confidently describe where things are or send a screen shot, but hopefully someone else will do so soon.

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

Windows 7 has a tool called "Snipping Tool".

Do a Google on "windows screenshot" and you'll get instructions for your ver of Windows.

[GrumpyMonkey 4,319]

GM...have converted to your method...after four weeks loving it...not sure I have my note view set up correct...cannot find the created date to set for tickler...not sure how to sort alphabetically either...thanks in advance

hi. i hope it is working well for you. the windows platform is really humming this year, with lots of great features. if you do list view, then it will be easy for you to see how to sort alphabetically (Title). this will arrange everything chronologically. i think you may have to click something on the right-hand side of the notes to get the metadata to show. once you do that, then you can edit the created date. as for tickling, i will leave that to your significant other

[rmw1 12]

Thanks GM...right clicked on notes...no metadata...I am the fastest learner in the slow group apparently

[rmw1 12]

Found it ...thanks as always GM...