(Archived) Using #tags in an email note didn't add it as a tag

[mrgoerend 89]

What did I do wrong? I put the tag at the end of the subject. Can I only do tags that already exist?

[spg SCOTT 736]

Hi mrgoerend,

Yes, the tags (and notebooks) must already exist in your Evernote account for them to be added when you email a note into Evernote.

Some more information:

https://support.evernote.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=547&hitOffset=428+417+404+347+312+270+252+239+230+226+211+193+174+141+136+125+97+88+81+68+54+44+24+14+6&docID=23766

A key paragraph:

Note that both the notebook designation and the tags appear at the end of the subject. Also, any notebook or tags added to the email subject must already exist in your Evernote account. Using the above example: assuming you didn't already have a tag "baking" in your Evernote account, the title of the note would contain "#baking" once it arrived in your Evernote account and that tag will not be applied. If you designate a non-existent notebook in the email subject, the note will be added to your default notebook

Scott

[mrgoerend 89]

Thanks. That's too bad. Wish we could create tags via email.