JohnDM 122 Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 For those having problems changing the Password on encrypted text (Windows 4.6.7.8) uncript any text you want to Encrypt with a new passwordHighlight and drag over with mouse the text you want to EncryptHit keys Ctrl + Shift + X* * * If it automatically encrypts it to the old saved password that means you have checked the box "Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote" * * * You will need to close the Evernote program and then restart it -- but (for me) if you have Evernote syncing in the background -- You will need to close Evernote in the Task Bar as well (lower right for windows 7) before you restart the Evernote program -- this way the program is fully closed first. As before -- Open the program -> go to the note you want to encript -> highlight text -> Ctrl + Shift + XType in a NEW password prassphase you wantNew window comes up -- hit Create a new Passphrase (disregard the statement "not a good idea")Why "not a good idea"? Evernote is reminding you that if you fail to give yourself a hint of the new password phrase and you forget the password, there is no way to retreave this encrypted textSo give yourself a decent enough hint of your new PasswordIf you check the box "Remember passphrase until I quit Evernote" this will become your new default password -- I think (??) for any future encrypted text notes. This does NOT change your other encripted notes Now create a new note in your Evernote account and put this in it -- if you are like me this is the 3rd time I have tried to learn how to change passwords as I keep forgetting I need to log out first is NEVER explained anywhere -- that I could find. Link to comment
Nux 36 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It seems currently you need to type in wrong password to have an option to change it. Link to comment
dsg 0 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I clicked "remember my passphrase" but now I want to unclick it. How do I do that? Link to comment
Madmax004 0 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 You close evernote completely (also from taskbar/notification area) and restart it. Then you go to the encrypted note, and decrypt it. There you can uncheck the "remember my passphrase" box. Link to comment
LeeS 0 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 THANK YOU!!! Why don't they tell you this in their help section? Link to comment
jasondunn 16 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Just when I thought Evernote's approach to encryption couldn't possibly get worse, I run into this scenario of trying to update my encryption password! Beyond the pain of having to do it on EVERY note individually , the instructions above didn't even work for me. After encryption, leaving the "remember password box" un-checked, when I carefully selected my text the keyboard commands do nothing. The right-click Encrypt function is greyed out. I tried it multiple times, exited and re-started Evernote, etc. Nada. My solution ended up being to un-encrypt the text, then copy/paste it outside the encryption "box". What a pain...and now I have to repeat it 10x more times. I love Evernote, but their approach here is BEYOND PAINFUL. Link to comment
RaymondBergmark 0 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 On 2015-01-11 at 7:30 PM, jasondunn said: Just when I thought Evernote's approach to encryption couldn't possibly get worse, I run into this scenario of trying to update my encryption password! Beyond the pain of having to do it on EVERY note individually , the instructions above didn't even work for me. After encryption, leaving the "remember password box" un-checked, when I carefully selected my text the keyboard commands do nothing. The right-click Encrypt function is greyed out. I tried it multiple times, exited and re-started Evernote, etc. Nada. My solution ended up being to un-encrypt the text, then copy/paste it outside the encryption "box". What a pain...and now I have to repeat it 10x more times. I love Evernote, but their approach here is BEYOND PAINFUL. Jasondunn: Could it be that you try to encrypt the whole note? Leave a line on top that you don't encrypt. Link to comment
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