Maz5683 0 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I apologise from the outset if this question is in the wrong forum. I use the Evernote application on Windows and I'm sure my tags have been listed alphabetically in the sidebar for ages. However, when I created a new tag "Archived" today, it went to the bottom of the list. Then I created a tag "Work", which went directly underneath it. My list is now:MiscellaneousPersonalSeasonalTo-do listTravel / transportArchivedWorkThere's no rhyme or reason to this sort order. I'd like my Work tag to be at the top, and given the randomness of this list I assumed I should just move it manually. When I click & drag I get the black boundary indicating where the tag will move to, and this works beautifully for moving the tag into another tag, ie as a sub-tag. However, if I drag it to the top of the list, ie as a "top level" tag, it stubbornly goes back to the bottom of the list. So my question is - if it's meant to be alphabetical why is my Archived tag near the bottom of the list? Alternatively, if it's meant to be sorted manually why can't I move my Work tag to the top of the list (or indeed anywhere as a top-level tag)? Any help would be appreciated. It's not a major issue, except that I'm equally stubborn and don't like to be beaten. :-) ThanksMarion Link to comment
Level 5 Wern 247 Posted June 20, 2014 Level 5 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi and welcome to the forums ! TAGS do in fact sort alphabetically, as top-level TAGS or as subtags.I can not replicate the behavior you are describing.Try to remove your new TAG "archive", then right click on TAGS and create a new TAG "archive".It should then sort correctly.Wern Link to comment
Wordsgood 526 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Just a thought, but you might also try refreshing your screen after making changes. Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,598 Posted June 20, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted June 20, 2014 You may find that you need to shut down Evernote and restart it to get them to sort correctly. Mine are sorted alphabetically, and I think that that's the intent. Link to comment
Maz5683 0 Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks so much for the fast replies, and for your suggestions. I already tried the time-honoured method of "go out and back in again", because that so often provides the necessary kick, but it didn't change. What was interesting was that I clicked on the Announcements, and lo & behold my Archive tag moved to the top of the list. Ok, I thought, maybe we're behaving now and we're going to sort alphabetically. So I put a dot in front of "Work" to shift it to the top, and it stayed exactly where it was *sigh*. I should note that if I use the web interface they're alphabetical, it's only in the application that they're being difficult. NOTE 1: I was doing the earlier experiments at work. I'm now looking at it at home, and ".Work" is at the top. Some time delay perhaps? NOTE 2: I changed "Archived" to "z Archived" to move it to the bottom - and it stayed at the top. Lest any of you think I've lost the plot altogether, I'm attaching a screen shot of the current tag list. It's now become a battle of wits between Evernote and myself. NOTE 3: Restarted computer and it's now sorted alphabetically. It's a little drastic to have to reboot in order to force the sort, but I'm still going to call it a win! Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,598 Posted June 20, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yeah, when I say shut down Evernote, I mean File / Exit, not just clicking on the red [x] close button. That just shuts down the client, and sometimes that's not enough to get things sorted out properly. Restarting the computer is a just drastic way of shutting down Evernote. Link to comment
Maz5683 0 Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Oh heck, I can't believe I didn't work that out Jeff, thank you *face palm*. What's even more interesting though, is that just because I want to show it who's boss I've just gone into Evernote and created two more tags - and they've automatically been placed alphabetically! Perhaps it was having a bad hair day yesterday. Link to comment
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