AmazingLightFoot 0 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Greetings! Some of my favorite web sites break up long articles over several subsequent web pages. When I want to save one of these articles to Evernote, I will get only one of the pages. How do I get the entire article? Do I need to save each page and combine them somehow? That sounds cumbersome. Hoping for a better solution. Link to comment
ScottLougheed 1,316 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 This is a frustrating strategy by websites to increase ad space and it has unpleasant side effects such as what you are experiencing. One option is to choose "simplified article" in the clipper prior to clipping. This should attempt to pick up the article across pages, but it isn't always successful (and you lose formatting, if that is important). Some articles also offer a "see all" or "show entire article" or something similar at the bottom of the first page. if this is offered (and only a few sites seem to offer it), then you could click that first. A final, more cumbersome workaround is to use Pocket (www.getpocket.com), install the browser extension, and save the article to Pocket, which may be better at dealing with multipage articles. From Pocket, you can then send the full text to Evernote. You may be able to automate this process with IFTTT (http://www.IFTTT.com) depending on your needs. Link to comment
Level 5* phils 220 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 23, 2014 Evernote Clearly can help here, as well. Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,589 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 23, 2014 Also, some articles offer a "print view", which will show the entire article, sometimes simplified as well. Look for that. I don't think that there's a general solution, though. Link to comment
Level 5 jbenson2 2,147 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Evernote Clearly can help here, as well. Yes, that is a great tip.I have been surprised how often Clearly cuts through all the clutter and pulls out multiple pages with just one click. Link to comment
AmazingLightFoot 0 Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I like Evernote Clearly very much, but it does not pull together these multi-page articles. Thanks for the suggestions everbody! Link to comment
Level 5* Metrodon 2,184 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 23, 2014 Instapaper and then forward to Evernote. Link to comment
ScottLougheed 1,316 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Instapaper and then forward to Evernote.Unless things have changed, I've had difficulty getting the full text from Instapaper into Evernote.... I've found Pocket to reliably convey the full text. Maybe I'll give instapaper another test to double check. Link to comment
Level 5* Metrodon 2,184 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 23, 2014 mmm, I don't do it often but Instapaper normally works for me. A lot of this is out of control of the app so I don't think it's ever going to be consistent across the whole web. That's why I like to copy down any really long articles by hand and save them in a set of matching notebooks on a shelf (OK I don't). Link to comment
Level 5* s2sailor 2,217 Posted July 23, 2014 Level 5* Share Posted July 23, 2014 If all else fails you can clip each page individually and then merge the separate notes in Evernote. I've had to resort to that a few times. Link to comment
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