Quotation Marks not searching phrases anymore

[notetakeingguy 90]

I am using Evernote 5.9.6.9494 (I blocked updates since I didn't like the new interface).

Today I noticed that using quotation marks to search phrases isn't working. It's ignoring the quotation mark. Even hard to search for tags that are multiple words. For example, I try to search tag:"human factors" and it says 'contain only words starting with factors tagged with "human'

 

What did I do to cause my quotation marks to get deactivated? Please help as this is a critical search features I use.

[jefito 5,589]

Can't help you with old versions. The new version handles a search of tag:"human factors"  correctly. Are you sure you're using double quotes (") rather than single quotes(')?

[Willem Van Zyl 16]

Unfortunately apps may start presenting unusual behavior or even stop working if they're not kept up date as their server-side counterparts are updated.

 

That being said, here are two things you could try:

 

1. Use "\" to escape the spaces in the quoted search phrase:

tag:"human\ factors"

 

2. Replace the spaces in the quoted search phrase with "+" symbols:

tag:"human+factors"

 

Both of these methods result in valid search results in my up-to-date copy of Evernote for iOS, and it's possible that Evernote for Windows may recognize the terms correctly as well. 

Let me know if either of these work for you!

[gazumped 11,661]

It should still be possible to uninstall and reinstall your 'older' version.  If you don't have the file to work from this page will give you some choices - http://filehippo.com/download_evernote/history

How to uninstall and reinstall Evernote

[notetakeingguy 90]

Thanks everyone for the tips. I rebooted my system and that fixed it. So many Evernote was just on too long.

[jefito 5,589]

That's weird. I leave my computer, and Evernote, on for weeks at a time. I *hate* rebooting...

[notetakeingguy 90]

On 8/29/2016 at 3:43 PM, Willem Van Zyl said:

Unfortunately apps may start presenting unusual behavior or even stop working if they're not kept up date as their server-side counterparts are updated.

 

That being said, here are two things you could try:

 

1. Use "\" to escape the spaces in the quoted search phrase:

tag:"human\ factors"

 

2. Replace the spaces in the quoted search phrase with "+" symbols:

tag:"human+factors"

 

Both of these methods result in valid search results in my up-to-date copy of Evernote for iOS, and it's possible that Evernote for Windows may recognize the terms correctly as well. 

Let me know if either of these work for you!

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I did not know about using + and \. So when I try that with the tag:" " it doesn't work. Though without that, if I just type human+factors, it does find that phrase. Just not within a tag. So at least I learned a new way to search a phrase without quotes! Just not search a tag without quotes.