Jeffsky

No, I send one file in one email.   The pages are in order in that file.   If I email the file to my gmail address, the pages are in order.   When I email the file to evernote, the pages are out of order in evernote.    

Its all over the place in evernote.  No consistent order.  
 

The order is in order of the pages 1 thru 76.   

When I email my handwritten notes to my Evernote email address, as SVG or PNG files, the note pages are out of order!

I am sending as SVG or PNG, because I need these notes indexed, allowing me to search them.   

I wish the Remarkable 2 (RM2) did this handwriting indexing.  This would solve the issue of searching handwritten notes in evernote.   
 

RM2 Is the best digital handwriting tablet I have ever used, and I have owned an Apple Pencil and iPad for quite a few years.  

It will be a lot of extra steps, but if I email or export a RM2 notebook to Good Notes, can I make it index all the RM2 notebook pages?   I would then email the indexed RM2 notebook to evernote.  

Why do you use Goodnotes, rather than Evernote to index your handwritten notes?

The other good news is it only took EN minutes to index my notes, rather than days.

UPDATE:  Good news is that Evernote, is searching and finding handwritten words in the PNG documents, that I emailed from my Remarkable 2 (RM2).  When I look at the Note info in Evernote, it depicts 18 words in the PNG document.   I assume this is showing the number of words that were indexed from my hand written note?   I then converted my handwritten note to text in the RM2,  and 39 words were accurately converted.   I assume this means the Evernote OCR has much room for improvement, assuming I am undressing this correctly.   A response from a more knowledgeable EN user than me would be appreciated.   Jeff

On 4/16/2021 at 5:34 PM, RPerry said:

This problem is plaguing me too. Being able to incorporate written work along with other documents is fundamental to my use of Evernote.

Can you expand on your problem?   type of files you are emailing to EN?  Any other pertinent detail?

I did read it.   I was questioning DT Low’s response because I emailed the same note as a PNG and the search still did not find any words in the doc.  I will re-email it as a PNG, wait a few days and try again.  
 

DT Low, I was not intending to insult you or your knowledge.  I apologize if I did.  
 

I am hoping my next msg states it worked.   
 

Jeff

DT Low, I don’t think you are correct about Evernote not indexing handwritten pdf files.   Can someone else chime in.  Thanks,

Jeff

Can someone else help?  I can’t be the only evernote user having this search issue!  

Also, I am 99% sure Evernote used to find handwritten PDF docs.  In any case, I sent it as a PNG and still not being found in a search.   

I emailed the RM2 note to Evernote as a PNG.   Still not found in a search.

1 hour ago, danielsinapub said:

This is interesting to me - I haven't yet purchased RM2 because I was concerned that my notes wouldn't sync properly or get indexed by Evernote, but it sounds like it's working for you? I've never emailed in a note to my EN account, but I regularly scan notes within the Android app and usually (sloppy handwriting aside) it can find my notes really well.

If this works by emailing in directly from the RM2 it could well be something for me to consider once more...

(Although I still think it's hugely shortsighted of RM2 to not think they should integrate better with third party apps.)

From a writing experience, the RM2 is the most paper like e-writing device experience on the market.  It is also aesthetically a good looking thin device.    I agree they need to open their eyes and minds to syncing with 3rd party apps, considering this is what we actually do with our handwritten notes and other electronic writing tool (i.e. Livescribe).  All the other requests they receive hourly are asking them to create a tablet, and that is definitely not what their device is.  For those folks, the RM2 is not for them and they need to get over it.    
 

If I can get the Evernote search working with emailed docs, the RM2 will become my one and only note taking paper or electronic device.  BUT, syncing truly turns it into a winner for those folks understanding it is an electronic notebook, with a few useful features!  

1 hour ago, gazumped said:

Answered in the Windows thread here - 

 

(Please don't post more than once on the same issue...)

Did you forget to attach a link to the answer in windows?

20 minutes ago, DTLow said:

The OCR feature for handwriting works with images, not pdfs

Are you 100% sure?

I have tried emailing PDF handwritten-notes from my Remarkable 2 e-writing tablet, to Evernote, but they are not found when searching a word I have written in the note.   I have made sure the word I search was clearly written and legible.    It seems like Evernote is not doing any indexing on these emailed notes.  I am strictly a MAC and IOS user.  This is happening on my iphone and Mac.  Is there a setting or something I need to do, for Evernote to index the emailed PDF note?

This is a critical need for my daily workflow!

Thanks,

Jeff

Not sure when we lost the ability to drag and drop pdf from evernote to mail, but I used this daily!   Please return this capability back to us!

Thanks,

Jeff 

I just tried searching some older pdf handwritten notes i emailed to Evernote from my Remarkable 2 and they are not being found in a search.    Frustrated.   

7 hours ago, rschae4 said:

Hi Jeffsky... The Evernote feature that goes through PDF's with handwriting or typed text and create a search index is a long-standing feature that predates RM2 by years.  This is the "search handwriting" feature (https://evernote.com/features/search-handwriting)

I, too, have hundreds of handwritten note pages in Evernote and when I want to look for those where I've written "Janice" or "budget", all I do is a general search in Evernote for Janice or budget and ALL of the notes I've uploaded where I've written those words pop up in the search results.  I believe this is exactly what you are wanting to happen.

For years, I uploaded handwritten notes from a paper spiral binder via the "import from camera" tool in the iOS app.  Evernote took the photo and stored it as a PDF.  With RM2, I have to send the note/notebook/partial notebook using the export tool and mail it to my unique Evernote email address.  And after 2 or 3 days, that note has been indexed for search and all of the notes I've ever written Janice on will show up.  It took 2 to 3 days with the camera upload as well.

Evernote does NOT, however, convert the PDF to OCR text.  Nor does it have to.  The search results simply show the PDF of my original handwritten notes that contains that word. Again, this is what I think you are looking for.

I think I mentioned above that if it can't read my handwriting because I've been particularly sloppy, it can't index the search very accurately, lol... so when I can't even read my own writing, I carefully write names and topics found in that note somewhere on the page so that it will pick up in the search indexing.  But Evernote is very good and even finds most of my words - even those written in cursive.

If this feature is not working for you, then I think it's an Evernote issue, not a RM2 issue.  You may need to escalate the matter within Evernote Tech Support because it should be working. 

I hope you can get this ironed out because it really is one of those features that makes Evernote indispensable to me and I suspect it will for you, too.  It's a very elegant solution to the situation you are describing.  Best of luck...

Ron

Ron,

Spot on!   What you have done with your handwritten notes, is exactly what I have done too.  I have no want to convert to text and loose probably 25% of my note due to sloppy handwriting.  Exactly like you i try to write some words neater knowing they will be good search terms.   However, I did not think it took multiple days for the indexing to occur.  Like you, the evernote’s search is what has kept me an Evernote customer since 2011. 
 

I will wait a few days and try a search again.  If it does not work, i will escalate. How do I submit an issue to evernote? 
 

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed response!

Jeff

Rob, i appreciate your comments, but you are missing the point.  I have 500 pages of handwritten notes.  I want to find the page with maybe someone’s name, and review my notes from this meeting with this person.  I should be able to search the persons name and it should be found in an evernote search.   Understand?

To be clear, I have written words clearly in RM2.   Then I Email the note to my personal Evernote email address.   The note is now visible in Evernote.   I then try to search a word that is written neatly in the note, and the note does not come up in the search.  

2 minutes ago, RobD said:

Well do as I do and simply email your RM2 notes to your custom EN email address.  It's a matter of 2 clicks. 

I have done that.  But when I do a search in Evernote, my notes do not come up.  

1 minute ago, RobD said:

When sending your notes from RM2, you have the option to OCR or send as your original handwritten notes. I think you can send as both as well if I recall. 

I want my notes to remain handwritten, with the ability to search them in Evernote.    Converting to text and sending to Evernote defeats the purpose of having handwritten notes and then I have a bunch of editing to do.