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There are innumerable posts in the forums covering both sides of the argument - for and against hierarchies. Evernote don't generally seem to feel a need to justify their product design - the simple fact is that this has been the choice since it's inception, and they've shown no inclination to change. They may have given it some thought, or they may simply have followed Google who use the same structure - and have even more accounts than Evernote. As a user, either you learn to use it, or you find a different product.

Hi. The Help Center has stuff on crashes - any of this relevant? https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005567

Hi Jason - thanks for the confirmation and some background, but given that there's a long history of mobile device users with limited storage, and more 'expert' users like me wanting to download databases that exceed the available internal storage space, couldn't this be offered as an option? Performance issues would be down to Evernote to solve, or to me to accept, as would Security problems. Would this be accepted as a feature request, or is the door slammed firmly shut?

...and please don't cross-post! https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/88728-searching-text-in-images-but-it-is-not-highlighting/?p=379388

Hi. You're correct that it's not easy to tell which notes or notebooks are shared. It is possible to search by " sharedate:* " which will give you some useful information, but I tend to share by notebooks mainly, so give that notebook a suitable title; and on the relatively few occasions I've shared notes, I move them into a 'Shared' notebook so I know which ones to be careful of. I was mainly concerned not to delete or move them by mistake, which would have ended the share rather suddenly; and it allows me to tell someone that I've updated a note if it's of relevance to them..

Can't recall seeing OCR used in the context of converting images to text. The phrase Optical Character Recognition does exactly what it says on the can. It can recognise its X's and Y's and allow you to search for and find only the X's if you need to. Evernote has published various pieces which clearly show how it works - https://blog.evernote.com/tech/2013/07/18/how-evernotes-image-recognition-works/ https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/10/11/quick-tip-how-to-search-for-text-inside-an-image/ - and none of them mention editable text. As to 'needing to have full OCR' I'm sure it's on a to-do list somewhere. It might take a while...

Hi. There's a thread somewhere here about new software to export notes to PDF files, but I don't know anything about its capabilities. There's also something called "FastPencil" - book-publishing software that imports Evernote notes into a manuscript for publishing. It seems like a possible option for getting multiple notes into a specific format. Other than that you'd have to look to exporting something that another publishing application can use.. FastPencil - https://fp.fastpencil.com/signup_evernote

There's a beta - http://getsaferoom.com/

Hi. It appears something changed - support request required here I think, but first try uninstalling and restart/ reinstalling the app. Make sure you back up any saved files.

Not gonna comment on shopping lists but yes, it can be "so difficult". Basic problem being - do you want to search your secured notes? Still want OCR on the server for documents and pictures? Still want access to notes in (at least) six different primary operating systems? There's no software out there (that I'm aware of) can search an encrypted database, and if your search index is to be used from any device with any OS you need (at least) six different software developments going for an app that can use the same encryption protocols no matter which OS they're running in. There's encryption which does run in different OS's, but that's a lock-it-and-forget approach which doesn't allow for search and OCR along the way.. So it'll cost hundreds of thousands or some millions to code, and you're willing to buy it; that makes about 10 possible customers so far...

Hi - Evernote don't (usually) comment...

Hi. Much requested, various workarounds suggested, but not commented on and not delivered yet. Not known if it is in a pipeline somewhere... sorry.

Hi. AFAIK this is not possible; you can link to notes, but not to headings, or bookmarks. You could set up keywords at various points in a document and jump with searches - but that's not embeddable in a document. You could also use a document type that includes this sort of linkability - Word documents or PDFs for example - and attach that to your note.

Yup. New update, spacing has changed to 1.5 lines, and lots of people hate it and want t go back to single-spaced text...

Hi I clip from a Samsung Note 4 (previously Galaxy S2 & 3) and often find that the note still says "clipping..." when I get to it. I have assumed up to now that it just takes time, so use the URL saved in the note to revisit the page and clip again. If you're finding this a problem I'd suggest you raise a support request to get some more detailed feedback.

If your database has synced to all devices then your only hope (AFAIK) is to have a recent backup that will give you the clue; otherwise you would have to recreate the logic that led you to these notes in the first place - search for keywords, dates or locations - and hope you can reinvent the tagged selection.

Hmmn. I think I've now achieved maximum incomprehension. I'd suggest consulting the official channels. Basic users don't get email support, but if you're Plus or Premium submit a request by choosing the appropriate option in the first dropdown after logging in here > https://www.evernote.com/SupportLogin.action All users can use Twitter @Evernotehelps Premium / Business users also have access to a Chat option (7am-7pm PST weekdays) - click 'continue' on the support page after logging in.

Wow - somewhat odd. If you click in the window and use the cursor keys to arrow left, can you get your left-hand margin back?

Have you tried closing one or both of the left-hand panels to get more note space? It might be helpful if you could set up an example note and send us a screen shot to illustrate the "text won't wrap at the same point earlier." comment.

Hi. If you're wanting to avoid cutting and pasting, you might want to look into Phrase Express - http://www.phraseexpress.com/ - it's a 'text expander' that works like your spellcheck, except instead of autcorrecting "teh" into "the", it'll take a short series of characters and produce something much longer. You set up the connections yourself, so if you typed (forinstance) "beef stew" you could have PE always show the full link to that recipe note. (Now I think of it, I'm not sure whether you could insert an active link so 'beef stew' came up as 'beef stew' - but it's worth investigating...) Or you could add a code to each recipe so AA105 would expand to the link.. Don't know if it's helpful, just sayin'...

The fix is here.. https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/87863-new-evernote-for-windows-591/?p=376461

Hi. When you save the changes, where are they saved? Check the folder path. - And please confirm your OS.

I also agree that tags are initially less intuitive, and that there is a 'brain training' period of months during which tags can be downright infuriating. But once you get used to the concept it's like riding the proverbial bike. I don't think either method is better - but from all appearances Evernote has no plans to change from the present layout, so it's get used to the practice, or find different software. Getting false hits is par for the course with any large database. It's inevitable that the more (and longer) documents you store, the more likely any given series of words is to have matches. The search syntax also takes a little getting used to, but once you can use it effectively it is possible to find exactly the material you need within one or two operations. You can then tag that material permanently or temporarily to make searches easier, or save the successful search for further use. There's lots of discussion and many suggestions for data organisation throughout the forums if you wish to delve further.. or if you have any specific questions please feel free to raise them.

Hi. RTL support is sadly lacking for the moment - it may be on a back burner somewhere, but Evernote don't usually share their work in progress or likely release dates...