To remove an item from your Shortcuts list, simply right-click on the item and select the “Remove from Shortcuts” option. Go to your Tags view and drag the desired tag onto the Shortcuts list as follows: You can add a saved search to your Shortcuts List as well, also by dragging it onto the list, like this:įinally, you can add a tag to your Shortcuts list. You can also easily add a notebook to your Shortcuts List by dragging the notebook onto the list:Īdding a Saved Search to your Shortcuts List You can also add a note to the shortcut list by right-clicking the note and clicking the Add to Shortcuts menu option: You can change the order later simply by dragging it to a new position in the list. You can drag the note onto the shortcut list in whatever position you like. The easiest way it to drag the note onto the shortcut list: There are two ways of adding a note to your shortcut list.

Through experimentation, I’ve discovered that you can add at least four types of items to your shortcut list in Evernote:īelow, I briefly describe how to add each of these items to your shortcut list. Shortcuts synchronize across all of your devices and platforms so that, like your notes, they are accessible from anywhere. Here is what my shortcut list looks like: Then, rather than having to search for these notes, notebooks, etc., you can have quick access to them from the list. You can put the items in the shortcut list in any order you want simply by dragging them around. Unlike “recent” notes, the shortcut list is entirely arbitrary, meaning you can put whatever you want into your shortcut list. A shortcut is essentially a list containing links to notes, notebooks, searches and tags.

What are shortcuts?Įvernote 5 introduced the concept of shortcuts. Considering how much I use the shortcut feature in Evernote, I agreed and I’m surprised I didn’t think of it sooner. The reader suggested that how I use shortcuts in Evernote might be a topic of interest to other readers. I received an email from a reader of these posts noting the shortcuts I have in Evernote in one of the screenshots I posted.

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