I can’t speak for everyone at Evernote, but, personally, I think Google Chrome rocks the house. And today, we have a very cool Google Chrome tip to share with you.
Searching Evernote with Chrome
Google Chrome’s address bar doubles as a search bar, which makes it really easy to search various sites without actually going to them first. Now, you can add Evernote as a search engine in Google Chrome and search your notes from anywhere. Here’s how to set it up:
- Go to the Preferences (Mac) or Tools>Options (Windows) menu
- Click on the Manage button in the Default Search section, in the Basic tab on Windows
- Click to add a new search engine
Type the following:
- Name: Evernote
- Keyword: Evernote.com
- URL: http://www.evernote.com/search?q=%s
That’s it. To use it, type “evernote.com” into the search bar and hit Tab—Chrome will auto-complete the URL, so you can hit Tab as soon as “evernote.com” pops up. Now, do a search. This will take you straight into Evernote.
Don’t forget about the Web Clipper
Google now supports extensions on both Windows and Mac, which means that everyone out there can take advantage of the Evernote Web Clipper extension. If you had an earlier version of Chrome for Mac installed, you might need to first re-install the latest version of Chrome.
Also available in Firefox
You can set Firefox to do this too.
- Click on Organize Bookmarks in the Bookmark menu
- Add a new Bookmark
Type the following:
- Name: Evernote
- Location: http://www.evernote.com/search?q=%s
- Keyword: Evernote (or whatever is easiest for you remember)
Now you can simply type the keyword that you set into the address bar, followed by a space and your search. For the example I used in the video, you would type: “Evernote fried rice”
