Windows Help & Advice - USA (2019-11)

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Edit and sync

notes securely

“Joplinis theperfectnote-taking

tool. Get started with this powerful

andcompletelyfreeapp”

e’ve spent a long time trying

to find the perfect note-

taking service, and we’ve

finallystruck gold in the form of

Joplin.It’sfree and open source, plus

works across all major desktop and

mobile platforms – including Android

and iOS – so you can access and

update your notes from anywhere.

When it comes to syncing notes,

you’re fully in control: you choose

which cloud platform to use and can

optionally encrypt your notes to

provide an extra layer of protection.

You can also add note-clipping

capabilities to your Firefox or Chrome

web browser. Last, but not least,

Joplin is perfect whether you want to

record quick text-based notes or

emulate the rich features found in

Evernote, from fully styled text to

support for images and file

attachments. Joplin is everything you

ever wanted in a note-taking tool

• readontostartusingit.

1 Install Joplin

Open your browser, go to https://joplinapp.org – scroll

down the page for the download link. The ‘Get it on Windows’ link

is a traditional installer or you can click on the ‘Portable version’

link for a single self-contained file (JoplinPortable.exe). If

installing, you can choose to install it for just yourself or other

users of your PC too. Once installed, let Joplin launch.

2 Review user interface

The annotation reveals how Joplin organises your notes

using a series of notebooks, with keyword tags available to help

produce filtered views. Start by clicking the ‘New notebook’

button to store your first related set of notes in. Give it a suitable

name and click OK. If you need another layer of organisation, you

can create notebooks to nest inside other notebooks too.

Step-by-step Set up, use and sync notes

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NOTEBOOKS

Organise your notes

into notebooks

(drag them into

other notebooks

for another layer

of organisation).

TAGS

Take the time to add

keywords to your

notes to create

more ways to

organise and filter

the list of notes.

NOTES

Each notebook is

made up of notes as

well as to-do lists,

which you can tick

when done to mark

as completed.

SYNC NOTES

If you’re storing

notes online or

syncing with other

devices, click here to

manually back up or

sync your notes.

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