Evernote Eases the Pain of Tracking Web Receipts

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I’ve enjoyed using Evernote immensely. It helps me stay connected to my “stuff” no matter where I am: Laptop, iPhone, other computer, wherever.

One of the main ways I use Evernote is to keep track of pesky receipts for work. I’ve set up a work flow involving my iPhone camera, JotNot and Evernote that has worked pretty well. Snap, scan, send, file in appropriate notebook in Evernote. Easy.

I recently discovered a new way to bypass the process when purchasing items online: The secret Evernote email address. If you have an Evernote account, you already have one of these email addresses and I’m going to show you how to use it to get receipts (or anything else, for that matter) sent straight to your Evernote account.

First, you need to go to your Evernote web account, log in, and click on settings:

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Next, navigate down to the lower right hand corner of the page and look for something that looks like this:

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That’s the email address you’ll want to use to get stuff sent to your Evernote. I’ve blocked out the “secret” part of my email address, yours obviously won’t have a giant, green bar across it. I tested this out with my most recent purchase from Apple (Snow Leopard!) and can assure you it works like a charm. Here’s the proof:

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So find your secret email address and start using it:

  • Email yourself receipts from web purchases.
  • Email pictures to your Evernote account to mimmick a MobileMe account.
  • Email notes to yourself or portions of emails that you get on your iPhone.

This is just another powerful tool in the arsenal of Evernote. Check it out and get started with your own, personal info cloud.

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  • April Mann
    Clevah! Thanks for that resource...
  • Oh yeah!
  • Cat
    Smart idea! Evernote is my home base for all ideas. I have about 20 notebooks, with 5-20 notes each.
  • 20 notebooks! Wow. That is awesome. And I thought I had a lot with 5! Got any other cool tips?
  • Jim
    i've been using evernote on my bb storm for taking notes, which syncs with the desktop/web...but i dig the idea of shopping with evernote email address
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