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The trend of note-taking and the use of note-taking software like Evernote, Google Keep, Sticky Notes, Freebie Note, Pnotes on computers have become prevalent as more users seek to quickly jot down information directly on their computers and then synchronize with note-taking apps on iPhone, Android for easy access anytime, anywhere. Nowadays, most users find it convenient to use Google Keep on a computer for faster note-taking.
The following guide by Mytour will walk you through how to effectively use Google Keep, one of the most efficient note-taking software on computers today.
Using Google Keep on your computer
Unlike creating notes on your computer screen, to use Google Keep on your computer, you need to have a Chrome account for multiple services. The Chrome account here is your Gmail account. If you haven't, please sign up for Gmail and create a new Gmail account for yourself.
Step 1: Go to the Google Keep service page Here. After accessing, please enter your Google account and click Sign In (Log in to Gmail).
Step 2: In the main interface of Google Keep after logging in, you can see quite a few items as follows:
- Note: Start creating a new note.
- Reminders: Create notes and reminders.
- Labels: Tags for notes.
- Archives: Completed notes.
- Trash: Where notes are stored.
- Settings: Google Keep settings.
- App Downloads: Compilation of download links for Google Keep versions for Android devices, iPhone & iPad, Chrome App, and Chrome extension. This way, you can easily create notes on your iPhone or Android and then sync them with the web service.
- Keyboard Shortcut: Compilation of keyboard shortcuts when using Google Keep.
Step 3: Start creating a note by clicking Notes or the line Take a Note.
The finger icon is the reminder function on Google Keep. Users can set multiple preset reminder timeframes such as Later Today, Tomorrow, Next week, or choose their own time and place in the Pick date & time and Pick Place section.
The person icon to add other users to your note.
You can designate anyone by adding their email address in the Person or email to share with box. Press Save to save changes.
The drawing board icon allows you to set colors for the note.
However, you only have 8 basic color options.
Adding images to notes is another feature of Google Keep. Simply click on the image icon, then choose any image from your computer and upload it.
If you don't like the selected image, you can delete it and choose another one.
The More section includes commands such as Delete note, Add label, Make a copy, Show checkboxes, Grab image text, and Copy to Google Docs.
Try adding labels to the note.
Labels are a way for users to quickly and conveniently search for images.
At the Label section outside the screen, you can edit or add new labels by clicking Edit or Create new label.
Step 4: Google Keep also provides users with a special tool to create note lists. Click on the icon below to create a note list.
To create a new note list, click on the List item section, and set a time for each note below. Press Done.
The list of notes is presented quite detailed for users to easily grasp.
Step 5: Google Keep isn't just an efficient note-taking tool. It's also a tool that inherits professional search power from Google. This service provides search options by Reminder, Lists, images, and URL. Another search method is by Label.
Results after searching notes on Google Keep by Reminder.
Hopefully through this article, readers have learned how to use Google Keep on their computers to create personal notes.
Google Keep has advantages over Evernote, Freebie note, Pnotes, Sheer note, or Atnotes thanks to its simple, user-friendly interface, good synchronization capability, and no requirement for multiple accounts. Effectively using Google Keep means always knowing how to organize and schedule reminders to have practical plans and track completed tasks.
If you want to create notes on your computer screen without accessing Google Keep or Evernote, you can use Sticky Notes, an efficient note-taking tool integrated into the Windows operating system.
Wishing you all success!
