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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Nov 19, 2010 at 12:17 AM
I’m not sure I can use multitag search in EN.
Let’s assume I want EN to give me all the notes with the following tags in common: psychology; therapy; Freud; object relations .
I do not want any other notes with those tags—just the notes that have those four tags in common.
How can I do that with EN?
I may be mistaken, but I think it is probably impossible. I tried to find an EN help file dealing w tags, but no success.
Daly
Rael Bauer wrote:
>@Daly
>>Unfortunately most tagging systems let you search for an item using only
>
>>one tag at a time.
>
>Well for example EN allows multi tag search..
>
>-Rael
Posted by dan7000
Nov 19, 2010 at 03:56 AM
This is one of the key features of EN: the ability to show all notes with a particular set of tags. I’m surprised you haven’t used it before.
The way I usually do it is by clicking multiple tags in the tag list. For instance, when I click “Law” I get only the notes tagged “Law.” Then if I hold down CTRL (in order to select multiple tags) and also click the tag “disability” then I will only see notes tagged with *both* “law” and “disability.” I do this all the time.
You can also do the same thing using the search syntax, by typing “tag:law tag:disability” in the search field.
(In contrast, if you want to see the superset of everything tagged with EITHER law OR disability, then you have to show search options and change option “All” (the default) to “Any”.)
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>I’m not sure I can use multitag search in EN.
>
>Let’s assume I want EN to give me all the
>notes with the following tags in common: psychology; therapy; Freud; object
>relations .
>
>I do not want any other notes with those tags—just the notes that have
>those four tags in common.
>
>How can I do that with EN?
>
>I may be mistaken, but I think it
>is probably impossible. I tried to find an EN help file dealing w tags, but no
>success.
>
>Daly
>
>
>
>
>Rael Bauer wrote:
>>@Daly
>>>Unfortunately most tagging
>systems let you search for an item using only
>>
>>>one tag at a time.
>>
>>Well for
>example EN allows multi tag search..
>>
>>-Rael
Posted by napalmolive
Nov 19, 2010 at 04:17 AM
I am, admittedly, a newb to Evernote, but doesn’t the ability to nest tags hierarchically; or in combination with the ability to place them in a particular notebook of your choosing (and creation) help to address the filing, labeling and retrieval issues? I am genuinely hoping so (see “newb” comment from moments ago)
Posted by Daly de Gagne
Nov 19, 2010 at 01:09 PM
Dan, I am glad to read what you wrote.
I went online and found the info in the 3.5 PDF users guide.
Searching for the combined product of multiple tags is a key selling point. Why is Evernote so quiet about this?
Thank you for correcting me.
Daly
dan7000 wrote:
>This is one of the key features of EN: the ability to show all notes with a particular set
>of tags. I’m surprised you haven’t used it before.
>
>The way I usually do it is by
>clicking multiple tags in the tag list. For instance, when I click “Law” I get only the
>notes tagged “Law.” Then if I hold down CTRL (in order to select multiple tags) and also
>click the tag “disability” then I will only see notes tagged with *both* “law” and
>“disability.” I do this all the time.
>
>You can also do the same thing using the search
>syntax, by typing “tag:law tag:disability” in the search field.
>
>(In contrast, if
>you want to see the superset of everything tagged with EITHER law OR disability, then
>you have to show search options and change option “All” (the default) to
>“Any”.)
>
>
>Daly de Gagne wrote:
>>I’m not sure I can use multitag search in
>EN.
>>
>>Let’s assume I want EN to give me all the
>>notes with the following tags in
>common: psychology; therapy; Freud; object
>>relations .
>>
>>I do not want any other
>notes with those tags—just the notes that have
>>those four tags in common.
>>
>>How
>can I do that with EN?
>>
>>I may be mistaken, but I think it
>>is probably impossible. I
>tried to find an EN help file dealing w tags, but no
>
>>success.
>>
>>Daly
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Rael Bauer wrote:
>>>@Daly
>>>>Unfortunately most
>tagging
>>systems let you search for an item using only
>>>
>>>>one tag at a
>time.
>>>
>>>Well for
>>example EN allows multi tag search..
>>>
>>>-Rael
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jun 16, 2011 at 07:58 PM
A quick note on yesterday’s Evernote update for Windows and Mac. Two of the new features I had been hoping for for ages:
- Added support for note links, create links to individual notes that can be pasted within Evernote and other applications
- Added support for copying notes within a notebook and between notebooks (AD: Believe it or not, this was until now not possible)
An additional goody for the Windows version:
- export selected notes as separate web pages with a table of contents page all in HTML.
(Note that this is a feature that many classic outliners have; Evernote only provided the option to publish notebooks online for sharing)
Sideline: I try to post updates on software we’ve already discussed within existing relevant threads. I do this to maintain the context. Too often I find that some items are rediscussed in absence of their background. If however you find my practice confusing, I can start a new thread and link to the older relevant one.