As an added plus, Skitch allows for dragging and dropping the picture into iMessage–without even having to save it-thus bypassing the jpeg file-saving required by native software. Skitch allows for easy screenshots, which automatically sync into a dedicated notebook with just a click of the sync button. What I find to be the most valuable and largely unknown function is the synchronicity Evernote shares with Skitch, a partner software designed by the same team. And while the most exciting list may be of the TV-shows you’ll catch up on over break, the mechanism to check off the reading you completed becomes even more satisfying when it comes in the form of an electronic checkbox, begging to be checked off. To-do List FriendlyĪside from pencil boxes and planners, most law students are enamored by the to-do list. Evernote’s wide margins and open white space layout wins out over the distractingly button-filled and margin ruler-lined page layout of more conventional word processors that are great for formatting the final product for printing but not for typing and saving notes. With extensive note-taking, a screen of typed notes can cause visual-claustrophobia that translates to mental tension. The stream-lined workflow that Evernote boasts slightly lessens the stress-factor. Uncluttered aestheticsĪs a Contracts final approaches, anything remotely soothing is welcome. For those to whom organization comes naturally, optional tags can be added to each note to make tracking it down more easy – much like finding photos of friends on Facebook. This ease of categorization forces me to label each note from the moment I create it. With individual documents floating on my hard-drive, I used to procrastinate organizing files into folders. At the start of the semester, I created six notebooks: one for each class and one for general personal reminders.įor example, within the Property notebook, I opened a new individual note for each Property class meeting and review session (though you may choose to keep a single long one). There is a notebook making functionality that allows for multiple “notebooks” to be visible on the left side of the screen, and to see snippets of each note similar to the bird’s eye-view offered by Outlook’s default email setting. The core benefit for most users is the workflow. Unlike other academic or professional note-taking tasks that maintain a uniform stream and format of notes, law school class notes tend to have wide variations in note-taking needs.Įvernote has a few advantages that line up particularly well with the needs of law students. Every student swears by an idiosyncratic note-taking style, but when it comes to law school, any method that ensures organization scores brownie points.
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