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ByJoeyElijahSneddonunderChromeApps,ListJanuary16,2015
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GoogleKeepisagreatappwithcrossplatformsync,appsforAndroid,Chromeandthewebandneatcollaborativefeatures.Butareyougettingthemost
fromit?
Whetheryouuseittomanageyourweeklyshoportobrainstormyournextbigproject,herearefivepowerfulGoogleKeeptipsthatyoushoulddefinitelymake
useof.

TranscribeTextfromImagesinGoogleKeep

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GoogleKeepcantranscribetextfromimages,afeaturealotofpeopledontknowabout.ItsavailableeverywhereKeepruns,includingonAndroidandinthe
ChromeApp.
Takeadvantageofcharacterrecognitiontosavetimemanuallycopyingandtypinginformation.Forexample,snapaphotoofabusinesscardorbookpage,additto
Keep,andhavethetextautomaticallypastedintothenotereadyforyoutocopy,editanduseelsewhere.
Usingthefeaturedoesrequireaworkinginternetconnectionandaphoto,screenshotorotherimagethatcontainstext:
CreateanewimagenoteinGoogleKeep
Aftertheimagehasfinisheduploadingopenthenote
Clicktheoverflowmenubutton
SelectGrabImageText
Theaccuracyofthetexttranscriptioncanvarydependingonthequalityoftheimagebeingreadfromandthewordswithinit(Googleappliesautocorrect,adds
spaces,etc.).
Brightlylit,crispimageswithgoodcontrastgivebestresults,whilebusy,darkorblurredimagesregularlyresultinweirdtranslations.

SetReminders&SeeTheminGoogleNow
Apopularfeaturesofothertodotools,likeWunderlistandTodoististheabilitytoscheduletasksforafuturedateandreceiveanotificationwhendue.
Keepoffersthistoo.Everynoteyoumakecanhaveaduedateordeadlineattached.Clickthefingerwithabowiconnotetoaccessthedateandtimepickerandclick
Donewhendone.

RemindersofduenotesaredeliveredaspushnotificationonAndroid,cardsinGoogleNowandalerttoastsintheChromeNotificationCenteronWindows,Mac,
LinuxandChromeOS.

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SmartFiltering&SortingOptions
Keepscolouroptionsarenotjusttheretomakeyournoteslookprettybuttohelpyouorganisetasks,thoughtsandtodose.g.,redforshopping,yellowforrandom
thoughts,orwhateverelseyoumayprefer.

Allnotetypescanbeassignedacolour,includingimageandvoicenotes.UsetheSearchGoogleKeepfilterstoviewcardsbycoloursand/ortype,e.g.,Rednotes
withimages,Yellownoteswithcheckboxes,andsoon.

CreateVoiceMemos

AndroiduserscancreatevoicememosinGoogleKeep.Butmorethansimplysyncingyourvoiceclipacrossthedesktopandwebapps,Keepwillalsotranscribes
yourspokenwordsintoeditabletext.
TocreateavoicememoinKeeponAndroid.
OpenKeep
ClicktheMicrophoneiconunderthenewnotefield
Chataway

RecoverDeletedNotes(AndLearntoArchive)

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IfyouaccidentallydeleteaGoogleKeepnoteyoucanrecoveritbutonlyifyoudosowithin7days!
Torestoredeletednotesopenthekeepsidebar,selecttheTrashitem,andclickRestoreinthedropdownmenuthatopensupunderMoreOptions.
TosavelosingsomethingpreciousbyaccidentithelpstogetintothehabitofusingtheArchiveratherDeleteoption.Thismakesyouroldnotesaccessiblefor
futurereference(usingtheArchiveviewinthesidebar)butkeepsthemhiddenfromthemainview.
DoyouuseGoogleKeep?Shareyourownfavouritetips,tricksandfeatureswithotherreadersinthecommentsbelow.
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Wilbur 14daysago

Doesn'tlaunchfromTaskbaranymoreonWindows8.1:(

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gmaninvan 24daysago

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gmaninvan 24daysago

IreallylikeKeepbutcan'tfathomusingitasataskmanagerduetoitsinabilitytoshowoverduetasks.Itliterallyhasalltheotherbasescovered.Youdon't
evenneedsubtaskssinceyoucanmanagewithlabels.

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TadPepperling amonthago

IneedtobeabletotakemynoteswithmetoplacesthatIdonothaveinternetaccess.IsthereIcansavemynotesandreviewthemonmylocalPC
whenIneedtobeinOFFLINEmode?

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SaamSky 2monthsago

Canimakefolderstoorganisemynotes?

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gadgety>SaamSky amonthago

Asofmidmarchyoucantageachnotewithmultiplelabels.Sortbylabel=yourfolder.

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JosephDickson 2monthsago

Ienjoyusingkeepbutamconstantlyhaving"updating"issueswiththestandaloneapp.it'sfineinthebrowserbutoddlynotinchromeOS.Isuspectitmay
beuniquetomychromebookasthisseemstobetoomajortobemissedbyGoogle.
https://plus.google.com/+Josep...

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Mod >Guest 2monthsago

HiBruno,
GoogleKeep,likeotherChromeApps,isavailableonallChromeplatforms,whichincludingOSX.ThefeaturesarethesamenomattertheOSitis
runningon.
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kennethmaybury 3monthsago

MyVoiceMemodoesnotwork.

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notfunny2u 3monthsago

TheVoiceMemorecordingfeatureseemstobeeliminatedornotfunctioning.Thiswasmyfavoritefeaturetoo.
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ArchanPagedar 3monthsago

CanIsharemynotesonGoogleKeepwithothers?

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Rafael>ArchanPagedar 3monthsago

yes

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CristianOtegui 3monthsago

10pointsforlabels,please
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tushantin>CristianOtegui 3monthsago

OneofmylabelsisGryffindor.10PointsforGryffindor,please.
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batman 3monthsago

iOSapp,whereareyoualready???

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Vilmar 3monthsago

Formevoicememosisn'tworking.Can'trememberifiteverydid.ItjusttranscribeswhatIsaid.
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TheShambolicSkeptic 4monthsago

IloveKeepit'saregulargotoappforme!
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Guest>TheShambolicSkeptic 4monthsago

Oooooh,lil'trollthingyendorsesanapp.Gottabuyshares

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galvoguy>Guest 3monthsago

dittoineedtoseeatime/datestampwhenthenotewasorigpostedformanyoftherecordkeepingthatinowuseevernoteprofor..Evernotepro
hasgonesofardownhill,AssoonasifigureouthowtouseWunderlistproperlyiwillbeheadingoverthere.Tagsarealsoneededinkeep,the
colorsaregreat,tagsandcolorswillexpanduseracceptance.AddFoldersforthemoneyshot.

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gadgety>galvoguy amonthago

Wellthemultipletagsaretherenow.

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Toby 4monthsago

Also,notesarenowshareable!Thiscombinedwithfilteringcouldleadtoaverynicekanbanboardapp/addon...
Iwishwecouldseenotesindrivethough,(seeingastheyarestoredthereAFAIK)
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AndrewLarter 4monthsago

ThisistheoneappthatIwishGooglewouldmakeforiOS.TheyliterallyhavemadeaniOSappforeverythingelse.PlusitwipesthefloorwithiOSNotes.
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robminnaert 5monthsago

AmItheonlyonewho'dliketoseetheremindersintegratedwithgoogletasksandcalendar?Nobrainerreally
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gadgety>robminnaert amonthago

Idon'tgetiteither.Suchlowhangingfruit.Anobrainer,really,butisthetechlimitingthem?Or,perhapsGoogleisscaredthattheEUwillfinethem
forbreakingantitrustlegislation?
LookatMicrosoftbuyingSunriseCalendar,andthenpromptlyofferingintegrationwiththefreestandingtodooutlinerWunderlist.

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RodRirie>robminnaert 3monthsago

ItblowsmeawaythattheyDON'Tintegrate.It'ssuchalogicalconnection!IhavehundredsoftasksandremindersImaintainthroughouttheyear
onmydesktopGooglecalendar.HowonearthhasGoogleoverlookedtheobviousincreatinganintegrationlinkbetweenthetwo!?Andforthose
whodon'twantit,itcouldeasilybeanoption:"DoyouwantKeeptosyncwithyourCalendarTasks?"(Placecheckhere).

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gadgety>RodRirie amonthago

Itseemsamystery,indeed.

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GameCube>robminnaert 4monthsago

TheyshouldchangeTaskstoKeepreminders.
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CliveWalters>GameCube 3monthsago

Ifadatecanbeparsedinanoteoremailingmail,systemshouldaskifyouwanttoputitincalendar,thengiveaformtodoso.
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Guest 5monthsago

YeahtotallyyoushoulduseGoogleKeeptostoreallyourinformationsoyoucanloseitallwhentheypullanotherGoogleReaderonit.....
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biffster>Guest 5monthsago

Itwas18monthsago,man,getoverit!
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vagabondexpedition>biffster 5monthsago

butnowthey'repullinggooglemapsengine:(
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JonathanAlmeida>biffster 5monthsago

Thepainisstillreal.I'vemovedontoTrelloandI'mquitehappythere.I'mgladthatKeeplistenedtosomeofthefeedbackandadded
locationbasedreminders,whichIwouldliketoseeinTrelloaswell.
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GiovanniColombarini 5monthsago

Cooooolaboveallthesharingoption!
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JeaKo 5monthsago

Ohtheyfinallymadecolourssearchablecool:)nowIcandeletethisfeaturerequestfrommyPlayreviewIguess:)
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shyisc 5monthsago

Ilikethelocationbasedreminders.IwishIcouldsetlocationbasedalarmstowakemeupwhenapproachingmystopwhileridingthebus.
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EricNicholls 5monthsago

IamwonderingwhenwillGoogleadtagstogooglekeep?
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JeaKo>EricNicholls 5monthsago

nowthatcoloursaresearchableImisstagsalittleless:)
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SashoApostolovski 5monthsago

I'llputthisarticleinmyKeepbecauseimwastedandiwanttoreaditlater.
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hugovenhorst 5monthsago

Theonlyfeaturethateverstoodouttomewasthelocationbasedreminders.Fortherest,Keepcan'tprymeawayfromEvernote.CombinedwithSunrise
Calendar,IgetmyEvernotereminderswiththerestofmyappointmentsinmycalendar.I'mhopingonedayEvernotewillpickuplocationbasedreminders
too.
IneverunderstoodwhyTasksinGoogleCalendarandKeeparetwodifferentthings,annoeffortatallisinvestedtoethercombinethetwoortoreplace
TaskswithKeep.
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Michael>hugovenhorst 5monthsago

I'vereportedthisasabuginGoogleCalendartotrydrawattentiontothis:P
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hugovenhorst>Michael 5monthsago

Thanksfortheeffort:),butdon'tholdyourbreath.ItsbeenlikethissinceKeepwasborn,andyou'renotthefirsttorequestthisfeature.
Googleiswellawareandintegratingkeep,orevenjustdiscontiuingTaskforsakeofchoosingsomethinghasnopriorityitseems.
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AllardSchmidt 5monthsago

Istillmisssomepowerfulones,shareanoteandtheincludepicturesinanote!
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BraggJones>AllardSchmidt 5monthsago

Youcanshareandinsertpicturesinanote.Ihavebeendoingthatforalongtime.
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CristianOtegui 5monthsago

YoamoGoogleKeep.Yosoyperiodistayusoestaaplicacincomoanotadordeinformacin.Lehedichoadisalpapelyalosbolgrafos.ConKeepno
esnecesarioescribirdosveceslamismacosa.
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JacobSchweitzer 5monthsago

LoveGoogleKeep,somuchsothatIknewmostofthese.SomewereasurpriseandIwilldefinitelyputtouse.Funnything,Icouldnevergetmynotesto
syncacrossmyphoneandmyChromebook,theweektheyfinallydid...GoogleKeepstartedforceclosingallthetimeonmyphone.Iclicktheicon,it
opensupandthencloses.Ihavetriedeverything,butIwillbebuyinganewphonesoonsoIcanhaveKitKat,seeingashowmyphoneislockedinat
4.1.3JellyBean.
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SebastiaanFranken>JacobSchweitzer 5monthsago

I'dgoforLollipop,notKitKat
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JacobSchweitzer>SebastiaanFranken 3daysago

OnlyreasonissomeofthephonesI'mdecidingbetweencomewithKitKat,butupgradetoLollipoponceyougetthemsetup.

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3r0s>JacobSchweitzer 5monthsago

Trytoremoveandtheninstallagaintheapp.
Mostofthetimesremove/reinstallwillmaketheapptowork.
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JacobSchweitzer>3r0s 3daysago

Ihadalreadytriedthat.Istilldon'tknowwhathappened,butitfixeditselfaftertherewasanupdate,thankfully!IuseKeepforgrocerylists,
remindersfordoctorappointments,remindersofwhentotakemymedications,forshowsormoviesIwanttowatchontelevision,asa
usernameandpasswordmanagerincaseIshouldforgetanyofthem.Basically,everythingIneedtorememberthatImayforget.I'mvery
gladitstartedworkingagain.Regardless,thankyouformentioningthattip,asthatisquiteoftenthesolutiontomanyappsforceclosingor

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