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Introduction Welcome to this Free Business Software Guide from Business Bulletpoints. This guide is designed to let you know about free Note taking and Capture software and how it can help your business. Share this tool – You are welcome to use, distribute, publish and share this tool; license terms are available on the last page

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Free Business Software – Note taking and Capture


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What sort of business notes might you want to capture? There are many areas in your business where good note taking software can be very useful.  Tasks and actions that you need to carry out  Plans for the future  Commitments and promises that you’ve made  Reminders to follow up  Appointments and meetings  Contact details, emails, addresses and phone numbers  Business ideas and thoughts  Research and reference materials

 Useful articles, hints and tips  Guides and advice  Other miscellaneous information Find out about key features of note taking software on the next page


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Key features of note taking software Good note taking and capture software should have several key features:  Portable & Accessible – Access the app wherever you are  Fast – Add, review and retrieve notes quickly  Easy to use – Entering and retrieving notes should be simple and painless  Good capture capabilities – Clip information from emails, websites and other locations  Synchronization – Notes should sync across multiple devices  Searchable – Being able to search and tag notes easily is essential

Compare note taking software  On the next page you will find the main free note taking software  All of the red-outlined banners link directly through to where you can download software  All of the software is portable and allows synchronization across multiple devices  You can also see a comparison of what each type of software offers See a side by side comparison and download software on the next page


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 Click the purple arrows to download the software

Compare and download note taking software Type of software

Devices

Interface

Clipping

 Simplenote

Web, iOS Android, Desktop*

Simple

Yes*

Searching, Tagging, Prioritizing, Sharing, Version Control

 Evernote

Web, iOS Android, Desktop

Complex

Yes

Multiple Notebooks, Tagging, Searching, OCR, Photos, Outlook, Sharing

 Google Docs

Web, iOS Android

Medium

Yes*

Collaboration, Sharing, Searching, Integration

 Springpad

Web, iOS Android

Complex

Yes

Collaboration, Searching, Photos, Barcodes, Multiple Notebooks, Categories

 Toodledo

Web, iOS Android, Desktop*

Simple

No

Categories, Searching

 Fetchnotes

Web, iOS Android

Simple

No

Storage, Tagging, Sharing, Integration, Searching

*via third-party plugin / app

Features

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 Please find links to useful books below

Further Resources – Useful books Book Title  Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Faster, Smarter & Better

Amazon US

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Amazon UK

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Amazon CA

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‘Lifehackers redefine personal productivity with creative and clever methods for making life easier and more enjoyable.’

 My Evernote

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‘This friendly book helps you capture, format, link, sync, and share all sorts of notes with one of the world’s most popular note taking tools.’

 Evernote for Dummies

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‘Written in the fun and informative ‘For Dummies’ style, this book introduces and explains the key and advanced features of Evernote.’

 Other books on Business Note Taking

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Other popular and relevant books on business note taking.

Please note that the book links above are affiliate links; this means we get a small commission when you visit and purchase from Amazon. This doesn’t cost you anything but helps us to maintain and produce our free guides.

Another eBook worthy of mention is Evernote Essentials; this is an excellent and popular eBook that delves into the most popular and some lesser known features. In fact, the author was even taken on by Evernote to bring their own documentation up to date.


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 Please find links to other useful resources below

Further Resources – Useful links Business Bulletpoints Resources

Internet Resources

 Free Business Software – Project & Task Management  Springpad tutorials  Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email & Calendar

 Note taking methods  10 tips for taking good notes

 Free Business Software List


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