How to Use Google Keep to Create Notes and Share With Others

When it comes to written information in the digital age, not all are text editors. While Google and Microsoft’s text editors are very versatileThese are quite annoying when it comes to writing or considerably short text lists.

Operating systems for computers and mobile devices are either Android or iOS each have their own version of a notepad to write and store short texts: but they do not have such basic features as an online connection.

Google Keep is in short a notepad with the advantage that it can be viewed from any device with a connection to internet and have software support, which are basically any device that Google supports (which are not few).

How can I get Google Keep?

Google Keep is a service offered by Google, so the way to obtain it is simply by download the application to our mobile device or use it through our web browser.

From Android

An Android device you should already have the Google Keep app installed by default along with the rest of Google applications. If this is not the case, then we will have to find and install the application.

Once you enter the main page of Google Keep, you must log in with our Google account in the browser or download the application to our device from the links provided by the website.

En Play Store

If our Android device has the Play Store installed then the procedure is ridiculously simple. It will only be enough to download the application from the Play Store and install it on our device.

For the App Store

IOS devices will not have the application previously installed. However, Google Keep will be available at App Store de iOS so we will only have to download it from there to our device.

What functions can I perform in Google Keep?

The main advantage of Google Keep is that you can create notes from any device and these will be automatically updated with Google servers (as long as we have an internet connection).

So we can create notes and edit them from any device with internet connection at any time and view or modify them from another device instantly. In addition, we can also:

Classify your notes into categories

In the main menu of the application from your mobile, if you touch the icon in the upper left corner you will see a series of options: among them see a call “Create new label”. You can also do it from the web version although the location of the options on the screen will be different.

The labels will help you to categorize your notes: you just have to enter the options of your new notes or notes and assign one or more tags to them. That way you can find the notes faster by selecting the tags to filter searches.

Variety of color selection for your notes

Another option available in Google Keep to edit our notes is to give them colors. With this not only you will give an aesthetic touch to your notes but it will also serve as a support to classify the notes.

Add images

On the initial screen of the application, you will see an image icon in the part lower right. If you touch it, you can upload images to your notes either from your mobile gallery or images from your PC depending on the device you use.

How to download the Google Keep extension in Chrome?

To download the Chrome browser extension, you must enter the google chrome app store and in the search engine write “Google Keep”. We choose the official application and click install: the rest of the process is automatic. Although there are Android emulators for PC, they are not necessary to use Google Keep.

How can I access Google Keep in Google Doc?

You can use Google Keep from the browser without using the extension. To do this, we must enter the application page from the browser and log in to our Google account.

In the event that we have already logged into our browser, we can enter from any Google service either Gmail or Google Docs clicking on the Google services icon: a menu will open with all the services and we can enter Google Keep.

Following these instructions you can use Google Keep on all your devices and create quick notes from any device and view or edit them anywhere if you have an internet connection and don’t forget to always keep your applications updated.