A note template is a model or a pattern so you can easily create new notes based on it, meaning:
the new note will have the same template content
the new note will have the same template title
the new note will have the template tags
the new note will be created in the same notebook of the template or in the default notebook, depending on how you store templates
Evernote workflow 9.0 supports a simple usage of templates (no rules, just pick a template you already have and you’re done) or more advanced ways so you can automate the process even more.
Usage
Simple way
show Alfred and type the keyword ennt and hit return key
in the next Alfred window, select the note that is your template (you can search it by title) and hit return key
a new note will be opened with the same title, tags and notebook so you can fill it in
Intermediate way (you know the template name)
show Alfred and type the keyword ennt then, after a space, type the note template title then hit return key
a new note will be opened with the same title, tags and notebook so you can fill it in
Advanced way
Templates Storage
You can basically store templates in two ways:
1.1. Store Templates in a Notebook Named Template or Templates
Usage:
show Alfred and type the keyword ennt
type the template title or optionally type the symbol % to list your templates
select one and hit return key
a new note will be opened with the same title and tags so you can fill it in and it will be created in the default notebook
How to save in a custom notebook? In Evernote app, type the notebook name after the template title using one of the following ways:
Template Title [notebook name here]
Template Title (notebook name here)
Template Title notebook:notebook name here
Template Title @notebook name here
Template Title (notebook:notebook name here)
Template Title [notebook:notebook name here]
Note that the new note title, based on a template, will not include the notebook information.
1.2. Store Templates in any Notebook that You Need a Template
Usage:
show Alfred and type the keyword ennt
type the template title or optionally type the symbol % to list all notes and search for a template
select one and hit return key
a new note will be opened with the same title, tags and notebook so you can fill it in
Placeholders in a Template
Placeholders can automate the process in a way that you won’t even need to fill the new note based on a template.
In a template you can use pipe plus a number as a placeholder.
As you can see in the screenshot below there are two pipe placeholders: |1 and |2
To make the workflow fill them automatically you can use the following command in Alfred: ennt Misc (Internet)|John|New Client
This way the new note will have John instead of |1 and New Client instead of |2
In addition, you can use the placeholders {clipboard} and {selection} in a template and the workflow will replace them with the clipboard text content and text selection.
So the new note in the example will also have the clipboard text content instead of {clipboard}.
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Last Template hotkey
Finally, you can set a hotkey so the workflow will create a new note based on your last used template and without any interaction at all.