The tricks to shoot your productivity

Among the many things that mobile phones have eradicated our lives is the agenda. In Spain at the end of the last century it was not uncommon to have a small book that went with us to class. to work in which you pointed out what related to your day to day: citations, events, details, phones …

All that now does the mobile, but of course, that agenda sometimes It was also used as a small notebook, literally. It was a place to aim quickly things that you knew you didn’t want to forget and that you couldn’t point elsewhere. When the mobile disappeared also took that use. Notice -taking applications have been one of the large niches of productivity apps, with services such as Notion standing out above many companies.

But most users did not need an advanced subscription service, and a simple app is enough. That is where it enters Google Keepthe Google app that is pre -installed in all mobiles. With these tricks you can squeeze it to the maximum without looking for alternatives.

Creating a list

Although Google Keep is an app to take notes of all kinds, in addition to writing freely We can make lists of elements or tasks. These lists have a box that we can mark to eliminate said element from the main interface and pass it to the section of eliminated elements.

This function is used, for example, in the purchase list, which can be controlled from Gemini or the Google assistant. But you can also create a new one simply to list the accessories that we have to take on a trip, or be aware of the tasks of a project.

To create a list we have to click on the + in the lower right corner of the app and select the list option. A new window will open in which to put the title on the list and in which we can put the different elements we want to include. As we marry them they will appear at the bottom, in a section it calls marked elements. If we click on top they will be unmotive and return to the original list.

Sharing elements

One of the simplest but most powerful advanced functions consists of to be able to share with a person a specific listso that they edit and check it at the same time. This is very useful, again, in the purchase list. Thus you can see what each one has added. Another option is to be able to create an important data list and share it with another person to have it too.

To share a list you just have to click on it and open it, and then click on the icon of the three points of the lower right corner of it, to open the options. Clicks in collaborator and You have to put an email address that is from Gmail or Google Workspace. Come on, the same that happens with other elements such as Google Docs documents, for example.

Moving ready

Although we believe the lists in a specific order, That does not mean that we cannot modify them afterto organize them based on our preferences. You just have to open Keep and keep your finger on the list in question. We drag her into another site and the others will leave her room.

It is also possible to click on the anchlar iconwith a click, which makes it appear at the top, regardless of when we have edited it since by default Keep moves the most up -to -date lists to the upper part of the interface. With these two actions we can organize the lists as we want.

Maximum customization

A very simple way to identify the different notes is Change the color. For this, we only have to open one and click on the paint palette icon at the bottom. That will give us access to a section that will allow us to change the background color.

Also, too It is possible to use one of the topics that arewith planes thematized. There are not many, but there are some inspired by food, trips, nature or cinema, among others. It is a shame not to be able to create more using AI, for example, but at least the design can be changed.

Changing the cover

The lists allow a cover image on the sameto illustrate them. To do this, you have to click on the lower left corner icon, with the + symbol inside a square. There we can add an image, drawing and even an audio recording.

The funny thing is that if we select a GIF this can be shown animated On the list itself. It does not allow the reproduction of videos, yes, but at least this will give some dynamism the lists we have created. We can add several images or drawings, which will be stacked at the top of the list.

Tags

If we make a very intense use of this application we may have dozens of lists. Organizing them is not simple, but We can create labels to relate different lists. In this way, they will all be under the same link.

For this we have to go to the lateral section of the application, clicking on the horizontal line menu of the upper left corner. There we are going to the section of Tags And we create one. Within a list we open the options menu, click on labels and select the one that proceeds.

Reminders

It is possible to make the application send us A notification to consult a specific list at a given time. In addition, it can be done by geolocation, or for time. For this you just have to choose the right option.

Press on the bell icon with the + symbol at the top of the note and choose if we want to let us know when we get to a place, when a specific time arrives, etc. This way We will not forget to review the list in question. These events will be saved in Google reminders.