Google Keep - A Free Note Keeping App
Jenny Marsden --February 1, 2019
Google Keep - Desktop & Mobile Note Keeping App

Google has a wide range of extra FREE resources as part of its Google Account (or G Suite if you are a business). Most of you will know about Google Photos, Calendar and Drive however a great feature that not as many people know about is Google Keep.
Keep is a note taking app that is available across all devices that are logged in under your google account.
For example, my PC, my Surface Pro and my Android phone all use the same google account login. Because of this I can add, edit or update my notes on Keep and immediately those updates are available everywhere I'm logged in to Google.
Features Of Google Keep
Google Keep is basically a note taking app, however its features and much more advanced than a basic level.
Your notes can have:
- different colors assigned (I use different colors for clients or personal notes)
- check boxes so you can see what you've done and mark off completed tasks
- reminders so you never forget anything
- images so you can add something to your note (handy for instagram posts)
- archive ability (so you can archive a note without deleting it)
- pin to top (will always appear at the top of your Keep lists)
under the more tab (the three little dots):
- add a label or drawing
- copy the note
- show tick boxes (so you can mark items off as you go) or
- copy to Google Docs
How To Use Google Keep
To use it, login to your google (PC steps) and then from your google account, click on the apps button (the 3x3 square near your profile pic) and then choose more and Keep will be shown there.
Alternatively go to keep.google.com
On your phone you should find keep under your google apps list.


Keeping On Keeping On
You can see from this screenshot of what my Keep looks like how handy it is when you use the colors and check boxes. I have allocated different colors to clients and subjects and there are so many notes in there that are just one off weird things that I know I can search for and find easily. Oh did I mention you can search for stuff in Keep??
I put everything from Movies I want to see to client lists to travel tips to the KM's I'm allowed to do in my car under my insurance policy. So handy and as long as you have given it time to sync, its also available offline!! So handy at an airport when I'm travelling
