Callnote for Skype audio recording app

User Guide
Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Requirements .................................................................................................................................... 2
Application setup .............................................................................................................................. 2
Application start ................................................................................................................................ 3
Call recording tab ........................................................................................................................... 4
Evernote settings tab ..................................................................................................................... 5
Options tab .................................................................................................................................... 6
Evernote settings window .............................................................................................................. 6
FAQ ................................................................................................................................................... 8
1. How can I get account at Evernote? ........................................................................................... 8
2. Where are my sound files located? ............................................................................................ 8
3. I will not send my files to Evernote ............................................................................................ 8
4. I have another question ............................................................................................................. 8

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Introduction
We increasingly rely on Skype for person-to-person and team conference calls, but Skype cant help
us remember important call details, such as what was said and the list of to dos ... until now.
Callnote for Skype, a free Windows and Mac app, introduced by Kanda allows you to record Skype
conversations easily and then save the recordings to your Evernote account.
Features of Callnote for Skype include:

Record up to 8 participants

Send recordings automatically or after review to an Evernote notebook

Edit call titles/descriptions before saving or after sending to Evernote

Automatically saves the names of participants and call details, such as time and duration

Start or stop recording automatically or manually

Alert participants to your recording

Requirements
Windows XP/Vista/7: Skype 5.6
Mac OS 10.6: Skype 5.3
Mac OS 10.7: Skype 5.5.

Application setup
Download application from http://www.kandasoft.com/kanda-apps/callnote.html and execute
installer file. Its desirable to do it as administrator (Windows) or root (Mac OS)

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Application start
After launching application at first time, user must allow access to skype.

User will see main Callnote window (Call recording tab).

If you deny access, you can allow:
1. Open Skype Options and select Manage other programs access to Skype

2. Select Callnote and click Change Button

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3. Select Allow this program to use Skype and click Ok Button.

Call recording tab

This tab controls connection to Skype, recording conversation and sending it to Evernote.

Record Button starts recording. Then Stop button will be active.

Stop Button stops recording. Then Play and Send buttons will be active.
Play Button plays recording. Then Play button will be changed to Pause button.
Pause Button pauses recording. Then Pause button will be changed to Play button.
Send Button sends record to evernote.
Retry Button tries to connect to Skype. This button is visible when application cannot locate Skype
or doesnt have access:

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Evernote settings tab

This tab connects Callnote to Evernote.

Create Evernote Account link opens Evernote registration page in your current browser.
Username / Password user credentials to login to Evernote.
Load Button loads your notebooks from your Evernote account.
Notebook select box allows selecting Evernote Notebook to add conversation to.
Disconnect link deletes your Evernote credentials from local computer.
Title note title of your conversation.
Description note brief description of your conversation.
This field supports following macros:

<START_TIME> - recording start time.

<END_TIME> - recording end time.
<PARTICIPANTS> - participants, which took part in recording conversation.

Also it supports next html tags:

<b>Your text here</b> - bold text.

<u> Your text here</u> - underlined text.
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<i> Your text here</i> - italic text.

Options tab
This tab contains options for application execution: start-up, deletion of old records, window
position, notification.

System options:

Start on system start-up. If this option is set Callnote application starts on system start-up.
and minimize. Set this option to minimize application on system start-up.
Purge recordings from this computer. This option sets expiry date for records. Application
deletes expired records from the local computer.
For example: The user chooses Older than one week, and then records a conversation. Now
the user has file Skype call %RECORD_DATE% %RECORD_TIME%.mp3, which will be deleted
by application one week later.

Recording options:

Always start recording when call starts. If this option is set the Application starts
recording when user has a conversation in Skype. Thanks to this option, you will not lose
your conversation even if you forget to click Record button.
Notify participants that call is being recorded. If this option is set, the Application sends
to participants a message Your current call is recorded with Callnote. So your participant
will be informed about recording.
Always on top puts application window on the top of other windows.
Prompt before Posting to Evernote shows Evernote settings window. After user clicks
Stop Button or ends conversation, Evernote settings window appears.

Evernote settings window

This window appears if option Prompt before Posting to Evernote is enabled. Information is taken
from Evernote settings tab of main window. If user is connected to Evernote, then there are no
Username / Password requirements.

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Send sends record to evernote.

Cancel closes Evernote settings window. It doesnt delete record from local computer.
Disconnect deletes your Evernote credentials from local computer. If you click Send after it,
Username / Password requirements will appear.

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FAQ
1. How can I get account at Evernote?
You can register in Evernote if you follow this link https://www.evernote.com/Registration.action or
if you click Create Evernote Account in Evernote settings tab.

2. Where are my sound files located?

Callnote stores records in its folder and on local computer. Callnote folder for Windows is in My
Documents folder, more specific:
Windows XP/Vista/7: %USERS%\%USERNAME%\My Documents\Callnote or Computer\Documents
For Mac OS it is in user home folder, more specific:
Mac OS 10.6/10.7: /Users/%USERNAME%/Callnote

3. I will not send my files to Evernote

Enable option Prompt before Posting to Evernote? in Options tab. Then click Cancel button in
Evernote settings, when you stop recording.

4. I have another question

Send your questions to [email protected]. We will help you to solve problems with Callnote.

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