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Clarify developer token instructions
Thanks to @XayOn for the original text. This commit incorporates clarification on activation, by @iafan, and some further phrasing simplification.
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## Login with a developer token
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Geeknote requests a Developer token after an unsuccesfull oauth request.
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Geeknote requires a Developer token after an unsuccessful OAuth request.
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You can obtain one by following the next simple steps:
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- Create an API key for SANDBOX environment
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- Request your API key to be activated on production
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- Convert it to a personal token
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To do so, go to [Evernote FAQ](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#createkey)
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on the section "How do I create an API key?". You'll receive an e-mail with
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your key and secret.
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To do so, go to [Evernote FAQ](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#createkey) and refer to
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the section "How do I create an API key?". As directed, click on the
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"Get an API Key" button at the top of the page, and complete the
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revealed form. You'll then receive an e-mail with your key and
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secret.
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Once you received your key and secret, activate your key, following the
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When you receive your key and secret, activate your key by following the
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instructions on the ["How do I copy my API key from Sandbox to www (production)?"](https://dev.evernote.com/support/faq.php#activatekey) section of the FAQ.
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Specifying that your're using the key it for the "geeknote" application on the form.
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Be sure to specify on the form that you're using the key for the "geeknote" application.
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Finally, you will receive another email from devsupport (check on your spam
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folder) notifying that your key has been activated on production servers.
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It will contain a link to get a [personal token](https://dev.evernote.com/get-token/) from that key that you can use as
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your "Evernote developer token" when logging in with geeknote.
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Once your API key activation is processed by Evernote Developer
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Support, they will send you an email with further instructions on
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obtaining the personal token.
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##### Examining your settings
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