You can also drag and drop any file from your computer onto your OneNote page and create a link to the original file, create a copy of the original which is actually housed in your OneNote section file, or if it’s a printable document you can insert a printed copy. When you copy text from the web a web page link is included below your note. And if you go to the Home tab you get the familiar formatting options from other Microsoft applications. Anywhere you place your cursor on the page you can write a note. Click this New Page button here to add pages. Sections will automatically start with a blank page which includes today’s date and time, both of which can be changed. Now that we have our notebook let’s create a few sections.ĭouble click this New Section 1 tab to rename this section.Īnd this tab right next to it creates new sections. For this example, let’s store it on the local computer. Let’s go through the steps together of creating a notebook, sections, pages, and notes.įirst go to File, New. Also just like real notebooks - there is no save button - everything is saved automatically all the time. It’s broken down like this: You have your notebooks.

OneNote mimics real notebooks in the way it’s organized. In fact, I’m going to use this graphic to explain that. If you are using OneNote 2010, you may see this page from the OneNote 2010 Guide. OneNote is arguably one of the most powerful note-taking software tools. With simple organization, searching capabilities, very intuitive text formatting, ability to copy emails, articles, pictures, screen captures, and more. Have you ever made notes in word, excel, outlook, notepad, and categorized them in folders, inside other folders … and then found it difficult to keep track of everything especially when trying to retrieve specific pieces of information?įor note-taking, there is a better way. If you would like an alert when the latest video debuts, you can subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

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