If you’ve ever tried to share electronic documents with a group of people, you probably know that lots of things can go wrong. Changes get lost, files get corrupted, and users get frustrated. A shared notebook in OneNote can solve many of the problems associated with shared files. OneNote is easy for users to learn, can store a variety of content, and will automatically save and merge changes from multiple users. Setting up a shared notebook in OneNote is a simple process. Let’s walk through the steps: Open OneNote and go to the File menu. Choose “New” and then “Notebook” from the menu options, as shown below: … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks – Increase Your Efficiency With OneNote Templates
OneNote is a great tool for increasing personal productivity and staying organized, but many Office users don’t even know that it exists! Generally bundled with Microsoft Office, OneNote is like an electronic three ring binder. You can take notes, save pictures, create lists, and share pages with other users. The best part is that you can learn to use OneNote in just a few minutes. By default, when you create a new page in OneNote, it will be blank with no text or formatting. This is perfect for many situations, but OneNote also offers templates for specific purposes that can help you get up and running with your task quickly. Let’s … [Read more...]
Do You Use Microsoft OneNote Yet?
Along with Evernote, Microsoft’s OneNote is about the most powerful notetaking program in existence. While many people tend to use their OneNote to take notes in rather simple ways, there are some pretty great moves you could learn on OneNote to become more productive. While OneNote comes included with Microsoft Office, it is actually shareware on Windows 8 computers – you just needs to download the free limited version app from the Windows 8 App Store (it is free for use on smartphones). There is even a free OneNote Web app to use on your browser. Whether you have a free and limited version of OneNote or the full version that comes … [Read more...]
Opening and Closing Notebooks in OneNote 2010
The more you learn about OneNote, the more effective and valuable of a tool it will become for you. Learning the basics of using the program will help you to organize your notes better and use the program faster and more strategically. An important thing OneNote users should know is how to open and close notebooks. This will help you to unclutter the right sidebar, which displays your list of notebooks. You might find yourself in situations in which you will need to switch between two or more notebooks quickly. This might be during an important meeting or in a fast-paced learning environment. You might only want to display the … [Read more...]
How to Navigate Around Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft OneNote is a popular and easy-to-use tool for note-taking and personal organization, but it can be confusing to use at first. Taking a few minutes to explore and understand how to navigate around the program will ensure that you’re able to use this great productivity tool in no time. The key to understanding navigation in Microsoft OneNote is realizing that the program is like a digital version of a three ring binder or a divided notebook. Let’s take a closer look at how OneNote cleverly mimics an actual notebook: Notebooks – Content in OneNote is divided into notebooks. Think of these as a set of three ring binders with … [Read more...]
