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Work Smarter with Microsoft OneNote

By : Connie Clark
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Work Smarter with Microsoft OneNote

By: Connie Clark

Overview of this book

Do you want to take your information and note organization to a new level? This book will show you how to use Microsoft’s organizational app, OneNote, to store endless amounts of information in a productive and organized way, including solutions for creating your notes and then sharing them easily with your team or department. You’ll be guided through everything you need to set up a notebook and customize it to suit you or your team. The book will show you how to navigate through OneNote and search for virtually anything, as well as save time with all the shortcuts. You’ll discover that inserting information into your notebooks goes far beyond text, images, and videos, and also includes emails, links to documents, and clippings from the web. But it doesn’t stop there. Integration with other Microsoft products is key for making your experience successful, and this book demonstrates how to use OneNote with Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams. Beyond instructions and essential topics, this book also provides you with the motivation you need to make OneNote a habit as well as real-life examples of notebooks you can use. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use OneNote for everything and from every device. Even if you start a notebook on your laptop and continue it on your phone, you’ll find working with the app seamless.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Anatomy of OneNote
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Section 2: Navigating, Searching, and Shortcuts within Notebooks
10
Section 3: Inserting Information and Links into Your Notebooks
14
Section 4: Integrating OneNote with Other Microsoft 365 Apps
17
Section 5: Making Lasting Changes with OneNote

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about embracing OneNote as a system and creating a habit of using OneNote for your notes and information storage. You discovered the importance of keeping up the momentum and using your imagination.

You also found out about the many things that can be replaced with OneNote and the importance of getting rid of the crutch. We also shared ideas on how to get buy-in from your team when sharing notebooks.

Finally, you unlocked the secrets behind the learning curve we all face and how we can combat resistance toward new applications. With the help of this book, you should be able to easily go from unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence.

Now that you are equipped with the motivation and inspiration for building that OneNote habit, let's move to the next chapter, which will teach us all about the settings and other special features in OneNote.