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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)
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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

Understanding OneNote toolbars on a computer

To benefit from the true potential of any application, it is imperative that we access the toolbars. OneNote has a variety of toolbars that will make your notes more meaningful, interesting, and relevant to you. Let's review all the toolbars available and find out how they can enhance your OneNote experience.

The Home toolbar

The first toolbar you will see in OneNote for Windows 10 is the Home toolbar:

Figure 2.4 – The Home toolbar in OneNote

The Home toolbar is the toolbar you will use most often. I like to think of it as Home is where you are most comfortable, so always start there and return there. The Home toolbar typically has the most used features available on it. The Home toolbar in OneNote is similar to the Home toolbar you would see in other Microsoft products, such as Word.

To understand what is available to us on the toolbar, I have divided it into sections and will explain them...