OneNote
Quick Start Guide
New to OneNote? Use this guide to learn the
basics.
Explore the Discover contextual Instantly find Stay organized with
Quick Access ribbon
See what OneNote can do by commands Select any part of a everything Search the Feed View a feed of your
Toolbar Keep
selecting the ribbon tabs and table or an inserted recording to current page or all sticky notes and OneNote
favorite commands
exploring available tools. reveal additional tabs. notebooks at once and pages all in one place.
permanently visible.
navigate the results with
ease.
Notebook Sections
Select these tabs to
Control the ribbon
switch between
Select the arrow to
sections in the current
switch between the
notebook.
Classic Ribbon and
the Simplified Ribbon.
Notebook Pages
Select these tabs to Type anywhere on a
Notebooks List switch between pages page OneNote’s
Select the notebook name in the current flexible canvas isn’t
to switch between notebook section. constrained in the ways
notebooks or that other apps are.
select the pin icon to keep
the Notebooks pane open.
Resize Note
Containers Drag the
Select or move paragraphs edge to make notes fit
Select or drag the gripper to the left the page or drag the
of a entire frame to move it
note to select or move it, or right- elsewhere.
click it for more options.
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Access your notes Never run out of paper
anywhere OneNote doesn’t have any of the limitations of a traditional paper
notebook. When you run out of room, you can just make more.
What good are notes, plans, and ideas if they’re trapped on a hard To create a new page in the current section, select the [+] button at
drive? Keep your notebooks available to you by signing in with your free the top of the page tabs column. You can also right-click any page tab
Microsoft account when you first start OneNote on your PC. There’s even and then select New Page, or press Ctrl+N on your keyboard.
a free OneNote app for all of your preferred devices to stay in sync
wherever you go. To create a new section in the current notebook, select the small tab
with the plus sign [+] to the right of the section tab bar, or right-click
any section tab and then select New Section.
Don’t worry about
saving
OneNote automatically saves all of your changes as you work — so
you never have to. Even when you close the app or your PC goes to
sleep, your notes are always saved, so you can continue right where
you left off. To see when OneNote last synced your changes, select
File > Info > View Sync Status.
To create a new notebook, click File > New, and then select where to
store the new notebook. You can create new notebooks on your local
hard drive, or you can store them on your free OneDrive account so your
notes are always accessible on all your devices. The choice is yours!
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Tag important notes Organize in tables
The Tags gallery on the Home tab lets you visually prioritize or Whenever a spreadsheet is overkill, use simple OneNote tables to make
categorize selected notes. Tagged notes are marked with icons that sense of information. Start on a new line of text by typing a word,
prompt you to follow up on your important action items or to check off phrase, or number, and then press the Tab key to create the next
completed tasks on your to-do lists. column. Alternately, you can select Insert
> Table on the ribbon to draw a table.
Once your table is created and selected, use the commands on the
Table tab on the ribbon, or right-click any part of your table for more
options.
Create wiki-style Copy text from pictures
hyperlinks OneNote can recognize text in pictures. On any page, insert a picture
containing legible text (for example, a cell phone photo of a receipt),
right-click the picture, select Copy Text from Picture, and then paste
Turn your notebook into a functional wiki by creating links to specific the copied text wherever you want.
sections or pages. Right-click the tab of the section or page that the link
should point to. Next, select Copy Link to Section or Copy Link to
Page, and then paste the link wherever you want.
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Share notes with other Get help with OneNote
people From the toolbar, select Help > Help to open the OneNote Help
window, where you can enter keywords or phrases to look for
assistance with OneNote features, commands, and tasks.
In OneNote, your cloud-based notebooks remain private unless you
choose to invite other people to view or edit information in the current
notebook. To begin collaborating with others, select File > Share,
and then choose what you want to do.
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Send us your feedback
Love OneNote? Got an idea for improvement to share with us? On the
File menu, select Feedback and then follow the prompts to send your
suggestions directly to the OneNote product team. Thank you!