Creating Notes in OneNote 2013 for Windows
OneNote 2013 (Windows)
| Beginner
- 13 videos | 1h 8m 39s
OneNote is an integrated, comprehensive, cloud-based note-taking tool. Explore various methods of creating notes, and discover how to insert special characters and bullet lists, format and spell check notes, and change page appearance.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
-
Adding a new noteAnnotating your notesAdding notes from Internet ExplorerAdding notes from Microsoft OfficeAdding data from OutlookTaking notes during a meetingFormatting your notes
-
Inserting special charactersCreating a bullet listCustomizing your bullet listSpellchecking your notesCreating automatic correctionsChanging your page appearance
IN THIS COURSE
-
6m 5sThere are a number of different ways of adding a new note to your OneNote 2013 notebook. As well as being able to create a new note in the notebook itself, you can also create a Quick Note from your desktop. The Quick Note tool is particularly useful if you need to quickly create a note but do not have the time to open the OneNote 2013 application or organize it into a particular section or page. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 29sHaving a stylus connected to your device offers a wealth of useful tools in OneNote 2013. You can use this stylus to annotate your notes and add ink elements to your notebooks. As with many tools in OneNote 2013, the stylus is extremely customizable: your handwritten notes can even be converted into text. FREE ACCESS
-
4m 56sIf you have found an article on the internet, you can use your OneNote 2013 notebook to store it for later on. If you are using Internet Explorer, you can use the OneNote tools to transfer this information from your browser window to your notebook. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 39sOneNote 2013 can be used to store or annotate an existing Word, Excel or PowerPoint document. This tool is particularly useful if you just want to create a shortcut to access the file. You can even create notes that are linked to the file in question. And as well as documents, you can create screenshots of an active window or item on your desktop. FREE ACCESS
-
7m 4sThe New Office suite allows for a great deal of interaction between its different applications and clients. The link between OneNote 2013 and Outlook 2013 is particularly useful. You can transfer meeting details, contact information and even the contents of an email from your Outlook account straight into your notebook. Once those details have been added, you can annotate them as you see fit with the OneNote 2013 tools. FREE ACCESS
-
4m 8sOneNote 2013 can be used to take notes for a meeting that has been organized in Outlook 2013. This can be very useful if you want to keep track of talking points or items to follow up. As well as being able to use OneNote 2013 to store personal meeting notes, you can share your notes with other meeting participants via Outlook 2013. FREE ACCESS
-
6m 2sYou can use OneNote 2013's formatting tools to improve the appearance of any notes that you have added to your notebook. You can, for example, change the font applied to your text elements, make text larger or smaller, and even add color to your notes. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 34sThe symbols menu is particularly useful for inserting a special character that is not available on your keyboard. And if you have a mathematical equation to add to your OneNote 2013 notebook, you can use the equation tool. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 26sIf you want to add structure to a list in your OneNote 2013 notebook, you can use the numbering or bullet list tools. This tool is also very useful for creating sublists and inserting additional levels. FREE ACCESS
-
3m 39sIf your OneNote 2013 bullet list contains multiple levels, you can customize it by adjusting the indent settings, level style and even the bullet or number format. FREE ACCESS
-
4m 5sBefore sharing your notes, it is a good idea to check them for any spelling mistakes. OneNote 2013 includes both a quick tool for correcting mistakes as you find them, and a more thorough spellchecker, which can be used to also access word definitions and a word's language settings. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 16sSome spelling mistakes found in your notebook can be automatically corrected by OneNote 2013. Not only that, but certain abbreviations can be converted into full words, and mistakes such as double capital letters at the start of a word can be automatically adjusted. You can even create your own automatic corrections. FREE ACCESS
-
5m 19sThe pages in your OneNote 2013 notebook can be made more visually appealing. You can, for example, change the page background color, add gridlines, and even hide the page title and time stamp. FREE ACCESS