OneNote 101: tips, & training
Yogi Berra-like quote: "Until you ‘get’ OneNote, you just don’t ‘get’ OneNote". People hear us referring to Microsoft OneNote all the time, but I often think they either figure it’s just a basic notebook app or they get overwhelmed by the many features and functions. So, how exactly do you ‘get’ OneNote?
A good start is this post by Dan Escapa; Dan highlights the oft-overlooked OneNote 2007 Guide Notebook that’s included with the product. Call it a virtual manual that should be perused even if you typically don’t read the manual. It’s filled with usage scenarios to illustrate how OneNote 2007 comes in handy. Dan also has a few links to external videos and and tutorial articles, so if you never quite figured what OneNote is all about, you’ll want to click of few of these. I still maintain the opinion that OneNote is among the best, if not the best, bit of software that Microsoft has developed to date. OK, except for the new Hold ‘Em in Vista…I like that too.
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Thanks for bringing it up all the time; I bought OneNote solely thanks to all the plugging it gets here, and I haven’t regretted a thing — aside from the cross-platform issues.
OneNote plus e-books is a mighty combination. Scribbling notes and clipping exerpts is actually handier that way than the old paper and pen mode.
Still learning the ins and outs of OneNote, but it’s fun.
— Steve
I’ve got onenote installed at work and it’s fantastic for grabbing tidbits and code samples for my job, even if I dont have a tablet.
It’s also great for storing all those notes you jot down on clients that you just know you’re going to need later!
My colleagues on the other hand think its just a novelty or as one put it “a solution without a problem”.
Hopefully with time (and crm/sharepoint integration!) people will see the way.