OneNote Essential Training

OneNote Essential Training

3h 3mBeginner2025-03-20

Authors

David Rivers

David Rivers

Author, Trainer, and Learning and Development Expert

Course details

Learn how to use Microsoft OneNote effectively to organize and share digital information. Starting with an overview of OneNote and its various versions, you’ll explore creating notebooks, sections, and pages to structure your content. Learn how to capture and format diverse content types, such as text, images, audio, and video, and go over best practices in using tools for organizing, linking, and searching notes. Advanced lessons introduce collaboration, sharing, and security features to optimize teamwork and data management. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to use OneNote for personal productivity and professional collaboration.

Learning objectives
Identify the key features and tools of Microsoft OneNote, including notebooks, sections, pages, and collaboration options.
Describe how to structure, format, and organize content within OneNote for improved accessibility and usability.
Use OneNote to create notes with text, images, and multimedia, and implement tools like tags, templates, and search to streamline workflows.
Differentiate between various OneNote features and choose the most effective tools for organizing and sharing information in specific scenarios.
Design a fully organized and collaborative OneNote notebook, incorporating multimedia, linked content, and security features to meet diverse needs.

Skills covered

OneNoteNote TakingOffice 365Microsoft 365Essential TrainingBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoft

Concepts

Introduction

  • Organize and share digital information with OneNote
  • Before you get started

Get Started with OneNote

  • Launch OneNote and start a new notebook
  • Organize a OneNote notebook with sections
  • Create pages and subpages in OneNote
  • Modify pages and subpages in OneNote

Create and Capture Content

  • Add text to a page in OneNote
  • Add Quick Notes from another app
  • Add a screen clipping in OneNote
  • Add pictures in OneNote
  • Record audio or video notes in OneNote
  • Transcribe an audio recording in OneNote
  • Dictate a text note in OneNote
  • Attach various files to a page in OneNote
  • Print to OneNote
  • Add meetings from Outlook in OneNote

Format Notes

  • Format notes and lists in OneNote
  • Organize content with a table in OneNote
  • Create a to-do list in OneNote

Find and Organize Content

  • Link notes in OneNote
  • Tag notes in OneNote
  • Search a notebook in OneNote

Format Pages

  • Save time with page templates in OneNote
  • Add a background graphic in OneNote
  • Set the paper size in OneNote

Use Writing Tools

  • Write notes in ink mode in OneNote
  • Convert handwriting to typed text in OneNote
  • Type or write math equations in OneNote

Share and Collaborate

  • Make your OneNote notebook accessible
  • Send a page via email in OneNote
  • Save OneNote notebooks to other formats
  • Save a OneNote notebook to OneDrive
  • Share and sync a OneNote notebook
  • Add security with password protection in OneNote
  • Know who wrote what with author indicators in OneNote
  • Avoid data loss with backup options in OneNote
  • Rename and delete a OneNote notebook

Conclusion

  • Taking the next step with OneNote
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