In some ways, OneNote has some similarities to Microsoft Word. If you are familiar with Word, the you will find that some of the Word shortcuts are transferable to OneNote. There is also a useful Show Ribbon setting toggle so you can set the ribbon to always show.Ĭlick on the small down chevron icon on the very right of the ribbon and set this to Always show Ribbon. This acts as a toggle to collapse or show the full ribbon. Right click anywhere on the full ribbon and choose Collapse the Ribbon.

You can only see the ribbon tab headings, and you only see the ribbon groups when you click on a particular tab.Ĭlick on any tab in the ribbon headings and the full ribbon will appear. This is a great way of increasing the size of the user input pane, but it does not show you all groups and options within the ribbon. When you open a new notebook, the ribbon might be collapsed. Tips shown are running on a Windows 10 device, and may be different on other devices. Only the colleagues that you have shared it with can see it. Microsoft cloud storage also provides very high security. Your data is less likely to be hacked, and is extremely safe. You can add an Outlook meeting appointment in the calendar to a page in OneNote, add your notes on the meeting, and share your notes with everyone in the meeting.īecause storage is in the Microsoft cloud, you can switch devices at any time and work on the move. You can add check boxes to your notes, so that you can keep track of tasks that have been done, and what is still to do. OneNote is extremely versatile in what it can do. You can enter your own notes, add and audio or video recording, add a quick sketch, or insert pictures. You can also add a file of any type, or add an Excel spreadsheet. OneNote can be used to capture and store anything. There are OneNote apps for every device covering Windows PC, Apple Mac, iPhone, and Android. It is automatically backed up to Microsoft Office 365 cloud. OneNote is a digital virtual notebook that allows real-time collaboration with your colleagues.

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