OneNote 2013 Essential Training

Learn the basics of using OneNote 2013 to create, edit, and save notes.

In this course, author David Rivers shows you the basics of using Microsoft OneNote 2013 to create, edit, and save notes. Discover easy ways to format your text, organize notebooks, use stationery, work with tables, perform research, and integrate your notes with Outlook. For new notetakers, the "Getting Started" chapter provides an overview of the complete workflow, so you can quickly get up and running with OneNote. Plus, learn about new features included in OneNote 2013, such as how to sync notes with SkyDrive.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started with OneNote 2013

• What is OneNote?
• Launching OneNote and touring the interface
• Sharing and moving notebooks
• Creating and deleting notebooks in OneNote
• Creating, moving, and deleting sections
• Working with pages and subpages
• Creating a note on a page

2. Creating and Adding Content

• Sending content to OneNote
• Copying and pasting content
• Sending screen clippings to OneNote
• Adding pictures
• Adding audio and video files
• Recording audio and video
• Embedding Excel spreadsheets
• Adding files
• Adding math equations and symbols

3. Formatting Notes

• Formatting text
• Borrowing formatting with the Format Painter
• Using styles from the quick gallery
• Using bullets and numbering
• Checking spelling

4. Viewing and Organizing Information

• Organizing the user interface
• Creating new windows and linking notes
• Searching a notebook
• Tagging notes

5. Working with Templates

• Using templates
• Saving as a template
• Choosing a default template

6. Formatting Pages

• Setting paper size and margins
• Changing page background options
• Adding a background graphic

7. Working with Tables in OneNote

• Creating a table
• Working with rows and columns
• Formatting tables and data
• Converting tables to Excel spreadsheets

8. Using Writing Tools

• Working in Pen mode
• Converting handwriting to typed text
• Manipulating written notes and drawings
• Converting handwriting to math equations

9. Interacting with Outlook

• Inserting Outlook meetings
• Sending page info by email
• Working with Outlook tasks

10. Sharing a Notebook

• Saving to other formats
• Saving OneNote content to PDF or XPS
• Saving to SkyDrive
• Inviting others and syncing notebooks
• Creating a shared notebook

11. Collaborating on a Notebook

• Knowing who wrote what with author indicators
• Locating newly added content with highlighting
• Seeing past versions quickly with versioning

12. Modifying OneNote Options

• Setting display options
• Changing email options
• Password protection
• Setting backup options

Conclusion

• Next steps