How to Create a Microsoft Office OneNote Notebook

Enjoy all the benefits of a notebook with Microsoft OneNote.

OneNote, a component of the Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suite is a convenient and easy-to-use application with all the benefits of a notebook and the added convenience of being in a digital format. Your OneNote notebook can be organized into sections, sub-sections and pages. You can save text notes, record audio notes, copy files and add hyperlinks to your notebook. Best of all, your OneNote notebook is searchable. Learn how to create a Microsoft Office OneNote notebook with just a few clicks.

Instructions

1. Launch Microsoft Office OneNote 2007. Click "File" on the top toolbar. Click "New" and then "Notebook."

2. Enter a name for your notebook and choose a template for it. Use a generic template supplied with OneNote or choose a blank one and create your own. You can change the template at any time.

3. Click "Next" and select "I will use it on this computer." Choose a location on your hard drive to save your notebook and click "Create."

4. Add features to your OneNote notebook to make it more useful. For example, add sections. Right-click on the "New Section 1" tab and input a new name for the section. It's a good idea to name the section based on a particular task or type of information that you plan to save in the section.

5. Create additional sections, if desired. Click on "File," "New" and "Section." Alternatively, click on the "New" icon and select "Section" from the drop-down menu. Each tab you create will display immediately.

6. Create some pages and sub-pages. Click on "New Page" to open a new, blank page. You can choose from a number of colorful page templates instead of the blank page.

7. Click on the drop-down box next to "New Page" and select "Subpage" to create sub-pages.

Tips & Warnings

• There's no limit to the amount of information you can add to a page in your OneNote notebook. For the sake of organization, however, it is better to break information into several pages and sub-pages.

• Delete a page by simply right-clicking on the page and selecting "Delete."