Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. February, 2017

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OneNote

1. Auto-save is built in; nothing to do

2. Change background to add lines

for handwritten notes: VIEW tab;

Rule Lines toward the middle of

the ribbon

3. Convert handwriting to text:

DRAW tab; Ink to Text at the right

end of the ribbon (with touchscreen)

4. Email notes directly from One-

Note: HOME tab; Email Page to-

ward the right end of the ribbon

5. Import meeting details from Out-

look into OneNote: in Outlook,

double-click on the meeting listed

in your calendar; find Meeting

Notes under the OneNote icon in

the center of the ribbon

6. Open pre-formatted templates:

INSERT tab, Page Templates to-

ward the right end of the ribbon

You’re probably wondering why OneNote is so wonderful. You’re also

likely questioning the need for another app where you type notes.

Word and Excel could be used however, OneNote can be used in con-

junction with Word, Excel and even Outlook, giving it a ton of flexibility.

We haven’t enough space here to explain all the ways in which this

snazzy program can be used but, we hope to show you enough features

to inspire you to explore its full capabilities.

In its simplest form, OneNote is great for taking meeting notes and

jotting down ideas. And, because it is designed as a notebook, you can

add tabs for different subjects and pages within tabs. The first Feature is

that there’s auto-save built right into the program. There’s actually no

SAVE function because there’s no need for one!

On a Surface Pro or other stylus-equipped tablet you can write or draw

directly on the screen. Feature #2: If you prefer ruled lines to guide your

writing, change the background to look like ruled paper or graph paper!

When you’re done, if your device is touchscreen-capable, (Feature #3

here) OneNote can convert your handwritten notes to text with its Ink

to Text command. What’s more, once you’ve converted handwriting to

text…Feature #4 coming…you can email that page of notes directly from

OneNote because it’s connected to Outlook.

And, speaking of Outlook, when you’ve scheduled a meeting in your

Outlook calendar, have you noticed that OneNote icon in the ribbon

when you open an appointment or meeting? Click on that and Feature

#5 opens OneNote and automatically inserts all the meeting details: its

date, time, and place, the invitation message and attendees. If you’re

responsible for meeting minutes, when you email them directly from

OneNote, the attendees are automatically put in the recipient field of

the email! That’s pretty cool.

Feature #6 does some information organizing for you. There are pre-

designed templates to help you format a big-picture project overview,

meeting minutes (simple to formal), several types of to-do lists or, to

just simply decorate your background.

Go ahead...organize a meeting just to play with all these OneNote

features. We know you want to!

Feature Summary

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