As my memory continues to degrade, I rely on technology to remember things for me. They say, everything has its place and everything in its place.

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1 As my memory continues to degrade, I rely on technology to remember things for me. They say, everything has its place and everything in its place. I use Microsoft s OneNote program to write down everything I need to remember. 1

2 OneNote is my most relied upon app for jotting things down, for saving things for a long time, for planning events or activities. I copy and paste things to pages, I send s to it for later viewing. I send websites to OneNote for later use and sharing with others. 2

3 OneNote works on: PC s Macs ipads and iphones Android Smartphones and Tablets The Internet All for FREE! 3

4 I apologize for repeating this concept but there is so many things one can save within OneNote. 4

5 That s right, those common paper notebooks. They are still everywhere because they are amazingly useful. Think of the kind of notebook that has 4 or 5 sections with blue lined pages in between. That s it! Except on steroids! You can more than 5 sections to a notebook. You can move a section around within a notebook or move a section to a different notebook. Pages can be reordered quickly and easily. Move pages to a different section. Move pages to a different notebook to the section of your choice. 5

6 Clip information from websites and make them go directly to OneNote Use tables just like Microsoft Word tables Create free form designs or notes Share notes with others who use OneNote Create To Do lists for just about anything Plan and evolve a vacation itinerary for all aspects of your trip. Easily change as you plan. 6

7 Not only typing but writing notes as well that is, if the device does this. iphones, ipads and smartphones CAN do this. Some PC screens will have touch to allow one to write on the screen. 7

8 The cursor begins at the Name of the note The date and time are already entered Hit the Tab key or Click into the body of the note Notes are paragraphs or outlines Hitting the Tab key in the body indents a level to the right. More Tabs, lower levels 8

9 Here I go again. The more I look at my notes the more I see what I have been saving all along. Sure, sometimes I delete notes I no longer need. Sometimes I move notes to another notebook or section because I now have similar items saved there. 9

10 You don t have to remember to save anything either OneNote just saves and saves and saves. 10

11 Here is the OneNote Screen with a page visible. Notice the different Notebooks visible at the left. Section Tabs above the page. The many pages of this section are shown at the right. The top shows the standard Microsoft Ribbon Bar with the many writing, annotating, outline functions, inserting, etc. Notice the search box above the list of pages. Search is one of the best things that make OneNote so easy to use. 11

12 Searching for your notes is one of the best and easiest things to do and this makes OneNote so valuable. Type any word or phrase into the search box and OneNote reveals every page that contains this word or phrase. 12

13 I searched for computer club as shown in the blue highlight. The results are shown below in two groups. The first shows where the searched word (s) appears in the title. The second shows where the searched word (s) appears in the body of a note. The search reveals every note where my searched for word is found. In other words, it forgets nothing. 13

14 Microsoft OneNote is FREE! Simply go to and choose the platform or platforms you want it on. Login to your Microsoft Account and you are completely ready. 14

15 Create your first note on the My Notebook notebook. Remember, there is no need to click a Save button. OneNote knows everything is to be saved. You don t need to worry where things are saved either. OneNote takes care of this. However, the notebooks shortcuts are saved in the OneDrive \Documents folder. The actual notebook files are stored in your OneDrive on the web. 15

16 My notes are always with me. In my smartphone, on my tablet and on my PC. I am never without my notes. 16

17 Organize these quick notes via your smartphone (a bit cumbersome) or your tablet (a little easier) or from you PC or Mac (much easier). The note is now available at anytime you ever need it. OneNote notebooks can be shared with other OneNote users. They see what you enter and you see what they enter. Great work working teams or organizations. OneNote has its own Recycle Bin so any deleted Page, Section or Notebook can be restored as it was before. 17

18 If you don t have access to your own computer, you can access your OneNote notes from the web using any computer. Go to OneNote Online and log in with your Microsoft Account In fact,, a large group of Microsoft apps can be run online at Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, OneDrive, Mail, People, Calendar, Sway. 18

19 Jeff s Notebook Quick notes that I enter quickly for later organization Golf tracking of when and where I play. Some of my old memories from work days A Journal template that I used at Coca-Cola for 3 years. I kept a daily journal of tasks, projects and accomplishments. My main To Do List My wife s entire Real Estate Business Plan and activities in a single notebook. Marketing, Sales process, Listing process, Escrow Coordination, meetings at the office, Expense categories, work To Do List. Our Home Notebook consists of household To Dos, Finances, Home Projects, Craigslist and Ebay activities, Travel planning, Neighborhood Watch, Health issues, our Car, our neighborhood activities, personal real estate. My Computer Notebook has sections for the hardware I own, software I keep on main computer as well as the others, Windows 8, Windows 10, Smartphone, common support solutions, my Tablet Grandpa Blog articles and ides for articles. Our Computer Club has sections for Club Information, meeting notes, support for residents, future topics for meetings and the Computer Club web site. 19

20 I even have a list showing how many kids come to my home at Halloween, the number of groups of kids, the time kids began arriving and the time of the last group. I know, I m sick! 20

21 If interested, there is more OneNote information and valuable page templates that might very well surprise you. Millions of people, businesses, schools and organizations use OneNote and share their predefined templates. 21

22 There are even introductory videos or even more detailed training videos for OneNote. Take a peak. 22

23 For review. Notes and information are kept in a single app. The app runs and is synchronized across all of your devices using your Microsoft Account. OneNote is FREE. OneNote runs on virtually all platforms. Even Mac. 23

24 Upgrading to a New Operating System is a Big Deal and Should Not be Taken Lightly. If Your Computer Works Fine, then upgrading Should be Avoided. If the Computer is NOT working nicely, then Upgrading to Windows 10 is a good alternative. Or get a New Computer if the problem is the machine and not the operating system and it s apps. 24