Free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Read Me First Descriptions in this manual are based on what is available as at the time of writing this guide, and it may not be 100% accurate again if there is a major software update to OneNote 2016. All information supplied in this guide is for educational purpose only and users bear the responsibility for using it. Although I took tremendous effort to ensure that all information provided in this guide are correct, I will welcome your suggestions if you find out that any information provided in this guide is inadequate or you find a better way of doing some of the actions mentioned in this guide. All correspondence should be sent to pharmibrahimguides@gmail.com Copyright and Trademarks OneNote 2016 is trademark of Microsoft, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Reproduction of this book without the permission of the owner is illegal. Any request for permission should be directed to pharmibrahimguides@gmail.com. Copyright 2016 by Pharm Ibrahim About This Guide Finally, there is guide to make you use OneNote 2016 like a pro. OneNote is a cool productive app that is probably capable of replacing your Evernote. It is free (although you can also get a paid version) and can transform the way you take notes and organize your life. This comprehensive guide attempts to present OneNote in a very clear and definitive manner so that newbies, seniors and tech experts can get delighted reading it. This manual is full of actionable steps, hints, notes, screenshots and suggestions. Enjoy yourself as you go through this very comprehensive guide. PS: This manual is indeed a must have for students, business owners, writers, journalists, goal planners, and so on. Whether you are using OneNote 2016 on a Surface tablet or just any other PC, this is the guide for you. www.ebook777.com
Free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Table of Contents How to Use This Guide (Please Read!) Introduction OneNote vs OneNote 2016: Which is the best? OneNote 2016 versus Evernote: Can OneNote Really Replace Evernote Downloading OneNote 2016 to your device Opening the OneNote 2016 Surface Pen and OneNote Creating And Managing a Notebook Creating and Managing Sections and Pages Creating and managing sections Rename a section Creating a new section Changing section s color Deleting a section Password Protect a Section Grouping Your Sections Getting Links to Your Sections Exporting Your Sections Creating and Managing Pages Creating a New Page Naming a Page Changing a Page s color Moving or Copying Pages Getting Links to Your Pages Making a page a subpage Deleting a page Retrieving Your Deleted Notes Templates Giving Styles to Your Notes Note Taking Demystified Preparing to Take Notes www.ebook777.com
Maximizing Your Pages Taking Notes Adding rule or grid for handwriting and drawing Typing a Note Editing Notes Using the Note s Tags Handwriting Notes Creating Handwriting Notes Convert handwriting to text Drawing with OneNote 2016 Working with Diagrams and Screenshots Quick Notes To find your quick notes Recording an Audio Creating Tables Using the OneNote Web Clipper To use OneNote web clipper: Keeping Your Notes Save Syncing Your Notes Backing Up Your Notes Importing and Exporting In OneNote Importing From Evernote to OneNote Exporting Your OneNote 2016 Notes to Different File Formats Just Before You Go (Please Read!)
How to Use This Guide (Please Read!) This guide is an unofficial manual of OneNote 2016 and it should be used just like you use any reference book or manual. To quickly find a topic, please use the table of contents. In addition, you can press Ctrl + F to search for any word or phrase in this guide. This will allow you to quickly find information and save time. When I say you should press any key combination, for example when I say you should press Ctrl + J or just any other key, what I mean is that you should press and hold keyboard's Control (Ctrl) and then press J key. You can also press these two keys simultaneously, if you can. In addition, When I say you should carry out a set of tasks, for example when I say you should Click All settings > System > Notifications & actions, what I mean is that you should click on All settings and then Click on System. And lastly, you should click on Notifications & actions. Lastly, I have based most of the information contained in this guide on the assumption that you are going to be controlling your OneNote 2016 with the trackpad. However, you will still get similar result by using your finger or stylus pen to control the touchscreen. For example, when I tell you to click an item using the trackpad, you will get a similar result if you click the item with a finger or stylus pen. In addition, when I tell you to right-click an item, you can also hold your finger down on the item to get similar results as you would get when you right-click. I hope this guide helps you get the most out of your OneNote 2016. Introduction OneNote is a cool productive app that is probably capable of replacing your Evernote. It is free (although you can also get a paid version) and can transform the way you take notes and organize your life. This comprehensive guide attempts to present OneNote in a very clear and definitive manner so that both newbies and tech expert can get delighted reading it.
Free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com OneNote vs OneNote 2016: Which is the best? This all depends on what you want. If you want a very comprehensive app then OneNote 2016 should be good for you but if you want a simple app to help you take your notes then you may consider OneNote. According to Microsoft, the following can be done in OneNote for Windows 10 1. View all your notes sorted by when you last updated them 2. Preview your notes without having to open the page 3. Transform your drawings into shapes automatically 4. See who s working with you in a shared notebook and jump straight to the page they re on 5. Windows 10 integration, including: Click the button on the Surface Pen to open OneNote and take a note, even when your device is locked Tell Cortana to take a note for you with your voice Quickly jump to a new page by selecting the Note button in the Action Center Write on a webpage in Microsoft Edge and save your annotations to OneNote Share notes with any app with the Share button 6. Use your device s camera to capture documents, whiteboards, receipts, and more right into OneNote 7. Maximize drawing space by hiding the page list and Ribbon In addition, according to Microsoft, the following can be done in OneNote 2016 1. Capture a screen clipping (Win+Shift+S) and add it to your notes or the clipboard 2. Print anything on your computer directly to OneNote 3. Office suite integration, including: Insert meeting details from Outlook into your notes Insert an embedded Excel spreadsheet into your notes Create tasks in OneNote and have them appear in Outlook Convert handwriting into text 4. Take notes during a recording and have OneNote will highlight what you were writing when you play back the recording later www.ebook777.com
5. Use the equation editor to add complex equations to your notes 6. Insert basic shapes from the Draw menu 7. Categorize notes with custom tags and quickly find them later 8. Apply a template to pages to maintain a specific look or layout 9. Store notebooks on your local hard drive instead of in the cloud 10. Save or back up your notes on a local hard drive instead of in the cloud Note: You can always have these two apps on your device. While OneNote is preinstalled on your Windows 10 device, you will need to install OneNote 2016 before you can use it. Please go to the section below to know how to download OneNote 2016. OneNote 2016 versus Evernote: Can OneNote Really Replace Evernote This is a very difficult question to answer and you are probably the best person to answer this question. It appears that it all depends on what you want to use a productivity app for. To help you decide I have tabulated the similarities/differences between OneNote 2016 and Evernote. OneNote 2016 Evernote Search feature not very robust Has a robust search feature Is a good note taking app and Not really a great note taking it tries to mimic a real app physical notebook The Web Clipper is not very The Web Clipper is very robust robust Allows you to organize yours Allows you to organize yours notes in a hierarchical manner. notes in a hierarchical manner. But not has robust has OneNote 2016 It is free It has free version but you may have to pay to use premium features.
Downloading OneNote 2016 to your device 1. Using your web browser go to https://www.onenote.com/download/win32/x86/en-us 2. Wait for the file to download to your device. 3. Double click on the download file and click Yes when prompted 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation process. Opening the OneNote 2016 The first thing you will need to do to access all the goodies that come with OneNote 2016 is to open it. This can be done by simply going to the search bar on your Surface (or any other Windows 10 device) and typing OneNote 2016. Then click OneNote 2016 from the search results. Tip: To open OneNote fast, press Windows key box that appears and click on OK. + R. Then type onenote into the search
Surface Pen and OneNote Surface pen interacts with OneNote in a lot of ways but not OneNote 2016. For example, clicking the top button of your Surface pen will open OneNote and not OneNote 2016.You may need to perform some tweaks to get your Surface pen to open OneNote 2016 (the desktop version of OneNote). Please read this article to find how http://www.lovemysurface.net/remapthe-surface-pen-button/ Creating And Managing a Notebook Before you can write your lecture notes, you will first need to create a notebook. OneNote notebooks contain sections (subject) and pages. OneNote notebook acts like a real notebook and you can use it to write notes from one or more subjects just as you do with physical notebook. For example, you can create a notebook and name it Science 101. Then you can put sections /subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Math and Physics under this notebook. Each section/subject you create will contain pages for you to write your notes. Creating OneNote notebook: 1. Go to the search bar on your Surface (or any other Windows 10 device) and type OneNote 2016. Then click OneNote 2016 from the search results. Alternatively, Press Windows key + Shift + N 2. Click File
3. Click New and enter a name. To make sure your notebook is in the cloud, please ensure that OneDrive Personal is selected. 4. If you have Office 365 subscription, you can also choose This PC so that your notebook can be saved directly on your PC.
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Please note that you may also open another notebook while working on a notebook by clicking the dropdown icon.
Creating and Managing Sections and Pages Sections are just like your subjects while pages are just like normal pages inside a subject notebook. Creating and managing sections RENAME A SECTION Usually when a new note is created, a new section (titled New Section 1) is also created.
To rename this section, double-click New Section 1 and then type a new name. You may also right click and choose Rename. When you are done typing the new name, click anywhere on the screen to save the newly created name. CREATING A NEW SECTION To create a new section tap the + icon. CHANGING SECTION S COLOR When you create a new section, OneNote automatically gives it a color. You can change this color by following the instructions below: 1. Right click on the section tab and choose Section color. 2. Choose a color.
DELETING A SECTION You can delete a section but please don t forget when you delete a section you will also delete all the pages included. 1. Right click on the section tab and choose Delete. Tip: You may be able to retrieve deleted notes, to learn how to do this, please go here. PASSWORD PROTECT A SECTION For one reason or the other you can choose to protect your section(subject) with a password. 1. Right click on the section tab and choose Password Protect This Section...
2. Click Set Password 3. Enter your password. Tap OK when you are done.
4. To lock section, press Ctrl + Alt + L. To unlock, press enter or click the screen, enter your password and click OK. 5. To remove password protection, follow the step 1 above and then click Remove Password (located at the right side of the screen). Enter the current password and click OK. Note: Whenever you open your OneNote app, please note that you may need to enter a password to view your password protected sections. Please make sure you use a password you can easily remember. In addition, you may need to first unlock password protected sections before you can search them. GROUPING YOUR SECTIONS You can group your sections to make them organized. For example, you can create a new Section group and name it Medicine 101. You can then move your sections to this newly created section group. A section group is just like a master group containing other smaller sections/subjects. To create a section group: 1. Right click on the section tab and choose New Section Group.
To Rename a Section Group: Usually OneNote automatically gives your newly created section group a name but you can rename this group by right clicking on its name. Right-click the name, choose Rename, enter a new name and click anywhere on the screen to save the newly entered name.
Managing a Section Group 1. To view a section group, click its name. 2. To go back to other group while viewing a section group, click the back arrow. 3. To create a new section under a section group, click the plus icon while on the section group page. Adding Sections to a Section Group If you have some sections that you have created, you can add them to section group/ To do this:
1. Navigate to the section that you want to add. 2. Right click on the section tab and choose Move or Copy 3. Select a section group from the list and click on Move.
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Please note that when you delete a section group, you will also delete all the sections it contains. Tip: You may be able to retrieve deleted notes, to learn how to do this, please go here. GETTING LINKS TO YOUR SECTIONS You can get links to your sections/subjects so that you can use them in other apps like Microsoft Word. To do this: 1. Right-click on the section s name. 2. Choose Copy Link to Section 3. Go to the app (for example, you can go to Microsoft Word) where you want to paste the link and press Ctrl + V.
EXPORTING YOUR SECTIONS You can also export your sections to your computer. This allows you to keep a copy of your subject notebooks on your computer. To do this: 1. Right-click on the section s name. 2. Choose Export from the options that appear. 3. Enter a name and click the dropdown menu next to Save as type. Then choose a file type. You may also change the folder where you want to save the exported file. To do this, just click any of the folders in the left panel of the screen.
4. Click Save when you are done.
Creating and Managing Pages All notebooks need to contain pages in order to be worthwhile and interestingly OneNote also contains pages. For you to create pages, you must first create sections. I have already discussed how to create sections above. CREATING A NEW PAGE When you create a page, a blank page header is added. In addition, when you create a new section, a new page is created. To create additional pages, click the plus icon. To create a new page under a specific page, right click on this page and then select New Page.
NAMING A PAGE You can give a page a unique name by following the steps below: 1. When you create a page, a blank page header is added. Click this header, type a title and press Enter on the keyboard. The header is immediately above the date.
2. To rename a page, right-click the page tab and choose Rename. CHANGING A PAGE S COLOR When a new page is created, OneNote automatically gives it a color. You can change this color by following the instructions below: 1. Click on the page you want to give a color 2. Click View
3. Click on Page Color and choose a color. Tip: Just like an email inbox, you can mark a page as unread. This will make the page title to appear bold. To do this, right-click on the page as you have done in step 1 above and select Mark as Unread. Alternatively, you may press Ctrl + Q. To remove the Unread feature, press the Ctrl + Q again. MOVING OR COPYING PAGES You can move your pages from one section to another. 1. Click on the page you want to move or copy. 2. Click on Move or Copy
3. Click on a section of your choice. Please make sure you click on a section and not notebook. 4. Click Move or Copy.
GETTING LINKS TO YOUR PAGES You can get links to your pages so that you can use them in other apps like Microsoft Word. To do this: 1. Right-click on the page s name. 2. Select Copy Link to Page.
3. Go to the app (for example, you can go to Microsoft Word) where you want to paste the link and press Ctrl + V. MAKING A PAGE A SUBPAGE You can place one page under another page using the subpage feature. You can use this method to group related pages. 1. Right click on the page tab that you want to make a subpage. Please note that this feature may not be available if you are clicking on the first page of a section/subject.
2. Click on Make Subpage. The page will now become a subpage of the preceding page. 3. To remove the subpage feature from a page. Right-click on the page and select Promote Subpage. Hint: To collapse a subpage, click the super page and click on the small arrow (see the screenshot below). To expand the subpage, click the small arrow again.
The subpage in the example above is the page titled Types of Biology. Tip: To create a subpage under a particular page, first create a new page and then make this newly created page a subpage. To create a new page under a specific page, right click on this specific page and then select New Page.
After creating this new page, right click on the newly created page and select Make Subpage. DELETING A PAGE You can delete a page but please don t forget that when you delete a page you will also delete all its content. 1. Right-click on the page you want to delete.
2. Choose Delete from the options that appear. Tip: You may be able to retrieve deleted notes, to learn how to do this, see below. RETRIEVING YOUR DELETED NOTES If you mistakenly deleted a note, you may be able to retrieve it. To do this: 1. Open the OneNote app and click on File.
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Templates Giving Styles to Your Notes OneNote templates allow you to give a unique look to your pages. For example, you can use an academic template when writing an academic note. Note: Please note that you may not be able to add a template to a page that has notes. But, you can add a template (which automatically creates a new page), and then copy notes to the new page. To add a template: 1. Click on Insert 2. Click Page Templates. 3. Click the small arrow to expand the template list.
4. Then select a template from this list. If you don t like the template you have selected, press Ctrl + Z to undo the action. You can choose from any categories of templates of your choice. The template list is quite robust. Tip: If you are trying to make a to-do list, I will advise that you try using the to do list template under the Planer tab.
Note Taking Demystified Note taking is probably the most important single aspect of OneNote 2016. After all, you are probably using OneNote 2016 to jot your thoughts, plan your day and take lecture notes. In this section of the guide, I will be giving detail explanations on using OneNote 2016 to take notes. Preparing to Take Notes When you want to take notes using your OneNote 2016 app, you need to perform certain actions and some of these actions have already been discussed. However, I will like to tell you something more and that is how to maximize your pages when writing notes. MAXIMIZING YOUR PAGES When take notes especially lecture notes, you may need extra screen. To make more room for note-taking: 1. There are many ways to make more space for writing, these ways are mentioned below: a. Collapse the Ribbon: You can collapse the ribbon at the upper part of the screen to create more writing space. To do this, right-click on any of the ribbon tabs and then select Collapse the Ribbon. To expand the ribbon, repeat the steps again.
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Taking Notes ADDING RULE OR GRID FOR HANDWRITING AND DRAWING Adding rule or grid to your notebook allows you to write neatly especially when using a tablet. 1. Click on the page you want to give a rule 2. Click View 3. Click Rule Lines and choose a line or grid.
TYPING A NOTE OneNote 2016 gives you the chance to type notes just like you do in word processors (like Microsoft Word). To type a note: 1. Click anywhere on the writing box, and then start typing. Writing box is represented by the red rectangular boxes shown below.
2. A note box appears around text as you type. You can click and drag this box to move notes on a page. To move the notes, click and drag the small dots icon on the note box.
EDITING NOTES You can give special look to your note by using the editing tools in OneNote 2016. 1. Select the text you want to edit. To select a block of texts, click on the text and press the Shift and Arrow key on the keyboard to select whatever text you want to select. To select all what is in a note box, press Ctrl + A. 2. Choose an editing tab and an editing tool.
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3. To mark a note/task as done, click the note/task and then click the To Do Tag twice. 4. To delete a tag, place the cursor next to the tag you want to delete and hit the backspace button on your keyboard. Handwriting Notes One cool thing about OneNote is the ability to take notes using your hand and a stylus. This gives you an experience similar to taking notes on a physical book. CREATING HANDWRITING NOTES To create a handwritten note:
1. While OneNote app is opened, click on Draw. 2. Choose a colored pen and begin to write. You can write with a stylus or with hand if your device supports it. 3. To type words instead of using hand, click Type.
4. To erase your handwritten notes, click on Eraser. You can click on the dropdown icon next to Eraser to select the eraser type. To begin writing again after using the eraser tool, click a pen icon. Sometime, you may simply erase a text by pressing Ctrl + Z on your keyboard. 5. To select your handwritten texts, click Lasso Select (next to Eraser icon) or Type and draw a pattern on what you want to select making sure the drawing cover the whole text that you want to select. To move the selected text to another part of the page, click and drag it. 6. To control color and thickness of your pen, click on Color & Thickness and select an option.
CONVERT HANDWRITING TO TEXT You may want to convert your handwritten note to a typed note, to do this: 1. While OneNote app is opened, click on Draw. 2. Select the handwritten texts you want to convert. To do this click Lasso Select (next to Eraser icon) or Type and draw a pattern on what you want to select making sure the drawing cover the whole text that you want to convert. 3. Click on Ink to Text.
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You should get a good conversion after doing these. In addition, you can convert your handwritten notes to mathematical equations. To do this, follow step 1 and 2 under convert handwritten to text and then select Ink to Math. DRAWING WITH ONENOTE 2016 You can draw shapes and diagrams while using OneNote 2016. To do this: 1. While OneNote app is opened, click on Draw.
2. Click on Draw with Touch if you are using a touch-capable device. If you are not using a touch-capable device, just start drawing using a mouse. 3. To draw a shape, select an item in the Shapes list, and then drag your mouse, stylus or finger on the page to draw the shape. Tip: To get a better drawing you may need to select the drawing mode. To do this: While the Drawing tab is activated, choose the down arrow to expand the Pen menu.
Choose Pen mode > Create Drawing Only. WORKING WITH DIAGRAMS AND SCREENSHOTS At one time or the other you will need to work with diagrams while using OneNote. In this section of the guide you will be learning how to work with images like a pro. To capture the screen Screenshot is a great way to explain what is on the screen. There are many ways you can capture a screenshot and some of these ways are explained below:
Method 1 1. While on the screen you want to capture, press PRTSCN on the keyboard. 2. Open the OneNote app (normally, OneNote app will take you to where you left off), navigate to the right notebook and page and then press Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot. Method 2 1. If you are using Windows 10, select the search box in the taskbar, enter Snipping tool, and in the search results, select Snipping tool. 2. Click the small dropdown arrow next to New and select an option. a. Free-form Snip: This option allows you to capture a screenshot by moving the cursor in any direction. b. Rectangular Snip: This option allows you to capture a screenshot by drawing a rectangular box on the area of the screen that you want to capture. c. Windows Snip: This option allows you to capture a screenshot by clicking on a window on the screen. d. Full-screen Snip: This option allows you to capture all what is on the screen. 3. When you have selected an option, click on New (you may also press Ctrl + N) and then click or move/drag the cursor round the area you want to capture. 4. Open the OneNote app (normally, OneNote app will take you to where you left off), navigate to the right notebook and page and then press Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot. Tip: If you love this snipping tool and you will love to be using it then I will advise that you pin it to the taskbar for easy access. To do this, open the tool and right click on its icon on the taskbar. Then select Pin this program to the taskbar.
Method 3 1. Go to the screen you want to capture and press WINDOW KEY +SHIFT+S. 2. Drag to select the portion of the screen. 3. Choose a location in the dialogue box that appears.
4. Click on Send to Selected Located. You can also click on Copy to Clipboard. When you select Copy to Clipboard, you will need to press Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot. Inserting a Picture You may need to insert a picture into your note at one time or the other. To do this: 1. While using OneNote 2016, click on Insert.
2. Click on Pictures 3. Choose a picture and click on Open. Tip: You may also use the method above to insert attachment and spreadsheet. Just follow the step 1 above and then click on File Attachment or Spreadsheet. Searching Your Notes You can search your notes for specific words or phrase. To do this: 1. Click the search button located at the top right part of the screen. Alternative press Ctrl + E.
2. Type a search word or phrase and then click on relevant result. The list filters as you type. Tip: To search a page for a word or phrase, press Ctrl + F and enter a search word or phrase.
Quick Notes Quick notes allow you to quickly capture what is on your mind. Quick notes are automatically saved in Unfiled Notes section of the Quick Notes notebook. To create a quick note: 1. Press Windows key + N. This command works whether OneNote 2016 is opened or not. 2. Then start typing. A box automatically appears when you begin typing. 3. To bring out the editing tools, click on the three dots icon located at the top of the screen. 4. To enlarge the view and see other onscreen icons, click on the full page view icon.
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Recording an Audio Interestingly, you can use OneNote app to record classes, interviews, meetings etc. To record an audio: 1. While using OneNote 2016, click on Insert and then click Record Audio. The record then automatically starts.
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Creating Tables Table is a great way to compare and contrast items. In addition, you can use table to organize information in a neat and clear manner. To create a table: 1. While using OneNote 2016, click on Insert, and then click Table. 2. Then select columns and rows by dragging your mouse over the number of boxes you want. When you have selected the right number of boxes, click your selection to insert a table.
Alternatively, to create a table, begin to type in the text field and then press the tab key on your keyboard. To add another column, press the tab key again. Use the arrow button on the keyboard to navigate columns. 3. To edit your table, click on the table and then click on Layout. The pick an editing tool.
4. To delete a table, click on the table and click on Layout > Delete Table. Alternatively, you may click on the table and then press Delete button on the keyboard. Tip: If you see that a table is too complex and contains a lot of data, you can convert it to and Excel document. To do this, click on the table, then click on Layout and choose Convert to Excel. An embedded Excel spreadsheet appears. Then click on Edit to open this table in Excel.
Using the OneNote Web Clipper Interestingly, you can use the OneNote web clipper to clip the information you find interesting from the internet. This allows you to save these information for later use. You can download OneNote web clipper here https://www.onenote.com/clipper. After downloading and installing OneNote Web Clipper, you should see a screen like the one below.
TO USE ONENOTE WEB CLIPPER: 1. Download and install OneNote Web Clipper as described above. 2. Click on OneNote Web Clipper icon on your browser s screen. Google Chrome is used in this example. 3. Then choose between Full Page, Region and Article 4. Choose where to save the item by clicking the dropdown menu under Location. 5. Click on Clip to clip and save your selection. If you use Evernote web clipper, you will notice that it is more robust than OneNote web clipper. I expect Microsoft to include more features in OneNote web clipper soon.
Keeping Your Notes Save Syncing Your Notes To ensure that your notes are sync across your devices, you may need to press Shift key + F9. It is as simple as that. Alternative, you may right-click on a notebook s name and select Sync This Notebook Now. Backing Up Your Notes OneNote automatically saves your notes while you work, but it is necessary to always back up your notebooks to avoid unnecessary surprise. If you back up your notebooks in the cloud, you can have a rest of mind if your hard drive crashes. Interestingly, you can restore your notes if you ever need to. 1. Click on File located at the top edge of the screen.
2. Click Save & Backup. 3. Under the Save tab, choose Backup Folder and then click Modify. 4. Then choose the folder where you want your notes to be back up to. For example, to back up your note to OneDrive, click OneDrive from the left panel and then click Select. If you have Google Drive installed on your PC, you may also select it by following the instruction above.
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6. To keep many copies of backup so as to make sure you have copies of recent backups, click the dropdown box next to Number of backup copies to keep.
7. To manually back up all your notebooks now, click on Back Up All Notebooks Now.
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Importing and Exporting In OneNote Importing From Evernote to OneNote Please note that you may need to install Evernote on your PC before you can be able to use the method I am about to describe. In addition, ensure that your latest notes on Evernote are completely synced before you begin importing to OneNote. 1. On any Windows PC that has Evernote for Windows installed, visit https://www.onenote.com/import-evernote-to-onenote and then click Download the Importer. 2. Wait for the download to start. When the file finish downloading, double-click the installer file on your computer, and then follow the onscreen instructions. 3. When you re ready, click Import. Once the process is complete, you can view your imported notes in OneNote 2016. If you don t already have OneNote 2016 installed, please go to the instructions above to know how to install this file. Exporting Your OneNote 2016 Notes to Different File Formats Interestingly you can export your notes in OneNote 2016. To do this: 1. Open the OneNote notebook containing the information you want to export and then click on File tab.
2. Click on Export 3. Select whether you are exporting the current page, section or the entire notebook. Notebook has been selected in the example below. 4. Choose a format you like. If you are exporting a notebook, you can choose OneNote Package (*.onepkg) to make sure that everything (including images and audio) are exported.
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