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• Explain the basics of MS OneNote 2016

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• Explain use of OneNote Tools

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• Describe various actions using OneNote

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 Getting Started with OneNote (1-2)

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• Notebooks now have a different

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• To see when OneNote last synced

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your changes, click File  Info 
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View Sync Status. OneNote does
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not have any of the limitations of a
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 Getting Started with OneNote (2-2)

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• When OneNote is first launched, a

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Notes section is created for the

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user, but the user can easily create
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projects per his/her requirements,

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OneNote Basics
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Organizing Information on OneNote

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• Similar to paper notebooks or

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three-ring binders, OneNote lets

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you to organize information in

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notebooks that contain pages and
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• You can add pages, sections, and

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additional notebooks where and

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when you need them, and you can
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Inserting Link in OneNote

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 Using OneNote Tools

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OneNote tools can be used to tag
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information in tables

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• Wiki style hyperlinks can be created or

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pictures can be copied using these
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• A OneNote 2016 template is a page

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pages in the notebook to give them an Add Page Option
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appealing background, a more
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 Adding Guides for Handwriting and

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• The ability to convert

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handwriting to text in OneNote

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• When the handwriting is

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converted into text in OneNote,
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the text looks as though it had
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 Creating Links to Notebooks

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• One can create links to notebooks, sections, pages, and even specific paragraphs

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• Copying and pasting a link to the notebook can be done through these simple

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– Step 1 – Right-click the notebook name that the link should point to.
– Step 2 – From the pop-up, select the Copy Link to Notebook option. The links

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– Step 3 – Click the location on the page that is to contain the link.
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– Step 4 – From the Edit menu, click the Paste option. OneNote inserts a link
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 Tagging Notes

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• Tags are a way to categorize and

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prioritize notes in OneNote

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• With tags, user can quickly return

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reminder about action items, or

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filter on notes that he/she would
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• Anything from a single line of text
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to an entire paragraph – can be List of Tags
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tagged
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 Performing Calculations

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• Math equations can be jotted during a
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Operator Meaning Example

OneNote can instantly calculate the + (plus sign) Addition 3+3

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results - (minus sign) Subtraction 3-1-1

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 (asterisk) Multiplication 3*3
• Following tips should be considered X (Upper or lower case) Multiplication 3X3
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– Don’t use spaces in the equation. Type the / (forward slash) Division 3/3

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numbers, operators, and functions as one % (percent sign) Percent 20%
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example, SQRT(3)=, sqrt(3)= or Sqrt(3)= will
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calculate the same answer Supported Arithmetic Operators
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– To create a new line after the answer, press

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 Table of Contents

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• Table of Content feature is made

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OneNote Gem

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• Gem for OneNote provides Add-Is,
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 Summary

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• Notebooks now have a different version which can be • If the computer has a touch screen, one can use OneNote

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made available anytime without the hassle of maintaining 2016 to handwrite notes instead of typing them. This is
physical notes. This is possible through the Microsoft tool useful if one can write better or faster than he/ she can

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called OneNote. type, and it’s great for meetings or interviews where the
• When OneNote is first launched, a default notebook with a sound of typing away on a keyboard might be considered

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Quick Notes section is created for the user, but the user inappropriate.
can easily create any number of additional notebooks for • Tags are a way to categorize and prioritize notes in

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the subjects and projects he/ she wants by clicking the File OneNote. With tags, user can quickly return to important
 New option. items, remind himself/ herself about action items, or filter
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OneNote's organization works from left to right. The list of
notebooks is presented in the left pane of the program. • A OneNote 2016 template is a page design that the user can

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The sections, which contain the pages of your notebook, apply to new pages in the notebook to give them an
are viewed as tabs in the main body of OneNote. appealing background, a more uniform appearance, or a
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organize information in tables. Wiki style hyperlinks can be Table of Content feature is made available in OneNote too
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