OneNote Tips & Tricks

My name is Jeff Cardon. I'm a member of the Microsoft OneNote team and I'd like to share some of the tips and tricks that are available in this fantastic product. This blog is intended to showcase the simple, and sometimes not completely obvious, f

Getting Your Notes Into OneNote

How easy is it to take notes in OneNote?  Simple, just run OneNote and start taking notes,...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 12/30/2011

Printout Manager for OneNote 2010

One of the new features added in OneNote 2010 is the ability to manage DRM (Digital Rights...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 01/20/2011

Template Manager for OneNote 2010

I have heard from a number of readers that you want an updated version of the Template Manager for...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 11/27/2010

Searching for Notes in OneNote

For years OneNote’s toughest competitor has been the paper notebook.  It’s versatile, flexible,...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 11/16/2010

Styles

One of the new features we've implemented in OneNote 2010 is the ability to use predefined styles....

Author: jeffcardon Date: 10/15/2010

Word Count for OneNote 14

OneNote is a great tool for folks who want to jot down random thoughts or ideas. It’s a tool...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 09/17/2010

Page Tab Floatie

We’ve tried to make the act of adding a new page in OneNote simple and easy.  You just click...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 08/27/2010

New Page Tab Powertoy for OneNote 2010

As mentioned in a previous post, one of the new features introduced in OneNote 2010 is the ability...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/14/2010

Office Ribbon in OneNote 2010

One of the first things you’ll notice about OneNote 2010 is the lack of the standard menus. You...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 04/29/2010

Page Tabs in OneNote 2010

Here at Microsoft, we’re approaching the tail end of our release cycle.  We’ve been working...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 01/08/2010

Introducing Canvas for OneNote

Here at OneNote, we’ve been busy working on the next great version of OneNote.  My time has not...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 03/21/2009

Using the Mouse Wheel to Quickly Flip through Pages

If you have a real paper notebook full of notes, how easy is it to find notes you're searching for...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 07/15/2008

Inserting Extra Writing Space in OneNote

Have you ever been taking some notes and wished you had some more space to add a few more notes?...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 07/03/2008

Sending Your Notes to Word

Many of us have become so accustomed to copying and pasting data that it has become second nature to...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 06/20/2008

Outlining in OneNote

One of the greatest things about OneNote is its outlining capabilities. It's perhaps the most...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 06/11/2008

Tracking Activity in Shared Notebooks

OneNote is a great place to take your notes, gather research ideas, or just keep track of personal...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 06/05/2008

Audio and Video Recording in OneNote

I don't know about you, but when I was in college, there were times I wish I could have sent someone...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/29/2008

Templates in OneNote

Templates are relatively easy to use and create in OneNote. There are a wide variety of pre-defined...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/21/2008

Mike Tholfsen Has Started a New Blog

Good news!  Mike Tholfsen, (the OneNote test manager), has decided to start a new blog. ...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/19/2008

Insert or Print Documents to OneNote

Before OneNote came along, I would typically attend a meeting, bring a pen, and take lots of notes...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/16/2008

Napkin Math in OneNote

In addition to being a great place to store all of your notes and other content, OneNote also serves...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/09/2008

Note Tags

A friend of mine recently got a new Tablet PC and decided to show off some of it's cool features. He...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/07/2008

Unfiled Notes

Sometimes you won't have time to think about where to put a particular note. For example, suppose...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/02/2008

Pages

Page tabs are the labels that appear along the right edge of the page. They belong inside of...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 05/01/2008

Sections

Sections appear along the top of the page and look similar in shape to the tabs you find on the...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 04/30/2008

Notebooks

So, let's go over some of the basic storage details. Let's start with notebooks. They appear along...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 04/29/2008

What's the best way to use OneNote?

So one of the most frequently asked questions we get here at OneNote is "what's the best way to...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 04/28/2008

Introduction to OneNote Tips (plus Screen Clipping tip)

OneNote's user base has been steadily increasing over the years. So I thought this would be a good...

Author: jeffcardon Date: 04/24/2008