What is OneNote?

Name: What is OneNote?
Author: Ryan Matthews

Discover the different modes of OneNote and its other special features, settings, and tools

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Course: On-Demand

In this lesson, you will learn about what Microsoft OneNote is and how it works. Microsoft OneNote is an application through Microsoft that allows you to create, store and manage digital notebooks through online access. Microsoft OneNote gives you the ability to hand write, to type and to create sections and pages in your digital notebooks as you work. Microsoft OneNote has three different forms of the application that you will go over in this course. The first one is the online application of OneNote. This online application allows you to connect to your notebooks and your OneNote through online access through a web browser. The second form of the OneNote application is the desktop application that gives you the ability to work with the full features of OneNote. The desktop application also allows you to sync with your files online as you work. The third form of the application is the mobile application of OneNote, that allows you to work through a mobile device while connected to internet, and to work offline, pertaining to so specific settings within your OneNote. One of the best things about the Microsoft OneNote application is it allows you to share and to collaborate on notebooks with others. It allows you to set security parameters around editing restrictions, viewing restrictions, and even expiration dates with the notebooks that you share with others. It also gives you the ability to create notes and annotations within your OneNote notebooks, so that you can communicate with your coworkers or others that you might be working with through OneNote. In addition, the features in Microsoft OneNote allow you to use tools and resources such as images, annotations, drawing features and tables and graphs to help support your organizational features and your communication efforts within your Microsoft OneNote application. Microsoft OneNote essentially is a digital notebook that allows you to create different notebooks, as many as you want, and allows you to create color coding systems, tabs, sections, and different types of organizational features that you might prefer. Microsoft OneNote is extremely adaptable and is very user-friendly, but in this course specifically we'll be taking a look at those features and how to use those features and the tools in OneNote to your advantage.

Beginner Provider : Ryan Matthews 7 Lessons · 41m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

This course introduces OneNote’s features, its sign-in process, and how to navigate it. It explores the online, desktop, and mobile modes of OneNote and demonstrates how to sign in through Microsoft. Finally, you will explore the settings, features, and tools within OneNote.

What You'll Learn

Understand OneNote's features and how it operates
Distinguish between OneNote's online, desktop, and mobile modes
Sign in to OneNote through Microsoft
Navigate OneNote Online and the OneNote homepage
Use the features and tools in the Insert, Draw, View, and Help tabs

Key Takeaways

The course introduces OneNote's features, its sign-in process, and how to navigate the application.
OneNote is available in online, desktop, and mobile modes, and the course explores the distinctions between them.
Learners are shown how to sign in to OneNote through Microsoft.
The course covers the settings, features, and tools within OneNote, including the Insert, Draw, View, and Help tabs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this OneNote course cover?

It introduces OneNote's features, its sign-in process, and how to navigate it; explores the online, desktop, and mobile modes; demonstrates signing in through Microsoft; and covers the settings, features, and tools within OneNote.

Will I learn the difference between OneNote's online, desktop, and mobile modes?

Yes. A learning objective of the course is to understand the distinctions between OneNote's online, desktop, and mobile modes.

How do I sign in to OneNote according to this course?

The course demonstrates how to sign in to OneNote through Microsoft.

Which OneNote tabs and tools does the course explore?

It explores the OneNote homepage along with the features and tools in the Insert tab, the Draw tab, and the View and Help tabs.

What skills are associated with this course?

Associated skills include Microsoft OneNote, notetaking, and Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) - OneNote, among others listed for the course.