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PRIMERA quick guide to using OneNote for
LFCDS Lower School teachers
OVERVIEW1. Arranging Notebooks2. Parts of a Notebook3. Features in OneNote4. Syncing the Notebook5. Habit Forming Tips
ARRANGING NOTEBOOKS On the left-hand side of OneNote, you
will see a sidebar with a list of currently open notebooks:The list might be expanded
or collapsed (see examples)
To move a notebook up or downin the list, left+click and holdon the notebook and drag itup or down to the order ofyour choice
ExpandedCollapsed
PARTS OF A NOTEBOOK Think of your OneNote Notebook as a physical notebook.
When viewing a notebook in OneNote, you will see the following items:SectionsSection GroupsPages
WHAT IS A SECTION? A Section is a collection of pages. Imagine you have a divider in a physical
notebook. A Section is the space between two dividers, which contains many pages
Sections are displayed along the top of the notebook as Tabs. This is like the tabs that you label on a divider in a physical notebookNotebook Name Sections
WHAT ARE SECTION GROUPS? Think of Section Groups as folders. Many sections can be placed within a
Section Group for organization purposes.
Section Groups appear at the top next to other sections.
Click on the Section Group to view the sections it contains.Sections Section Groups
NAVIGATING BACKWARDS Use the Green Arrow to navigate back to the parent section group
WHAT ARE PAGES? Pages are where you enter data of
various types Pages are displayed on the right-hand
side of the section you are viewing
BASIC FEATURES OF ONENOTE Menus &Toolbars Typing Pen Input Graphics Recording Sound & Video
MENUS & TOOLBARS Along the top you will see the
standard Menus. Below them are configurable
ToolbarsRight+Click on an empty space to
add or remove toolbarsDrag toolbars into desired positions
TYPE ANYWHERE! Just click anywhere in a page to
start typing. Drag text boxes around for
organization. Warning: OneNote is not
necessarily made for beautiful printed document creation. It is for organizing your thoughts and gathering information.
PEN INPUT GALORE! Use your tablet stylus to begin writing in the notebook.
Enable the My Pens toolbar to easily change between common pen sizes and colors
GRAPHICS? WHERE? Copy and paste pictures from your web
browser right into the notebook Drag a picture from your web browser
into the notebook pageOneNote will automatically put a link to the
page you grabbed the picture from Use the Snipping Tool to capture screen
elements into the notebookStart -> All Programs -> Accessories ->
Snipping Tool
MULTIMEDIA Head to the Insert menu, and select
Audio Recording or Video recording to add audio or video clips to the page.
NOTEBOOK SYNCING OneNote automates synchronizing the
notebook! As long as you open OneNote while on
campus, everyone’s recent changes will sync to the network, and sync out to everyone’s computer.
You can work on the notebook away from campus, then just open OneNote once you return to campus to sync your updates to everyone else
NOTEBOOK SYNC STATUS The left-hand sidebar will show you the
sync status of a notebookThe notebook is up to date, indicated by the
large green checkmark:
The notebook is synchronizing changes when the green circle is rotating:
The notebook cannot synchronizeindicated by the red circle-slash
GET IN THE HABIT! Pin OneNote to the taskbar!
While it is open, right+click and select “Pin this program to the taskbar.”
Open OneNote every day, and leave it open until you shut down to leave!Treat it as being just as important as
Outlook.Keeping it open ensures you have the latest
information available when you leave campus.
Use the notebook as much as you can. Create new notebooks for other
purposes! Have fun with it!
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