Using_OneNote

=Notes from Workshop on MS OneNote held Term 1 2010 =

Why Use OneNote?
It is an electronic notebook that students can use to easily manage their work for each subject and to grab and insert information from a variety of resources including other Microsoft Office programs and the Internet.

**How do I create a OneNote Notebook**
OneNote is part of the Microsoft Office Suite and will be found under START-PROGRAMS-MICROSOFT OFFICE. If you are going to be using this program regularly it is a good idea to pin it to your task bar. All you have to do is right click on the program and select - ** Pin To Task Bar. **

Once you have opened OneNote, to create a New Notebook select **File>New>Notebook** and enter the name you want to call it. For example: Students would be advised to create a new Notebook for each of their subjects. Check "//I will use it on this computer//." Save in My Documents\OneNote Notebooks and click **//Create//**//.// The Notebook will appear as a TAB on the LHS of the screen. Rename the top TAB by right clicking on it and selecting RENAME.

Create a new section by right clicking in section area and select new section or File>New>Section. Students could create new Sections for each topic in a subject.

Pages will appear on the right hand side. You can Add pages by clicking on New Page. The drop down offers new page, new subpage and a selection of templates to choose from . This could be used by students to create each lessons material on a separate page.

Adding Information
To add text just click on the page and start typing, like other Microsoft Programs such as Word. You can move the ‘text box’ wherever you want on the page or even move it to another section, page or notebook. The page name will change to the text that is the highest on the page. Pictures can be copied and pasted onto the page from any source including the internet. it is easy to resize the image by clicking on the image and dragging the corner size handle in our out as required. When pasting pictures from the internet a link with the URL of the website will be copied across.

To take a "screen clipping" of an area of your screen or part of a page from the internet. Click the HOME key + S, then go the area you want to clip from, select the part you want to clip by dragging the mouse over it and it will be automatically copied into unfiled notes page. You can then copy and paste, or drag it to the page you want it in.