Microsoft OneNote Like a Boss. The Definitive Course.

Learn to organize notes in OneNote by creating notebooks, sections, section groups, and pages, renaming and moving items, and managing deleted notes for a flexible, inbox-style workflow.

Learn to manage note containers in OneNote: move and resize with handles, split or merge containers using insert space, and organize pages with display options.

Organize notes in OneNote by creating pages, sections, and section groups, then rearrange with drag-and-drop, set subpages, and use expand and collapse to build a flexible hierarchy.

Format your notes in OneNote using the home tab to adjust font family, size, highlights, and strikethrough, while recognizing OneNote is not a formatting application for printing.

Learn how to restore deleted notes and sections using the notebook recycle bin and the history tab. Manage deletions within 60 days by moving items back to where they belong.

Attach files in OneNote using the insert tab and file attachment, then note attachments are separate copies; use links to live documents on SharePoint or Google Drive for syncing.

Insert and customize tables in notes using the insert tab and table option, choosing columns and rows and filling cells. Enhance with header rows, shading, borders, and sorting.

Insert a spreadsheet into your notes from the insert tab, edit it in place, and reference the data in meetings while noting that OneNote isn't a file management system.

Convert a table to an Excel spreadsheet within OneNote using the table context ribbon, then perform calculations in Excel, and understand embedded spreadsheets are for calculations, not source of truth.

Learn to take handwritten notes in OneNote with a tablet or stylus, using pins, erasers, and auto text conversion, plus customizable rule lines.

Learn to clip web content with the clip to OneNote browser extension, saving articles or bookmarks to a notebook section, then speed up online research and note taking.

Explore how to customize OneNote views using the view tab, including normal view, full page view, dock to desktop, and always on top, to enhance note-taking while researching or presenting.

Customize the ribbon and quick access toolbar to tailor commands in either the simplified or classic ribbon, with options for adding, renaming, and organizing groups, and resetting customizations.

Explore how OneNote automatically checks spelling, highlights errors, and offers corrections. Learn to run manual spell check, adjust autocorrect, manage dictionary, and use the thesaurus.

Learn to create link notes in OneNote that attach to a single source of truth, like a Word document, so you jump to the exact referenced section.

Master pen customization in OneNote from the draw tab, adjusting colors, highlighters, and laser pointers, and erase with precision.

Leverage tags to search notes and to-do lists in OneNote using the tag summary, with two tags per note, keyboard shortcuts, and hyperlinked results for quick navigation.

Learn how to manage and search audio notes in OneNote, including playback with highlight, deleting notes, and enabling audio search that indexes words across languages.

Learn to quickly insert and convert complex equations in OneNote using the insert tab, ink equation, or draw tab, and convert handwriting with ink to math or ink to text.

Do math on the fly in OneNote with spacebar and return behaviors, using standard operators and parentheses to solve quick equations like 3 plus 4, while automatically calculating.

Create cross references in OneNote to link text to a specific notebook page or section, using right-click or ctrl-k across Office 365, Windows 10, and Mac versions.

Email a OneNote page to Outlook, using the page title as the subject. Add optional body text and choose to export the page as a PDF via backstage view.

Learn to send Outlook items to OneNote, creating printouts of emails and contact notes with subject, from, to, and date, in a chosen section for easier organization.

Link OneNote to Outlook by turning a note's to-do into an Outlook task, set due dates, and observe how dynamic updates reflect in both apps.

Import Outlook meeting details into OneNote to start organized notes for each meeting, with a dedicated page and a seamless Outlook and OneNote integration for sharing or personal notes.

Export an entire notebook as a OneNote package or PDF, save the single file package on the desktop, and transfer it to another computer for easy unpacking in OneNote.

Resize shapes in OneNote using handles for proportional changes, draw ovals to circles, erase to subtract, resize handwriting with the lasso, and move items with the four-headed arrow.

Learn to convert drawings to text in OneNote by selecting the ink, adjusting spacing, then choosing 'treat selected ink as handwriting' to convert ink to text.

Explore shading techniques in OneNote to highlight specific notes by inserting a one-cell table and applying shading or borders, while leveraging view and layout tools to control container visibility.

Master precision highlighting in OneNote by using the draw tab, a thick highlighter, and the line tool to drag lines over specific text or words without highlighting the entire block.

Disable mini toolbar in OneNote via backstage options, general, uncheck show the mini toolbar on selection; it won't appear on text selection, though right-click or shapes may still show it.

Clean up notebooks before sharing by using the history tab to remove page versions and author information, and empty the recycle bin to prevent access to prior edits.

Explore the status bar in Word and PowerPoint, featuring a zoom slider, view controls, page and slide indicators, and customizable options for the status area.

Learn efficient cut, copy, and paste techniques in Word using the Office 365 clipboard, paste options, and keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl X, Ctrl C, and Ctrl V.

Navigate the OneNote interface by managing notebooks, sections, and pages. Explore quick notes, the navigation pane, and syncing across Windows 10, Office 365, and Mac versions.

Create your first note in a digital notebook using keyboard and mouse, paste clipped content from Outlook, Word, Excel, or the web with Ctrl+V, and adjust the default font.

Create bulleted, numbered, and outline lists in OneNote, using list buttons, dropdowns, and keyboard shortcuts. Manage indenting and levels across Windows 10, Mac, and 365 versions.

Use the format painter to copy formatting, delete pages or sections with right-click, and undo with Ctrl+Z; autosave syncs notes to the cloud.

Learn to insert and remove spaces between note containers using the insert space feature in OneNote, speeding layout adjustments and creating new containers without extra clicking.

Learn to split and merge note containers in OneNote with drag-and-drop, selection handles, and the shift key, plus tips on using the insert space command and double-click methods across platforms.