Microsoft OneNote Basic Training: Organize like a Pro!

Explore how to organize notes in OneNote by building notebooks, sections, pages, and section groups named private and work, and capture to-do lists, journals, recipes, and project notes.

Create and customize a OneNote notebook by using the main window, pinning the notebook pane, moving page tabs to the left, choosing OneDrive, and changing notebook colors.

Structure your OneNote notebook by using sections and section groups, renaming sections, and color-coding to organize content. Add emojis for quick navigation and drag sections to group them.

Create, name, and organize OneNote pages by dragging, grouping under sections, and creating subpages. Move, copy, sort (alphabetical or by modified date), and recover deleted pages from the recycle bin.

Explore creating and formatting core OneNote content—text with heading styles, pictures, tables, and to-do tags—move items, insert and resize images, and prepare for basic search.

Learn to perform basic searches in OneNote, using the search box or control E, selecting scope from all notebooks to current page, and sorting results by section, title, or date.

Explore six use cases and the basics of OneNote—create a notebook, structure sections, fill pages, and perform a basic search. Now create your own notebooks, stay productive, and share feedback.

Explore OneNote’s drawing features, including select, lasso, panning, eraser, colors and thickness, a ruler, and shapes. Try ink to shape, ink to text, and insert space for layout.