Microsoft OneNote is a program for storing and organizing information using electronic notebooks. It can serve as an analogue of ordinary notebooks and diaries. Comes with a set of office suite Microsoft Office. Since March 2014, it is free, now it can be downloaded from the corporation's website separately.
The program first appeared in the framework of the Tablet PC project and is intended for short notes, which is very convenient for users of smartphones and tablets with support for handwriting text input. But the program can be fully used on personal computers with Windows and MacOS operating systems. Supported by all popular mobile OS: Windows Phone 7, iOS, Android and Symbian.
Save everything in one notebook
Take notes without too much effort. Download and install the free OneNote software on your computer. Windows PC or Mac, smartphone or tablet - your notes will always be available to you. Bring all your ideas to notebooks that will be stored in the OneDrive cloud for access anywhere in the world. Before starting OneNote, we recommend that you visit the program support page on the official Microsoft website.
Save any ideas easily . Type on the keyboard, use handwriting, draw sketches - choose any way to record your thoughts. You can also add messages, links to Internet pages, photos, videos, files and tables to notes.
Forget about ballpoint pens! Use OneNote and draw, edit, and delete what you’ve written and drawn with your fingers, mouse, or stylus.
Keep everything in one place . Gather all the necessary information in one notebook. This will save time and possibly find new ideas for creativity.
All entries are in perfect order.
Any entries are priceless . But why waste time and remember whether we saved everything we needed or not, then endlessly search and systematize what we found. OneNote makes life easier.
Not a single record will be lost . Notes are saved automatically during creation, as if we were using a regular paper notebook. Access to records is possible wherever there is an Internet network, and you don’t have to worry that you have forgotten your notebook at home.
Free movement of information . Move and organize your notes as you like for better perception and search.
Finding the right information instantly . Use the search engine in notes and attachments to find everything from a presentation slide to a single word, phrase or message.
Work together
Create a workgroup guide, a joint travel plan, a recipe book, or a picture album and share your content for real-time collaboration and discussion through OneNote. That this will greatly simplify business processes and allow working more efficiently, the largest world corporations have become convinced.
Always a new version, automatic synchronization of information in OneNote with notebooks on the OneDrive cloud - all this makes it possible for any participant to access the latest versions of notes.
Simple addition of participants . To add a new member to the working group, just send a link to the desired notebook. You just need to follow the link to automatically open access to the latest information.
Work in real time . No matter which program users use - OneNote-2013 or the web version of JneNote Online, changes to notebooks are instantly displayed on the screens of all members of the group.
Use Office 365 and OneNote Advanced Features
A free version of OneNote is available for download and use . When paying for Office 365 Personal or Office 365 Home, you get an extended version of OneNote that easily and easily interacts with other Office programs and supports additional features.
Creating notebooks on a personal computer . Create and save notepads not only in the cloud, but also on your own hard drive. Notepads function in online and offline modes with subsequent automatic synchronization. This option will be very popular among users who do not have a permanent Internet connection, or need to use OneNote on the go.
Support for business processes. All recordings are automatically synchronized with OneDrive, which facilitates business communication between team members and collaborative projects. For reliable information protection there is a multi-level password system. In addition, when using Office 365, the user receives all new versions of the package and all new functions when working with records, such as adding Excel spreadsheets, Outlook mail, PowerPoint presentations, files and links.
Record video and sound . In addition to text and handwriting, the addition of audio and video files to OneNote notebooks is supported. That this further enhances opportunities and improves collaboration, the process of training and holding important meetings, is clear to everyone.
Correct OneNote removal
How to remove OneNote if it is not planned to be used and additional hard disk space is required? If you follow the standard process, you can uninstall the entire Office package. But how to remove only OneNote? What is possible, few know. In the future, OneNote can be added to the Office work kit.
Removal Instructions
- Press the "Start" button and select "Control Panel". Then, in the "Add or Remove" section, select Microsoft Office.
- Click "Change." In the "Add or Remove Components" section, click "Continue." In the menu that appears opposite Microsoft OneNote, in the "Installation Options" section, select Not Available.
- Then click “Continue” and “Delete Now” to remove OneNote from the Office suite. After the process is completed, click “Close” and restart the computer.
Printing Documents
Sometimes, when sending files to the printer, the printing process does not start, and the Windows operating system displays a message about the OneNote shutting down. What does this mean and how to solve the problem? To do this, you need to see a list of installed printers in the system. During installation, OneNote creates its own virtual printer to easily deliver documents to notepad. Sometimes Windows makes it the default printer, and all printed documents instead of the printer go to OneNote Notepad. Set the current printer you need and print without problems.