Microsoft OneNote
Notetaking Application
Microsoft Office OneNote is a new and improved easy-to-use note-taking and information-management program where you can capture ideas and information in electronic form.
OneNote Web App
OneNote has a web application which is part of the online Office suite (Office 365) of web apps. You are able to access and edit your entire notebook from a browser. That’s true even if you’re on a machine that doesn’t have OneNote installed.
OneNote for iPad
Apple iPad - Microsoft has an iPad version of Microsoft OneNote that works well if you use Microsoft SkyDrive to sync your files. It is downloadable through iTunes or the Apple Store. The app is free for the first 500 pages; after that you must purchase the upgrade. the cost to purchase the upgrade is $14.99. In this first version there is no inking or drawing capability; the only thing you can do on the iPad is type in notes and view previously created/synced pages.
There are several other applications available now for using OneNote on the iPad.
- OneNote for iPad
- Outline+ - this app is not free.
- MobileNoter for iPad
These applications allow you to sync your notes between several devices via wireless if you choose.
Syncing
You can sync your notes in OneNote from one pc to another or to most mobile units. This can be done by using:
- USB Drives
- Microsoft Sharepoint - PC
- OneNote Mobile: A more complete OneNote version for Windows Mobile phones will sync whole notebooks and will sync directly to the cloud.
- You can sync OneNote 2010 to the Apple iPad using an application call MobileNoter.
- Dropbox - on PC
- iTunes - on iPad
- To the Cloud - [Microsoft Skydrive] - PC, iPad and Kindle Fire
- The problem with this is that the same sync storage space will not work for all of them.
Helpful Info
- OneNote Keyboard Shortcuts
- Backing up OneNote on a PC
- What's New in Microsoft 2013
- Basic Tasks in OneNote 2013
- Backing Up OneNote Notebooks on a PC