Introduction to OneNote

Learn to use OneNote for note-taking and organization: create notebooks, sections, pages, format content, and collaborate effectively.

What you'll learn
Course Description
Course Outline
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What to know beforehand

What you'll learn

Learn to use OneNote for note-taking and organization: create notebooks, sections, pages, format content, and collaborate effectively.

This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce you to the powerful note-taking and organization tool, Microsoft OneNote. In this course, you will learn the basics of OneNote, including how to create notebooks, sections, and pages, as well as how to add and format text, images, and other content. You will also learn how to use OneNote's powerful search and tagging features to quickly find and organize their notes. By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of OneNote's capabilities and will be able to use it effectively to take notes, organize your thoughts, and collaborate with others.

This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion

Course Outline

Module 01 - Get Started With OneNote 6 min.

Module 02 - Setting Up Your Notebook and Design Overview 11 min.

Module 03 - Organizing and Styling Your OneNote 20 min.

Module 04 - Using Text, Drawings, Audio, and Video in your OneNote 21 min.

Module 05 - Inserting Files and Printouts in OneNote 17 min.

Module 06 - Using Tags and Search Capabilities in OneNote 16 min.

Module 07 - Sharing and Collaborating in OneNote 9 min.

Module 08 - Outlook Integration in OneNote 9 min.

Module 09 - Course Wrap Up 1 min.

This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion

Instructor

Matt Peterson

Power Platform Trainer

Matt Peterson is a Trainer for Pragmatic Works specializing in the Power Platform. He graduated from the University of North Florida in 2006 and comes with 15 years of teaching experience in high school algebra. Matt earned the accomplishment in 2013 of being named the Florida Gifted Teacher of The Year. His primary focus is helping our customers learn the ins and outs of Power Apps and Power BI.

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This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion

System Requirements

This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion

What to know before class

In this course we will be using OneNote (formerly called "OneNote 2016"), which is the free desktop app and runs on all supported versions of Microsoft windows and is part of Microsoft 365 and Office 2019.

There is another version of OneNote called OneNote for Windows 10. We will NOT be using this version as it set to be deprecated in October of 2025.

The OneNote program is installed alongside Office 2019 or Microsoft 365. If not already installed you can download the program from the Microsoft store.

This course includes:

1+ hours hours of training
Access on mobile and browser
Certificate of Completion