Any "One Note" tutorial suggestions?

sbarnhardt

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I've recently read on a post here where folks are using "One Note" to help keep track of their bonsai progress or the lack thereof. I've set myself up on it and am trying to "learn" it by doing and by online tutorials. While I am making "some progress", I'd like to ask if there is anything, tutorial or otherwise, that particularly helped you learn it and maximize it's use, if "you" are using it.

Thanks from NC

Barney
 
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I've learned mostly by trial and error. Once you understand the structure of the note books everything works about the same as word. The structure looks like this:

Notebook --> Section --> Page

Sections are contained in the notebook . Pages are contained in the section.

You can have multiple sections in each notebook. They are the tabs at the top of the window.

You can also have multiple Pages in each section. They are the tabs on the right side of the window.

An easy way to set it up is to have a notebook for bonsai. In that you can have a section for each species (ie. pines, maples, etc.). In each section you can have a page for each tree.

From there you can set it up what ever way you want to.

One of the features I like is that you can "print" to onenote. I have a section just for information that I find on the forum. You simply highlight what you want to keep in internet explorer then right click and pick send to onenote. Then it will ask you where you want to put it. The nice part is it prints the website it came from and the date on the bottom of the page in onenote.

I hope this helps. Good luck.
 
I am using it as well. As noted by jeanluc, playing around is only way to really get to know it.
I set up sections by tree type (conifers, deciduous, flowering etc) and a few on other related topics like tools, pots, general. I have pages for specific cultivars, sub-pages for each tree in that category.

On each tree page I have notes, history of work, pics of progression,
ideas & thoughts.

On the sections I have spreadsheets, notes, links to interesting blogs or videos specific to that topic.

I like that I can access these records anywhere and can update pages from my mobile.

I am still learning too, but so far I like using it.
 
I'm very probably so rank of a newbie with this that I'm missing doing something, but I "don't" have tabs across the top. I have a column on the left side with "sections" and then pages in each section. I "think" I'm getting what I need. I've got a page with info, dates, etc. and a page with pictures. I'm trying to figure out how/if I can save a screen grab of what "I" see. ?? BTW, I'm using OneNote online. Would that be different?
 
Barney,
The column you are seeing on the left is the same as the tabs referred to above, just displayed differently. You can "park" the tabs in that column to show more on the screen. You can "unpark" them so they display as tabs. I bought some quick reference charts from http://www.beezix.com that are helpful. They sell them for different versions of OneNote, Outlook, etc for $3-$5. http://www.beezix.com/Products/Microsoft-Office-2013/OneNote-2013-Introduction-Quick-Reference for OneNote is $3.60.
 
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