» Increase Note-Taking Area - To
increase your note-taking area on a small screen, you can hide the
titles of the page tabs by clicking the Collapse Page Tabs arrow
in the page tabs column.
» Maximise Screen Space - To maximise
your available screen space while taking notes, press F11 to use
OneNote in Full Page view. (Press F11 again to exit Full Page view.)
» Page Tabs on the Left Side - Page tabs appear on the
right side of your notebook by default. To display the page tabs
on the left side of your notebook, in the Display category in the
Options dialog box (Tools menu), select the Page tabs appear on
the left check box.
» To Change the Default Colour - To change the default
colour that is applied to a new section, right-click the section
tab at the top of the page, point to Section Colour on the shortcut
menu, and then click the colour that you want to apply. Click None
to remove colouring from a section entirely.
» Change the Set Up - If you want to change the
way OneNote is set up, you can customise any of the items on the
menus and toolbars by right-clicking a toolbar and then clicking
Customise on the shortcut menu.
» Run the Tuning Wizard - If you have
a microphone and a webcam, run the Tuning Wizard before you attempt
to record audio and video notes. On the Tools menu, click Options.
In the Options dialog box, click Audio and Video, and then click
Tuning Wizard.
» Install OneNote Mobile - If you have a
Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smartphone or Pocket PC, you can
install OneNote Mobile and synchronise notes between your computer
and your smartphone. Connect your mobile device to your computer
while OneNote 2007 and Microsoft ActiveSync are running. Choose
to install OneNote Mobile when prompted, or install it manually
at a later time. (On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options
dialog box, click OneNote Mobile, and then click Install OneNote
Mobile.)
» Useful Keyboard Shortcuts - To view a list
of useful keyboard shortcuts that make accessing OneNote tools,
commands, and dialog boxes faster and easier, click Keyboard Shortcuts
on the Help menu.
» Screen Clipping - If
copying and pasting text and graphics from a Web page to a page
in your notebook doesn't seem to properly retain the formatting,
try capturing the information in a screen clipping instead. On the
Insert menu, click Screen Clipping, and then drag the pointer to
create a rectangular selection around the content on your screen
that you want to capture.
» AutoCorrect Entries - Save time
by creating AutoCorrect entries for words and phrases that you type
repeatedly. When you type the short form of AutoCorrect text on
a notes page, OneNote automatically replaces it with the full text
that you specified. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.
In the Replace box, type a word or phrase that you want OneNote
to automatically replace when typed. In the With box, type the text
that should appear in place of the replaced word or phrase.
» Last Written or Updated - To see when a
block of notes was last written or updated, right-click the paragraph
handle preceding the text in any note container. The last two items
on the shortcut menu will show you when the text was created or
updated, and by whom.
» Move an Item - To move an item, such as
a block of text or a picture, so that it appears over or under another
item on the page, hold down ALT while moving the item.
» Quickly Remove a Tag - To quickly remove a note
tag, place the cursor in the text that is tagged, and then press
that note tag's keyboard shortcut (CTRL+1 through CTRL+9). You can
also use this keyboard shortcut to quickly select or clear a To
Do note tag.
» To Hide Notes - To hide notes
that you already followed up on and marked as complete, select the
Show only unchecked items check box in the Note Tags Summary task
pane.
» Modify the Template - You can easily modify
the templates that are included with OneNote and create a custom
design of your own. Start by applying an existing template to a
new, blank page, and then add or change anything you like. On the
Format menu, click Templates. In the Templates task pane, click
Save current page as a template.
» Line up Items - To help you
line up items on your pages (for example, note containers or pictures),
OneNote automatically snaps the items to an invisible grid as you
move and reposition them. To temporarily disable the grid, hold
down ALT while you move an item on the current page. To permanently
turn the page grid option on or off, click the Snap To Grid command
on the Edit menu.
» Turn it Back On - If you accidentally turn
off the OneNote icon in the notification area of the taskbar, you
can turn it back on. On the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options
dialog box, click Other, and then select the Place OneNote icon
in the notification area of the taskbar check box.
» Optimise the Battery Power - If you
use OneNote on a portable computer or a Tablet PC, you can optimise
the amount of battery power that OneNote consumes. On the Tools
menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, click Other, and
then select the Optimise for the following battery life option that
you want.
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