8
Reasons
why Microsoft OneNote is an essential business tool.
1.
The Dock
to Desktop Feature - allows you to place a note to the side of any program
or website.
Benefits:
© Useful
for taking notes while working in other programs.
© Useful
for copying information saved in OneNote into another program.
2.
The Auto
Save Feature saves work automatically. You don’t have to click on anything
to save your work.
Benefit: Never
lose information again.
3.
Password
Protection Feature - OneNote
encrypts protected notebook sections to help keep your personal information
secure.
Benefit:
© Your notebook may include a dedicated
section or folder that contains personal data, such as your home address,
telephone numbers, Social Security number, bank and credit card account
numbers, Web site login credentials, and similar information.
4.
The Screen
Clipping Feature- you can
take a picture of any part of your computer screen.
Benefit:
© Screen clippings are useful for
capturing snapshots of information that may change or expire at its source —
such as a breaking news story or a time-sensitive list of available flights and
rates on a travel web site.
© Screen clippings are also helpful for copying
web pages whose formatting may not successfully transfer into your notes by any
other method.
© When you copy any text from a web
page and paste it into OneNote, the URL of the source page is included for you
— with no extra effort at all.
© If you copy a hyperlink, it retains
its functionality and doesn’t turn into plain text.
5.
Print
Directly to OneNote Feature- you can print directly to
OneNote by choosing “Send to OneNote” option.
Benefits:
© Save
money on printer cartridges and printer paper.
© Organize
your information by printing to a specific notebook and section of your
choosing.
6.
Integrated
with Microsoft Office Feature- OneNote is integrated with
Microsoft Outlook and Word.
Benefits:
© Save
Time by E-mailing notes directly from OneNote. You don’t have to leave the
program, go to Outlook and mail your notes as an attachment.
© You can
create an Outlook Task directly from your notes in OneNote.
© You can
send your notes to Microsoft Word and incorporate them into a document or start
a new document.
© You can
send an E-mail directly to OneNote and save it to any notebook or section.
7.
Audio
& Video Feature- You can insert audio and/or video into your
notes.
Benefit:
© New
notes are linked to the time in the audio and or video when you took them.
© You
only need to type a few words and then click on the audio to hear exactly what
was said at that point in your notes.
8.
Drawing
Tool Feature- allows you to highlight, circle specific text
and draw arrows from sections in your notes.
Benefit:
© This feature
helps you communicate clearly. A picture is worth a 1000 words.
These are just a few of the many features and benefits of
Microsoft OneNote. You may also be
interested in reading “OneNote the Best Kept Secret” post located in the
archives.
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