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Introducing Canvas for OneNote
21 March 09 04:34 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Here at OneNote, we’ve been busy working on the next great version of OneNote.  My time has not permitted me to keep up with this blog as often as I would like.  So I apologize.  But I did want to give a shout out to the folks in Office Read More...

Creating a New Container Near Another One
29 October 08 06:19 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Having worked on the OneNote team for some time now, I’ve come to know some of the more basic and useful little tricks that help me get my work done in OneNote.  I’ll be the first to admit that I’m guilty of taking many of these tricks for granted. Read More...

Using the Mouse Wheel to Quickly Flip through Pages
15 July 08 09:57 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

If you have a real paper notebook full of notes, how easy is it to find notes you're searching for in it? My guess it that it's not that easy. But one way to make it a slight bit easier is to riffle through the pages by fanning them with your thumb. Although Read More...

Filed under: Mouse wheel, Scroll pages

Inserting Extra Writing Space in OneNote
04 July 08 12:28 AM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Have you ever been taking some notes and wished you had some more space to add a few more notes? OneNote makes that easy. Just click Insert -> Extra Writing Space -> drag the mouse (or stylus) to add more space. This feature was mostly designed Read More...

Filed under: Wipe space, Insert space

Sending Your Notes to Word
20 June 08 06:19 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Many of us have become so accustomed to copying and pasting data that it has become second nature to us. It's something we take for granted, or don't really think twice about. We just do it. After all it's so simple, right? Well sometimes, it's not so Read More...

Filed under: Sending notes, Word

Outlining in OneNote
11 June 08 06:28 AM | jeffcardon | 2 Comments   

One of the greatest things about OneNote is its outlining capabilities. It's perhaps the most underrated feature as well as the one we most often take for granted. People often use outlining without even knowing they're using it. What is outlining you Read More...

Filed under: Numbers, Outlines, Bullets, Lists

Tracking Activity in Shared Notebooks
06 June 08 01:22 AM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

OneNote is a great place to take your notes, gather research ideas, or just keep track of personal items. Whatever the case may be, let OneNote be your repository. Another thing that OneNote is great for is shared note taking. What? You mean other people Read More...

Filed under: Conflicts, Tracking Notes

Audio and Video Recording in OneNote
29 May 08 07:43 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

I don't know about you, but when I was in college, there were times I wish I could have sent someone else to take notes for me during class. I was too busy working or too tired to get out of bed or just having a nice conversation with someone who's company Read More...

Filed under: Video, Audio, Recording

Templates in OneNote
21 May 08 09:48 PM | jeffcardon | 0 Comments   

Templates are relatively easy to use and create in OneNote. There are a wide variety of pre-defined template styles to choose from. There are 33 blank templates that define everything from specific page sizes to the page color. A6 paper size Blue Mist Read More...

Filed under: Templates, Template Manager

Attachment(s): TemplateManager.zip

Mike Tholfsen Has Started a New Blog
19 May 08 11:59 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Good news!  Mike Tholfsen, (the OneNote test manager), has decided to start a new blog.  Mike is passionate about a lot of things, but his two biggest passions are OneNote and education.  It's no surprise then that the theme of his blog Read More...

Insert or Print Documents to OneNote
16 May 08 09:56 PM | jeffcardon | 5 Comments   

Before OneNote came along, I would typically attend a meeting, bring a pen, and take lots of notes right on the handout. Aahh, good times, right? Actually, a lot of that still goes on today. Look around you the next time you attend a meeting and see if Read More...

Filed under: Printouts, Printout Manager

Attachment(s): PrintoutManager.zip

Napkin Math in OneNote
09 May 08 11:33 PM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

In addition to being a great place to store all of your notes and other content, OneNote also serves as a calculator. For example, say you're taking some notes and you suddenly have to do some quick arithmetic. You can either try to uncover those dusty Read More...

Filed under: Napkin Math, Math

Note Tags
07 May 08 07:23 AM | jeffcardon | 2 Comments   

A friend of mine recently got a new Tablet PC and decided to show off some of it's cool features. He also knows that I work for the OneNote team and so he decided he was going to impress me with his knowledge of OneNote. He told me he loves the idea that Read More...

Filed under: Note Tags, Tags

Unfiled Notes
03 May 08 01:02 AM | jeffcardon | 1 Comments   

Sometimes you won't have time to think about where to put a particular note. For example, suppose you're in a meeting where you're discussing the week's activities with your colleagues. Suddenly, you have a thought about your stock portfolio, something Read More...

Filed under: Unfiled Notes, Side Note

Pages
01 May 08 11:34 PM | jeffcardon | 0 Comments   

Page tabs are the labels that appear along the right edge of the page. They belong inside of sections. As you switch from section to section, you'll see all the page tabs pertaining to that section change to display the ones associated with the current Read More...

Filed under: Pages, Tabs