creating a shortcut of a page

[marvin]

Is there a way to create a shortcut to a page for placing on the
desktop or pasting into an outlook item?

 

[Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]]

Is there a way to create a shortcut to a page for placing on the
desktop or pasting into an outlook item?

Hi,

[I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS TECHNIQUE!!]

Yes, there is. Up to a point, at least for a desktop shortcut at
section or folder level. (Others may know of techniques that are less
problematic.)

But I would suggest that you may well be wiser avoiding the technique
that I am about to describe. Why? Because you could end up losing data
without realising that you had deleted it!!!

So be warned.

It is possible from Windows Explorer to drag a .ONE file to the
desktop. That provides a shortcut to a section. (You can also do that
for a folder. I am not aware of any technique for doing that at page
level.)

If you double click the shortcut that will open OneNote and take you
direct to the section/folder referenced by the shortcut. Which seems
great.

But ...

If you leave the shortcut on the desktop all is ok.

But ...

.... if you delete the desktop shortcut the original OneNote section
is deleted!! You are not only deleting the shortcut!

If you haven't emptied the Recycle Bin and/or have recent backup(s)
and know where to find them and how to restore them then it isn't
disastrous but it's definitely inconvenient, confusing and time
consuming to put things back as you want.

The Situation is worse if you drag a OneNote folder to the desktop.
Deleting the folder from the desktop deletes the folder and ALL ITS
CONTAINED SECTIONS.

So, be warned, do this if you must. But I think the whole process of
mixing OneNote and Windows Explorer techniques is loaded with
potential problems (not least possible data loss). I suggest you AVOID
the technique unless you fully understand the risks of data loss and
the fiddling to get sections set up again as you want them.

(If you CTRL-Click to copy a folder to the desktop then you are stuck
with problems of synchronising the files in the two folders, which is
a different set of problems.)

YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS! But you did ask.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

 

[marvin]

Is there a way to create a shortcut to a page for placing on the
desktop or pasting into an outlook item?

Hi,

[I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS TECHNIQUE!!]

.......
yuk!
Thanks for the detailed reply.
What I really wanted to do was create a journal entry in outlook,
and use the shortcut there. -- or even in a task.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Did you make a shortcut or copy the file to the desktop? If it's a true
shortcut, you should only delete it, not the file it points to. In testing
here, it looks like dragging to the desktop creates a copy of the file, not
a shortcut - for that you need to r-click and drag, then choose shortcut.

But to answer the original Q - a shortcut can be placed in an outlook item
to open onenote sections.

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Is there a way to create a shortcut to a page for placing on the
desktop or pasting into an outlook item?

Hi,

[I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS TECHNIQUE!!]

Yes, there is. Up to a point, at least for a desktop shortcut at
section or folder level. (Others may know of techniques that are less
problematic.)

But I would suggest that you may well be wiser avoiding the technique
that I am about to describe. Why? Because you could end up losing data
without realising that you had deleted it!!!

So be warned.

It is possible from Windows Explorer to drag a .ONE file to the
desktop. That provides a shortcut to a section. (You can also do that
for a folder. I am not aware of any technique for doing that at page
level.)

If you double click the shortcut that will open OneNote and take you
direct to the section/folder referenced by the shortcut. Which seems
great.

But ...

If you leave the shortcut on the desktop all is ok.

But ...

... if you delete the desktop shortcut the original OneNote section
is deleted!! You are not only deleting the shortcut!

If you haven't emptied the Recycle Bin and/or have recent backup(s)
and know where to find them and how to restore them then it isn't
disastrous but it's definitely inconvenient, confusing and time
consuming to put things back as you want.

The Situation is worse if you drag a OneNote folder to the desktop.
Deleting the folder from the desktop deletes the folder and ALL ITS
CONTAINED SECTIONS.

So, be warned, do this if you must. But I think the whole process of
mixing OneNote and Windows Explorer techniques is loaded with
potential problems (not least possible data loss). I suggest you AVOID
the technique unless you fully understand the risks of data loss and
the fiddling to get sections set up again as you want them.

(If you CTRL-Click to copy a folder to the desktop then you are stuck
with problems of synchronising the files in the two folders, which is
a different set of problems.)

YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS! But you did ask.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

What I really wanted to do was create a journal entry in outlook,

and use the shortcut there. -- or even in a task.

use the paperclip icon in the outlook form and browse to the My Notebook
folder and select the section - choose the dropdown on the insert button and
insert as hyperlink.

You can also create shortcuts in the onenote folder and drag to the note
field, but if you drag the one file, it creates a copy (as indicated by the
plus sign) not a shortcut.

 

[marvin]

Did you make a shortcut or copy the file to the desktop? If it's a true
shortcut, you should only delete it, not the file it points to. In testing
here, it looks like dragging to the desktop creates a copy of the file, not
a shortcut - for that you need to r-click and drag, then choose shortcut.

But to answer the original Q - a shortcut can be placed in an outlook item
to open onenote sections.

So I guess I'll have to create sections if I want to use them as
shortcuts --- not pages.

Well may in the next version!

Thanks for your reply -- it is much appreciated!