How can I convert a Section Group to a new Notebook in OneNote 201

[Mimi_Tokyo]

Hi, I have the OneNote 2010 beta. I seem to have created lots of section
groups inside the "OneNote Notebooks" notebook. I want to split them out and
convert them into separate notebooks. When I tried manually creating new
folders and moving the files into them in Windows Explorer, I could no longer
open the files at all -- eek!

Can someone knowledgeable tell me how to do this?

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Don't do it with Windows Explorer.

I'd create the new Notebook first. Then move each of the sections from the
Section Group to the new Notebook. (right-click | Move or Copy)

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[Bernd]

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Don't do it with Windows Explorer.

I'd create the new Notebook first. Then move each of the sections from
the Section Group to the new Notebook. (right-click | Move or Copy)

Hi Ben !

I would like to hear WHY NOT with Explorer ?
(technical background ?)

Bernd

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Oh, I dunno. I just don't like mixing the metaphors. It might be doable
with Explorer without causing a problem, but I just think it works more
smoothly in OneNote. I also worry about if the OneNote TOCs will update
properly if you don't use OneNote to move the items - but that's just a
hunch.

Better safe than sorry. If you move the sections using OneNote it will work
and you won't have any complications. With Explorer....maybe, maybe not.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.officeforlawyers.com/outlook.htm
Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007:
http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon

 

[Bernd]

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Oh, I dunno. I just don't like mixing the metaphors. It might be
doable with Explorer without causing a problem, but I just think it
works more smoothly in OneNote. I also worry about if the OneNote TOCs
will update properly if you don't use OneNote to move the items - but
that's just a hunch.

Better safe than sorry. If you move the sections using OneNote it will
work and you won't have any complications. With Explorer....maybe,
maybe not.

Ok, I understand ;-)

Bernd

 

[Mimi_Tokyo]

Thanks, Ben. I did this.

Did I mention I love OneNote?

Interestingly: when I first tried to create the new notebook, I gave it the
same name and got a message saying "do you want to use this section group as
your new notebook?" So I said yes. And then when I opened the new notebook --
which should have been a copy of my existing section group -- all the pages
were there but the data was ABOUT A WEEK OLD. My newest changes weren't
there! Very bizarre. So I deleted that, made a new EMPTY notebook and
manually moved the files into it as you suggested.