Moving Sidenotes and Pages (says can't move)

[pegdc]

I have many sidenotes that I'd like to move to other folders. I write click
on them to move - but it says that functionality is not there unless I get
sp1 for onenote. I believe I have service pack 1, (I have service pack II,
so one would think?)

Is the issue that I'm on the six month trial and this functionality is
disabled?

It only allows me to move the pages to research and personal/general. The
third dropdown to move to another section does not work. (I'm not even sure
that works) It pulls up the windows to select the section but does not allow
you to move the sidenotes.

Ms. Confused in Washington DC

 

[Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]]

Hi,

I know there is a 6 month trial version but I haven't seen
it,therefore I don't know what is disabled. So I can't be sure that
this will work. But it's worth a try.

You need two OneNote windows to try this.

Right click on the OneNote icon in the taskbar.

Select Open New Side Note to open a new side note. Drag out the window
at the bottom right to a decent size so you can see page tabs.

Right click on the OneNote icon again and select Open OneNote. You
should get a OneNote window.

You now have two OneNote windows open.

Type something in the new side note. Right click the page tab. Select
Cut. (I assume that's not disabled)

In the main OneNote window navigate to the section you want to move
the page to. Right click anywhere and select Paste.

If it works you should see a new page tab added to the section.

If the page from SideNote is pasted in then repeat as necessary.

If that doesn't work I have another idea but it needs a long
description too.

Hopefully this one will work for you.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

The trial versions should not be disabled and should have all of the
features of the fullly licensed product. Can you post the full version
string you have from Help | About? SP2 should have version string
11.6554.6568.

What are you clicking on to try to move the side notes? Are you in the
full OneNote UI and navigating to the Side Notes section? You are not in
the reduced Side Notes UI?

You should be able to right-click on the page tab and select "Move Page
To..." from the context menu.

 

[pegdc]

Thank you so much. I will try the Andrew's suggestion after I post the
answers to Erika. A sincere thanks for all the work you do and working with
newbies! This gets more detailed as you go for background. So your answers
are first. Some information is in all capitals, not meant to yell, but to
highlight changes in thought, folders, etc.

Erika - Here are I hope the answers to your question and detail as you need
it.

VERSION FROM "about"
2003 Trial 11.6554.6568 SP2.
Another window shows a product ID number

WHERE ARE THE SIDENOTES NOW?
Mostly under my notebook - labeled sidenotes to right, or general or
research or subcategories (or the name you use for onenote -sections or
subfolders) - but not filed in the correct folder that I need them to reside.

MY ATTEMPTS TO MOVE FOLDERS, PAGES, SIDENOTES, ETC. to different folders,
areas, etc. What I have tried:

1. FULL ONE NOTE OPENED
I right click (on subpage) to move and the "move button" is not highlighted
so can't move.
I go up in the media bar and move is not highlighted. I can't move them out
of that location to the file that is appropriate.

2. ONE NOTE IN TASK BAR
I tried the (icon) in taskbar and selected "the icon in bottom (third icon
button from left underneath open one note page) This when highlighted says
"MOVE PAGE TO"" then I selected "another section" and then went to the
folders list - tried clicking on any folder in the drop down of my folder
organization and the "move" button is never highlighted so I can't move from
there. When I click on the other two sections - Personal/General and
Research - seems to move them to a sidenotes page under Personal (but I can't
see this when opening Personal - I have to go to the drop down folder list to
find the sidenotes)

3. Just dragging things to see if that would work across folders. It didn't
work.

BACKGROUND OF ONE THING I"M TRYING TO DO.

Here are some of my folders - and some need to be reorganized into different
sections, ETC. Maybe what I'm trying to do is not what OneNotes is capable
of doing or I set up wrong. I'm a writer/author and I have 118
sidenotes...actually more like 250 now for a written assignment. Other work I
do is biz dev, research, etc. If I write a book - I know the outline first.
In research, your outline changes, or information needs to move if a company
merges with another, so the sidenotes on Company A need to be moved under
Company B.

I want to move each sidenote to the folder as appropriate, or move folders
sometimes or subfolders or sections or subpages, etc. as I organize things
differently based on changes in the industry, project direction, etc. (For
example in real life -you'd take files from one folder or copy them and
insert them in another folder as needed. If you misfied notes on one company
- you'd later move it to someplace else.

some are:
(Main Folder) CONTACTS/DATABASE
(Main Folder) ideas
(Main Folder) urgent
Main Folder: GENERAL CONFERENCE INFO - then these subcategories/sections or
subfolders (or what onenote calls this)
vip list
newsletters
contracts
meetings.
etc.
Main Folder: PUBLICATIONS-MAGAZINES
Main Folder: BOOKS
then - others are:
Main Folder: "NAME OF CONFERENCE ABC-OCT 2005" NAME:
(Subholder or section?) Specific Articles for That Conference:
MAIN FOLDER: RESEARCH AND ARTICLES... IN THESE CATEGORIES
Mobile Media-Phone (things underneath this, etc.)
Internet Broadcasting
Wi-Max
DTV/HDTV
VOIP Intersections
Software Company Developments: (some have lots of sections)
Microsoft: subfolders off that would be say - WM9, sideshow, start.com,
sean's
blog) etc., then another section for Apple Quicktime, maybe Google, etc.
Portable Media
Car Media
Radio/TV Intersections
Consumer Electronics Hardware (underneath various categories IE DVR, media
centers, multi-converged, etc.)
Cable Developments
Publishing Developments
Video Search Technologies
Video Search Engines Online
Translation/Transcription Services
RSS/MRSS NET Syndication
Syndication - Traditional Broadcast
TV Developments
PowerLine Developments
Satellite Developments
Rights Issues
Business Models
International Developments (General)
Standards
Policy
Future Developments, ie digital paper, phone projectors, etc.
Digital Signage
Media Blogs
Digital Media VIPs.
Digital Media Conferences (informational - not a conference I'm working on.)
etc. and on it goes...

I want certain news stories or background references and
research/attributions/graphics/ and quotes to go under the categories. Say I
get a quote with a CEO that is related to satellite interactive - I want it
under Satellite Developments and then his picture later received under his
quote. As well - as I research something - I realize that I have some
sidenotes or articles in the wrong folders.

Thanks much for your help!