Section groups and organizing 2007

[Mopsy]

I have a huge batch of screenshots for organizing one note 03. I tried to
follow that but realized, I can only have a notebook and one set of file
folders for it. After that is is only pages. If I use a lot of notebooks, I
can only drill down one set of folders and then I am back to only pages.
This seems a little restrictive. What are others doing? I am taking a class
and have multiple folders I want to use but they now have to be notebooks. I
can make one set of folders in each notebook. Suggestions anyone?
I also am not finding any information on "section group". What is that used
for? I don't see that at all on the help on Microsoft and on the laminated
one note introduction I recently purchased. I seem to be missing the
greatness of this program somehow.
Thanks in advance for help here.

 

[YouBetcha]

Think of it like this:

Sheets of paper inside manila folders,
manilla folders inside hanging file folders,
hanging file folders inside drawers.

You don't need the manilla folders inside the hanging file folders if you
don't need that level of organization. You might use them for organizing
some things but not others.

OneNote has:

Pages inside sections,
sections inside section groups, and
Section group inside notebooks.

You can nest several section groups inside each other for further
organization, but you don't have to use them at all.

So try inserting a section group under a notebook. Under the section group,
you can add sections, to which you will have pages, or you can add another
section group. I think this will add the "depth" you are looking for.

Hope this helps.

 

[Elizabeth Boyd]

In OneNote 2007, Section Groups work as a top-level section. I use it this
way --

I keep a Journal in a OneNote notebook. In that one notebook, I have
several section groups labeled for each year (2008, 2007, 2006, etc). Within
each section group are sections for each month (January, February, March,
etc). Within each section are pages for my entries, and I can have
innumerable pages.

So it breaks down into this:

Notebook (Journal) -->Section Group (2008) --> Section (September) --> Pages
(9/1, 9/2, 9/3)

hth

 

[Mopsy]

Yeah, this does guide in the direction. I am still not totally clear about
"group sections." What happens when I chose that on the menu? I saw a
folder entitled group section. It ran next to the other files I had under
School Notebook. It sounds like I can go down a level from the folder and
get group under or inside a folder? Sorry but I can't look at a unfolded box
and tell you what it will look like. I will read and reread your message and
see if that helps me. Maybe you are right, I don't need folders inside
folders? Thanks.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Yeah, this does guide in the direction. I am still not totally
clear about "group sections."

Not "group sections", the term is "section groups".
"Section Groups" are - as the name says - another level holding sections
together in a group.

What happens when I chose that on the menu?

You mean "File | New | Section Group"?
This will create a new "section group" in your notebook where you can
add sections as the next level.

I saw a folder entitled group section.
????

It ran next to
the other files I had under School Notebook. It sounds like I can
go down a level from the folder and get group under or inside a
folder?

What do you mean by "Folder"?
A *notebook*?

A "section group" is the next level below a notebook.

-- notebook
-- section group
-- section
-- page
-- subpage

If the structures of a notebook are not too complex one can leave out
the "section group" level.
One can cerate section either inside a section group or create it
directly under a notebook.
In this case the structure would be:
-
- notebook
-- section
-- page
-- subpage
-- subpage

And both can be mixed, f.e.

-- notebook
-- section group A
-- section A1
-- page1
-- subpage1
-- page 2
-- section A2
--- pages
-- section group B
-- section B1
-- page 1
-- page 2
-- section B2
-- page 1
-- page 2
-- section XY
-- section Z

A special thing with section groups is, that they can be "folded" and
unfolded by clicking on the "+" sign on the section's bar in the
navigation pane.

HTH
If any further questions, pls ask.

Rainald