Using OneNote

[neofight4u]

I keep thinking I should look into using OneNote but when I do I can't see
how it's any different that putting everything on a particular subject (like
a customer account) in a folder stored on the desktop or in the documents
file.

What say those of you who use it?

 

[Josh Einstein]

In a way, that's really what it is. But there's several advantages to using
OneNote for it as opposed to Word or Notepad.

1) Rich formatting, which you wouldn't get in Notepad.
2) Automatic saving (there is no save process in OneNote, no filenames to
pick)
3) Tablet PC support
4) Tagging (mark parts of your notes with certain subject tags)
5) A metaphor that is similar to a paper notebook, I call it the digital
equivalent of a Trapper Keeper
6) Audio recording with synchronized notes
7) Drawing shapes
8) Easily paste images and web content, with a URL source back to the web
page
9) A brilliantly designed synchronization engine.

I could go on and on but the best thing to do is to just try it out for a
while then try to do the same thing with Word.

 

[OldFatDog]

He beat me to my question but I have a "squirrely" addendum . . . When I
purchased my Canon MP530 (an all in one machine) the software included
"Presto Page Manager", the question I have can anyone tell me if OneNote will
do essentially the same thing? If so then "PageManager" and its 159mb can
take a fast trip to the round file!

 

[exciter]

It is 'categorizing' using the 'formats' of the program.

Then it is about reaching the categories quickly, linking the categories,
making searches on these categories, sharing the categories etc...

It is much more than putting text files in folders.

It is creating your own folder system (in which you can keep text, video,
audio), with available formats provided by the program.

It has many dimensions.

It is going to be the meeting point of word, excel, and outlook.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

It is 'categorizing' using the 'formats' of the program.

Then it is about reaching the categories quickly, linking the
categories, making searches on these categories, sharing the
categories etc...

It is much more than putting text files in folders.

It is creating your own folder system (in which you can keep text,
video, audio), with available formats provided by the program.

It has many dimensions.

It is going to be the meeting point of word, excel, and outlook.

May I kindly ask:
What are you asking for?

I'm really wondering:
What might you try to tell us?

Rainald