5 OneNote features and tips for power users

[@crubin]

Wow - I've been using OneNote as far back as it has been around. I rarely pick up anything from tips videos, but I never knew about the brackets for links, and the idea to make an image the background to avoid my annotations moving around is genius.

[@skoobie79]

Informative and useful! Plus such a clean, clearly spoken and illustrated, to the point, easy to understand, tutorial. Thank you, Andy.

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you! Glad you found the video informative.

[@Jenx3989]

Fantastic! I have been using OneNote for years, searched other OneNote tips and videos and I have only just learned some new great tips with this one! I had NO idea about the double bracket linking before. And making an image set to background so you can write over it and not having the markups get lost, is brilliant! Thank you so much!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you. Glad you were able to pickup a couple of new tips from the video. Thanks for watching!

[@leeg066]

Double brackets, awesome hyperlink function. Please keep the productivity videos coming. Recently subscribed.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for the comment and the support!

[@bradd5961]

Finally someone who has useful tips other than what most people already know. Well done.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Brad!

[@Eddyi0202]

Instead of full screen and pin one note window, there is a better option called "Dock to desktop". With this option, it's a lot easier to arrange other windows and there is also a shortcut for it "Ctrl + Alt + D".

[@deeleon]

Dock to desktop appear to affect all desk tops, right?

[@ARMABELA]

Your videos are the only tutorial I've seen so clear explanation and easy illustration. Please keep doing this. More power and God bless!

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz9]

Double brackets, nice one!

[@alaska923]

Wow, just finished watching your video. Every single one of your tips was relevant and useful. Your presentation pace was right on point. I'm a subscriber now, Thank you

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you alaska923!!!

[@razbwife]

This is the most informative video I've seen with OneNote tips! Thank you so much! 😊

[@loreleikolegue645]

Two tips that are awesome - double brackets saves a lot of time instead of copy and paste and the always on top. These were clearly described and easy to understand. First time viewer and now subscriber.

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Lorelei. Glad the video was helpful! And thanks for the sub!😀

[@jimfitch]

OneNote is the app I use the most & it has been that way for quite some time. I consider myself a knowledgeable power user, but knew only about templates among the tips described here. Humbled again! These are fantastic tips. Thank you for your tutorial!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Jim for the kind feedback. I'm glad you were able to take away some new tips even as a veteran user. Thank you!

[@reblyn76]

Amazing! I loved OneNote prior to watching your videos, but this makes it so much better! Thank you!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you for the feedback Becky. Glad you found the video helpful!

[@e.hdjm.f.9892]

The double bracket tip just saved my life

[@snowgirl926]

Thank you very much. I am going to share your tips with my coworkers.

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Supersnow! Appreciate that.

[@MartinSchabbauer]

I really enjoyed the video and I learned a lot. Thank you so much.

[@richardmedina1881]

i have watch tons of one note and you got me with those tips... thanks

[@SolitarySwede]

#5 was GOLD Andy! GOOLLLDDD!!!!!! Thank you so much! 😃

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Erik. Glad you like the tips.

[@palmtree5903]

Much better advanced tips than in any other oneNote-videos. keep it up!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for the feedback, and the encouragement!

[@mtrmpgolfer1198]

Andy, very informative and helpful suggestions, thank-you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. Stay - well !

[@AndyPark365]

I'm glad you found the video informative and helpful. Thanks for for your feedback!

[@rschaefe1]

Excellent tips, especially the keyboard shortcuts. I liked the way you explained the tip and navigated as well as showing how it works. I'll have to watch the video a few more times and practice!!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Bob for the positive feedback!

[@tiffanypaige5375]

Thank you for these videos, they are great. I started a new position at work and Onenote is absolutely a must for staying organized. I should also mention I had no experience with Onenote before your videos. :)

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Tiffany. Glad you found the OneNote videos helpful.

[@RDaMyth]

Thank You! These tips are just what I have been looking for. Super good tutorial gave me plenty to work on and learn in 10 minutes.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Rob. Glad the tips were helpful!

[@stephanierodriguez8064]

This video just popped up in my suggestions, so happy it did! Love the content on your channel, subscribed!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Stephanie!

[@michaeltunzi1587]

Thanks. Excellent tips!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Michael!

[@sairakhan3051]

Andy, you have the best tutorials and tips to get organized - thank you so much!! I can't wait to structure my One Note so that it's for functional and organized. Do you have a tutorial on how to organize meetings, follow up emails and any documents (excel, quip, smart sheets etc) - essentially like a dynamic TOC?

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Saira. I've got a few videos about organizing meetings, follow ups, etc. Unfortunately, they're not consolidated into a single video. Feel free to scan through the videos on my channel. 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@pt3470]

Nice tips and presentation!

[@sunflower-u6u]

I needed tip #1 like you wouldn’t believe!!! Thank you soooooooo much!!!!

[@AndyPark365]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@tsnstt]

I just found my new next best thing!!!! Smashed the like button

[@JoleneJang]

I love the shortcuts!!! Thanks.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Jolene!

[@lizl.5680]

I really enjoyed your video. Your tips are informative and your explanations are really easy to follow. I even appreciated the background music. I will use these tips and share the video with colleagues.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Liz!

[@johnschneider835]

I found the tips you shared very useful. Thanks

[@mariceyoung605]

Excellent tips! Thank you!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for watching Marice!

[@fiofeed]

Great tips and well presented. Thank you!

[@williampegram]

Great info. Thanks.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for watching William!

[@Guilopes99]

The links tips are great!

[@kokakiin]

I enjoyed this video very much thank you

[@Олекчу]

Amazing tips 🤠 new for me. Will use it. Thanks a lot!!!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you found it helpful.

[@johnnyxhuynh]

Awesome tips! Thank you!

[@AndyPark365]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching Johnny!

[@romanovarts]

That was really useful! Thank you!

[@AndyPark365]

I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thank you!

[@ricdonato4328]

Very much enjoy your information. Thank you for sharing. Suggestion, turn off the background noise, aka music. It is beyond me why KZbin content creators think it necessary playing music over their voice. Certainly during a business/client meeting when the presenter begins talking nobody would consider playing music, it would be extremely rude. Also, many folks have hearing difficulties. Video background noise (music) becomes a considerable annoyance for their understanding the speaker and their enjoyment of an otherwise excellent presentation.

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Ric. Thanks for the feedback. You'll notice that most of my recent videos have no background music during the talking segments. Learning as I go. Appreciate you watching. Thank you.

[@ricdonato4328]

@@AndyPark365 Hi Andy, Thank you for your polite reply. Yes, having now watching your other videos I notice the lack of background music; greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

[@stimso885]

This is great! Thanks!

[@vicbroderson4875]

Fabulous! Thank you Andy, nicely done

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Vic!

[@AmyMovementMaster]

Do you have any tips for 1. Taking one note notes on tablet 2. Taking those notes while watching a video (can’t find the always on top option there)

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Amy - I'll have to make a video about OneNote using a tablet soon... Will add to future ideas. 😀 For taking notes while watching a video, I think the best way is to just enable split screen. I know you can do this on an iPad. Not sure about other tablets...

[@anshulsingh8326]

How to delete notebooks? Searched on google, everywhere it was written to go to documents and than one note folder and delete the folder named after notebooks, but that folder is empty.

[@sunilgoswami007]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you for watching Sunil!

[@GarryBurgess]

My OneNote always makes new page even though I have a page with the name already. If I delete the new page, then the link works. I don't know how to fix this, but it happens consistently. When I check the web, I see that it's not just me, but lots of people report the same very annoying problem.

[@alexanderyevtich6827]

Thank you!

[@AndyPark365]

You're welcome Alexander. Thank you for watching!

[@isivalenti]

Great video and very useful tricks! Thank you

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Salvo!

[@nelsonmacwan504]

6:47 How could you write below the table in this portion..?

[@henryvasquez1814]

Very useful thank you 😊

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you for watching Henry!

[@sravi59]

Thanks Andy. I was ignoring OneNote for several years now. But recently decided to give it a try. And these tips are really good to get to the pro level. Unfortunately, I can't find that template option on the OneNote for windows 10 version

[@AndyPark365]

You are correct, there is no template option in the menu for Windows 10. This is one of the reasons I use the desktop version. However, in Windows 10, you can layout the page just how you like it, right-click on the page name in the navigation pane, and choose "save as default template". If you do this, every time you create a new page IN THIS SECTION the page will have the layout you saved. A bit of a workaround if you really need this feature.

[@JorgenAamodt]

Wow, great video, instant subscription!

[@AndyPark365]

Awesome, thanks for the sub!

[@lucaslegz]

Thank you Andy! I will be subscribing!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Tonya for the support! 😀

[@gregbowes6244]

Awesome thank you!

[@craiglist683]

Nice work, easy to follow

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Craig!

[@thermaltweaker2798]

Awesome tips. Much appreciated.

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you! Glad you found the video helpful.

[@LanguageTeacher]

Although there are other videos with much of the same information, you have done an extraordinary job of producing a top quality video. Well organized. Great links. Perfect level of detail. Well done!

[@AndyPark365]

Wow, thank you Keith! Appreciate it!

[@christenroberts9315]

Is there a way to colorize containers? That would be super helpful for me - like post it notes. I can't find that option anywhere.

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Christen. Unfortunately, I don't know of a clean way to do this. One option is to create a two cell table and use one of them as a "container" for your notes. You can then "fill-in" the cell with color. Not the best way, but it's a workaround.

[@vishalnilange838]

Informative 🙌

[@AndyPark365]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.

[@jiml5049]

Thanks for your Power Tips. I noticed in the video that one of your templates was named Keyboard Shortcuts. How do you use that?

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Jim - that one' was actually a note page not a template. 😁

[@siryoneyal]

I learned a lot watching this video. Is there a way to get all keyboard shortcuts?

[@AndyPark365]

Yes Eyal. Just go to the HELP tab in the RIBBON, click on the HELP ICON, then search for keyboard shortcuts. They will list all key board shortcuts - nicely organized by use case.

[@JulesMadeThis24]

Can you provide a link to how to take meeting notes using OneNote? Thanks

[@Claudia-lq3ns]

Thanks! 😊

[@danielgutierrez6242]

Hi, great videos. Can you actually tag @ someone to a specific task?

[@hritabandasghosh10]

How can I have all pages as black so that the pdf exported also has black pages?

[@AndyPark365]

Hmmm. No straight forward way that I'm aware of. May be able to use a template to achieve this but I haven't fiddled around with it.

[@alisandejj]

Andy, thanks for taking the time to make this video. I am wondering whether or not there is a way to identify or signal that there is a OneNote sticky note (that comes up on the OneNote feed in Outlook now) associated with a particular email. In the OneNote feed there is a mail icon, but there is no corresponding note icon or symbol in the associated email. Is there a way to show that an email has a note associated with it? Thanks for any help you can give!

[@rdevjamwal123]

Hi , I need your help for an issue , my OneNote has a lag on my iPad Air 64 gb , I am not able write smoothly as I used to do previously , please help

[@gee.racz85]

Very useful tips :)

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Ghia!

[@jasonl4237]

Can you do a video on how to schedule to backup everyday at 11pm auto backup onenote offline to pc and auto backup onenote to online onedrive and google drive? By default does onenote do any backup automatically? Thanks. Great tips.

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Jason - OneNote 2016 does perform automatic backups. Let me look into your questions deeper and consider making a video. Thanks for watching.

[@amzibell]

Do you have a handout with these shortcut keys that I can add to my OneNote :) Will take them awhile to become second nature

[@damnamazon]

Is it possible to add a section template with multiple pages already in it??

[@anurag808]

How to CROP IMAGES in OneNote 2019????

[@paulchen355]

I thought I was already a OneNote master until I got schooled by this guy

[@AndyPark365]

haha. Thanks Paul!

[@Angelcatsun]

Love!

[@quntmphscs]

Thank you

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Jamie!

[@irandude1655]

How would this work in MacOS?

[@sesheni2]

How do I add the vertical line with my initials to the right of my text?

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Se'Sheni - the vertical line with the initials are auto-generated to show edits made by different authors in a shared note page. Try going to the history tab and deselecting "hide authors".

[@edwinjangao]

one note abandoned android 7 so i have no option but to use google keep

[@cospittner3526]

EXCELLENT information - thanks. Is there a way to sort rows alphbetically in a table, or do simple math functions between cells like a spreadsheet?

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Cos, thanks for your comment and the questions: 1. Did you mean sort *columns* alphabetically? If so, the answer is yes! Select the column you want to sort, go to the *Table* section in the *Ribbon* and you will see the *Sort* option in the *Data* tab. You can even select whether your table has a header. 2. It's not possible to perform cell calculations in a table (at least not without a 3rd party add-on). But you *_can_* convert the table to Excel. The option is right next to the *Sort* tab! Any edits in Excel will be updated and displayed in the embedded image in OneNote. Maybe I'll make a video about this... You can of course perform simple calculations though by typing in the the formula manually and hitting enter after the = sign. OneNote will compute and provide the answer. Hope this helps!

[@ameerali_]

Nice

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you!

[@hkia7893]

nice!!!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks!

[@iambhagathsingh921]

1:40 most irrigation and frustration mechanism from one note. Suppose there is a sequence of screen shots between paragraphs, if we forgot to set the option "set as background" for one of the screenshot, after some hours or days, it will distrub screenshots and paragraph s at below notes under the screenshot. It spoil my entire page. I did research which screen shot which I forgot the option, and reset my notes. It wasted more than 1 hour to reset it back 👎

[@isaiahaquilario1213]

sheeeeeeeeesssshhh

[@vZyd3r]

Ja

[@leifashley]

Best feature, uninstall

[@gurkengerd9981]

Best feature: Uninstall. OneNote is trash

[@josefilho88gmailcom]

Good video!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Jose!

[@mrCetus]

Double brackets, awesome hyperlink function. Please keep the productivity videos coming. Recently subscribed.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for watching Chitus. And thanks for the sub!!!

[@DR17dede]

These were great tips that I hadn’t seen anywhere else yet! Nice work.

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks Desiree!

[@Jbiglin]

Very helpful tips, thank you! As a 15 year user of OneNote, I’m always looking for advanced tips and tricks to really get the most usability and value out of OneNote. It would be great if you would post more of these. Thanks again!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks! Glad you found this video helpful.

[@keirynmoffitt4027]

Andy, this video is a game changer! I’ve been using OneNote for about 18 months - with these tips it will improve my efficiency, thank you. Now to watch the others!

[@AndyPark365]

Hi Keiryn - I appreciate the kind feedback. Glad you found this video helpful. Thanks!

[@wannabedal-adx458]

Tip #1 I never knew about and it's perfect! Tip #2 I roughly knew about and can see how that could be useful. With Tip #5 (and 2 maybe 1), you could use OneNote as a cheap CRM database!! Anyone else agree or disagree? Thanks Andy for this video!

[@AndyPark365]

Thanks for the comment!

[@deeleon]

my solution to annotation is: open an empty ppt, and dump all images in there, as well as in your one note. replace them when you have time to do annotation. usually, you ideas won't be lost if you finish it right after the meeting (like 2-hour meeting).

[@roseantonetteabuyen4328]

Hi Sir, I tried the ppt slides as background but it didn't workout. What could be a possible reason?

[@davebox588]

I'd there a tip to getting the frikkin sync working? How often do we need to complain?

[@doaldodemoya9412]

how to stop images from resizing when send to print from somewere else to onenote?

[@gchorton]

Thanks. I've been using this app almost for ever and still learned new tips. Please keep them coming!!!

[@AndyPark365]

Hey Gary. Thanks for the comment. Yes, will keep them coming!

[@markmoscosa2371]

Got my subscription after your Table shortcuts. Love simplifying steps, besides the power to reorganize is awesome

[@AndyPark365]

Awesome, thanks Mark!

[@carolina2719]

Amazing! The always on top one was really helpful to me, thank you for doing this video!

[@AndyPark365]

Thank you Ana! Glad the video was helpful.