Essential Note-Taking Features of OneNote | PhD Research

[@Reverserandy]

I am starting my Ph.D. this Fall and was hoping to find a video that would help me start this off right. I love PhDCoffeeTime! This is the type of KZbin channel I've been looking for for years :) Thank you!

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

I am happy my video reached you, too! All the best to your new Chapter of starting PhD, see you at your coffee breaks :)

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Now you know how to use OneNote, check out my other videos on how to Read Scientific Papers and Cross-reference them more effectively with OneNote! How to Cross-Reference the Literature with OneNote + Zotero: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXuteoieotKHpLM&t How to Read Journal Articles Quickly and Effectively (6K Sub Recap): kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooi1fK1vrauDrsk Do you take digital notes in your PhD? Comment below!

[@danotjd7697]

At your position as post doct and carrying all your class notes and different projects you are working on with many more responsibilities than a student i understand why you love taking notes and be that organized. On my side I am doing masters, and i don’t usually take notes, i don’t understand what all my equals write in their lab notes so much as many of them have tons of pages and even had filled more than one notebook, I am about to finish with 7 pages written on my lab notebook. I written down in those 7 pages all the key points i had to focus on for different tests and the accomplishment of objectives, references to data sheets of products and equipment, and some detailed lab procedures and instrumentation steps only if they were not done very often and i could forget. I did not feel i was missing information or that i had to take better notes at any point when i was writing my papers.

[@Bestatdoing]

I do have OneNote and do use it quite often for my work.

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

I hope this video has inspired you to use it for thesis writing too?

[@stevenluker793]

I also like how you can take pictures with a cell phone (e.g. whiteboards, book covers, physical papers / documents, etc.) and put them in a OneNote page.

[@jingw7861]

I got to find this useful channel! Such a channel I really need! Thank you soooo much!!

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Thank you! I have designed my channel to help you improve every week in PhD. Please come back for 1-2 videos each week during your coffee break!

[@Biomeducated]

1. Don't know why you had a blue screen ;) 2. I have a physical little blue book I call 'Idea Book', where I write down thoughts. I should look into digitalizing more. Currently I just put a lot down in different Word files, so without good cross-referencing. Thanks for boosting me! :D

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

The blue screen is driving me crazy, I think it may be just my computer! Glad you are inspired by this tips, it wasn't obvious how useful it would be until I invested some time to try it out. Best part is that the software is free so you could always switch back to what's working well! If you already have multiple word files, having the "file directory" (file naming system, locations, dates created...etc) noted on OneNote is a great place to connect the pieces without changing your current system! On the contrary, I personally have started writing journals on my unemployment thoughts theses days and realize the power of inking because I haven't been writing on actual paper for many years!

[@DefiantElf]

This is just the channel I needed, great video by the way!

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Glad you enjoy it! Please help spread the words :D

[@peterswanson2090]

You are very cool - great style and approach, awesome content - big thanks!

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

It's a pleasure, Peter. I hope you will find your efficient work system and feel more confident at your PhD research from my videos!

[@manishajain6038]

Hey, thank you so much. I just started using it :)

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Glad you've given it a try! Would you like to share about your experience with the Facebook group? facebook.com/PhdCoffeeTime

[@csml4519]

Can you do an updated version of this video

[@3argoub3]

Very helpful.Many thanks!

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

So happy to hear that, please share it with a friend who might need the same advice!

[@rajashreenaik2292]

Thank you so much. we scholars are really obeliged to you. Could you make vedio on "web of science"

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Thank you. I actually have a Web of Science video! Here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eofKlmB-d9yfiqs

[@stefanbacks7450]

It was a good and interesting video.

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Thanks!

[@dvdglezs]

Interesting. I have not used OneNote before, but it sure seems useful.

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Online Notes has transformed how I do my PhD, I hope this inspire you to give it a try :)

[@Ann-uk8ky]

Hey Vera, you are being super helpful here! I am trying to improve my management still as my project grows. It puts a smile on my facing watching the content in your notebook:p subscribed

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Fufukat, LOVE your energy! I hope my other videos will continue to serve you in your research journey. Check out this PART 2 video on Note-taking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXuteoieotKHpLM

[@Ann-uk8ky]

@@PhDCoffeeTime Thanks for the sweet reply! I will watch your other vids gradually:)

[@marie-chantalcote3157]

Happy To discover jour charnel. Suscribed !

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Marie-Chantal, thanks for suscribing, I will see you at your next coffee break! Also, please help your friends to discover this channel and tell them about it at your real coffee breaks, too :)

[@manilil4258]

Thank you! I really want to keep using OneNote but I am so scared of losing my notes through sync problems, I don't know if I should continue with Onenote or switch to Evernote...

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

For more sensitive document, try exporting the note to MS word. So far I have not faced any issues wiht sync problem. Has it happened before?

[@shaolin60]

I was expected to find a way how to use tags in one note. How you tag finished places or need references, hard part you need to work later etc.

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Алексей, OneNote 2020 has more features on catergoizing Tags (e.g. you can rename the tags for projects), but here is a link to the basics: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/apply-a-tag-to-a-note-in-onenote-908c7b92-6ed0-498d-bc7d-1b44e6827d05 If you are trying to use OneNote for literature note-taking and cross-referencing, be sure to watch this other video. I've shared more organization tips there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXuteoieotKHpLM

[@saharn6767]

Can you add a citation from zotero on one note? If you uploaded a word document, can you edit it and save it again?

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Sahar, the better place to do that is Google Word! I have heard that Zotero is now available on Google Word, and you could save the link on OneNote. Hope this tip is helpful!

[@danielawilner8173]

Love your channel! Thank you! I’ve started using OneNote through my university (through Office 365), but I can’t find a good way to export pages or notebooks (it seems the regular export options only work with personal accounts), and I’m a little worried about what will happen to my notes once I graduate and lose access to my uni account. Have you dealt with this problem?

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Daniela, great intiative that you have taken University workshop on Office 365, thank you for your question and comment. I've enjoyed reading your thought, and it's a fair concern with University account. It is quite easy to move the entire notebook to a personal account (appuals.com/how-to-move-your-onenote-2016-notebook-to-another-onedrive-account/) You also have the options to export everything on OneNote to Word/PDF file. (www.howtogeek.com/howto/22679/beginner-save-your-onenote-2010-docs-to-different-file-formats/) Sometimes University have alumni agreement to keep gmail account permanently, so it's always worth talking to a librarian/ IT representative and find out what would be your alumni privilege :)

[@danielawilner8173]

@@PhDCoffeeTime Thank you so much for the quick and thorough reply!! :) I will definitely ask about alumni privileges, thank you! Unfortunately, it seems that the option to export an entire notebook is no longer available for OneNote for Business, but I did end up finding another way to transfer notebooks (section by section); here's a link to the explanation in case anyone else is having the same problem: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-to-export-a-onenote-notebook-on-a-mac/2c7219b2-12c8-4273-aff0-7eef5e36187b

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

​@@danielawilner8173 You're welcome, thanks for sharing what is working for the new OneNote version, I am sure the other viewers will appreciate that. Feel free to come back and leave more questions on this channel!

[@jasonl4237]

How do you backup onenote offline to pc and and backup online automatically everyday?

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Good question Jason! Personally, I have never thought of backing up because I have great offline experience with OneNote (unlike other notetaking platform like Notion), seems like everything is kept the same even I have no wifi access. I know OneNote can be exported as Word file, I only use that feature when I need to prepare a shareable file for my coworkers.

[@idaharry2713]

Thanks

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

You're welcome. Please consider sharing this with anyone who might need to learn these tips! It's going to help the channel reach more PhD students.

[@tulpar7170]

What abouth hand writing

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

I have handwritten notes when I try to organize an abstract idea (drawing/mind mapping). I know writing is supposed to help our hand and brain coordinate better and build more solid memory. My handwriting is awful, so I have always preferred typing. This is completely personal, I think any form of note-taking is great for researchers!

[@douglasdrumond]

I’ve seen some people (based on my non-scientific observation of my heavily biased social media) in academic research moving to RoamResearch or Obsidian.md to take notes because of their model of linking and back-linking that encourages serendipitous discovery of connections between the notes. For me, it’s down to how each person prefers to take notes. Evernote and OneNote are very similar in the organization approach, Notion provides more flexibility, but requires more planning up-front, and Obsidian (or Roam, but I prefer Obsidian to have my data in plain files).

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Thanks for the point about linking, Douglas. In fact, I just realize that you could link on OneNote too, simply by right clicking! (support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-links-to-notebooks-sections-pages-and-paragraphs-in-onenote-for-windows-10-48dd0e82-623c-405d-b63a-df4eaf55c72a) I personally find the offline experience of OneNote more stable/ supportive than other note-taking apps like Notion/RoamResearch. I find the artistic aspect of Notion quite overwhelming, and I love building tables too much to use RoamResearch. I should probably create a video to share my view on this topic to demonstrate how much of a grandma I am :) Anyways, I think as long as everyone is taking notes, it doesn't matter which app you use!

[@douglasdrumond]

@@PhDCoffeeTime Exactly, those are just tools. What matters is the result you get from the tool. Thanks for your reply

[@mrniceguy4277]

Has anyone ever lost their notes due to sync conflicts? I am afraid of this :S I am starting my PhD these days and am looking for useful tools

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

Hi Mr Niceguy, good question and I have quite positive experience with Syn Conflicts with OneNote (usually due to conflicts when I logged in with multiple computers). Both versions are kept, and you have the opportunities to compare and save the right version. The offline experience of OneNote is much better than other note-taking app like Notion. Here is a blog I have found helpful in explaining the syn conflict scenarios. www.windowscentral.com/how-troubleshoot-and-fix-common-sync-issues-onenote-windows-10#:~:text=When%20OneNote%20detects%20a%20conflict,page%2C%20click%20the%20yellow%20message. "While collaborating in real-time with another person trying to edit the same piece of text can cause synchronization conflicts. When OneNote detects a conflict, it'll create copies of the same page, and you'll see a yellow message indicating the problem."

[@mrniceguy4277]

@@PhDCoffeeTime Wow, thanks a lot for your reply! Good to know. I really want to use OneNote but as I said, I don't want to lose everything after 3 years :D So I guess I'll go for it :) And I'll frequently export important things as PDF anyway

[@mahmoudkhalifa2802]

please stop the music while you are talking. it is very distorting.

[@PhDCoffeeTime]

I know, this was made on my first few months of YT and I got overly excited with music. Thanks for bearing with it! Please check out the more recent videos, I have greatly improved since then thanks to feedback from viewers like you!

[@e-commercedigitalmarketer7750]

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[@PhDCoffeeTime]

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[@e-commercedigitalmarketer7750]

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[@PhDCoffeeTime]

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