The simplest OneNote notebook structure, created by the blank notebook template, consists of one section containing one page—an .one file contained in a folder. You can add content to a blank notebook (also known as populating the notebook) and then organize it into pages and sections, or you can create an organizational structure and then populate it. The best method will vary depending on the way you plan to use the notebook—whether you are working on a highly structured project or collecting a wide variety of information.
When you want to start by creating the organizational structure, you might find it convenient to base a new notebook on one of the eight specialized notebook templates that come with OneNote 2007:
Clients Notebook. This notebook template includes three Client sections and an Open Issues section.
Personal Notebook. This notebook template includes Personal Information; Shopping; Books, Movies, And Music; Travel; Recipes; To Do; and Miscellaneous sections.
Professional Services Notebook. This notebook template includes Proposals, Meeting And Call Notes, Research And Analysis, Report And Client Deliverables, and Business Administration sections.
Research Notebook. This notebook template includes two Paper sections and To Do, Meetings, Readings, Data Collection, and Brainstorm sections.
Shared Notebook – Group Project. This notebook template includes Meeting Notes, Goals And Schedule, Drafts, Tasks And Issues, Research, and Team Information sections.
Shared Notebook – Reference Materials. This notebook template includes three Topic sections and Team Information, Tools, and Links sections.
Student Semester Notebook. This notebook template includes three Class sections, two Project sections, and To Do and Student Club sections.
Work Notebook. This notebook template includes two Project sections and Meeting Notes, Research, Travel, Planning, and Miscellaneous sections.
The sections and pages created by these templates contain tips and ideas intended to help you use the notebook effectively. Additional notebook templates available from Microsoft Office Online are designed to help facilitate a variety of situations, such as planning a landscape project or a wedding, house hunting or moving, and various legal situations.
In this exercise, you will create a research notebook for use on only one computer. We encourage you to repeat this exercise with other notebook templates, to gain more insight into the options provided by OneNote.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Notebook.
Scroll the list of available notebooks, and then click Research Notebook.
In the Name box, enter SBS Toys and Games.
Click the Color arrow, and then click the Apple square in the lower-left corner of the Color palette.
Tip
If you don't select a color, OneNote will assign one for you. You can change the notebook color at any time.
The selected color appears on the Color button.
In the New Notebook Wizard, click Next.
The Who Will Use This Notebook page opens.
With I will use it on this computer selected, click Next.
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See Also For information about notebooks that will be used on more than one computer, see Creating a Notebook for Use on Multiple Computers later in this chapter.
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See Also For information about creating a notebook that will be shared with other people, click the About Sharing Notebooks With Others link at the bottom of the Who Will Use This Notebook page.
The Confirm Notebook Location page opens.
Confirm that the Path box specifies your DocumentsOneNote Notebooks folder as the location of the new notebook. Then click Create.
OneNote creates the notebook and displays its Start Here section.
Notice that the Start Here section tab and the active page background are the apple green color you selected in step 4.
