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OneNote Tips

Learn about OneNote functions and organizational tips to improve your productivity and workflow. Hit "CTRL" or "CMD" + "F" on your keyboard to search for topics you are looking for.

How Do I Change Colours of Text & Boxes?

Highlight the text whose colour you want to change, right-click on the text, and select the icon circled in red below.

How Do I Enable a Lined or Grid Background?

Click on the "View" in the top toolbar, then click on "Rule Lines". Select the type of Rule Lines or Grid Lines you would like.

How Do I Enable Dark Mode?

There are two ways to enable dark mode (system settings, OneNote native dark mode).

How Do I Use the Included Digital Stickers?

Navigate to the "Stickers" section in your OneNote notebook. You can browse through 11 different pages for various digital stickers.

How Do I Copy and Use Templates?

Right-click on the template or page you would like to duplicate and click on "Move or Copy...".

How Do I Create, Edit, or Delete Hyperlinks to Different Pages?

Right-click on the page you would like to create a hyperlink to and click on "Copy Link to Page".

What are Index Pages?

Index pages are effective in organizing your pages in one central location for easy access, similar to a table of contents. There are many ways to utilize them.

How Do I Create Subpages?

Subpages are secondary pages that are nested under a primary or parent page, which creates a hierarchical structure for your notes.

How Do I Insert Files into OneNote Pages?

You can insert and embed various types of files and content to your OneNote pages. We'll explore file shortcuts, PDF attachments, PDF printouts, and embedding other online content.

What is the OneNote Web Clipper?

The OneNote Web Clipper is a Chrome extension that allows you to save full or portions of webpages and articles directly to OneNote.

How Do I Export Pages?

Exporting pages is a bit different according to your operating system and OneNote version. Learn how to export OneNote pages to other file formats.

How Do I Password Protect My Planner?

OneNote has the ability to lock sections of your planner. This is helpful for shared OneNote notebooks to control access of specific members.

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