This morning we’d figure we’d write something about the Microsoft Program we just discovered. It’s called OneNote. We figure it’s one of the most useful little programs that’s on the market right now. It’s right up there with the Organizer and PrintShop programs and it is economical at $99 after $100 rebate.
The program is for note taking (was that obvious?) Hehe ... The program is integrated with other Microsoft programs and cuts/copies/pastes well. There are the general Microsoft icons, plus some new fun stuff. For example, you can draw freehand or highlight words/sentences or change your "stationary." For the people with a stylus or PC notebook, it has letter recognition.
You open the program and you are at "My Notebook." You are given a few tabs like "general" and "meetings," but encouraged to set your own tabs at the top of the page. There are also subset tabs along the right side for pages. The program allows you to set "Note Flags" such as: to do, important, question, definition, and remember for later, plus you can make up your own. It’s easy to find your flags by just pressing an icon for Note Flag summary.
It’s got an excellent "Find" function within the program and comes ready for research work. It will look up words for you in the dictionary, thesaurus, elibrary, encyclopedia, factiva, or MSN. When you copy or paste from the web, it will reference the site at the bottom of the entry. Posting pictures from your photo album or clip art is a breeze as well as resizing them on screen.
The program is designed to be very flexible. You can click to write anywhere on the page then move that "block" around to better organize your notes. And, adding bullets or outlines couldn't be easier! It even allows for you to easily link audio to the page! All you need is a microphone built in to your computer, or separate.
One more nifty feature is the "side-note" feature. If you like sticky notes, then this is for you! You can take as many notes as you want - it can float on top of any screen you are working on. The results go automatically back to your notebook to be easily moved wherever you need.
Yep, yep ... one Jim-dandy of a little program! Can’t hardly wait to try it out at work! Can't go wrong with 60 day free trial!!
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