Understanding OneNote in Office 2003

Microsoft OneNote is designed for taking notes at meetings and conferences and taking notes while you're talking on the telephone. Rather than scribble notes indiscriminately in a Word document,

Running OneNote

Do one of the following to run OneNote:

• Click the Start button and choose All Programs --> Microsoft Office --> Microsoft Office OneNote.

• Double-click the OneNote icon in the notification area of the taskbar (it's located in the lower-right corner of the screen next to the clock). If you don't see the icon in the system tray and you want to see it there, choose Tools --> Options, select Other in the Options dialog box, and select the Place OneNote icon in the Notification Are of the Taskbar check box.

OneNote opens to the section and page or subpage that was open the last time you closed the program. What is a section, page, and subpage? Better keep reading.

Figure 1 shows the OneNote window with three sections open. In OneNote lingo, all notes are kept in the Notebook, the Notebook is divided into sections, and each section is divided into pages and subpages. Besides confusing you, the idea behind storing notes in sections, pages, and subpages is to help you organize and locate notes. Create a section for each new task you will undertake — for each new staff meeting, conference, or client. Within the sections, store your notes in pages and subpages (if using subpages proves really necessary).