What's The Deal With OneNote?

Microsoft Office OneNote is popping up on student laptop screens in lecture halls across the nation - but what the heck does it do?

Think of it as transforming your computer or laptop into your own electronic notebook for storing, sharing, and compiling data in all its forms: audio, text, video, pictures, and even ink. Like a traditional paper notebook on steroids, you can scribble in notes and doodles using a tablet with OneNote, but you can also do a variety of other things that are next to impossible with the old spiral-bound.

Capture sound, video, and electronic images

Search through your notes for words and phrases automatically

Divide your notes and clips into self-defined sections (never be more than 2 clicks away from the info you need)

Drag and drop content directly from your internet browser or desktop into your notes, with automatic referential hyperlinks to the web page you copied

Automatic save feature - Never tear your hair out over accidentally unsaved information again!

Share your notes with your friends and allow them to make edits in real time - handy for group collaboration

Outline your notes better with OneNote's outlining tools

New features that come with the 2007 edition of OneNote include multi-notebook creation, new ink capabilities (including lasso selection), diagram and flowchart drawing tools, text recognition in scanned documents, built-in calculator, enhanced search, and more.

Test out OneNote for free now by taking a free trial.