Are you looking for an easy way to take notes on the go? Do you want to access your notes across all of your devices? Do you want to share and collaborate on notes? Yes? Let me introduce you to OneNote.

What is OneNote?
OneNote is Microsoft’s digital notebook, allowing you to create and access your notes across all of your devices: PC, Mac, phone, tablet, and web.

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OneNote allows you to:

• Create notes, to do lists, manage projects, and more.
• Organize your notes with six levels of organization: notebooks, sections, subsections pages, and two levels of subpages.
• Share and collaborate in real time.
• Add multimedia items (audio, video, images, etc.) anywhere within a note.
• Insert new or existing Microsoft Office content into your notes.
• Clip any web page to OneNote and view it later, whether you are online or offline.
• Set up Email to OneNote to allow you to send an email directly to OneNote, automatically creating a new note.
• Create or edit notes offline and sync your notebook when you’re back online.

Wait, didn’t you already post about a note taking app?
Yes, Evernote is another useful tool for taking notes. You can find out more about Evernote in our previous post: Taking Notes Across your Devices

Should I use OneNote or Evernote?
As with most things, it comes down to personal preference. A few good breakdowns of the tools and side-by-side comparisons can be found here:

• OneNote vs. Evernote: A personal take on two great note-taking apps
• Lifehacker Faceoff: OneNote vs. Evernote
• Evernote vs OneNote: Visual Comparison

I’d like to try OneNote. How do I get started?
To get started with OneNote Online, log into your Office 365 account (http://lesley.edu/email), click the Apps button, and select OneNote Online.

To get started with OneNote on your computer, phone, or tablet, download the software for your device(s):

• PC/Windows computer (Windows 7 or later)
• Mac computer
• iOS (iPhone/iPad)
• Android

You will need to log in with your Office 365 Account using your Lesley email address and password.

For more information on using OneNote, see:

• Getting Started with OneNote 2016 online tutorial
• OneNote Help and Resources

Started taking notes on your computer and now you’re sitting on the bus and want to review them? Standing in line to get your coffee and have a brilliant idea? Want to jot it down or add to already existing notes? Don’t have internet access, but need to jot something down? Tired of having to copy notes from your phone to your computer and back again.

Is the answer to all of those questions a loud YES!?!?!

Allow me to introduce you to Evernote.

What is Evernote?

Evernote is both a digital notebook and digital file cabinet. Take notes while in a meeting or draft documents just as you might in Microsoft Word. Create a to do list or checklist for a project or chore. Attach and annotate a PDF document. Use your microphone to record a quick audio note. Take a picture with your phone or upload an image from your computer. Clip a web page from the internet. Tag items with keywords and group them all together in a notebook to easily find later.

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Why is Evernote Awesome?

Evernote’s true power is in its ability to work across devices. Have access to all your notes regardless of where you are. Create a note on your computer using Evernote’s desktop application and then move to your iPad during your meeting. Jot down or audio record that quick brainstorm your phone while riding the bus home. Your notes will sync to your account and move with you to whatever device you are on.

Don’t have internet access, but need to take notes and don’t want to have to remember to copy them to Evernote later. No problem. Evernote will upload it to your account the next time you connect to the internet with that device. You can even share notes with colleagues.

Evernote lets you decide where you work and on what type of device: laptop or desktop computer, iOS or Android. There’s no special file formats or exporting to deal with. Just take notes and organize them. Simple.

How do I get started?

To get started with Evernote, go to https://evernote.com/ to create your account.

Then download the software for the devices you own:

• Mac computer
• Windows computer
• Web
• iOS
• Android
• Windows Phone

Review video tutorials for Evernote to learn more at Lesley’s Atomic Learning portal. Sign in with your myLesley username and password when prompted.