A Quick OneNote Entry

Well Tracy from Student Tablet PC is going to try to make the move to OneNote and and this article on OneNote also appeared on my RSS feader so I figured I would share. I wrote a brief article on my OneNote experience early this semester, A Semester With OneNote, and I think I highlighted some of the key features but of course didn't mention everything. I also mentioned that you can download a free 180 day trial of OneNote and this is the single most program I promote. Microsoft should realy pay me for how many people I tell OneNote about and then show them how to setup their digital Notebook.

The biggest thing with OneNote for students that I have worked with is that they are unfamilar with it. They either have never heard about OneNote or never really wanted to take the time to see what it is really all about. Its not till I show them my notes that they start to understand the power of it over using other programs like word to take notes. Also the biggest thing is that a lot of people see me using OneNote on my tablet but I quickly tell them that I used OneNote way before I even had a tablet. The tablet just makes the experience that much better. So you don't have to have a tablet, its free for a semester, and if you spend some time with it you can really start to appreciate it and realize why the founders like to call the program "an add-in pack for your brain"

Before you jump on the OneNote train though test drive it as I have noticed there are a lot of frustrations with it as no program is perfect. The boxes are weird sometimes, making lists kind of messes me up here and there, and tables are not supported (but they are in OneNote 12 :) However simply having the ability to have all your notes in one place is extremly valuable. Also with all the cool feaures included in OneNote 12 it makes learning how to use OneNote 2003 now that much better of a concept. For those of you that are not up to date with all the new products and are asking yourself what the heck is OneNote 12 let just say that as cool I think OneNote is, OneNote 12 just blows me away somtimes! Of course I haven't had the chance to play with it myself but if its anything they say its going to be I can't wait!

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