Stay organized in OneNote

11/29/2019


Search and find notes

  • Search for notes
  • Narrow the search
  • Close the search results

Organize your notebooks

  • Show navigation panes
  • Move a page from one section to another
  • Rearrange the order of pages or sections
  • Copy a page to another section or notebook
  • Move or copy a section

Search and find notes

 

 

Search and find notes


Search for notes

  1. Select the magnifying glass or press Ctrl+F.
  2. Type a search word or phrase.

OneNote highlights search words in typed text, handwritten notes, and even words shown in pictures.

Narrow the search

  1. Select the search drop-down arrow.
  2. Select an option.
  3. Select one of the results.

Close the search results

  • Select the X to close the search results.

Organize your notebooks

 

 

Organize your notebooks


Show navigation panes

  • Select View > Navigation Panes > Show All, so you can see all of your notebooks, sections, and pages

Move a page from one section to another

  • Drag the title of the page to the section you want.

Rearrange the order of pages or sections

  • Drag the title of the page or section where you want it in the list.

Copy a page to another section or notebook

  1. Right-click the page and select Copy.
  2. Right-click a blank page in another section or notebook and select Paste.

Move or copy a section

  1. Right-click the section title and select Move/Copy.
  2. Select a notebook and then select Move or Copy.

 

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