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
- Select the magnifying glass or press Ctrl+F.
- Type a search word or phrase.
OneNote highlights search words in typed text, handwritten notes, and even words shown in pictures.
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Narrow the search
- Select the search drop-down arrow.
- Select an option.
- 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
- Right-click the page and select Copy.
- Right-click a blank page in another section or notebook and select Paste.
Move or copy a section
- Right-click the section title and select Move/Copy.
- Select a notebook and then select Move or Copy.
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