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Capture, organize, and reuse your notes on laptop computers, desktop computers, or Tablet PCs. OneNote 2003 gives you one place to store all your notes and the freedom to work with them how you want. It helps you capture information in multiple ways and then organize and use it according to your needs.
OneNote 2003 combines the freedom and flexibility of paper notes with the efficiency and power of digital organizational tools. Be more productive with OneNote 2003 anywhere you work with notes--in meetings, at your desk, presentations, classes, phone conferences, or brainstorming sessions.
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Most helpful customer reviews
By M. Vanpee
Though this software is usable on standard Windows machines, it really is intended for use on Tablet PC's, that allow users to use their laptop's pen to write on screen. The tablet functionality of your laptop is what will really make this software sizzle!
At first glance, this software looks like a glorified note pad. However, you will quickly see that it's much more than that! Imagine that your notebook had limitless paper. Imagine that you could take long hand-written meeting notes, and then go back to search for your text later like you would in Microsoft Word? Even better, imagine that you could take your notes and convert them to text that you could share with colleagues. This software does all of that, and much more!
Microsoft OneNote is perfect for students, like myself. Users can take hand-written class/study notes, organize them, search through them, and even add images and annotations. In my classes, I have imported the professor's class notes into OneNote, so that I could put his notes beside mine and annotate as needed. Even better, you can use OneNote to record audio of your classes to play back later. Though, I'd recommend using a good quality microphone over your laptop's built-in mic.
I find Microsoft OneNote is very easy to use. The tabs allow you to quickly change note pads at the tap of the pen, for example switching from your Chemistry notes to your Math notes. Changing what you have written is easy! Either use the eraser function, or you can simply cross out what you have written and OneNote erases it automatically. Exporting your notes/audio to Microsoft Office or to your favourite email program to share with others is easy as well.
There are some other programs out there that do similar things, but I have not used many of them. Once I discovered OneNote, I didn't need to look any further. Of course, it may not be exactly what you are looking for, but I can tell you that it is one of the best programs I have seen so far. OneNote allows me to be 10 times more productive on my tablet PC than I was without it.
At first glance, this software looks like a glorified note pad. However, you will quickly see that it's much more than that! Imagine that your notebook had limitless paper. Imagine that you could take long hand-written meeting notes, and then go back to search for your text later like you would in Microsoft Word? Even better, imagine that you could take your notes and convert them to text that you could share with colleagues. This software does all of that, and much more!
Microsoft OneNote is perfect for students, like myself. Users can take hand-written class/study notes, organize them, search through them, and even add images and annotations. In my classes, I have imported the professor's class notes into OneNote, so that I could put his notes beside mine and annotate as needed. Even better, you can use OneNote to record audio of your classes to play back later. Though, I'd recommend using a good quality microphone over your laptop's built-in mic.
I find Microsoft OneNote is very easy to use. The tabs allow you to quickly change note pads at the tap of the pen, for example switching from your Chemistry notes to your Math notes. Changing what you have written is easy! Either use the eraser function, or you can simply cross out what you have written and OneNote erases it automatically. Exporting your notes/audio to Microsoft Office or to your favourite email program to share with others is easy as well.
There are some other programs out there that do similar things, but I have not used many of them. Once I discovered OneNote, I didn't need to look any further. Of course, it may not be exactly what you are looking for, but I can tell you that it is one of the best programs I have seen so far. OneNote allows me to be 10 times more productive on my tablet PC than I was without it.
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3.8 out of 5 stars
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240 of 242 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Take It For What It Is
Dec 7 2004
By Devin Lussier
- Published on Amazon.com
I've been using OneNote for about two months now. I'm a college student and I don't have a tablet pc - I use a normal Toshiba 15.4" wide screen laptop to take notes on. I used to use Microsoft Word or OpenOffice to take all my notes simply because that was all there was. After finding out about OneNote and using the free trial I found it to be very useful for me.
Many people will complain about it's lack of features compared to a normal word processor, but you really have to take OneNote for what it is. It's a note taking program. It's not going to make you do better in your classes, it'll just help you do it faster. And to me, that's really valuable - as I'm sure any college student will tell you.
Organization:
The first thing you will deal with when you open OneNote is setting up how you want your notes to be organized. I decided to make a few folders - one for classes, one for personal, one for home & car maintenance etc. I will only go into detail about the most important one: Classes. In my classes folder I have a new "project file" or tab for each subject. For example, one tab reads Personal Finance M04, another reads Photography 10, you get the idea.
Underneath these tabs I have a blank writing space and another set of tabs on the right hand side. With the tabs on the right hand side I organize my class meetings and subjects we cover. Depending upon the class, I will make a new tab on the right for each subject (example: Investments, Estate Planning, Taxes). In other classes that do not follow a strict subject form I label the tabs with the date of the class.
Actual Note Taking:
OneNote works in a different way to normal word processors. A way which is much better because your notes are usually not printed. They live in your computer - so why leave blank margins on the sides of the page when you can use that space? This is a question OneNote answers brilliantly. I can click anywhere in my blank space to start a new text box. I can write down the main topics in one column on the left hand side and write key points and definitions on the right wherever they are applicable.
You are also able to put in drawings so you can take down diagrams from the white board and you can put in pictures. If you have a microphone built into your laptop or if you bring a small one you can record what the professor is saying and it will show up with play controls right in the notes space.
Of course, the larger the resolution of your laptop's screen the better. Having a widescreen laptop really benefits you when using OneNote because you can take advantage of it by using every part of the screen to write your notes.
Searching:
Probably one of the best features of OneNote is the ability to search through your notes with ease. For example, I can type in the word "estate" in the search box and hit enter. OneNote then instantly searches (and I mean no waiting, it's instant) through all of your notes and highlights every time the word estate is mentioned. If you have mentioned the word estate in multiple areas of your notes then OneNote will also highlight the applicable tabs so you know where and where not to find what you're looking for.
On The Whole:
I think OneNote is an excellent tool for any student, and even if you just want to keep better track of your life without having to setup a complex database. I don't think I could live without OneNote anymore. That said, it's probably not worth getting unless you can pick up a copy for under fifty dollars. If you're a student, try seeing if you can get a copy with your student discount, or if your campus's student store has it for a good price.
Many people will complain about it's lack of features compared to a normal word processor, but you really have to take OneNote for what it is. It's a note taking program. It's not going to make you do better in your classes, it'll just help you do it faster. And to me, that's really valuable - as I'm sure any college student will tell you.
Organization:
The first thing you will deal with when you open OneNote is setting up how you want your notes to be organized. I decided to make a few folders - one for classes, one for personal, one for home & car maintenance etc. I will only go into detail about the most important one: Classes. In my classes folder I have a new "project file" or tab for each subject. For example, one tab reads Personal Finance M04, another reads Photography 10, you get the idea.
Underneath these tabs I have a blank writing space and another set of tabs on the right hand side. With the tabs on the right hand side I organize my class meetings and subjects we cover. Depending upon the class, I will make a new tab on the right for each subject (example: Investments, Estate Planning, Taxes). In other classes that do not follow a strict subject form I label the tabs with the date of the class.
Actual Note Taking:
OneNote works in a different way to normal word processors. A way which is much better because your notes are usually not printed. They live in your computer - so why leave blank margins on the sides of the page when you can use that space? This is a question OneNote answers brilliantly. I can click anywhere in my blank space to start a new text box. I can write down the main topics in one column on the left hand side and write key points and definitions on the right wherever they are applicable.
You are also able to put in drawings so you can take down diagrams from the white board and you can put in pictures. If you have a microphone built into your laptop or if you bring a small one you can record what the professor is saying and it will show up with play controls right in the notes space.
Of course, the larger the resolution of your laptop's screen the better. Having a widescreen laptop really benefits you when using OneNote because you can take advantage of it by using every part of the screen to write your notes.
Searching:
Probably one of the best features of OneNote is the ability to search through your notes with ease. For example, I can type in the word "estate" in the search box and hit enter. OneNote then instantly searches (and I mean no waiting, it's instant) through all of your notes and highlights every time the word estate is mentioned. If you have mentioned the word estate in multiple areas of your notes then OneNote will also highlight the applicable tabs so you know where and where not to find what you're looking for.
On The Whole:
I think OneNote is an excellent tool for any student, and even if you just want to keep better track of your life without having to setup a complex database. I don't think I could live without OneNote anymore. That said, it's probably not worth getting unless you can pick up a copy for under fifty dollars. If you're a student, try seeing if you can get a copy with your student discount, or if your campus's student store has it for a good price.
65 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very efficient and easy to use
Jan 11 2005
By ali
- Published on Amazon.com
This is a very well thought out program, that makes it much easier to stay organized and take notes quickly. I find that I am able to type far quicker than I can write, so taking notes is much easier on the computer. Plus, afterwards, it's a lot easier to reorganize or rearrange digital notes than paper notes. You can click anywhere and start typing, just like you can do in a "real" notebook.
One of the best features (that makes this surpass Word for any type of note-taking situation) is that you do not need to save, EVER. I have accidentally lost power on my PC and not lost any information. It's quick to load, and loads to the last "page" in your notebook that you were using, which makes getting started fast really easy.
The only thing I have trouble with figuring out how to incorporate drawings or mathematical formulae easily, since I do not have a tablet PC. I find that I can do well with a science class like Biology, which isn't all that Math intensive, but for Math I haven't found a good solution. (I'm still using paper and pencil for Calculus.)
All in all, however, this is a sleek program, that runs swiftly and is a great tool for note-taking.
One of the best features (that makes this surpass Word for any type of note-taking situation) is that you do not need to save, EVER. I have accidentally lost power on my PC and not lost any information. It's quick to load, and loads to the last "page" in your notebook that you were using, which makes getting started fast really easy.
The only thing I have trouble with figuring out how to incorporate drawings or mathematical formulae easily, since I do not have a tablet PC. I find that I can do well with a science class like Biology, which isn't all that Math intensive, but for Math I haven't found a good solution. (I'm still using paper and pencil for Calculus.)
All in all, however, this is a sleek program, that runs swiftly and is a great tool for note-taking.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does exactly what it says it does
Dec 8 2004
By Dave
- Published on Amazon.com
I've been using this program for almost a year and like it. It's simple, well designed and customizable. The best way to explain One Note is to say it's like MS Word and Excel combined... it's a Word Processor with Spreadsheet "tabs".
The main reason I bought One Note was because I had 30-40 seperate word documents that I accessed regularly. It was cumbersome and inefficient. One Note fixed that.
Also, One Note has a good search tool, and also I like the formating options. I only gave it four stars because I wish that they included Excel tables with some basic calculating capabilities.
If you need a program to take notes, consolidate various documents and get organized, I'd recommend it.
The main reason I bought One Note was because I had 30-40 seperate word documents that I accessed regularly. It was cumbersome and inefficient. One Note fixed that.
Also, One Note has a good search tool, and also I like the formating options. I only gave it four stars because I wish that they included Excel tables with some basic calculating capabilities.
If you need a program to take notes, consolidate various documents and get organized, I'd recommend it.
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