Use the almighty notebook app "Microsoft ONENOTE" on the iPad

Microsoft ONENOTE

The biggest feature of ONENOTE is that you can record various elements on one page, from textbooks, images, figures, tables, links, audio and video.Since it is also compatible with handwritten input, it can be used as a sketch or simple memo using a pen input device.

Each element can be placed freely in the page, and there is no limit on the size of one page, so it is possible to add more and more related elements to enhance the amount of information.

It is a convenient app that is useful enough to use notes and ideas as a notebook application, but it is used like a scrapbook using a mix of links and images on the website, handwritten characters and illustrations in photos.You can use it for a very wide range of applications, such as adding and using it like an album.

OneNote's great strength is that you can seamlessly synchronize with Windows and Android apps, including MacOS.The notebook created in OneNote is saved in the cloud storage service "OneDrive" provided by Microsoft, so that the data between devices will be synchronized via OneDrive.You can also share notes to other users on OneDrive or co -edit with multiple users.

OneNote is a free app, but you need a separate Microsoft account to use.OneDrive, a storage service for saving, is free up to 5GB, but if you want to save more data, you need to join a paid plan.Therefore, if you have stored large size data in oneDrive in the same account, you need to pay attention to the remaining free space.

Basic operation of ONENOTE

Then, let's actually use oneonte.OneNote manages the content you want to record with three hierarchical structures: a notebook, section, and page.The "notebook" is equivalent to a single notebook, and the "section" is a page that actually writes the contents.

Since there is no limit on the size of one page, each page seems to be a huge canvas.Therefore, it may be appropriate to capture it like a one -page = file, rather than turning over a single notebook, like GOODNOTES 5.

First, click the [+] icon at the bottom and add any notebook, section, and page in order.

When the page is added, the text input mode is in the initial state where the area where the contents actually write on the right side is displayed, so if you tap the appropriate location, the text input area will appear as follows, and the character from the keyboard will be used.Can be driven.

At the top of the screen, there are four tab menus, "Home", "Insert", "Draw" and "Display".A toolbar as shown in the figure below is displayed on the home tab, where you can change the character fonts, colors, paragraph styles, etc., or place bullet textbooks.

The characteristic is the "tag" function, which means that you can mark any mark at the current location.The important items are the star mark, what are the questions?It helps organize information, such as marking a mark.If you select "Task", a check box will be installed, which can be checked later.

Paste tables, images, auding, etc.

If you want to insert a table or image, select the "Insert" tab at the top.The insertion tab has a toolbar as shown below.

Images can be selected from the album or shooting with a camera, or tap the [online image] icon and search directly on the Internet and paste it.The search function is linked to Microsoft's search service "Bing".

When the [Table] icon is tapped, the sky table is created as shown in the figure below, and a new "table" tab menu is added to the top.In this menu, you can add or delete rows and columns.

In addition to the images, the insertion point of the voice, PDF, and any other format is also a major feature of ONENOTE.If you want to insert the audio, tap the Audio icon to start recording the audio as follows.The recording button is finished with the [Stop Recording] button, and an audio file icon is inserted on the notebook.The caption is automatically attached, but this can be changed later.

When a PDF file is inserted, the contents are paste as it is, as in the image, but other file formats such as videos are pasteed in the same way as audio.

Handwrite letters and figures

If you want to insert a handwritten character or figure, select the "figure" tab menu.The toolbar on this tab is as follows, and you can choose the type and color of the pen.A fluorescent pen marker is also available.It also supports tool switching by double tap of Apple Pencil 2, allowing you to switch between pen and eraser without touching the screen.In the [Figure] icon, you can draw a straight line, an arrow, a circle and a square with a pen or finger drug.

The interesting thing is the function of [Converting ink into a figure], which automatically converts handwritten input shapes to beautiful figures.As shown in the following example, the circular and polygon drawn by hand is converted into a smooth line shape.

When you tap the [Drawing Mode] icon on the right, there is a setting of [Touch and draw] as follows.This is the setting of whether to enable the finger input, and if you disable it, you will not be able to write with your finger, and you can only write with a pen input device.

[Stylus method] is a menu that selects how to hold a pen, so that you can customize it according to yourself, the Palm Reggers (prevention of incorrect input when the palm touches the screen) will work.It will be.

Password protection and accessability checks, etc.

In the "Display" tab menu, the width of the page, the background color, the style of the ruled line, etc. can be changed as follows.

The convenient thing to use at work is that you can protect the created page by password.Password protection can be performed in sections.Click the Password Protection icon to display the following menu. Set the password here.The protected section will be required to have a password when opened.

[Accessibility check] is a useful feature if you want to create a more readable document.When this icon is chestnut, you can check the pages and notebooks, check out the difficulties, such as forgetting the title or having no alternative textbooks for files.

Sharing and co -editing of notebooks to other users

OneNote can share notebooks with other users and edit them jointly like GOODNOTES 5.Sharing is performed on a notebook unit.As follows, tapping the shared icon at the top left of the screen displays three shared methods: Inviting Users to a notebook, copy a link to a notebook, and send page copy.

In Inviting Users to a notebook, you can send it to the email address of the person you want to share the link to the notebook.

The receiving partner can browse the notebook by opening the link written in the e -mail in the web browser, or edited it if the editing authority is granted.The figure below shows a shared notebook opened on a web browser.If the [editable] item is enabled at the time of sharing, clicking the [Edit] button in the toolbar can participate in the edit.

If you select Links to Lapbook, the options of [Display only] and [Display and Edit] will be presented as follows, so tap any of them and the link for shared to the clipboard will be copied.I will.By telling this link to other users, you can share or co -edit as if you were invited by e -mail.

Sending page copy at the bottom is a function to send PDF pages to third parties.As follows, in addition to sending an e -mail using Outlook, it can also be sent using SMS or AirDrop using an iPad shared function.

Summary of ONENOTE

OneNote is an almighty notebook app that can be used for various purposes, from writing text and images to documentation, to handwritten notes, illustration creation, and audio records.Since multiple content can be mixed on one page, it is a great attraction that the related information can be put together without worrying about the types of files.

Not only Apple's devices, but also Windows and Android devices are also provided with the same functions, which is a nice point to use at work.For users who use multiple devices, you can sync information seamlessly using the same notebook even if you move the device with OneNote.Since it can be used for free, it will be useful in case of emergency if you install it on each device.

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