Overview

Microsoft OneNote allows you to take and organize notes, including images and web citations, record audio, share your notes with outers and generally keep information organized. Instructors can use OneNote to organize lesson plans into searchable digital notebooks, and staff can create a shareable content library.

Features

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• Sync across devices: If you have multiple devices you can easily access your OneNote content from any of them. Being able to access and modify your notebooks from any of your devices can help save you time.
• Organziation: Create and sort your notes by class, topic, or lecture. You can have multiple notebooks, each one containing sections and pages. OneNote offers several templates to get you started.
• Math on the fly: OneNote has the ability to do math right in your notes, combining note taking and actual math work. Use the Ink math assistant to enter a handwritten math problem during a meeting, conference or class, and OneNote can instantly calculate the results for you. It can even draw graphs of your functions.

How do I access Microsoft OneNote?

The Microsoft OneNote downloads page provides a convenient place where you can download client applications for macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS. Alternatively, you can login to the OneNote web client via your favorite web browser using your University username and password.

Help Resources

Use the help resources listed below to learn how to successfully use Microsoft OneNote.

• Microsoft OneNote Quick Start Guide (pdf)
• Microsoft OneNote video training (free)
• OneNote help center
• OneNote Information for Students
• OneNote Information for Instructors
• 11 Ways to rule school with OneNote
• Back to School: How a college student gets the most out of OneNote
• Accessibility support for OneNote

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the system requirements?

  Web Client

  Most Office 365 services are designed to work with the current versions of the following popular browsers:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
  • Safari

  Desktop/mobile Client

  • Windows 7* or later
  • macOS 10.12 or later
  • iOS 11.0 or later
  • Android 5.0 or later

  Product functionality and feature availability may vary on older systems. For the best experience, use the latest version of any operating system specified above.

  * Microsoft is discontinuing support of Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. It is strongly recommend that you upgrade to a supported operating system before this date.

• What types of math equations does OneNote support?

  OneNote supports many of arithmetic operators, and trigonometry functions. Additionally, there are some feature differences between the various versions of OneNote.

  Details are available on the following pages:

  • Insert and calculate simple math equations in OneNote
  • Insert a mathematical equation in OneNote for Mac
• Who can see my notebooks?
  Your OneNote files are stored online, and are private unless you choose to to share them.
• Are there any major feature differences between the various platforms?

  Yes, OneNote has different features available depending upon how you access it. If you use OneNote on different platforms you may find yourself unable to use key features you've come to know and use in your daily workflow.

  For details please review Microsoft's table Comparing features of OneNote across platforms and devices.

 

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Need additional help or have issues

For additional assistance contact the IT Services Technical Support Center via phone at (907) 786-4646, toll-free at (877) 633-3888, or email at uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu