How to get Started with OneNote in Your IT Department? Sharing notes digitally saves quite a bit of time. Being able to literally type anywhere and draw on a touch device makes this easier.

Integration with Outlook means that I am reminded of projects when I need to be.

To organize projects and maintain a ToDo list.

Inserting shapes, lines, and arrows allow for network diagramming.

To store general documentation for my department.

The ability to input pictures and annotate them in OneNote ensures I won’t forget important modifications.

To document configurations in my environment and changes that I make.

Professionally, here are the ways that I use OneNote: I find that explaining the features of OneNote is more difficult than showing you how OneNote can be used.

Screenshots and steps in this article are done in the Office version of OneNote. You can access a web version at, a modern app version on Windows 8+, or a mobile version on any major phone OS. Most IT professionals will use the desktop version found in Microsoft Office. For good measure, you add sharing, security, and mobile access. Imagine if you took the best parts of Word, added in some Excel features, and crammed tools like Snipping, Optical Character Recognition, and Audio Recorder into a single application. I am able to access any information that I need on any device at any time. I have never used an app that made life so much easier.

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