This page is dedicated to providing an introduction and overview of some solutions to consider and basic tutorials to get started.
First piece of advice: Have a go and play around creating a notebook!
At the moment there are two clear front runners in applications to use for collating and taking notes:
Both these applications have advantages and disadvantages – so the choice of which to use may depend on what you need to collect notes for.
- If you only need to access the notes on one device, use mainly text, pictures, pdf files and powepoint handouts, then OneNote is probably best suited for this. It has a very tidy way of organising your notes into clear books, sections and pages.
- If you would like to access your notes from different devices (eg your netbook, phone, home computer…) then Evernote is the one for you, because it is “cloud based” (saved on the web). Evernote also works very well with other applications – you can clip a web page or insert a photo from your phone into your evernote notebook with a click of a button. It also talks to other applications such as Nozbe for task management.
Comparison
The Table below outlines some further advantages and disadvantages:
Microsoft Office OneNote
Microsoft Office OneNote
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!: Get to know how to use this application fully from the start and take the Microsoft Office OneNote Training Course.
This course is aimed at making the switch from OneNote 2007, but even if you have never used it before it is a great detailed overview of the functions. Similarly use the Migration Reference Charts for a quick guide.
Additional training material and guides:
- Basic Tasks in OneNote
- How to organise stuff in OneNote
- YouTube Playlist for OneNote Tutorials
- New OneNote WebApp*
*Requires web based storage – eg. Dropbox, Skydrive, ASUS WebStorage, iCloud….
Evernote
Follow the Evernote step by step – “Getting Started Guide”
- Evernote for Android
- Evernote for iPhone and iPod Touch
- File Drag and Drop on Evernote Web
- Evernote Web Clipper
- Sharing Notebooks in Evernote#
- Cooking with Evernote
Additional Tutorials
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