Do you use Microsoft OneNote or any notetaking applications?
By Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
Malaysia
August 23, 2015 4:16pm CST
I am using OneNote to do my homeschooling planning now, and I really love it, so far.
I was searching for a good and free notetaking applications to help me in researching and gathering information, so I can do my planning easier. I only found Evernote which can do quite a good job in this, but I do not really like the editing feature in Evernote. I even found it hard to create a table, hence I have to go to Google Docs to do my planning.
I just found out OneNote has become free since last year. It's just like Microsoft Word when I want to edit my document, there's even a Draw feature where I can draw something freely. Moreover, it saves the notes in OneDrive, which has at least 15GB space, is more than enough for me. Evernote free users only get 60MB upload allowance which is always not enough for me.
I am so glad as I just started to plan for my son's first grade lessons. So, it's been so helpful to me.
What notetaking applications are you using? Are you using Microsoft OneNote as well?
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6 responses
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Dec 15
Despite being an avid lover of Microsoft Office, I find absolutely no use for Onenote. Outlook, Word, Publisher and Excel provide me with everything that I need, so I consider that program to be superfluous.
I remember taking a look at Evernote a few years ago, but once again there was nothing of any value to me.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
One of the reasons I like OneNote is that it helps me to organize and plan for my work, mostly homeschooling planning now, because it's like a folder (or I can create multiple folders for different purposes), then I keep related information or reference in each section in the folder. Moreover, I am always using several devices (tablet and two laptops), it's helpful for me to keep these online, so I can access it anywhere.
I used to do planning with Microsoft Office (mainly Word and Excel), and uploaded to online space, but I have to create many documents. So, I think OneNote is easier for me and serve my purpose. 
I have never use Publisher before. I always see the program, but haven't try it out. 
I have never use Publisher before. I always see the program, but haven't try it out. 1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169464)
• United States
24 Aug 15
I have never tried this. I may see about it though as you are having good results. It is time I learned how to use my computer to the best possible results.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
23 Aug 15
Yes, it resembles a physical folder (as notebooks), where we can have different sections (as tabs), and we can have different pages in each section. We can create many notebooks as if we can have many physical folders to keep our files.
It's also helpful to share or discussion a topic with others, such as planning for a trip.
It can be used as simple as a todo list too.
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
I guess if we only want to create one document, using Word is easier. But, since I am organizing and planning my homeschooling lessons, using OneNote helps me better, as it's like putting in documents in different folders, and we can label different sections in the folder.
