Microsoft OneNote has quietly become one of the most powerful tools in the modern workspace, giving professionals a seamless hub to gather ideas, organize notes, and structure scattered information. With the new course Using Microsoft OneNote, Bigger Brains turns the spotlight on this underrated application to show learners how much it can do. Whether leading meetings, collaborating on projects, or managing your day-to-day workflow, this course will help you tap into OneNote’s true potential. We’ve created this learning experience to suit professionals across every industry who want to streamline their thinking, plan smarter, and never lose track of a good idea again.
Led by an expert instructor in the engaging Bigger Brains Teacher/Learner format, the course takes a straightforward approach to building your skills from the ground up. You’ll start by identifying the key components of the OneNote interface and customizing them to suit your needs. You’ll explore how OneNote integrates with Microsoft Teams for seamless collaboration, how to copy and organize pages between notebooks, and how to bring meeting details into your workspace to keep everything connected. You’ll learn to create a personalized daily planner using tables and To Do tags, save your favorite layouts as reusable templates, and use the Web Clipper extension to pull content from across the web. We’ll also show you how to use OneNote’s transcription tools to capture audio during meetings and convert it into usable notes, as well as how to take handwritten notes on a tablet or touchscreen without missing a beat. You’ll gain confidence in importing PDFs into OneNote and extracting key details from them, using Ink to Math and the Math Assistant to solve and visualize equations, and exporting your notes into formats that work for you and your team.
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This course is more than a how-to. It’s a shift in the way you approach notetaking and information management. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how OneNote can work as your digital brain, keeping your ideas, tasks, research, and meetings aligned and accessible. You’ll learn practical strategies that make note organization intuitive, not overwhelming, and discover shortcuts and tools that save you time without cutting corners. If you’ve ever felt like your notes are scattered across too many places, this course will show you how to bring them home. If you’ve been using OneNote to jot things down, you’ll leave this course using it to plan, track, and lead with intention. OneNote can handle everything from meeting management to math problem solving, from daily checklists to long-term project notes. And now, so can you. Start building your skills with Using Microsoft OneNote and turn your notes into action
