Microsoft OneNote

For the past two weeks my digital communications class has been working with a Microsoft program called OneNote and I have discovered that this program is pretty sick. The program is pretty much a cross between Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint, but so much easier to use. OneNote can be used in multiple ways, but the best way to describe how to use it would be to say its a very organized sketchbook that you can do anything you want with. If you want to write a paper you can write a paper. If you want a place to take notes you can take your notes right on it. Heck if you want to scrap book you can use OneNote to scrap book. The one thing that makes OneNote so beneficial is how easy it is to use. Lets say your doing research for a research paper. On OneNote, not only can you type up an outline on the program, you can also add a screen clipping from the research you find on the Internet. A screen clipping is basically a picture that you take with you computer by selecting the text or picture you want from the Internet and add it into your OneNote document.

OneNote is different from other Microsoft software that I have used because it allows me to do everything I want in it. Normally whenever I type something up Microsoft word does the job, but sometimes the formatting gets screwed up because Word is so structured. Don't even get me started on trying to add pictures into my Word documents. That stuff is impossible to format. Then, when I use Microsoft Powerpoint its way chill to format and organize pictures and clip art, but when it comes to adding text and such to the slide it begins to fill up. Well, Microsoft OneNote doesn't have any of these problems. Formatting is completely up to you as the creator and you never run out of room or need to go onto a new slide. This program is very beneficial for students and business professionals because it allows the user to do their own thing and keep the creative juices flowing without have to worry about formatting or adding a new slide.