Microsoft OneNote: Not Just for the Academic Crowd

This is in response to: ONE NOTE Tech Product for College Students
Top 10 Ways Academics Can Benefit from OneNote found at www.associatedcontent.com.

It's true that Microsoft's product OneNote is great for the academic adventurer, but there is another group of people who benefit from OneNote just as easily as college or high school students and they are writers. Writers come in many forms such as novelists, screenplay writers, short story writers, journalists, lyricists, poets, freelance writers and many more. The group of writers is abundant and they can benefit in similar ways from OneNote just like the academic crowd.

They also can record audio from any meetings they may have as well as any ideas for a story they may not have time to build on right away. At least they will be able to get the idea down quickly and can come back to it later without having to scramble through their things trying to find that piece of paper with the idea on it. OneNote helps the writer by eliminating the need for a notebook and a handheld tape recorder. Carrying too many items can be a pain and sometimes there just isn't enough room for everything a writer needs when he/she travels.

Ah, the topic of research! Writers spend most of their time researching subject matter they are writing about, or finding background information for their stories. This can be a hassle when information overloads their folders, but this software eliminates the need for folders and filing cabinets. Information can be easily stored under personalized tabs and is quick to retrieve. In today's Internet crazy world writers use the internet for research but may not have a printer handy. Whatever information they need can easily be transferred from web-page to OneNote by a drag and drop feature. The same thing goes for whatever images they may need to support their documents.

If writers are collaborating on a project, which they often do, they can easily share information by sending e-mails so long as the parties involved both have OneNote. They can also publish information to the web should the need arise.
To begin writing a project, writers usually use an outline and OneNote allows them to do so easily as well as make a task list and flag that which is most important.

OneNote also allows writers to be creative in choosing what stationary they want to use besides the standard features of choosing their own font and font colors. They can even change the color of tabs they would like to use for each note they create. For some writers, like myself, this helps aid in the creative process by allowing me to use my creative ability in a different way. It's inspiring when a product helps you to keep everything you need organized, easy to access as well as fuel inspiration.

To add to the fascination of OneNote, the software works with Tablet PC and provides writers with the decision of which pen color they want to use when scribbling notes down on their screen. They can also write with the pen feature by using their mouse. There is also an erase feature for those pesky mistakes that are often made.
Appointments can also be added to the Microsoft Outlook calendar by the click of a button on the tool-bar. Writers can also insert meetings and their details from Outlook into OneNote.

No matter if you are an academic, a writer, or someone else who needs to stay organized to efficient in daily work, OneNote can serve many of your purposes and help you stay organized and productive. To find out more about Microsoft OneNote and what it can do for you, click here to go directly to OneNote's feature's page on Microsoft.com. There you will find more information on what OneNote offers as well as the specifications required of your computer in order to run the software properly. There is also a demo version of the software if you would like to try it and make sure it fits what you need before you buy it.

With that said, good luck and happy adventuring into one of today's brilliant products by Microsoft.