Has anybody figured out a way to use MS OneNote in their study habits?

I discovered this awesome program late in my college career and it was an amazing tool for taking notes in my classes.

I'd like to figure out a way to go about using it for studying for cert exams but I haven't figured out a good way to do this yet.

Has anybody messed around with this program in their studies and come up with a good method for its use?

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tbgree00

It is the cornerstone of my studying now. I love the program. I have a notebook for certifications. My first section has my road map on one page and any motivational stuff I can find. Currently it has local job listings I've found that require the mcse and have a pay range of 60-80k. I then create a new section for whatever test I'm studying for. The first page is the objectives and I create a new page discussing eact of those. I also have a page where I copy the technotes from here if they exist for the test.

On the pages for objectives/subobjectives I write summaries from the texts I'm studying. I haven't used CBT nuggets yet but I'm getting them for the MCSE so I will fill out notes from my books with those most likely. I link the objectives from the objectives page to the relevent summary page and then can click on each objective to visually see how much material I know about it. Printing the entire section gives around 40-60 pages of stuff to study.

SrSysAdmin

Looks like a pretty good method, I will give it a whirl...thanks!

bwcarty

I've used it a few times recently. I usually create outline type notes and glossaries for each chapter of the book I'm using.

The ability to take a quick screen capture and have it stored in a notebook has been very convenient. If I'm using a practice test or watching CBT Nuggets, save it into my notebook without switching apps.

networker050184

I started using it for my notes a few months back and it works great. I used to not take very many notes, and if I did it was hand written. Reading the chapter and then taking notes has helped some stuff stick. I didn't realize how much I was glossing over until I tried to write the basics down after reading.

Super99

I just started last week. So far its really nice. I really like it.
It keeps my notes organized. I'm looking forward to more tips and tricks on using One Note.

JrSysAdmin wrote: »

I discovered this awesome program late in my college career and it was an amazing tool for taking notes in my classes.

I'd like to figure out a way to go about using it for studying for cert exams but I haven't figured out a good way to do this yet.

Has anybody messed around with this program in their studies and come up with a good method for its use?

darkerosxx

I've been using it for years. I started using it with a tablet PC and a stylus as a replacement for a notebook. After I moved away from that PC and didn't get a touch monitor, I've used it less, but I've still been using it regularly.

I have diff notebooks for school semesters, work years, etc. In each notebook, diff sections for classes, specific work projects, etc. I just use it like a notebook, which is the way it was designed.

There are a few great things I like doing with it. I like taking my laptop to a meeting or to a training session and fire up OneNote and make a new page for whatever I'm doing, then just hit record. It records the meeting and saves it right there in your page. Same with video.

I also like the "unfiled notes" button a ton. I use it more than any other feature. I can't count the number of times I needed to jot something down and fired up OneNote, hit "unfiled notes", jotted it down, closed OneNote, and walked away.

Great program, imo.

snadam

used it for my last exam (294), and really liked it, I had separate tabs for each book/CBT/Practice exam/LAB, and then made pages and subpages accordingly. Its a really neat program. And as mentioned above, that "snipping" tool is freaking sweet! I still havent even unlocked its full potential yet. For now im using it as an outline for notes.