In OneNote, different examples of To Do lists, meeting minutes, and project overviews are displayed.

Taking notes for all of my projects and meetings used to be a lot of work, but stationery in OneNote 2003 gives me a head start.

In the New task pane, the pointer clicks the arrow to scroll down the task pane. Under Change Stationery, the pointer scrolls through the stationery list, where the names of some business-oriented stationery are shown.

I just create a page based on the stationery I want — and OneNote gives me dozens of choices — everything from To Do lists to meeting minutes and project overviews

The pointer scrolls up and clicks to expand the Decorative stationery category. It then moves to the page tabs and clicks page tab 5. A page opens with an example note invitation using the Burst style of stationery.

OneNote also comes with some decorative stationery. I used a pattern called Burst for the 10-year service award invitation.

The pointer clicks page tab 6, and a note page based on custom stationery is displayed. The pointer moves over the company logo.

I can even create my own stationery, so I have exactly what I need. I started by making some stationery with my company's logo on it.

The pointer moves to the section tabs and clicks the Status Report section. The section opens, and a page appears with headings that read Activities for this week, Plans for next week, and Issues/Concerns. Then, various projects are listed below the headings for activities and plans.

Now, I'm going to create some stationery for my weekly status report. First, I make a page with headings for activities, plans, and issues or concerns. Under each heading, I list my ongoing projects. That way, I won't have to type them in each week.

In the New task pane, the pointer clicks Save current page as stationery. The Save As Stationery dialog box appears. In the Stationery Name box, the word Status is typed. The name is saved and the dialog box disappears. In the New task pane, under Change Stationery, the pointer clicks My Stationery to reveal Status as a new stationery choice.

When the page is set up, I save it as stationery. I'll call this Status. It now appears under My Stationery.

The pointer clicks Status under My Stationery to create a new page based on the stationery. Then a sample status report is shown, with reminders for tasks to complete in a separate note container to the right. The pointer clicks the To Do flag for one of the reminders to mark it as checked.

Each week, I can create a new page based on this stationery, fill in the date, and then update the page throughout the week. I can also list reminders to myself and check them off when they're done.

The note container with the reminders is deleted. The pointer moves to and rests on the E-mail button.

OneNote disappears. The animated text Experience Your Own Great Moments appears. Under it appears the static text For more information followed by a URL: http://www.microsoft.com/office.

At the end of each week, I can clean up the report and send it right to my boss. I used to scramble to take notes about tasks, meetings, and reports. Now, OneNote stationery helps me stay on track and save time.