Whether you're attending meetings, taking classes, or managing your small business, you probably spend a lot of time taking notes, jotting down ideas, or organizing your thoughts. Good news: You can abandon those scraps of paper, napkins, and writing on the palms of your hands forever.

Digital note-taking is here with Microsoft Office OneNote® 2003. It's a software program that you can use to record thoughts and ideas, organize them for maximum effectiveness, and share them as notes with others in a variety of ways.

In this demo, Chris Bertelson shows you how to flag notes, manage pages and sections, use stationery and outlines in e-mail, and much more. The video also highlights the features enhanced in the Service Pack 1 release.

Meet the speaker

Chris Bertelson, Senior Systems Engineer (chrisber.com), spent twelve years at the Microsoft Corporation. He specialized in demonstrating Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows to customers in the corporate and education fields. He also served for two years as a Microsoft Senior Systems Engineer. His career includes selling the IBM PCjr and the Apple IIc, and his first computer was an Atari 400 with 16K RAM. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in Business Administration, and he lives with his wife and four daughters near the covered bridges of Madison County, Iowa.

What you'll watch

• Watch Microsoft OneNote Tips and Tricks (256K) (optimized for broadband viewing.)
• Watch Microsoft OneNote Tips and Tricks Video (110K) (optimized for dial-up viewing.)
• Download the OneNote Tips and Tricks follow-along Word doc

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Watch the Webcasts

The Webcasts of this demo are available on demand. These are generally more in-depth than the demos because they include audience interaction and questions and answers. You can watch them on your own schedule.

• Microsoft Office System Webcast: OneNote Tips and Tricks - Level 100
• Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks Part I - Outlook - Level 100
• Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks Part II - Word and Excel - Level 100
• Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks Part III - OneNote, Visio, InfoPath and PowerPoint - Level 100
• See a schedule of upcoming events and Webcasts