So, OneNote, what is this program? In its execution, it is a text editor. It has a field in which you can write any text. It can be a variety of plans, comments, ideas, instructions, which can then be saved in the form of a note.
The capabilities of OneNote are not limited to capturing verbal ideas. Additionally, this program allows the user to save pictures, videos, as well as audio recordings. The text editor has built-in tools with the help of which information of one of these types is placed in a note and can be displayed in such a file.
Also, this program allows you to save web pages. You can load the contents of a specific site into a note and then, as soon as you need to view it, just launch OneNote and get acquainted with it inside the program.
Tools for putting data in a note in OneNote are very easy to learn and thanks to their presence, the user gets the opportunity to always have access to any images and audio he likes.
All information will be saved as the app hosts the notes in the secure OneNote cloud storage. In order to access it, the user needs to create their own account in this application.
At the same time, it makes sense for owners of several devices on each of which this utility is installed to synchronize their account created in the OneNote application. Thanks to this action, they will get instant access from any device to a note or video that was saved using this program on another. Thus, it will be possible, for example, to save certain text on the tablet and then, if necessary, immediately open it in the same application on the smartphone.
Since there are currently several common operating systems, owners of various devices can use OneNote designed for their respective operating systems.
Error opening OneNote
Some users who try to open this program receive an error message that reads “You must run OneNote for the first time before using this feature. After launching OneNote, come back here and try again.” This is possible if the user has not launched this application before.
To fix this error, you need to know how to launch OneNote. To do this, depending on the version of Windows OS:
- In Windows 7, click on Start and then click on All Programs. Next, you need to go to a folder called Microsoft Office and double-click on the icon with the name of the program (i.e. Microsoft OneNote);
- In Windows 8, you need to open the Applications menu and run this program from there.
Next, OneNote is closed in the usual way, i.e. by clicking the red cross located in the upper right corner. Next, they launch the Outlook application first, and then the OneNote program itself.