Earlier I wrote a post comparing Microsoft OneNote to Evernote. Many people commented about wanting to learn more about the “print” feature of OneNote, so today I’m going to show you how it works.
But before I do that, I’d like to make a quick point: Just as with genealogy programs, everyone has their preference. One program isn’t ‘better’ than another one – different programs will serve the needs and wants of different people. Personally, I believe that we need a little competition because it will force some of these companies to constantly improve and add new features.
So how in the world do I “print” something to OneNote? Let’s say I was surfing on WikiTree.com and I did a search for any profiles with the Dugger surname. Then let’s say that I wanted to keep a copy of the page but I didn’t want to print it out on paper for fear of losing the page. Here is what I’d do:
First, go to the page you want to print. I’m using Chrome as my browser, so I go to the Wrench menu in the upper right hand corner and select print.
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| From Elyse’s Genealogy Blog |
Once the print menu appears, select “Send to OneNote”. Then click “Apply” and then “Print”.
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| From Elyse’s Genealogy Blog |
Microsoft OneNote will then automatically open up and the page you ‘printed’ will now appear in the “Unfiled Notes” section of OneNote. From here, you can simply drag and drop it into any notebook or section you’d like. You can then highlight, draw, or write text all over the document.
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| From Elyse’s Genealogy Blog |
It is just that easy! I love this feature of OneNote and I use it all the time!
If you are having issues with OneNote, I suggest that you check out the Microsoft Office Blog to see if your questions can be answered.
Disclosure: I work for WikiTree as the WikiTree Evangelist. The above images are screen shots from my computer screen, which feature pages from the WikiTree website.