Microsoft OneNote offers a nice way to save pages to share with others in the form of page templates. You can export a single page, a whole section or even multiple sections as "*.one" section using the File > Export options in the ribbon. Once shared, you can either open the page and add it to another notebook (though why not just drag and drop while holding the Control key, which copies the page to the new location when dropped), or you can share it with someone else so they can add it to their notebook. I've offered multiple page templates for download on the Office Warrior Connection pages. Download and Use the Page Templates from the OneNote
Welcome to Day 1! The first step in the OneNote Novel Editing Plan is to set up your notebook for storing all your editing notes. If you aren't familiar with Microsoft OneNote, you can take a couple minutes to review the basic instructions I provided on the Office Warrior Connection page. Instructions are written for Microsoft OneNote 2016, but if you have an older version of the software, you will probably find the instructions haven't changed much. If you still have OneNote 2010 or older, consider upgrading OneNote even if you don’t upgrade the rest of Microsoft Office. Microsoft OneNote is a free application and it is a stand-alone version that does not require you to upgrade the rest of your Microsoft Office Suite. By upgrading, you will have new features not including in those older versions. One of my favorite new features is the ability to sort Tables. (Also note, you have until October 13, 2020, before Microsoft Office reaches the end of it's support cycle.) Step 1 - Set up your new notebook Step-by-Step Instructions to create a notebook As mentioned in the Introduction [link], you don't have to set up an electronic notebook to follow along and edit your novel, but if you are the kind of person who likes to work at all hours of the day and night, you might like having the access to your notebook on all your devices. In order to have this sort of accessibility, be sure to save your notebook to your Microsoft account. Consider naming your notebook with the title of your book and the words "Editing Notebook." If my story was called "Argent Glass," I would name my notebook "Argent Glass Editing Notebook." Better yet, create two notebooks. One for your current work in progress, and one to reuse as a template for your next novel. TIP! If you set up two notebooks and are downloading the templates rather than creating them on your own, you can drag and drop a page to one section in one notebook, then drag and drop while holding your Control key to make a duplicate in another section of a different notebook. Step 2 - Set up some Sections Step-by-Step Instructions to create Sections Once you have your editing notebook created, set up some sections. You can create the pages as you go, but it will be nice to have the sections in place for all the pages you will be creating throughout the rest of the month. These are the sections I recommend you create:
Step 3 - Create a To Do List The to-do list below lists all the exercises I have set up for the complete OneNote Novel Editing Plan. You can use the list as a checklist or you can combine the list with a table and make is a task list with a column for notes about what you need to do to complete the exercise and checkboxes to mark items complete.
DOWNLOAD: To Do List Template Instructions How to Use the To Do list In the notes field, you can keep track of the time you spent editing or make notes about what you need to do to finish the exercise. That way, if you get part-way done and need to move on to something else for some reason or need to come back at a later date to finish, you know where you left off. You could even add a hyperlink back to the webpage with the instructions or the links to the other resources in case you need to do more research about completing the task. The check boxes are "checkable." That means you can click on them to put a check mark in the box. If you click on them again, the check will disappear. Since you've now created the checklist, you can click that box and mark that item complete. Return to the Table of Contents Go to Day 2 - Write a Blurb
Heading styles can create visual cues for understanding where different sections occur on the page in a OneNote section. For instance, if you were writing notes about the different types of conflict that can occur, you might start by creating a list of the types of conflict first, mark the items all with a heading style, then start adding notes in the form of checklists or paragraphs of text. Add Headings to Text
OneNote has a feature called Tags which allow you to tag important notes in special ways that allow all the notes with a tag to be searched for at a later date or time. One of the most useful tags is the To Do tag which can take an ordinary list and turn it into a checklist with check-able boxes. Once you add the To Do tag to an item, you can check the box to mark the item complete, or click it again to mark it unfinished. This works nicely in a table in which you want to be able to track additional information such as notes regarding what needs to be done in order to mark an item complete. There is a bit of a trick for creating a list of check boxes in a table. You need to select the column - and that's the tricky part, because you can't just drag down through the column to select the items. Create a Check List In a Column of a Table
4/14/2019 Create a Checklist in Microsoft OneNoteThese instructions are written for OneNote 2016, but the steps should be similar to versions as far back as OneNote 2010. Checklists are great for creating To-Do lists. They can be created on the fly or generated by searching for the tag that is used to generate a checkbox on an item on a page. To create a simple checklist on the page with "checkable" checkboxes, first create your list, then convert it to a list with checkboxes. Create a List
Change the List into a Checklist
These instructions are written for OneNote 2016, but the steps should be similar to versions as far back as OneNote 2010. Tables can be used to organized like groups of information. For instance, you might keep a list of all your favorite songs. Information that might be captured in a table about your favorite songs could include: song title, artist, a short description of what the song is about, and length of the song. Each of those elements can be titles across the top of the table, then each row below would represent each song in your favorites list. Create a Table on a Page
Add a Column You can add a column to the left or the right of whatever column the cursor is currently in when it is in a table.
Add a Row You can add a row in the same manner as adding a column. Place your cursor in any cell in the row where you wish to add a row, then click the Insert Above or Insert Below button in the Layout tab of the Table Tools menu. Alternately, Ctrl + Enter will add a row below the current row. Sort a table Sorting is a new feature in Microsoft OneNote 2013. You will not find this feature available in the older versions.
Sorting rows in an older version of Microsoft OneNote Sorting rows in an older version of Microsoft OneNote is more of a manual process. One work-around is to copy the table into a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel and performing the sort there. However, if you only have a couple rows that need to be shifted around, you can move a row in the following manner.
Office Warrior Connection Index 4/14/2019 Create a New Page in Microsoft OneNoteThese instructions are written for OneNote 2016, but the steps should be similar to versions as far back as OneNote 2010. Pages are the heart of a Microsoft OneNote notebook since they store all the notes and other content related to the notebook. Add a New Page with the Add Page Command
Keystrokes for Managing Pages Include: Ctrl + N will add a new page at the end of the selection section. Ctrl + Alt + N will create a new page below the current page tab at the same level. Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N will create a new sub-page below the current page. Ctrl + Page Down will go to the next page in the section. Ctrl + Page Up will go to the previous page in the section. Alt + Home will go to the first page in the section. Alt + End will go to the last page in the section. Office Warrior Connection Index These instructions are written for OneNote 2016, but the steps should be similar to versions as far back as OneNote 2010. Inside a notebook in Microsoft OneNote exist multiple ways to organize content. If you think of the top layer as a filing room, then your notebook is the file room. Your file room may have several cabinets inside, and each file cabinet can have drawers that contain expandable folders that in turn have manila folders. When you finally pull a folder out and open it, you are revealing all the notes, receipts, tax information, instructional guides, and whatever else you keep in paper copy. (I know, I'm assuming you keep your filing rooms nice and neat and organized!) Section Groups are filing cabinets, and the drawers in each cabinet are Sections. You can start with Sections, but then when you start to need more organization, you can start grouping sections into Section Groups. It's as easy as dragging and dropping to move a section into a new Section Group. Create a Section in the Section Tabs
Create a Section in the Notebook Navigation Bar
Create a Section Group
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