Anyway, I can use my OneNote and OneDrive anywhere, just like I could use Gmail mail and their drive, but at this time I am unaware of any program similar to OneNote from Google. I have prepared a tutorial regarding how I use OneNote to keep the numerous crochet patterns that I have collected since Oct 2014. If you've taken the time to read this, I just want to say thank you.
I wanted to discuss OneNote 2010 because it is a staple in my computer. I think I would be lost without my OneNote 2010. I like OneNote 2010 because I can save the crochet patterns I find online as well as the patterns I purchase. I also save a page from the crochet magazine I subscribe to that shows all the patterns in the issue. That way I can choose the pattern I like and access the appropriate PDF. I use OneDrive to access my OneNote 2010 notebook when I’m away from home. I can view my notebook on my phone or tablet, or another computer. All I have to do is sign into my email account. I can sync my notebook whenever I want, but OneNote 2010 usually does that work for me.
I have prepared some photos to show you how I use my OneNote 2010 notebook. I am not attempting to fringe on anyone’s copyrights. I have scribbled out pattern directions but have left some links and photos on the pages with scribbles. I wanted the photos to be nice, but then I thought about copyrights and I definitely do not want to cause a problem.
The above photo shows OneNote on my computer. The first arrow on
the left is pointing to the sections within the current open OneNote notebook.
The second arrow is pointing to the current open OneNote notebook. The large
arrow on the right is pointing to all the pages contained within the ‘A’ section
of my notebook. Each page contains all pages of that specific pattern. (I hope
moogly doesn’t mind that I did not scribble over their photo. I only wanted to
show a page in my notebook and the photo was too nice to ruin with scribble.)
#moogly
Again,
the first arrow on the left is pointing to the sections contained within the
open notebook (arrow 2 on left). These are my paid patterns. As you can see on
the right are the pages within the Paid Crochet Patterns notebook. I have not
given this notebook individual A-Z sections becasue I do not have enough paid
patterns to warrant this work. I did not scribble this photo because it’s a
paid pattern and no information is visible. Someone may want a 2 hour foot warmer
pattern and now they know where to go get one.
I
had a great idea with this notebook. I had so many issues of Crochet World in
PDF that I never knew what patterns were in the issue. Each issue has a page
that shows a photo of all the patterns in the issue. So I made a new notebook
(arrow 2 on left) and just the one section(arrow 1 on left). The yellow arrow
is pointing to the pages within the notebook, you cannot see all the pages, but
it’s ok, you already know you can scroll down. Anyway, I have labeled the
individual page with the month and year of the issue and used the print feature
in the PDF to print to OneNote. OneNote will print that individual page on the
page I choose in OneNote. So when I look for a pattern all I need to do is find
the pattern, look at the page title and then go to OneDrive and open the PDF
that matches the page title. I absolutely love this!
I’m
hoping that here on this photo you cannot read it because scribbling would take
away from the lesson. Here is a pattern I found to copy and paste into OneNote.
Most of us know how to copy and paste, but there are some old fashioned people
and people who just do not get on a computer as much as others. Copy is
generally left click & hold, then drag to the end of what you want to copy,
then release. Being careful not to click the page again, move the mouse to a
blue highlighted area that does not contain a link or photo. Right click and
select copy. Or you can press and hold Ctrl then press the ‘c’ key.
Now that you have copied your pattern you can minimize the browser and open up OneNote. You can prepare you OneNote page before you copy that way you can just click the OneNote icon and just paste. I usually open a page where I want it within my notebook and type the title in the title box.
I
right click under the title and (black circle on left) I select the first paste
option. The second one will merge the formatting and the third one will keep
only the text. I prefer to save it as it was on the webpage.
If you notice, the up arrow
is pointing to the section tab ‘M’, which is where I put the pattern, and the
right arrow is pointing to the pages within the ‘M’ section of my crochet
notebook. You can see it’s in alphabetical order. I find it easier if it’s organized.
This
photo shows the print button that is quite common on many sites that have free
patterns. I always preset my OneNote 2010 before I click the print button. I
want the pattern to go in a specific place because I don’t want to have to move
it later. OneNote 2010 does give you options of where to print it but I’ll show
you that later.
Here
is the preset page for the pattern.
I
have clicked the print button on the webpage and a new window pops up. Sorry
for the scribble, trying to respect copyrights. In the new window you can click
the print button on the upper left and it will open a print window.
The
print window is under the current window (circled in yellow) showing, but that
is because I clicked the change button on the print window to change what
printer to use. The change button I’ve circled in red. If the open window
wasn’t there the button would be more visible. Anyway, you choose the Print to
OneNote 2010, that’s in the black rectangle.
More
respecting copyright scribble. In the lime green box it indicates it will take
3 sheets of paper. When printing in OneNote 2010, this only means there will be
3 individual pages on the page you print to in OneNote, no actual paper is
being used. The red rectangle indicates the print and cancel buttons. Avoid
clicking those until you are sure where your printing is going. Under it, in
the blue box you will see that the printer is going to Send to OneNote
2010. Always be mindful of the # of pages. You might not want to print the
comments. Review your pages before you print.
Once
you click print either this screen will pop up or your OneNote 2010 icon on the
task bar will flash. Once you click the OneNote 2010 icon you will see this
window. The new pattern page is highlighted, so if you click ok, OneNote 2010
will print on that page. If something else is highlighted, you’ll need to
select the correct page before you click ok.
More
respecting copyright scribble. You can see the outline of a page on this
OneNote 2010 page in the current notebook. I was sad to have to ruin that
photo, but it was necessary to respect copyright. I was able to find 3 patterns
not in the correct order, so I fixed that while preparing this photo. The other
2 pages of this pattern are under the one you can see, you just have to scroll,
there is not a page on the right that you need to access.
I
did some erasing so that I’m not reproducing a copyrighted pattern. In the
purple box you can barely see that the words for round 1 are cut off. I did not
do that with the eraser. I did mutilate the photos. Sometimes when you print to
OneNote 2010 the pages get cut off, that’s usually due to white space,
incorrect margins, or it’s just a flaw you cannot correct. This is why
copy/paste is so handy. You don’t have to worry about cut of directions. I try
to use Send to OneNote 2010 for patterns that are in a PDF or the webpage will
not allow me to copy.
I
prefer to copy and paste into OneNote. This is the upper part of the page that
I pasted into OneNote. As you can see there are no individual pages. I can also
select row one by left clicking and holding while dragging to the end and then
I can use the tools to highlight what I have selected. This keeps me on track
within my pattern. I tend to get lost in a printed pattern and if I use a
pencil/pen to check a line or draw through the line, I’ve messed up my printed
copy. I could laminate the page or put it in a page protector, but that’s more
money and I already own OneNote 2010. I can change the layout of the pattern if
I choose to because I copied/pasted the information onto the page.
If I want to bullet the “rounds”
all I have to do is select the rounds and then click the bulleted list icon in
the OneNote toolbar. I can bold the text within the parentheses to make them
more visible. I can increase the white space between the “rounds” if I choose
to do so. What I love about OneNote 2010 when I copy/paste, is that it puts the
link of the webpage at the bottom of the pattern. I can access the webpage just
by clicking the link. All the links are active. I intentionally scribbled and
erased within the pattern to respect the copyrights of the pattern owner.
This
is the bottom half of the same page in the previous picture. You can see the
photos have links as well as the original webpage link for the pattern at the
very bottom. This information is great to have so that when you crochet a
pattern and post a picture of your creation online, you can give appropriate
credit to the pattern writer. The scribbling you see is my way of
respecting the copyrights of the webpage by not reproducing the pattern. I
couldn’t bear to mess up the photo since it is showing how the item looks once
complete.
This
is to show you why it’s important to pay attention to your page count when you ‘Send
to OneNote 2010’. In the red box it states 24 pages. That pattern is not 24
pages long. It is 4 pages long for this print. So you would want to select the
box and type 1-4 before you click the print button. See the next photo.
Now
you can click print to save the pattern to OneNote 2010.
Not
paying attention to the writing on the page being shown in the picture, focus
on the smaller window where the arrow & box are. The arrow is pointing to
where you want to print the pattern and once that’s highlighted you can click
ok. I didn’t actually print it using the print button on the webpage. I prefer
the copy/paste method so that I can keep track of where I am. If you use the
print button on the webpage and it prints it as an individual page in OneNote
2010 you cannot make any changes to the written words. No bolding words, no
highlighting rows you’ve completed. It’s a page that you can only read.
OneNote 2010 always saves
automatically, but you have to sync it periodically. I sync mine to my OneDrive
so that I can access it on my phone, my tablet, or another computer when I’m
away from home. I also have it saved on an external hard drive in case
something happens to my OneDrive copy or my computer. I always save my notebook
as an OneNote 2010 file because saving it as a PDF ruins the organization.
I did, however, save my OneNote 2010 notebook as a PDF just to find out
how many patterns I have collected since I began crocheting in October 2014. I
started attempting this around 4:20 pm est and by 7:15 pm EST, I still was not
able to save it as a PDF. Apparently the file is too big. It just says (not
responding). But I can save it as a OneNote package!
I love Microsoft OneNote
2010 so much that I decided to try to make a tutorial to show how useful it is.
This is my first tutorial and my second blog post. Whoot-whoot!!
Happy Day, ya’ll!!!
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