OneNote Training
OneNote training for people who take notes in six places and can never find the one they need.
OneNote is the Microsoft 365 application with the widest gap between what it does and how it gets used. Most people use it as a single long scratchpad, which is better than paper and considerably worse than what it is for.
The training covers structure first — notebooks, sections, pages, and why the hierarchy matters more than it looks — then the features that make it worth committing to: search that reads text inside images and scanned PDFs, tags that roll up into a single searchable list, and shared notebooks that several people can write to at once without conflicts.
The join with Outlook is the piece people take away and use immediately. A note tagged as an action item becomes an Outlook task with a due date, which means meeting notes stop being a record of decisions nobody actioned. OneNote sits in our Leadership and Project Management stream for that reason.
Runs live with an instructor, in person or remotely, capped at 10. Bring your existing notebooks — restructuring something real is more useful than building a tidy example from scratch.
Dates, prices and registration for OneNote are handled in our booking system, which is always current. See the schedule and register. Prefer to talk it through? Contact us and we will help you pick the right level.
OneNote courses
Courses in this stream are scheduled through the booking system. The live OneNote schedule lists everything currently running, with dates and pricing. Course pages will appear here as the catalog is connected.
Where each course sits
Scroll the diagram sideways to see the full path.
If you are not sure which of these you are ready for, the skill assessment asks eight questions about what you already do and recommends one. It takes about five minutes and asks for nothing in return.
Who teaches this
Shawn May — PowerConcepts Instructor
Teaches Microsoft Office Productivity Suite. Read the full bio and meet the other instructors, including how the CAFE method structures a class.
What comes with the course
- 90 days of video-library access, with the exercise files from class.
- A free retake for one year — the same course again, at no charge.
- No more than 10 people in a public class.
- In person or live online, with the same hands-on format either way.
Training several people at once? Corporate training is scoped to your team's skill mix and built around your own files, which for a group is almost always the better format.
OneNote training questions
Is OneNote still worth learning?
It is included in Microsoft 365, it syncs across every device, and its search reads handwriting and text inside images — which is more than most dedicated note apps do. If your organisation already pays for Microsoft 365, it is the note tool you already own.
Can several people use the same notebook?
Yes. Shared notebooks handle simultaneous editing well, which makes them good for meeting notes and running project logs. Setting up sharing and understanding where a shared notebook actually lives are both covered.
Does this cover turning notes into Outlook tasks?
Yes, and it is usually the part people use first. Tag a line as an action item in OneNote and it appears as an Outlook task with a due date, linked back to the note it came from.
How big are the classes?
Public classes are capped at 10 participants. That cap is the reason the instructor can work with your file rather than only the sample file, and it is deliberate rather than a scheduling accident.
Is remote training the same course as in person?
The same course, the same instructor and the same exercise files. For remote delivery we use software that lets the instructor see every participant’s screen, so when you get stuck the instructor sees it rather than waiting for you to describe it.
What if I miss a session?
Tell us and we will move you onto a later run of the same course. You also keep 90 days of access to the video library covering the material, so a missed afternoon is recoverable rather than a write-off.