Essential Note-Taking Features of OneNote | PhD Research 

I am happy my video reached you, too! All the best to your new Chapter of starting PhD, see you at your coffee breaks :)

I hope this video has inspired you to use it for thesis writing too?

The blue screen is driving me crazy, I think it may be just my computer! Glad you are inspired by this tips, it wasn't obvious how useful it would be until I invested some time to try it out. Best part is that the software is free so you could always switch back to what's working well! If you already have multiple word files, having the "file directory" (file naming system, locations, dates created...etc) noted on OneNote is a great place to connect the pieces without changing your current system! On the contrary, I personally have started writing journals on my unemployment thoughts theses days and realize the power of inking because I haven't been writing on actual paper for many years!

Glad you've given it a try! Would you like to share about your experience with the Facebook group? facebook.com/PhdCoffeeTime

Thank you! I have designed my channel to help you improve every week in PhD. Please come back for 1-2 videos each week during your coffee break!

Glad you enjoy it! Please help spread the words :D

It's a pleasure, Peter. I hope you will find your efficient work system and feel more confident at your PhD research from my videos!

Hi Fufukat, LOVE your energy! I hope my other videos will continue to serve you in your research journey. Check out this PART 2 video on Note-taking: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wJJIUhmmTnQ.html

@@PhDCoffeeTime Thanks for the sweet reply! I will watch your other vids gradually:)

So happy to hear that, please share it with a friend who might need the same advice!

Online Notes has transformed how I do my PhD, I hope this inspire you to give it a try :)

Thank you. I actually have a Web of Science video! Here it is. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DVge-HBwlTI.html

Hi Marie-Chantal, thanks for suscribing, I will see you at your next coffee break! Also, please help your friends to discover this channel and tell them about it at your real coffee breaks, too :)

Hi Алексей, OneNote 2020 has more features on catergoizing Tags (e.g. you can rename the tags for projects), but here is a link to the basics: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/apply-a-tag-to-a-note-in-onenote-908c7b92-6ed0-498d-bc7d-1b44e6827d05 If you are trying to use OneNote for literature note-taking and cross-referencing, be sure to watch this other video. I've shared more organization tips there: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wJJIUhmmTnQ.html

Thanks!

Hi Daniela, great intiative that you have taken University workshop on Office 365, thank you for your question and comment. I've enjoyed reading your thought, and it's a fair concern with University account. It is quite easy to move the entire notebook to a personal account (appuals.com/how-to-move-your-onenote-2016-notebook-to-another-onedrive-account/) You also have the options to export everything on OneNote to Word/PDF file. (www.howtogeek.com/howto/22679/beginner-save-your-onenote-2010-docs-to-different-file-formats/) Sometimes University have alumni agreement to keep gmail account permanently, so it's always worth talking to a librarian/ IT representative and find out what would be your alumni privilege :)

@@PhDCoffeeTime Thank you so much for the quick and thorough reply!! :) I will definitely ask about alumni privileges, thank you! Unfortunately, it seems that the option to export an entire notebook is no longer available for OneNote for Business, but I did end up finding another way to transfer notebooks (section by section); here's a link to the explanation in case anyone else is having the same problem: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-to-export-a-onenote-notebook-on-a-mac/2c7219b2-12c8-4273-aff0-7eef5e36187b

​@@danielawilner8173 You're welcome, thanks for sharing what is working for the new OneNote version, I am sure the other viewers will appreciate that. Feel free to come back and leave more questions on this channel!

For more sensitive document, try exporting the note to MS word. So far I have not faced any issues wiht sync problem. Has it happened before?

Good question Jason! Personally, I have never thought of backing up because I have great offline experience with OneNote (unlike other notetaking platform like Notion), seems like everything is kept the same even I have no wifi access. I know OneNote can be exported as Word file, I only use that feature when I need to prepare a shareable file for my coworkers.

You're welcome. Please consider sharing this with anyone who might need to learn these tips! It's going to help the channel reach more PhD students.

Hi Sahar, the better place to do that is Google Word! I have heard that Zotero is now available on Google Word, and you could save the link on OneNote. Hope this tip is helpful!

Thanks for the point about linking, Douglas. In fact, I just realize that you could link on OneNote too, simply by right clicking! (support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-links-to-notebooks-sections-pages-and-paragraphs-in-onenote-for-windows-10-48dd0e82-623c-405d-b63a-df4eaf55c72a) I personally find the offline experience of OneNote more stable/ supportive than other note-taking apps like Notion/RoamResearch. I find the artistic aspect of Notion quite overwhelming, and I love building tables too much to use RoamResearch. I should probably create a video to share my view on this topic to demonstrate how much of a grandma I am :) Anyways, I think as long as everyone is taking notes, it doesn't matter which app you use!

@@PhDCoffeeTime Exactly, those are just tools. What matters is the result you get from the tool. Thanks for your reply

I have handwritten notes when I try to organize an abstract idea (drawing/mind mapping). I know writing is supposed to help our hand and brain coordinate better and build more solid memory. My handwriting is awful, so I have always preferred typing. This is completely personal, I think any form of note-taking is great for researchers!

Hi Mr Niceguy, good question and I have quite positive experience with Syn Conflicts with OneNote (usually due to conflicts when I logged in with multiple computers). Both versions are kept, and you have the opportunities to compare and save the right version. The offline experience of OneNote is much better than other note-taking app like Notion. Here is a blog I have found helpful in explaining the syn conflict scenarios. www.windowscentral.com/how-troubleshoot-and-fix-common-sync-issues-onenote-windows-10#:~:text=When%20OneNote%20detects%20a%20conflict,page%2C%20click%20the%20yellow%20message. "While collaborating in real-time with another person trying to edit the same piece of text can cause synchronization conflicts. When OneNote detects a conflict, it'll create copies of the same page, and you'll see a yellow message indicating the problem."

@@PhDCoffeeTime Wow, thanks a lot for your reply! Good to know. I really want to use OneNote but as I said, I don't want to lose everything after 3 years :D So I guess I'll go for it :) And I'll frequently export important things as PDF anyway

I know, this was made on my first few months of YT and I got overly excited with music. Thanks for bearing with it! Please check out the more recent videos, I have greatly improved since then thanks to feedback from viewers like you!

At your position as post doct and carrying all your class notes and different projects you are working on with many more responsibilities than a student i understand why you love taking notes and be that organized. On my side I am doing masters, and i don’t usually take notes, i don’t understand what all my equals write in their lab notes so much as many of them have tons of pages and even had filled more than one notebook, I am about to finish with 7 pages written on my lab notebook. I written down in those 7 pages all the key points i had to focus on for different tests and the accomplishment of objectives, references to data sheets of products and equipment, and some detailed lab procedures and instrumentation steps only if they were not done very often and i could forget. I did not feel i was missing information or that i had to take better notes at any point when i was writing my papers.

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@@PhDCoffeeTime thank you so much , i will whenever i need your guidance , so nice of you

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