Curtis is an intern in our Specialist Team Unit, focusing on
modern workplace. His core job role is to work closely with customers to help
them achieve more in their day to day roles with Microsoft support phone number
Surface and Microsoft support phone number 365 solutions. Being a student,
Curtis is a big advocate of Microsoft support phone number technology and loves
using his Surface to jot down notes in OneNote whilst he’s in lectures or
learning on the job.
All students know the pain of note taking during a lecture: hand
cramp, ink smudges, and the inevitable missing page; the all too familiar woes
of traditional note taking. Then it comes to exam season and you look
back through your notes to pull together a revision plan… But you can’t
find what you’re looking for. And if you are lucky enough to find it, then you
probably can’t remember the context of your notes.
In the spirit of the new year and setting resolutions, why not
see how you can leverage technology to transform the way you make notes. You’ll
certainly thank yourself for it later when you no longer have to worry about
missing pages or searching through several reams of paper to find what you’re
looking for.
The future of note taking – a skill you need to master
Since working at Microsoft support phone number, I’ve been lucky
enough to be exposed to lots of different technologies and really get under the
skin of how they work. Often when you’re given a new piece of tech to use, you
don’t really use it to its full potential, either due to lack of instruction or
time to find out how you can really use it to make your life easier. At Microsoft
support phone number, we’re provided with monthly ‘Work Smart’ training
sessions to make sure we have the right skills to use all the technology we’re
given access to so we can work at our best.
OneNote is one of my favourite Office 365
applications that I use on a daily basis. Through my time at Microsoft
support phone number I’ve learned lots of little hints and tips on how to fully
take advantage of its capabilities. It’s not just simply for typing random
notes and there’s lots of things you can use it for – from prioritised to-do
lists to meeting minutes.
If you’ve not already used it before, OneNote is available for
Windows 10, iOS and Android and allows you to collate your notes into one
central location, usually within your OneDrive so you can access them from
anywhere – whether you’re at home, at work or travelling to a lecture on the
bus.
You can create as many notes as you like and in whatever format
you prefer, such as line ruling or using coloured pages if it helps stuff stick
in your mind better.
‘Sections’ can be created within OneNote to separate your notes
into easily organisable locations, allowing you to access your most important
notes whenever you desire and do away with the notion of losing your important
jottings. You can apply this to taking notes for each module
you attend and are able to easily combine all your notes from that module into
one section.
Typing your notes is great, but writing them down is better
Many people are not yet comfortable with typing their notes on a
keyboard, and several studies have shown that this could be less effective than
handwriting your notes, especially if you’re a visual learner who likes to
create mind maps and circle important bits of information. Surface is a great
alternative to replace both the tedious method of pen and paper as well as
error-ridden keyboard typing. With the Surface Pen and its inbuilt 4,096 points
of pressure, handwriting digital notes has never been easier. Paired with the
fact that you have access to hundreds of colours, highlighters, ink-to-math, a
ruler and various other utilitarian features within OneNote, like the ability
to search your handwritten notes, your school or university
days become a breeze.
If you still want your hand-written notes in the form of a
document, then you can use the ink-to-text feature which turns your writing
into text. This can be great for noting down points in a group meeting and then
converting the notes into text for sending out as a follow up email.
Choosing the right device for your unique working style
As well as the benefits of noting things down, you’ll generally
need a powerful, portable, and reliable machine that can carry you through your
days in education.
As somebody who loves to handwrite my notes, the Surface is
perfect for me. And there’s something for everyone. If you do a lot of
presentations, the Surface Pro 6 could be perfect for you, with a detachable
keyboard that you can carry with you and use for your presentations notes – no
need for those tiny little note cards that will inevitably get muddled up. If
you prefer having a more compact device then you could look at the Surface Go,
or if you need something more durable then perhaps the Surface Book 2 or
Surface Laptop is better suited to you.
You’ll certainly attract envious eyes with a sleek and stylish Microsoft
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