How I Use Microsoft OneNote for My Genealogy Research

Open and Download the Surname Notebooks or the Research Quandaries Notebook

READ THIS FIRST

Microsoft has made some changes to the way notebooks can be shared on OneDrive. I believe you can view my notebooks in OneDrive without being signed into Microsoft following the links I have provided. However, you will need to be signed into your Microsoft account before you can open these OneNote notebooks on your computer. Once they are opened on your computer, they will be READ ONLY Sections and Pages. You will not be able to edit them.

In order to edit the Sections and Pages in OneNote, you will need to create a new OneNote notebook and COPY the Sections and Pages to your new notebook. (Right click on the Section/Page and choose Move/Copy.) Once you have done that, you can close the Read Only notebook. You should now be able to edit the Sections and Pages in your new notebook.

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A Quick Tour Through My Surname Notebooks

Part 1 – Quirks of My Notebooks – The Main Sections

Part 2 – More Quirks – Section Groups & Sections

Part 3 – Quirks Continued – Pages For Family Groups

Who goes where – Family Group Records

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OneNote A-Z
Getting Started

Access OneNote Anywhere

Basics of OneNote

Research Nirvana

Create a OneNote Notebook

Labeling Notebook Sections

Managing Pages in OneNote

Part 1 – Quirks of My Notebooks – The Main Sections

Part 2 – More Quirks – Section Groups & Sections

Part 3 – Quirks Continued – Pages For Family Groups

Organizing Your Research

Your Notebooks

Gather Your Research Documents

Attaching Files in OneNote

Inserting Files & Images in OneNote

Printing to OneNote

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Templates in Surname Notebooks

Census Chart

Initial Research Pages

Cuntz Closed Cold Case

Research Plan

Research Plan for Johannes Zittel

Timelines

Genealogy Do-Over: Cycle 2 Week 2

The Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker

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Research Quandaries Notebook

Intro to my Research Quandaries Notebook

Example: Cuntz Closed Cold Case