Top Uses
Collect product screen clippings
Clip maps, diagrams, car photos, weather, wedding dresses, etc.
Insert >
or hold:
+ S
E-mail out meeting notes,
instructions, status, work items, etc.
Recipients don't need OneNote.
Share >
Tag and find important items
Homework, ideas,  billable items, customer requests, to-dos, etc.
You can customize your own tags.
Right-click a note >
Home >
Collect articles from the Web
News, research, quotes, etc.
OneNote preserves the link back.
Right-click  in IE >
Keep project documents together with your notes
Insert >
Annotate lecture slide printouts
Print presentations, documents, or anything else into OneNote for comments or future reference.
Print from any app >
Keep key project e-mails together with your notes
Send e-mails to OneNote.
In Outlook >
Link meeting notes and tasks with Outlook
Home >
In Outlook >
Protect sensitive information
Bank account information, web site logins, private journal, etc.
Right-click section tab >
Password Protect
Jot a note quickly
It goes into your Unfiled Notes section.
Hold:
+ N
Brainstorm without distraction
View >
Handwrite class or meeting notes on a Tablet PC
You can even search handwriting, or convert it to text.
Other Tips
Create tables simply by typing some text and pressing TAB.
Calculator: type Space after "="  in expressions. For example: 321*45+876=
Try Page Templates in the New Page drop-down menu. Make your own templates for meetings or projects.
Record audio of a meeting, synchronized with your notes, or drag in audios or videos onto your pages.