OneNote - Trace, draw, or write notes in OneNote Tutorial

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Available in Microsoft365

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You can also trace,

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draw or write by hand to enrich your notes and express your ideas more freely.

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To get started,

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click the drawing tab on the ribbon.

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You will see several tools

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stylus,

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highlighter,

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shapes,

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eraser,

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ruler,

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and colors available to customize your paths.

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Choose the stylus for freehand writing or drawing.

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You can adjust the color and thickness of the line to your preference.

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The highlighter allows you to highlight important parts of your notes.

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You can insert predefined shapes like circles,

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rectangles,

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arrows,

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or lines,

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click on shapes,

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select the one you want,

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and draw it directly on the page.

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If you prefer to draw a shape yourself,

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turn on auto shapes.

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One note recognizes your features

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and corrects them to achieve a perfect geometric shape.

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You can write or draw freely.

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One note also offers the handwritten to text conversion feature.

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Simply select your handwriting and then click inking to text

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to turn it into editable digital text.

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Another practical tool,

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the review button,

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it allows you to replay your paths in the order you made them

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like an animation.

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It's useful for reviewing your steps or illustrating a demonstration

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and of course

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to correct a mistake,

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use the eraser.

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You can also select your strokes or shapes to move,

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resize or change their color.

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In short,

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drawing and handwriting in one note give you a

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more visual and personalized way to organize your notes.

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In the next module,

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we'll look at how to insert online videos and web content

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to enrich your pages even more.

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