Complete Guide to OneNote
by W. Frederick Zimmerman

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Book Reviews of Complete Guide to OneNote

Book Review: Disappointing heavily padded book....
Summary: 2 Stars

Ultimately it leaves both high and dry. Screenshot examples are inconsistent even at the most basic level (text talks of blank page backgrounds, but corresponding step-by-step screenshots show stripey pages; a list of Jazz author's keeps changing the order of the authors in subsequent screenshots without any rhyme or reason, there's no understanding of what non-US readers will see in terms of metric units etc etc). What should be a simple explanation of how to create a table (page 101) just doesn't work (this may be a software bug, but if so why describe something that doesn't work?!).

The long winding introductory chapter about note taking systems all the way since the mainframe is hardly relevant, nor is a long interview with Dr Miller about "the personal knowledge base". Frankly the chapters smack of "self indulgence", although they do help turn the book from an over-priced pamphlet into something resembling a real book.

Chapter 2 which labours the installation process to the point of tedium makes one think the book is aimed at the complete Windows novice and we're a quarter of the way into the book before a simple introduction to OneNote starts - with examples that just don't work on the production release (see tables example on page 101) or contain terminology that just confuses (the definition of what's a container can't make up its mind what's one container and what's two containers inside another container). Put simply, the book confuses rather than explains. The book is not cheap and frankly poor value for money. It may be that a good book is hidden away inside what's here and that a half-decent editor or proof-reader could sort it out, but I hadn't the patience to persevere with it after the first few chapters. Avoid!

Summary of Complete Guide to OneNote

Complete Guide to OneNote is aimed at making users more productive by helping them organize what are today ephemeral and disconnected scraps of personal information gathered prior to the creation of a formal work product.

This comprehensive reference explains this new category of software and its user paradigm, including detailed discussion of features, and interoperability with other programs and services from Microsoft and from third parties. The book also provides general and domain-specific guidance on how you can use OneNote to increase personal and enterprise productivity and information about customizing OneNote, including information for Office XP developers.

Throughout the book, author and Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" W. Frederick Zimmerman draws on his extensive experience with Microsoft emerging technologies and his deep understanding of how professionals use software in their workflow.

What you?ll learn

Who this book is for

The result is a practical book that appeals to casual OneNote users and beginners, yet is an essential guide for power users, Office developers, and anyone who wants to take full advantage of this innovative new application.

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