Customize and manage your notebooks

  • 10 minutes

You can make your OneNote notebooks fit your purpose in many ways.

Change the page background

Modify the background color by choosing View and selecting Page Color.

Screenshot of OneNote change color menu.

Add lines or grids by choosing View and Rule Lines.

Screenshot of OneNote rule lines menu.

Save to OneDrive

In both the browser and in the app, OneNote pages are automatically saved to OneDrive. Verify and check your sync status with the cloud icon at the upper right. The cloud icon has a green check indicating that the page is synched to OneDrive.

Screenshot of OneNote synch to cloud icon.

Sharing a notebook

Share your notebook with collaborators by navigating to the Share button in the top right corner. This brings up options to share the notebook or a link.

Screenshot of OneNote share button.

Activity

Using the OneNote notebook you created, try these:

  • Make a page into a template page for a section
  • Add a new page and change the background to either one of the ruled lines options or to a different color
  • Change the default font for all notebooks