OneNote folder structure

Question

How many layers deep can I go with folders? Here is an example of what I am trying to do.

1.      I may have a folder called Sales opportunities, a different folder called customer, a different folder called past customers. (This would be at the top level)

2.      Next I would have a sub folder for each opportunity or customer by name. (this is the 2  level)

3.      Next I would like to have individual notes for each meeting with a customer. (this the 3  and final level)

Example

Opportunity

·                

                    Walgreens

o   Note 1

o   Note 2

·                 Sears

o   Note 1

o   Note 2

·                Ace

o   Note 1

o   Note 2

 How is this best done in 2013. Do I need to create a new notebook for Opp, Customer, Past Customer?

Answer 1

1.      I may have a folder called Sales opportunities, a different folder called customer, a different folder called past customers. (This would be at the top level)

2.      Next I would have a sub folder for each opportunity or customer by name. (this is the 2  level)

3.      Next I would like to have individual notes for each meeting with a customer. (this the 3  and final level)

 

I would have a single notebook, with 3 section groups: Sales, Customers, Past customers.

Each section group has a section for each opportunity / customer.

Each of these sections has a page for each meeting.

As BenRG pointed out, section groups are completely recursive: they can contain other section groups, which in turn can contain section groups, and so on. But you don't need this for what you want.

Answer 2

You do not need to create notebooks for each (unless you wish to).  You could create sections and/or section groups.  As far as I know, you can go as many layers deep with folders as you wish - using section groups - in a similar way as you would use folders in explorer.  

Also pages can be indented (at multiple levels) relative to a 'parent page', thus creating the effect of folders at the page level.  You can do this up to 3 levels deep however.

Answer 3

thank you

Answer 4

1.      I may have a folder called Sales opportunities, a different folder called customer, a different folder called past customers. (This would be at the top level)

2.      Next I would have a sub folder for each opportunity or customer by name. (this is the 2  level)

3.      Next I would like to have individual notes for each meeting with a customer. (this the 3  and final level)

 

I would have a single notebook, with 3 section groups: Sales, Customers, Past customers.

Each section group has a section for each opportunity / customer.

Each of these sections has a page for each meeting.

 

As BenRG pointed out, section groups are completely recursive: they can contain other section groups, which in turn can contain section groups, and so on. But you don't need this for what you want.

thank you