OneNote - Great for Note Taking and Task Management
August 12, 2019

OneNote - Great for Note Taking and Task Management

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with OneNote

OneNote is frequently used by employees within the organization to keep track of information and tasks in Audit. It is used by employees in multiple areas of the organization to keep track of tasks and remember important information given to us by clients.
  • OneNote is really intuitive, especially if you have used other Microsoft office products.
  • It allows you to organize your notes easily and in a way that is logical to the user. It makes it easy to have your notes in a way that makes sense to you, including multiple pages and tabs.
  • I really like that you are not just tied to text. You are able to use videos, images, audio and other forms of media or notes that you may have taken.
  • I love how easy it is to search through your previously written notes for information when you are going back through them
  • While I haven't experienced this directly, I know people have concerns regarding the security of OneNote. I don't think this is a dealbreaker if you have other security software.
  • I guess the mobile version could be better, but the desktop version is really great and its all I really use. OneNote really lacks any problems. It is a well-designed program.
  • OneNote has helped to increase my productivity by increasing my note-taking and task management ability. It increases efficiency and productivity.
  • A really useful aspect is being able to share documents and compare notes with other people.
OneNote is easy to use, but there are a bunch of features that one needs to take the time to learn that exist. It is very usable even for beginners, and as you learn different features OneNote just keeps getting better. I would highly recommend OneNote for anyone working a professional job, or even for students.
OneNote is a Microsoft product, and as such, they have a great customer support network. Their FAQ is quite useful for answering any general questions you may have, as well as the built-in "Help" section found in the toolbar. If you are really struggling you can send a message to customer support, but I can't attest to that as I haven't done so.
I chose OneNote on the recommendation of a colleague. I found that OneNote is more useable than Evernote, although both are very good. Both products organize your notes in the same way, so it could also just come down to familiarity with OneNote, but I really like how the OneNote tags work. They are great for setting reminders and lists of things to do. You can use the tags on anything, compared to Evernote where you can only tag the notes part (you can tag everything on OneNote).
OneNote is appropriate for personal use by employees. It's really useful for individual employees who need help with task management or who take in a lot of information as part of their jobs.

It is not great for collaboration as everyone has different note-taking styles. While OneNote accommodates individual note-taking styles, it is not great for collaboration because of how customizable it is.

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