Step 1: Open the OneNote Desktop app on Windows. The OneNote app available from Microsoft Store is different in terms of aesthetics and functions. Note: OneNote desktop app is a part of the Microsoft 365 pack.
Here’s how to use them and create a custom template. One huge advantage of using the OneNote desktop app is built-in templates, which other OneNote apps lack. Microsoft tried to retire the OneNote desktop app in the past but due to backlash from fans, the company brought back the app and added new features such as Dark mode, Ribbon redesign, and more.
OneNote legacy app is a part of the Microsoft 365 package that you can download from the web.
The modern-looking one is available to download from Microsoft Store. In most OneNote releases users are forced to save their notebooks to OneDrive cloud storage. OneNote has one big downside, it’s become an almost entirely cloud-only service. But there are some alternatives that might be enough/ OneNote’s big downside. Microsoft currently maintains two OneNote apps on Windows 10. OneDrive is the only notebook option in other OneNote apps (including OneNote for Mac). To use the same OneNote page template in other Notebook Sections, you can move the page to a different Notebook > Section and create a template for that section. Remember, the added template is limited to that specific Section only. OneNote will remember your page as a template and as soon as you try to create a new page in the same section, it will use the template and create an identical OneNote page. Step 2: Go to relevant Notebook > Section. Step 1: Open the OneNote app on Mac or Windows. In the example below, we will create a OneNote page, add elements that we can reuse in other OneNote pages, and create a template out of it. You can download the app from the Mac App Store or Windows Store, sign in using account credentials, and sync notebooks and pages. The steps to create a template on both are also the same.
The OneNote app on Mac and Windows are almost similar looking with the same options and menus. Without further ado, let’s create a OneNote template. You can also find templates created by others from the web, implement them in your OneNote notebook and make necessary changes based on your preferences. Templates will heavily cut down the time required to set up the OneNote page. And he can share it with classmates or create similar pages using the same template. A student can create a template for a specific subject with different page styles and fonts.