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Why Every OneNote User Needs to Start Using Tags Right Now

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Here's the gist:OneNote is already pretty organized thanks to your notebook/section/page hierarchy of notes, but sometimes you need to group notes even though they're not in the same notebook or section. That's where tags come in.

Why Every OneNote User Needs to Start Using Tags Right Now

For example, maybe you have a notebook for Course Notes and sections for different courses, like Biology or Chemistry, but maybe you also want a quick way to find all the lab notes for any course. Just create a “Lab Notes” tag, then tag all of your lab notes with it.

But labels can also be used in other ways. You could use an “Unfinished” tag to quickly identify essays and papers that need to be completed. Or use a “Resource” tag to bookmark notes that contain links to important websites and files. A “Definition” label could display notes that define important terms.

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Do you use labels in OneNote? If so, how? If not, will you start using them now? What other features do you like in OneNote? Let us know in the comments!