Anatomy of a Side Note

The Side Note has several parts as shown in Figure 8.2.

Figure 8.2. A Side Note has its own toolbar and controls.

The Side Note window has its own toolbar. This toolbar allows you to accomplish a number of functions. If you don't want the Side Note window to remain on top of your other applications, simply click the pushpin button on the toolbar. This "unpins" the Side Note window and allows it to disappear behind other applications. If you want to bring it back to the front so you can type in it, you'll need to activate it by clicking on its icon on the Windows Task bar.

When the pushpin icon is depressed, the Side Note window always remains on top of the other applications you're currently using. Clicking on another application dims the title bar of the Side Note window to show you it's no longer the active window. Clicking on the Side Note window again activates it.

When you close the Side Note window and then use one of the previous methods to open it again, you'll always get a new Side Note. If you need to return to a previous Side Note, you need to use the Previous Page/Next Page buttons on the Side Note window. Later in this chapter we'll cover editing Side Notes in the main OneNote window.

From the Side Note toolbar, you can also move the current Side Note to another section, delete the note, add a new page, change the ink color, select text or images, add a Note Flag, or record an audio note. We'll cover each of these tasks later in this chapter.