Saving OneNote Notebooks Pre-Migration

Overview:

Steps that need to be taken to save OneNote notebooks prior to migration.
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Instructions

  1. Open the OneNote application

  2. In the upper left, click File > Info

  3. This will show you the information of your current notebooks
    Check the location of the notebooks, if it shows an https:// location then it is already in SharePoint or OneDrive and is ready for migration. If your notebook shows a local location such as C:\ or D:\ then continue to step 4

    example of notbook information

  4. To the left of the notebook you'd like to move, select Settings > Share or Move

    example of the share or move option

  5. Select OneDrive to move the notebook to your OneDrive account

    example of the onedrive selection

  6. Once completed, you will receive a confirmation window. Click OK

    example of confirmation

  7. On the File > Info screen you will now see that the notebook has been moved to a OneDrive location.

    example showing new sync location

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Keywords:
one note book transition uwsa uwsads save backup 
Doc ID:
135556
Owned by:
Larissa H. in UW–Shared Services
Created:
2024-02-19
Updated:
2024-03-19
Sites:
UW–Shared Services