Re: Sections Vs. Folders

[alphabetgirl]

My One Note places a new Section Group at the top of the list in my Notebook.
How can I move it elsewhere? I want it at the bottom (last). 'Move' will
only allow me to move the Section Group to another Notebook.

This is what I've been able to do with Section Groups:

My new OneNote has Sections and Section Groups.
I have successfully put sections into Section Groups.
I have also put lower level Section Groups into Sections! And filled them
with Sections too.

"TJanRap" wrote:

> Hi Amos,
>
> Did you know that you can also put folders in sections? So you can have this kind of structure:
>
> Folder
> Section
> Folder
> Section
>
> Ad infinitum as far as I can tell.
>
> I think this is what makes OneNote so flexible. I too found the concept of folders, sections and pages a little confusing at first. You'll get an "aha!" in a few days as you play with it. I think OneNote is one of the most useful programs I've ever used.
>
>
> "Amos Soma" wrote:
>
> > Eric,
> >
> > I just discovered this yesterday. I had asked a question concerning the
> > lack of being able to create multiple notebooks. This is what I have
> > learned. The highest level object is the notebook itself. Then comes
> > Folders. Then comes Sections and then Pages.
> >
> > You can (but don't have to) create as many folders as you want. You can then
> > put sections into these folders etc. As I learned, even though I cannot
> > create multiple Notebooks, I can create multiple folders which essentially
> > accomplish (for me), the same thing.
> >
> > Amos
> >
> >
> > "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:878837A8-60AE-42EE-B356-B8C0121B85EC@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi, new OneNote user here.
> > >
> > > I was just wondering what the difference between sections and folders is.
> > I'm still trying to get t he swing of this program.
> > >
> > > Would I be correct in saying that they are like subgroups, with the order
> > going Notebook > Sections > Folders > Pages ?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> >
> >
> >

 

[Rainald Taesler]

alphabetgirl wrote:

> My One Note places a new Section Group at the top of the list in my
> Notebook.

Normal behaviour is that Section Groups are automatically sorted in
alphabetical order. So a new group will be placed where the "N" belongs.
If one changes the name the position will change automatically.

How can I move it elsewhere? I want it at the bottom
> (last). 'Move' will only allow me to move the Section Group to
> another Notebook.

Section Groups can not be moved with drag & drop inside a notebook as
they are sorted automatically. Thy can be moved onto other Section
Groups, however (in the same notebook).

> This is what I've been able to do with Section Groups:
>
> My new OneNote has Sections and Section Groups.
> I have successfully put sections into Section Groups.
> I have also put lower level Section Groups into Sections! And filled
> them with Sections too.

Sorry, not fully correct:
One can *NOT put "Section Groups" in "Sections"!!
But one can have "nested" Section Groups, i.e. one can create a new
Section Group inside an existing Section Group. And one can move
existing groups into other groups with drag & drip.

Rainald