The OneNote training introduces you to the Microsoft tool that radically changes professional note-taking. In one intensive half day, you master notebooks, sections, note organization and OneNote collaborative work. A pivotal skill for profiles wanting to regain control of their meeting notes, ideas and documents in French speaking Switzerland.
Regain control of your professional notes with OneNote, the underused Microsoft 365 tool
For professionals in French speaking Switzerland, many professionals still take notes on Word or paper notebooks while OneNote is included in Microsoft 365 and solves exactly this need. This OneNote training concentrates on real world cases: shared meeting notes, personal knowledge base, project tracking, quick idea capture.
Module 1: Explore the interface and software
Module 2: Create diagrams with shapes
Module 3: Illustrate and enrich the document
Module 4: Develop a document page
Module 5: Look inside a notepad
Module 6: Working with OneNote
Module 7: Customize the application (optional)
OneNote is probably the most underused Microsoft 365 tool. Included in the suite, accessible on all devices, perfect for structured note-taking and team sharing, it remains ignored by the majority of users.
The training places significant focus on organizing OneNote notebooks. You learn the notebooks/sections/pages/subpages logic and how to adapt it to your own needs.
Beyond organization, the training shows how to quickly capture information in OneNote: typed text, handwriting (on tablet), image, recorded audio, link.
OneNote takes its full dimension when sharing a notebook in a team. The training covers sharing via OneDrive or SharePoint, real-time co-editing, version management.
The training also positions OneNote against other note-taking tools. You leave with a clear vision of when to use which tool.
The OneNote training is designed for consultants, project managers, sales staff, trainers, managers, self employed professionals.
At our ITTA centers in Carouge and Le Flon, this OneNote training runs as an intensive half day. You build your own OneNote organization in session.
What is Microsoft OneNote?
OneNote is the note-taking tool included in Microsoft 365.
Is OneNote included in Microsoft 365?
Yes, OneNote is included in all Microsoft 365 subscriptions and accessible on Windows, Mac, web, iOS and Android.
What is the difference between OneNote and Word?
Word is structured text processing. OneNote is a free note book where content can be placed anywhere on the page.
Can a OneNote notebook be shared in a team?
Yes, sharing via OneDrive or SharePoint allows real-time co-editing.
Is this OneNote training held in Geneva?
Yes, at the ITTA center in Carouge in Geneva, at Le Flon in Lausanne and in a virtual classroom.
How long to master OneNote?
The basics are acquired in a structured half day.
Does OneNote replace project management tools?
No, OneNote is complementary. For structured task tracking, Microsoft To Do or Planner are better suited.
Any collaborator regularly taking structured notes: meeting managers, students, trainers, operational profiles consolidating multiple information. In Geneva and Lausanne, the course welcomes participants from international organizations, banking, consulting and growing SMEs. No specific prerequisite is required other than a concrete willingness to progress on the subject.
You leave with an operational mastery of the fundamentals, reusable canvases on your concrete cases, a structured action plan for the weeks that follow. Many participants report a visible effect from the first week back, with sustainable anchoring over four to six weeks of regular practice. The course combines short theory inputs, practical exercises on your real situations and personalized trainer debrief.
A manager structuring meeting notes by project and participant for instant retrieval. A trainer preparing pedagogical content in reusable blocks. A consultant consolidating client research in shared OneNote notebook. The course adapts exercises to your context with personalized trainer feedback, and each participant leaves with an action plan calibrated to their own situation.
This training combines well with Microsoft Teams for shared meeting notes, OneDrive for multi-device sync, and SharePoint for team notebooks. Many participants enroll in one of these courses in the following trimester, according to their current priority and professional context.
OneNote is a versatile often underestimated tool, far surpassing the simple notepad. Search, tagging, multimedia integration, sharing and sync features make it a complete professional note-taking platform. This training proposes structured approach for profiles wanting to move from notepad to personal knowledge system.
Most participants report a noticeable effect from the first week of return, with deeper anchoring over four to six weeks of regular practice on real files. The course closes with a personalized practice plan calibrated on your professional context, including milestones and review prompts to ensure the techniques become permanent.
The tools and techniques covered in this course are used daily by millions of professionals across Geneva and Lausanne organizations. Mastery of these features transforms repetitive work into efficient routine, freeing time for higher-value activities. This training relies on real professional cases and offers an outfitted approach calibrated for the 2025-2026 evolutions of the platform.
At ITTA centers in Geneva and Lausanne, this course runs in a small group with an expert trainer and a format alternating concise theory, practical exercises and personalized debrief. Group confidentiality is explicit and held. Each participant arrives with a real case and leaves with an action plan calibrated to their context. The course integrates recent evolutions of the domain (digital tools, hybrid formats, 2025-2026 practices) without losing focus on fundamentals.
Is OneNote integrated to Teams?
Yes, Teams integration is treated with typical use cases.
Need tablet or stylus?
No, OneNote works very well with keyboard. Stylus opens specific use cases.
Does it integrate note-taking best practices?
Yes, note-taking methods (Cornell, mind map, structured) are mentioned.
Where do sessions take place?
ITTA has three centers in French speaking Switzerland: in Geneva (Carouge, Route des Jeunes 35), in Lausanne at the Flon (Rue des Cotes de Montbenon 16) and at Lausanne Mon-Repos (Avenue de Mon-repos 24). The training is also available in virtual classroom.
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tel. 058 307 73 00
ITTA
Route des jeunes 35
1227 Carouge, Suisse
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 06:00 pm.
