Kelly LaForest

Microsoft Office 365 blog by a OneNote MVP.

Latest Posts

OneNote for Bullet Journaling

I recently joined a OneNote Bullet Journal Facebook group. Despite being called “the analog system for the digital age” by the registered trademark website, this group is taking the “customizable and forgiving organization system” to the digital platform. I’m really looking forward to experimenting with different page layouts to capture and record various types of information …

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Link to a Specific Paragraph in OneNote App for Windows 10

The ability to create a link to a specific paragraph on a page in OneNote continues to be one of my favourite features in OneNote 2016.  I  first shared my enthusiasm in a blog post called “Microsoft OneNote – The Magic of the “Copy Link to Paragraph” button” back in June 2014. For those just discovering …

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How to Hide Navigation in OneNote Online

On February 3, my friend and Windows Insider MVP Joel Rushworth was a guest on the Tech Talk with Alan Perry  radio show on CFAX 1070. One thing I love about this show is that they use OneNote to manage their Show Notes. He sent me a text during the show hoping for a quick answer …

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How to Use OneNote to Achieve Inbox Zero

Nothing makes me crankier than an inbox full of emails sitting there nagging at me to attend to them. In the near future I will be sharing a more detailed version of the story of how I change my outlook on email and achieved inbox zero using OneNote. It was a painful process that took …

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Android Phone Users Can Add and Edit Contacts in Outlook App

Well it took a long time, but the feature I’ve been wishing for over two years is finally here. Android phone users can finally add new contacts and edit existing contacts in the Outlook App without issue! If you own an Android Phone and use the Outlook App for email, contacts, and calendars, you may …

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How to Remove Ads from Outlook.com

Many of us know that by signing up for Outlook Email at Outlook.com, you get access to free personal email. (This email address can be @outlook.com or @hotmail.com.) But many go on to the question of ‘how do I remove ads from Outlook.com’. Want help setting this up? Read this blog post for instructions and a couple of …

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Checklist to Setup a Laptop – Top 12 Setup Tips

I received an amazing parting gift from itgroove to thank me for my four years of service  – they gave me my Surface Pro 3 device. (I know!) They kindly formatted the machine so I’d have a fresh start. Today, I powered on the device, and started with setting up my device to be a …

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