So when you see these in the tag list, you’ll notice the checkbox as the symbol. This includes to-dos, discussions, and follow-ups like scheduling a meeting or a callback. Several tags use a checkbox symbol that you can mark when you complete the item. And some tags such as Remember for Later and Definition will highlight the item with a color. Select a tag, and that’s it your item has now been tagged! You’ll see the icon for that tag you select next to the item. You’ll see all sorts of tags from To Do, Important, and Question to Call Back, Movie to See, and Source for Article. You’ll see a section dedicated to Tags in the ribbon.Ĭlick the arrow at the bottom of the Tags box to see the complete list.

Select an item you’d like to tag and then head to the Home tab.

You can tag a container (text box) or specific text. Note that some features and options for tags do vary depending on your version of OneNote. So for this how-to, we’ll use the OneNote desktop application so you can see the most tags available. The OneNote desktop app on Windows and OneNote for the web are the most similar and have the greatest number of premade tag options. The main difference with tags between OneNote on Windows and Mac, the OneNote desktop app on Windows, and OneNote for the web is the number of built-in tags available.

You can use tags in whichever version of OneNote you have and if you use more than one.

In addition to those that already exist in OneNote, you can customize and create your own tags. Using the built-in tags, you can flag items for follow-up, priority, organization, and identification. With tags in OneNote, you can visually call out items.

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