Page Templates in OneNote 2013

Page Templates in OneNote 2013: Video

This video lesson is on using page templates in OneNote 2013. Need more OneNote training? Click here to view the complete tutorial.

Applying Page Templates in OneNote 2013: Overview

There are several page templates in OneNote 2013 you can apply to your pages that help you stay organized, create visual interest, and add continuity to your notebook pages. It’s important to know you can only apply page templates in OneNote 2013 to new, blank pages and not to existing pages with content.

To apply a page template in OneNote 2013, click or tap the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon and click the “Page Templates” button in the “Pages” group. In version 2010, click the “New Page” drop-down button in the Page Tabs Bar. At the bottom of the list, select “Page Templates.” In both cases, you will launch the “Templates” pane. The templates that are available will be displayed in the area below, grouped by category. You can expand and collapse the categories by clicking the small triangles next to their names. Then, just click on one of the template links to apply it to the page. You can continue to click the various links, which will replace the applied template each time, until you find the one you wish to keep. Notice the “Default” template in the “Blank” category. This template is the same one that is applied each time you create a new page. Of course, you can select any of the other templates in that category as well. The “Decorative” group contains templates that act more like stationery, as most contain a decorative background, but lack many of the placeholders and objects contained in other templates. Once you have applied a template, you can then modify the elements of the page as you normally would.