Create pages, sections, or notebooks in OneNote for Mac

Create a new page

To create more space in your notebook, you can add as many pages as you want.

1. Click the tab of the section in which you want to add more pages, and then do any of the following:

   • On the top menu bar, click File > New Page.

   • At the bottom of the vertical page list, click Add page. You may need to click the Show Navigation () button on the left to see the page list.

   • On your keyboard, press Command-N.

2. Type a page title when the new page appears. To do so, click the line shown over the page creation date/time stamp at the top of the page, type a description of the notes the page will contain, and then press Return.

Create a new section

Sections in OneNote are like the color tabs in a typical 5-subject paper notebook that hold a separate collection of pages. However, in OneNote, you can have as many sections as you want.

1. Do any of the following:

   • On the menu bar, click File > New Section.

   • At the bottom of the vertical section list, click Add section.

   • On your keyboard, press Command + T.

2. Type a name for the new section, and then press Return.

New sections always contain one blank new page. You can start taking notes on this page, create your own, or move pages from other sections into the new one.

Create a new notebook

You can create additional notebooks at any time to keep your work and your projects organized separately. Multiple notebooks also make it easier to keep personal notes private while at the same time sharing selected notebooks with others whenever you want to collaborate on a project or plan.

To create a new notebook, do the following:

1. If necessary, sign into the account where you want to create a new OneNote notebook.

2. Click the Notebooks list dropdown arrow that appears above the section and page lists. You may need to click the name of the current notebook to see the list of all notebooks.

   If you don't see your list of notebooks, click the Show Navigation () button on the left.

3. At the bottom of the Notebooks list, click Add notebook.

4. In the dialog box, on the left, click New.

5. Select a color for the new notebook (optional).

6. In the Name box, type a descriptive name for the new notebook.

7. In the Where box, select which online account will be used to save the notebook. A OneDrive account is required for creating a new notebook.

8. Click Create.

   Tips: 

   • A new notebook is automatically opened as soon as OneNote creates it. You can find all of your open notebooks and easily switch between them by clicking the Show Notebooks button () on the left

   • By default, new notebooks are created on the OneDrive account that you’re currently signed in with. If you skipped Step 1 and you want to create a notebook on a different account, you must first sign into the account you want before following the rest of the preceding steps.