![]() Now for the bad news: While Notebook Layout is still available in my aging copy of Word 2011, it’s nowhere to be found in the current version (Office 365 v 15.32). Word 2011’s Notebook Layout view let me type notes while recording synchronized audio. And that is why, for more than a decade, I’ve relied on Notebook Layout documents for note-taking. These hybrid “Notebook Layout” documents, with synchronized text and audio, were perfect for note taking. ![]() ![]() Then Microsoft Word added “Notebook Layout View,” which improved on the note-taking metaphor by allowing me to record audio and type notes into the same document. The audio was “synchronized” with the words I typed, so, if the speaker said, “Internet,” I’d type “Internet.” Later, I could quickly jump to that portion of the audio recording by clicking the speaker icon near the word “Internet.” But it meant hauling my laptop with me if I needed to take notes, and required spare batteries or electrical outlets for extended sessions. ![]() This worked well and was markedly better than handwriting, since I could always read my typed notes. Middle School: Typed NotesĪt first I typed my notes into a word processor document. So, that’s what I did until about 20 years ago, when laptop computers became viable for taking notes. But, nothing worked as well or as reliably as the old-school method of scribbling on a notepad. In the ensuing years, I have tried every new technology for note-taking, from pocket tape recorders to personal digital assistants including (but not limited to) the Palm Pilot and Apple Newton. My handwriting is awful I could only hope to decipher my scribbles. Long ago, when I was a student (and later as a cub reporter), I took notes by scribbling in a spiral-bound notebook. Everyone has to take notes at some time in their life.
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