Adding buttons to a page for templates?

[Scott]

Is there a way to add a button to pages? What I'm after is creating a
template for phone messages that allows you to add more 'modules' with the
current date/time.

Right now, I've created a basic template for recording phone messages using
a two-column table in a page element (or whatever it's called - when you
click in a blank page, you create one of these bounding elements, in which
you can type, add images, etc. Any help on what these things are called would
be great).

I'd like to be able to just have a button that creates a new one of these
elements, with the current date and time populated accordingly, similar to
the Page Title element that comes up w/ Date/Time below the title every time
you create a new page. And if possible, it would be nice to have that element
or block placed on a grid so everything lays out nicely on the page.

Any thoughts on where to find this kind of functionality? Is it possible?

Thanks,

-Scott

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Is there a way to add a button to pages? What I'm after is creating a
template for phone messages that allows you to add more 'modules'
with the current date/time.

No, there is no feature for adding buttons with functionality in a page.

Right now, I've created a basic template for recording phone messages
using a two-column table in a page element (or whatever it's called -
when you click in a blank page, you create one of these bounding
elements, in which you can type, add images, etc. Any help on what
these things are called would be great).

AFAICS you are talking about "pages" and "tables".

I'd like to be able to just have a button that creates a new one of
these elements, with the current date and time populated accordingly,
similar to the Page Title element that comes up w/ Date/Time below
the title every time you create a new page. And if possible, it would
be nice to have that element or block placed on a grid so everything
lays out nicely on the page.

Any thoughts on where to find this kind of functionality? Is it
possible?

No, no such functionality.

Rainald

 

[Scott]

No, there is no feature for adding buttons with functionality in a page.

Feature request time!

AFAICS you are talking about "pages" and "tables".

Is there a distinction between 'table' and the draggable container element
in which a table resides? I realize I may be off here, but as I understand
it, a page is a single 'sheet' in the notebook construct, right? So, the page
is under a section, under a group, in a notebook. On the page itself, you can
click anywhere and get a container of some kind, in which you can place text,
tables, text, etc - all within the container.

Is the container also referred to as a table? To my mind, a table is a data
organization (and to a lesser extent, layout) element within the container.
When I click an element, the boundary of the container shows up - I'm after
the name of the container itself.

No, no such functionality.

Darn! Well, thanks for the response. At least now I can stop fiddling with
the template

-Scott

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Feature request time!

There is a special website for such requests for the next version:
"Connect". It's the place for submitting suggestions and bug reports to
the developers team:
http://connect.microsoft.com/onenote/

When done with posting there, pls drop a note with the URL in here so
that we can jump in and vote for your suggestion.

Is there a distinction between 'table' and the draggable container
element in which a table resides?

Yes. The tables are additional visual elements sitting on pages.

I realize I may be off here, but as
I understand it, a page is a single 'sheet' in the notebook
construct, right? So, the page is under a section, under a group, in
a notebook.

Basic hierarchy:
Notebook
- Section
- Page
- Subpage

For complex tasks one further divide a notebook and and add "Section
Groups" as an additional level above the sections. Section Groups can be
nested, f.e.
Computer
- Hardware
- Bluetooth
- pages ...
- subpages
- DVD
-pages
- Software
- Windows
- XP
-pages
- Vista
- pages ..
- Linux
- Distributions
- pages
- KDE
-pages

On the page itself, you can click anywhere and get a
container of some kind, in which you can place text, tables, text,
etc - all within the container.
Exactly.

Is the container also referred to as a table?

No. A container contains everything, tables too.

To my mind, a table is
a data organization (and to a lesser extent, layout) element within
the container. When I click an element, the boundary of the container
shows up -

RightyRight!
It also shows up when just going over it with the mouse.
The containers are shown only when the respective option in "Tools |
Options | View" is activated.

I'm after the name of the container itself.


Darn! Well, thanks for the response. At least now I can stop fiddling
with the template

At least that ;-)

Good luck and have fun with this wonderful tool called OneNote.
Rainald

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

So you want something other than merely clicking on the page and
pressing ALT+SHIFT+F - you want it to be able to create a two-column
table, pre-populated with the date/time at the top?

Can it be a keyboard shortcut instead of a button on the screen? If so
you could do it with AutoHotKey. (http://www.autohotkey.com)


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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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[Scott]

Good luck and have fun with this wonderful tool called OneNote.
Rainald

Thanks - I've been using it for a few months, lamenting the fact that there
is no Mac equivalent *and* that I didn't know about OneNote sooner. It has
quickly replaced all the other note-keeping methods I've previously tried.

here's a link to the suggestion:

https://connect.microsoft.com/onenote/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=433038

(ID: 433038)

"Description Req: Add scriptable buttons to automate common tasks, like
formatting repeating elements. Allow these buttons to be built from recorded
actions or menu items rather than in VB only."

Cheers!

-Scott

 

[Scott]

So you want something other than merely clicking on the page and
pressing ALT+SHIFT+F - you want it to be able to create a two-column
table, pre-populated with the date/time at the top?

Can it be a keyboard shortcut instead of a button on the screen? If so
you could do it with AutoHotKey. (http://www.autohotkey.com)

Thanks, Ben. I thought of that first, which is what led me to consider using
a button so I didn't have to remember yet another shortcut. I use Photoshop
heavily, and am about saturate with shortcuts, modifiers and other things
that make my life easier

The reason the Alt+Shift+F trick doesn't work is that I have an entire table
in the container that is formatted already. So the current flow for a phone
message on a given page is this:

Copy an existing container
Paste the container
Replace the time
Replace the date
Enter information

With a little VB for apps - or better, a button that can record actions &
menu items - you could eliminate the top 4 motions. Further, you could make
this into a template for creating more complex forms.

Now that I think of it, it would also be nice to have some way to export
some formatted data to Access, though I suppose in that case you'd just
create your form in Access and use a web GUI from the start (or SharePoint
web part).

Anyway, I'll consider the hotkey thing again, but I'd really like to make
this into a template thing at some point.

Thanks

-Scott

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Thanks - I've been using it for a few months, lamenting the fact that
there is no Mac equivalent *and* that I didn't know about OneNote
sooner. It has quickly replaced all the other note-keeping methods
I've previously tried.

here's a link to the suggestion:

https://connect.microsoft.com/onenote/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=433038

(ID: 433038)

"Description Req: Add scriptable buttons to automate common tasks,
like formatting repeating elements. Allow these buttons to be built
from recorded actions or menu items rather than in VB only."

Thanks for the info.
I voted for your suggestion

Rainald