Why isn't my file on the MRU list?

[james]

I have a favorite onenote file that I use all the time. For some reason it
is not on the most recently used list in one note. If I quit onenote and
open the file again, it still doesn't get on the MRU list.

How do I make the file appear in that list?

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

What version of OneNote are you using?

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
http://www.onenote-tips.com

 

[Bernd]

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I have a favorite onenote file that I use all the time. For some reason
it is not on the most recently used list in one note. If I quit onenote
and open the file again, it still doesn't get on the MRU list.

How do I make the file appear in that list?

What do you mean by a "onenote file" ?

I ask because there is no real need for that MRU ...

1. Notebooks should stay open and are never listed in the MRU
2. The only "onenote files" that are listed in the MRU are explicitely
opened sections circumventing the containing notebook, or orphaned
sections. Both methods are in my opinion rather unusual, exotic ways of
using ON.
But if you really want to open a special section directly you
should/could create a desktop shortcut for it.

Bernd

 

[james]

What do you mean by a "onenote file" ?

I ask because there is no real need for that MRU ...

1. Notebooks should stay open and are never listed in the MRU
2. The only "onenote files" that are listed in the MRU are explicitely
opened sections circumventing the containing notebook, or orphaned
sections. Both methods are in my opinion rather unusual, exotic ways of
using ON.
But if you really want to open a special section directly you should/could
create a desktop shortcut for it.

I just thought I'll have one notebook for organizing notes related to home,
and another for organizing notes related to work (but resides on my home
pc). I thought this would make it easier if some day I want to bring the
work related notes to work and put it on my work pc.

Perhaps this is the wrong way to use note, that I should have only one note
"file", and create different sections for work and home?

But back to the original question. If you accidentally close your notebook
in the onenote app, and the "file" isn't on the MRU list, then how do you
open it back?

I did manage to locate the "file", which is a onenote TOC file inside a
folder containing other onenote related files.

 

[Bernd]

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At first I made a picture for you:

http://i.imagehost.org/0107/FileStructure.jpg

Forgotten remark: the *.toc files are the sections.

I just thought I'll have one notebook for organizing notes related to
home, and another for organizing notes related to work (but resides on
my home pc). I thought this would make it easier if some day I want to
bring the work related notes to work and put it on my work pc.

Perhaps this is the wrong way to use note, that I should have only one
note "file", and create different sections for work and home?

Because the notebook is easy to transport/relocate by moving a single
Windows folder that was a good idea.

But back to the original question. If you accidentally close your
notebook in the onenote app, and the "file" isn't on the MRU list, then
how do you open it back?

You use File, Open, Notebook ...

Where are your Notebooks stored:

In a standard installation under My Documents -> My Notebooks
But you can find your real path under Tools, Options, Save, Paths:

I did manage to locate the "file", which is a onenote TOC file inside a
folder containing other onenote related files.

You should never touch any Onenote files explicitely.
What you should use is a notebook = an equally named Windows folder.

Bernd