AI note-taking

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Copilot Notebooks on Windows: How Microsoft’s AI Notebooks Work in OneNote

Copilot Notebooks are Microsoft’s AI workspaces inside OneNote and the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows. Add your files, notes and links for a project, then ask Copilot questions, get drafts, study guides and audio overviews based only on your own material. This guide covers who can use them, how to make one, and how they compare with OneNote notebooks and Google’s Gemini Notebook.

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Microsoft OneNote for Windows: Free Notes App, Copilot AI and Tips

OneNote is Microsoft’s free note-taking app for Windows 10 and 11. This guide covers the install from the Microsoft Store, how Copilot and Copilot Notebooks work inside OneNote, how to move your notes off the retired OneNote for Windows 10 app, what the free version includes and what Microsoft 365 adds, how it compares with Notion, and the keyboard shortcuts worth learning first.