How to Transfer OneNote 2016 Notebooks from Windows PC to OneDrive?

Microsoft’s OneNote notebook is one of the best software for storing or saving data to create the notes and share it over the internet. In short, it is an advanced digital way of a real notebook. The first version of OneNote is OneNote 2016 which was launched for Microsoft Office 2016. The notes material related to this version are stored locally on computer devices. The most updated version which is used in present time is OneNote, and it is preinstalled in Windows 10.

In this article, you will get a simple process to move OneNote 2016 notebooks from your Windows computer system to Onedrive. Now the latest feature allows you to not only to save the OneNote 2016 Notebook on OneDrive but also transfer the other files.

However, OneNote 2016 does not come new with any features, and it is available for the users who are using locally stored notebooks optionally. The latest up-to-date version of OneNote is a free version that comes with Windows 10. It is automatically able to syncs all the notebook to users OneDrive account. OneNote for Windows 10 comes with every advance of Windows 10 such as Office 365 and Office 2019. Although, OneNote 2016 is still available on preference and side- by- side you can be used it with the updated Windows 10 app. If you are using Windows 10 and have Office 2016 or earlier then possibly you have both versions of OneNote installed on your computer system. You can be designated either version to be your default app for launching OneNote links and files.

Although, if you have the original version of OneNote 2016, there is no more option to use these notebooks with other versions of OneNote until it is saved on the local hard drive. To use the notebooks created using OneNote 2016 with other OneNote versions such as- OneNote Online, OneNote mobile apps, or OneNote for Windows 10, users need to sync existing notebook in your local drive to your cloud-based OneDrive account.

The process to Move OneNote 2016 notebooks from PC to OneDrive:-

Navigate to Start in Windows 10 and search for OneNote, and then click on the app that is called OneNote from the search results.

Click on the Show Notebooks button, and then click on the More Notebooks.

Move to More Notebooks window which is located the upper-left corner of the OneNote window.

Click on the notebook drop-down menu and then select the notebook that one you want to sync.

Click on the Open Notebooks.

After selecting your sync notebooks, a Save to OneDrive window will show up.

Now select the Microsoft account that one you want to use for syncing the notebook.

Suggestion- Either, you can use a free Microsoft account that is provided to you by your school or your college or work.

If you are not signed in to your OneDrive account by Office, then click on the Sign in option from the sign in a window.

Go to the Add a service dialog box, enter your email address and then click on the Next option.

Then enter your correct password on the Sign in screen and click on the Sign in.

After signing in to your OneDrive account, You will be able to change the name of the notebook in the name box if you want to change.

A user can change the name of notebook or retain the current name.

Now click on the Move Notebook to move the notebook to your OneDrive account,

After that, your local OneNote notebooks will be uploaded to the OneDrive account automatically.

After the sync, you will be able to use the online notebooks in OneNote 2016, and able to edit in the legacy app. everything will be synced with the Windows 10 app.

Source : Office.com/setup