Change the Color of your OneNote notebook

Question

How to change the color of your OneNote notebook?

Answer

The way we format the color of notebooks and sections is different in OneNote 2016.

1.  To change the color of the notebook go to the File tab
2. Click Info 
3. Once on this screen you will observe all of your notebooks within OneNote
4. Click on the downward arrow on the notebook you would like to change the color for
5. Click Properties
6. A new dialog box will appear with the Notebook specific information, including options to change display name, color, location, and default format
7. In the Notebook Properties dialog box,
   1. Click the dropdown arrow of the color box
   2. Select the color for your notebook
   3. When finished, click OK and the notebook will have changed colors
8. To change the color on a section, simply right-click the item you would like to change
9. Click Section Color 
10. You will see many options to choose from.  
    1. Select the color you would like that specific section or page to be
    2. Click on that color
    3. The color will be changed just to that one specific section, and that color selection will also be automatically applied to the page color in the right hand column of your screen

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