Google Notebook Tip: How to create your first Google Notebook

First, let me refresh your memory of what Google Notebook is: it is a handy Google tool that allows you to store notes online. You can access it from any online computer by using your GMail username and password.

We have previously posted a more elaborate introduction of the Google Notebook.

Now I’m off to create a new Google Notebook entry, and here’s a quick tutorial. Imagine that I’m off to Hawaii to have a regional manager’s meeting and then to hit the beach. I use my Google Notebook to list down everything I need to bring. Instead of writing things down with a pen, or emailing myself a list, I try Google Notebook. Simple task.

Do this with me:

Step 1: Go to http://www.google.com/notebook and sign in using your GMail username and password. If you’re already signed in via Gmail, then good!

Step 2: Click the Create a new notebook link found at the left side.

Step 3: Enter the name of your first notebook. I’ve named it Things to bring. Then click OK.

Step 4: Now to open a notebook or switch to a different one, simply click the notebook’s name appearing on the left pane, and type away on the space provided to the right, just like a regular text editor. The first line will serve as the heading for that particular note.

Step 5: When done, click save!

You can create multiple “notes” in one notebook. This means you can also add Things to bring to the meeting, Things to bring at John’s party, or anything you might need to note down. Again, the first line of each of these will serve as the heading, for easy reference (especially when you collapse the notebooks, and you can only see the header line). These are all safely saved in a notebook you named as Things to bring.

Have fun!