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This article will let you know how to export your OneNote Notebook and Classroom Notebooks so that you are able to transfer them to another user. The current transferring method for OneNote Notebook and OneNote Classroom Notebooks will only export in the Windows operating system using the OneNote 2016 application. The person who the Notebook is transferred to can use Mac or PC to receive the file.

Note: You must use the OneNote 2016 application. The OneNote tablet application does not have the same features.

Exporting Your Notebook

1. Open the Notebook you wish to export and transfer to a new user in your OneNote 2016 Application.
   • If your OneNote is saved locally on the computer open it as you usually do.
   • If the OneNote is saved only online click Open in OneNote (Figure 1)
   • If it doesn’t already say Open in OneNote 2016 and asks you to choose an application, choose OneNote 2016.

Figure 1:

Note: If OneNote 2016 is not downloaded on your PC please look at Installing Microsoft Office from Office 365

2. Once in the OneNote 2016 application click File (Figure 2)

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3. Click Export (Figure 3)

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Figure 3:

4. Under Export Current: click Notebook
5. Under Select Format: click OneNote 2010-2015 Section (*.one)
6. Click Export (See Figure 4 for all three steps)

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Figure 4:

7. Choose a local location to save the Notebook, then change the file name to whatever you would like.
8. Click Save See (Figure 5)

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Your Notebook has now been exported and is ready for transfer to another user via email. Once confirmed that the user is able to open the Notebook, you may delete it.

Importing a Notebook Transferred to You

1. Download and save the file locally to your computer
2. Drag the file into your OneDrive using your OneDrive folder on your computer or in the Web Browser
3. Open the file in the Web version of OneNote by double clicking the file in your OneDrive
4. If you wish to use the OneNote Application from the Web Browser click Open in OneNote

For more information on moving files into your OneDrive look at Uploading Files to OneDrive

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