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How to Take Notes in Word

by John on September 10, 2009

in Law School

Once you decide to take notes on a computer in law school, you are left with another big decision. Do you use a simple tool like a word processor or text editor, or do you use a specialized note-taking application? I always preferred applications like OneNote or OmniOutliner for taking notes and outlining. But law [...]

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Do remember during high school or college when learning how to take notes, and someone mentioned how the Pareto Principle applies to note taking? The idea is to listen the majority of the time, say 80% and take notes very little, say 20% of the time. While writing things down is better for remembering than [...]

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Note-taking! Taking notes! School doesn’t start for another two weeks! I don’t even have my schedule yet and you want me to start thinking about notes? I can hear the befuddled screaming from across America out here on the Left Coast. But trust me on this one. You want to start thinking about taking notes [...]

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