Applies To
OneNote for Microsoft 365 OneNote for Microsoft 365 for Mac OneNote for the web

In the desktop app, section tabs appear at the top and notebooks and pages appear on the side. 

To show or hide the notebook pane:   

  • Select the Excel Ribbon Menu Down Arrow icon down arrow by the notebook name and then choose  Notebook pane pin icon Pin notebook pane to side or Unpin notebook pane button Unpin notebook pane from side.

To move tabs to the right or left side:   

  1. On the file File tab, choose Options.

  2. On the Display tab, select or clear one or more of the following.

    • Move page list to the left.

    • Show notebook list on the left.

    • Move vertical scroll bar to the left.

To change tab order, drag section tabs left or right, and page or notebook tabs up or down.

You can also sort pages, sections, or notebooks.

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