Create a To Do Checklist in OneNote

Track action items in your notes by tagging them as to-do items. Then easily manage that list by reviewing all of your tags on the Tags Summary pane.

  1. Take notes by typing text on a OneNote page.
  2. Select the text that you want to mark as a to-do item, click the Home tab, then click the To Do  To Do button icon  tag. Each selected item now has a checkbox next to it.
  3. To find all tags, on the Home tab, click Find Tags Find tags button icon .
  4. As you complete items, click the box next to each tag to indicate that you are done.

Tip

If you're a Copilot subscriber, you can have Copilot automatically suggest to-do items from your notes. See Create a to-do list and tasks in OneNote with Copilot.