Save this guide to your Course Admin section in OneNote right now. Follow Method A below — it takes about a minute.
Every time you finish a lesson, you need to save it to OneNote. There are two ways to do this. Use Method A for your everyday saves — it's the fastest. Use Method B when you also want a PDF backup in OneDrive (for example, if you want to access the file from home on a different device).
B = PDF + OneNote
Print directly to OneNote Desktop
QuickestOne print job, straight into OneNote. No file to save, no File Printout step — OneNote renders the lesson directly onto a new page for you.
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Scroll to the bottom of the lesson and click Export / Save to OneNote. The Windows Print dialog opens.
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Click the Printer dropdown. Select Send to OneNote (it may also appear as OneNote (Desktop)).
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Click Print. A Select Location in OneNote dialog opens.
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In the dialog, expand your N5 Computing Science Class Notebook, then click the correct section (e.g. Databases for a DDD lesson, or Course Admin for this guide).
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Click OK. OneNote inserts the lesson as a printout on a new page in that section. Rename the page to match the lesson code (e.g.
DDD1 — Database Concepts).
Save PDF to OneDrive, then insert into OneNote
Saves a PDF copy to OneDrive first (good for home access or backup), then inserts it into OneNote as a File Printout. Takes a couple of extra steps but gives you a backup copy.
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Click Export / Save to OneNote at the bottom of the lesson. The Windows Print dialog opens.
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In the Printer dropdown, select Microsoft Print to PDF. Click Print.
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In the Save As dialog, navigate to OneDrive — [school] › N5 Computing Science › [unit folder]. Name the file using the lesson code (e.g.
DDD1 Database Concepts) and click Save.
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Switch to OneNote. Click the correct section, then click + Page and give it the lesson name (e.g.
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Click the Insert tab in the ribbon, then click File Printout.
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Navigate to OneDrive › N5 Computing Science › [unit folder] and double-click the PDF you just saved. OneNote renders it on the page ready to annotate.
Export on iPad
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Tap Export / Save to OneNote at the bottom of the lesson. The iPadOS Print panel opens.
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Pinch outward on the small page preview in the Print panel — it expands into a full-screen PDF view.
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Tap the Share button (box with arrow) that appears at the top-right.
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Tap Save to Files. Navigate to OneDrive › N5 Computing Science › [unit folder]. Name it and tap Save.
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Open OneNote. Navigate to the correct section, add a new page, then tap Insert › File Printout and choose the PDF from OneDrive.
| Item | Name it like this | Saved where |
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| This export guide | Export Guide |
OneNote › Course Admin |
| PDF of a completed lesson | DDD1 Database Concepts.pdf |
OneDrive › N5 Computing Science › Databases (Method B only) |
| OneNote page title | DDD1 — Database Concepts |
Databases section of Class Notebook |
| CS lesson PDF / page | CS1 Binary Integers |
Computer Systems section |
| SDD lesson PDF / page | SDD3 Pseudocode |
Software Design and Development section |
| WDD lesson PDF / page | WDD2 CSS Styling |
Web Design and Development section |