

It’s a place to keep snippets and other stuff. But you cannot protect a section group itself.Google Keep is Google’s equivalent of Apple Notes, but a bit better. You can password protect sections within section groups. For this reason, we recommend that you avoid keeping extremely sensitive personal information in OneNote (for example, Social Security numbers or access codes to financial accounts). Someone with physical access to your computer or device might still be able to figure out how to access your information.

You cannot change the amount of time that passes before OneNote automatically password-protects a section.Īlthough password protection improves the security of your personal information by making it harder for other people to read your notes without your permission, it is not a foolproof safeguard. To keep your notes secure, OneNote will automatically lock password-protected sections after a few minutes of inactivity. To include the notes within a protected section in a search, you’ll need to first unlock the section. Password-protected sections that are locked are not included in notebook searches. Take care when adding passwords to your notebook sections and when changing them. If you forget any of your section passwords, no one will be able to unlock those notes for you (not even Microsoft Technical Support). OneNote uses encryption to secure password-protected sections. Make sure that the Caps Lock key is off before you apply or enter a password. Passwords can be applied to one or more notebook sections, one at a time, but you cannot protect individual pages within sections or protect an entire notebook at once. If you forget your password, no one will be able to unlock your notes for you - not even Microsoft Technical Support. Note: Choose and type your passwords carefully.
