If you're using a phone, you might need to tap the three dots in the toolbar first to find this option. In the toolbar at the top of the screen, click or tap Rename. Once you've found the notebook you're trying to rename, hover your mouse over it and click the empty circle to the top-right of it, or tap and hold your finger on it. Alternatively, find the notebook you want by searching for it with the search bar at the top of the window.ģ. If you have the OneNote app (part of the Microsoft package), after initially activating on the Online version you can open the class OneNote in the app. You should find a list of all your OneNote notebooks. Under My Files, open the Documents folder. Quick tip: If you've been using OneNote without being logged in, you need to log in with the app and sync all your notebooks before doing this.Ģ. You'll need to log into the same Microsoft account that you use with OneNote. Open a web browser and head to the OneDrive website. OneDrive is the cloud storage service that holds all of the files you make using Microsoft 365 apps, along with a few others.ġ. To rename a notebook, you'll instead need to log into your OneDrive account online.

But for whatever reason, no version of OneNote lets you rename your notebooks.

How to rename a notebook in OneNoteĮvery version of the OneNote app lets you make notebooks, delete them, and organize them. This name saves to the app and your OneNote account online, and you can change it whenever you want - but not wherever you want. When you create a new OneNote notebook, the most important option that you have to decide on is its name.

Onenote online version