If we log events through a text file, we can use the Auto OneNote tool to sync the contents of the text file to a page in OneNote.

Below, we use an example to illustrate how to use the task of monitoring a text file.

Sometimes, we want to keep using external Excel files in local disk, and want to save it in OneNote, but we don't want to put it in OneNote in the form of a picture (Printout). In this way, one is easy to modify the Excel file, but also can synchronize the modified content. Then you can use the data on the phone.

The "Auto OneNote" tool provides the ability to monitor and synchronize an Excel file to OneNote.
This makes it easy to edit Excel files, and auto sync to OneNote, and make your data easier to use on your phone's OneNote side.

Auto OneNote 2.0 has offered auto change all text to OneNote default font feature.
(Auto change OneNote page to default font when typing insists to revert to Calibri.)

Auto OneNote 3.0 improve this feature to auto change the Asian Text & non-Asian Text to difference font in OneNote page.

​From Auto OneNote1.0,  you can create tasks to monitor some OneNote sections to create their summary pages to list OneNote tags, and automatics refresh these summary with tags status.

Auto OneNote 2.6 add an options for To-Do tags. It improve for monitor To-Do tags for unchecked and checked items.

"Auto OneNote" tool help you to monitor a Windows local or LAN folder, save file list of this folder to an OneNote page, and auto refresh this page when monitor folder has been changed.

Monitor Windows Folder Task in "Auto OneNote"

1. Download and install "Auto OneNote" tool.
2. Run OneNote, create a new page "Shared Report Files".
3. In "Auto OneNote" main window, click "Task" menu -> "Add Monitor Window Folder Task" menu item.

OneNote has provided "Find Tags" feature to list tags in "Tags Summary" pane. You also can create a summary page for listed tags with "Create Summary Page" button in "Tags Summary" pane.

It is very good feature for create tags summary page, but OneNote don't provide automatic or manual features to refresh or update these tags summary page after the source tags have been changed.

"Add Auto Tag Summary" Task in "Auto OneNote" Tool

Gem Teams now create a new tool "Auto OneNote", it has a new feature named "Add Auto Tag Summary".
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This new feature can create one type or all type tags summary page in current section, and monitor this section, automatic update / refresh summary page when this section has been changed.

OneNote use Calibri as default font face, and we can change the default font face in OneNote options window. But not like Office Word, Office Word provide a button "Set As Default" button to apply new default font to current document. But OneNote does not provide this "Set As Default" button to change current page to new font face.

For example:

1. If your OneNote default font face is Calibri, you create a new page. The new page will use Calibri as  page default font face.
2. Next, you go to OneNote Options window, and change default font to Georgia.
3. Click "OK" and return back to page.