UVic University Systems – M365 Documentation Microsoft 365: Migrating your OneNote notebooks - PC This documentation will help you migrate your OneNote notebooks from your unofficial Microsoft 365 account to your official UVic Microsoft 365 account if you are a current UVic student, faculty, or staff. Note: This is a complex process, as it involves creating a (free) Microsoft account to act as a bridge between the unofficial UVic account and the official UVic account as you cannot sign into two business/school accounts simultaneously to copy the contents. I. Create a free Microsoft account i. Open up an Incognito or Private browsing window so that you are not signed into any of your existing Microsoft 365 accounts and navigate to https://www.office.com/. Select “Sign up for the free version of Office” and follow the steps to complete this process. Note: You can use an alias name and email to sign up for the free Microsoft account to best protect your privacy. II. Install the Microsoft OneNote application to your PC You will need to use the desktop application to complete this process. III. Open your unofficial account and your personal account i. Sign in with your [email protected] account. ii. Click the Settings and More button located in the top right corner, and then click Settings. iii. In the Settings pane, click Accounts. iv. In the Accounts window, click Add account. UVic University Systems – M365 Documentation v. Select Microsoft account and enter your username and passphrase for the personal account you created in step I. IV. Copy or move each section from your unofficial account to your personal account i. You will need to either move section groups or individually copy all sections from your unofficial account to your personal account. ii. You can sign into your personal account in a web browser to ensure all your copied sections are fully synced and available. V. Sign out of your unofficial account and your personal account VI. Open your official account and your personal account i. Sign in with your [email protected] account. ii. Click the Settings and More button located in the top right corner, and then click Settings. iii. In the Settings pane, click Accounts. iv. In the Accounts window, click Add account. v. Select Microsoft account and enter your username and passphrase for the personal account you created in step I. VII. Copy or move each section from your personal account to your official account i. You will now need to either move section groups or individually copy all sections from your personal account to your official account. ii. You can sign into your official account in a web browser to ensure all your copied sections are fully synced and available. .