Click on the New Note button in the New group on the Notes Home tab to create a new note. When the new note opens you can type directly into it.
Open the Categorize section by either clicking the Categorize button in the Tags group or by clicking the Note icon on the Note and selecting Categorize from the shortcut menu. Choose a category from the list and the note will change to the colour of that category.
Double click on the note icon to open it for editing.
You can link a Contact to a note by clicking on the Note icon on the Note and selecting Contacts from the shortcut menu. When the Contacts for Note dialog box opens you can select the required contact from the Contacts list or type the name straight in the box.
To delete a note select it and then either click the Delete button or press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Change the display view by selecting an option from the Current View list or the Navigation Pane.