Restoring the OneNote Guide
- Open OneNote
- File–>Open–>Notebook
- Go to DocumentsOneNote Notebooks
- Find the OneNote Guide folder and click on it
- Click Open
- Success!
If you deleted the OneNote Guide notebook folder then please do this:
- Open OneNote
- File–>Open–>Section
- Go to %programfiles%Microsoft OfficeOFFICE12LCID
- The LCID is the folder for your language & locale; for EN-US this is 1033
- Double click on ONGuide.onepkg
- Unpack the notebook by going through the wizard
- Success!
Reference: Restoring the OneNote Guide
Just look in your original OneNote document, usually called “Notebook of ….” and then your name, and look there for the Quick notes section. First or last two pages might still be the guide pages.