Using current version of OneNote (O365?).The way search has always worked since the beginning of OneNote is: ctrl+e focuses in the search box with search scope set to all open notebooks. After typing the search string, a drop box of pages containing matching text appears. At that point, you can arrow down and cycle through the results with each matching page previewing in the regular note area as you do so. Hitting enter will take you to the selected page; escape will close out the search.The arrow buttons stopped working for me for unknown reasons; all I can do is mouse click on each result (which sucks for me; I use it constantly).I'm just fishing for suggestions, I can't think of anything to even look at.
The handwriting to text does not work In OneNote
Microsoft OneNote is one of the best note-taking apps you can use. Its generous free plan includes advanced features, such as optical character recognition, ink-to-text conversion, audio and video recording, and sharing right from the get-go. OneNote is a first-class app that you can use for work, school and personal note-taking and collaboration.
Both of these have optical character recognition, handwriting support, ink-to-text conversion and document scanning tools. It cannot be overstated how useful these tools are, especially for business needs. For example, instead of typing out the contents of a document, you can take a screenshot of it and then convert this picture to text inside your app.
If you try onenote beware that you will go insane trying to figure out and manage your data. Before you put much time into it, understand the issues because the various convoluted alternatives are not well documented, obvious, or the same version to version. If you travel to remote areas, Evernote just works. Onenote almost never works. I can sync up a new laptop as fast as my line speed will allow with EN, but ON almost never completes except on the simplest notebooks, and the error codes are usually not defined or written in some language only alleged to be English.
As mentioned at the start, OneNote lets you add content wherever you want on a page. The content is saved in a note container. They can store text, pictures, audio, video clips, handwriting, and screen clippings.
Once you've made your handwritten masterpiece, it's easy to convert it to text. Click on the Lasso tool, drag the selection over the handwriting you want to convert, then click on Ink to Text.
When you hit print on a notebook, the software does not recognize where the page breaks fall. This is due to the "type anywhere" nature of the app. You might find that some single lines of text will be split over two pages.
There is only one thing to note. The ink to text feature does not work with all languages, so make sure you use English (United Kingdom) or English (United States). If you get the message that the language you have chosen does not support Ink to Text, you must first change the language.
Another problem you might run into when writing notes is that all your text boxes may not be the same size. Unfortunately, there are no tools for quickly aligning them or resizing them to the same width. One workaround is to just create one box at the top of the page and continually type your notes in there for the entire page.
Another popular feature of Notability is handwriting-to-text conversion. This way you can take notes by hand (which is better for remembering!), and convert them to text later on. If you're a fan of writing handwritten notes, be sure to check out our PenTips to get more control while writing and eliminate annoying ticking sounds!
If you are an Apple user, there is no need for me to explain the concept of Apple Notes to you. It is free and pre-installed on every iPad there is. Yet it brings along some very interesting values that not a lot of people were aware of. Apple Notes comes with handwriting recognition, search- and inline scanning2, annotation support3, multitasking, and text editing gestures.
To its own disadvantage, Nebo users cannot use more than one language while converting notes. For Nebo, it is hard to recognize more than one language at the same time. It also does not recognize text in pictures, as it does not rely on optical character recognition(OCR)5 but on digital signals.
All in all, Evernote does not provide you the best tools, the most convenient ways of note-taking in general nor the same contextual packaged experience as Notability or GoodNotes. But that's not to say that it does not have interesting value propositions!
I am a long time tablet PC user. I have owned a Toshiba (great resolution), Dell XT (great support, they basically upgraded me to an XT2) and a Lenovo Helix (which simply sucks). I love being able to take notes directly in a pdf, if only because it allows me to comment on student work and keep a copy of my comments for reference. OneNote is great for making handwriting notes during meetings, to sketch ideas, or to do mathematics. But I've never been a great fan of Microsoft products (OneNote is really a surprising exception), so I always said that if Apple would introduce a tablet, I would switch. They did, so here I am...
OneNote on the iPad doesn't recognise your handwriting. However, I sync my notes (through OneDrive) with OneNote on my Windows tablet. And I discovered that once a note is synced to the tablet the handwriting does get recognised, and that that information is synced back to the iPad! This means the recognised text corresponding to any handwritten title of a note is used in the page list. Moreover you now can search your handwritten notes on the iPad! OneNote's handwriting recognition is very good - this is one of the reasons I use OneNote for all my note taking.
There is even a way to make sure that the correct language is used when trying to recognise your handwriting. Simply switch to Text Mode, select the page so that the keyboard appears, and select the keyboard for the language you intend to write in. You can even change language while writing on a singe page. Of course, the corresponding languages need to be installed on the tablet as well. I do wonder whether this also works when syncing notes with a version of OneNote running on an ordinary PC or a Mac. My feature request: handwriting recognition on the iPad itself, so you do not need to sync at all. Oh, and also music score sheets as separate paper style would be great!
PDF Expert has a lot of features that really make it a very useful pdf annotation tool. Also the user interface is quite intuitive. You can make handwritten notes in any pdf with the Apple Pencil using PDF Expert. And they look quite reasonable. But PDF Expert does not support the pressure sensitivity offered by the pencil, which make the handwriting look a bit clunky. (Remember to switch off wrist protection in the settings; otherwise you can't write with the pencil.) My feature request: native support for the Apple Pencil.
If your computer, tablet, or mobile device works with a stylus, you might already use it to make sketches or jot handwritten notes in OneNote. But you can also convert those handwritten notes to digital text.
OneNote does something that's often helpful: when you paste text from a webpage, it copies the special formatting from the page, and adds a link to the page for easy reference. That's great if you're researching, but can be annoying if you just want the text. The good news is you can turn off this feature.
I have purchased a new Elite x2 with Windows 10 Pro. The tablet includes a pen for direct input. The pen works well for drawing and writing in OneNote but the handwriting recognition does not seem to be working.
Firstly (and mainly), when I bring up the on-screen keyboard and select the input options, the option for the handwriting recognition panel for inputting text using the pen is 'greyed out' and cannot be selected. All the other on-screen keyboard options work fine. Secondly, I think there should be a 'convert to text' option in OneNote to allow me to select handwritten text and get OneNote to convert to writing. This option seems to be missing - I assume for the same reason as I cannot select handwriting input in Windows.
I got it to work with OneNote 2010 (Win7).Needed three steps:1. Place cursor (or select the text to link to, eg. paragraph heading or keyword)2. Right mouse, etc.3. Your step 2 etc.
My links appear in blue and underlined when the Style of the text is set to Normal (select the text and choose style Normal in the Home Ribbon. In my experience, text I copy into OneNote from other sources typically does not get given the Normal style and therefore links created in such copied text do not appear in blue and underlined.
I have users who are testing it, but they seem to think that the Apple Pencil sensitivity doesnt work in OneNote as well as it does in other iOS apps such as EverNote. I dont have access to an iPad Pro and Pencil to verify this (But I am taking donations - if you wanna help a 'brotha out).
Annotation on top of diagrams, photographs, technical drawings, artwork, student submissions, etc. is better done with handwriting because there is usually some arrows or circles or other visual annotation also involved.
Are you ready for a switch in your working habits? Will you accept the lack of usual tablet features? Are there enough books (textbooks, academic publications, non-fiction) in your Kindle account that are suitable for active reading?
The Kindle Scribe is an excellent choice for you. With the attached pen and the handwriting support, it will help you raise book annotation to a new level, letting you read, learn, and work more efficiently.
Imagine running software that not only allows you to take notes but allows you to do so in your own handwriting! Now is that super cool, or what? OneNote does exactly that. It takes personalization to a whole new level, so it's about time you knew how to run and use it on your Mac. 2ff7e9595c
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