When using the OneNote desktop version on a laptop or desktop computer, where you do not have access to a touchscreen display, you will only be able to take notes by typing them or by inserting items. If you are using the OneNote app on a touchscreen mobile device, such as a tablet, a smartphone, or a two-in-one computer, you will have the ability to take handwritten notes or to make sketches in your OneNote notebooks, using either your fingertip or a stylus. Easier for Sketching and Taking Handwritten Notes At that point, you may have to purchase a OneDrive tier with a larger amount of storage. If you are storing a lot of items that require a large amount of storage in your notebooks, such as high resolution photographs and videos, you may end up filling up your OneDrive storage capacity in the free version. If you are using the free version of OneDrive to store your OneNote app data and notebooks, remember that you only have 5 GB of storage capacity available. If you’re storing your OneNote files on your local hard drive, you will only have access to those items whenever you have access to your computer. When you have a Microsoft account, it works for all of the apps and features from Microsoft that you’re using, including OneDrive and OneNote.īy storing your OneNote data and files in the cloud with OneDrive, you can access them anywhere and at any time, as long as you have a web browser. When using the online version of OneNote, your files and data exist within your OneDrive cloud storage account. There’s even a version of the OneNote app that will work with an Apple watch.īeing able to make use of the OneNote app completely independently from Microsoft 365 is a significant advantage of using the app, as it simplifies things for those who don’t need a word processor or spreadsheet app.
You never have to pay anything for OneNote’s online version, no matter whether you are using it on a web browser with your computer or on a mobile device.īeyond using it in a web browser, the OneNote app exists for iOS mobile devices and Android mobile devices.
If you do not have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you can choose to download and run the OneNote app for free. However, the OneNote app may be easier to use separately in certain situations.
If you are a Microsoft 365 subscriber, you have the option of running OneNote directly from your local hard drive. We will help you understand exactly what benefits you can receive when using the OneNote app. With OneNote online though, the entire process of organizing your notes and thoughts occurs digitally, allowing you to easily rearrange and organize the data. Think of OneNote as being similar to an outline you might create before starting an essay, helping you organize your thoughts. Within the OneNote app, you have the ability to create multiple layers of information, ensuring you can organize it in any structure that makes sense to you. You can add text, drawings, screenshots, and audio files into the OneNote app to share with other people or to keep for your own information.
These are decent updates for the apps that Microsoft provides for free and for dedicated OneNote users, these improvements will further solidify that OneNote is now a premier Microsoft product.The OneNote online app gives you the ability to capture and create a series of notes, all from within a web browser.
Microsoft said that an update for Office Lens now provides the ability to convert pictures of whiteboard notes and paper documents into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations. This update will allow OneNote for iOS 8 to clip the web, save photos and send file attachments straight to OneNote without leaving the current app.įor Windows Phone fans, you get an update too. While obviously not the most comprehensive solution, it is on a watch after-all, it does allow you to take quick notes on the go.įor iOS users out there, Microsoft will be pushing out an update for OneNote later today that ties that app deeper into Apple's ecosystem. You can use OneNote on your smart watch by saying " Ok Google, take a note" and the app will allow you to dictate a note. Earlier this year we saw the app get ported over to Amazon devices and the company is announcing today that OneNote can now be downloaded for your smart watch.
Microsoft has already shown that it is committed to bringing its software to every platform and OneNote is no exception.