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Request for Native Markdown Support and Merged Cell Support in OneNote
OneNote is a powerful note-taking application, but it currently lacks native support for the Markdown format and merged cells in tables. Markdown is a widely used lightweight markup language, and many users would like to be able to use Markdown directly in OneNote without relying on third-party tools. Additionally, support for merging table cells would greatly enhance the functionality of tables in OneNote. I would like to see OneNote add native support for Markdown, allowing users to directly use Markdown syntax in their notes. This would greatly enhance editing efficiency and note readability. Specific features could include, but are not limited to: 1.Real-time rendering of Markdown syntax. 2.Support for importing and exporting Markdown files. 3.Keyboard shortcuts for Markdown syntax. In addition, I request support for merging table cells in OneNote. This would allow for more flexible and complex table structures, which are often necessary for organizing information effectively. These features would greatly benefit developers, writers, and many users who rely on Markdown and advanced table formatting for text editing. I hope the OneNote team will consider these improvements and incorporate them into future updates.Show lesss4kura yaw
Good for Office 365 but UX is frustrating on every detail
My company blocked Evernote so I had no choice but to switch to OneNote. OneNote has great integration to other apps in Microsoft ecosystem, but every User Experience detail falls short and frustrates me SO MUCH!! Evernote has its own faults (and getting worse), but the overall user experience was well-considered and pretty smooth. OneNote has incredible features and power, but nothing works as well as you expect. For example, when you tap on a notebook group or folder, I expect to see all notes in that group, but it shows notes to one particular notebook in that group. If I want to see notes in a notebook, I will click on that notebook, not a group. And there are too many differences between desktop version and mobile versions. For example, I love the fact that you can turn your note into a task that appears on To Do and Planner apps on desktop, but I cannot do that on iOS version. On iOS, I have to do that completely manually. iOS version can’t even search for tags, which is absolutely crazy. (MS will say you can, but not really.) Please learn a trick or two from Evernotes’ incredible search features. I also hate the fact that I have to change my work flow and behavior for each OS. And the user interaction for every little detail is incredibly frustrating. If I can get the power of OneNote w/ user experience of Evernote, that would be my golden app.Show lessy///i
Good for Office 365 but UX is frustrating on every detail
My company blocked Evernote so I had no choice but to switch to OneNote. OneNote has great integration to other apps in Microsoft ecosystem, which I appreciate, but every User Experience detail falls short and frustrates me SO MUCH!! Evernote has its own faults (and getting worse), but the overall user experience was well-considered and pretty smooth. OneNote has so many impressive features and incredible power, but nothing works as well as you expect. For example, when you tap on a notebook group or folder, I expect to see all notes in that group, but it shows notes to one particular notebook in that group. If I want to see notes in a notebook, I will click on that notebook, not a group. And there are too many differences between desktop version and mobile versions. For example, I love the fact that you can turn your note into a task that appears on To Do and Planner apps on desktop, but I cannot do that on iOS version. On iOS, I have to do that completely manually. I hate the fact that I have to change my work flow and behavior for each OS. And the user interaction for every little detail is just not very smooth and refined. If I can get the power of OneNote w/ user experience of Evernote, that would be my golden app.Show lessTerrible Sync Speeds
I’ve used OneNote for years. I love how it’s so easy to do so many different things, it’s perfect for organizing content for classes, record information about different topics in places that are easy to access, and it works well with the other applications (word, excel, PowerPoint and adding pdfs). One of the biggest reasons I use it every day is that I can access it from every device I have. There’s the OneNote app that I have on my phone and tablet, and then the program I have on my laptop. This is essential for me as a student since I like to be able to see my to-do list whenever I’d like, and to edit my list from any device. This has worked great for the entire time I’ve used OneNote until now.
Now my laptop is the only device that can sync my OneNote pages at a reasonable speed. This means that any time I want to make changes on my phone or tablet in the app, I have to wait anywhere from to 30 seconds -10 minutes for it to update the list with the most recent changes from my laptop, and then wait another 30 seconds -10 minutes for it to send the changes I just made back to my laptop. It’s awful. I’ve tried syncing on multiple different Wi-Fi’s, both with and without cellular data for my phone, and it is consistently so much worse than it used to be. Very frustrating.Show lessMidChimera
Great! But has one annoying bug with iPad Pro:
OneNote is superb! I love using it on all devices and it’s the perfect thing for the iPad Pro.
There is one thing that is really annoying, I wish one could fix this and then I would undoubtedly give 5 stars:
When importing meeting details into a page and then writing with the Pencil (by hand), the written content or when you draw something is always pulled up to the top of the page over the meeting details after a while. Did anyone experience this as well? Is there any solution to this problem available or can developers maybe look into this, please?
One of my favorite aspects of One Note is the search function. The fact that it is able to find words in screenshots, PDF, emails as well as hand written notes is phenomenal. This way, no matter how organized your notes are, you are always able to find whatever you have in mind. It is my extended brain, I just copy things in a random section and search for buzz words that I have in mind with the related content and always find what I need very quickly. Across 15 different notebooks!Show lessTobi1992su
Helps me keep up with college
OneNote has helped me keep up with my college homework and notes. It allows me to do different things such as use the drawing tools to take handwritten notes, and also to type whenever it’s most convenient for me. Another big thing I like is that the canvas is infinite, and the app gives me templates such as different sized squared paper and lined paper. I can edit PDFs, add photos, add charts, etc. I can see my notes from all of my devices without a FEE! It’s completely free which is important to me. There are some downsides, however. I am taking math courses which would require me to have a ruler, and although the app on my laptop does have a ruler, my iPad doesn’t. Now, i can always switch to my laptop when I need to use it, but it would be more convenient for me to have it across all of my devices. There are a few things that could be changed to make the OneNote app more aesthetically pleasing, such as a better highlighter when using dark mode, because I can only see what I’ve written highlighted but cannot see the rectangle. Again, this isn't a big issue but a suggestion. Overall, I am very happy with using OneNote. It’s a MUST for college students!Show lessvanessagh
A+ for Getting My Life Organized!
I have been using One Note for years and years. It is amazing how many ways I use it in my personal and work life! It has dramatically cut down on the paper in my life. I teach a college personal finance class and highly recommend it as a way to store and keep copies of personal records (e.g., driver’s licenses, pics of auto license plates, insurance cards, health history and passports). I also keep contact info on credit cards in case one is lost or stolen. For electronics, it is a handy place to store passwords, user ids and software reminders. When I travel I couldn’t live without OneNote as a means to keep track of my itinerary, lodging/transportation reservations, suggested sites to see, and so much more! Also use it as a gardening tool to keep track of what I have planted with names, pics, sun/shade preferences, care tips, etc. Would you believe this is just a sampling of the many ways I find the software useful. And what really makes the software great is its search feature. Everything is at my fingertips by just typing a a few letters and I get a quick list of related notes. Installed on my mobile phone, everything goes with me for whenever I need it!Show lessPABWI
AMAZING
I love this app and nothing is wrong. Helps you efficiently organize everything so you know where to find it using notebooks, and within those notebooks, there are sections and within the sections are pages. With each page you get an infinite amount of space, that you can type, draw and insert images on. They have various pens to choose from, including a rainbow and sparkly options. There is a print function so you can easily print you notes in an organized way. Hundreds of different fonts are offered, along with being able to bold, emphasize, underline and change the color of text. I use this app for many school projects and it has been ver helpful! They have a desktop and Apple Watch versions, so you can have your notes on the go! I use this regularly, and its amazing every time. Definitely would recommend.Show lessJust a random french fry
Want to love it
When this app works, it’s an amazing way for me to organize my documents and notes for classes. However, I have had so many technical issues that I can’t endorse this app for iPad users without a disclaimer. I have had to delete and re-download this app so many times because it will always get to a point where it tells me I’m offline and asks me to sign-in again and again, and it basically never registers that I’ve signed in but instead keeps me in a perpetual state of offline use so none of my files will sync. It even gives me error messages on my files so I can’t see the pdf slides I’ve already uploaded. The Mac version of the app doesn’t have this same issue. I’m not sure if there’s something corrupted about specifically the iPad/mobile version of the app, but it’s SO ANNOYING. The only thing that fixes it is to delete and re-download the app, which I’ve now had to do 3-4 times since downloading the app the first time. It’s just extra work to reset everything that I shouldn’t have to do so many times. Wish they could fix this issue.Show lessbabere2424
IPad/Win10S versions need lots of improvements.
Crashes all the time. Slow as a crawl when handling large notes, try undoing something! Cursor positioning is erratic. Search function is also erratic and clicking on the”next find” or “previous find” buttons often misbehaves, especially after some editing. Draw needs a lot of additional functionality: ability to erase parts of an object, ability to choose adequate erasers, ability to draw shapes without needing to use the primitive “ink to shape” facility, ability to fill an object with a color or pattern, interference between draw and text, inability to peg text to a specific place in the drawing canvas. Try for example something as simple as to draw a chessboard! Inability to create links to locations in the same note or in other notes. Missing menus and features when compared to PC or Mac versions. No recovery from data accidents, I lost notes more than once because of sync issues. Inability to store notes in the Apple iCloud. Poor integration with phone/tablet hand and pencil gestures. Inability to save drawings and text together to the same PDF. No diff feature. I could go on. And ah, an unresponsive development team, I have seen Internet traffic on some of these deficiencies dating from years ago.Show lessAlboreira
