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I wrote previously about a solution for printing to OneNote 2007 on 64 bit OSes that I created called XPS2OneNote. I just released an update to that solution that: Fixes a number of issues some people had on Windows 7 64 bit. Enables the option to print...

Yesterday was a very exciting day for everyone on the OneNote team. We have been designing, developing and testing the OneNote 2010 release for quite some time now. We’ve been using it ourselves every day for well over a year. It has already dramatically...

Last year at the PDC we gave you a very small taste of what’s in store in the next version of OneNote. With OneNote 2010, you will get full web access to your OneNote notebooks and enhanced sharing capabilities that will make it the easiest way to capture...

UPDATED : I have released an updated solution that fixes the issues some people had on 64 bit Windows 7. It also enables optional printing to single page or separate sub pages. More details here . _______ Short version: I have a solution for those of...

__ UPDATE: Please see my recent post on a solution for Printing to OneNote on 64 bit OSes .     __ We've been getting quite a few questions and concerns about the "Print to OneNote" print driver that comes with OneNote 2007 not being...

Sorry. We broke your OneNote. In mid December Office 2007 SP1 was released on Microsoft Update. It contains lots of good improvements and a few for OneNote. However, it turns out we also broke something with one of the fixes. You can't create notebooks...

Continuing from my previous post about OneNote Shared Notebooks on Windows File Shares, this one will focus on OneNote shared notebooks on SharePoint servers. The advantages, disadvantages, and troubleshooting tips.   Notebooks on SharePoint Servers...

Shared notebooks are a key feature of OneNote that have been described as "near magic". They allow you to share notes across machines with yourself, or with a team of people. OneNote lets multiple users write in the same notebook, even on the...

If you have a OneNote notebook on SharePoint you may have seen something like the following errors at some time: An 'infobar' appears at the top of the page in OneNote saying you don't have permission to sync to that section file You may have...

You can make template pages in OneNote with background images so that you can always have new pages that look just how you want them to. It can be a little confusing as to how to do this. Here's some instructions below from a mail I sent a user. Here...

We've met a number of users who use MindManager for mind maps. It's still a small niche of people, but they tend to be creative and enthusiastic visual thinkers, who are enthusiastic about OneNote too. They often wish for a better connection between OneNote...

I got the following question recently, and thought the answer might be valuable to others. Question: I have a notebook called customers, containing about 40 sections (one for each customer). I also have a SharePoint site for each customer. I'd like...

The OneNote 2007 file format is quite different to the 2003 format. Here are some details on the implications of this and the reason behind the difference. Impact of this difference on interactions between OneNote 2007 and 2003 clients OneNote...

Many people have wondered how OneNote 2007 and Groove work together (or not). Your experience will depend on whether you're using a Groove Workspace or a Groove Folder Share. Here's a brief summary. I'll write more later, but suffice it to say we're aware...

Do you want a OneNote notebook synced between two computers but don't have a network connection between them, or don't want to create a file share? A simple solution is to store a notebook on a USB drive, an SD card or other removable media. We specifically...

I've been on a quest for the perfect task/ time management system for years. I concluded quite some time ago that the goal will always remain elusive but the questing is valuable. Although many trials of new systems get discarded, I tend to keep the bits...

If you're like me you probably have a few OneNote pages or sections that you use frequently. For example, a to do list, daily log, team notebook homepage, or project status page. I like to have instant access to those things with a simple keyboard...