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A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

I just got this from Bruce on the OneNote Test team:

It's not optimal, but it does work. I use it here at Microsoft on my Vista x64 machine.

  1. Install one of the many converter programs that will allow you to output images files when you “Print”. For example, I’ve played with http://www.print-driver.com/howto/msn_pdf_to_jpg.html 
  2. Open your file in the native application (ie Adobe Reader, PowerPoint, etc)
  3. Print to the new printer, outputting to TIFF (multipage color)(the defaults for the example program above work just fine)
  4. Boot OneNote
  5. Insert | Picture and choose the TIFF image file

Done! You can now take notes over your inserted images. I should note that we won’t OCR the images (it uses the same print driver that doesn’t install under x64), so you won’t be able to search for words in the images or copy–and-paste their content. You will be able to take notes over them, view them, and so on.

Bruce

As David wrote we are aware of this problem and there will be no fix for OneNote 2007 and we plan to address this in the next version of OneNote.  I just wanted to share this with everyone!

Published Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:02 AM by descapa

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# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

The UDC doesnt have x64 support. When I download the setup file, it wont install.

Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:19 PM by Steven

# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

Yeah, same for me... the installer won't run... it needs it's own x64 workaround...

Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:27 PM by Lenny

# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

If you have Adobe Acrobat, there is a built-in export feature that one can use to save a document as various formats (inc. TIFF). Or, you can snapshot a part of a PDF document and save it as a picture in a program as simple as Paint.

Monday, June 16, 2008 10:20 PM by Frederick Ding

# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

Found a way to fully restore the "Send To OneNote" functionality. It involves installing a program called Zan Image Printer.

See http://blog.nils-kaiser.de/?p=5

Greetings,

Nils

Friday, June 20, 2008 4:27 PM by Nils Kaiser

# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

I really think your team should seriously consider release either a patch or a standalone upgrade to OneNote for this problem.  Many people (like me) purchased OneNote specifically for this functionality - the direct importing of other documents, like PDF and powerpoint, with annotation AND search capability.  This is, after all, (ostensibly) is OneNote's core competency.  I was not happy when I installed.  64-bit is not new technology, and this really shouldn't be an issue.

I can say (and I think I'm joined by many in this situation) that if a new version is released, and I'm required to pay anything significant at all to upgrade my Office 2007 and/or OneNote just to get this capability, I'll simply spend that money on another product which I believe will have better support (meaning they don't wait a year or TWO to issue an omnibus release to address core deficiencies).

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:31 AM by Erik Sinsel

# re: A workaround for no x64 SendToOneNote Print Driver

I am having the same problem and fully echo the same comments as Erik.  

This is not my first compatibility problem with Vista.  I am really starting to have my fill of these issues.  It is obvious Microsoft is having a cultural failure of delivering quality products.

Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:56 PM by George

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