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Nov 12, 2013 Bob: That OneNote can insert favorite thing about OneNote here Me: I didn’t know OneNote could do that-I’ll have to check it out. To help myself and others, I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 things you (and I) didn’t know about OneNote. Learn how to use OneNote on your Mac by following the simple steps given below. Imagine running software that not only allows you to take notes but allows you to. Press “Command” + “V” on your Mac's keyboard and paste the URL you.
When it comes to note-taking applications, the majority sticks to what their device offers out of the box. Apple integrates Apple Notes in iPhone, while Microsoft used to provide OneNote on Windows devices. Having said that, choosing the right option to suit the usage and requirements can be a tricky affair for an iPhone user.
And if you opt for a wrong choice, the process of transferring all your notes from one platform to another can be a headache. In past, we have already compared Google Keep with its rivals. In this post, we will pit Apple's Notes app against Microsoft OneNote to see how they fare against each other.
App Size
All Apple's applications come pre-installed and take up about 11GB of space including the operating system. Microsoft's OneNote for iPhone weights 204MB and it's not surprising since the size of iPhone's top apps has ballooned over the recent years.
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Apple Notes offers a simple yet effective UI. By default, it categorizes the notes based on folders. While there are default ones like the iCloud, Notes and Recently Deleted, you can always add new folders to stack relevant notes in them.
Apple Notes' built-in interface feel and look of a real page — it's a good touch. And another well-thought-out feature is the capability to view all attached documents, images, embedded maps, and weblinks from the one place.
OneNote follows a different philosophy. First, you need to make a notebook, and then you can add a section to type notes in it. It may seem confusing at first, but you'll get familiar with it after a while.
OneNote integrates sticky notes which now comes with cloud syncing with PC and is good for taking quick notes.
OneNote also lets you color code Notebooks, Sections and password protect any section. Simply long press any section and you will be presented with the color option and the lock feature.
The one thing that both these apps miss out on is the tags integration. There is no easy way to find a relevant note based on tags. OneNote recently promised to roll-out a similar feature in future and we're waiting for its implementation to happen.
Taking Notes
Apple Notes provides several options while typing a note. You can add tables, change font types, add bullet points, add media files, integrate sketches and drawing, and so on.
In this area, OneNote takes a lead with adding voice notes support along with the same options as offered in Apple Notes.
Honestly, the built-in QuickTime Player on your Mac cannot accomplish cropping video directly. However, if you make an update to QuickTime Pro, you have chance to do as follows. Can you crop a video. I have read several posts about cropping the size of video in quicktime pro. While the technique of adding a black mask works, as far as I can tell it only works if you are trying to crop out a central region of the movie. I am trying to crop away the right half of the movie leaving the left half. If you just want to trim a video on the Mac, you can do that with QuickTime rather easily and you do not need to use a more powerful video editing application like iMovie. How to Crop a Video on Mac OS Using iMovie. Before beginning, be sure you have iMovie installed on the Mac, and updated to a modern version of the application. Trim a movie. In the QuickTime Player app on your Mac, choose Edit Trim. Drag the yellow handles in the trimming bar. The area outside of the yellow handles is the area to be trimmed. Tip: To make more precise edits, click and hold a handle to see individual frames of the clip. This guide will teach you how you can easily trim, cut, and crop an mp4 or an mkv video in macOS High sierra macOS Mojave using Quick Look tool (a faster way) or QuickTime video application, which is built into most MAC computers. With Quick Look tool, You can now sign PDFs, trim videos.
In short, both the apps offer pretty much all the basic editing features in a familiar UI and should be enough for your usage. I would like to see the ability to change fonts colors in the future updates.
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Drawing capabilities remain rich on both the apps, but the OneNote doesn't support it for iPhone.
Apple Notes includes drawing tools like pencil, brush, pen, and eraser. You can also change the colors and thickness of the tips.
Note: The drawing feature remains inconsistent on OneNote. It is available in the Android and the Windows 10 app, but strangely the functionality is missing out on iOS platform.Search
After using a notes app for a while, it will be filled with several notes and folders. Looking for a particular note can become a jarring experience no matter how organized your notes are. Thankfully, both OneNote and Apple Notes provide a robust search function.
Just search with a relevant term, and you should be able to find it. OneNote even lets you delete the search history. Just swipe left on the searched term and delete a word from it.
Sharing
Sharing is where Apple's limitations become apparent. You can share the note with someone using their Apple ID or can send a note directly through WhatsApp or an email. Sharing menu lets you choose from several options like lock note, convert pdf, or send as a simple note.
OneNote goes one step ahead and lets you share the whole notebook with another person. You can also send the Note via email or any social network. Remember, while sharing a note with the likes of WhatsApp, the app won't send a simple note. Instead, it will generate a pdf and share it on the platform.
Web Clipping
Apple Notes doesn’t offer any kind of web clipping functionality while OneNote's web clipper available on the majority of browsers.
Download the OneNote Clipper for your browser, visit any website, choose a clipper option, and you can add a bookmark, clip a particular part of the page and even save the whole article directly into the OneNote.
Collaboration
Apple Notes lets you collaborate on Notes by sending out an invite to anyone with iCloud set up on a Mac or a PC. Once the person accepts the invitation, you can begin adding text, photos, links and more to note and track all the changes. Do note that it might take a while for changes to appear in real-time based on the iCloud syncing cycles.
OneNote users can share the notebooks with other members of a team and work with others on text, spreadsheets, graphics, images, multimedia and more. All the changes made on a project appear in real-time. While both offer collaborative features, OneNote gets an additional edge with richer text formatting and rich media attachment support over Apple Notes.Also on Guiding Tech
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Read MoreCross Platform Compability
Apple Notes is only available on Apple's platforms. You can find it on iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iMessage.
On the other hand, Microsoft offers OneNote on every platform you can think of. OneNote is available on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Android Wear, Apple Watch, and the web. Its vast platform availability is what gives it a huge advantage over Apple Notes.
Pricing
Before talking about pricing, you need to understand how the syncing works on both apps. Apple Notes stores all the data in iCloud while OneNote uses OneDrive for data backup.
All the functionalities are free to use. The premium model kicks in when you run out of storage. Both iCloud and OneDrive offer 5GB of free storage on sign-up. After you have maxed it out, you will need to buy additional cloud storage to add new notes.
iCloud pricing starts at $1 for 50GB while OneDrive costs $2 for 50GB which is enough space for a Notes app.
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For me, the answer is simple. I switch between Android and iOS frequently. My main workstation is a Windows-based computer. Hence, accessing all my notes on any time is a top priority for me. That's why OneNote fits my requirements and usage perfectly.
If you use a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad heavily, then you might be comfortable in Apple's ecosystem with the Apple Notes. However, you should give Microsoft OneNote a shot to experience if you're missing out on something. Especially the capability to store website clips.
Next up: If you own a Samsung-branded Android smartphone, then you might be wondering which note-taking app to pick between Samsung Notes and Google Keep. You should check our comparison to find out the right app for your requirements.
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MicrosoftOneNote has been around for a couple of decades. However, Microsoft has been offering two versions — Office 365 and UWA — of its popular note-taking service in the last few years. The Office 365 version works just like the previous versions, and a UWA (Universal Windows App) client is available from the Microsoft Store.
OneNote has been entirely free to use unlike other apps from Microsoft Office suite. In a recent push of native Windows apps, the company shut down the desktop version of OneNote, and is now focusing on the UWA version.
Microsoft is slowly adding OneNote desktop features to its UWA counterpart. While they have done a pretty good job, the company still hasn’t carried over all the keyboard shortcuts to the new app.
Now that doesn’t mean, we are out of options. The service does offer some compelling keyboard shortcuts. And in this post, I will cover the top essential shortcuts for OneNote on Windows and macOS platforms.
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Before diving into the article, let me make it clear that I won’t be talking about the usual shortcuts here. The common ones such as Copy (Ctrl+C), Paste (Ctrl+V), Undo, Redo, select all are universal, and you are probably using it in one way or the other. Instead, I will walk you through the most important ones that help you get the job done.
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Read More1. Add Bullet Points/Numbered list
As with many note-taking applications, OneNote does support adding bullet points or numbering scheme to the note. You can use Ctrl + . shortcut on Windows or Command + . on macOS for bullet points or opt for Ctrl + / and Command + / to add numbers respectively. One can also go with various shapes and numbers from the list. They are not supported by any keyboard shortcuts though.
2. Select Title of Page
There come times when you quickly want to change the title of the page. You can use Ctrl + Shift + T shortcut or Command + Shift + T shortcut on macOS to select the page’s title.
3. Insert Hyperlink
OneNote does provide an option when you want to add a hyperlink to a certain word, just select the word and press the Ctrl + K or Command + K shortcut for macOS shortcut to complete the action.
4. Highlight Words
In a long note, you might want to highlight certain words to make them stand out in the crowd. With OneNote, you can easily highlight certain sentence or words with a quick shortcut of Ctrl + Shift + H and Command + Shift + H shortcut on a Mac.
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Working on a long note for a certain period time, you might want to add a date and time to the recent edits. Just press Alt + Shift + F or Shift + Command + D shortcut on Mac.
6. Show/Hide Ruler Lines
As the name suggests, OneNote does support ruler lines through the notes. Just press Ctrl + Shift + R on Windows to add or remove ruler lines from the page.
7. Add a New Subpage below the Current page
OneNote supports adding a subpage to a specific page in a given section. It’s useful in long projects. Press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N shortcut, and you are good to go with a new subpage.
8. Open Another OneNote Window
Working on multiple OneNote pages can become tiresome after some time. Thankfully, OneNote does support opening a new window to add content. Press Ctrl + M shortcut to trigger the action.
9. Create New Notebook and Section
As you may already know, OneNote does support adding new notebooks and section to it. Now, of course, you can select ‘+’ icon, but even better one can use Ctrl + T or Command + T shortcut to add a new section. You can also create a new notebook using Control + Command + N shortcut on Mac.
You can also add a new page into section by quickly pressing Ctrl + N or Command + N.
10. Move Current Note to New Section
This one is standard across note-taking apps. One can quickly move pages to new section using Ctrl + Alt + M or Command + Shift + M shortcut on macOS.
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OneNote does support adding tables to the pages. After a while, you may want to add columns to the table. On Windows just press Ctrl + Alt + R (for adding column to right) and Ctrl + Alt + E (for adding column to left). On macOS, you need to press Control + Command + L (adding a new column to left) and Control + Command + R (for adding a new column to right).
12. Add Tags
This one is a lifesaver. I regularly use them. Adding tags is the best way to glance through what's important or what needs to be highlighted. Also, they are the easiest ones to remember.
For windows, one can use Ctrl + 1 (To-do), Ctrl + 2 (Important), Ctrl + 3 (Question), Ctrl + 4 (Remember), Ctrl + 5 (Definition), and Ctrl + 0 (Remove all tags).
macOS requires Command + 1 (To-do), Command + 2 (Important), Command + 3 (Question), Command + 4 (Remember),and Command + 5 (Definition) keyboard shortcuts.
13. Search Through Notes
OneNote offers powerful search function in the app. Press Ctrl + E or Command + E to search through notes swiftly.
Use OneNote like a Pro
The list above indicates that OneNote supports many shortcuts on Windows and macOS. The list is even more evident on Windows considering it’s a Microsoft product. I’m sure once you memorize most of these shortcuts, the note-taking app will be a breeze to use and navigate.
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