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michael_6of7
Copper Contributor
Apr 18, 2019

Find incomplete Tasks (tags) in OneNote

One of the most basic functions of OneNote is to create a task (tag) in a note. What I need is the ability to find any incomplete task (tag). Is this functionality coming to OneNote or is there a wor...
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BillBennett
Copper Contributor
Aug 02, 2019

michael_6of7 

 

Michael, I am a tag power user in ON 2016.  The answer to your question is vital to my decision whether to migrate.  Did you ever get an answer?

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    HidMov
    Steel Contributor
    Aug 03, 2019

    Hi BillBennett 

     

    So far as I know after searching, it's not possible to search for unticked tags in OneNote UWP. When I search for the to do tag, it will sort it out by unticked/ticked, but you can't search for that only. 

     

    There are a few requests for this on the OneNote feedback hub - the more upvotes they get the more likely the developers will be pushed into implementing this sooner. 

     

    Thanks,

    Mark

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      michael_6of7
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 06, 2021

      Thanks for your very kind response, Mark!  I am still interested in development in this area but have little hope it will be anytime soon. I don't see To Do and OneNote getting together soon so I try to use other tools to compensate. For example, making notes in To Do note field instead of OneNote has reduced my use of OneNote considerably.

       

      Thanks again!

       

      Michael

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    michael_6of7
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 04, 2019

    Hey BillBennett, sorry but I did not get a response until very recent. I believe the answer provided by HidMov  to be correct. It appears that OneNote is not getting this kind of development but Microsoft To Do is (in terms of task management).

     

    I have been told by devs that something is planned in the future to integrate OneNote and To Do but no ETA was given. Because of this, I have invested heavily into Microsoft To Do and have kept OneNote as a reference tool. I'd be curious to understand your workflow and needs.

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    michael_6of7
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 06, 2021
    Hey Bill, I really did not get the answer but a work around. It doesn't seem like tasks are moving along in development as I had hoped. There is a great workaround post below by cogmios which I am grateful for.

    Unfortunately for now, I have moved to Microsoft To Do to keep my tasks and, as a result, I am using OneNote less.

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