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OneNote - Inserting Code Blocks
Are there any plans for a way to format code blocks in OneNote without inserting a 1 column/row table or an ugly print out? The most relevant Google search brings up a post from 2018 where the top answer says its been requested on UserVoice and directs OP there, but 3 years later, still no code block formatting options and Microsoft isn't using UserVoice anymore so I don't where else I can submit feature requests besides this discussion board.
Thanks!
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- Makes me sad. I would like to have a OneNote for all of our IT documents/Notes and most of the time there is code involved.
I can insert Code into Teams... why not OneNotenclinch, check this out:
Mac: Format > Styles > Code
Windows: Ribbon > Styles > CodeIt's not perfect but it does seemingly remove unnecessary formatting and allow you to paste in and format code blocks.
- Thank you. That does work for a quick and dirty. We'll still need to do the via-Word method if we want to retain the syntax color highlighting. Also, Styles > Code is a paragraph style, so you can't style just a few words within a sentence. I tried via-Word for inline code, and it doesn't work well either.
Just copy/paste the code to MS Word first. The re-copy the code from Word and paste it to OneNote with "keep source formatting." I have been using this in SharePoint wikis also.
alex-franco when I google the exactly the same question, microsoft community hub is the first one in the google search results, the answer provided is 2 years old and absolutely useless....
- I just tried "OneMore" by Steven Cohn and I'm impressed: https://onemoreaddin.com/get-started/Welcome%20to%20OneMore.htm. This works with OneNote 365 v2306 build 16529.20182
You might also try NoteHightlights 2016 by Elvir Brkić at https://github.com/elvirbrk/NoteHighlight2016 - For now you can do this:
Paste your code in Visual Code. Be sure that the language is supported and/or install support for it first (extension). Your code will be color coded.
Then copy/paste ("with format" option) that in OneNote.If you want the code to visually look like an isolated code block in-line with other notes in the same text box, select the pasted code and insert a 1x1 table. Clunky, yes but it’s a decent workaround for isolating code blocks similar to how other note taking apps do it. Add shading and it really pops.
The 1x1 table is actually a genius workaround. Extremely quick and simple. Clever thinking. Thanks!
