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OneNote lagging while typing
OneNote for Mac has become really slow and lagging while I try to type notes on lecture slides. I normally import a PDF on a page and write notes over it, but it cannot keep up with even short bursts...
I had the same problem, running on Windows 10. I realized the problem started when I turned the "text cursor indicator" on. This is a setting in Windows 10 (Settings >> Ease of Access >> Text Cursor) that makes the text cursor much more prominent. I turned it off and OneNote stopped lagging. I assume there is a similar setting for Macs.
I had the same problem, running on Windows 10. I realized the problem started when I turned the "text cursor indicator" on. This is a setting in Windows 10 (Settings >> Ease of Access >> Text Cursor) that makes the text cursor much more prominent. I turned it off and OneNote stopped lagging. I assume there is a similar setting for Macs.
- Thanks for posting however, my Onenote is practically unusable due to lagging and that's with the text cursor indicator off. It seems to happen if there is a lot of text in a note e.g. in my most recent case, 910 words and one image of size 25kb.
I've just switched from using Evernote because it was forcing me to upgrade. It thought it wise to avail of OneNote as I'm already paying for office 365, however, if it can't handle notes of this size, it won't work for me and I'll have to revert to Evernote and suck up the cost.
I'll wait to see if Microsoft can suggest a solution first. Please advise. - Here years later, still an issue. Problem is I kind of need that cursor turned on. Doesn't look like it's going to be fixed any time soon. Literally each key press was taking about 5-10 seconds. Thanks for the tip.
- This is the one! Thank you DHall1375.
- This is amazing! I registered just to thank you for posting this. OneNote has been unusable for me for nearly 18 months. I tried clearing the cash, repairing the app, disabling auto sync, and even uninstalling and reinstalling a fresh copy to no avail but turning off the text cursor indicator worked. Thank you!
- Glad I could help.
