Onenote cannot search for handwriting
I have a problem where my Microsoft OneNote cannot search for ink/handwriting, though it used to be searchable. It can search for text but not handwritten notes. My friend who just downloaded OneNote is able to do so, while my other friend who has used OneNote for years is also unable to search for handwriting. Interestingly, I can search for a 5-year old handwriting on a single section of a notebook, but new handwritings on a new section of that notebook is unsearchable. After writing on that page, it rendered handwriting on that page unsearchable, including the words that used to be searchable. I am using: Windows 11 version 25H2 desktop app, Onenote web (tried writing on both too) I have tried: Lasso tool > treat ink as > handwriting OneNote is synced to OneDrive Attempting to delete and redownload (couldn't fully delete OneNote) File > Options > Advanced > Pen > Enable automatic handwriting recognition Making a new notebook Searching handwritings from different ages. Handwritings from 6 months ago, and days ago cannot be searchable. Deleted cache Repaired Microsoft 365 Rebuilt windows search index
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!
OneNote To Do tag changed to a radio button
After a recent update, the to-do tag still behaves like a checkbox but is styled as a radio control:. Here's why I say that. Some UI differences between radio and checkbox are: - Circle outlines convey a radio button control, and selection fills in most/all of the outline - Square outlines convey a checkbox control, and selection usually does not fill in the entire outline Radio controls are mutually exclusive by design (selecting one de-selects the others). They are not appropriate for a to-do list. I can get close to the original UI by customizing the tag, but not entirely: Is this bothering anyone else as much as me?OneNote Interop API targets wrong window instance
C# with .NET Framework 4.8, Microsoft OneNote Open up two OneNote windows viewing the same page. From the second window, invoke an add-in command that uses the managed Interop API. Any queries or updates made by the API will target the first OneNote window instance, even while the second window instance is active and has focus. However, if the content of the page is manually modified from the second [active] window instance, then and only then will the API call target and update the page in the second window. Expectation is that the updated content will be visible immediately in the active OneNote window instanceOneNote Interop API UpdatePageContent changes lastModifiedTime of unmodified child elements
Using the Interop API, IApplication.UpdatePageContent(xml, lastModTime, XMLSchema.xs2013, true) Given a page with one Outline and two OE paragraphs where each OE paragraph was contributed by different authors on different dates. If any change is made to the Outline, such as appending a new OE, without modifying the existing OEs, then when the page is saved using UpdatePageContent, the lastModifiedTime attribute of all descendants of that Outline are updated to the current time. This results in losing information regarding when a particular author applied their changes. The expectation is that the EditedByAttributes (per 0336.OneNoteApplication_2013.xsd) of an OE should be preserved unless that OE's content has changed. Users who share notebooks often rely on the EditedByAttributes (who and when) for individual parts of a page to track independent changes. The current behavior loses that auditing capability. Note that this usage is based on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/onenote/application-interface-onenote#updatepagecontent-method which explains: You must include page-level objects in the UpdatePageContent call The dateExpectedLastModified is nothing more than a pessimistic locking type of safe-guard and is not considered in any regard in relation to the lastModifiedTime attributeOneNote Interop API UpdatePageContent breaks Spell Checking
Using the interop API, IApplication.UpdatePageContent(xml, lastModTime, XMLSchema.xs2013, true) Given a page with an OE paragraph, where the user selects a run of text, not including the end of the text, and the text contains spelling errors before, within, and after the selection range. When the proofing language is changed for the selected range, then the spelling errors after that range will no longer be highlighted as errors. Here is an example text run, before modification, with a selection range. Notice the word "benoyd" is misspelled and would be highlighted by OneNote. <one:OE alignment="left" quickStyleIndex="1" selected="partial"> <one:T><![CDATA[To ]]></one:T> <one:T selected="all"><![CDATA[infinity]]></one:T> <one:T><![CDATA[ and benoyd...]]></one:T> </one:OE> And after modification to change the language of the selected range: <one:OE alignment="left" quickStyleIndex="1"> <one:T><![CDATA[<span lang=en-US>To </span><span lang=yo>infinity</span><span lang=en-US> and benoyd...</span>]]></one:T> </one:OE> But the word "benoyd" is no longer highlighted as misspelled. The user can manually iterate through the text by interactively clicking the Review/Spelling button, causing OneNote to highlight the misspellings. Alternatively, if the user changes the proofing language of the selected range interactively using the Proofing Language panel, it results in exactly the same XML structure generated by OneNote natively, but OneNote retains the misspelling indicators. Making exactly the same changes to the XML using the UpdatePageContent API should result in the same behavior as using the UI.What's New in Microsoft EDU - Back to School 2026 webinar
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