"Insert link to file"- where did this go?

Anonymous
2013-02-06T22:04:23+00:00

I'm an attorney, and I created a great litigation and trial-management system using only OneNote.  We put it to use in a large "mass action" case with over fifty plaintiffs and tens of thousands of exhibits.  The system allowed us to completely outmaneuver the plaintiffs at trial, and we were able to line up exhibits, deposition citations, and both direct and cross examination questions from a single program.   We all credit a great deal of our defense verdict to the system.

The key feature that let us build the various pages for trial quickly was the ability to drag and drop exhibit pdfs into the onenote pages as links to files.  Due to the sheer volume of exhibits, as well as the ease of using tables, links were far more effective than inserting the files directly, and certainly more effective than inserting printouts. 

With OneNote 2013, this mission-critical feature appears to be missing.  I can only insert the file, or insert a printout.  I don't want to do either- I want to insert a link.  I know that I can insert links using the manual "insert link" function, but that is slower and more error prone than the simplicity of the previous versions.  Am I missing a key option to trigger?  Or is this a missing feature from OneNote 2013?  If the latter, I suspect we will stick with 2010....

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-16T09:16:12+00:00

    Precisely... I want the 'insert link to file' functionality back that was in the previous version of OneNote.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-16T15:41:33+00:00

    I agree !

    Bernd

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-17T15:19:25+00:00

    Right clicking the document and selecting 'open original' doesn't open an embedded copy for me - it opens the document in its original linked location (not a temporary folder) and I can update the original accordingly.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-17T16:46:59+00:00

    I know, that's the way it works ..

    Bernd

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-05-20T21:27:30+00:00

    Unfortunately this feature is missing from OneNote 2013. I will pass this request to the team and see if we can bring it back.

    Having said that, what can we do to make this easier? One way to accomplish can be:

    1. Shift + right click on the file
    2. Choose Copy as Path
    3. Go to OneNote, Insert > Link
    4. Paste it to address

    Another way could be to insert a shortcut:

    1. Right click on the file
    2. Choose Create Shortcut. This will create a shortcut to the file
    3. Inserted the shortcut into OneNote as a file.
    4. Double clicking on it will open the original file.

    I know both are not as simple as the original feature and sound backwards. Sorry, as I said I will check with the team.

     

     

    Hello Omer,

    As you can see, I'm not the only person with this concern.  It's been a bit over three months- any news as to whether this functionality will return?  I have been sufficiently frustrated with the cumbersome and time consuming work arounds that I'm considering returning to 2010. 

    Note: I apparently used a different login for my original posting.

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