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BLUF: OneNote for Android NEEDS support for stylus input for drawing and annotating!
Let me first say that on my IBM X200 with digitizer that OneNote is my most used application. I absolutely love the ability to make rough design sketches then annotate them with information. (Parts lists, notes etc) My favorite feature though is the ability of OneNote to actually improve upon the simplicity of pen and paper. You have the freedom to use it as a simple notepad. But where it excels is with the ability to move and resize drawing and text elements. All though college I used it to take notes in class and being able to move a diagram around was a huge benefit.
Android needs the pen input functinality. I can't stress this enough. I'm not talking about handwriting recognition for text input. I'm talking about being able to use the application like a notepad. Initially I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to use as my "idea pad". With all of the capability that the table has, the software available for the built in digitizer is abysmal. It does everything well except be a notepad. It's actually pretty horrifying how much trouble to have to go through to even try to use it that way. It was so poor at being a notepad that I returned it. The same is almost true of the Samsung Galaxy Note II I have been using as my phone.
I have found an application published by Asus called Supernote that does a decent job at combining a notepad and drawing application. If the handwrighting recognition feature were enabled it could give OneNote a run for it's money. OneNote still has the advantage with the moving text and graphics around. If it could access the clipboard for the S-pen that would be great too...
The question is, with more and more devices being sold with digitizers and stylus', when is OneNote going to support their input? (Oh, and being able to ignore finger input while the pen in is use is an important aspect of that.)
Thanks for listening,
Michael
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I have started to get into this beta to find out what it is like on a phone without a digitizer. Has anything been reported from users of Samsung Note users and the beta? I didn't find anything in the google+ group on it.
Thanks for posting the youtube find. I am getting excited to test out the OneNote beta.
Someone's posted a YouTube video showing handwriting in OneNote for Android here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9fo8mSWIbA
Also, there's discussion about the Android beta in thisGoogle Plus community
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I am a physician who has to take notes on my Note 3 device. I have surface pro 3 which is an amazing device. However the size limits its usefulness in the rounds. I would love to have s-pen input option for MS One-note so that I could avoid the S-not app and be able to use OneNote across the board. Thank you,
I fully support your request.
However, we have to keep in mind that while onenote is a Microsoft app, snote is Samsung, and in the meantime both the Microsoft stylus and the Samsung S-Pen are based on Wacom technology which, I don't know if are equally implemented by Microsoft in the Surface and Samsung in the Galaxy Note.
I wonder if the solution to our wishes should come from Microsoft alone or it also needs Sansung's cooperation
Hey guys, you know OneNote for Android has inking now, right? Read up a few posts. I'm using it with my S-Pen on my Note 3.
I am a physician who has to take notes on my Note 3 device. I have surface pro 3 which is an amazing device. However the size limits its usefulness in the rounds. I would love to have s-pen input option for MS One-note so that I could avoid the S-not app and be able to use OneNote across the board. Thank you,
I fully support your request.
However, we have to keep in mind that while onenote is a Microsoft app, snote is Samsung, and in the meantime both the Microsoft stylus and the Samsung S-Pen are based on Wacom technology which, I don't know if are equally implemented by Microsoft in the Surface and Samsung in the Galaxy Note.
I wonder if the solution to our wishes should come from Microsoft alone or it also needs Sansung's cooperation