No local file storage for OneNote on Mac version?

Anonymous
2014-03-17T17:15:28+00:00

I just tried OneNote for a Mac.

I noticed that there is no way to load or save a local OneNote file.

I've been using OneNote on a PC for years. Really like it a lot. Was hoping to

now use it on my Mac.  

I don't know why OneNote is setup this way. I can't even load my existing personal

files from the Mac.  The decision to use a cloud service should be mine and not forced into

it. Even Evernote lets me store locally.

I use it for both personal and work related projects. I cannot put work projects out on

a public cloud repository so this new version is a no go for work. At this point I think

I'll look at Mac equivalents to OneNote and convert to something else.....

Free is great, but I would pay for a fully functional Mac version of OneNote. Please reconsider

local file storage.

Disappointed.

Mick

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | Windows

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-26T21:34:53+00:00

    So.  Basically this is bloatware that doesn't do anything?  Other than try to connect your machine to another cloud service?  It doesn't even sound like this version is worth the 20 minute download!  Free?  Really...  That is M$ saving grace?  They can put out crappy software that doesn't do what a consumer wants (I mean, really, who did they ask what a 'consumer' would want?  I don't remember getting any feedback request, I for sure wouldn't have said "Please M$ hold my feet down and tie my hands so I cannot do anything but look at this pink POS splash on my screen!") and instead restricts it so that my enterprise environment still cannot use it.  

    I love my Mac, I love my Debian laptop.  I cannot wait to delete my winblows VM....  Boo on you M$, boo. on. you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-26T14:18:17+00:00

    great reply.  also, they should add in the ability to hyperlink to word docs.   when i used the pc version that was available.   mac version doesn't have that.   very limiting.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-26T13:30:02+00:00

    Public cloud storage service = Security issue. Full stop.

    No agreement can make data secure and private.

    You should keep both options and give the users to choose - local - no sync and cloud with local offline replica - synced across all devices registrered to particular account.

    It will make product very usefull and users will like it a lot, since it is great tool, but disabled now with not so good design limitation.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-26T06:54:08+00:00

    And, in fact, it's doubly hamstrung because you can't paste images into Onenote for Mac. Well, you can from a web browser but from any other OS X app image pasting simply doesn't work. There is simply no way to get prior data from any note taking app into Onenote for Mac.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-03-25T16:37:44+00:00

    why is there no local storage?  Why must everything be in the cloud now?  also, i notice that u can't even link word documents to one note notes on the mac version?  why not?   that's something i was easily able to do on the pc version.

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