How to move onenote sections back to top of notebook?

Anonymous
2017-05-26T06:50:42+00:00

I have found that the default onenote view is to have sections run along the top of the notebook instead of on the right (vertical view). I prefer to have my sections run along the top in the default view, but somehow, my view changed where all my sections are in a left aligned vertical view. I cannot figure out how to revert back to where all the section tabs are back along the top of each notebook. Please show me how. I cannot find this info anywhere in Microsoft support. Please note, this screenshot was taken while Office Theme = Colorful and while the "Enable Experimental Features" box was checked.

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Anonymous
2017-05-27T19:38:21+00:00

Hi Nick. I'm glad to hear you're an actual MicroSoft engineer. I hope it is an engineer specifically for the OneNote product. I want to call B.S. on your "user testing". Switching over without the option of giving your end users a choice of layout was plain stupid and short-sighted on the part of MicroSoft. I've been using OneNote for just over a year despite being an avid Apple products user. I did this on the advice of two colleagues who use Onenote regularly, and who actually work for Microsoft (as employees, not vendors). Both of them state that they use tabs across the top and they believe it is only the Apple version that was changed permanently. They stated they would revert to version 15.33 if the engineering team forced this changed upon the software! Also, why don't you take a moment to read the feedback that you've been receiving about this forced change? Not just within the VOTE page (which has risen to 370), but throughout all the tickets that have been submitted asking how to restore this, as well as posts and comments made within the Microsoft online community. The 370 votes posted are only a small percentage of dissent that's out there. Nick, take your head out of the sand. Really. You can add this as an option for those who prefer tabs on the left... But why force it? Stupid. Plain stupid. 

I have reverted back to version 15.33 using Apple's time machine. If anyone reading this wants to know how to fix this issue, the answer is revert back to version 15.33. If you don' have Time Machine, and you need an alternative means to do so, please post a message here and I will help you with this.

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Anonymous
2017-05-27T05:41:55+00:00

Hey Santiago! I'm an engineer on the OneNote team.

To bring consistency across the OneNote platforms we've moved the section selection to the left side of the screen. Through user testing we've determined that (while the migration can be confusing) users find the updated experience to be more intuitive given our hierarchy structure (Notebook => Section => Page).

You're welcome to leave feedback for this change on UserVoice :)

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-01-19T16:46:43+00:00

    It's another case of companies that really don't care or listen to what people want , and no matter how much we complain they sit and don't care , time to move on from Microsoft there an old fashioned company Nokia springs to mind .

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-01-19T15:42:57+00:00

    I'm with the fellow who says don't force people to make the change - give us the option.  I'm not exactly what you would call tech savvy but I have started to use the program regularly,  loaded a ton of work and have adopted it as my primary organizational tool.   I know what I like.   Don't tell me what I find to be 'intuitive'.  that is a rather condescending statement. You are in fact suggesting you know how my mind works...  YOU DON'T!  I'm frustrated and angry, just as I am when I wake up to find my phone upgrade has changed the complete look or functionality of one of my well used 'tools'.  I don't have time and don't want to change the way I have organized my work space.  It doesn't make it better for me, it ruins my day (and not just one) and productivity goes out the window.  It's like someone changing where the coffee cup or the mouse sits on your physical desktop and suggesting you can't move it back... it must be used in the new position.   Please give me back the top section tabs or tell me how to revert back to an earlier version

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-01-19T12:42:58+00:00

    "...but seriously, how is there STILL no resolution?!"

    The following regarding OneNote for Mac is from 5 months ago, but no "revisions" have been made:

    "We are listening and we value your feedback – thank you. The design team is working on further revisions and we will be sharing more on this soon. Denise, OneNote Team" [Source]

    ...Meanwhile, consider voting and commenting on this UserVoice thread:

    Leaving (or option to leave) the section tabs at the top

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