Windows 10 OneNote app sucks.

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I don't understand why we are being steered toward this app and away from the desktop version which had so many more features. You can't slap a more vivid shade of purple on a stripped down app and call it OneNote. There's so many note-taking apps out there and none of them comes close to OneNote 2016. The OneNote app is definitely creating alot of space for those apps to grab a larger share of the market.

Scrolling through several pages of Word printouts is painful on my computer; slow and choppy. Not to mention, I can't just drop a Word file onto the OneNote page and have it printout. I now must convert it to a PDF, insert it, then make it printout from there.

How about the Outlook functions which are now gone?

I'm not going to go on and on about what's wrong with the app since so many before have done that already. I'm just adding my voice to those who know that the OneNote app is an inferior product and it's important for Microsoft to hear it.

The OneNote app should offer everything that the desktop version offered, and I would assume even more. Microsoft, you are slowly taking away the things that keep me from buying a Mac. This isn't an upgradewhen you give us something with less features than its predecessor.

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2019-08-28T12:05:33+00:00

Thanks for the excellent info, Rohn007 -- but to clarify: The class notebooks function is an add-in for the real OneNote. It's also web-based -- in the same way that OneNote online is web-based through OneDrive.

Thanks again for adding in all the info and links.

Great post.

FYI: this forum is for asking for help. Fortunately you got a suggestion from Centurion. Unfortunately, I suspect that OneNote 2016 will not work in your situation. I've only read about OneNote in the classroom, but I was under the impression it was web based.

The OneNote Windows 10 FAQ has a question/answer specifically about this "new & (dis)improved" version in Education

OneNote in Office 2019 FAQ

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/frequently-asked-questions-about-onenote-in-office-2019-6582c7ae-2ec6-408d-8b7a-3ed71a3c2103

The above link includes the following link:

Here is another place you can ask your question / make your complaint:

https://support.office.com/en-us/education - Education Help Center

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Unfortunately, no one of "importance" at MS actively participates in this forum (sorry MS Staff participants, no offense intended). There are a (very) few managers who "lurk" and pop up once or twice a year with useful, deep-insight, replies but we have no idea who or whether there is someone from the OneNote team watching us.

If you want MS Developers and development managers to see the impact the introduction of the OneNote <cr>applet has had on you, you have to submit a "feedback" to MS. The input area in the Feedback is limited, so just give them a summary and a link to this discussion to see the whole thing.

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2019-08-28T07:48:51+00:00

Great post.

FYI: this forum is for asking for help. Fortunately you got a suggestion from Centurion. Unfortunately, I suspect that OneNote 2016 will not work in your situation. I've only read about OneNote in the classroom, but I was under the impression it was web based.

The OneNote Windows 10 FAQ has a question/answer specifically about this "new & (dis)improved" version in Education

OneNote in Office 2019 FAQ

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/frequently-asked-questions-about-onenote-in-office-2019-6582c7ae-2ec6-408d-8b7a-3ed71a3c2103

The above link includes the following link:

Here is another place you can ask your question / make your complaint:

https://support.office.com/en-us/education - Education Help Center

********************

Unfortunately, no one of "importance" at MS actively participates in this forum (sorry MS Staff participants, no offense intended). There are a (very) few managers who "lurk" and pop up once or twice a year with useful, deep-insight, replies but we have no idea who or whether there is someone from the OneNote team watching us.

If you want MS Developers and development managers to see the impact the introduction of the OneNote <cr>applet has had on you, you have to submit a "feedback" to MS. The input area in the Feedback is limited, so just give them a summary and a link to this discussion to see the whole thing.

**********************

Send Feedback to MS Developers ****Launch Feedback Hub via <WIN><F>

“Official” MS does not pay much attention to this forum. However, you now can send your complaints and feature requests directly to MS developers and managers using one of the 4 possible “Feedback” mechanisms described in this link:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/send-feedback-to-ms-developers/506e7654-8ced-405b-911e-c58d8f253069

Please post a share link to your feedback, back here, so other people who find your question here will be able to vote for your feedback and add their comments to it.

*************** Bonus Reading ***************

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Here are some more Education related links that may be of interest to you

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2019 08 13- MS Education Site

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/default.aspx

Chat with MS Education “expert” chat box

https://education.microsoft.com/microsoft-innovative-educator-programs/mie - MS Innovative Educator

https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/courses - Courses

2019 08 13- Education > Student-Centered Learning

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/student-centered-learning-pd

Meeting the needs of today’s diverse learners and helping them build future skills has never been more important.

Visit the Microsoft Education Center and get the latest news!

https://education.microsoft.com/Start/UserCommunicationPreference

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