OneNote not able to search handwriting 2

Anonymous
2020-03-12T02:45:54+00:00

OneNote could be great - if it was working

I am using an Ipad with ipad pen for handwritten notes

when I search for handwritten words in the search function it only searches my first 2 pages -

No handwritten notes are searched after the first 2 pages of my note book - it does search typed text beyond the first 2 pages - INFACT all the pages search for typed text

It works perfectly on the first 2 pages for handwritten text - it finds every word - even those that are quite poorly written in terms of legibility and identification of each letter

It searches nothing at all handwritten on the pages after the first 2 - no matter how perfectly written or easily identifiable the word or numbers are

PLEASE NOTE EDIT - it turns out it actually won't search any handwritten notes that have been made since the first day I stated using the App and the first 2 pages - if I erase something written in page 1 or 2 and re write it - much neater as perfectly as my hand writting will manage - that word no longer searches - when it did before the re write - the words are synced through Ipad, PC on Onedrive online - but wont search ?

NEW EDIT - If I open a new note book with a new section and a new page that new page is searching handwritten text - but only on the first page 

Is there any solution to this ?

Can hand written text only be searched on the first page of any given notebook ?

I really like the App but if it doesnt work I cant see how I can keep using it

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-30T05:49:22+00:00

    Hi just fixed mine people:

    I was originally not able to search for handwritten notes and I was wondering why because on all the articles I researched about if one note can pick up handwriting it said yes. This was really frustrating.

    Throughout testing of it I could search my handwriting I opened a new workbook. Once I started handwriting at first it would not pick up my handwriting at all in the notebook. I then synced that notebook to my phone (haven’t synced it to my computer yet like my other notebooks). Once it was synced on my phone I tried searching for the handwritten text that was different in my test notebook to all my other notebooks and it sure did come up.

    After this I went back to my iPad and tested it on my iPad and it worked. You don’t need to wait like half an hour after syncing or what they usually say for the search function to be able to pick up handwritten text. I’m sure it will just pick up text the minute it has synced to another device (not sure if it only works with a phone).

    This helped me and I hope it helps everyone else too

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-08-19T16:46:22+00:00

    My reply refers to

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-08-19T15:50:10+00:00

    Not really- the problem people are reporting is for one note on ipad - and handwriting search doesn’t work on that . I tried it many times and I stopped using it. Even if it works it’s clear that not everyone can make it work - this shows amazing product design :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-18T18:15:17+00:00

    OneNote 2016 IS the solution.

    Bernd

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-08-18T12:52:19+00:00

    I also have this issue. Can it please be solved soon

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