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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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No, this is not a known issue.
About 2016 this feature was not implemented on all platforms.
The current problem is a SERVER problem resulting from bad design/implementation (OCR + indexing outsourced on overloaded servers). Now it works only on OneNote 2016 because this feature runs locally.
Bernd
I am having the same exact issue. I recently bought an iPad Pro with the specific reason for taking notes in OneNote. I have been a long time OneNote user and was excited to “hand” write my notes with the Apple Pencil and have my notes be searchable. Well, I am extremely disappointed now to learn it is not. The only way it works is if you highlight the Notes in OneNote 2016 and convert from a drawing to hand writing. This is tedious to do for each note and not a good solution.
I have tried both OneDrive personal and business accounts with both not working.
Microsoft - from all of the research I have done on this, this has been a known issue since 2016. PLEASE FIX NOW! Thanks!
I just pulled up my notebooks in onenote 2016 and none of the notes from these past few weeks are searching for handwritten notes. The notes I took at the beginning of April are searchable. I don't understand how it's working for some sections / pages, and not others. I'm extremely frustrated having to depending on a learning / study tool that simply does not work.
I, too, am experiencing this issue on Windows 10.
I've tried:
uninstall and reinstalling onenote on all three computers that I use for school.
Removing cache folder and letting the cache build back up
Updated the indexing options to include properties and file contents
None of these things have worked.
I guess I'll open it up in onenote 2016 and see if I can search in there for now. This is ridiculous.
You should read my reply. Just above yours.
Bernd