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
    2020-10-22T12:21:32+00:00

    Hi,

    does it work with notes written only in the desktop app or also on iPad for example?

    thanks,

    R

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-22T14:13:20+00:00

    Hi - I typically use the Windows 10 OneNote app for all note taking (it feels 'lighter', but also syncs faster between devices).  I switch to OneNote desktop app (Office 2016) only when I want to search.  I can't say what happens on the iPad app, however.

    Steve

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-22T18:05:35+00:00

    Search for handwriting nowadays only works in OneNote 2016. All other OneNotes depend on OCR running on a server which is temporarily disabled.

    Bernd

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-19T02:06:44+00:00

    Im having the same issue on my surface pro and my laptop

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-03-24T05:13:27+00:00

    So sad that this is still a problem in March 2021,  i have a new ipad air 4 and handwriting search in one note doesnt work, obiously looks like the engineering team did not implement it well, its a shame to see such quality issues.

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