In OneNote the Search bar has moved, How do I put it back to where it was?

Anonymous
2025-05-22T20:51:54+00:00

Version 2504 Build 16.0.18730.20122 on Windows 11.

I have been using OneNote for years, all of a sudden when I opened it up today, the Search bar has moved from its correct place on top of the pages list on the side, to now being in the upper right corner of the actual notes main page.

When I type in a search, the list of pages where the search term shows up now covers up half of the notes field, meaning you can't read half of the page to see if the search result is actually what you are looking for or not, making the entire search function pretty much useless.

How can I move the search box, and more importantly, the list of pages that contain the search result, so that it no longer covers up the actual notes page that I need to read?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | Windows

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-03T22:56:14+00:00

    This does not seem to work on the desktop verion. This is the only version that I have. Any other suggestions?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-02T12:25:23+00:00

    There is no way to move it back but work around is if you click on the diagonal arrow within an open page, upper right, to expand the page, then click the dropdown icon notebook pic, upper right to expand...then click the magnifier glass you should see the old search bar where you can then see the full titles.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T19:11:17+00:00

    Great!! Here’s hoping for a positive response and outcome 🙌🏾

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T18:04:30+00:00

    Me too - but it is a good reminder for everyone posting here. Probably helpful to place "feedback" as both a "problem" and a "suggestion."

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-07-01T17:50:09+00:00

    I did that at the same time I posted about this issue originally.

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