{"id":369916,"date":"2022-09-29T06:54:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T13:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=369916"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:17","slug":"onenote-microsoft-back-in-the-saddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/onenote-microsoft-back-in-the-saddle\/","title":{"rendered":"OneNote: Microsoft Back in the Saddle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I  have been a OneNote user for many years, and I love it.   I have notes dating back for years.   It is my go to place to not only take notes, but also where I keep my knowledge base   &#8211;  In fact I  have multiple use cases for my workbooks including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Personal Workbooks &#8211;  Where I keep some of my memory \/ personal brain \/ notes<\/li><li>Reference workbooks which I share as reference and publish as read only web versions <\/li><li>Collaborative ( share them with other people can change \/ add information to it)  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it is a fantastic application. that unfortunately Microsoft has not really paid too much attention to  for the last few years and has confused people with the multiple versions it had.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The good news is  that this is all about to change!   <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back in the Saddle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After years of &#8220;challenges&#8221; , Microsoft has decided to focus on OneNote and it is consolidating the couple of aopps out there into a single application and refreshing it look and features  so it will work with modern hardware and a better interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I just saw this video  published 5 hours ago on my YouTube feed which caught my eye as there is very few new OneNote videos   &#8212; This one is from OZTabletPC channel  hosted by Brett and Mathew Gilbertson &#8211;   that explains the changes that will be coming in the next few months!  &#8212; Very exiting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Changes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me first say that the old Windows OneNote versions  &#8211; <strong>OneNote<\/strong>\u00a0(formerly called \u201cOneNote 2016\u201d and  <strong>OneNote for Windows 10<\/strong> &#8211;  will still be available and supported until 2025 &#8212; so you have time to explore and expertise the new single Windows application.    ( See my <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/understanding-onenote-versions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"369919\">previsous blog on OneNote Versions here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to everything I hear, there will not be any major feature updats on this  new consolidated release.  It will mostly include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A refresh of the UI to being it into the Microsoft Office modern UI <\/li><li>Updates to support modern hardware  ( cameras, pens, and such) <\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OneNote in 2022 - It&#039;s finally happening!\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dv8aKOZAE0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me firs say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of &#8220;challenges&#8221; , Microsoft has decided to focus on OneNote and it is consolidating the couple of aopps out there 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