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OneNote 2016 for Mac keeps all of your notes in the cloud by automatically syncing them to your OneDrive account automatically. This lets you view and edit your notes anywhere on all of your devices. This lets you view and edit your notes anywhere on all of your devices. Mar 12, 2020 One of the issues with OneNote is that it is not possible within the App to export multiple 'pages' (capture or clipped articles) to PDF in batch but only one at a time. Workarounds usually involve running Windows on your Mac, or finding fee based 3rd party App to do it, which so far I have been unsuccessful in getting full featured trial versions to work. In OneNote, click File Info View Sync Status. In the Shared Notebook Synchronization dialog box, click any notebook icon with a yellow triangle warning over it to see the name of any section that’s causing sync problems. Click the Sync Now button next to the notebook containing the section. Microsoft 365 is the productivity cloud that brings together best-in-class Office apps with powerful cloud services, device management, and advanced security to transform the way you work. Start working remotely right away with Microsoft Teams. Get six months free of Business Essentials with annual.

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Symptoms

After you start OneNote, you do not see the notebooks that you expect to see.

Cause

This issue occurs if you are not logged in with the correct Microsoft account or work or school account.

Resolution

Step 1: Locate your notebooks by using OneNote Online

  1. Go to https://www.onenote.com.

  2. Click the Sign In button at the top-right corner of the screen. If you don't see the Sign In button, click the Sign out link, and you will be directed to Sign In.

  3. Click Sign In, and then select an account type.

  4. A work or school account takes you to your company or school Office 365 sign-in page. A Microsoft account takes you to an MSA sign-in page.

You should now see your notebooks on OneDrive or OneDrive for Business, depending on which account you signed in with. Note which account you used to access your notebooks so that you can make sure you're signed in with the correct account in OneNote on your other devices.

I can't get signed into my Microsoft account – what next?

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Try signing in to your Microsoft account directly by going to https://account.microsoft.com and then selecting Sign in. If you cannot sign in, this means you're using the incorrect email or password for your Microsoft account, or that you don't have a Microsoft account.

Step 2: Connect OneNote to the correct account

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Now that you know which account contains your notebooks, sign out of the accounts in OneNote, and sign back in with the correct account.

Win32 OneNote:

  1. Start OneNote 2016 for Windows. If you haven't signed into a Microsoft account or to a work or school account, you will be prompted to sign in when you start OneNote. Use the account that you used in step 1 at the top of the 'Resolution' section.

    If you do not see your notebooks, go on to step 2.

  2. On the File menu in OneNote, click Account, and then click Remove next to any Connected Services.

  3. Click Sign out to sign out of the current account.

  4. Click Sign In to enter your account credentials. Enter your Microsoft account if your notebooks are stored on OneDrive, or enter your work or school account if your notebooks are stored on your work or school locations or OneDrive for Business.

  5. Click Open.

  6. Depending on whether you're signed in with a Microsoft account or with a work or school account, you will see options for OneDrive or OneDrive – Personal. Click the desired location to see your notebooks.

OneNote Universal

  1. Start OneNote Universal. If you haven't signed in to a Microsoft account or to a work or school account, you will be prompted to sign in when you start OneNote. Use the account that you used in step 1 at the top of the 'Resolution' section.

    If you do not see your notebooks, go on to step 2.

  2. On the File menu in OneNote, click Settings, and then click Accounts. Click each account that's listed, and then click Sign out.

  3. Restart OneNote. You will be prompted to sign in with a Microsoft account or with a work or school account. Enter the credentials for the location where your notebooks are stored, most likely a OneDrive – Personal account or a work or school account.

  4. On the File menu, click More Notebooks. OneNote will show you the notebooks that are stored in that location. If you are signed in to more than one account, such as to both a Microsoft account and a work or school account, you will see notebooks from all the locations that are listed under More Notebooks.

OneNote for Android:

  1. Start OneNote for Android. If you haven't signed into a Microsoft account or work or school account, you will be prompted to sign in when you start OneNote. Use the account that you used in step 1 at the top of the 'Resolution' section.

    If you do not see your notebooks, go on to step 2.

  2. In OneNote, click the vertical ellipsis (…) icon in the upper-right corner, click Settings, and then click Account.

  3. Click Sign Out to sign out of your accounts.

  4. Add your account back by tapping Add your personal Microsoft accountor Add your work or school account.Use the account that you used in step 1 at the top of the 'Resolution' section.

  5. If you don't see the notebook that you want, click Open Notebook on the home screen in OneNote. OneNote will show you the notebooks that are stored in that location. If you are signed in to more than one account, such as to both a Microsoft account and a work or school account, you will see notebooks from all the listed locations.

    You can click a notebook to open it, or you can add a work or school account to connect to your work or school notebooks.

OneNote for iPhone or iPad

  1. Start OneNote for iPhone or iPad. If you haven't signed in to a Microsoft account or to a work or school account, you will be prompted to sign in when you start OneNote. Use the account that you used in step 1 at the top of the 'Resolution' section.

    If you do not see your notebooks, go on to step 2.

  2. In OneNote, click the File icon in the upper left, click Settings (the gear icon), and then click Account.

  3. Click each account, and then click Remove Account until all the accounts are removed.

  4. Add your account back. In OneNote, click the File icon in the upper-left, click Settings (the gear icon), click Account, and then click Sign in.

  5. Enter your Microsoft account or your work or school account.

  6. If you don't see the notebook that you want, click the File icon on the OneNote home screen, and click then the Open folder icon in the lower-left corner.

  7. OneNote will show you the notebooks at that location.

I can't remember the Microsoft account I use with Office

Check out this article, which contains information about determining which Microsoft account was used to purchase and activate Office.

I forgot the password for my Microsoft account

Reset the password of your Microsoft account:

  1. If you forgot the password for the Microsoft account that you associated with Office, you can reset it at https://account.live.com/ResetPassword.aspx.
  2. Follow the guidance to reset your password.

I forgot the password for my work or school account.

In this situation, you must contact the IT admin for your work or school for assistance in resetting your password.

How do I add an additional Microsoft account or an additional work or school account to OneNote?

Windows 32-bit
  1. On the File menu in OneNote, click Accounts.
  2. Click Add Account.
  3. Enter your Microsoft account or your work or school credentials.

You should now see it as a Connected Service. If you click Open, you will see it as an available location under Open from other locations, from which you can open or create other notebooks.

OneNote Universal
  1. On the File menu in OneNote, click Settings, and then click Accounts.
  2. Click Add account.
  3. Enter your Microsoft account or your work or school credentials.
OneNote for Android

  1. In OneNote, click the vertical ellipsis (…)icon in the upper-right corner, click Settings, and then click Account.

  2. Click to add your personal Microsoft account or your work or school account.

OneNote for iPhone and iPad
Sync

  1. Cick the Fileicon in OneNote in the upper-left corner, click Settings(the gear icon), and then click Account.

  2. Click your account, select Add a Service, and then add the additional location where your notebooks are stored.

Microsoft is making big changes to OneNote for Windows: The Win32 desktop app will no longer be included in Microsoft Office. Instead, OneNote for Windows 10, the UWP app, will be included in both Office 365 and Office 2019. OneNote for Mac, Android, iOS, and the web are unaffected.

The move shouldn’t be a huge surprise for those paying close attention to OneNote’s development. Back in February 2015, Microsoft made OneNote for Windows completely free by removing all feature restrictions. This untethering of OneNote from Office meant users could download OneNote 2013 for Windows 7 and Windows 8 without having to pay for Office 2013.

OneNote 2016 came and went without much fanfare, as Microsoft focused its efforts on the free app, the latest version of which is OneNote for Windows 10. Indeed, Microsoft added many of the top features from OneNote 2016 to the Windows 10 version, and also kept many of the updates exclusively for the latter, including intuitive inking, built-in intelligence, and improved accessibility. Then late last year, in the Office 2019 announcement, OneNote was not mentioned alongside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

At the time, Microsoft described Office 2019 as bringing “new user and IT capabilities for customers who aren’t yet ready for the cloud.” Given OneNote’s dependence on the cloud, and the fact that Office is a paid product while OneNote is free, the move to decouple the two was some three years in the making.

To be clear, OneNote is still included in Office. By making it available as a free download in February 2015, and now killing off the Win32 desktop version, Microsoft hinted and today confirmed that OneNote can stand on its own.

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Microsoft will no longer update the OneNote 2016 app with new features. Support, bug fixes, and security updates will continue throughout the Office 2016 lifecycle — mainstream support for OneNote 2016 ends in October 2020 and extended support ends in October 2025. That said, OneNote 2016 will be optionally available for anyone with Office 365 or Office 2019; it simply will not be installed by default.

OneNote for Windows 10

Mac determine microsoft office version comparison. This also means Microsoft doesn’t have to keep up development of two apps, since OneNote for Windows 10 will get all the attention, including any that would have inevitably gone to OneNote 2019. Microsoft has long struggled to explain the differences between the two apps, even creating a support page specifically addressing the question “What’s the difference between OneNote and OneNote 2016?”

There’s another side benefit to this change for Microsoft: Users will have another incentive to get Windows 10.

For this and other reasons, some still prefer OneNote 2016.

Here is Microsoft’s explanation today as to why OneNote for Windows 10 is superior:

Why OneNote for Windows 10? The app has improved performance and reliability, and it’s powered by a brand new sync engine (which we’re also bringing to web, Mac, iOS, and Android). You don’t need to worry about being on the latest version since it’s always up-to-date via the Microsoft Store, and it lets us deliver updates faster than ever before. In fact, over the last year and a half we’ve added more than 100 of your favorite OneNote 2016 features based on your feedback.

And still, there are OneNote 2016 features that aren’t in OneNote for Windows 10. Microsoft is asking users to help prioritize what to port over by submitting suggestions in Windows 10’s Feedback Hub.

New features

Microsoft also made a point today to show off new features coming to OneNote for Windows 10. The following three “top-requested features” will be arriving “in the coming months”:

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  • Insert and search for tags: OneNote 2016’s tags feature is coming to OneNote for Windows 10, letting users insert, create, and search for custom tags. Tags you create will now roam with you to across your devices, and OneNote will even show you tags other people have used in a shared notebook so you don’t have to recreate them yourself.
  • View and edit files: See live previews of Office files in OneNote, work together on attached documents, and save space in your notebooks with cloud files. Microsoft describes this as “the benefits of saving a file on OneDrive with the context and convenience of an attachment or preview on a OneNote page.”
  • Additional Class Notebook features: The full slate of Class Notebook features available in the add-on for OneNote 2016 will be built into OneNote for Windows 10.

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Microsoft didn’t give a timeframe for these additions other than “this summer.” Expect these updates to thus roll out by mid-September.