Note-Taking Features

Explore OneNote's comprehensive set of tools for creating rich, multimedia notes that go far beyond simple text.

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50+
Text Formatting Options
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15+
Drawing Tools
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100+
Supported File Types
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25+
Handwriting Languages

Text Formatting & Styling

OneNote offers extensive text formatting options to make your notes visually appealing and well-organized.

SCREENSHOT HERE OF OneNote's formatting toolbar showing font options, colors, highlighting, and text styles

Text Formatting Features

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Rich Text Formatting

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and more

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Font Customization

Choose from hundreds of fonts and adjust sizes

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Color & Highlighting

Apply text colors and background highlights

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Lists & Bullets

Create numbered lists, bullet points, and checklists

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Paragraph Styles

Apply heading styles and paragraph formatting

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Text Alignment

Left, center, right, and justified alignment options

Drawing & Handwriting

OneNote's digital ink features allow you to draw, sketch, and write by hand, making it perfect for visual learners and creative note-taking.

SCREENSHOT HERE OF OneNote's Draw tab showing pen tools, colors, shapes, and handwriting recognition options

Drawing & Ink Features

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Digital Pens

Multiple pen types with customizable colors and thickness

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Shape Recognition

Convert hand-drawn shapes into perfect geometric forms

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Handwriting Recognition

Convert handwritten text to typed text automatically

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Ink to Math

Convert handwritten equations to formatted math

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Lasso Selection

Select and move handwritten content easily

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Ruler & Protractor

Drawing aids for precise measurements and angles

Tables & Structured Content

Organize information effectively using OneNote's table features and structured content options.

SCREENSHOT HERE OF OneNote table creation and formatting options, showing a sample table with data

Tags & Organization

Use OneNote's tagging system to categorize and quickly find important information in your notes.

SCREENSHOT HERE OF OneNote's tag gallery showing different tag types like Important, Question, Remember for later, etc.

Tagging & Organization

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Built-in Tags

Pre-made tags for common use cases like Important, To Do, Question

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Custom Tags

Create your own tags with custom icons and colors

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Tag Search

Find all notes with specific tags across notebooks

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Tag Summary

Generate summaries of tagged content for quick review