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If you can use handwriting recognition in Microsoft OneNote on your smartphone or tablet. you can quickly and easily turn those notes into text. When it comes to taking notes, Microsoft’s OneNote offers just about everything you’d need. On the platform, you can take notes quickly, move them around in any order, and even categories them into multiple notebooks. You can also go to the official Microsoft support site for more information about this error.
You can even write notes on the apps by hand if you have a device that supports touch. But the best part about jotting down notes on OneNote is that it allows you to convert your handwriting into text in just a matter of seconds. This feature can be helpful if you want to turn any of your notes into editable documents that will be much easier to use in the future. You’ve come to the right place if you don’t know how to do that.
Ways to use handwriting recognition in Microsoft OneNote
Convert your handwritten notes to text
- Click on the Lasso Select tool in the top toolbar.
- Draw a selection around the section of your handwritten notes that you wish to convert to text.
- Then, click on the Ink to Text option to convert your handwriting into text
Using Microsoft OneNote to take Handwritten notes
- Launch the application, and click on the Draw option at the top of the window.
- Once you get to the drawing tab click on any pen or highlighter tools to start note-taking.
- When you choose one of these tools, the cursor will change shape. This means you can start taking notes in your own handwriting.
- Depending on the pen or highlighter you choose, there are different settings that let you change the tool’s size and color. Clicking on the tool will bring up a drop-down menu with these options.
- If you fill up a page but aren’t done taking notes yet, you can click the “Add page” button at the bottom.
FAQ
Can OneNote Recognise handwriting?
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a feature of OneNote that lets you find text in an image and copy it. OCR works best with pictures of typed or printed text, not handwritten text. Still, if you prefer to write notes by hand, you can take a picture of them and add them to OneNote.
Can OneNote automatically convert handwriting to text?
If you use Microsoft OneNote on your phone or tablet to take handwritten notes, you can quickly and easily turn those notes into text. This makes it easier to read and gives you the option to look for specific phrases in your notes.
What is pen mode in OneNote?
The Pen Focused View lets you draw or write without any other things getting in the way. There is a Pen toolbar in the view that has all of your favorite customized pen tools. Now you can pay attention to taking notes during a lecture or a brainstorming session.
Where is my handwriting panel?
After opening the touch keyboard, click the settings icon (it looks like a square with a cog on it) and choose the Handwriting option (a rectangle with a pen). The keyboard will switch to the handwriting pane. If you have an app like MS Word open, the handwriting panel will snap to that app.