OneNote MX mutates into OneNote in the Store
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What do you know, there is an update in the Store to my number one App: OneNote, and I missed it completely. Thanks to the Eagle-Eye of my buddy @Windows4Live who caught this in the Store and tipped me. Thanks mate.
As you can see, OneNote has dropped the MX, no more OneNoteMX but just OneNote, and it has also dropped the Preview predicate. It is now a full Metro App from Microsoft having gone through the stringent quality process of Microsoft obviously. I was using this metro version initially, but the pen on the version was not good, and I was creating artifacts on my notes arbitrarily, so I went back to the Desktop version. Now they’ve add the option to this version to turn-off the auto-zoom while using the pen. I guess they are still struggling with turning off the touch when the Pen is in the vicinity of the glass. I really do hope they fix this in the future, palm-rejection in the Desktop version is just marvelous!
In the meantime, I am taking this new version for a spin, if I notice anything new I’ll let you know in an update to this post. In the meantime I’ll leave you with the following:
Description
Take notes that save to the cloud so you have them when you need them.
Fast and immersive, OneNote has been reimagined for Windows 8. Whether you draw, type, click, or swipe, this app will shine on your Windows 8 device. On the go? Use a browser or one of the many OneNote mobile apps to get to your notes when you need them..Features
Make lists — Quickly write up to-do lists with check boxes.
Draw and write — Use your device’s pen to draw in your notes as you would on paper.
Take pictures — Take photos with your device’s camera to put in your notes.
Customize formatting — Organize your notes with tables, bullets, colors, and more.
Search — OneNote works with Windows 8 search, so you can always find the notes you’re looking for.
Snap view — Need to reference another app or website while taking notes? OneNote can snap to the side of your screen so you can use both apps at the same time.
Paper — Take notes on a white background or change the background of your notes to grid or ruled lines.
Share — With Windows 8 share, you can quickly email notes to friends or send information from other apps directly into OneNote.Release notes
This update addresses some issues.Supported processors
x86, x64, ARMSupported languages
Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch (Netherlands), English (United States), French (France), German (Germany), Hebrew (Israel), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Spain)
If you’ve got the old version installed, first uninstall it, then download and install this new version.
Source: Windows Store
Tip Credit: @Windows4Live
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Nazmus Khandaker
Hello, I’m a OneNote lover too! Right now I have a Samsung ATIV tablet with windows 8 (not RT) and I’m using the handwriting in onenot MX and desktop versions. In onenote MX it work perfect with the “auto-zoom” off but we haven’t all the pen functionality like colors, etc so I move to desktop version. Do you know can I emulate the “auto-zoom off” in the desktop version?
Hello Esteban,
This is my dilemma too with the OneNote MX. I love to use as much MX Apps as possible, so I am waiting for MS to built out the features of OneNote MX. What we have now is just first iteration of the App, more awesome is coming down the pipe.
There is no autoZ now on the desktop, hopefully with future updates, but Desktop version has palm rejection so we may not have that much trouble there.
Keep me updated with you OneNote adventure. Glad to meet another Pen freak. :)
Hi,
I downloaded OneNote-for my samsung slate running windows 8, and it will not let me sketch with the pen. It will only let me use the pen in the handwriting recognition zone. I know the pen works because I can sketch in “Note Anytime” a competiting app. Ideas?
Hi Joe,
I am a Pen buff too, and I have been Using OneNote (MX) without issues including pen notes. I really don’t know what issues you are having. You should be able to jot your notes on the MX page without issues as long as the system recognizes your pen.
Can you have a look under your system settings and see if the system is reporting both Touch and Pen.
Note that the MX version right now doesn’t have the full pen support like the Desktop version. It is still a work in progress. We only have for now basic pen function at the moment.