File as Printout in One Note Changing File Orientation

[RGH]

Hi,

I could really use some help. I am using One Note for lectures and I am
importing the lecturers pdf files into One Note and using it to incorporate
my notes to the slides (the pdf files are PowerPoint Presentations saved as
pdf).

The problem is that One Note ALWAYS orients the files I import as printouts
in an vertical orientation! Is there a way to leave them or re-orient them
as landscape (horizontally) into the notebook? It seems that I can go
slide-by-slide to do this by right clicking on them, but the only option is
to resize and that doesn't even work. Any help on doing this would be a
great help!

Right now, I have been just using the screen clip option and going
slide-by-slide and it takes forever!

There has to be a faster way to do this! Next semester I might have to buy
an annotation software for pdf files to make this simpler!

Thanks,

R

 

[John Guin [msft]]

Hello,

There is a powertoy at
http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/archive/2007/12/14/image-rotator-powertoy-for-onenote-2007.aspx which will let you rotate images in OneNote.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

I could really use some help. I am using One Note for lectures and
I am importing the lecturers pdf files into One Note and using it
to incorporate my notes to the slides (the pdf files are PowerPoint
Presentations saved as pdf).

In which format do you get them?
PDF-pages with just one slide or several slides on a page?
Portrait or landscape?

And which way do you "import"??
Using the ON-printer, drag+drop, "Insert" from the menu?

The problem is that One Note ALWAYS orients the files I import as
printouts in an vertical orientation! Is there a way to leave them
or re-orient them as landscape (horizontally) into the notebook?
It seems that I can go slide-by-slide to do this by right clicking
on them, but the only option is to resize and that doesn't even
work. Any help on doing this would be a great help!

As John Guinn already recommended, the Image Rotator PowerToy will be of
great help for what you have got already.
In addition install the " Printout Manager" PowerToy.
http://www.onenotepowertoys.com/2007/09/19/onenote-printout-manager/
You'll benefit a lot from it, especialy as it allows for easy re-sizing
of the images in just one run.

But the major thing would be to *customize* things *prior* to putting
the slides into ON.

Right now, I have been just using the screen clip option and going
slide-by-slide and it takes forever!
There has to be a faster way to do this!

Myomy, for sure not a workable solution!
And yes, it can be done much faster and far more comfortable.

As said abive it's my recommendation to make the major settings prior to
importing and then possibly do some "ironing" <g> with the "Printout
Manager" thereafter.

Depending on the format of your sources (see questions above):
- print the PDFs from Adibe Reader;
- use the ON-Printer (instead of "importing");
- set the properties there,
- set the orientation to "landscape";
- set a proper page-size - f.e. A5 landscape or Japanese Postcard
will produce horizontal images small enough to fit on the pages in ON;
you might experiment with defining a user defined (customized)
paper format;
- select "adjust to printing area" in the Adobe Reader.
Then print and view the result.

Next semester I might have to buy an annotation software for pdf files
to make this simpler!

That's a totally different issue.
PDFAnnitator f.e. is areally great tool for annotating and manipulating
PDFs. I use it a lot - side by side with ON (f.e. importing annotated
documents).

HTH.
If any further questions, pls ask

Rainald
P.S. Pls excuse typos. The Spellchecker in WinMail does not work anymore
:-( :-(

 

[Milver]

I had the same issue. You could use the suggestion of always printing to ON
but I also needed to have the file itself inserted so I typically use a two
part approach:

1. Insert the File itself
2. Double click the file and arrange the printing properties (portrait or
landscape)
3. Right-click the file icon and "insert as printout"

Hope this works,

Milver

 

[Rainald Taesler]

I had the same issue. You could use the suggestion of always
printing to ON but I also needed to have the file itself inserted
so I typically use a two part approach:

1. Insert the File itself
2. Double click the file and arrange the printing properties
(portrait or landscape)
3. Right-click the file icon and "insert as printout"

Someway a "belt plus suspender"-solution <bg>

Rainald