Make all notes appear on mobile device

[Michael Taylor]

I'm new to Onenote. I started to use this in the hope it would work better
than synchronising Outlook notes to my mobile device. I'm trying to get used
to Onenote's capabilities before I actually switch over to it fully.

I have a NAS where I will my Onenote notes. I'm using Vista WMDC and Onenote
is set up ok. On my mobile device all I see are notes on my mobile device.
How do I make other notes automatically go to the mobile device too? I don't
want a copy of the notes. Basically I want to sync the notes between my PC's
and the mobile device so I can see them all no matter which device I'm
using. I'm probably missing something. I just haven't figured it out yet!
Any pointers would be useful, thanks.
Mike

 

[David Olsen]

By design, OneNote Mobile will only synch with one section (usually named
after the mobile device) in one notebook (named OneNote Mobile)
This notebook is automatically created on first synch.

If one wanted to synch an existing notes page with a mobile device, that
page would need to be copied or moved to the section described above.

 

[Sven]

Beyond the single 'folder' support in OneNote Mobile sync, OneNote Mobile is
not terribly satisfying (IMHO) in it's capabilities. It is really designed
primarily for SmartPhones (no touch screen) to capture and transfer audio
recordings and pictures. It does not support ink, and is limited on what you
can transfer from the PC to the PPC.

If you need something more robust than Outlook Notes, you might take a look
at Phatware's PhatNotes.

http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=product/details/phatnotes

 

[Michael Taylor]

Thank you David. I will have a play.
Regards
Mike

 

[John Guin [msft]]

I wrote a powertoy at
http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/arch...ages-easier-to-sync-with-a-mobile-device.aspx
which helps with copying pages to the section that syncs with the mobile
device. You may want to take a look.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Beyond the single 'folder' support in OneNote Mobile sync, OneNote
Mobile is not terribly satisfying (IMHO) in it's capabilities.

Yes. but if one gets accustomed to what it can do and what not, it's
really useful.

It is really designed primarily for SmartPhones (no touch screen)
to capture and transfer audio recordings and pictures.

Where does this kind of info come from?
IMHO the main direction was PDAs.

It does not support ink,
Right.

and is limited on what you can transfer from the PC to the PPC.

.. and vice versa.

Another drawback: If there are more than just one container in a page of
ON on the PC, synching will cerate separate pages.

Still: If one designs pages the right way ON Mobile can be most be
really useful.
I'm heavily using it day by day and I got rid of the Outlook notes.

If you need something more robust than Outlook Notes, you might take a look
at Phatware's PhatNotes.
http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=product/details/phatnotes

I checked that before and decided not to use it as I do not want to have
another note-taking instrument.
ON Mobile just is sufficient for what I need.

Rainald

 

[Sven]

Yes. but if one gets accustomed to what it can do and what not, it's
really useful.


Where does this kind of info come from?
IMHO the main direction was PDAs.

When it was originally released that was the focus. Probably hard to find
any of the original text that didn't even mention installing on other than
SmartPhones. The fact that you could was largely due to the SP and PPC code
base being brought together in WM5.

Right.

And this is a fairly clear indication they weren't intending to support
touch screens. OneNote on the PC, though not exclusive to it, is very
effective on a tablet, a device that predominantly expects ink via a touch
screen. Seems incredulous that the mobile counterpart would exclude that
basic aspect. Fact is they weren't thinking PPC when they designed it.
Remember this was at a time when SmartPhones didn't have a notes app at all
(other than third party).

. and vice versa.

Another drawback: If there are more than just one container in a page of
ON on the PC, synching will cerate separate pages.

Still: If one designs pages the right way ON Mobile can be most be
really useful.
I'm heavily using it day by day and I got rid of the Outlook notes.


I checked that before and decided not to use it as I do not want to have
another note-taking instrument.
ON Mobile just is sufficient for what I need.

If OneNote is an important aspect of your full size computing day, then
OneNote Mobile is your choice, and you will just need to live with, or make
adjustments to, it's shortcomings/idiosyncracies.
If on the other hand, a robust notetalking capability with hi-fidelity
syncing is required, then there are other options. PhatNotes may be one
option.