OneNote should allow instant linking between pages (a la wikiwords

[Scott Blomquist [msft]]

I've made a serious effort to adopt three different solutions for "thinking
aloud".

The first one was PersonalBrain (http://www.thebrain.com). I used it a few
years ago for an extended period of time, but eventually decided it took too
much work for too little return. To me it felt like they focused more on the
glitzy presentation than on usability.

Then when Microsoft shipped OneNote, I gave it a shot. It mostly worked for
what I needed to do, but I missed the ability to easily link to related
content on other pages (or if it's there, I've had a problem discovering it).

Most recently, I heard about WikidPad and gave it a shot. So far, I love its
simplicity. But it doesn't quite have the features of OneNote.

What I'd love to see is the ability to link one OneNote page to another by
using wikiwords (or something similar--I'd be almost as happy if I could type
link:"some title") and have it instantly turn into a hyperlink to a
particular titled page in my notebook.

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[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

It doesn't help you today, but the next version of OneNote will have the
ability to create URL-like links to any section/page/note. It's due to
be released this Fall with the rest of Office 2007.

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[Arthritic Samurai]

Unfortunately, the Office 2007 release has been set back until next
spring (according to press information from Microsoft), so I assume
"this Fall" for OneNote has slipped also. <sigh>

Floyd

It doesn't help you today, but the next version of OneNote will have the
ability to create URL-like links to any section/page/note. It's due to
be released this Fall with the rest of Office 2007.

=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQgQmxvbXF1aXN0IFttc2Z0XQ==?= <Scott Blomquist
[msft]@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

I've made a serious effort to adopt three different solutions for
"thinking aloud".

The first one was PersonalBrain (http://www.thebrain.com). I used it a
few years ago for an extended period of time, but eventually decided
it took too much work for too little return. To me it felt like they
focused more on the glitzy presentation than on usability.

Then when Microsoft shipped OneNote, I gave it a shot. It mostly
worked for what I needed to do, but I missed the ability to easily
link to related content on other pages (or if it's there, I've had a
problem discovering it).

Most recently, I heard about WikidPad and gave it a shot. So far, I
love its simplicity. But it doesn't quite have the features of
OneNote.

What I'd love to see is the ability to link one OneNote page to
another by using wikiwords (or something similar--I'd be almost as
happy if I could type link:"some title") and have it instantly turn
into a hyperlink to a particular titled page in my notebook.

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[Arthritic Samurai]

Unfortunately, the Office 2007 release has been set back until next
spring (according to press information from Microsoft), so I assume
"this Fall" for OneNote has slipped also. <sigh>

Floyd

It doesn't help you today, but the next version of OneNote will have the
ability to create URL-like links to any section/page/note. It's due to
be released this Fall with the rest of Office 2007.

=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQgQmxvbXF1aXN0IFttc2Z0XQ==?= <Scott Blomquist
[msft]@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

I've made a serious effort to adopt three different solutions for
"thinking aloud".

The first one was PersonalBrain (http://www.thebrain.com). I used it a
few years ago for an extended period of time, but eventually decided
it took too much work for too little return. To me it felt like they
focused more on the glitzy presentation than on usability.

Then when Microsoft shipped OneNote, I gave it a shot. It mostly
worked for what I needed to do, but I missed the ability to easily
link to related content on other pages (or if it's there, I've had a
problem discovering it).

Most recently, I heard about WikidPad and gave it a shot. So far, I
love its simplicity. But it doesn't quite have the features of
OneNote.

What I'd love to see is the ability to link one OneNote page to
another by using wikiwords (or something similar--I'd be almost as
happy if I could type link:"some title") and have it instantly turn
into a hyperlink to a particular titled page in my notebook.

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.

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b9-c05a-43df-89a5-fcbd563cade8&dg=microsoft.public.onenote

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Actually January for retail customers; October or November for volume
license customers. Yes, that will probably slip the ship date for OneNote
as well.


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Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

Unfortunately, the Office 2007 release has been set back until next spring
(according to press information from Microsoft), so I assume "this Fall"
for OneNote has slipped also. <sigh>

Floyd

It doesn't help you today, but the next version of OneNote will have the
ability to create URL-like links to any section/page/note. It's due to
be released this Fall with the rest of Office 2007.
=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQgQmxvbXF1aXN0IFttc2Z0XQ==?= <Scott Blomquist
[msft]@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

I've made a serious effort to adopt three different solutions for
"thinking aloud".

The first one was PersonalBrain (http://www.thebrain.com). I used it a
few years ago for an extended period of time, but eventually decided
it took too much work for too little return. To me it felt like they
focused more on the glitzy presentation than on usability.

Then when Microsoft shipped OneNote, I gave it a shot. It mostly
worked for what I needed to do, but I missed the ability to easily
link to related content on other pages (or if it's there, I've had a
problem discovering it).
Most recently, I heard about WikidPad and gave it a shot. So far, I
love its simplicity. But it doesn't quite have the features of
OneNote.
What I'd love to see is the ability to link one OneNote page to
another by using wikiwords (or something similar--I'd be almost as
happy if I could type link:"some title") and have it instantly turn
into a hyperlink to a particular titled page in my notebook.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
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Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=e86093
b9-c05a-43df-89a5-fcbd563cade8&dg=microsoft.public.onenote