Simultaneous Use Onenote For Mac Onenote For Windows 10

May 18, 2017  OneNote is available with a consistent experience across devices. The new redesign for OneNote is rolling out for Windows 10, Mac, iOS, Android and OneNote Online over the coming weeks. Check out our help article for support and to learn more about the specifics of OneNote’s update. If you use more than one Microsoft account such as Hotmail, Live.com, or Outlook.com, you can use any of these accounts with OneNote for Windows 10. Add a new account. When you first start OneNote for Windows 10, you're prompted to sign in with your preferred Microsoft account.

Why are there two different versions of OneNote? I have been using computers since the mid-1980’s, and now I design websites. So I am pretty good at dealing with software. And I spent a fair amount of time using both OneNote (when it first came out) and Evernote. Since I don’t like using two different systems to accomplish the same goal, I went with OneNote preferring its features over Evernote. And let me make it clear that I love OneNote!

But I find that I can now access three versions of OneNote: • OneNote 2016 (which I use extensively) • OneNote for Windows 10 • OneNote on OneDrive (or Live or whatever this month’s name is for the cloud service) And NONE of those versions is the same! AND they don’t sync with each other!! I like the increased functionality of the older version of OneNote and the variety of options available in the ribbon, so I prefer it to the WIN 10 version.

But the cloud version of OneNote 2016 doesn’t even look close to what I have on my desktop version. Vintage microsoft windows emulator for mac free. Before you (Microsoft) or anyone else starts to respond with, “ Well what you need to do”, don’t bother; I’ve tried everything.

Read lots of forum pages. Watched a ton of Youtube tutorials. And nothing works. So my actual question becomes: WHY?

Why would you have two versions of a program that will not sync between platforms????? I don’t give a f**king rat’s ass about how this week’s update has new pen colors, or how we can now imbed cat videos using only two steps instead of the previous three steps. What I want is the ability to do my online work and know for a certainty that I have the same files on my tablet when I’m out of the office as I do when sitting in front of my desktop. Why is that too much to ask?

For myself, I think it’s time to take another look at Evernote. Yes there is a subscription cost but at least I would know that my work is more “secure”. And that is far more important than friggin’ useless updates for better colored pens. This is 2017, get your **** together! I'm now used to the fact that OneDrive apps look different from desktop apps, annoying thought that is. But like you I've found difficulty in getting OneNote on my Lumia 950 to sync properly with OneNote 2016 on my desktop windows 10 machine.

And there I was getting sucked in to the UWP world when I realised that Microsoft don't even do it themselves! I'm already resigned to going Android on my next phone where I expect there'll be another version of OneNote which won't sync with anything. Well done for raising this point. Will anything change? Well at least I've been able to rant with another sufferer. Yup, three different versions (programs) -- that we know of. Microsoft documents differences for the Win 10 and Office 365 (now called OneNote 365) versions at.

I decided I needed both. I have no problem with the two versions syncing but you have to be logged into Windows with same account to have them sync. I have a Surface Pro 4 tablet and desktop computer, both with Win 10 and both logged into with the same Windows account. I can run both versions on the same computer at the same time and changes made in one show up in the other.

I can run both versions on different computers and changes made on one computer show up on the other computer. I don't see syncing the two programs as a problem. I teach math and use OneNote with the pen/tablet extensively for writing out solutions in class. I set up my OneNote pages prior to class, then fill in during class with problem solutions using the pen. So pen support is critical for me. Either program works for this. However I use the OneNote 365 version because it supports the math equation editor and the Win 10 version does not.