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| From: Microsoft Software
List Price: $99.99
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 1811
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.9
MPN: s26-01031
Model: S26-01031
UPC: 805529925168
EAN: 0805529925168
ASIN: B0002HE2IW
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Good product, but typical 80/20 mentality of Microsoft April 1, 2006
Melissa J. Newman (Elizabeth, NJ United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is a definitely a Microsoft product -- good and bad. It has enough features in it that makes it worth the purchase, but Microsoft definitely did not take the time to get out all of the kinks.
On the good side, if you are in a situation where you need to write a lot of notes (aka very small documents) and want a way to organize them beyond the file/folder organization of the standard operating system, then this is a great product. I am personally using this to organize my notes for my son's homeschooling.
On the other hand, as with any Microsoft product, there are many areas where the features are lacking.
Stationary / Templates
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There is no way to organize your templates. They are automatically added to the first "template section" and there is no way to rename or organize them into other sections -- logically. You can open the templates as OneNote files and move stationary pages from one section to another -- which is a major pain. The sections are also not presented in any logical order. They are not alphabetical, they are not by date, and they are not by size. The only logic that I found was that the personal ones are displayed first and then the system ones. So if you only have one personal stationary section, at least you know your personal stationary templates will be added there.
Publishing
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If you have plain text notes, this feature works fine. But if you have ANY type of formatting, (eg. using a tab to create columns) the formatting is completly lost when you try to publish. This is true for ALL publishing types (MS Word, Mail, and HTML).
Send To OneNote from IE
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First, the icon is missing in IE. You just see a blank area and when you move your mouse over it you see the "One Note" tool text. Second, you have no control of where the notes are sent. They are sent to a section labeled "Web Clippings". That is not too bad, because you can just move the pages to another section. Third, you have to select text to send. You can't just send a whole page.
Tables
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I agree with the other reviewers. Although you can create some type of formatting with columns, it would have been nice to be able to have grid lines. I make very very large lists. My longest list so far has been 180 items. It would be nice to be able to have some type of gridlines to help keep the table lined up.
Ruler background
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The ruler background is based on standard paper rulers (wide, college ruled, grid, etc.) There should really be a ruler paper for typed text. Have the lines based on the text (single line of text, double line of text, triple line of text -- or what would work best for me is every 5 or 10 lines. This would make not having tables less important, because I would be able to line things up based on the page rulers.
Overall
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I personally found this product to be worth the money when compared to what else in the market. Although, if I was a student on a fixed budget, I might feel diferently. Although, if I was a student, as apposed to an administrator / teacher my needs in the product would be different.
I reviewed PHPBB, PHPNuke, and PHPNuke derivatives. For the needs that I have, Microsoft One Note, met them the best. Although, not being able to publish is going to be a major drawback for me. I hope that either Microsoft or somebody in the opensource community takes to initiative to solve this problem.
 It's a lifesaver December 13, 2005
Chloe Grrl (Texas)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm in grad school, which means long classes, long lecturs, and extensive note-taking. I started taking a laptop to classes last year to give my hand a break, and I decided to try OneNote. My primary motivation was that I absolutely abhor Word's auto-formatting - I spend more time wrestling with its ideas than taking the important class notes. OneNote COMPLETELY solves that problem. You can click anywhere on the screen and start typing. You can search throughout all your notes for a particular word or phrase. You can use the "pen" feature to copy your prof's lame diagrams right in to your notes! You can make sections and folders and subpages, color-coding them as you wish. You can flag certain items (like exam tips or assignment deadlines) and OneNote will create a list of your flagged items from everything in your notes, so you can see the important stuff all on one screen. You never have to worry about saving your work - it's automatically saved. It's easy to navigate.
As you can tell, I am a HUGE fan. I seriously don't know what I would do without OneNote. I don't even use its really crazy features, like the tablet PC ability or the ability to plug in a microphone and synch your notes with the recording (some of my friends do it, though, and it's wicked cool!). Whatever they are charging for it, if you are a student, buy it. It is well worth the price.
Excellent Product! April 30, 2005
GEEBEE
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Think of this as a tabbed notepad program that can take input from just about any source, index all the words and allow you to search them. (though searching could be beefed up - with that improvement, it could blow away infoSelect or AskSam)
The tabbing has two levels. Across the top are the tabs for different projects. down the side are different pages for each project.
For instance, I am studying for the Teradata Physical Implementation certification test. I created a project tab for the test. I created page tabs for each chapter of the study guide. on each page, I type the learning goals for each chapter (posed as questions) and answer them. I scan in any diagrams that I feel are important. with my Wacom graphics tablet, I write notes and impressions on the charts. I also scan in the chapter test questions and then answer them. for me this has been a very productive study method.
I know it got off to a troubled start, but the 2003 version is VERY good, so don't let old impressions steer your buying decisions.
Great product if you know how to use it July 15, 2005
RJL (Texas)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
Unlike some previous reviewer's comment says, this is not just Word with folders. OneNote has many powerful features for organizing notes, projects, information, tasks, etc. Plus it is 100% integrated with Outlook. Word is a word processor; OneNote is an excellent organization tool. You will need to browse the Mircosoft website for tips to get full use of the program and to see its true pwoer, but it is GREAT. I;ve been using it for two years now (ever since a rave review in the WSJ) and have never turned back.
 Its just WORD!!! January 7, 2005
B. Hackworth
10 out of 53 found this review helpful
This is the biggest waste of money in the world! It is just a word program that saves it in a directory. Use Microsoft Word, and save in special folders, and save the money. Shame on you Microsoft for taking advantage of your customer base.
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