Sketching in OneNote LeMel 03.11.2005 18:00:04 I am a graphic artsit. Much of my weekly routine consist of gathering information from people regarding projects I am working on - taking notes and making sketches alongside the notes. While I understand and agree that OneNote should not attempt to provide 'finish' that is better done in professional design apps (nor would I switch if it did). For sketching I expect my TabletPC to function *at the very least* like a piece of paper and a fistful of color pens. Right now with OneNote there is a limit on the number and type of pens you can define, and quickly defining a new one (color picking, changing thickness, changing transparency) is cumbersome. If I could have a floating pallete with a small color picker, a weight picker/slider and a transparency slider, I would be king of all. The ability to define and name as many pens as I like would complete my domain. OneNote already supports all of this, the UI just doesn't support the taskflow of meeting-sketching. Thanks for a great tool. PS: I really like Corel Grafigo - the way it recognizes shapes you sketch and intelligently snaps them into vectors but still allows free sketching - but I have a feeling that this might be asking too much from Microsoft. I would (and did) use that app for meetings, but now I can't stand switching away from OneNote and its wonderful recording and search features, etc. while in a meeting taking notes. ---------------- 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 button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=6762e544-eed8-40db-9676-f7ad3bc9d2b3&dg=microsoft.public.onenote

Re: Sketching in OneNote "Chris H." <winxpnews[ at ]hotmail.com> 03.11.2005 18:17:53 Since you're on a Tablet PC, have you tried Ink Art which is part of the free Experience Pack available for download (English systems) here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B5BA4F3-C8E1-405F-BE61-8A48BA11CA41&displaylang=en You could very easily create your drawings and export the file into OneNote. -- Chris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone "LeMel" <LeMel[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6762E544-EED8-40DB-9676-F7AD3BC9D2B3[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am a graphic artsit. > > Much of my weekly routine consist of gathering information from people > regarding projects I am working on - taking notes and making sketches > alongside the notes. > > While I understand and agree that OneNote should not attempt to provide > 'finish' that is better done in professional design apps (nor would I > switch > if it did). For sketching I expect my TabletPC to function *at the very > least* like a piece of paper and a fistful of color pens. > > Right now with OneNote there is a limit on the number and type of pens you > can define, and quickly defining a new one (color picking, changing > thickness, changing transparency) is cumbersome. > > If I could have a floating pallete with a small color picker, a weight > picker/slider and a transparency slider, I would be king of all. The > ability > to define and name as many pens as I like would complete my domain. > > OneNote already supports all of this, the UI just doesn't support the > taskflow of meeting-sketching. > > Thanks for a great tool. > > PS: I really like Corel Grafigo - the way it recognizes shapes you sketch > and intelligently snaps them into vectors but still allows free > sketching - > but I have a feeling that this might be asking too much from Microsoft. I > would (and did) use that app for meetings, but now I can't stand switching > away from OneNote and its wonderful recording and search features, etc. > while > in a meeting taking notes. > > ---------------- > 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 button, follow > this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=6762e544-eed8-40db-9676-f7ad3bc9d2b3&dg=microsoft.public.onenote

RE: Sketching in OneNote stern88 02.08.2006 15:06:02 For all interested - This has been submitted as a suggestion in "Connect" using id 175055 and named "Pens, Highlighters - Colors". If you would like this idea and would like to vote to see if we can add this functionality - please login to "connect" and cast your vote .. -- P. Stern "LeMel" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am a graphic artsit. > > Much of my weekly routine consist of gathering information from people > regarding projects I am working on - taking notes and making sketches > alongside the notes. > > While I understand and agree that OneNote should not attempt to provide > 'finish' that is better done in professional design apps (nor would I switch > if it did). For sketching I expect my TabletPC to function *at the very > least* like a piece of paper and a fistful of color pens. > > Right now with OneNote there is a limit on the number and type of pens you > can define, and quickly defining a new one (color picking, changing > thickness, changing transparency) is cumbersome. > > If I could have a floating pallete with a small color picker, a weight > picker/slider and a transparency slider, I would be king of all. The ability > to define and name as many pens as I like would complete my domain. > > OneNote already supports all of this, the UI just doesn't support the > taskflow of meeting-sketching. > > Thanks for a great tool. > > PS: I really like Corel Grafigo - the way it recognizes shapes you sketch > and intelligently snaps them into vectors but still allows free sketching - > but I have a feeling that this might be asking too much from Microsoft. I > would (and did) use that app for meetings, but now I can't stand switching > away from OneNote and its wonderful recording and search features, etc. while > in a meeting taking notes. > > ---------------- > 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 button, follow this > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then > click "I Agree" in the message pane. > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=6762e544-eed8-40db-9676-f7ad3bc9d2b3&dg=microsoft.public.onenote