Wednesday, April 21, 2004
OneNote SP1 Preview Released, Features Pocket PC-To-OneNote Conversion
Posted by Janak Parekh in "SOFTWARE" @ 08:00 AM
Microsoft has just released a "preview" version of Service Pack 1 for OneNote. If you've never used OneNote, it's a note-taking tool that's part of the Office System 2003. SP1 is loaded with new features, including picture and document integration, export to Word, real-time sharing, and more.
The most interesting new feature, though, is the ability to copy notes from your Pocket PC into OneNote. Apparently this was a frequently-requested feature. Unfortunately, though, it's only one-way, so you can't take OneNote notes and move them back onto the Pocket PC. I hope they'll develop a better long-term synchronization solution, but at least it's a start.
This Yahoo! News article suggests that the final release of SP1 will coincide with the release of SP1 for the rest of Office 2003, which is slated for this summer. Scattered reports suggest that this preview is stable; let us know if you've played with it.
The most interesting new feature, though, is the ability to copy notes from your Pocket PC into OneNote. Apparently this was a frequently-requested feature. Unfortunately, though, it's only one-way, so you can't take OneNote notes and move them back onto the Pocket PC. I hope they'll develop a better long-term synchronization solution, but at least it's a start.
This Yahoo! News article suggests that the final release of SP1 will coincide with the release of SP1 for the rest of Office 2003, which is slated for this summer. Scattered reports suggest that this preview is stable; let us know if you've played with it.
