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Microsoft OneNote Going Free with Mac Launch Later This Month
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petvas
macrumors 603
I don't think that this will happen, because it doesn't belong to the main Office suite.
There is an alternative for the Mac, but I use Visio on Windows (in a VM).
I use Microsoft products and since 2005 have been buying Apple hardware non-stop.
2 Airport Extremes
3 Airport Expresses
4 Apple TV's
Every generation of iPhone's released
iPad 1st gen, iPad 3rd gen, iPad Mini
3 Mac Mini's, 1 Mac Mini Server
2 MacBooks, 4 MacBook Pro's
Apple keyboards, mice, trackpads, etc.
Countless iPods
AppleScruff1
macrumors G4
petvas
macrumors 603
It is true though that some people might come to the idea to trust Microsoft even for hardware. I don't expect that this would affect lot of people, but definitely some.
Iconoclysm
macrumors 68040
petvas
macrumors 603
Synching one note files works only with OneDrive. I don't think though that this is a problem, since OneDrive is free.
I'm not saying it doesn't work because it does. Look at Apple using the iPod to win over Mac purchasers.
However, it'll be tougher for Microsoft to win people back over an Office application.
Max(IT)
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I have ne'er understood this love for Google ...
Michael Goff
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Oletros
macrumors 603
bigpics
macrumors 6502
Well you can. I'll be much looking forward to a head to head features/functionality review of OneNote and Evernote as soon as both are "in the wild" on iDevices.
And the "cluttered, confusing" etc. comments some have posted on Evernote here conflict with my product research (though I'm only a novice ONote and not-yet Evernote user). See e.g.,
I've been using Evernote all wrong. Here's why it's actually amazing
(PS: I experienced the disaster that was -yes? - Entourage on Office 2004. A great big "whaaa" that was a confusing mess and didn't integrate with any counterpart on Win as I recall, as I quit using it early on now 10 years ago.)
Wait, am I using a different version of Evernote? Mine doesn't have the good looking sidebar with all the notes organized like that. Mine has just a few large boxes... Notifications, notebooks, marketing, premium. If I buy does it start looking like the life hacker photo's?
typeadam
macrumors regular
This is fan-freaking-tastic! I already use Evernote for personal use and have thousands of note in hundreds of notebooks and I LOVE IT!
But I use OneNote for work and also have hundreds of notes in nearly a hundred notebooks w/ almost a thousand pages!
I always used them both and I'll continue to do so and this makes it so much easier. Especially since my ON is synced w/ my personal SkyDrive and my SharePoint SkyDrive at work! 😀😀😀
But I use OneNote for work and also have hundreds of notes in nearly a hundred notebooks w/ almost a thousand pages!
I always used them both and I'll continue to do so and this makes it so much easier. Especially since my ON is synced w/ my personal SkyDrive and my SharePoint SkyDrive at work! 😀😀😀
MacAddict1978
macrumors 68000
I'm just discovering OneNote and have been starting to use it a lot at work. It's actually (I choke saying this) a really great app. Though, it's integration into Windows, Office, and IE are part of why it's so great. It's actually intuitive in a way Office is not.
So I have little hope that the Mac Version will be all that and a bag of chips until the new version of Office for Mac comes out. Mac Office doesn't have the whole "send to one note" built in.... and I doubt Microsuck will be doing this with an update anytime soon.
I'm going in expecting a lack luster app called OneNote with none of the greatness and features of the Windows version.... this way I can only be surprised if it's actually not half baked.
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Oh yes, I forgot all about the stinking dung heap called Entourage that wasn't even compatible with Exchange servers, rendering it useless to anyone who works for a company that has everything on Exchange. Even as a Mail app alternative, it sucked.
Not that the Outlook for Mac is really all that great either... but it at least doesn't force me to have to use web mail to actually locate people.
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Nah. If they ever added this they would bake it into Word like they half baked publisher into work to compete with Pages.
Though, I don't think that's bad logic. I don't get why Word on Windows can't have the features of Publisher baked in. It doesn't even export to Word well on it's own platform.
Oh Microsoft Office... 20 years later and still a clunker. I wish they would stop slapping on needless features and just make the damn thing work and be better at what it sucks at. Line Instant Alpha! So easy in iWork.... barely usable in office. Or graphics orientation in a document.... simple things Word Perfect could do in 1989!
So I have little hope that the Mac Version will be all that and a bag of chips until the new version of Office for Mac comes out. Mac Office doesn't have the whole "send to one note" built in.... and I doubt Microsuck will be doing this with an update anytime soon.
I'm going in expecting a lack luster app called OneNote with none of the greatness and features of the Windows version.... this way I can only be surprised if it's actually not half baked.
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Oh yes, I forgot all about the stinking dung heap called Entourage that wasn't even compatible with Exchange servers, rendering it useless to anyone who works for a company that has everything on Exchange. Even as a Mail app alternative, it sucked.
Not that the Outlook for Mac is really all that great either... but it at least doesn't force me to have to use web mail to actually locate people.
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Nah. If they ever added this they would bake it into Word like they half baked publisher into work to compete with Pages.
Though, I don't think that's bad logic. I don't get why Word on Windows can't have the features of Publisher baked in. It doesn't even export to Word well on it's own platform.
Oh Microsoft Office... 20 years later and still a clunker. I wish they would stop slapping on needless features and just make the damn thing work and be better at what it sucks at. Line Instant Alpha! So easy in iWork.... barely usable in office. Or graphics orientation in a document.... simple things Word Perfect could do in 1989!
bigpics
macrumors 6502
I chose your "they're totally diff products, diff feature sets" quote because after two years of playing with OneNote I still don't "get" OneNote's feature set, and I've never related to the visual confusion of the multiple ribbons and the whole interface. It just intimidates me too much to dig very deep into.
And having been debating, downloaded Evernote after reading most of this thread. Not only do they have excellent demo materials on the site and a whole easy to access set of other learning materials, the program itself has a clean, basic design that encouraged me to master all the presented tools within an hour.
And for my purposes, I'm getting more done with a program I understand better after two days than my years with futzing with OneNote.
In fact, I created a "using Evernote" notebook an hour ago, and have been clipping in some of the best tips and comparisons from this thread into it.
Along with a number of other tasks I've been kludging in Word, saving lots of screenclips in folders, forwarding emails to my ENote, etc.
It reminds me of a concept program that came out (or was at least announced) in the DOS days called "I know it's in here somewhere!"
And that's THE program I've always fantasized about having even without a clue of what it would be or look like.
And this isn't it YET, but for quite a few purposes I think it's gonna be for me.
PS: Tag, tag, tag as you go and you should always be able to find anything....
PPS: Crucify me for not geeking out the whole ON interface, but time is precious and after 25 years of personal computing and the continuing rapid evolution of everything, I'm not about to memorize a bunch of shortcuts and work through 200 immediate options for every damn program that comes along.
PPPS: Evernote has taught me enough about what these programs ARE already, though, that I probably already know a lot more about OneNote than a few days ago, and I do have a bunch of a few kinds of junk in there...
7enderbender
macrumors 6502a
I'm happy to read this. It's about time for everyone to grow up and make things work for professionals and everyone else. I for one am a long-time Windows user who recently made the shift to Mac for my personal use. I liked what I was offered for hardware, I liked OS X over Windows 8 - and there are now plenty of options to still use the necessary Microsoft tools.
Given the long tradition of MS software for the Mac I'm now hoping to eventually get the other stuff as well - MS Access and especially MS Project.
Why? Because I want to be able to use my own Mac for my personal creative use (photography, music production) but also for my business use. In fact, there is a very good chance that I will make the shift to Mac at the company I work for as well. Having the full palette of standard office software available would only make sense in this day and age.
Let both companies do what they do best and everyone benefits.
Given the long tradition of MS software for the Mac I'm now hoping to eventually get the other stuff as well - MS Access and especially MS Project.
Why? Because I want to be able to use my own Mac for my personal creative use (photography, music production) but also for my business use. In fact, there is a very good chance that I will make the shift to Mac at the company I work for as well. Having the full palette of standard office software available would only make sense in this day and age.
Let both companies do what they do best and everyone benefits.
Sky Blue
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Out now for free on the Mac App Store
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id784801555?mt=12
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id784801555?mt=12
nefan65
macrumors 65816
No it doesn't. Only on Windows. Mac/iPad require you to use OneDrive or whatever they call it now.
Been using it for a while. I LOVE it. Missing some features, obviously (drawing), but otherwise it's perfect. The simplicity and clean interface is great!
petvas
macrumors 603
I have to say that I changed my mind. I switched from Evernote premium to OneNote.
I love the notebook organization, it just seems very logical to me. I have a windows background and I work as a Microsoft pro, so I am near the Microsoft world and I also use MS Office at work.
I understand there are still many features missing, but to be honest 80% is there and I rarely need more than that. I also own Outline for Mac, which offers more features than the MS OneNote app, in case I need these additional features.
I don't care about having offline notebooks, I need to have everything in sync, so I appreciate the OneDrive integration.
OneNote has also a very nice interface and I prefer it to Evernote.
As I wrote, at first I was disappointed, but then I started using OneNote and I am happy to have it on my Macs..
DustinT
macrumors 68000
Well, that's fair enough. I've been using both Evernote and OneNote since about 2010-2011. OneNote is a much bigger program than Evernote, I'll grant you that. But, there's a lot of functionality in there that Evernote doesn't have.
Anyway, I'm just happy that Mac users have two great options now to choose from. Maybe this will force the Evernote folks to up their game.