Handwriting support comes to OneNote for iPad

It took a long time but it’s finally here. Microsoft’s OneNote app on the iPad finally gets stylus support. Now, you can use the stylus of your choice and it comes with 16 ink colors and various onscreen writing tools, like markers, highlighters, etc.

Microsoft also included optical character recognition support for its family of apps. This means when you upload an image with text, the printed words can be searchable within the application. This feature is now available for the iPhone, Macs, iPad, and Windows Phone.

Source: Microsoft | Via: Engadget | Download: OneNote (Free)

Microsoft creates OneNote Android Wear app

If you need a simple, barebones note-taking app, Microsoft has created an Android Wear version of its OneNote app. You can take notes via voice command and this will sync online to provide access for any of your device. It’ll be particularly helpful if you use Microsoft’s platform more. Plus, it gives you the convenience of taking little notes without having to take out your smartphone.

Source: PCWorld | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Microsoft updates OneNote app for iOS and Mac

Microsoft isn’t just focusing on its Office for iPad apps. The Redmond, Washington-based company has updated its OneNote app for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.  The iOS 7 apps have been redesigned to make it easier to navigate the interface and to let you create new notebooks and sections right from the iPhone. They also ported the Office Lens feature on the iPad to the iPhone to help you digitize documents or notes written on whiteboards.

Meanwhile, the Mac version gets the ability to print notes. You can also save pages as PDF; copy and paste formatted contents from other sources with the formatting kept; as well as drag and drop photos and format them on OneNote. You can now also add a display name for hyperlinks so you would be able to identify the links you’ve saved and you can keep consist text format for notes with Format Painter. 

Office Lens app for Windows Phone promises scanner-like quality from smartphone document photos

If you want to take quick copy of documents and receipts, Microsoft promises it can provide you with clear scanner-like copies with its Office Lens app. The Windows Phone app is designed to leverage Microsoft OneNote, smartphone camera, and optical character recognition to give you a portable scanner. Your snapshots will be synced to the cloud, saved on your device, and automatically adjusted for readability and color. OCR technology allows you to search and edit printed documents. The app will even take out glare and shadows if you take photos of your office’s whiteboard. The product is currently in beta but you can sneek a peak here.

Source: Engadget