On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:39:23 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:

>"Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
>
>>Instead of carrying multiple paper notebooks, I just had my tablet pc
>>and a couple folders for any paper handouts.
>
>Ok but in what way was the tablet superior for taking
>notes over paper notebooks?

All I needed was the tablet pc, not 5 paper notebooks.

>
>Did the tablet convert you handwriting to text.... have
>OCR built in? Is that it?

No, I left it in my handwriting. I didn't convert it, no need to
really.

>
>Or does it just record the handwritten notes just as
>squiggly lines (like real handwriting) and save as
>image file?
You record your handwriting as handwriting.
OneNote is not image files, it's digital ink. OneNote uses notebooks,
the stuff you write stays as digital ink, you can erase, copy, paste,
etc with your handwriting.

another great thing is the shared notebook, you can "publish" a
notebook, email your lab partners who also have onenote and all work
on it at the same time.

None of the OneNote demos on the MS site really show it in action like
this. To really get a grasp, go somewhere that has tablets on display
where you can write on one, then you'll get it :-)

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>> "send to onenote" print function. <<

Sorry... still lost. I'm pursuing this since it would obviously be a
valuable tool.

I have onenote 2003 installed but this is not a printer option, so, ran
the onenote setup to see if there were onenote printer options and could
not find them.

Thanks for your input on this.

Beverly Howard

Related question/observation

Windows Journal offers a "print to journal" printer, but that generates
an image file... i.e. exported text is viewable, but cannot be copied or
manipulated.

How does the "send to onenote" option handle text?

Thanks in advance,
Beverly Howard

For an engineering student, would assume the ability to "sketch" would
be just as valuable, plus the ability to use freehand to copy formulas.

Also, as you can see with windows7 and NCIS, touch screens are becoming
mainstream, so, the ability to use them to increase your understanding
and familiarity could be valuable in the long run... related note, the
tablet input method will play a major role here.

Beverly Howard

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:21:09 -0500, Beverly Howard
<Bev@NoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:

> >> "send to onenote" print function. <<
>
>Sorry... still lost. I'm pursuing this since it would obviously be a
>valuable tool.
>
>I have onenote 2003 installed but this is not a printer option, so, ran
>the onenote setup to see if there were onenote printer options and could
>not find them.
>
>Thanks for your input on this.
>
>Beverly Howard
>
>

It may not be in OneNote 2003. I googled and there are powertoys for
ON2003 for Outlook and Explorer, didn't see anything else

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Thanks for the response,
Beverly Howard

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:32:25 -0500, Beverly Howard
<Bev@NoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:

>For an engineering student, would assume the ability to "sketch" would
>be just as valuable, plus the ability to use freehand to copy formulas.
>
>Also, as you can see with windows7 and NCIS, touch screens are becoming
>mainstream, so, the ability to use them to increase your understanding
>and familiarity could be valuable in the long run... related note, the
>tablet input method will play a major role here.
>
>Beverly Howard

Indeed, there's no way to "type" in most engineering formulas,
circuits, advanced equations.

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Beverly Howard wrote:
> Related question/observation
>
> Windows Journal offers a "print to journal" printer, but that
> generates an image file... i.e. exported text is viewable, but cannot
> be copied or manipulated.
>
> How does the "send to onenote" option handle text?

"Send to OneNote" is a virtual printer too.
The result is an *image* which can not be edited in ON, only annotated.

Rainald

Beverly Howard wrote:
>>> "send to onenote" print function. <<
>
> Sorry... still lost. I'm pursuing this since it would obviously be a
> valuable tool.
>
> I have onenote 2003 installed but this is not a printer option, so,
> ran the onenote setup to see if there were onenote printer options
> and could not find them.

ON2003 is a bit ooold. :-( :-(
The application gas undergone dramatic changes in ON2007. If one likes
ON, upgrading is a must.
You might have a look by downloading the 60-days "Trial"[1] which is
fully functional.

Which SP do you have installed?
I can't remember exactly (because I used ON2003 only for a week or two
and then jumped to the ON2007 beta) but I *think* that the "Send to
OneNote" printer was added with SP2. It could be that it was a PowerToy,
however.

I searched around but I could not find a PowerToy (the old site for the
3003 PowerToys does not exist anymore).

Rainald
[1]
http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/pr...&culture=en-US

>> result is an *image* <<

Thanks... that removes ON from consideration as there are better
options... especially if one has Acrobat.

>> buy <<

ON 2003 shipped with the Fuji's but, tinkering with it plus having done
the same about a year before I received the fuji, my needs don't merit
either a purchase nor the time investment that would be needed to use
it's unique capabilities...

....that, plus my computing budget is significantly lower than most
tablet users.

Beverly Howard

Beverly Howard wrote:
>>> result is an *image* <<
>
> Thanks... that removes ON from consideration as there are better
> options... especially if one has Acrobat.

It depends. I've always had Acrobat (at present 9.0 Pro extended) but I
never liked it too much to add handwritten comments on my TabletPC.
A really great tool for commenting/annotating PDFs is the
"PDFAnnotator"[1]

Doing it in my beloved ON is a bit troublesome as ON still does not have
a grouping/anchoring feature ad therefore the comments do not stick to
the underlying images.

>>> buy <<
>
> ON 2003 shipped with the Fuji's but, tinkering with it plus having
> done the same about a year before I received the fuji, my needs don't
> merit either a purchase nor the time investment that would be needed
> to use it's unique capabilities...

One of the first pieces of software bought when I finally got my HP
tc1100 (far too late {siiiigh}) was ON 2003. But a few weeks later I
detected the ON2007 beta and immediately made the move. Since then ON
has been one of my major instruments

> ...that, plus my computing budget is significantly lower than most
> tablet users.

That's really sad to hear. I myself do not know how long my "academic"
sources will last ...

Rainald