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Double-click a word and drag to highlight does not work on OneNote!

So the way this is supposed to work is that you double-click a word, then while still holding, you drag a section of text and then you're highlighting that section. If you try it literally on any program on your computer, it will work. Except on OneNote!…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-12T07:55:10.7066667+00:00
Kirsten Frost 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-15T13:18:23.3433333+00:00
Flora-T 7,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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If a one note notebook is shared with another account but the creator account gets deleted can the other person still view it?

I have done all my university work on a university OneNote account. This account will be deleted. If I share the notebooks with my personal account, will I still be able to view them when the account gets deleted and if not, what should I do?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-12T16:23:26.3766667+00:00
Jasmine 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T20:42:48.56+00:00
Ryan-N 8,715 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Notebooks not syncing from desktop to online drive

Almost all of my notebooks in OneNote have a pending sync symbol, but when I try to sync them all (File -> Sync All Notebooks), nothing happens. When I log in to my OneDrive and open OneNote, I don't see the changes, new notebooks, etc. that I see in…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-07T19:28:41.0433333+00:00
Alao, Temi 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-11T04:55:37.3833333+00:00
Tammy-Ng 5,590 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Urgent: Need to Recover Entire OneNote Notebook from Deactivated University Account

Hello, My university OneNote account has been deactivated, and I risk losing access to an important notebook with notes and coursework. Some sections never fully synced before deactivation, and now the OneNote Mac app shows “failed to load” when I try…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-09T04:54:47.7233333+00:00
Brazeau, Bailey 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-10T05:07:36.2933333+00:00
Dora-T 8,600 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Onenote cannot sync because email is deleted

I used OneNote under my previous university email, but that email account was recently deactivated due to inactivity. I now have a new computer, and I transferred my old files from my previous university laptop. I also have Microsoft 365 under a new…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-03T08:09:59.97+00:00
lunajune 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T13:55:18.2966667+00:00
Flora-T 7,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to use "Copy Link to Paragraph" in OneNote to target the specific text linked

Hello, I have been using OneNote on my Mac for a long time. I remember in the past, after I created a link for a paragraph or section and copied it somewhere else, I could click on the link to find the exact location of the paragraph or section.…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-12-06T10:31:55.16+00:00
Fu, Poppy 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-08T07:40:04.96+00:00
Michelle-N 9,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Onenote Copilot not working when working previously.

Copilot is not working within the Onenote window on Mac. When I hit the copilot button, the window remains blank. My copilot subscription through my student account is still active (I've verified my account is active). Moved from: Microsoft Copilot |…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-29T17:41:46.83+00:00
Matthew Marquez 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-02T20:49:46.7366667+00:00
Ryan-N 8,715 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Transfer OneNote Notebooks from one university institution to another

Hello, I have started my master's degree in a new university institution. I have 3 months before my old university Microsoft account closes. I would like to have my notebooks from OneNote transferred to my new university account. Can you please help me…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-23T18:48:17.3966667+00:00
Isabelle Krøjgaard 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-27T04:29:37.98+00:00
Tammy-Ng 5,590 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how do I make my notes sync when it claims I'm out of storage

on one note, on my university account it says I am out of storage and they can't save my one note yet I thought this was resolved, how do I fix it

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-11T09:05:03.33+00:00
jess coakley clark 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-26T13:38:00.9566667+00:00
Jack-Bu 5,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How is there no Lasso Tool shortcut on MacOS?

I understand that Office products on MacOS have a reduced feature set, but it's absolutely insane to me that the Lasso tool can't be bound to my Wacom pen because there is no keyboard shortcut for it. The Lasso is a critical part of drawing and writing…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-11T11:03:13.0133333+00:00
Miguel Peres 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-24T13:17:36.08+00:00
Jack-Bu 5,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Blnak page when exporting onenote for mac os

Hi everyone Started my first year at the university and I'm writing all of my classes in OneNote on my MacBook. When I am trying to export the summary as a PDF I get a blank page. Also tried to print as PDF.. same results. Appreciate your help…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-06T06:45:08.44+00:00
Ziv Abutbul 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-17T06:37:10.2933333+00:00
Flora-T 7,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I have opened a notebook on my OneNote (Pathology) and everything is gone. I had many sections and pages and nothing remains.

I Clicked on my notebook saw everything as it was previously, then refreshed as it said it was offline and it is since gone. I have restarted my one note and the content has not reappeared. This is an accumulation of many months work and has been saved…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-11T09:32:16.5733333+00:00
Rebecca Millard 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-14T09:43:46.58+00:00
Dora-T 8,600 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to make images searchable with OneNote?

Hi everyone, I’m using Microsoft OneNote on my MacBook and had a question about the search function. I frequently import images and PDFs (including PowerPoint slide screenshots and other presentation materials) into my notebooks for work, and it would be…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-12T19:37:09.7733333+00:00
Michael Haft 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-11-13T21:57:47.7066667+00:00
Michael Haft 20 Reputation points
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OneNote - My entire section randomly dissapeared infront of me

I had my OneNote open during a lecture, and, with no input from me, I saw my entire section and all my notes disappear right in front of me. I tried to recover it using methods I found online; however, it did not appear in my deleted notebook history…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-11-10T13:11:54.0133333+00:00
Sher-Shah Madni 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-13T14:01:00.0766667+00:00
Flora-T 7,535 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Sync Error with OneNote

I keep getting this "Sync Error" message on my OneNote account, and it will not let me save any new data/progress. Last night, I upgraded my storage on my account, so that should no longer be an issue. I have restarted my MacBook and signed…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-31T10:51:04.19+00:00
Robert Treadway 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-05T13:09:47.56+00:00
Michelle-N 9,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I am trying to search text on pictures I have screenshotted on my Mac and embedded them into my one note notebook but when I search it doesn't come up with the words in the picture I have waited weeks for it to process is there a setting in Mac to allow.

I am trying to search text on pictures I have screenshotted on my Mac and embedded them into my one note notebook but when I search it doesn't come up with the words in the picture I have waited weeks for it to process is there a setting in Mac to allow.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-30T14:23:26.1366667+00:00
Roshni Kumar [bs23rk] 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-04T02:38:57.9766667+00:00
Jade-T 8,680 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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I had to add one student to my MS Teams team later. He is in the team, but has no access to the class notebook. How can he gain access to the class notebook?

I have tried all the obvious possibilities to add the student to the class notebook. However, for whatever reason, my class notebooks also do not show in the mange students browser window. Is that because I created them with MS Teams? The class…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-24T07:48:24.3833333+00:00
Yvonne Flach 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-03T07:21:41.3133333+00:00
Michelle-N 9,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MY NOTES FROM LAST TWO WEEKS ON ONENOTE ARE GONE AND I NEED THEM PLEASE HELP

PLEASE HELP. im so stressed i cannot even form a professional email structure. my notes on the onenote app from the last two weeks completely disappeared. my app had been asking me continiously to sign in and when i did it just gave errors that "i…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-25T16:25:57.5966667+00:00
YAREN CEYLAN 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-10-27T13:55:02.25+00:00
YAREN CEYLAN 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I use Microsoft 365 on a MacBook?

Hello, I am having trouble typing into OneNote and Word as well. I am using these apps for University and for example in One note I cannot type at all. Maybe just a few letters and then just stops and selects random icons on the page. It is the same for…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-21T14:10:22.9833333+00:00
Maria-Silvia Vija 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-10-27T09:46:44.7+00:00
Maria-Silvia Vija 20 Reputation points
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How to synch one note?

Is any one else having issues with synching on one note? I lost a whole notebook and the app is so glitchy and laggy. I am logged in via my university account but non of my friends are having any issues. No problems with my laptop storage etc as I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For education | MacOS
asked 2025-10-19T08:25:17.2366667+00:00
Georgia Fearon 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-27T07:30:28.0466667+00:00
Jack-Bu 5,495 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator