
I've become accustomed to highlighting in OneNote 2010 and in other applications such as the Amazon Kindle iPad client. For me, this lack seriously limits the utility of reading content in OneNote for iPad.

The inability to have multiple application windows open simultaneously is another iPad platform convention that limits the utility of OneNote for iPad, as it makes operations such as copying/pasting content from one note to another more cumbersome. Apple has been disdainful about the use of a stylus with the iPad, for example, so it's not entirely surprising that OneNote for iPad doesn't support styluses for ink input. See the release's Microsoft FAQ for a full list.Īs a final comment before jumping into my shortcomings list, I should note that some of my frustrations with OneNote for iPad may result more from iPad platform conventions than from Microsoft product design decisions.

I'd also find it handy to capture images directly into OneNote if I had a newer iPad (I currently use an original iPad, which doesn't have a camera). Learn More Buy Shortcomings of OneNote for iPad Shortcomings of OneNote for iPadīefore jumping into a critical review of what I perceive to be shortcomings in the initial release of OneNote for iPad, I want to make it clear that I consider the application to be useful for some relatively basic needs, such as reading notes on my iPad that I captured in OneNote 2010.
