You can download a standalone copy from the OneNote website if you use alternative office productivity software.

If you subscribe to Office 365, it'll be included as part of your package.

There are a few ways to get your hands on a copy. Unlike Evernote, which charges you for additional features, all of the app's potential is unlocked from the start. Possibly the best part of OneNote is that it's 100 percent free. It's not designed for creating published material if you want to create content for public consumption, use one of Microsoft's other services instead. Also, the app’s updated version now lets users sign in to OneNote using just their mobile number, eliminating the need to remember their Microsoft account’s login credentials.It's important to realize it's not a word processor all the pages are freeform – you can click anywhere in the window and start typing. Another handy feature that OneNote users can now take advantage of, following the update, is the Office Lens’ innate ability to scan business cards and save the contact details to a user’s phone directory.Īside from the Office Lens integration, the new update has also introduced a new gesture which allows users to create different kinds of notes by just long pressing the OneNote icon. The integration will also allow users to convert the scanned images into PDF files and also export the document as a Word file or a PowerPoint slide.

But scanning an object is not the only thing that Office Lens does, as it automatically straightens the image captured by the smartphone’s camera, creates an even exposure, crops the edges, and performs a few other tweaks to make it more readable than a typical photograph. Thanks to Office Lens, users can now add pictures of documents, screenshots and white/black board images to their digital notes by just scanning them. Microsoft’s latest update for the OneNote app has brought Office Lens integration to the productivity app, effectively transforming it into one of the best note taking apps out there. The nifty Android app has now added another trick to its already impressive repertoire- Office Lens Integration.

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