Comments on: Password-protect your notes in OneNote 2010

By: Bob Koh

Bob Koh — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:47:14 +0000

Hear hear!! Please allow the option to UNLOCK ALL!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:24:43 +0000

Delay putting together next years business budget meant I had acouple of hours to understand the principals of OneNote….Excellent, a really well thought out piece of software. I only would have wished there were more sample pages to view. Now I have task to help my planning team get used to it……Any suggestions

By: Brian Jensen

Brian Jensen — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:57:40 +0000

I echo CK’s comment, because the search function won’t look in locked sections, it would be great to have an ability to unlock all. I’m ok with having to type my many password if notebook passwords isn’t a feasible feature. I’ve found myself stoping with the password protection when I know I should because of the potential loss at using the search function.

And to reiterate the others, OneNote is the reason I converted back from my mac to the PC. OneNote, next to outlook would be one of the most important software applications that exist in my opinion. From schoolwork to business environment, it’s critical. This is something that every kid should be learning starting with the 1st grade. Amazing software (and thanks a million for the online version so I can share with others).

Can’t say enough how awesome the app is…

By: Camron Shahan

Camron Shahan — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:46:02 +0000

Im obliged for the article. Really thank you! Great!

By: SFink

SFink — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:11:06 +0000

Can a onenote password protected on the desktop be synced with windows mobile 6.5 opened on the smartphone?

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:43:14 +0000

Need to be able to password protect a notebook.

By: pavithra

pavithra — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:09:10 +0000

happy

By: Clinton Parker

Clinton Parker — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:24:39 +0000

Have a request for a feature – Protect a page or section from being edited without a password. So the page or section may be viewed but be write protected in some way. I have seen an attempt as an add-in but found it somewhat hit and miss.

Another option is to protect a copy of a file which has been inserted from accidentally being deleted.

Enjoying the product – use OneNote all day, every day in my work and want to use 2010 at work but cannot afford to have any errors? When should I trust it at work?

By: DB

DB — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:19:11 +0000

Why can’t there be a security question and answer box in case I forget my password when i password protect a section?

By: Jakub Chodorowicz

Jakub Chodorowicz — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:14:31 +0000

OK, so this behaviour is a bit chaotic but I still get this problem with some link – I’ll post here a screenshot and description.
I have a page with link which has text “musicbrainz” in bot “text to display” and “address” attribute. When I’m on this page and I search for this term it gets highlighted on the page but it’s not listed in the results – screenshot:
http://imgur.com/aL2LZ.png
If I look for it from other pages/sections it’s the same:
http://imgur.com/944al.png
When the page is simpler it seems to work.. so it seems that in some more complicated page layouts (more text boxes) not all text is indexed (screenshot)
http://imgur.com/ZqXF2.png

Many thanks for the interest :)

By: Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT]

Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT] — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:18:36 +0000

I haven’t heard of this issue before. If you can confirm that it’s an issue in the OneNote 2010 Beta, please post some additional information and I can pass it on to the product team. Thanks for giving the Beta a try. Glad to hear you like it so far!

By: Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT]

Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT] — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:17:01 +0000

No, this is not possible. We get this request a lot (I myself have asked for it), but there are several technical reasons why this is problematic to implement.

By: Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT]

Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT] — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:15:39 +0000

You can lock all sections at once for instant security (see File > Options > Advanced) but protected sections still have to be unlocked individually.

By: Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT]

Michael C. Oldenburg [MSFT] — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:13:49 +0000

Nigel, it’s comments like yours that make our work worthwhile. Thank you for taking the time to leave positive feedback. We’re definitely planning some tutorials and training for the new version, so please check back soon. Meanwhile, thanks again for giving the OneNote Beta a try and posting feedback about our site. :)

By: Bradley

Bradley — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:10:37 +0000

Is it possible to password protect an entire notebook? From a quick search it doesn’t look like it is possible. Is password protection of a notebook in the works?

By: CK

CK — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:22:26 +0000

Is there a way to unlock *all* locked sections at once? I hate typing passwords over and over. If not, this would be something I would love to see in a future version.

By: nigel robinson

nigel robinson — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:56:04 +0000

at last i find help files which really do help. onenote seems to be a very useful application so i intend to learn how to use it more effectively. i would greatly appreciate a tutorial for it.

By: chodorowicz

chodorowicz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:21:40 +0000

it’s offtopic but still quite important: have you noticed a bug that causes links not to be indexed (or even any text that goes after a link in the same line); i cannot find link through a search bar in OneNote 2010. besides that, I must say it’s amazing piece of software!