Bring back the radial fly out menu in the W10 Store version of OneNote
On Win 8.1, Windows Store OneNote featured a radial menu allowing easy access to line colors but also thickness. This menu was removed and subsequently the ability to change line thicknesses was removed completely which is a huge regression un OneNote functionality. Thicker lines allow for a nicer writing experience on the screen of Surface 3...
KrisJ
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Thanks for all the suggestions around the utility of the radial fly out. We will not be bringing this back to the Win10 Store version of OneNote.
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olivia
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no, you should bring it back
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Anonymous
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Would also love to have the radial menu back in OneNote - if it can be managed to put an entire product back into active lifecycle (https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/08/microsoft-onenote-2016-revival) than certainly it would be a great achievement to bring one of the best UI elements back, which was the radial menu
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Anonymous
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microsoft never really listens so why bother, just like trying to bring back themes in outlook so you can see more than bright white.
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Carolyn Prieto
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Why aren't you bringing it back? Will you explain another easier way to constantly change between colours, erasers or writing tools -especially- when in full screen mode, instead of going to the top to unfold the whole tool bar.. is not about how many clicks it takes to unfold the bar tool, is about the fluidity of note taking as if you were on paper.
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Anonymous
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Please bring the radial menu back
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Lorrii
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I still want the radial menu back...
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Dub Dublin
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The new draw menu is a huge improvement, but still nowhere near as good a design as the old radial menu. *Please* bring back (at least as an option) the radial menus - they were one of the best OneNote features ever!
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regs
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Only if optional. For many classic popup toolbar is easier and faster to navigate.
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Albin LABELLE
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There is an add-in (free) that does exactly that : have a look at https://onenote2016.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/camera-support-for-onenote-desktop/
I checked it, both on OneNote 2013 and OneNote 2016 (and I am now using it routinely) : it works flawlessly.
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Anonymous
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I have gone through considerable trouble to try the old onenote version on windows 10 (Surface 4 pro) to try the radial menu. I absolutely love it. I can not believe that such a convenient feature is not available a least as an option.
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muzza
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radial menu is quicker to use
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Fritzly
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And while you are there please add it to the entire Office suite and Windows too. MS keep publishing videos f the future of computing ad all portrayed Radial menus! In the real life it was removed form the only app that used it; it makes no sense.
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Katrin
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formsradial menu needed also in one note like it is existing in word Jet.
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Jesús García commented
or at least, have in the toolbar the same color and thickness options than in onenote touch
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Chris Choate
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Add my name to the list of people wanting the radial menu back. That was such a convenient tool.
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Tomas Petricek
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I used the OneNote App on Surface Pro 3 with Windows 8.1 heavily and I absolutely loved the radial menu. It made it extremely easy to switch between pen & eraser and I used the ability to choose easily custom colors (via nested menus) all the time. Now that this has been removed from OneNote in Windows 10, I find it extremely cumbersome to access all the features of OneNote that I'm used to from the Windows 8.1 app version. Please consider bringing radial menu back to the app & adding it to the desktop version too!
[Cross-post from: https://onenote.uservoice.com/forums/327186-onenote-for-windows-windows-phone/suggestions/6204543-include-radial-menu-in-desktop-onenote]
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Tomas Petricek
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I used the OneNote App on Surface Pro 3 with Windows 8.1 heavily and I absolutely loved the radial menu. It made it extremely easy to switch between pen & eraser and I used the ability to choose easily custom colors (via nested menus) all the time. Now that this has been removed from OneNote in Windows 10, I find it extremely cumbersome to access all the features of OneNote that I'm used to from the Windows 8.1 app version. Please consider bringing radial menu back to the app & adding it to the desktop version too!
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sketch
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I don't want it. It can be made optional for people who need it so desperately for their convenience.
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Anonymous
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"In general, make the desktop version more conducive to handwriting notes."
strongly agree
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Anonymous
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I Think MS will bring in a "Ink-Toolbar" but not the Radial Menu again...
https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/04/06/create-ideate-and-collaborate-build-apps-powered-by-windows-ink/
This looks promising...