Will it ever be possible to fill a shape with color on OneNote

Hello,

Will it ever be possible to fill a shape with color on OneNote, similar to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint? Does anyone with any power in Microsoft read these questions?

I feel like a clown going back and forth copying colored rectangles from Word to OneNote, just so I can make an effective diagram. Perhaps OneNote developers would like me to print out a red filled circle from Word and tape it to my nose while I try to fill a shape in OneNote?

Thanks for nothing.

-Peter

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Michael Barnard commented · March 08, 2021 06:56 · Flag as inappropriate

The shape tool in OneNote is useless for me because I cannot fill them. We have been waiting for at least ten years for this feature. Can we at least have an explanation for why this hasn't been implemented?

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Request noted by MS in 2011. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/onenote-2010-fill-a-standard-shape-with-a-color/ad36cd9e-485d-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

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wordartofficeart commented · December 14, 2020 04:25 · Flag as inappropriate

Angel: because word was designed for advanced formatting, onenote wasn't? Because word has a drawing engine, onenote has an inking engine? it seems logical that a word processor would have more formatting options (including more shapes and line options) than a note-taking app, where formatting doesn't matter by definition.

Although tbh I want it in onenote too.

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Angel commented · November 27, 2020 15:35 · Flag as inappropriate

How is it that Word has more clip art, SHAPES and line options, etc than a Note taking app? Can be very frustrating and disappointing- why make it harder for students when its already challenging enough!

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Manuel Garcia commented · October 17, 2020 16:50 · Flag as inappropriate

It is a lame that function is not available, to be honest

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Mike Rodgers commented · October 12, 2020 10:13 · Flag as inappropriate

I was just looking for this option also. It would be extremely helpful to have a shaded in shape.

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Alexander Ch commented · May 24, 2020 01:14 · Flag as inappropriate

I agree and vote, and also It won't be too much to add a possibility to connect shaps with each othe by line-connector like in Visio.

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Christian Stenner commented · May 14, 2020 23:35 · Flag as inappropriate

Yes, this would be so helpful.

And to be able to choose hex code for the colors I am filling a form with.

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