481 questions with Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS tags

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OneNote iPad Split View – Navigation Button Obstructed

In Split View on iPad Mini, the top-left navigation button (back to notebooks/sections) is covered by the iPadOS window controls (red/orange/green). It’s not tappable. This makes it impossible to navigate within OneNote without leaving Split View. This…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-05-05T22:06:29.01+00:00
Shasark 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-27T03:16:42.3166667+00:00
Norah-L 6,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I gain my ownership of my one note account back? I’m the owner but I can’t edit it.

Hi, my one note account doesn’t seem to be working correctly. I’m the owner of my own one not account and yet it’s not letting me edit or draw anything. It says that I am not the owner of this account and should ask the owner for permission to edit. I’m…

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asked 2026-05-16T19:06:02.0166667+00:00
Sarah Taimoor 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-18T07:46:32.63+00:00
Norah-L 6,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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one note files stay in iphone, but disappear in Win 11 laptop

one note sections remain on iPhone, but all the sections disappeared in the windows laptop version (sys 11). How can I reassemble the iphone files within Windows ?

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asked 2026-05-16T16:17:38.7233333+00:00
Floyd Slotterback 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T16:17:51.14+00:00

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IPad one note issue with handwriting.

Hello, I am a frequent daily user of Microsoft OneNote on iPad, primarily for handwritten notes using Apple Pencil. Overall, I am very satisfied with the app, but I believe there is significant room for improvement—especially in Apple Pencil integration…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-05-12T18:28:17.75+00:00
Jaroslava Michálková 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-12T18:46:26.38+00:00
Gérard Oomens 122.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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How to improve handwriting in one note

Hello, I am a frequent daily user of Microsoft OneNote on iPad, primarily for handwritten notes using Apple Pencil. Overall, I am very satisfied with the app, but I believe there is significant room for improvement—especially in Apple Pencil integration…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-05-12T18:38:39.47+00:00
Jaroslava Michálková 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-12T18:39:00.27+00:00

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OneNote on iPad: can files be synced locally (not on OneDrive)?

I have OneNote on my iPad Air (gen 5). Is there a way to sync any files locally on my iPad, instead of using OneDrive?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-05-02T22:18:00.53+00:00
Taylor 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-02T22:19:13.79+00:00
Taylor 20 Reputation points
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Can't sign into microsoft accounts on my iphone

I can't get signed into Microsoft accounts on my iphone. This includes my outlook and onenote. I've reset my microsoft password several times. The error I get is: You've tried to sign in too many times with an incorrect account or password. It askes me…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2025-11-12T15:39:02.3266667+00:00
Mike Kerrey 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-30T01:25:03.97+00:00
sjho 0 Reputation points
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My documents don’t show up

I’ve been using One Note for many years, yet when I went into my OneNote app on my iPad recently, some of the documents I don’t use all of the time give a message, section not found, which at one time were all there. How do I get these back?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-04-20T12:46:31.31+00:00
Kim Carlson 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-23T20:31:57.72+00:00
Katerina-N 9,090 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Do I need a subscription if I only use One Note

If I want to continue to use One Note in iPad only, do I need a subscription?

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | For home | iOS
asked 2026-04-20T12:51:03.7433333+00:00
Kim Carlson 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-20T12:51:29.0933333+00:00
Kim Carlson 20 Reputation points
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CRITICAL: Missing OneNote Notebooks - Server Error 500 - Correlation ID: dfa909a2-e0fe-0001-8405-19adb24ff0eb

I have experienced a total loss of access to my OneNote notebooks. They have disappeared from OneDrive Online and are not in any Recycle Bin or Second-stage bin. Technical Details: • Error: Item does not exist / Something went wrong. • Correlation ID:…

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asked 2026-04-18T20:19:02.61+00:00
- dedq- 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-18T20:25:46.6833333+00:00
- dedq- 0 Reputation points
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One Note iPad Pro M4 IOS 26.4.1 Update Issues

Open App requires multiple restarts dark screen unable to view any notebooks. Sometimes will open view a page able to input then any change to another Notebook goes dark “blank” requiring to restart over and over again.

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asked 2026-04-14T05:06:56.7966667+00:00
gin111 10 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-15T02:46:19.27+00:00
Norah-L 6,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I set iCloud as my personal account

Hi I’m trying to set my iCloud email as my personal account it’s not allowing me to do so. it’s asking for the following Signing in to this device requires a password on your account. Visit undefined to add a password to your account. After adding a…

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asked 2025-11-26T20:58:22.32+00:00
Afiyia Khan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-12T14:24:51.9133333+00:00
Nicolas Espina 0 Reputation points
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How to fix OneNote on my Ipad

OneNote displays the yellow message at the top, "We couldn't merge some changes. To review conflicts, use OneNote on your computer or OneNote online." OneNote is stuck to one page and I cannot change from the page that I am on. I cannot sign…

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asked 2026-03-30T16:19:37.0033333+00:00
Shakeel Jan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-10T08:23:16.04+00:00
Norah-L 6,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Install OneNote iPhone version on iPad

How do I install the iPhone version of OneNote on my iPad mini. For clarity, I want it to look like it does on my iPhone i.e. without the Notebooks and pages on the left. Is this possible?

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asked 2026-04-03T17:37:40.8666667+00:00
Andrew Malkin 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-04T08:45:02.5466667+00:00
Arlene D 36,060 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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One Note iPad Grid Line Colors

I don't understand why, on my Mac, I can customize the gridline colours all I want, but it won't sync to my iPad, and my iPad won't give me the option to change the colour on the app itself.

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asked 2026-03-09T19:56:54.6066667+00:00
Mathu05 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-31T02:31:24.1766667+00:00
Norah-L 6,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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When was the last time the OneNote team actually implemented a requested feature? --seriously

As a OneNote user for 14 years, I've seen more features stripped than added. It's really frustrating. I wish OneNote for desktop had page previews and I wish the iPad version had a 2-finger tap undo like every other writing app. I wish search could be…

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asked 2026-03-24T02:45:21.8433333+00:00
Katy Kinnamon 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-24T14:20:46.14+00:00
Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 435.8K Reputation points
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Fountain pen option for OneNote on the iPad

When will OneNote for iPad support the fountain pen option? Not having this will push me to a different app. I am older and have some arthritis. The regular pen option looks bad. On other apps the fountain pen option helps my handwriting look much…

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asked 2026-03-23T00:55:52.8133333+00:00
Yoda868 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-23T02:22:30.1466667+00:00
Bulldog 2,200 Reputation points
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How do I recover a Notebook on OneNota iOS iPad that got deleted after pushing the “Refresh Now” button because it wasn’t syncing?

A notebook got deleted because I pressed the “Refresh Now” button on the “You can’t edit this notebook because it’s not syncing, press Refresh Now to edit” pop-up or something along those lines. I don’t think it’s fair for it to just get deleted and…

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asked 2026-03-19T05:17:33.3033333+00:00
Santiago Ramírez 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-19T05:17:47.2933333+00:00

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OneNote does not sync with iPadOS or iPhone IOS

Sync works fine on my Mac and used to work on my phone (though I've changed my iPad). Now I can apparently sign-in to my account through either iPadOS or IOS but it's empty of contents. I suspect I'm not actually linking to my existing account. Anyone…

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asked 2026-03-17T17:15:05.5533333+00:00
Daveypez-4194 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-17T17:32:21.7366667+00:00
Daveypez-4194 5 Reputation points
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OneNote note pulling recent data

Starting last night, I could not access recent pages that I have been working on in OneNote. Tried on both my iPad and MacBook. Tried signing out of my iCloud account and back in. Tried restarting the device. Nothing seems to resolve it. I got an error…

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asked 2026-03-13T13:38:07.7133333+00:00
Nicole Laughter 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-14T13:17:09.9766667+00:00
IGYQ 19,275 Reputation points Independent Advisor