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Unable to Create Custom Tags in OneNote for Mac (v16.106.1) and No Option in OneNote for the Web

Description: I cannot create or use custom tags in either OneNote for Mac (v16.106.1) or OneNote for the Web. OneNote for the Web The Tag menu does not show any option to create a new custom tag. Only default tags are available. OneNote for Mac…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-03-08T17:31:59.79+00:00
Guilherme Augusto 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-27T14:31:46.8966667+00:00
Jeremy Zeh 0 Reputation points
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One Note Storage on macbook

One Note is taking a lot of storage on my macbook although I have closed the old notebooks and I am hoping to have these old notebooks to be on my "cloud" instead of being stored on my macbook. How do I ensure only the current/relevant…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-05-16T01:52:50.58+00:00
H, Claudia 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T01:53:01.13+00:00

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How do I create a new tag in OneNote on the Mac?

I am running OneNote 16.107.2 (26032211) on a MacBook Pro running 26.4. When I click on the drop down arrow and click on + Create New Tag, a side pane opens that shows "Custom Tags" but no other information or details are contained in the pane.…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-03-25T11:37:44.2533333+00:00
Justin 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-25T11:38:00.31+00:00

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"Site can't be reached" when I click Show All Notebooks in OneNote

This has never happened before for a couple of years now.

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-02-21T12:51:20.48+00:00
jelinora 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-21T14:25:12.6366667+00:00
Jhun Buala 5,240 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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can't create new tags in OneNote MacOS

I have the same issue that has been reported previously on OneNote on MacOS where I can't create new tags. I can see the option but when I click on it, the create tag tab open and remains blank. I use MacOS 26.3 & OneNote 16.106. I followed the…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-02-17T09:31:00.2266667+00:00
Stéphanie Périquet - Pearce 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-20T10:55:33.9966667+00:00
Kai-H 18,195 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Bug with the tag creator

Hello, When I try to create or personalize a tag on the OneNote macOS app, a side window opens. However, this window remains blank and I can't do anything. My app seems to be up to date (16.102.1), and I've already tried uninstalling and reinstalling…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-10-22T09:02:42.71+00:00
Code_Pinceau 35 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-13T21:52:04.26+00:00
Monika Bishnoi 0 Reputation points
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OneNote Notebooks not showing in OneDrive

I am on the newest version of MacOS, but this issue has been there even before the update. I have 2 Notebooks on OneNote, one of them I don't use, the other one has 100+ pages. I can access everything normally from the Mac App, and on the upper corner…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2026-01-23T10:32:57.34+00:00
lalele0000 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-25T15:17:15.4+00:00
Katerina-N 9,090 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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OneNote can't load notebooks (desktop and browser)

I can't remember how but approximately since three months my onenote is messed up. I have my notebooks synced (and stored) on my onedrive. The issue is that I can only load few sections of the notebooks (3/22 in total) both in browser and on my desktop.…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-12-08T14:21:18.08+00:00
Tristan 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-08T14:57:38.7633333+00:00
Harold Milan 17,505 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Storage Error in Outlook and OneNote – Microsoft 365 Basic

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Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-11-13T12:54:05.5833333+00:00
Laura Skov 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-11-26T18:29:25.0833333+00:00
Katerina-N 9,090 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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My Mac has a location for one drive and uploads but web version does not have the files synched

Hi All, I am having a hard time working out why the One Drive location on my Mac is not uploading files to the same location as the web version is storing them. When I open the onedrive app on my Mac I can see lots of recently uploaded files but if I…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-11-13T21:55:26.95+00:00
wirksworth 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-14T02:22:05.36+00:00
Francisco Montilla 30,630 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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OneNote is not working

One Noteが急に「読み取り専用」となり、以下のエラー表示があらわれました。恐らく、直前までOne Driveのファイル整理でいくつかファイルを削除をしていたことが関係しているのかもしれません。 ◼︎エラー表示 １、同期エラー このノートブックの場所は開けないため、読み取り専用になっています。ノートをもう一度作成するには、コピーを保存して、新しい場所からこのノードブックを同期します ２、同期の状態 このセクション…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-10-27T12:22:21.1933333+00:00
syuma 60 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-28T01:37:31.5566667+00:00
syuma 60 Reputation points
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Are OneNote Notebooks saved locally on Mac after an account is deleted?

Hi, I’ve been using the OneNote app on my Mac with my school Microsoft account and have created many notebooks tied to that account. Since I’ve recently graduated, my school account is scheduled to be deleted in a few months. I’m confused about how…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-05-20T04:18:27+00:00
Anonymous
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I've worked offline for months and when I finally synced my oneNote with oneDrive, I've lost more than half of the work. Can I get any back?

Hi, I've been using OneNote on my macbook for months but I always kept it offline as I did not have a oneDrive account to be able to sync. I've then needed to be able to share my work with colleagues and therefore created an account to have oneDrive and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-07-02T08:35:35+00:00
Anonymous
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Will I lose unsynchronized OneNote books owned by already deactivated Microsoft accounts that are still on my desktop if I log in using a new Microsoft account?

I have switched Microsoft accounts several times from school accounts to private ones to switching offices accounts on the desktop OneNote app on my mac. There are some numerous valuable notes on them which would be hard to copy the contents of and…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-06-07T17:59:29+00:00
Anonymous
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Copy & Paste From OneNote Issue

Recently I have been having issues with copying anything from OneNote and pasting it into another application such as a web browser. I have found that if I paste it into notepad it works, and then I could copy from there, but that becomes quite…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-04-18T17:50:52+00:00
Anonymous
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OneNote for Mac Crashes on Startup After Deleting Cache Files (EXC_BAD_INSTRUCTION)

Hi, My Macbook has ran out of storage, mostly due to Cache files and One Note backups. In the past, I have deleted back-ups without any problems and this time, I had to clear out some cache (which I was under the impression was safe to do). In the past…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-05-12T23:28:09+00:00
Anonymous
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OneNote synch problems

Hi, I'm experiencing issues with OneNote synchronisation. I use the app on my MacBook (seems like I have the latest version), but it seems like my notebooks are only stored locally and not syncing to the cloud. When I log into my Microsoft account…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-06-19T09:51:23+00:00
Anonymous
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Transfer OneNote from one email to another

I have a OneNote notebook that I created using email address #1, and I shared it to email address #2. However, I want to change the ownership to address #2. I'm using OneNote online, and cannot seem to export this. #1 is my work email and #2 is…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-06-14T13:37:18+00:00
Anonymous
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one note is not syncing

after signing out from onenote and signing in again i can't see my notebook and i cannot see the view sync status

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-04-29T09:45:15+00:00
Anonymous
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My OneNote uni acount has expired. How do I save all my notes to a new account without losing anything?

My OneNote La Trobe uni log in has expired from my undergraduate. I had been using the same Microsoft account for my post grad for all of my notes but now it has expired and my notes say sync error. I can not log back into this account it says it is…

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneNote | Other | MacOS
asked 2025-05-06T02:58:19+00:00
Anonymous