Converting Handwritten OneNotes to Text
- Austin Dion (Deactivated)
- Sarah Nguyen (Deactivated)
- John Leahy (Deactivated)
After taking handwritten notes in Microsoft OneNote on your mobile device, you can quickly convert that handwriting to text automatically. This allows for easier legibility and gives you the option to search your notes for specific phrases.
Handwritten Notes can only be converted on the desktop version of Microsoft OneNote. Conversion on the online version of OneNote is not available at this time.
Ensure you are signed in to the same account as your mobile device by selecting your account at the top left. To switch accounts, click on Sign in with a different account in the drop-down menu.
Open the page with text you would like to convert.
In the top bar, click on the Draw tab.
Click on Lasso Select.
Hold down left-click and draw a circle/box around all of the text you want to convert.
Right click on the selected area, and select Treat selected Ink as > Handwriting.
At the top right of OneNote (while still in the Draw tab), click Ink to Text.
Select Type in the draw tab and click on the text to edit it.
