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Document Markup Tools - Microsoft One Note

Overview of How to use Micorsoft OneNote for Annotations

To annotate PDF file via OneNote you must insert the PDF into the note. 

How to insert and attach files to notes in OneNote:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-or-attach-files-to-notes-f11eac68-144d-48bd-946f-c42d9104b17e?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us (Links to an external site.) 

How to Annotate PDFs With OneNote App On Surface Tablets

(From: https://www.lovemysurface.net/annotate-pdfs-with-onenote-app-on-surface-tablets/) (Links to an external site.)

Open the PDF in OneNote:

  • Open the OneNote App
  • Start a new Note
  • Touch and hold (with your finger, not the pen) anywhere in the blank space of the note
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  • The radial menu appears, choose Insert
  • Find the PDF you want to annotate and select it

 

To annotate:

  • Using the pen, press and hold anywhere in the note
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  • From the radial menu that appears, choose the pen you prefer
  • Write away

 

To highlight:

  • Using the pen, press and hold anywhere in the note
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  • From the radial menu that appears, select the highlighter
  • Highlight away

 

To tag:

  • Using your finger, press and hold anywhere in the note
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  • From the radial menu that appears choose Tag
  • Type your tag(s)

 

Last Updated: 8/25/22