Install and activate your edition of Microsoft Office 2019 or Office 365. The original dream of Microsoft’s UWP apps has been dead for some time, and OneNote is simply the latest example of Microsoft going back to desktop apps over its UWP alternatives. If you are using a 32-bit edition of Microsoft Office: 1. It also has a number of new features not available in OneNote 2016, including ink effects and dramatically improved ink. It’s surprising to see Microsoft reverse course on OneNote, but it’s clear that end users simply preferred the desktop app to the company’s UWP app. OneNote for Windows 10 was designed to feel natural with any input method, from mouse and keyboard to pen and touch, and it contains numerous improvements under the hood for better performance, reliability, and battery life. “Using OneNote in this mode can improve readability in low light environments, increase legibility of the user interface as well as your notes, provide better contrast, and reduce eye strain,” claims Microsoft. Microsoft 365 Personal costs 6.99 per month or 69.99 per year and gives you a lot of benefits beyond OneNote, including the installable Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint applications. The desktop OneNote app is also getting a new dark mode option for both Office 365 subscribers and Office 2019 users this week. You can also manually download OneNote 2016 from Microsoft’s site. Starting in March, Office 365 installs that include desktop apps will install the desktop OneNote 2016 version. Microsoft is even changing the way OneNote is installed as a result. This means OneNote 2016 will be supported until October 14th 2025 (in extended support).
“We are continuing mainstream support for OneNote 2016 beyond October 2020, so that you can continue using the version of OneNote that works best for you,” explains a blog post from the OneNote team. The following tips for organizing notes will work in. You should check the differences between them and see which one you are using. The software maker released Office 2019 without any updates to the desktop version of OneNote, instead relying on the separate Universal Windows App for Windows 10. Microsoft has two OneNote apps OneNote and OneNote 2016. Microsoft has changed its mind on killing off the OneNote 2016 desktop app.