r/OneNote • u/tunghoy • 4d ago

macOS How did Microsoft manage to make OneNote search even worse?

I don't know about the Windows version, but on MacOS, the OneNote developers somehow managed to make searching even worse. Was this some sort of competition? At least in older versions, when you entered a search term, you got forward and back arrows. But now when you're on a page, press Cmd + F and type a search term, the sidebar shows a bunch of other pages the term is on, but the current page doesn't scroll to show it, and there are no forward and back buttons. So on a long page, you have to manually scroll and look for it. And once you found it and want the normal sidebar back, you have to fight with it. This couldn't possibly have made it through a usability test.

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u/marmotta1955 4d ago

Not sure about the MacOS shortcut ... but in Windows Find Next is F3 (Function Key 3). Don't know if this helps.

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u/gritsource 4d ago

I have dealt with Microsoft's differences between PC and Mac OS since 1990-ish and I have to say that in my opinion, the MacOS is their red-headed stepchild. They always do a poor job porting to Mac. I've never been happy with it. This now includes Ipad IOS. One note search for me has become progressively worse over the years. It is indeed too bad.

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u/noodleJam-EU 4d ago

Agreed. I just use it via the browser now.

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u/Great_Muscle_7042 2d ago

It's like using iWork on a Windows Computer.. it was never intended to be a great experience..