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Microsoft Redesigns OneNote across All Platforms

The company has changed how the app looks like on Windows 10, Mac, iOS, Android, and on the web, and will be rolling out the update “over the coming weeks”, bringing enhanced usability for those who use assistive technologies.

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has been working on a complete redesign for the OneNote app over the last couple of months. Only recently, the company released an update for OneNote for iOS which changed how the application looks.

Now, Microsoft has announced in a blog post that it will start rolling out a design-oriented update for OneNote across all platforms.

The new OneNote experience is already available in OneNote for Mac, OneNote for iOS (iPhone and iPad), and OneNote Online (Web). Over the coming weeks, it will arrive on , and Android.

This latest update includes changes in three key areas:

  • Enhancing usability for those who use assistive technologies
  • Simplifying navigation controls
  • Creating consistency across devices

In the announcement blog post, Microsoft explains that this update focuses on turning OneNote into an app more easily usable by those with disabilities. People with vision and mobility impairments will find it easier to use OneNote once they get the latest update.

For example, by pressing Ctrl+G users will be able to access their Notebooks and from there, navigate through the app by using just their keyboard.

Simplifying navigation

Of course, to achieve proper keyboard navigation Microsoft had to improve the navigation layout of OneNote.

Thanks to this upcoming update, navigation controls are all in one area on the left-hand side of the app.

That way, users can easily switch between their notes.

In addition, thanks to the simplified design, screen readers can easily navigate through the app to help those with disabilities.

Thanks to this update, navigation will become much easier across all platforms – Image: Microsoft

A universal update

As mentioned above, the update will be available across all platforms. Microsoft notes in its announcement blog post that “regardless of what device someone is using, the experience will be the same”.

For example, that way students will be able to easily transition between their home and school devices. Whether you're using the Windows 10 OneNote app or the desktop version, you will get the same navigation experience.

To learn more about the update, visit Microsoft's help article. You can get OneNote for your device by clicking on the following links:

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Kostas Papanikolaou
Kostas is a former sports journalist and an amateur gamer. Combining his love for technology with his writing experience, he enjoys covering news about Microsoft. Being an artistic “soul”, he is also writing poems and short stories.

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