Already out there as an iPhone app, the latest 1.3 update to OneNote turns it into a full-fledged iPad app able to take advantage of the tablet's full-screen real estate.
Though it's part of certain versions of Microsoft Office, OneNote is probably the least understood application in the midst of Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access.
As its name implies, it's basically a note taker and todo list, but one designed to capture free-form notes and ideas as text, images, tables, bullet points, and other types of content. You can also link to or embed video and audio clips and draw illustrations in your notebooks.
You can easily move each piece of content around the screen to organize it. OneNote can also tie in with Outlook, so you can e-mail information and link meeting notes and todo items between the two applications.
You can do all that and more in the full desktop version. The iPad version is much more limited.
Wtth the OneNote IOS app, you can type notes, create bullet and checkbox lists, and insert photos from the photo library or by snapping a new picture.
You can create multiple notebooks and easily organize them. You can also e-mail a notebook. But you can't insert objects other than photos or move and manipulate your content the way you can on the desktop application.
Still, OneNote for the iPad can come in handy for viewing notebooks created on your desktop. OneNote for Windows lets you save each notebook on the Web through your SkyDrive account. Your iPad or iPhone will then automatically retrieve new and updated content by syncing with SkyDrive in the background.
From there, you can open any synced notebooks to view them on your tablet or phone. Though your notebooks don't retain their original layout on the moble device, you can easily read them and make changes to the text, though not to the images.
As described in a Microsoft blog, the new version of OneNote supports both the iPad and iPad 2, is available in different languages, and easily syncs over a Wi-Fi connection.
Microsoft is reportedly prepping a mobile version of its Office suite
for the iPad, according to sources, though the company hasn't confirmed those reports.
As Microsoft's first effort, OneNote for the iPad is a promising idea, but the current version feels incomplete, especially compared with its desktop counterpart. I'd like to see Microsoft try to enhance the app in the next round to give it at least a few of the features that distinguish the desktop version.
The basic free app lets you create and store up to 500 individual notes. Those of you who need more will have to shell out $4.99 for unlimited use on your iPhone and $14.99 for unlimited use on the iPad.
(cnet.com)
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