With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek.
OneNote always synchronizes your notes with a Microsoft account, so just sign into OneNote 2016 with the same account and you'll have the same notes.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. If you want to switch from OneNote to OneNote 2016, it's easy. Just click the 'Windows Desktop' link on the download page. You can also download OneNote 2016 for free from Microsoft, even if you haven't paid for Microsoft Office. If you've installed Microsoft Office, you probably have both installed. The universal 'OneNote' application comes with Windows 10, while 'OneNote 2016' comes with Microsoft Office and is also available for previous versions of Windows. The newer OneNote has a simpler interface, but the older OneNote is just more powerful. The new, universal app version of OneNote included with Windows 10-just named 'OneNote'-doesn't have many options, and won't allow you to disable the web links. Unfortunately, you can only disable this feature in the classic desktop version of OneNote, named 'OneNote 2016'.
