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OneNote 2010 File Format Information

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There have been a bunch of questions about the file format so I wanted to write a comprehensive blog post to cover all of your questions. Key points:

  • OneNote 2010 will fully read & write OneNote 2007 format notebooks, no need to convert a notebook
  • There is a new OneNote 2010 format to support new features (such as versions)
  • OneNote 2010 can convert notebooks from 2007<-->2010 formats and back

 

OneNote 2010 will fully read & write any OneNote 2007 notebook; you do not need to convert your notebooks to use OneNote 2010. When you are on a 2007 notebook you will see that the title bar of the application says "(Compatibility Mode)" like this:

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When you see this you are in a 2007 format notebook, conversely if you do not see this then you are viewing a 2010 format notebook. Also certain features will be disabled and greyed out in the UI this is normal and to use the new features you should convert the notebook to the 2010 format

There is a new OneNote 2010 format to support new features such as:

  • OneNote Web App
  • Versions
  • Equations
  • Linked Note Taking
  • Recycle Bin
  • And more

By default when you create a new notebook in OneNote 2010 the format of the notebook will be in the 2010 format so you can use all of these new features.

If you are sharing with people who do not have OneNote you will be able to share your notes in the cloud (Windows Live) and they can view & edit those notes in the browser. If you need to work with others who have OneNote 2007 you will need to make sure the notebook is in the 2007 format.

You can convert any notebook between versions by:

  1. Right-click on the notebook on the navigation bar (on the left)
  2. Choose Properties
  3. Click to convert the notebook to whatever version you would like, see here:

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If you have more questions please use the comments below.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2009
    What about custom tags? I dont know for sure, but they stored only on my computer, am i right? For example, if my harddrive crashes, i can restore my notebooks from backup, but tags will be lost? Or if i open my notebook on different computer, could i use my tags in this case?

  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2009
    I can't convert the Unfiled Notes to 2010 format since right click gives nothing. Do I have to delete it and recreat one?

  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2009
    I was also wondering about unfiled notes.  I tried creating a new file for it, and it doesn't seem to allow the recycle bin feature like the other 2010 version notebooks.

  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2009
    (OT) I participated in that survey for trying out Onenote 2010 but at Connect, my status is pending. Is there a second wave of CTP or something? Thank you, wbkang

  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2009
    @wbkang Same here, my Connect status is pending. Wondering if there is a second wave of testers too.

  • Anonymous
    July 17, 2009
    This is very positive news , I just hope it works ok (it didn't in the last beta..)

  • Anonymous
    July 20, 2009
    Lots of people talk about the Office 2010, it is really close to us! Looking forward the new office version

  • Anonymous
    November 20, 2009
    is there any application with I can use to convert or have to install onenote 2010?

  • Anonymous
    January 09, 2010
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  • Anonymous
    March 31, 2010
    Is there a possibility to set the onenote default format from 2010 to 2007? The aim: if you create a new onenote file, the file format is automatically set as 2007 format. Thanks, Kristian

  • Anonymous
    September 03, 2010
    Thank you! I was curious as to why the top of my OneNote 2010 was showing Compatibility Mode and my Unfiled Notes had an information bar at the top.  The instructions provided in this post worked.

  • Anonymous
    September 16, 2010
    Thanks for posting helpful information. I also started using onenote2010 and have fallen in love with it. It's a huge time saver when you are grabbing data from a number of sources.

  • Anonymous
    November 16, 2010
    Hi there from Dublin Ive set send to OneNote function to a particular page in ON 2010 but when I use this function it reverts to sending my page to the one that was set in ON 2007. Your advice would be appreciated regards PL

  • Anonymous
    November 22, 2010
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  • Anonymous
    February 16, 2011
    I need to get my Onenote 2007 notebook converted to 2010 so I can upload it to the web. The problem is every time I try to convert it stops saying it can't complete because another notebook is open. There is no other notebook. Help!