OneNote Testing
What it is like to be a tester on the Microsoft OneNote team and day to day life as an SDET in Office. Plus a few tips for using OneNote and an occasional powertoy.
Equations and TEX support for OneNote 2007
Couldn't miss the chance to pass this along. Dragonshorn Studios released a TEX (equation) editor...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/29/2009
Tag Summary and other test cases for tags in OneNote
Here is a test page I created to help explain some further testing around tagged notes. There are 5...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/17/2009
Working with and testing To Do lists in OneNote
Every so often, I'll get the same or very similar questions all at once. I'm not sure why this...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/14/2009
Printing pages with the Adapx pen, and a plug for an old OneNote powertoy
Did you see Adapx updated their software 2.0 for the CapturX pen? You can finally print your own...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/10/2009
An addin for importing from a "Digital Notepad"
Looks like Johan de Konig has written an addin to import ink from a Digital Notepad device from...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/08/2009
Equation support in OneNote 2010 and the clipboard
Equation support has received some strong positive feedback so far - thanks! Testing it has been a...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/07/2009
Resizing the ribbon in OneNote 2010: an introduction
We've gotten a large amount of feedback on the ribbon in OneNote 2010 beta. The Ribbon is a shared...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 12/03/2009
New functionality for Equation support in OneNote 2010
I've mentioned several times that we use persona testing to help define scenarios for OneNote...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/30/2009
64 Bit Printer workaround for OneNote 2007 updated
Just wanted to make sure everyone saw this solution has been updated. Details at...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/27/2009
More testing the Equation support in OneNote
A few things came up over the weekend. We released the Beta version of Office 2010 and folks have...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/23/2009
Now that the beta is out the door, I can talk about OneNote 2010!
Finally - the beta is public, so run over there and try it out! The toughest part about this blog...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/19/2009
Why in the world are our notebooks wrapped in plastic?
This is new. One of the nice things about Microsoft is our office supply rooms. We can go in any...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/16/2009
Opening a new SideNote in OneNote when Windows starts
I saw this question on the newsgroup the other day and left a short description of how to get the...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/12/2009
A great and detailed OneNote planning template
This is a pretty detailed time planner I stumbled across last week. Dean Gardiner created a very...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/09/2009
Using the equations about screen size as a test scenario for OneNote
Last time I shared a page I used Word and Onenote 2010 equation support to figure out how much...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/05/2009
Using Equation Support and Napkin Math in Onenote to solve a real world puzzle
I was thinking about getting a larger laptop with a much larger screen than my current tablet. At...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 11/02/2009
Using Notepad to test OneNote
Someone came by my office this last week and saw me paste some information about a bug report I...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/29/2009
Creating OneNote pages with just the title and no date/time stamp
Over the weekend there was a question on the iheartonenote.com site about creating a new page that...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/26/2009
Back to testing OneNote after a vacation
Just back from vacation and am getting back up to speed. Some random stats that are meaningless...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/22/2009
Thanks a latte, Mr. Elop!
Those of you who follow tweets related to OneNote might have seen Stephen Elop send a message now...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/08/2009
A OneNote haiku helps with the keeping a balanced perspective
This item showed up in email today: A OneNote Haiku. This was written on our whiteboard by our...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/06/2009
Using Fiddler to test OneNote, part 1
A tool we use to track OneNote network traffic and behavior is Fiddler. It is a free tool you can...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 10/02/2009
I’ve been able to regress some bug reports
I started work today pretty happy - I hit "ZBR" right on the deadline for the first time...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/28/2009
Fun stuff in OneNote Test this week
It's not all hard work and testing OneNote around here. Some folks managed to get some...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/24/2009
Quick note to register at the IHeartOneNote page
Nothing to do with testing OneNote, per se, but this looked interesting enough to share. If anyone...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/21/2009
Super OneNote power user tip: Moving outlines one pixel at a time
Kim sent me an email wanting to know if it was possible to fine tune the position of outlines on a...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/17/2009
Free OneNote "cheat sheet"
Check this out: Lifehacker found some free cheat sheets for many office products (and other apps) at...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/16/2009
Percentages from the last "bug bash"
We had a "bug bash" on some sync features in OneNote last week. I thought it may be interesting to...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/14/2009
Bug bashes with OneNote
One of the many planned testing events we have to complete for many of our areas is a "Bug...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/10/2009
Napkin Math script is now passing 100% of the time
Back in April, I was having a problem investigating a failing automation script. The script was a...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/09/2009
Interesting talk about virtualization
Another borderline advertisement for a pretty good talk about migrating to Windows 7. Here’s the...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 09/02/2009
A quick test and tip for OneNote audio search
Looking through the newsgroup this weekend showed this comment: basically, this person was having...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/31/2009
Fixing a bug with the Highlighted Text Addin
First, I need to develop a better name for this addin. Highlighted Text Extractor? Get Highlighted...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/27/2009
A beta powertoy for OneNote 2007 to extract highlighted text from a page
Based on a few requests I received last week, I decided to investigate a powertoy to get the...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/24/2009
A powertoy request shows some tagging functionality already built into OneNote
I got an email request last week with a suggestion for a powertoy. Talking about powertoys always...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/20/2009
More about the OneNote tweets
Back in March I pointed out that OneNote has been reading your tweets. The link I'm using is this...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/17/2009
Symbols and Equation Support in OneNote 2010 Tech Preview
One of the features of Equation Support with OneNote 2010 is the ability to insert specific symbols...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/13/2009
Testing Equation Support with OneNote 2010 to OneNote 2007 conversion
One of the things you can do fairly easily with OneNote 2010 is convert notebooks into a format...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/10/2009
Setting the A4 page size in OneNote
Let's take a break from testing Equation support in OneNote 2010 to let me respond to everyone with...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/06/2009
Testing Equation Support in OneNote 2010 Technical Preview, part 2
Last week I went over the verifications for selecting one of our canned equations but stopped short...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 08/03/2009
Testing Equation Support in OneNote 2010 Technical Preview, part 1
Let's take a look at one of the ways we expose inserting equations into OneNote 2010 Tech Preview...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/31/2009
Error at the end of something
Back from vacation and had good intentions to start talking about the testing of the Equation...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/29/2009
Responding to a question in a tweet
I’m still reading your tweets and saw this one the other day: Is there a way to "purge" MS...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/16/2009
Setting up Windows to help test OneNote
After having to wipe my machine and restore (yet again), I remembered I make a few tweaks to my test...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/13/2009
A registry key for OneNote worth backing up
Looking through my Sent Items folder in Outlook for the past few weeks, I realized I had asked and...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/09/2009
I lost my Unfiled Notes in OneNote due to not planning ahead
One of the "tricks" I've learned over time for my dogfood machine is to set it up as if I...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 07/02/2009
Using Windows accessibility features to change the OneNote UI
Last week I showed how you change some global Windows font and color selections to make changes to...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 06/29/2009
You probably don’t want to do this to OneNote, but here’s how
I saw this question on the Outlook Newsgroup a few days ago: "Is there anyway to change the...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 06/25/2009
Did OneNote cause this? (Haiku included)
This is not so much about testing as life at Microsoft. Near our coffee machines is a little bench...
Author: JohnGuin Date: 06/22/2009