A Look at Microsoft OneNote Mobile (Beta) on the Pocket PC

[Darius Wey]

<img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote8.jpg" /><br /><br />Back in November, there was <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9704">talk of a mobile version of OneNote for the Windows Mobile platform</a>. All attention seemed focused on the Smartphone, which still holds true, though the application works fine on a Pocket PC - minus a few features, of course. In this article, I take a look at how OneNote Mobile looks and feels on a Pocket PC. Read on to find out more. <!><br /><br />A few days ago, Microsoft announced the public availability of Beta 2 of the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/default.mspx">2007 Office System</a>. In the package is a standalone installer for <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/programs/onenote/highlights.mspx">OneNote 2007</a>, a digital notebook supporting text, ink, audio, video, and images. While the core of the application is designed to enhance the note-taking and sharing experience on the PC, it does include a number of improvements for Pocket PCs and Smartphones - not just with the provision of a mobile client, but also an enhanced sync experience that leaves the OneNote 2003 + Notes partnership out in the dust.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote1.jpg" /><br /><i>Figure 1: The OneNote Mobile notification bubble.</i><br /><br />When you first synchronise a Pocket PC (or Smartphone) with a PC running OneNote 2007, a bubble appears in the system tray notifying you that OneNote Mobile is available for installation. The application consumes less than a megabyte, and similar to its other Office Mobile counterparts, it is readily identifiable in the Start menu via the purple OneNote icon.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote2.jpg" /><br /><i>Figure 2: OneNote Mobile, as it appears in the Start menu of a Pocket PC.</i><br /><br />The main interface (or Notes Browser) of OneNote Mobile isn't graphically-rich. Being initially designed for the Smartphone, it lacks tap-and-hold support and is heavily reliant on the use of soft keys for navigation. Here, you can create, rename, delete, and modify the sorting options of notes.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote3.jpg" /><br /><i>Figure 3: It's all about the soft keys.</i><br /><br />When creating or editing a note, the interface isn't significantly different. Again, no tap-and-hold support, and no toolbar either (unlike Word Mobile and Excel Mobile). You can format text and create lists in a number of ways, but the need to reach for the soft keys each time soon becomes a drag. You can also insert pictures (with camera support) and recordings as thumbnails, which can be viewed in its entirety simply by tapping on it. Images open in an embedded image viewer, while recordings simply play back. Both can also sync back to the PC.<br /><br />Of course, one would think that ink support on a touchscreen-enabled device (Pocket PC) would be the most mind-blowing concept of OneNote Mobile. Sadly, there is no such support - further reaffirming that the version of OneNote Mobile that ships with Beta 2 of OneNote 2007 is in every way designed for the Smartphone. I don't know about you, but I feel that OneNote Mobile would have far greater value on a Pocket PC than a Smartphone, and I hope that Microsoft gets around to designing an exclusive Pocket PC version of the application by RTM.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote4.jpg" /><br /><i>Figure 4: OneNote Mobile includes a number of text formatting options (bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough) and list options (bullet points, and numbers).</i><br /><br />On a more positive note, the OneNote 2007 + OneNote Mobile sync experience shines. Included in ActiveSync is a "OneNote Notes" sync option that keeps notes between the Windows Mobile-based device and the special mobile notebook section of OneNote 2007 synchronised. It supports two-way sync, so changes made on either the PC or mobile device can be reflected on the other when the two communicate.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote5.jpg" /><br /><i>Figure 5: The new "OneNote Notes" sync option in ActiveSync.</i><br /><br />Much of the text formatting in the two-way sync remains intact, and in some cases, special formatting (for example, tables) still appears on the mobile device, even though it cannot be created on it.<br /><br />Each set of notes from a device is kept in its own tab in OneNote 2007. This helps if you have multiple devices synchronising with the same computer. If a note has multiple containers, these will appear as separate notes on the mobile device. Annoying, yes, but if you factor in the limited screen space of a Pocket PC or Smartphone, it's easy to see why Microsoft has taken this approach.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote7.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060527-OneNote6.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Figure 6: The mobile notebook section of OneNote 2007. Click the image above for a larger version.</i><br /><br />At the end of the day, OneNote Mobile on the Pocket PC has room for improvement. But just for that enhanced two-way sync experience, it's still worth installing, in my opinion. So, if you don't mind toying with beta software, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/overview.mspx">download Beta 2 of the 2007 Office System</a> to experience OneNote Mobile for yourself.

[Phillip Dyson]

Not being a TabletPC owner, I guess I can't quite see the significance of this product.

Would OneNote replace Calligrapher on my PPC?

[Darius Wey]

Would OneNote replace Calligrapher on my PPC?

If you need ink support, then continue using CalliGrapher.

Also, much of OneNote Mobile's value lies in its sync experience with OneNote. If you don't use the desktop application, then there's little point in using the mobile application.

[halr9000]

Not being a TabletPC owner, I guess I can't quite see the significance of this product.
Onenote is *not* just for Tablets. I frequently use it on my laptop to take notes in meetings. I also use it to organize information about the projects I'm working on. Wish I did have a tablet PC, but trust me, there's plenty of non-tablet use cases for Onenote.

As an aside, the "Smartphone-centric" appearance of ON Mobile seems...retarded. Tap &amp; hold takes nothing away from the SP experience (they won't even know its there), and can only add to the PPC experience. And without ink, I hardly see a reason to use this over the embedded Outlook sync'ing Notes app, which does support handwritten notes. I can only assume that this beta is not feature-complete. Nothing else makes sense.

I do want to check it out though, I love my Notes in Outlook, and would love them even more in ON where I do more with that sort of data anyway.

[maikii]

I'm downloading it right now. (It sure was a hassle to get to the point where it can actually be downloaded though, after having to submit to various surveys, etc.)

I didn't see a PPC version, just the desktop version. Is the WM version included in the desktop package?

[Kris Kumar]

I didn't see a PPC version, just the desktop version. Is the WM version included in the desktop package?

The WM version is bundled with the desktop package. After installing OneNote, connect your WM device and a balloon tool tip will popup in the system tray bar, kind like what Darius has shown in Figure 1. ;-) Click on it and you will be all set. And yes, you have to enable the OneNote in the ActiveSync->Options.

[Kris Kumar]

It sucks that the Pocket PC application doesn't support ink etc. But as a Smartphone user, I am very happy. This kind of note taking ability combined with the sync functionality is what I needed for my Smartphone. :rock on dude!:

Also makes me happy to see that Microsoft is for once focusing on the Smartphone client first. ;-) I am sure it is just a matter of time and betas before they offer a fully functional Pocket PC version.

[jkendrick]

I think two of the most important features of OneNote Mobile are the ability to take photos on WM devices with integrated camera right from within OneNote Mobile, and to record audio notes as well. The images and audio notes are then synced back to desktop OneNote so you have all captured information back on the desktop where you need it. If you take a photo of a document, say a business card, then that image is OCRed when it syncs back to the desktop and all text is searchable by OneNote. That is very powerful stuff. I wrote an overview of OneNote Mobile a few days ago which you can find here:

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/05/some_handson_ti.html

[Darius Wey]

As an aside, the "Smartphone-centric" appearance of ON Mobile seems...retarded. Tap &amp; hold takes nothing away from the SP experience (they won't even know its there), and can only add to the PPC experience. And without ink, I hardly see a reason to use this over the embedded Outlook sync'ing Notes app, which does support handwritten notes. I can only assume that this beta is not feature-complete. Nothing else makes sense.

Actually, I think it is feature-complete. Chris Pratley, who maintains a killer OneNote blog, made a post in November that sort of hinted at everything that OneNote Mobile would include. I seem to have missed the OCR support in my article (thanks, James :)), but everything else still stands. It's a great application for Smartphone users, but I think Pocket PC users will be left wanting more.

[Darius Wey]

I didn't see a PPC version, just the desktop version. Is the WM version included in the desktop package?

The WM version is bundled with the desktop package. After installing OneNote, connect your WM device and a balloon tool tip will popup in the system tray bar, kind like what Darius has shown in Figure 1. ;-)

You can also copy the CAB directly from the PC to the Pocket PC. It's just one CAB for both Pocket PCs and Smartphones - look for OneNoteMobile.CAB in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 12\1033, assuming C: is the drive you installed Office in.

I kind of prefer the bubble method, though. It's more user-friendly. ;)

[hamishmacdonald]

It's such a shame that the EverNote people haven't managed to get their application over to the Pocket PCs. What is it now, about a year late?

That looked like what I would want this to be.

[hx2210]

Has anyone else had any problems syncing ON Mobile with the desktop? No matter what I do I just constantly get "Attention Required".

OneNote is great on both systems and if I could get them to talk to each other they would be even better. Not to mention ink support would make it a hundred times better.

[Darius Wey]

Has anyone else had any problems syncing ON Mobile with the desktop? No matter what I do I just constantly get "Attention Required".

Try any of these suggestions and see if they work:

(1) Uninstall OneNote Mobile and reinstall it again. If you don't get the notification bubble, you can get the OneNoteMobile.CAB file from C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 12\1033, or in OneNote, go to Tools > Options > Other > Install OneNote Mobile.

(2) Uncheck the OneNote Notes sync option in ActiveSync, let the device sync, then check the option again.

(3) Delete the ActiveSync partnership and start over.

(4) Soft-reset the Pocket PC.

(5) Reinstall ActiveSync.

(6) Disable any firewalls temporarily.

Any luck?

[halr9000]

Here's an old blog entry on MSDN about ON Mobile. Lots of upset PPC users in there (like me). The article is old but the comments are the informative part.

http://blogs.msdn.com/chris_pratley/archive/2005/11/21/494990.aspx

[Jerry Raia]

Has anyone tried to cut and paste within a note? There is no option to do so on my 8125.

[Darius Wey]

Has anyone tried to cut and paste within a note? There is no option to do so on my 8125.

Yeah, can't be done. :(

No soft key option, and no support for Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V via the SIP.

[Jerry Raia]

I sure hope this is a beta issue. That would be an absurd lack of functionality.

[aroma]

Well Crap. I was all excited when I first saw this post title, because I've been waiting for a mobile version of OneNote ever since I started using the desktop version when it was first released.

Then my hopes are dashed to find out it's intended for SP, and lacking in PPC functionality. What a crock! Why would they not want to including functionality for PPCs???

Chalk me up as one more seriously dissapointed PPC/OneNote user.

[smafra]

I didn't see a PPC version, just the desktop version. Is the WM version included in the desktop package?

The WM version is bundled with the desktop package. After installing OneNote, connect your WM device and a balloon tool tip will popup in the system tray bar, kind like what Darius has shown in Figure 1. ;-)

You can also copy the CAB directly from the PC to the Pocket PC. It's just one CAB for both Pocket PCs and Smartphones - look for OneNoteMobile.CAB in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office 12\1033, assuming C: is the drive you installed Office in.

I kind of prefer the bubble method, though. It's more user-friendly. ;)

Hi Friends,

I've tried to install the CAB but it says that is not a Windows CE application??? Any ideas. I have a iPAQ RX31115 with PPC 2003.

TIA,

Sergio
BRAZIL

[rlobrecht]

Hi Friends,

I've tried to install the CAB but it says that is not a Windows CE application??? Any ideas. I have a iPAQ RX31115 with PPC 2003.

TIA,

Sergio
BRAZIL

Yeah, unfortunately, Pocket PC doesn't really mean Pocket PC in this article. One Note Mobile supports Windows Mobile 5, which are compatible enough in the Pocket PC and Smartphone versions that the Smartphone app will install on a version 5 Pocket PC. Those of us with a 2003 generation one are out of luck.

[Darius Wey]

Chalk me up as one more seriously dissapointed PPC/OneNote user.

OneNote Mobile's sync functionality is pretty awesome, but you're right about the lack of dedicated Pocket PC features. I think if Microsoft combined the positive aspects of OneNote Mobile and Notes into one, we'd have a killer app on our hands.

[Darius Wey]

I've tried to install the CAB but it says that is not a Windows CE application??? Any ideas. I have a iPAQ RX31115 with PPC 2003.

It should work.

But try this instead: open OneNote 2007, and select Tools > Options > Other > Install OneNote Mobile.

Any luck?

[smafra]

I've tried to install the CAB but it says that is not a Windows CE application??? Any ideas. I have a iPAQ RX31115 with PPC 2003.

It should work.

But try this instead: open OneNote 2007, and select Tools > Options > Other > Install OneNote Mobile.

Any luck?

Hi Darius,

Well.. this was my first try. Got no luck. Thanks for the tip anyway.
It seems that it only works with Windows Mobile 5.0. Is that right?
Do you test it on PPC 2003???

TIA.

[halr9000]

MSMobiles.com sums up my thoughts nicely:

http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5235.html

[Darius Wey]

Well.. this was my first try. Got no luck. Thanks for the tip anyway.
It seems that it only works with Windows Mobile 5.0. Is that right?
Do you test it on PPC 2003???

Yup, just tested it, and it didn't work. I could have sworn that previous Office 2007 betas had a Windows Mobile 2003-compatible version of OneNote Mobile, but I guess Microsoft took it out - especially since it's far easier for them to ship a unified CAB to work on both Windows Mobile 5.0-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones.

[halr9000]

I went ahead and installed it. It's like "Notes--". I might use it for the picture integration. I do like the new features of the desktop version however.

Microsoft, please finish this app! It could be so much better.

[Darius Wey]

I went ahead and installed it. It's like "Notes--".

Yup, but without the ink support. ;)

Microsoft, please finish this app! It could be so much better.

While it's a beta, it's likely to be feature complete. I don't doubt that Microsoft will still add or remove a few minor features here and there, but if I were to make an educated guess, I'd say the crux of it will remain the same.

[halr9000]

While it's a beta, it's likely to be feature complete. I don't doubt that Microsoft will still add or remove a few minor features here and there, but if I were to make an educated guess, I'd say the crux of it will remain the same.
I know what you are saying. But one thing gives me some hope--I just found what I'd consider to be fairly crucial feature in Onenote that isn't finished/working. Check out File / Send to / Blog. For me it doesn't do anything, and there is nothing at all in the help about it. Not only do I want that feature, the lack of it implies that they do still have a ways to go. Maybe there's time.

I've noticed that the lack of PPC support in ONM has shown up in a lot of blogs. Hopefully they will get the point.

[lssong99]

Well.. this was my first try. Got no luck. Thanks for the tip anyway.
It seems that it only works with Windows Mobile 5.0. Is that right?
Do you test it on PPC 2003???

Yup, just tested it, and it didn't work. I could have sworn that previous Office 2007 betas had a Windows Mobile 2003-compatible version of OneNote Mobile, but I guess Microsoft took it out - especially since it's far easier for them to ship a unified CAB to work on both Windows Mobile 5.0-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones.


No! it works with 2003SE ! You just have to install it manually.
the problem is that the .cab file seems not Compatible With 2003SE installer!
Just use Winrar to extract the content of the Cab on PC, then rename all the files according to the Setup.xml, then Copy all those files into PPC [any folder you like] and it will work.
In order to enable activesync, you also need to modify PPC registry according to the setup.xlm, soft reset then Viola! ONM runs on 2003SE!

[Darius Wey]

No! it works with 2003SE ! You just have to install it manually.
the problem is that the .cab file seems not Compatible With 2003SE installer!
Just use Winrar to extract the content of the Cab on PC, then rename all the files according to the Setup.xml, then Copy all those files into PPC [any folder you like] and it will work.
In order to enable activesync, you also need to modify PPC registry according to the setup.xlm, soft reset then Viola! ONM runs on 2003SE!

Can you confirm that it also works with WM2003? That was the OS in question, not Second Edition - though it's nice to know it works with the latter, with some arduous extracting and renaming, of course. ;)

[GeekBoy]

No! it works with 2003SE ! You just have to install it manually.
the problem is that the .cab file seems not Compatible With 2003SE installer!
Just use Winrar to extract the content of the Cab on PC, then rename all the files according to the Setup.xml, then Copy all those files into PPC [any folder you like] and it will work.
In order to enable activesync, you also need to modify PPC registry according to the setup.xlm, soft reset then Viola! ONM runs on 2003SE!

Can you confirm that it also works with WM2003? That was the OS in question, not Second Edition - though it's nice to know it works with the latter, with some arduous extracting and renaming, of course. ;)

I tried that and could not get it to run on my PPC WM2003SE.

I too am greatly dissapointed in Microsoft's lack of support for the PPC.

I will continue to use PhatNotes.

[Greybard]

I followed the directions and I have it working under WM2003SE no problems.

You sure you did the registry entries right?

[DaViD_BRaNDoN]

I might've missed it but what's the difference between the WM5 built-in Notes and OneNote 2007 (apart from the Font bold/italic/underline/strike)? If it's much better than Notes, then I might wanna give it a shot too

[Darius Wey]

I might've missed it but what's the difference between the WM5 built-in Notes and OneNote 2007 (apart from the Font bold/italic/underline/strike)? If it's much better than Notes, then I might wanna give it a shot too

OneNote Mobile lacks ink support, but includes some other nice features like insertion of images (with integrated camera support) and recordings, and two-way sync with OneNote 2007.

[GeekBoy]

I followed the directions and I have it working under WM2003SE no problems.

You sure you did the registry entries right?

Thanks for responding.

I placed the four files in a folder on my PPC. I can't get the software to run om my PPC.

Weird. I have an iPAQ 4700 with WM2003SE.

Any thoughts?

[mikeinashed]

How do you mean 'rename the files and change the registry'?
I can't get it to work at all.

[hx2210]

Took a while for me to get around to trying it but I unistalled activesync and reinstaled it and viola. It now syncs.

And has anyone else noticed you can sync your ink notes from the 'Notes' in Mobile Outlook?

[Calum]

I just tested my manual install on my ppc2003 and OneNote runs and syncs properly.
If people want a more detailled explanation including reg entries i used im happy to post it here.

The only issue is with OneNote Mobile is that the 'insert picture' function does not work at all. Can anyone else confirm this on 2003 or 2003se?

[mikeinashed]

Callum, can you please let me know how to do the install on Win 2003SE, I'm not so good with the registry, and I don't know what to rename the files to.
THanks in advance.
Mike

[Calum]

Programs i used:
7-zip - Extract files from the cab
PHM Regedit - PPC Registry Editor

1. Open OneNote on the PC and goto Tools|Options|Other and run the OneNote Mobile install.
Note: The process will fail once the cab file gets transferred to your PPC but just click ok and follow rest of my steps below.

2. Locate file OneNoteMobile.cab in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\1033

3. Extract the files from the cab. Then rename the files as follows:

GETTIN~1.004 --> Getting Started.1sp
ONENOT~1.001 --> OneNoteMobile.exe
ONENOT~1.002 --> OneNoteSyncDevice.dll
ONENOT~2.003 --> OneNoteMobileIntl.dll

4. Now copy the files onto your PDA. I put the files into a folder on my SD Card so the path to them was:
\Storage Card\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile\

You can put the files anywhere you want just make sure that you replace the above path with your actual path in the registry entries below.

5. Put the following details into the Registry

**The three lines in the reg entries you need to change if your install path is different are:
"Store","InstlDir" &amp; "InstallDir"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneNote Mobile]
"Version"="12.0.4017.1000"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Windows CE Services\Synchronization\Objects\OneNote Note]
"Store"="\Storage Card\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile\OneNoteSyncDevice.dll"
"Display Name"="OneNote Note"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apps\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile [Beta]]
"IsvFile"="\Windows\AppMgr\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile [Beta].DLL"
"InstlDirCnt"=dword:00000001
"InstlDir"="\Storage Card\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile"
"InstallDir"="\Storage Card\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile"
"CmdFile"="\Windows\AppMgr\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile [Beta].DAT"
"CabFile"="\Storage Card\Microsoft Office OneNote Mobile [Beta].CAB"
"Instl"=dword:00000001



6. Connect and sync your pda. You can verify that OneNote Mobile is installed is you look through the Add/Remove list. To be able to sync notes go into ActiveSync tools|options on your PC and tick the box for OneNote synchronisation.

7. The easiest way i find of creating program shortcuts is to connect the PDA to the PC then from My Computer choose Mobile Device. Browse to the location of the .exe, right-click and create a shortcut then cut and paste to /Windows/Start Menu/ or /Windows/Start Menu/Programs

After all this it should be working, good luck. :twisted:

[mikeinashed]

Callum, done as you said, and it has installed OneNote on my PPC. However, it will not sync, on Async, it just says attention required, and there doesn't seem to be any way I can sync it. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling ASync, but no luck.
Thanks for all your help so far.
Does anybody have any idea how to get around this?
Cheers.

...OK, have found the problem, but have no idea what it means nor how to fix it. The following 2 lines are in the WCESMgr log:
07/03/2006 21:20:00.796 ERROR: Initialization of SSP 'Microsoft OneNote' failed. Error: 0x80004005.
07/03/2006 21:20:00.796 ERROR: Unable to start SSP 'Microsoft OneNote'. Error code: 0x80004005

Have googled until the cows came home, but no luck. Can anybody shed any light?
Cheers.

[Calum]

im guessing that youve done all the following things:
Have the latest version of active sync
Performed a PPC soft reset
The checkbox for OneNote is available and ticked in Tools|Options for active sync
The registry entries are correct and the folders are typed with correct slashes
Using the usb cable to sync rather than wireless

check that OneNoteMobile is storing its data in the correct place:
/Application Data/Microsoft/OneNote Mobile (you should see the OneNote titles as files)

im a bit stumped tbh however it seems to be a OneNote problem on the desktop i think and a reinstall of OneNote desktop would be a good idea. The mobile one can be left on your device without a problem.
Google does not have details about OneNote because its only just out however the problem you describe can affect Oulook and other programs and found this old link that might give some clues:
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-75917.html

[mikeinashed]

yeah, I've tried all that. I'm fairly certain that the reistry entries are correct. I'm a bit of a novice at that kind of thing, but it does seem fairly stright forward.
I've even done a clean boot, but the same problem is there.
Nevermind!
Cheeers anyhow.

Mike

[mkordahi]

So, what does this mean for your regular OneNote notebooks? Does it mean you can't take them with you onto OneNote Mobile?

-mk

[Darius Wey]

So, what does this mean for your regular OneNote notebooks? Does it mean you can't take them with you onto OneNote Mobile?

You can, simply by replicating the contents of the notebooks in the mobile section of OneNote. It should sync across to your device.

[mkordahi]

That syncs the contents of the regular onenote files, but can you actually edit them in OneNote mobile?

What I'm getting at is, what's the point of having a moble version of your primary note taking tool, when you can't edit or view notes taken while on a laptop or desktop. Or any of the notes that you've taken over the past 3 years as a OneNote devotee.

So, i guess if you want true sync for all of your notes, you have to do everything in a mobile notebook.

[Darius Wey]

So, i guess if you want true sync for all of your notes, you have to do everything in a mobile notebook.

Which is what I was hinting at earlier. I guess Microsoft still sees the laptop as the ultimate road warrior - perfect for creating and editing regular OneNote files. The Pocket PC is more of a "desperation" tool - good for jotting down quick notes without powering up a computer, and with the benefit of syncing back to a laptop or desktop. Due to OneNote Mobile's lack of features, it's not really suitable as a replacement for the OneNote application itself. Hence, it's just another simple mobile client.