20 time-saving tips for Office 2016 for Mac. Office 2016 (except for OneNote—more on that in a bit) doesn’t take advantage of Auto Save. Select Save as PDF in the PDF dropdown menu,. 2020-11-16 Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 13.2.0.102 Table of Contents of Headings Table of Contents of Section Pages. Change links to support Windows OneNote 2016. On the OneNote menu bar, click Help Search to enter a keyword or a phrase that describes what you’re looking for. You can also send us feedback about our documentation by answering the short survey provided at the end of this article. Review the most current answers to Frequently Asked Questions about OneNote for Mac.
- Insert a Drop Down Combo Box Content Control. Put the cursor in OneNote page; Click 'Cooperation' tab - 'Controls' group - 'Combo Box' Control. In 'Gem Control Properties' window, input:. Title value will insert into page as display text, example: Choose Status. Caption, prompt inside combo box window.
- My first thought was screw you, Microsoft! I'm still going to use the 2016 version. Well, Microsoft obviously said the same thing to me. After the updates the other day, my font will not change from Calibri. It doesn't matter if I change it in the options default font box, the dropdown list, use a template, or use paste.
[2020-11-16] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 13.2.0.102 (LaTeX Equation)
[2020-11-16] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 13.2.0.102
Table of Contents of Headings
Table of Contents of Section Pages
Change links to support Windows OneNote 2016.
Improve installer.
[2020-09-02] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 13.0.0.96 (LaTeX Equation)
LaTeX Equation
To make it easier to copy LaTeX formulas from web pages into OneNote, this feature convert LaTeX equation to an image and save to OneNote.
Request: Use $...$ or (...) or $$...$$ or [...] for LaTeX mathematics.
Example: $x^{y^z}=(1+{rm e}^x)^{-2xy^w}$
[2020-06-16] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 12.0.0.95 (Keyboard Shortcut)
Insert Annual Calendar
In specify calendar, add “Annual” button to insert annual calendar for specify year.
Add Keyboard Shortcut
Ctrl + Shilft + Option (Alt) + C Copy Plain Text
Ctrl + Shilft + Option (Alt) + T Insert time
Ctrl + Shilft + Option (Alt) + D Insert date
Ctrl + Shilft + Option (Alt) + L Set as Page Title
Image Table
Insert and range images as horizontal.
[2020-05-11] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 11.3.0.92
Is Onenote 2016 Free
[2020-03-22] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 11.2.0.89 (Find & Replace)
Install
Fix bugs in French language.[2020-03-01] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 11.0.0.87
Find and Replace
Find and replace in a OneNote page.Find one by one, Replace one by one, Replace all.
Syntax Highlight
Fix R, Swift language error.Install
Fix bugs in Danish language.[2020-01-21] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 10.0.0.83 (Table to Text)
Convert selected table to text with customize separator.
Text to Table
Convert selected paragraphs to a table by specified separator.Save Table as CSV File
Export selected table to a .csv file.Import Notebook
Export Notebook
Improve.[2019-12-08] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 9.2.0.79
Open Picture
Save as HTML File
Save as Word Document
Save as Template
Crop Image
Improve to support OneNote 16.31 (19111002)Don’t support printout.
[2019-12-06] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 9.1.0.78
[2019-10-14] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 9.0.0.77 (Work Account)
Table of Contents of HeadingsTable of Contents of a Section Pages
Table of Contents of Notebooks
Improve to support Microsoft Work Account.
Syntax Highlight
Fix some bugs.
[2019-08-21] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 8.0.0.74
[2019-08-20] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 8.0.0.72
Table Information
Display row count, column count of selected table.
Syntax Highlight
Fix indent issue.
Open Local Link
Fix open some local link failure.
Display row count, column count of selected table.
Syntax Highlight
Fix indent issue.
Open Local Link
Fix open some local link failure.
[2019-06-12] Update Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 7.2.0.67
Open Notebook by Link
Use the links of the OneNote notebook to open the notebook.
Usage:
1. In OneNote, right-click the notebook and click the 'Copy Link to Notebook' menu item in the right-click menu. (This allows you to get links to the notebook)
2. In Gem Menu, open this feature. Paste the notebook links to the input box. Press OK to open the notebook.
Usage Scenarios:
In OneNote, using the feature of share notebook, after sharing a notebook to someone else, send these links of the notebook to these people, who can open the shared notebook through this feature.
Use the links of the OneNote notebook to open the notebook.
Usage:
1. In OneNote, right-click the notebook and click the 'Copy Link to Notebook' menu item in the right-click menu. (This allows you to get links to the notebook)
2. In Gem Menu, open this feature. Paste the notebook links to the input box. Press OK to open the notebook.
Usage Scenarios:
In OneNote, using the feature of share notebook, after sharing a notebook to someone else, send these links of the notebook to these people, who can open the shared notebook through this feature.
[2019-06-03] Update Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 7.1.0.66
Open OneMind Addin
When installed OneMind Addin, a “OneMind” menu item appear in “Draw” menu. This help quickly open the OneMind Addin.
When installed OneMind Addin, a “OneMind” menu item appear in “Draw” menu. This help quickly open the OneMind Addin.
[2019-05-06] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 7.0.0.63
Page Level Tags
Insert tags in beginning of the page title.
These type tags can be shown in page list pane of OneNote.
From these tags, you can know what type or include in the page from pages list, you don’t need to open the pages.
Insert tags in beginning of the page title.
These type tags can be shown in page list pane of OneNote.
From these tags, you can know what type or include in the page from pages list, you don’t need to open the pages.
[2019-03-25] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 6.0.0.58 (Lost Pages Alert)
Lost Pages Alert
Gem Menu is detecting the number of pages in the OneDrive.com, it will be treated as a large batch of lost notes when OneNote delete a certain amount of pages over a period of time.
Pages Number
Displays the total number of OneNote pages in a Microsoft account.
You can view the historical changes of the page within a few months.
Export Tags to CSV File
Export tags from the current page to a. csv file that you can use Excel to open.
Export Tags to XML File
Export tags in current page to a .xml file. You can use this data in other app.
Table of Contents of Notebooks (Notebook List)
List all your OneNote notebooks in your Microsoft account. Easy to open quickly. Mobile OneNote can also use this list to open a notebook.
OneNote’s More Notebooks windows, more messy when login multiple accounts.
Select a picture, then use this feature to open the picture by other app.
If the picture you put in Mac OneNote shrinks and you can't see clearly, you can use the Preview App to open the picture to view the original picture clearly.
Table of Contents of Headings
Table of Contents of Section Pages
Improve to support Microsoft Works and School Account.
Open Cloud Attachment
Improve to support Microsoft Works and School Account.
Code Syntax Highlight
Improve.
[2019-02-26] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 5.0.0.49 (Open Cloud Attachment)
Add:Open Cloud File Attachment
Using Mac local App to open and edit the OneNote Cloud Attachment directly from the OneNote for Mac.
Prerequisites: Use Mac OneDrive.app to sync the 'OneNote Uploads' folder under your Microsoft personal account before using this feature.
How to create Cloud Attachment in OneNote?
Favorite Current Section
Favorite current OneNote section, and jump to the OneNote section quickly.
Manage Favorite Sections
Manage the favorite sections, delete favorite sections.
New Page
Create a new page in current page, and set its title as Customize Date format.
Template
Template support fields:
<<Year>>
<<Month>>
<<Day>>
<<MonthName>>
<<WeekDayName>>
<<Date>>
<<DateTime>>
<<UTCDateTime>>
<<TimeZone>>
[2019-01-10] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 4.1.0.34 (Auto Backup)
Syntax Highlight
Add R, Swift Language.
Table of Contents
Fix Table of Contents of Section Pages.
Add R, Swift Language.
Table of Contents
Fix Table of Contents of Section Pages.
[2018-12-07] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 4.0.0.30
Ruler
Provides horizontal and vertical rulers.
Support right-click menu items for ruler:
New Ruler: create multiple rulers.
Vertical Ruler: convert horizontal ruler to vertical ruler.
Hide All: hide all rulers.
Show All: show all hided rulers.
Close: close current ruler.
Close All: close all rulers.
Horizontal Ruler: convert current ruler to horizontal from vertical.
Scale from Top to Bottom: convert scale from top:0 to bottom:1000
Scale from Bottom to Top: convert scale from bottom:0 to top:1000
Table of Contents for a Section Pages
Build a page list for current section.
This list treat as a table of contents. It will jump to related pages when you click on its items.
Auto Backup and Recovery
Backup your Mac OneNote data automatics. It help you recovery your important pages when you lost the pages.
Provides horizontal and vertical rulers.
Support right-click menu items for ruler:
New Ruler: create multiple rulers.
Vertical Ruler: convert horizontal ruler to vertical ruler.
Hide All: hide all rulers.
Show All: show all hided rulers.
Close: close current ruler.
Close All: close all rulers.
Horizontal Ruler: convert current ruler to horizontal from vertical.
Scale from Top to Bottom: convert scale from top:0 to bottom:1000
Scale from Bottom to Top: convert scale from bottom:0 to top:1000
Table of Contents for a Section Pages
Build a page list for current section.
This list treat as a table of contents. It will jump to related pages when you click on its items.
Auto Backup and Recovery
Backup your Mac OneNote data automatics. It help you recovery your important pages when you lost the pages.
[2018-11-05] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 3.4.3.23 (Word Count)
Add:
Save as Word Document
Save selection as Word document.
Save as Word Document
Save selection as Word document.
[2018-9-20] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 3.1.1.12
Add:
Word Count
Count selected contents. Count include: Paragraphs, Characters(no spaces), Characters, Words, Non-Asian words, Asian words, Images.
Export Notebook
Export specify notebook to a .zip file. (Extract zip file, include: .onetoc2, .one files and subdirectories.)
In the Notebook list page, right click on the notebook, click the 'Export notebook' menu item to export the notebook.
Import Notebook
Select the folder that contains the OneNote notebook from your local drive to import your notebook.
Fix:
Manage Favorite Pages
Create Table of Contents
Word Count
Count selected contents. Count include: Paragraphs, Characters(no spaces), Characters, Words, Non-Asian words, Asian words, Images.
Export Notebook
Export specify notebook to a .zip file. (Extract zip file, include: .onetoc2, .one files and subdirectories.)
In the Notebook list page, right click on the notebook, click the 'Export notebook' menu item to export the notebook.
Import Notebook
Select the folder that contains the OneNote notebook from your local drive to import your notebook.
Fix:
Manage Favorite Pages
Create Table of Contents
[2018-07-22] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 2.1.0.4 (Image Table)
Fix:
Syntax Highlight
Highlight error when choose Eclipse Theme.
Syntax Highlight
Highlight error when choose Eclipse Theme.
[2018-07-10] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 2.0.0.3
New:
Cache Folder
Open cache folder of Mac OneNote
Image Table
Select images from Mac Finder, create a table into OneNote to list these images with their names
Cache Folder
Open cache folder of Mac OneNote
Image Table
Select images from Mac Finder, create a table into OneNote to list these images with their names
[2018-05-07] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 1.1.0.1
[2018-05-01] Release Gem Menu for Mac OneNote 1.0.0.0
Drop Down Menus On Onenote 2016 For Mac Windows 10
Gem Menu
Open Local Link
Select a link in OneNote, and use this feature to open the link by default application. This feature can help to open the local link.
If you create a link of local file in OneNote, OneNote cannot open this type links. Gem provide this feature to help you open this type links.
Save As - Save as HTML File
Select the page content in OneNote, and use this feature to save as HTML file to local disk.
Options - Options Window of Gem Menu
The settings of features of Gem Menu.
Insert Menu
Date and Time
According the specified date & time format to insert date & time into current cursor of the current OneNote page.
Date
Insert date into the cursor of current page with specified date format.
Time
Insert time into the cursor of current page with specified time format.
Date and Time
Insert date & time into the cursor of current page with specified date format & time.
Date Time Format
Setting the date & time format for features: 'Date', 'Time', 'Date and Time'.
Calendar
Insert calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
This Month
Insert this month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Next Month
Insert next month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Last Month
Insert last month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Customize Calendar
Insert specify calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Start with Monday
Specify the calendar start with Monday. Or start with Sunday.
Templates
Save page content as template, and apply template to current page.
Template - Template Window
Choose template in this window, and apply to current OneNote page.
You also can manage templates, delete templates in this window.
Save as Template
Save current page selection as a template. For apply for other page.
Table of Contents
Create table of contents for Headings of current page. Table of Contents help jump to the headings quickly.
Put the cursor in any position of current page, click this feature to create table of contents of headings and place in the cursor.
Syntax Highlight - Programming Language Syntax Highlight
Programming language syntax highlight, and save to the cursor in current OneNote page.
Font: Choose font, font size, bold.
Frame: Frame up, shaping.
Line number.
Support Programming Language:
ARM, ASP, Assembler, AutoHotKey, C and C++, C#, CSS, DOS Batch, HTML, INI, Java, Javascript, JSP, Make, Matlab, Microsoft PowerShell, Objective C, Pascal, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python, PL/SQL, TeX and LaTeX, Transact-SQL, Visual Basic, XML
Support Theme Editor:
Anjuta, Eclipse, Emacs, Flash, JEdit, Vim, Visual Studio, Xcode
Horizontal Line
Insert horizontal line to above of cursor in current OneNote Page.
Edit Menu
Change Case
Lower Case
Change selected text to lower case.
Example TexT -> example text
Upper Case
Change selected text to upper case.
Example TexT -> EXAMPLE TEXT
Capitalize Each Word
Capitalize the first letter of each word and leave the other letters lowercase
Example TexT -> Example Text
Toggle Case
Shift between two case views.
Example TexT -> eXAMPlE tEXT
Set to Page Title
Replace page title with selected text in current OneNote page.
Phonetics
Insert ruby text after a selected word to clarify its pronunciation. Support word of Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese.
Crop Image
Crop selected image in current OneNote page.
Image OCR Text
Handle the OCR Text of selected image in current page. There are some extra spaces between words after OneNote OCR text from an image. This OCR Text window provide clean these extra spaces feature.
You also can copy text from picture in OneNote, and paste here to clean extra spaces.
Copy Plain Text
Copy selected text in current OneNote page as plain text to clipboard. It is ready for paste the plain text to other app.
Table Menu
Table Style - Table Style Window
Apply table style to selected OneNote table.
Favorites Menu
Favorite Current Page
Favorite current OneNote page, and open the OneNote page quickly.
Manage Favorite Pages
Manage the favorite pages, delete favorite pages.
Open Local Link
Select a link in OneNote, and use this feature to open the link by default application. This feature can help to open the local link.
If you create a link of local file in OneNote, OneNote cannot open this type links. Gem provide this feature to help you open this type links.
Save As - Save as HTML File
Select the page content in OneNote, and use this feature to save as HTML file to local disk.
Options - Options Window of Gem Menu
The settings of features of Gem Menu.
Insert Menu
Date and Time
According the specified date & time format to insert date & time into current cursor of the current OneNote page.
Date
Insert date into the cursor of current page with specified date format.
Time
Insert time into the cursor of current page with specified time format.
Date and Time
Insert date & time into the cursor of current page with specified date format & time.
Date Time Format
Setting the date & time format for features: 'Date', 'Time', 'Date and Time'.
Calendar
Insert calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
This Month
Insert this month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Next Month
Insert next month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Last Month
Insert last month calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Customize Calendar
Insert specify calendar to the cursor in OneNote.
Start with Monday
Specify the calendar start with Monday. Or start with Sunday.
Templates
Save page content as template, and apply template to current page.
Template - Template Window
Choose template in this window, and apply to current OneNote page.
You also can manage templates, delete templates in this window.
Save as Template
Save current page selection as a template. For apply for other page.
Table of Contents
Create table of contents for Headings of current page. Table of Contents help jump to the headings quickly.
Put the cursor in any position of current page, click this feature to create table of contents of headings and place in the cursor.
Syntax Highlight - Programming Language Syntax Highlight
Programming language syntax highlight, and save to the cursor in current OneNote page.
Font: Choose font, font size, bold.
Frame: Frame up, shaping.
Line number.
Support Programming Language:
ARM, ASP, Assembler, AutoHotKey, C and C++, C#, CSS, DOS Batch, HTML, INI, Java, Javascript, JSP, Make, Matlab, Microsoft PowerShell, Objective C, Pascal, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python, PL/SQL, TeX and LaTeX, Transact-SQL, Visual Basic, XML
Support Theme Editor:
Anjuta, Eclipse, Emacs, Flash, JEdit, Vim, Visual Studio, Xcode
Horizontal Line
Insert horizontal line to above of cursor in current OneNote Page.
Edit Menu
Change Case
Lower Case
Change selected text to lower case.
Example TexT -> example text
Upper Case
Change selected text to upper case.
Example TexT -> EXAMPLE TEXT
Capitalize Each Word
Capitalize the first letter of each word and leave the other letters lowercase
Example TexT -> Example Text
Toggle Case
Shift between two case views.
Example TexT -> eXAMPlE tEXT
Set to Page Title
Replace page title with selected text in current OneNote page.
Phonetics
Insert ruby text after a selected word to clarify its pronunciation. Support word of Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese.
Crop Image
Crop selected image in current OneNote page.
Image OCR Text
Handle the OCR Text of selected image in current page. There are some extra spaces between words after OneNote OCR text from an image. This OCR Text window provide clean these extra spaces feature.
You also can copy text from picture in OneNote, and paste here to clean extra spaces.
Copy Plain Text
Copy selected text in current OneNote page as plain text to clipboard. It is ready for paste the plain text to other app.
Table Menu
Table Style - Table Style Window
Apply table style to selected OneNote table.
Favorites Menu
Favorite Current Page
Favorite current OneNote page, and open the OneNote page quickly.
Manage Favorite Pages
Manage the favorite pages, delete favorite pages.