This isn't entirely a OneNote problem, it's kind of inevitable for me, since switching from typing to grabbing a pen and writing would be enough to cause me to forget what I was writing. The surface pro 1 is a bit too small to write on.Ĥ) I really have to concentrate when writing, and actions like formatting, choosing a pen, moving around the page, etc, take way too much concentration, and cause me to loose my concentration on what I'm writing. Plus the point the tip registers at is about 2 mm off from the actual tip of the pen.ģ) I require a lot of space to write. So mechanisms I've formed for creating legible writing over the past couple of decades of writing are completely useless.Ģ) I break my surface pens all of the time. I covered some of my issues in a bit more depth in a sibling comment to yours, but my issues with the surface come down to a few things:ġ) The pens don't register in the same way real pens do. I love OneNote, and I though the surface would be everything I dreamed of. I actually bought a surface pro the first week they were out. Backing up paper is time consuming as well, and searching paper back-ups is a huge pain, especially if your handwriting sucks too much for OCR. Need to find all of the references you've made to a certain person in the past six months? Prepare to spend a few days combing through your stuff. I can make a flow chart with thousands of elements, and place it in a place where I can see all of it at once, but also make it big enough to read all of it at once. I've literally cut up papers I've written in to their individual sentences, spread them on the floor, and rearranged them so that they make sense. I have to concentrate so hard when writing that I often forget what I was writing about. Sure, you might be able to move things around on a computer, something that is far more difficult on paper, however I've found it's generally faster to re-draw a flow chart than it is to fix the formatting on a computer if you need to move more than a couple of items around.īeyond that, your work area with a computer is extremely limited. Even if an application has the ability to do any one of these things, it generally pales in comparison to the versatility of writing. I can literally do millions of things other than writing words on a piece of paper.ĭoing these things on a computer is a nightmare. On a piece of paper, I can draw a diagram (my drawing ability is unaffected) and label key parts. However, using a computer FORCES you to write. While writing, Typing avoids any of the cognitive issues I have with physically forming letters - the computer takes care of that for me - and spelling and grammar check generally prevents me from leaving words out or jumbling up my word order. While the issues I have with writing are primarily cognitive, writing is far more taxing than typing for me. I doubt there is anyone on the planet who would be happier to ditch paper than me. In my experience, nothing beats a pen and paper. I've owned more portable devices than I can remember. I've tried every note-taking app I can get my hands on. ![]() I've tried every voice recognition technology you can think of. ![]() I've been using a computer to take notes for 20 years. I've tried every technology I can think of in an attempt to accommodate my disability. Writing is extremely taxing for me, to the point where I will be physically exhausted if I hand write a page of text. I have dysgraphia, which is a disability which cognitively affects my ability to write, much like dyslexia affects one's ability to read.
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