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I've no problem with using LibreOffice for most of my document needs, but i haven't found a good substitute for microsoft's OneNote yet. I mainly use it to plan my RPG games and it helps a lot. What alternatives are there for organizing notes on linux, with similar features to those that OneNote provides?

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you.

We are encouraged to use the Microsoft office suite if tools at work, and I still haven't figured out how to use OneNote to improve my life.

[–] ellabee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I use onenote at work for all my notes. tabs and individual pages let me organize things so nothing is too long to scroll and find what I need. I can put text, screenshot, and hyperlink (to another part of one note or outside link), and a link to a pdf or excel file. I can add check boxes to whichever line items.

once I've got a nice set of notes, I can share either the entire notebook, the section, or just that page with the next person. or if they're a bit of a luddite, I can print it out and maintain format (mostly). the most recent version broke emailing a page, but if you're still running an older version of one note, it embeds it, with formatting, without being a pdf.

got something you need to paste in all the time? I've got one page where each text box is one copy/paste comment. clicking the header automatically selects all the text in just that box.

like OP, I tend to use one note at home for D&D, but if I can find something just as good I'm happy to try it. work leaves me with MS Office.