How to Make OneNote Visible as a Printer
When you install Microsoft OneNote, it automatically installs a “Send To OneNote” printer driver that lets you send documents to a OneNote notebook from any Windows program that allows printing. The “Send To One Note” printer is visible in the print window of Windows applications and the “Devices and Printers” window of Windows 7. If the printer driver is not visible, your OneNote installation may need to be repaired or other applications may have disabled “Send to OneNote.”
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Instructions
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Open the Windows Control Panel. Click “Programs,” and “Uninstall a Program.” Scroll to Microsoft Office, right-click it and click “Change.” Click the “Repair” radio button, then click “Continue.” Reboot your computer when the repair is complete.
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Download and install the latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center. When the installation is complete, open the Control Panel, click “Programs,” then click “Uninstall a Program.” Scroll to the Microsoft Office entry in the list, right-click it,” then click “Change.” Click “Repair,” then click “Continue.” Reboot your computer when the repair is complete.
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Open Internet Explorer. Click “Tools,” and click “Manage Add-Ons.” Click “Send to OneNote,” then click “Disable.” Click “Close.” Open the Control Panel and navigate to “Unstall a Program.” Right-click Microsoft Office, click “Change,” then click “Repair.” Click “Continue,” and reboot your computer when the repair is complete.
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Tips & Warnings
The “Send to OneNote” printer driver has built in Optical Character Recognition and can be used to extract text from pictures or scanned documents. Send the picture or document to OneNote with the “Send to OneNote” printer driver, then right-click the document or picture and click “Copy Text From Image” or “Copy Text From the Pages of the Printout.”
References
- MSDN; Daniel Escapa's OneNoteBlog - How to Fix Missing Printer Icon; Daniel Escapa; February 2008
- Microsoft Support: The "Send To OneNote 2010" Printer Option is Not Available When OneNote 2010 is Installed on a Computer That is Running Windows XP
- West Virginia University: OneNote 2010
- How-To Geek; How to Use OneNote Printer to Extract Text from Images and PDFs; May 2011
