SYNC-ING FEATURE???

[frustrated note-taker]

Is there an feature in OneNote 2007 that allows me to sync audio & text in
such a way so that, by clicking on say a sentence or even partially finished
sentence my device will automatically retrieve the correlating audio?

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

Yes, if the notes were taken while OneNote originally recorded the audio
(like in a lecture or something).

Otherwise, ON has no way to know where and how the synchronize the audio to
the written notes.

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[frustrated note-taker]

Hi Erik,
Thanks for that. I appreciate it.
Also,
1) My main task is to hand write with digital ink & record audio at the same
time, and want to see how I could do that most effectively with a handheld
device + onenote 2007. Would the UMPC suffice?

2) Also, I'm hoping to take one hour of notes + audio recording each time I
use my handheld + onenote and unload onto a lap top when I get home (the
reason why I wouldn't just take the lap top with me is because I'll sometimes
be standing or be outdoors while I'm taking notes). And Would I be able to
do that with the UMPC (store about 1 hr. of info. - text + audio and unload
to laptop)?


Thank you

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Yes, if the notes were taken while OneNote originally recorded the
audio (like in a lecture or something).

Otherwise, ON has no way to know where and how the synchronize the
audio to the written notes.

Sorry, Erik, this no longer is the case.
ON 2007 is far more clever than you think <gbg>.

In ON 2007 annotating existing audio during playback works really
great.
And it also works with recordings taking with any other (external)
device and imported into ON, audio files ripped from a CD etc.

It needs nothing more than importing the audio file, starting the
playback and typing.
Each new line (EnterKey) will create a new "jump point".

I made up two examples which I show everybody (if he/she likes it not
<bg>) for demonstrating how powerful ON is (oh yes, I'm trying hard to
make proselytes! <gb>).

No. 1 is a 45min recording of a speech I held at a congress and
recorded with my iPAQ on an SD card.
No. 2 is a song from the fantastic new CD of Mark Knopfler & Emmilou
Harris with the corresponding page of the CD inlay with the lyrics
(scanned).

For No. 1 I created a TOC.
For No. 2 I made um "jump points" for each verse and the chorus.

Works really great.
End all of the victims' reaction is "WOW!!!!" <bg>.

If you like to, I can mail you the pages or upload them to my
FTP-site.

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Is there an feature in OneNote 2007 that allows me to sync audio &
text in such a way so that, by clicking on say a sentence or even
partially finished sentence my device will automatically retrieve
the
correlating audio?

Yes.
It works really great. And ON uses a very efficient compression so
that the audio files are rather small.

It also works with recordings imported into ON (pls also see my reply
to Erik Sojka's posting).

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

1) My main task is to hand write with digital ink & record audio at
the same time, and want to see how I could do that most effectively
with a handheld device + onenote 2007. Would the UMPC suffice?

Depends.
The UMPCs' screen is really small. So I doubt that efficient
notetaking will be possible.
I'm reaching the limits already with my TabletPC's 10.4" display with
1024*7698 resolution.

2) Also, I'm hoping to take one hour of notes + audio recording each
time I use my handheld + onenote and unload onto a lap top when I
get
home (the reason why I wouldn't just take the lap top with me is
because I'll sometimes be standing or be outdoors while I'm taking
notes).

IMO a TabletPC might a better choice. No problem to hold it in the
hand when standing and/or outdoors.

And Would I be able to do that with the UMPC (store about 1
hr. of info. - text + audio and unload to laptop)?

Storage capacity is no issue at all in so far.
But the screen real estate for sure is.

Don't buy anything without having extensively testes how you can
manage writing on the screen.

Rainald

 

[frustrated note-taker]

many thanks!!

Yes.
It works really great. And ON uses a very efficient compression so
that the audio files are rather small.

It also works with recordings imported into ON (pls also see my reply
to Erik Sojka's posting).

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

many thanks!!

You're welcome.

Rainald