5 Tools For Outlining Ideas For Writers And Artists (MakeUseOf)

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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 3, 2013 at 07:31 PM

I have to back up Dr Andus on this. But first three points:

1. OneNote is a great application. I use it regularly.
2. I acknowledge that it has a competent outliner, one that may do things others do not.
3. I am certainly not saying that OneNote can’t function as a great outliner. It just depends on what you’re looking for in an outliner, I think.

But like Dr Andus, I think there are better options for dedicated outlining. One of my biggest peeves with OneNote in general, and one of the main reasons I don’t use it for outlining, is that it does not support extended selection. Outlining is about the hashing out of ideas and the context of those ideas, which to me means editing what you’ve written as much as it means moving it around. Extended selection is crucial (again, to me, can’t say for others) for making quick text edits.

Additionally, OneNote lacks a hoisting capability, which I think is important for focus when working in longer outlines.

I agree that the ability to embed a table within an outline is pretty cool—although Noteliner also provides this capability, though implemented differently and a little more awkwardly.

Steve Z.

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