How do i stop my pencil drawings on OneNote to stop shifting?

Hi (s) Joy ,

I noticed that you seem to be using OneNote for Windows 10, and I tested your issue on this version of OneNote.

The problem appears to be that ink is in an absolute position on the page and does not change, while text and paragraphs are in a relative position within a text box, which is in a relative position on the page. This causes slight shifts in the position of the text box or paragraphs when more text is entered or the page is synced across different platforms, leading to the ink appearing misaligned with the text.

In other words, this is a design flaw rather than an application issue. OneNote currently does not offer an option to "group" ink and text boxes to fix their relative positions, as Word does. You can report this issue to the OneNote development team through the Help-Feedback option, which will help them investigate further and improve related features in the latest version.

Additionally, since OneNote for Windows 10 is a version that will soon be unsupported, we recommend that you switch to the latest version of OneNote as soon as possible. Please refer to this related article.

• What's the difference between the OneNote versions? - Microsoft Support

I hope the above explanation is clear enough. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reply.

Best Regards,

Jonathan Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hi (s) Joy ,

Thank you for your reply.

You can continue to use the current OneNote for Windows 10 and receive updates. However, this version of OneNote will stop being supported in October 2025.

Since OneNote for Windows 10 is a version that stores notes in the cloud, you do not need to manually save your notes. You can switch to the desktop version of OneNote when support is about to end.

Below is the download link for the desktop version of OneNote. You can switch to a Microsoft 365 subscription at a suitable time and use the latest version of the OneNote desktop application.

• OneNote - Free download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

You can read this article in detail:

• What's the difference between the OneNote versions? - Microsoft Support

It describes the differences between the versions of OneNote and how to get the new version of OneNote.

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Thank you very much for your cooperation. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reply.

Best Regards,

Jonathan Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Oh okay so basically its not mendable? Also in regards to changing the version of OneNote i'm using how would i do that? Thank you for your help

sorry i couldn't work out what version of the app i have but i got this laptop last month if that makes a difference. I've actually drawn with both my stylus and the mouse and both times its happened. Hope you can see the two screenshots i added thank you for your help

Hi (s) Joy,

Thanks for visiting Microsoft Community.

It seems that you are experiencing an issue with the drawing feature in OneNote. From your description, we are unable to clearly identify your problem, and we have not received similar feedback from other users. However, we hope you can share more information to help us locate the issue.

1. What version of OneNote are you currently using? (File-Account-About OneNote)
2. Are you using a stylus to draw? If you use a mouse, does the same issue occur?
3. Can you provide screenshots or videos to describe your specific situation?

Looking forward to your update.

Best Regards,

Jonathan Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist