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OneNote highlight and draw in straight lines?

Anonymous
2011-03-21T01:59:40+00:00

using  onenote 2010 how can i use the draw and higlight tools when using the mouse to draw perfectly straight lines ontop of a picture that has been set to the background? (eg lecture slides in background and want to highlight words and draw straight arrows and other shapes between stuff)

Such as the feature in photoshop where you can hold shift,ctrl or alt to make straight lines (depends on computer)

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-05-30T20:43:53+00:00

    Hi... finally found the way to do it (the tool exists everyone... just a bit awkward to use it).

    This is what you have to do:

    1. Go to the draw Tab.
    2. Select Color and thickness, and select hte color yellow / thickness you want
    3. Go to the INSERT SHAPES box, and click outside of the box at the symbol that looks like as if it would present you more shapes.
    4. You'll get a popup.  It'll show lines, basic shapes, graphs, etc. and then... the trick! select "LOCK DRAWING MODE"

    Now instead of clicking the highlighter, just click the straight line tool, and click at the beginning of the line, click at the end and voila, you have a straigh highlighted line!  :-)

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-03-22T16:07:18+00:00

    You can use SHIFT. Same as in PowerPoint.

    Bernd

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-03-21T12:00:42+00:00

    You can only use the default tool available in onenote. This is not available in Onenote

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-05-23T13:20:16+00:00

    Holding SHIFT does not work, in fact it deselects the highlight tool

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-30T20:27:00+00:00

    I agree with the original question.  Very annoying on one note that it'd not understand you are using a mouse and attempting to make a straight line highlight.

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