Onenote 2013 paragraph width

Question

I have what seems a bug to do with paragraph width.  Lines of text that when first written occupied the full width of the note container now wrap to a new line halfway across the note container.  I think the issue is caused by viewing on my phone & the width of screen there.  Whne I go back to desktop all the text has gone to a narrow column, just less than half the container width.

I've tried deleting text in case line breaks have been inserted, but this is not the case.  It's like the text is in another smaller note container, but if so this is not visible & the container appears it's original size.

Answer 1

I've found a fix for this now, but answer here so you are best informed to resolve what looks a slight glitch & any others with the issue have a work-round till then.

As I've used this fix you'll have to use my description below this screenshot of the fixed page:

This is the page as it should look & as it was when created.  While some of the content (links etc) may have been pasted in the paragraph "What other mix of Sinister is there?" which the best illustration of the issue was typed into the OneNote desktop application.  The issue is caused not by formatting from another application, but from being viewed in the OneNote app on my iPhone.

Once viewed on my phone that paragraph contracts to a smaller width close to that of the paragraphs below (though slightly narrower, so even the longer lines in them wrap).  This is the appropriate width for the iPhone screen.  However recently paragraphs have started to retain this sizing on being opened again in the desktop application & its wider note container.  I did not have this issue with OneNote 2010 - though it could be an update of the phone app also that started this occurring.

Attempts to edit the breaks out fail, the text continues to wrap at the narrower point that has "stuck" from the phone app.  The work-round I have found is that if I resize the container to a slightly larger or smaller size this "wakes up" the paragraph to the fact it is now in a wider container & it jumps out to the correct width as shown above.

Answer 2

Hello Francis,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

In order to resolve this issue we need more information. Let us know the following:  

1. Have you copied the paragraph or parts of the paragraph from some other source like an online source/website etc.?
2. Also, send us a screenshot of how OneNote looks with the paragraph showing half width.

To capture and send us a screenshot follow the step as show in the following Microsoft link. 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows\_other-windows\_programs/how-to-include-a-screenshot-in-your-post/2594b08e-32a3-476a-85a6-b021181be7e4

Send us the error report.

Thank you.