Microsoft has added support for handwriting and drawing with a stylus in OneNote for iPad, and has introduced optical character recognition - which can search for text in images - across all devices.

OneNote Adds Handwriting for iPad, Text Search Within Pics Many iPad users have been eager to use a stylus to draw handwritten doodles in OneNote, Microsoft said.

OneNote is no stranger to handwriting; in fact, the functionality has been supported in the Windows version since all the way back in 2003. However, the iPad version of the app hasn't supported it ...

Alongside the handwriting update, Microsoft is also bringing its optical character recognition (OCR) to all versions of OneNote. OCR allows you to search for text within any image inserted into a ...

Microsoft has updated its cross-platform note-taking tool, OneNote, on iPad, adding two new features that make it easier to capture ideas naturally.

Microsoft released OneNote for Android tablets today with handwriting input, bringing Android users closer to the OneNote experience the company envisioned for the Microsoft Surface.

Many iPad users have been eager to use a stylus to draw handwritten doodles in OneNote, Microsoft said.