Send emails and meetings from Outlook to OneNote

Enable Send to OneNote in Outlook

Before you can use Send to OneNote with OneNote for Windows 10, do the following:

1. Select File > Options in the Microsoft Outlook desktop app.

2. In the Outlook Options dialog box that opens, in the left sidebar, select Advanced.

3. On the right side of the Outlook Options dialog box, scroll down to the Other heading, and then make sure that the check box labeled Use Send toOneNote with OneNote for Windows 10, if available is selected.

4. Select OK.

Send Outlook items to OneNote

In your desktop version of Microsoft Outlook, do the following:

1. Open the item that you want to send to OneNote by doing either of the following:

   • In your Inbox (or any other mailbox folder), double-click to open the email message that you want to send to OneNote.

   • In your Calendar, double-click to open the meeting that you want to send to OneNote.

2. On the ribbon near the top of the currently open message or meeting window, select Send to OneNote.

   Note: If you're sending a meeting invitation to OneNote for which you are the original organizer, the Send to OneNote button will be labeled Meeting Notes instead. You can select either button to continue sending your selected meeting to OneNote.

3. In the OneNote task pane that appears, select the notebook and the section where you want your selected Outlook item to be saved.

4. Select Save.

The subject line of each imported message or meeting becomes the title of that item's associated page in OneNote, and the date and time stamp of the original item is retained. This makes it easy to search for it again later.

After sending messages or meetings from Outlook to OneNote, you can freely move their pages around in your notebook, and you can copy or move any of these pages between different sections and to any of your other notebooks.

Frequently asked questions 

• What is the Send to OneNote Add-in? — Send to OneNote is a new cloud-enabled Add-in that lets you to send email messages and meeting invitations from Outlook to OneNote. This functionality was previously available as an offline COM Add-in that was included in older desktop versions of OneNote for Windows, as well as in older versions of Outlook for the web.

• What versions of Outlook does the Send to OneNote Add-in support? — Send to OneNote is available in Outlook for Windows (including Outlook 2021, Outlook for Microsoft 365, and Outlook 2016), as well as Outlook for Mac and Outlook for the web. It is not supported in Outlook 2019.

• How can I troubleshoot the Send to OneNote Web Add-in? — Select the Send to OneNote Web Add-in, then select a location to save. Press Ctrl + Shift + L on your keyboard if you need to troubleshoot this feature for any reason. From the debug panel that opens, you can share your Session ID and timestamp information with Microsoft. Additionally, you can select the View logs option, which lets you copy and include additional diagnostic information.

• How can I disable the Send to OneNote Add-in? — Send to OneNote is enabled as a standard Outlook feature. Currently, it is not possible to disable or uninstall the Add-in, but we may offer this option in the future. To share your product feedback with us, open OneNote for Windows 10, and then select Settings and More ( . . . ) > Settings > Feedback.

• I’m using OneNote 2016. How can I restore the previous COM Add-in? — In your desktop version of Outlook, select File > Options > Add-ins. Next, under Manage, make sure that COM Add-ins is selected, and then select Go. In the COM Add-ins dialog box that opens, make sure that OneNote Notes about Outlook Items is selected. Next, return to the Outlook Settings dialog box by selecting File > Options > Advanced > Other, and then make sure the option labeled Use Send to OneNote with OneNote for Windows 10, if available is not selected.

Send Outlook items to OneNote

In the web versions of Outlook, do the following:

1. Open the item that you want to send to OneNote by doing either of the following:

   • In your Inbox (or any other mailbox folder), double-click to open the email message that you want to send to OneNote.

   • In your Calendar, double-click to open the meeting that you want to send to OneNote.

2. Near the top right of the open item, select the Apps icon, and then select OneNote on the menu that appears.

3. In the OneNote task pane that appears, select the notebook and the section where you want your selected Outlook item to be saved.

4. Select Save.

The subject line of each imported message or meeting becomes the title of that item's associated page in OneNote, and the date and time stamp of the original item is retained. This makes it easy to search for it again later.

After sending messages or meetings from Outlook to OneNote, you can freely move their pages around in your notebook, and you can copy or move any of these pages between different sections and to any of your other notebooks.

Frequently asked questions (Web)

• What is the Send to OneNote Add-in? — Send to OneNote is a new cloud-enabled Add-in that lets you to send email messages and meeting invitations from Outlook to OneNote.

• What versions of Outlook does the Send to OneNote Add-in support? — Send to OneNote is available in web versions of Outlook, as well as any recent desktop version of Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Mac.

• How can I troubleshoot the Send to OneNote Add-in? — Select the Send to OneNote Add-in then select a location to save. Press Ctrl + Shift + L on your keyboard if you need to troubleshoot this feature for any reason. From the debug panel that opens, you can share your Session ID and timestamp information with Microsoft. Additionally, you can click the View logs option, which lets you copy and include additional diagnostic information.

• How can I disable the Send to OneNote Add-in? — Send to OneNote is enabled as a standard Outlook feature. Currently, it is not possible to disable or uninstall the Add-in, but we may offer this option in the future. To share your product feedback with us, open OneNote for the web, and then click Help > Feedback on the ribbon.