Are There Mathematical Tools in OneNote?

In a word—No. There are no built-in tools in OneNote for performing mathematical calculations. You can't enter 2 + 2 = and have OneNote answer with 4. However, that doesn't mean you can't work around this limitation. Even without explicitly developed mathematical features, you can still use OneNote for calculations, mathematic class notes, and facts and figures.

Of course you can always take mathematical notes in OneNote by hand. Figure 22.1 shows some handwritten notes on the Tablet PC with mathematical calculations written in the note page.

Figure 22.1. You can write detailed calculations in OneNote, but it won't calculate them for you.

You can also enter calculations on a laptop or desktop computer. ...

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