View and Annotate PDF Attach File inside OneNote

9/2/2016

We have known that we can print PDF into OneNote and draw on printouts to make comments.

But, Printouts will soared OneNote .one file and cause sync slow. ( Read More About This )

Gem for OneNote v35 now add "PDF Comment" feature to view PDF attach file inside of OneNote.

View and Annotate PDF Attach File

Navigate to an OneNote page include PDF attach file.
In "Gem for OneNote" v35, click "Cooperation" tab -> "Play" group -> "PDF Comment".
You now can view the PDF attach file.
Put cursor bellow of PDF attach file.
Click "Comment" button on top of PDF Viewer.
Gem will insert a Comment tag, and insert "Page: Number".

View PDF Page and Comment Side by Side

When you click on Comment, PDF viewer will auto scroll to the related PDF page.
When you scroll the PDF page in PDF viewer, Gem will auto scroll to the related comment.

Switch and View PDF Attach File

It can display PDF attach file when you switch OneNote pages.

Demonstration

View and Annotate PDF Attach File inside OneNote

14 Comments

Mohan

9/6/2016 15:49:31

Whenever I press the pdf button, the page number doesn't show any number. I simply shows Page:_____.

james

9/6/2016 16:36:48

Please try update the Adobe Reader to last version.

Samuel Hollis

9/11/2016 13:26:20

This is really good. Thank you

Coby

11/9/2016 09:35:36

It doenst work on some pdfs. I can only see PAGE: 85,3%. It seems to take the zoom factor as the page number. Once you click on it you always get to the first page.

Quetaven Stephens

3/2/2017 16:21:55

help me out

James

5/28/2017 20:20:58

I purchased Gem for onenote and downloaded it but GEM does not appear in my list on menu items. Please help.

Rebecca

9/20/2017 19:06:06

Do PDF page appear of the right of the screen as shown above?

James

9/20/2017 19:29:58

Yes

Kay Howard

10/1/2017 11:12:09

Is there a trial for this add-on (a try before you buy)?
Does this have the ability to “sync” with other Microsoft products (say Outlook task and to do)?

Wray Zheng link

11/28/2017 00:32:16

It's a great feature which allows user to read relative pdf on onenote.
However, I have a suggestion for the pdf viewer. It would be much more convenient if the pdf viewer can be resized by the user.
You know, not all pdf can be read clearly with the size of half the page. A resizable viewer enables user to read their pdf more esily and comfortably.

LiKui

3/18/2018 00:38:25

awesome

Adam link

3/26/2018 15:38:50

whenever I use PDF comment it gets stuck "Initializing" I have installed newest version of One-note Jem for 2016, repaired my Adobe, checked for updates to it too, and have restarted my computer. Any thoughts?

Michael

7/30/2018 19:18:55

When I try an comment, I get error message "an unspecified error has occurred"

Henning

6/23/2019 07:47:50

Any update to this error?
It occurs reproducible as well on my installation.

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