Pasting rich text to MS OneNote

Pasting rich text to MS OneNote from some applications (like JetBrains IntelliJ) loses all spaces.

Update: This issue has been solved (11/2024). Don't know if I should thank JetBrains or Microsoft.

Example:

background:#ffff99url('../images/cat.jpg')no-repeatfixedcentercenter;

You can of course choose to paste text only (CTRL + SHIFT +V), which will keep spaces, but loose formatting :-/ 

Example:

background: #ffff99 url('../images/cat.jpg') no-repeat fixed center center;

Solution

Install the OneMore OneNote plugin.Now you can past with CTRL + ALT + V, to get what you want:

background: #ffff99 url('../images/cat.jpg') no-repeat fixed center center;

With the plugin you get a slew of other handy One Note functions like Find and Replace (!), modifying tables...

OneNote: Looks like this section is corrupted... (fixed)

...OneNote might be able to fix it, but you should avoid working here in the meantime. 

This was the scary error message I received from MS OneNote on my windows 10 system.
This section  lives on Google Drive File Stream, not sure if this has any impact.
These are the steps I tried to solve the problem:

• OneNote proposes to resync the section. 
• This does not solve the issue 
• Online resources suggest copying the pages to another section, the deleting the corrupted section.
• I did that, leaving some old pages in there.
• I deleted the corrupted section
• The section disappeared, but quickly reappeared, still corrupted
• I removed all pages, I emptied the notebook recycle bin
• I deleted the corrupted section again
•  The section disappeared, but quickly reappeared, still corrupted, so I do not think sep 4 had any effect
• I moved the now empty section to another notebook
• I deleted the copied section in the other notebook
• All my notebooks are fine now

MS Office and Google Drive File Stream: Safe to edit

Google drive file stream  is now adding an real-time presence to your Microsoft Office documents.
In the bottom right corner of your documents you see a Safe to edit message to indicate no one else is working in the file.
You will also see who is editing and be able to merge after simultaneous editing.
You need to have the Drive File Stream Client installed for this feature to be active. Google is doing this without any Office plugin. When you launch the office document from your synced drive the Drive Client monitors it and displays the messages on top. Nice work Google!

Saving powerpoint as PDF loses image transparency (solved)

When you save a powerpoint as PDF, transparent parts of images (e.g. png) appear as black regions in the PDF.
The solution?

1. When in the Save as... diaglog you select Browse, an explorer window pops up
2. Choose Save as type: PDF (*.pdf)  
3. An Options... button appears. Click this button.
   
4.  At the bottom of the window uncheck PDF/A compliant

Your preference will be saved with the document, so next time you don't have to go through this again.

docX converter

Creating a new Office 2007 file format (.docx, .xltx) is a good way to push people to buying the new release. After all it is embarassing having to confess you work with old software and asking your partners to send stuff int the old format.
You can download a converter from Microsoft (if you have a valid legacy Office licence). It's been out for a while, but I notice many people don't know it.