As part of this past week's OneNote-palooza, Microsoft has released a cool new tool called OneNote Clipper that lets you save, or 'clip,' any web page to OneNote. Then, you can access this information from OneNote on any of your devices. OneNote Clipper is what's called a bookmarklet. That is, it's a special kind of browser bookmark that includes executable code that can extend the browser's functionality. It's sort of a non-compiled browser plug-in, one that you access from a browser toolbar such as the Favorites Bar in IE. Note: OneNote Clipper does not work with the Modern version of IE in Windows RT/8.x.
To install OneNote Clipper, you need to. Then, as instructed, drag the Clip to OneNote button up to your Favorites Bar (in IE), Bookmarks Bar (in Chrome) or Bookmarks Toolbar (in Firefox). It will appear like any other favorite/bookmark, with the name 'Clip to OneNote.' If you've not used Clipper before, you'll be prompted to sign in, of course: It attaches to your Microsoft account.
To find your clipped web page, open any version of OneNote. (Including the web version in Office Online: Just click the OneNote logo in the 'Page clipped to OneNote' line as shown in the screenshot above.) You'll find it in the default notebook for your Microsoft account, as a new page in the Quick Notes tab. From here, you can move the page to a new location—everyone has their own filing system, of course—or use the supplied link to go find the underlying web page.
Getting Started with the OneNote Web Clipper. OneNote 2016 OneNote Online OneNote for Windows 10 More. Whenever you do online research with OneNote, you can use the OneNote Web Clipper to easily capture, edit, annotate, and share information. It’s free to use and it works with most modern Web browsers.
You can also search for text that is in the clipped web page even though the clip is itself basically a graphic.
OneNote is one of my most used apps. Whether its my PC, laptop, iPhone, or iPad, I can access the info I need or save anything I find whenever and wherever I find it. It works well with every browser I use - Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera and Safari. This OneNote Web Clipper Add-on for Firefox works really well. I used to use Evernote, until they started charging for using more than 2 devices. Much of the reason to have a web clipper is to be able to save or access saved things at any time any where you need it.
Why pay extra for Evernote? At first, the interface may seem like it is not very powerful. I almost didn't switch because it seemed so rudimentary. But everything you need to write, edit, and save notes, web pages, PDFs, screen clippings, you name it is right there.
And you can import excel spreadsheets or link to external ones if you wish. Its actually a very powerful tool, with a deceptively simple interface.