14 DAY TRIAL // One of the features that make Microsoft Edge a leading browser is the support for vertical tabs, there’s no doubt about it.
Of course, Edge isn’t the first browser to come with such capabilities, as Vivaldi has been offering vertical tabs for quite some time. But at the end of the day, Microsoft adopting this feature is certainly good news from a usability perspective.
As it turns out, Microsoft itself is a big fan of vertical tabs as well, as the company is now working on bringing the same feature to OneNote too.
In an announcement published earlier this week, Microsoft revealed that vertical tabs are coming to OneNote in Windows in early 2023.
“The #1 request we’ve heard from educators and schools looking to move to the OneNote on Windows (Desktop) version is an option to allow the user interface to look similar to the OneNote for Windows 10 version of OneNote, with pages, sections and notebooks aligned on the left-hand side, and the horizontal tabs to disappear,” the company said.
“We’ve heard that many students also prefer this layout option to help simplify navigation, while making OneNote “look the same” on multiple platforms like OneNote web, Mac and iPad. We always prioritize educator feedback, and so we’re excited to announce a new way to navigate your notebooks, sections, and pages in OneNote on Windows is coming in early 2023.”
The new feature will go live for the new OneNote app and won’t go live for OneNote for Windows. However, Microsoft will put users in full control over the way they want to use the vertical tabs, so the application will include special settings to enable or disable the feature.
“Using the forthcoming new Vertical Tabs layout option, you will be able to change your OneNote on Windows experience to the same left-sided layout on OneNote for Windows 10, Web, Mac, and iPad. The OneNote team is putting the finishing touches on this experience before we roll it out to the general public in early 2023,” the company said.