Microsoft Loop - A Smarter Way to OneNote?

Welcome to Your 365 Coach, where we explore the best of Microsoft 365 to boost your productivity and skills! In today's video, we dive into the innovative world of Microsoft Loop and how it compares to OneNote.

Whether you're a seasoned OneNote user or curious about Microsoft's latest tool, this video is packed with insights, tips, and a step-by-step guide on using Microsoft Loop for some smarter note-taking.

🕒 Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
01:09 Using the New Loop App
01:59 Understanding Sections & Workspaces
03:54 Creating Loop Notes & Checklists
05:57 Task Management & Planning
09:03 Video Integration in Loop
10:08 Managing Meeting Notes
13:31 Managing Files in Loop
14:42 Using Loop Mobile for Notes & Ink-to-Text
15:34 Sharing Content in Outlook & Teams
17:54 Extending Access to Others
19:37 Summary

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[yourcoach]

If you are interested in finding out more about how Loop will work in OneNote, then we have put a new video on our channel, covering all the capabilities. So if you do want to continue to use OneNote, you will soon find Loop Capabilities available to you within OneNote😀

Check it out via the link below:

[major]

The biggest advantage of loop is the use of markdown syntax and code pasting. For developers, this stuff is invaluable.

[AirsoftSouthAfricaShow]

This is an amazing video. I now finally see the use of Loop as a daily driver, thanks for making this video.

[wrtlprmpft]

Thanks a lot for this video! I would have loved to see Loop become a replacement for Onenote. For one, whoever had issues with corrupt Onenote files in the past will never fully trust Onenote again. Also, the Onenote structure is too limited when it comes to connecting information. Both issues are addressed with Loop and on top, it is better when working from different devices. The integration of Loop components into nearly any other MS app is very useful. 

The big catch in my opinion: if you know Notion, you know how much better Loop could be.

[TeacherCast]

Thanks for this video. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the biggest difference between Loop and Notion which is the lack of Databases to connect everything.

For this reason I have a hard time really committing to playing with Loop.

It seems that loop can replace OneNote but you don't get the inking.

Or you can use OneNote with loop components and then you will have content in multiple places.

Too confusing.

[Lupi]

I really loved this video, I was wondering if using loop would be better than using OneNote. In fact, I already started taking meeting notes and sharing the pages with each of people in my team. After watching this video, I will give loop a chance to replace OneNote to take my notes even when I will not share them with others. Thanks for the tips

[bcplanker]

Thanks for this intro to Loop! I use OneNote heavily now and one major advantage I see in Loop is the ability to share only a specific page or even a content section in Loop. OneNote only shares and entire Notebook, which is very frustrating.

[hoppy]

My main problem is lack of search options. Imagine your team has been taking notes weekly for a year, and now you want to find something you talked about several months ago but there's no way to search. Now imagine your organization has several teams.
I'd consider it for a specific project not lasting more than a few months. For anything else it needs better discoverability and search or you may as well be dumping your notes into a black hole.

[graytonw]

First of all, great channel, just subbed! As for Loop, I don't think I'll be downloading it for now. I recently switched from Evernote (it's now too damn expensive) to OneNote. In my case as a solo freelancer, I only ever use it for my own projects and notes, so sharing is not a consideration. However, if/when Loop does integrate with OneNote, I'll take another look at it. Right now I can't see any advantage of Loop as a replacement for OneNote, especially if you're not concerned about teams or sharing. I'll keep an eye out for your continued coverage though, thanks!

[pozlu]

Great video Thank you so much for sharing! Eventually loop will support hand write capabilities?

[MariaEdyleneVA]

Hi can you make a video how to integrate the PARA organizing system in loop. I have used Onenote for this.

[aaronster]

A OneNote notebook can be associated with a Team, therefore the contents are linked to a project, not an individual user. Does this capability exist within MS Loop?

[jimmypchacko]

Great demo and explanation thank you so much I'm wondering if Loop notes expire in the same way teams chats expire or are they as permanent as OneNote?

[nneese]

I plan to use M365 business Teams for my main communication with clients as a solo business owner. Many of my clients are going to be tech savvy. Some may prefer email, some prefer chat, etc. I planned at first to use email templates for onboarding clients, but i feel that possibly setting up a template in Loop and copying and customizing for each client and the pasting the loop items in their "secured" channel might be easiest and more secure. I plan to use power automate at some point for this. When it comes to giving access to Loop components, if it an Item I give to all clients as read-only, will they all be able to see who has access to it? If so, might be best to just copy and paste items directly in the secured channels.

[edittide]

Very informative and helpful.

Still unsure if Loop has any real significant advantages over OneNote, but ultimately it depends on where MS goes with it. So keen to see how it develops.

On a presonal preference, nothing comes close to Notion and if it were available as a choice for me professionally I would chose it hands down without a second’s thought.

[andycub]

Fantastic video Scott as we are currently reviewing our processes. Quick question, how would I organise multiple meeting notes within a workspace? I can see there is a subpage feature, would you just create a blank page called 'Meeting notes', then add subpages of meeting notes to it? For example we have a weekly team meeting, in OneNote I normally create a new note for each meeting within a folder.

[Coatsey]

As always, a great video, thank you. Have you noticed you can't add the loop component if you assign a channel.

[EdsonNascimentoEN]

Great content thanks for sharing. As a OneNote lover for many years. I still find the search enginering not doing a well job and I am concerning with Loop too. Let's see how it goes.

[amatesi]

Interesting concept for Collab.

OneNote still King 👑 of your own note taking processes though.

[hermanboel]

If Loop was to replace OneNote, then Microsoft would have foreseen the possibility to transfer everything from OneNote to Loop, but it hasn't. Even copying and pasting a page with tables from OneNote to Loop does not give satisfactory results as the tables are cut off. My conclusion is that if you don't have a team and work alone, OneNote is still superior to Loop.
PS How do you use Loop parts in OneNote? Haven't found that yet (using MS Office365).