How to send emails to OneNote Sub Tabs from new outlook

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How to send emails to OneNote Sub Tabs from new outlook

Sarah Largier 0

In old outlook you could select a specific sub tab to send a copy of an email too - and it would embed a copy of the email in the particular sub tab you have selected. The new outlook only appears to allow you to select a main tab (versus sub tabs that can be created in outlook). Is there a way to do this via new outlook?

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Answer 1

Dear Sarah Largier,

When you use Send to OneNote in classic Outlook, do you mean the Select Location in OneNote window, where you can expand the notebook structure and select a specific sub-location, as shown in my screenshot below?

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If yes, this behavior is related to the differences between the OneNote integration in classic Outlook and New Outlook. New Outlook does not support COM add-ins, while classic Outlook supports the legacy OneNote COM add-in experience.

To continue using the classic behavior shown in the screenshot, I recommend switching back to classic Outlook by turning off the New Outlook toggle in the upper-right corner, provided this option is available in your environment.

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For reference: Toggle out of the new Outlook for Windows

Additionally, I would also encourage you to submit feedback to the Product team about this functionality, so they are aware that this workflow is important to you. I sincerely recommend you go to Feedback community to vote this similar feedback: (find out similar feedback, if not provide the feedback forum link Ideas · Community). Your feedback has been duly noted and is highly valued, as it provides with essential insights to continue improving and refining the products and services in the future.

I hope this helps clarify the situation. If you have any further questions or need clarification, please feel free to reach out.

Thank you for your kindness and understanding.

Jade Ng 15,945 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-10-13T00:31:48.5766667+00:00

Dear Sarah Largier,

I hope everything is going well on your end.

I’m following up on the support thread we've been working through together. I wanted to check in and see if the information I shared in my previous answer helped clarify the issue you were experiencing.

Answer 2

No. In new Outlook, Send to OneNote lets the item be saved to a notebook and section from the OneNote task pane, but the available context does not show support for choosing a deeper subpage or “sub tab” target from new Outlook.

What new Outlook supports:

Open the email.
Select the Apps icon.
Select OneNote.
In the OneNote task pane, select the notebook and section.
Select Save.

If the goal is to organize the email under a more specific nested location, the supported path is to send it to the target section first, then reorganize the created page inside OneNote afterward. The imported email becomes a OneNote page with the email subject as the page title, and that page can be moved around in the notebook.

If using classic Outlook instead, the flow is similar: Send to OneNote opens a task pane where the notebook and section are selected. The available context also does not show subpage selection there.