Kari’s Tips and Tricks #115: 🧠 Microsoft Loop vs. OneNote—What’s the Difference? 📒🔁
🧠 Microsoft Loop vs. OneNote—What’s the Difference? 📒🔁
✨ Collaborate Faster Without Giving Up Your Notes!
Maybe you’ve heard of Microsoft Loop—but is it just another version of OneNote? 🤔 Not quite!
I’ll show you how these two tools are different and when to use each one. Spoiler: you’ll probably use both!
🧩 Loop = Sticky Notes for Real-Time Collaboration
📓 OneNote = A Binder for Your Thoughts and Meetings
Time to Read/Watch: ~3 min
Loop is great when you need a fast, interactive way to brainstorm, assign tasks, or take action right inside a Teams chat or Outlook email. OneNote is your go-to for detailed meeting notes, organized sections, and long-term storage.
🔍 Quick Comparison:
| OneNote | Loop | |
|---|---|---|
| Best For | Structured notes, agendas, reference info | Live checklists, quick ideas, fast decisions |
| Collaboration | Shared notebooks (asynchronous) | Real-time, embedded editing |
| Where It Lives | OneNote app, Teams tabs, OneDrive | Inside Teams chats, Outlook emails, Word docs |
| Style | Organized like a digital binder | Lightweight and flexible—moves with your workflow |
✅ OneNote = your archive
⚡ Loop = your action board
💡 Why This Saves Time:
🗂 Organize big ideas in OneNote
💬 Use Loop for fast-moving teamwork
🔁 Work where your team already is—no extra tabs!
🎯 Pro Tip: Use Loop components in your Teams chat to assign a task or brainstorm right where the conversation is happening.
📺 Watch the Tip + Visual Walkthrough
👉 https://www.learningwithkari.com/blog/TipsandTricks115
