OneNote provides a way to convert handwritten notes to text via the Lasso Select tool (Draw tab) to access Ink to Text.

You can now bold and italicize in Notepad — no, seriously Convert handwriting to text: Take quick handwritten notes, and later convert them to text to align with the rest of your content.

Now, double-click and drag the cursor around the handwriting that you want to convert. Click Ink to Text in the Draw tab. OneNote will then convert your handwriting to typed text.

Microsoft released OneNote for Android tablets today with handwriting input, bringing Android users closer to the OneNote experience the company envisioned for the Microsoft Surface.

Meanwhile, today's update isn't just for iPad users. All versions of OneNote are getting optical character recognition (OCR) technology, which lets you search for text within images.