Can I create OneNote links that open in the desktop app instead of the web app?

Links copied from OneNote look like this.
(Not a working link; much of the id has been removed)

https://skydrive.live.com/edit.aspx/OneNote/@Home?cid=125154654&id=documents?&wd=target%28General.one%111-9848-4DEE-95E4%2fVerizon%20Bill%20Figures%7c34DE9-00-4B84-90B6-CE0C9%2f%29 onenote:https://d.docs.live.net/dc516d79ac0/OneNote/@Home/General.one#Verizon%20Bill%20Figures&section-id={4DEE-95E4}&page-id={003E-4B84}&object-id={0DCF-1D9C}&15

Copy the text starting at and including onenote: and everything after. Use it to create a link from any other application and the OneNote app will launch.

Updated answer for OneNote for Windows 10 as of build 1806 and later:

First, get the pair of links to the workbooks:

1. Open your workbook (in the app)
2. In the notebooks list, right click on the desired workbook
3. In the context menu, select 'copy link to notebook'

(as noted in related articles, copying this link actually puts 2 flavors of link on the clipboard)

Next, paste the links into a text editor (e.g, Notepad.exe). Note that there are 2 lines pasted, and the path in the second isn't quite the same as the ID in the first.

1. https://__redact1__.sharepoint.com/personal/__redact2__/_layouts/OneNote.aspx?id=__redact3__
2. onenote:https://__redact1__.sharepoint.com/personal/__redact2__/Documents/__redact4__/

And finally, paste the onenote:http://... line into a new desktop shortcut.

It will open in OneNote app. You don't need to make the shortcut invoke the onenote .exe, it's already magically bound to the onenote: protocol.

You need to use the /hyperlink option in the command line. You can open any page. I find it very convenient to open a sticky docked note on the side of the screen (very convenient for to do lists, etc.), by using the /docked option. Here's how.

Create a shortcut in the Taskbar, with a link to the page. Syntax: full_path_to_onenote.exe /docked /hyperlink hyperlink_to_the_page

• To create the full command of the shortcut, use Notepad, Wordpad or any other note taking app.

• Copy-paste the full path to OneNote.exe (e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE"). Either from the icon on the taskbar (Pin OneNote to taskbar first if not pinned yet (right-click the icon then right-click again on the program to display the properties), or from the program folder.

• In OneNote, right-click the page you want to open and select "Copy Link To Page". Paste to the NotePad and copy the hyperlink (the first link, the second looks like onenote:https://...&end).

• Paste the hyperlink after the path to OneNote.exe

• Insert /hyperlink or /docked /hyperlink between the two.

• Create the shortcut by right-clicking on the desktop and pasting the full path created above.

• Drag-drop the shorcut to the TaskBar.

Alternative: Create a jump-list item.

• Create a shortcut with the hyperlink, as if you wanted a desktop shortcut to open the web app at the selected page (right-click/new shortcut/
• Drag-drop the shortcut icon to the OneNote icon on the taskbar. This creates a pinned jump list item. This method is easier and faster, but it won't allow you to create a docked page.

Useful reference for command switches: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Command-line-switches-in-Microsoft-Office-OneNote-2007-29468957-1fcc-48b8-8821-00fe5518493a?CorrelationId=ff012b7b-e41c-4a4e-b105-62eff78b5a47&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US>

Right click in a OneNote page >> choose copy link to paragraph go to where you want to add your link and paste the link

It will paste a link with the text of the paragraph line, and a webap link.

The link with the paragraph line will open in your descktop app.