Working with ink in Office

When Office is installed on a device that supports ink, tools for inking are enabled. In Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint, the Start Inking button is located at the end of the Review tab, in the
Ink group.

TIP Using ink isn’t the same as using handwriting recognition, which converts your
handwriting to digital text characters as you write.

After you tap the Start Inking button, the Ink Tools Pens tool tab is displayed on the ribbon.
Prior to inking, you can choose a different pen style, color, or pen thickness. Then, use your
finger or stylus on the screen to add inked handwriting or drawings in your file.

TIP In OneNote, the inking tools are located on the Drawing tab, and you don’t need to
use a Start Inking command in order to use them. You start inking by selecting a pen style.
Additionally, the ink tools in OneNote are also enabled on devices that don’t support touch,
because you can also use a mouse to add ink.

The following list provides a few ways you can incorporate ink in your Office files:

▪▪ Add drawings and handwritten annotations.

▪▪ If your touch device supports the full version of Office, you can send handwritten
email messages in Outlook.

▪▪ Add handwritten comments in Word while reviewing a document.

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