Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn\’t help. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Marc-Antoine Gelinas. Hello, I\’d like to know if it\’s possible to use Pen and Ink tools in Word with only a mouse, without using an external tactile device like a stylus, a touchscreen, a tablet, etc.

This thread is locked. Use the supported digital pen button to Lasso Select ink without visiting the ribbon. Then you can use the pen to move, resize, or rotate the ink object. On the File menu, select Options , and then select Advanced. In the Pen section, select the box next to Use pen to select and interact with content by default. This setting only applies to the app in which you make it, so, for example, you can have automatic inking turned on in Visio and turned off in Word.

Edit your document with natural gestures. Convert ink to shapes or text. Convert ink to shapes. Write, insert, or change an equation. Replay your ink strokes in Office. Draw straight lines or align things with the ruler. OneNote , , , or Draw and sketch notes on a page. OneNote for Mac: Draw and annotate with ink. Languages supported for ink-to-text conversion. To stop inking and select your annotations, either to modify or move them, pick Select on the Draw tab.

See Convert ink to text or shapes in PowerPoint for Microsoft In PowerPoint for Microsoft , you can choose from four erasers. When you\’ve been drawing with ink, you can use Stop Inking on the Draw tab to change the mouse pointer back to a standard selection tool.

The selection tool can select digital ink drawings and any other kind of objects. PowerPoint and Excel also have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select , specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. Applies only to PowerPoint and Excel:. This setting only applies to the app in which you make it.

So, for example, you can have automatic inking turned on in Visio and turned off in Word. To change the ink color and stroke width, point to the color and width 0. Under Ink Tools , on the Pens tab, click Highlighter , and then pick a highlight color. You can highlight text in Excel, Word, and Outlook, but PowerPoint doesn\’t support highlighting text. Under Ink Tools , on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser , and then pick an eraser size. OneNote: Draw and sketch notes on a page.

To select part of a drawing or some written words, use the Lasso tool. You cannot use the Lasso tool to select non-ink objects shapes, pictures, etc. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you\’re done, the portion you lassoed will be selected.

With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide, and PowerPoint automatically converts your drawing to the shape that looks most like it. Closed freeform with three sides. Office Touch Guide. Read documents in Word. On the Mac, these features are only available in Microsoft and Office for Mac. Select a thickness to make your pen thicker or thinner. Rather than drawing ink with your mouse, you can draw on a trackpad with your finger.

See Use your trackpad for \”touch\” drawing for more information. In PowerPoint for Microsoft for Mac, you can choose from different sizes of erasers. Word has three eraser options version With your mouse, pen, or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. In the Pen section, clear the box next to Use pen to select and interact with content by default.

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. But in the afternoon classes, suddenly the ink tools were not working. The ink tools show in the window, but when I click on the pen writing tool, nothing happens.

It doesn\’t let me use the pen writing tool. Almost exactly the same thing is happening in PowerPoint, except when I click on the pen writing tool, my cursor changes like it should, but when I try to write, nothing shows up. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn\’t help. Unfortunately, this did not work for me.

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On an Android device, Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. PowerPoint and Excel have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select, specifically for selecting ink drawings. To select part of a drawing or words written in ink in PowerPoint or Excel, use the Lasso Select tool. In PowerPoint, you can choose from three erasers—a stroke eraser, or a small or medium eraser.

Some active pens, such as the Surface pen, have an eraser that you can also use to erase digital ink without having to select an eraser from the Ribbon. Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, multiple ink colors, and ink thickness options:.

By default, Draw with Touch or \”Inking mode\” is turned on when you are using a mobile device. Before you can use the drawing features, be sure to update to the latest version of Windows Click Check for updates to get the latest updates.

Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. PowerPoint Mobile and Excel Mobile also have an ink selection tool, Lasso Select , , specifically for selecting objects drawn with ink. Select the More button in the lower-right corner of the screen. On the Draw tab of the ribbon tap a pen to select it.

If you want to customize the pen tap the drop arrow next to the pen on the ribbon and select the thickness, and color, you want. The Draw menu lets you have two separate pens available, plus a highlighter. After you\’ve drawn what you want, you can stop inking and return to selection mode by pressing the Esc key. Select the eraser from the pens gallery on the Draw tab, then swipe your cursor across the ink you want to erase.

This is a stroke eraser, which means it will erase entire ink strokes at a time. Turn off automatic inking on Windows or iOS. Please start by choosing your version of Office: Which version of Office for Windows are you using? Which version of Office for Windows are you using? Microsoft Office Office , Write, draw, or highlight text The new pen set is customizable and portable. On the Draw tab of the Ribbon, tap a pen to select it.

With your pen or finger, drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove. Feature name Description See Ink Editor Use touch or a digital pen with Windows digital ink to edit documents Edit your document with natural gestures Ink to Shape Convert an ink drawing to a standard Office graphic shape Convert ink to shapes Ink to Math Use touch or a digital pen to write a complex math equation, and then convert it to text Write, insert, or change an equation Ruler Draw straight lines in ink, or align a set of objects Draw straight lines or align things with the ruler.

On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing. Highlight text Under Ink Tools , on the Pens tab, click Highlighter , and then pick a highlight color. Point and drag your pen or finger over the text that you want to highlight. Delete whole written words or ink drawings Under Ink Tools , on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser , and then pick an eraser size. With your pen or finger, select the word or ink drawing that you want to erase. Delete parts of an ink drawing or parts of written words PowerPoint only Under Ink Tools , on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser , and then pick an eraser size.

With your pen or finger, select parts of the ink drawing or text that you want to erase. Convert ink drawings to shapes PowerPoint only You can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes. To stop converting shapes, click Convert to Shapes again. Which shapes can PowerPoint convert? When you create an ink drawing, PowerPoint can convert it to the shape that is most like it. Ink drawing Corresponding shape Rectangle Rectangle Square Rectangle with all sides equal Diamond Diamond Parallelogram Parallelogram Trapezoid Trapezoid Irregular quadrilateral Closed freeform shape with four sides Regular pentagon Pentagon with all sides equal Regular hexagon Hexagon with all sides equal Ellipse Ellipse Circle Ellipse with shape height and width equal Single-headed arrow Arrow Double-headed arrow Double arrow Arrows connecting two shapes Arrow connectors Right triangle Triangle with right angle Equilateral triangle Triangle with all sides equal Isosceles triangle Triangle with two equal sides Irregular triangle Closed freeform with three sides.

Write, draw, or highlight text On the Mac, these features are only available in Microsoft and Office for Mac. Basic inking tools Word for iOS, Excel for iOS, and PowerPoint for iOS all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, multiple ink colors, and ink thickness options: If you\’re working in OneNote on your iPad, see Handwrite, draw, and sketch.

Draw or write By default, Draw with Mouse or Touch or \”Inking mode\” is turned on when you are using a mobile device. To change the settings on a pen: Tap again to open the menu of thickness and color options for the pen. Select your preferred size and color: There are five pen thickness settings ranging from.

Open the Settings app from the home screen of your iOS device. Basic inking tools Word for Android, Excel for Android, and PowerPoint for Android all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, ink colors and a color wheel, and ink thickness options: Draw or write By default, Draw with Mouse or Touch or \”Inking mode\” is turned on when you are using a mobile device.

Select On an Android device, Inking mode is turned on when you have selected a pen or highlighter on the Draw tab. With your pen or finger, drag to encircle the ink that you want to select. Erase On the Draw tab, tap the Eraser.

Drag the eraser over the ink you want to remove. Convert ink drawings to standard shapes in PowerPoint In PowerPoint, you can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes: Ensure that Draw with Mouse or Touch is turned on. Tap Ink to Shapes With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide. To stop converting shapes, tap Ink to Shapes again. Annotate with ink while showing a presentation In PowerPoint, you can add ink markings to a slide while you are presenting:.

Basic inking tools Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile all come with basic inking options on the Draw tab: a selection tool, a draw-with-touch tool, a stroke eraser, pens, multiple ink colors, and ink thickness options: If you\’re working in OneNote for Windows 10, see Write notes and draw in OneNote for Windows Draw or write By default, Draw with Touch or \”Inking mode\” is turned on when you are using a mobile device.

Write, draw, or highlight text in PowerPoint On the Draw tab of the ribbon tap a pen to select it. Stop inking After you\’ve drawn what you want, you can stop inking and return to selection mode by pressing the Esc key. Erase ink Select the eraser from the pens gallery on the Draw tab, then swipe your cursor across the ink you want to erase. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help.

Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Isra Arreola\’s post on May 8, Hi Isra, Thank you for replying. Hi Kevin.

Did you verify the requisites to use this functionality in the previous post? What is your office version? What is your operative system version? However you can see this post about this topic, here an advisor give some suggestion to solve this problem. In reply to Isra Arreola\’s post on May 9, Hi Israel, Thanks for your response. I\’m not sure what the requisites in the previous post were. The Pen button seems to have suddenly stopped working. In reply to KevinB\’s post on May 17, This site in other languages x.

In this case, you will have to download the files individually. You would have the opportunity to download individual files on the \”Thank you for downloading\” page after completing your download.

Files larger than 1 GB may take much longer to download and might not download correctly. You might not be able to pause the active downloads or resume downloads that have failed. Microsoft Office Proofing Tools enable editing in additional languages. Details Note: There are multiple files available for this download. Once you click on the \”Download\” button, you will be prompted to select the files you need.

File Name:. Date Published:. File Size:. System Requirements Supported Operating System. Install Instructions To install this download: Install the proofing tools: Download the file by clicking the Download button above and saving the file to your hard disk.

Run the setup program. The setup wizard runs and installs the proofing tools. After the installation has completed, restart your open Office applications.

Instructions for use: Just use the proofing tools as you normally would – you should now see them for your newly installed language.