Convert writing in handwritten form to typed text

This feature is available in the Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean language versions of Microsoft Office.

Note   If Microsoft Word is enabled as your e-mail editor, you can use this feature in Microsoft Outlook.

  1. Select the text inserted in handwritten form that you want to convert to typed text.
  2. Right-click the selected text, point to Ink Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Recognize.

Tip

You can convert writing in handwritten form into an object by clicking Convert on the Ink Object shortcut menu.