Handwriting recognition toolbars

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

Writing Pad and Write Anywhere toolbars

  Writing surface

  Writing Pad toolbar

  Write Anywhere toolbar

Toolbar buttons

Insert writing in handwritten form, also known as Ink (Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook only)

Insert handwriting as typed text

Drawing Pad

Backspace

Space

Enter

Tab

Recognize Now (inserts writing immediately)

Write Anywhere

Writing Pad

Up

Down

Left

Right

Correction

Clear (delete)

Reduce (menu)

Expand (menu)

On-screen keyboard

Drawing Pad toolbar

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

You can use the Drawing Pad toolbar in Word and Outlook only.

  Drawing surface

  Drawing Pad toolbar

Toolbar buttons

Writing Pad

Remove Last Stroke

Copy to Clipboard

Insert Drawing

Clear (delete)