First, pair your Surface Pen with your Surface Pro. You can do this manually too. Now, to open Cortana, hold down the top button pen for a second or so, then enter your question. Assuming you’re ...

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Lately I’ve begun using Microsoft OneNote for all of my note taking tasks because it works on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad. It also handles inking well with the Microsoft Surface Pen and the ...

First, launch the OneNote app and then click on the Draw tab. Next, click the Ink to Shape button and choose a Pen from the Pen Gallery. Use this pen to draw a shape into the notebook. It will convert ...

Microsoft 365 is bringing one of the best recent additions to OneNote over to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Those apps now include a fountain pen and a brush pen, giving you more options for taking ...

One of the big features Microsoft has been pushing in Windows 10 is “Inking,” the latest attempt to get old-school stylus input to go mainstream. The feature works pretty well, especially on 2-in-1s ...

One of the most significant features of Windows 10’s Anniversary Update was the addition of pen computing, known as Windows Ink, which we criticized as falling short of the average consumer’s needs.

Is Microsoft's effort to replace paper with the Surface line a failure? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft's Surface ...

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro might be as unfixed as it was unbroken in its previous incarnations, but there are quite a few exciting changes coming with it. Updates to inking in Office 365 go hand in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. The Surface Pen has been around since the launch of the initial ...