Microsoft Office Pen

Find the drawing tools

Go to the Review tab and select Start Inking to display the Ink Tools and Pens tab.

Write or draw

1. Under Ink Tools >Pens choose Pen.
2. To change the ink color and stroke width, point to the color and width (0.35mm - 0.5mm) you want.
3. On the touch screen, begin writing or drawing.

Draw a shape

1. Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Pen.
2. On the touch screen, draw a shape.

Highlight text

1. Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Highlighter, and then pick a highlight color.
2. Point and drag your pen or finger over the text that you want to highlight.

NOTE: You can highlight text in Excel, Word, and Outlook, but PowerPoint doesn't support highlighting text.

Delete whole written words or ink drawings

1. Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser, and then pick an eraser size.
2. With your pen or finger, select the word or ink drawing that you want to erase.

Edit, ink, and convert shapes in PowerPoint

Delete parts of an ink drawing or parts of written words

Applies to PowerPoint only

1. Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click the arrow below Eraser, and then pick an eraser size.
2. With your pen or finger, select parts of the ink drawing or text that you want to erase.

Select parts of an ink drawing or written words

Applies to PowerPoint only

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.).

1. Under Ink Tools, on the Pens tab, click Lasso Select.
2. With your pen or finger, drag to draw a circle around the part of the drawing or word that you want to select. A faded, dashed selection region appears around it, and when you're done, the portion you lassoed will be selected.

Convert ink drawings to shapes

Applies to PowerPoint only

You can convert ink drawings on a touch screen into common shapes.

1. Under Ink Tools > Pens, select Convert to Shapes.
2. With a pen or your finger, draw a shape on the slide, and PowerPoint will automatically convert your drawing to the shape that looks most like it.
3. TIP: To stop converting shapes, click Convert to Shapes again.