

Repeat this step for as many additional shapes you want.Ĭlick Draw > Eraser, and erase the notes. Select an item in the Shapes list, and then click and drag on the page to draw the shape you want. OneNote will remain in drawing mode you toggle out of it. On the menu that appears, click Lock Drawing Mode.

To view additional drawing choices, click or tap the More arrow in the lower-right corner of the Shapes gallery, and then select a shape from the menu that appears.Ĭlick or tap the Draw tab, and then click the More arrow in the lower-right corner of the Shapes gallery. While the shape is selected, you can drag it to resize it or move it to a different place on the page. To cancel drawing mode, press the Esc key on your keyboard, or click the Type button on the Draw tab.Ĭlick or tap the Draw tab, select an item in the Shapes gallery, and then drag your mouse or finger on the page to draw the shape. If your computer has a touch screen, you can also take handwritten notes and convert them to text. You can turn this mode off when you’re done drawing. This puts more space between the commands, so it’s easier to tap with your finger. Even if they just let the expanded version of the buttons on the right stay open, that would probably improve 80% of the experience.If your touch-capable device has a small screen, click or tap the Touch/Mouse Mode button on the Quick Access Toolbar, and then click Touch. Things that Windows Mobile had nailed back in the late '90s. Then the handwriting "keyboard" could be great (actually has much better text recognition for some reason), but it scrolls awkwardly and needs to allow quickly doing things like adding a space, inserting a tab, and placing the cursor. For example, it's crazy that MS Office still won't let you draw with a pen and then seamlessly scroll with a finger like every other program. All the UI focus is fluff I find that Win10 normal UI is fine in tablet mode and everything is usable except the pen in some scenarios. If MS wanted to enhance the tabletedness of the SP3, all they really need to do is give focus to the handwriting experience. Otherwise, the recognition improves (and sometimes worsens) with updates. The other thing you can do is be careful to not mix levels of writing-don't let the tails of your "g's" and "y's" go down too far. My theory is that the new pen sends a lot more data (more pressure levels, tilt, etc.) which sometimes confuses OneNote text recognition. The old-style pen (non-tilt sensing with a clip) for some reason actually works much, much better. I use it all the time and it does occasionally lose it's damn mind like this.
