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

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

You can personalize your work by inserting your signature in handwritten form in Word and Outlook.

To use handwriting recognition, install it, and then select a writing area: write either in a lined paper box similar to notebook paper or write anywhere on the screen. Insert writing by using an input device such as a graphics tablet used with 3-D drawing programs or Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software, a tablet PC, or your mouse.