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Insert ink in a document

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

You must be running Microsoft Office Word 2003 on a Tablet PC (Tablet PC: A computer that runs Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. With a Tablet PC, you can write directly on the screen by using a tablet pen and use the pen to perform mouse functions. Also known as a tablet computer.) to use this feature.

Tap in your Word document where you want to write with your tablet pen (tablet pen: The pen that comes with a Tablet PC and is used to interact with the tablet screen.).
On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then tap Ink Drawing and Writing.
Write or draw in the document.
When you are finished, tap Stop Inking on the Ink Drawing and Writing toolbar.
If you want to insert ink elsewhere in the document, tap pen name , where pen name describes the type and color of pen, such as Felt Tip (Blue), on the Ink Drawing and Writing toolbar.

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To remove some ink (ink: The writing or drawing strokes made with a tablet pen or mouse.) while you are writing, tap Eraser on the Ink Drawing and Writing toolbar and drag the eraser across the ink.