Write or Draw in Journal Using a Tablet Pen

On the Pen toolbar, you can choose one of several highlighters that have different settings for ink color, ink thickness, and tip style. You can customize these highlighter settings to suit your preferences.

With some Tablet PCs, your tablet pen can be pressure sensitive. This means that as you press harder with the tablet pen, the ink that you create in your note becomes thicker.

Change pen and highlighter settings

Using the Pen toolbar, you can quickly change pen and highlighter settings.

To switch to a different pen or highlighter

  1. On the Pen toolbar, tap the small arrow to the right of the Pen or Highlighter button.

  2. A list of pens or highlighters appears.

  3. Tap the pen or highlighter that you want to use.

To change color, thickness, and tip style

  1. On the Pen toolbar, tap the small arrow to the right of the Pen or Highlighter button, and then tap Pen Settings or Highlighter Settings.

  2. In the Current pens or Current highlighters list, tap the highlighter or pen for which you want to change the settings.

  3. Select the appropriate color, thickness, and tip style.

To make a pen or highlighter pressure sensitive

If your Tablet PC supports it, you can make a pen or highlighter pressure sensitive.

  1. On the Pen toolbar, tap the small arrow to the right of the Pen or Highlighter button, and then tap Pen Settings or Highlighter Settings.

  2. In the Current Pens or Current Highlighters list, tap the pen or highlighter that you want to make pressure sensitive.

  3. Click the Pressure sensitive check box.

    Note: The Pressure sensitive check box is unavailable if your Tablet PC does not support pressure sensitivity.

Note: This information provided by Microsoft.