Microsoft has announced an enhanced Pen & Ink experience in Quick Notes, which will now require users to have a Surface Pen and Windows 11 2022 update (a.k.a Windows 11 22H2). If you’re running the latest version of Windows 11 and have a Surface Pen, you can now start creating your notes by clicking the back of your pen.
If you don’t have a Surface Pen with a Windows button, you can also start taking notes by using the year-old methods: press the Windows key + Alt + N or click the OneNote icon on your system tray. In addition to these, Surface Pen users are now getting a new way to launch it on their Surface PCs.
The Quick Note can change the way you take notes, with a pen toolbar that is available for mouse and touch users. The pen toolbar gives you access to different ink tools, such as select, eraser, and pens. You can also display or hide the toolbar by clicking the pen icon in Quick Note.
Sometimes you might experience an issue with the Pen while using it in the Select mode. One possible issue is described as follows:
While using the pen, you may switch back to the Pen tool if you try to tap on ink.
But it is worth pointing out that this functionality is not available to everyone in the latest update of OneNote app. It’s also not available in the new build. According to an official statement from Microsoft, Beta Channel users running v2211 (Build 15729.20002) or later can access the pen toolbar.
If you’re a Windows user and use OneNote, let us know in the comments.
