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cross-app parity
About this tag
Cross-app parity refers to the consistency of features across different applications within the Microsoft 365 suite. A recent example is the addition of Fountain and Brush pens to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows, which were previously exclusive to OneNote. This move ensures that inking capabilities are uniform across core productivity apps, providing a richer and more natural experience for users who rely on handwriting and sketching. The tag covers discussions about feature alignment and updates that bring parity to Microsoft 365 applications on Windows.
Microsoft 365 has quietly moved one of OneNote’s most praised inking features — the Fountain pen and Brush pen — into the core productivity apps, bringing a richer, more natural inking experience to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Windows devices.
Background
Microsoft introduced the Fountain pen...