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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...

When Microsoft unveiled Font Maker during the Windows 10 era, it was one of those rare releases that genuinely blended novelty with practical whimsy—yet it has faded into near-obscurity, remembered by only the most attentive members of the Windows enthusiast community. If you look for Font Maker...

Mistral AI’s OCR API: A Lightning-Fast Disruptor in the Document Processing Arena In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, every millisecond counts. Enter Mistral AI’s new Optical Character Recognition (OCR) API—a cutting‐edge solution engineered to blitz through documents at a staggering rate...

In a significant development for Windows users, Google is introducing stylus handwriting support to its Chrome browser on Windows 11 and 10. This update allows users to write directly into text fields using a stylus, enhancing the user experience for those utilizing touch-enabled devices such as...

Introduction Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 Builds 22621.3078 and 22631.3078 (KB5034204) to Windows Insiders on the Release Preview Channel. These updates bring a host of features, enhancements, and fixes aimed at refining the Windows 11 experience. New Features and Enhancements Expanded...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19645 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17074 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Please note that the same block for AMD processors as explained here is also in place for this flight. What’s new in...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17040 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. NOTE: The block for AMD PCs is no longer in effect as of this flight. What’s new in Build 17040 Settings Improvements...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to release Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! What’s New in Build 16226 For PC New features in Microsoft Edge Giving you more control over closing tabs: Building on our work in Build 16199, we’ve...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing our #TacoHat Thursday build – Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16215 for PC – to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15222 to Insiders in the Fast ring. Our goal is to do a...

Using a pen and computer has an interesting history that goes farther back than you’d think. In 1888, the first patent for a “electric stylus device for capturing handwriting” was issued to Elisha Gray for the Telautograph. In fact, pen input was being used 20 years before mouse and GUI input...

Recently I met Kody Peralta, an ambitious 18-year old high school graduate who’s Surface Book has changed the way he learns. Kody now has the ability to take handwritten notes which he couldn’t do on pen and paper because of his transcription disability, dysgraphia. People with dysgraphia have...

Hello Windows Insiders! Holy NinjaCats, you guys are rocking this bug bash. We promised an exciting few weeks and we weren’t kidding. You all ready for the second batch of builds for the week to keep the Bug Bash fresh? Today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14367 for PC and...

Hi, I recently upgraded to windows 10 and I can't download handwriting recognition. I need this for Chinese language packs. Please help.

These tips for the new Link Removed can help you #DoGreatThings with your Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, or Surface Book. The new Surface Pen changes the way you connect with your Surface. Write and draw naturally with precision ink on one end and an eraser on the other. Here are a few tips...

Learn how to work with Link Removed on your Surface to get stuff done. Your personal digital assistant can track packages and flights, give you show times, remind you to pick up groceries, schedule meetings, and even send email messages for you. Link Removed Cortana is your virtual assistant...

This tutorial teaches you how to enable Chinese handwriting input in Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro's onscreen Touch Keyboard by download and installing Chinese Language Pack via Control panel language preferences.

Whenever I used to write text in a sticky note it looked kind of like someone's handwriting. Now it's an ugly, rough font.Any idea how to fix this?

So, I bought a Wacom Bamboo tablet for the purpose of taking notes on OneNote 2007 and using its handwriting to text feature. However, when I press the button the feature doesn't work. Furthermore, I can't even find the tablet PC input for Windows 7 for handwriting recognition. I've tried...