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Discussions tagged with 'pen' on WindowsForum.com cover a range of topics related to stylus and pen input on Windows devices. Threads explore new inking features in Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including Fountain and Brush pens. Windows 11 Insider builds introduce pen shortcuts and improved pen functionality. Users also seek help configuring pen behavior, such as converting pen input to mouse clicks or mapping shortcut buttons to the on-screen trackpad. Hardware reviews of standalone drawing tablets like the Wacom MovinkPad 11 highlight pen performance for creators. Samsung Galaxy devices with stylus support are also discussed.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Tab S11, Buds3 FE: Flagship AI features at FE pricing

    Samsung’s new IFA lineup lands as a careful, incremental push to make flagship features more attainable: the Galaxy S25 FE tightens the S-series value proposition, the Galaxy Tab S11 family presses thinner and lighter into tablet territory, and the Galaxy Buds3 FE brings a Buds3‑style audio...
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Fountain & Brush Pens Come to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 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...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • brush cross-app parity desktop apps draw tab excel handwriting ink annotations inking microsoft 365 onenote pen pen customization powerpoint pressure sensitivity stylus surface pen tilt awareness windows word
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Wacom MovinkPad 11 Review: The Ultimate Standalone Drawing Tablet for Creators

    Wacom has unveiled the MovinkPad 11, a standalone drawing tablet designed to provide artists and creators with an intuitive, ready-to-use digital sketchbook experience. This device aims to eliminate setup complexities, allowing users to dive into their creative processes instantly. Design and...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • artists equipment creative devices creative software digital art digital creativity digital pen drawing accessories drawing tablet graphics tablet movinkpad 11 pen pen display portable drawing device sketchbook standalone tablet tablet tablet for artists touchscreen wacom
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 Review: Subtle Updates with Big Impact

    In a world obsessed with major overhauls and shiny new features, it’s the incremental steps—the subtle but strategic tweaks—that often reveal a company’s real direction. Microsoft’s rollout of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 to the Dev Channel stands as a definitive example. This...
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    • accessibility ai features ai integration ai-powered windows assistive technology bug fixes build 26200 build updates click to do cloud integration cloud search copilot customization dev channel device compatibility digital expression digital productivity enterprise features enterprise search enterprise windows entra id feature updates hybrid work inclusive computing inking insider preview microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft edge microsoft features onedrive onedrive integration operating system pen pen customization pen features pen input pen integration productivity productivity tools profanity filter quick assist quick settings redesign search enhancements shortcut customization shortcuts software stability stability improvements stylus system stability tech innovation tech news tech release text input transcription ui improvements usb usb device fixes user autonomy user control user empowerment user experience voice typing windows 11 windows 11 accessibility windows 11 preview windows bugs windows features windows hello windows ink windows insider windows productivity windows release windows search windows security windows stability windows update windows user experience
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows News
  5. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5570: New Profanity Filter Toggle, Pen Shortcuts & Smarter Search

    Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570, now released to the Dev Channel, brings notable enhancements and user-centric features that underscore Microsoft’s evolving approach to flexibility, accessibility, and productivity. Among the most talked-about additions in this build is the new toggle...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • accessibility ai integration bug fixes build 26200 build updates click to do cloud integration copilot hardware copilot+ pcs custom pc customization digital communication digital expression digital ink efficiency enterprise features enterprise windows hybrid work insider preview microsoft os customization pen productivity productivity tools profanity filter quick settings shortcuts software enhancement stylus tech news tech updates ui improvements user control user experience voice typing windows 11 windows development windows features windows hello windows improvements windows sandbox windows search windows update windows user experience
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows News
  6. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5570: New Features & Fixes Explained

    Here's a detailed breakdown of the official release notes for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5570 (Dev Channel), based on the Windows Insider Blog for this build: New Features Gradually Being Rolled Out (Toggle On*) 1. Profanity Filter Setting in Voice Typing There is now a new setting...
    • WindowsForum AI
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    • accessibility ai features assistive technology bug fixes build 26200 censorship click to do cloud integration cloud search copilot customization dev channel device compatibility enterprise windows feature rollout feature updates hybrid devices hybrid work inking insider preview microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft copilot onedrive onedrive integration organizational security pen pen integration pen support performance productivity productivity tools profanity filter quick settings remote search enhancements shortcuts software update speech recognition stability improvements system stability system update task manager tech news touch keyboard ui improvements usability usb user control user experience virtual machine voice typing windows 11 windows features windows hello windows ink windows insider windows productivity windows recovery windows sandbox windows search windows security windows tips windows troubleshooting windows update xbox controller
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows News
  7. ensta

    Windows 10 Convert Pen to Mouse Functionality

    Hi, Am looking for a way to force the pen on my external tablet monitor to behave like the mouse using keyboard shortcuts. App in question is MS Whiteboard. Have tried uinsg "left click" as a setting in the driver, and holding down the left click on the mouse and moving the pen cursor. No joy...
    • ensta
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    • cursor drivers external monitor functionality microsoft whiteboard mouse pen settings shortcuts tips
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. P

    Windows 10 the address of the on screen trackpad

    If I want to connect the on screen keyboard to the shortcut button of my pen, I know where to find it. Well, I now want to connect the on screen trackpad to the shortcut button. Where would I find this app.
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    Windows 7 Shortcut as icon on windows 7 taskbar?

    Hello all, I was wondering if it is possible to map CTRL Z to an icon and place it onto the windows 7 taskbar. The reason I want this is as follows: Lenovo X230T tablet. If I turn the screen flat onto the keyboard. I cannot access CTRL Z. but If I have an icon on the taskbar that functions as...
    • chihwah
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    • accessibility ctrl z icons lenovo x230t mouse pen shortcuts tablet taskbar windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 If I installed installed stock windows 8 pro will I get the updates on time ?

    Hello again. thank you for the help last time. I decided to buy the samsung ativ smart pc, because the surfice pro is not available in my country and I don't have a credit card. and the guy at the store said that i can install windows 8 pro on the device, but my question is this: if I...
    • MisterEnigma
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    • ativ smart pc device compatibility installation microsoft pen samsung stock version surface pro update windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Install office 2010 on Windows 8 Tablet

    I'm looking to buy a Samsung Ativ Smart Pc, which has Windows 8 on it. I have a full copy of Office 2010 which has three licenses, with just one used on my desktop. How can I install Office 2010 onto the tablet. The only option I can see is to use the Add New Features in Windows 8 and when...
    • Stevo67
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    • compatibility features installation license office 2010 pen product key samsung ativ tablet windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  12. Xinnax

    Windows 7 Does my laptop support touch?

    I was checking my system specs, and came over something that said like: ''Pen and touch: Touch input with 20 touchpoints'' This was translated from norwegian, and may not be 100% accurate. Any help appreciated!
    • Xinnax
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    • 20 touchpoints devices hardware input laptop pen specs support technology touch
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. cybercore

    VIDEO The Remember Pen!

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    Windows 7 Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch problem

    I have compatibility problem with my tablet Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch. In manual says it's compatible with Win7 64bit but it probably conflicts with windows pen and pad program (in control panel). I tired to turn off some properties in windows services but everytime i restart my computer the...
    • Funk
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    • bamboo compatibility drivers pen support tablet touch update wacom windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. Goregg

    Windows 7 Problem with Photoshop CS4: Drawing with pen

    Hey guys, i hope someone can help me. I have the problem that when i open photoshop and try to draw with a pen then there is always a short delay... i think its because the normal windows 7 tablet input helper still works when Im in photoshop... cause on every click on the drawing area there is...
    • Goregg
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    • art cs4 delay drawing graphics helper input pen photoshop software tablet windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  16. seifip

    Windows 7 Strange pen bug

    I'm not sure when it started, but it definitely wasn't happening before RC... I've recently started experiencing a very strange problem... when I write in OneNote (2007 and 2010), after I write anythingwith my pen (Dell Latitude XT), the cursor changes to the text selection tool and I can't make...
    • seifip
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    • bugs computer cursor dell functionality input devices issues journal onenote pen problem restart selection tool software text selection tooltips user experience windows writing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  17. E

    Windows 7 Tablet Pen Not Working Right

    I've got a HP Pavilion TX2525nr and I just installed the Windows RC 7100 build. At first the tablet features didn't work at all, touching it with my finger or using the pen/stylus. To fix the problem I reinstalled the wacom drivers from the HP website for my computer and afterwards...hurrah! It...
    • Ethan
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    • cursor drivers hp pavilion input devices pen stylus tablet troubleshooting wacom windows rc
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support