Here’s a video showing off handwriting and drawing in OneNote for iPad. And it supports palm rejection technology, so you can indeed write naturally, whether you’re right- or left-handed. (OneNote for Android picked up handwriting capabilities months ago, in August 2014, but some Android devices support active digitizers, so the experience is much better.)īut handwriting and drawing with a stylus in OneNote still a fairly transformative experience, and one that is more natural than typing on a tablet like the iPad. On the iPad, all you can do is use a capacitive stylus to perform basic handwriting and drawing. That capability is only available on Windows, where the innate capabilities of Microsoft’s top platform provide not just the ability to scribble in your own handwriting, but also important functionality-like pressure sensitivity, erasers, and more-that makes handwriting more natural.

To be very clear: Handwriting in OneNote for iPad is not the full digital ink experience. But don’t worry if you’re not using OneNote on an iPad: Microsoft is also adding OCR capabilities to OneNote on all platforms: Windows, Mac, the web, and on mobile. Read our Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.Microsoft today announced one of the most eagerly-anticipated features for OneNote for iPad: The ability to handwrite notes and draw with a stylus in the popular mobile app.If you'd rather type your notes than write them by hand, you can also add a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to your Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and type away. OneNote users will find comparable features within S Note even though Samsung's software is relatively basic. You can record audio as you take handwritten notes and S Note can even convert your handwriting to text. Samsung's S Note software is a good alternative to OneNote, in that it offers a place for you to add images, store web clippings, enter in mathematical formulas and even draw diagrams. Like the Surface Pro 3, intelligent palm rejection on the Note Pro 12.2 means you can rest your hand on the tablet while you're writing, simulating the experience of writing on paper. Supporting Wacom's digitizer, the S Pen stylus on the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 accurately captures handwriting as well as varying brush stroke thicknesses for digital artists. If you prefer Android to Windows, the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is an excellent productivity tablet.

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