Insert and edit notes in Pen Mode

The Ink Notes feature is designed to allow the user to quickly add ink comments to a topic. The topic may or may not already contain some Text Notes. The Ink and Text Notes are displayed separately and you can switch between showing Text only , Ink only , or both Text and Ink at the same time.

Entering Ink

Ink Notes are shown on an Ink page that behaves the same as the ink sketch panel. The Ink page size is automatically adjusted to the content and can be extended at the bottom to grow.

Hint: Turn off the text Notes window to maximize the space available for ink notes.

If the you enter Ink close to the bottom of the page (about an inch), the page is automatically extended at the bottom, or you can use the Extend Page button in the Ink toolbar to extend the page.

The background is a subtle notepad grid to make entering Ink easier. You can change or remove this image using the Ink Background tab in the Format - Notes dialog.

Converting Ink to a text note

If Ink objects are dragged into the Text window, they are automatically converted to text and inserted at the drop position.

  1. Select Ink objects in the Ink view (using the Selection Tool).

  2. Drag and drop them into the Text view (both views must be shown).

The Ink is then automatically converted into regular text (handwriting recognition) and inserted at the mouse drop position.

You may also use the Append to Text Notes as Converted Text   button.

Attach an ink image to a text note

Use the Append to Text Notes as Image button on the Ink notes toolbar. This command converts the selected ink object to a PNG image and appends at the end of the Text Note. An additional space character is added after the image.

Note: Exports that support Notes will show the Ink content as an image below the regular Text Notes.

Remove all ink objects from the Notes

Use the Clear button. Since this operation cannot be undone, you'll be asked to confirm this operation.

What happens to ink on export?

If you export your map to web pages or to a Word file, you have the option to exclude or include the ink notes in the export. For Word, this option appears in the Word Export Settings General tab.