Accessibility Open Handwriting Panel in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to open the handwriting panel in Windows 11.

The touch keyboard in Windows 11 includes a handwriting panel layout you can use to enter text with a pen or your finger.

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Contents

  • Option One: Open Handwriting Panel when Tap Text Field with Pen
  • Option Two: Open Handwriting Panel from Touch Keyboard


EXAMPLE: Handwriting panel

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Option One

Open Handwriting Panel when Tap Text Field with Pen


This option is only available if you have a tablet device with a touchscreen, no hardware keyboard attached, and have When I tap a text field with my pen, use the handwriting panel or touch keyboard to input text set to When a physical keyboard isn't attached.


1 Tap with pen where you want to enter text and the handwriting panel or touch keyboard (last closed) will open automatically.




Option Two

Open Handwriting Panel from Touch Keyboard


1 Open the touch keyboard.

2 If you are not already using the handwriting panel layout for the touch keyboard, then change the touch keyboard layout to handwriting panel.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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