Chapter 11
The Art of Inking Your Slides
IN THIS CHAPTER
Using Windows Ink to draw in a PowerPoint presentation
Drawing straight lines with the ruler
Converting hand-drawn Windows Ink to text, shapes, or math formulas
Animating hand-drawn Windows Ink
No, by “Inking Your Slides” I do not mean giving your slides a tattoo. But I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Microsoft is working on that for a future edition of PowerPoint. Instead, what I mean is using a feature called Windows Ink within PowerPoint. Windows Ink is available on computers that have a touchscreen and are paired with an input pen. Devices in Microsoft’s Surface family — such as the Surface Pro, Surface Book, and Surface Laptop — can all be paired with Microsoft’s Surface Pen, which automatically enables Windows Ink. Most other touch-screen laptops and tablets can also be paired with a pen to enable Windows Ink.
In this chapter, I show you how to draw on your slides using Windows Ink and a pen. I show you how to use the ruler to keep your lines straight. You also find out how to convert the text you draw with the ...
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