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Comparing Microsoft’s ink tools and SMART Ink

The following table compares Microsoft’s ink tools and SMART Ink:

Category	Microsoft’s ink tools	SMART Ink
Purpose	Reviewing or making changes to content in a document	Highlighting important notes or drawing attention to content in a document
How ink is captured	Ink is inserted directly in your document.	Ink is captured in a transparent layer over your document.
How to save ink	Save your document. The inserted ink is saved with the document.	Take a screen capture and save it using your SMART software (see Saving ink).
Available tools	Pen (multiple colors) Highlighter (multiple colors) Eraser	Pen (black, red, green and blue) Highlighter (yellow and green) Eraser
Available options	Color selection Thickness selection	Color selection Thickness selection Calligraphic ink selection Handwriting recognition
Available when your computer isn’t connected to a SMART interactive product	No	Yes

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