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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 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

The inserted ink is saved with the document.

Take a screen capture and save it using your SMART software (see Saving digital ink).