Turning off SMART Ink

By default, you can use SMART Ink to write or draw in digital ink on any window and in any application.

You can turn off SMART Ink for a specified window or application. This is particularly useful when an application has its own writing and drawing tools that you want to use instead of SMART Ink.

Important 

If you turn off SMART Ink for an application, you are unable to turn it back on for that application. Turn off SMART Ink for an application only if you want to permanently disable it for that application.

ClosedTo turn off SMART Ink for a window

  1. Write or draw in the window (see Writing and drawing in digital ink).

  2. Press the SMART Ink window tools buttonSMART Ink window tool icon in the top-right corner of the window, and then select Turn off SMART Ink.

    The Turn off SMART Ink dialog box appears.

  3. Press In this window.

    You can no longer write or draw using SMART Ink in the window.

    Note 

    In Internet Explorer and Chrome Internet browsers, this procedure turns off SMART Ink for the tab. You can continue to write or draw in other tabs.

ClosedTo turn off SMART Ink for an application

  1. Write or draw in the window (see Writing and drawing in digital ink).

  2. Press the SMART Ink window tools buttonSMART Ink window tool icon in the top-right corner of the application, and then select Turn off SMART Ink.

    The Turn off SMART Ink dialog box appears.

  3. Press In this application.

    You can no longer write or draw using SMART Ink in the application.