Another handy ink feature is Ink Replay.
With it, you might replay the drawings from start to finish.
This is convenient for documents, spreadsheets, or slides full of handwrittenmarkupsthat you want to decipher.
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PowerPoint also offers an extra tool called Ink to Text.
Each feature works slightly differently than another and differently in PowerPoint versus Word and Excel.
The ink features areavailable in versions of Microsoft Officeincluding 2016 and later along with Microsoft 365on Windowsand Mac.
Select “Ink to Shape” in the Convert section of the ribbon.
Be sure you go for the button to activate the feature before you draw your shape.
Choose a drawing tool and draw the shape.
You should immediately see it converted to Office’s equivalent.
Instead, draw the shape first.
Next, use either the Select or Lasso tool to pick the shape.
you could then choose a different shape.
Drawyour equationin the Write Math Here area.
If everything looks correct, click “Insert” to pop the equation into your document or spreadsheet.
To convert your equation instead, use a drawing tool to draw it on the slide.
Then, pick either the Select or Lasso tool to go for the equation.
And it works similarly to the other ink features.
Use the Lasso tool to opt for text.
You simply nudge the button and watch as each drawing appears as it was originally drawn.
You cannot use Ink Replay after you’ve converted ink to a shape, math, or text.
Go to the Draw tab and select “Ink Replay” in the Replay section of the ribbon.
You do not have to select anything first.
The feature then plays all drawings like a video for you to watch.
But you might also use it to move through the replay slowly.
Simply move the dot on the slider yourself instead of using the play button.
You cannot use Ink Replay as a presentationvideo in PowerPoint.
It’s only available in the editing mode you use to create your slideshow.
Give them a try!
