Ed Bott - Windows 10 Support Secrets

100 CHAPTER 7 | Staying productive on mobile devices The defining feature of the Windows Ink platform is that it works with multiple applications. Several of those applications are included with Windows 10, including a new Sticky Notes application and a Sketch app that supports freehand drawing. Third-party apps can add themselves to this list. To see the entire list, click the pen icon in the notifications area. That action opens the Windows Ink Workspace shown in Figure 7-7. Figure 7-7: The Windows Ink Workspace, a new feature in the Anniversary Update, displays a menu of apps that are compatible with the Windows Ink platform. One of the most impressive demonstrations of ink technology you can give is to write a few words in the Microsoft OneNote app and then search for words. This works because OneNote offers powerful handwriting recognition that works in the background. Every word you write in OneNote is stored as ink and recognized as handwriting. As a result, you can search for words and find them without having to explicitly convert your handwriting into searchable text. Figure 7-8 shows a list of European cities I wrote in my less-than-perfect handwriting, using OneNote with a pen and a Surface Pro 4. When I typed a search term in OneNote’s search box, it had no trouble finding my handwritten word that matched the search term.