

Ink annotations are easy to use in presentations but you may have issues if the slides have animations on them. Choose the desired options from Ink Tools Pen tab in the Ribbon.Select the ink object(s) you want to format.Click the Ink Tools Pens tab in the Ribbon.If you have chosen to keep annotations, you can format them in Normal View: If you select Delete All Markup in This Presentation, PowerPoint deletes all ink on all the slides in your presentation.įormatting ink annotations in Normal View If you choose Delete All Markup on the Current Slide, PowerPoint deletes all ink on the current slide. Click Delete in the Comments group and then select an option from the drop-down menu.If you decided keep ink annotations, they become objects on your slides. If you keep annotations, PowerPoint refers to them as ink. It’s a good idea to click the Keep rather than the Discard button since there’s no way of recovering annotations if you choose Discard. When you press the ESC to end a show, a message will appear asking if you want to keep your annotations: You can also use the menus you used earlier to select the Eraser. Press Ctrl + M to show or hide all annotations.Press Escape when you’re finished using the Eraser. Press Ctrl + E to change to the Eraser tool and then drag over annotations to erase them.Press E to remove all annotations on the slide.When you are working with ink annotations with the Pen or Highlighter in Slide Show Mode, you can use the following shortcuts to erase or hide ink annotations: Display the highlighter and draw as usual.Įrasing or hiding ink annotations in Slide Show view.

Ctrl + I will also turn the highlighter off. You can also press Ctrl + I to display the Highlighter when you’re running a show without using the drop-down menu.

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Recommended article: How to Insert a Video in PowerPoint (from a File on Your PC or Shared Drive)ĭo you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or in-person PowerPoint courses > Drawing on slides using the Pen during a slide show If you want to use similar effects every time you run a specific presentation, consider creating drawing objects and animating them or use the annotation tools in the Draw tab in the Ribbon in Normal View.Īfter you display the Pen or Highlighter during a show, if you want to return to the Arrow pointer, press Ctrl + A or press ESC. These slide show tools can be used on the fly during a slide show. Simply press B for black screen or W for white screen during a show and then use the ink annotation tools. Using the ink annotation tools, you can create an interesting digital whiteboard or blackboard effect with the pen and/or highlighter. These tools have been around for a while and you can use them in previous versions of PowerPoint. You can access PowerPoint’s ink annotation tools including a pen and a highlighter during a slide show to focus attention or write on slides. Try Using the Pen and Highlighter Ink Tools to Draw on Slides and Focus Attention during PowerPoint Showsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated April 15, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)
