Go from free-form ink to Office shapes, text, or a mathematical expression in a couple of strokes.
You can also scribble the title of a slide with your pen. When you do this, PowerPoint automatically offers to convert the ink to standard text.
To convert ink you've drawn elsewhere on your slide
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Draw or write in digital ink.
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Select your ink by tapping on it, or using the Lasso selection tool.
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On the Draw tab, choose Ink to Text, Ink to Shape, or Ink to Math.
Or just click the Convert Your Ink button.
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If the result isn't what you hoped for, select the More Suggestions button
Requirements for the Ink Conversion options
To use these conversion features, you must turn on Office "connected experiences":
Open any Microsoft 365 desktop application on Windows, go to File > Account, and under Account Privacy, select Manage Settings. This opens the account Privacy Settings dialog box where you can select your privacy options.
For Ink-to-Text conversions, right-to-left languages are not currently supported.
See Languages supported for ink-to-text conversion for a complete list of supported languages.
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This is a subscriber-only, Microsoft 365 feature. |
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Write a title with your penApplies to: |
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Current Channel: Version 1806 or later Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Version 1808 or later Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 1808 or laterFind your Office version |
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Convert ink to text or shapes in the body of a slideApplies to: |
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Current Channel: Version 1804 Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Version 1808 or later Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 1808 or laterFind your Office version PowerPoint for iOS Version 2.19 |
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Convert ink to math in the body of a slideApplies to: |
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 Monthly Channel: Version 1901 or later Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Version 2008 or later Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2008 or laterFind your Office version |
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Operating system: |
Windows 10, version 1511 Find your Windows version |
