Active stylus doesn't work in OneNote web on Chromebook

When using onenote web on my chromebook I would like to now and then write notes by hand. I have read online that active styluses are supported in OneNote web, and so I bought one to use.

The stylus does work as intended in any other software, just not onenote.

It appears that onenote is just not dececting that i'm trying to use a stylys, instead just treating it as if i'm touching with my finger on the touchscreen.

Because of this, I can draw when I use the 'draw with touch' button, but that's not ideal as I can then not pan around the page easily, and it often draws under where my hand is resting on the screen.

Is there something I need to do to enable the active pen support on onenote?

I am using a Lenovo Chromebook, running ChromeOS Version 110.0.5481.41, using the Chrome browser, and an Andana active pen.

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Gunasekar5034

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Hello Trebor97351, I’m Gunasekar and I will be happy to help you with your question, I am a Microsoft consumer like you. This is a bug when OneNote on the web interferes with Chrome OS. You could fix pen input in OneNote Web on ChromeOS. There is a very simple Chrome Extension that fixes pen inputs for OneNote Web on ChromeOS by dispatching a second pointerdown event that can be captured by OneNote. https://github.com/ZiemlichUndead/OneNoteWeb4ChromeOS Disclaimer : Note: Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk. I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further. Best regards, Gunasekar N

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