OneNote: Using pen as pointer

Hi Ylx_858,

Thanks for posting your concern in the Community. I hope you're having a nice day. Let's address your concern.

Have you tried following this steps to use OneNote’s Use Pen as Pointer feature:

1. Click Draw, then expand the pen gallery by clicking the downward-pointing arrow in the bottom right corner of the gallery.

2. Select Pen Mode, then choose Use Pen as Pointer.

Note: If you find yourself using this feature frequently, right-click Use Pen as Pointer and choose Add to Quick Access Toolbar to pin the command to the top of your OneNote window.

When you enable Use Pen as Pointer, you can use your mouse, touchscreen, or your tablet’s pen to draw on the screen to attract your audience’s attention–and anything you draw will disappear after a couple of seconds, so you won’t permanently mess up your notes.

If you're having issues enabling it, kindly make sure that all Office updates are installed. To check, see this link for instruction on how to install updates. I would suggest that you start OneNote in safe mode, and see if there are add-ins that might be causing this.

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Thank you! 

I think the option you described in step 1 is not available on my version of OneNote.

1. Click Draw, then expand the pen gallery by clicking the downward-pointing arrow in the bottom right corner of the gallery.

I do not have the option of the "downward-pointing arrow".  I only have the option of a "PLUS" symbol to "Add a pencil/pen/highlighter".

I have the version OneNote for Windows 10.  I wonder if that is why.

I appreciate your response. I've tried to check if the feature is available in OneNote for Windows 10, and found out that the feature isn't available as of this writing. I would recommend that you submit a feedback using Feedback Hub.

In the meantime, you may also opt to use OneNote 2016 to enjoy this feature.

Should you have any other concern, don't hesitate to post back in the Community.