Windows Ink Workspace in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

1 - Sticky Notes: Place digital sticky note reminders on your screen.

2 - Sketchpad: Freehand drawing on a whiteboard.

3 - Screen Sketch: Take a screenshot and annotate it.

4 - A list of the apps you have recently used that support inking.

5 - Recently installed apps that support inking.

6 - Windows Store link to the listing of apps that support inking.

7 - Tips about pen related settings for inking.

1 - Opens a new blank sticky note.

2 - Opens the color palette to choose the color of your Sticky Note. You can select a unique color for each note.

3 - Deletes the note without warning.

Notes can be resized either while being created or once they are on the desktop.

Click or tap the X in the upper right corner to return to your desktop.

The Sticky Notes Color Palette

Tap or click the settings icon in the lower left corner of the note while the palette is displayed to access two additional settings.

Insights are what make information such as website addresses, flights, stocks and times recognizable/interactive.

Usage stats are anonymous data to help Microsoft understand how users interact with the Sticky Notes program.

Just tap or click on the insight highlighted in blue to get a shortcut to interact with it.

A Sticky Note on the desktop with the insight open.

You can still use the UI to create a new note, change a notes color or delete the note just like you can in edit mode.

Sticky Note without the insight displayed.

The Windows Ink Sketchpad is a blank whiteboard that allows you to do free hand drawing or note taking.

Pen Color Palette and Tip Size settings.

Pencil Color Palette and Tip Size settings.

Highlighter Color Palette and Tip Size settings.

The highlighter will not cover other text/drawings but will create a translucent layer with the selected color over them.

This will erase all the inking in Sketchpad and create a blank whiteboard.

The ruler helps you to draw straight lines while you are sketching or making notes.

One tip is that the ruler will block ink from being drawn on the whiteboard beneath it - just like a physical ruler would in the real world.

Once it is placed on the screen just get close to the edge and you will get the straightest line ever.

1 - Click this to use your finger (or a rubber tipped stylus) to draw on the whiteboard.

2 - Undo your last action/inking.

3 - Redo your last action/inking.

4 - Crop the image.

5 - Delete the image (same as Erasing all Ink).

6 - Save Image.

7 - Copy image to clipboard.

8 - Share image.

Skeptchpad Share options are the same as anywhere else in Windows and gives you shortcuts to share your current sketch with supported apps on your system.

Screen Sketch uses a double click of the pen to grab a screen shot and open it up for annotations/inking.

It can then be shared just like a Sketchpad image.

The toolbar in Screen Sketch is exactly like the layout/functionality in Sketchpad.

Screen Sketch uses a double click of the pen to grab a screen shot and open it up for annotations/inking.

It can then be shared just like a Sketchpad image.

The toolbar in Screen Sketch is exactly like the layout/functionality in Sketchpad.