Drawing Pad For Mac

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You can also use Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll through your document when you turn on Select and Scroll.

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  1. This feature requires Office for Mac 1100. It works in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and requires a trackpad to be present—either a built-in trackpad like on a MacBook or a connected trackpad like the Apple Magic Trackpad. On the Draw tab of the ribbon, switch the Draw with Trackpad option to On. A drawing window appears onscreen.
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Add a drawing

You can draw in Pages to add illustrations and diagrams to your documents.

  1. To draw with Apple Pencil, tap your Pencil on the page. To use your finger, or if you've turned on Select and Scroll, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
  2. If Drawing isn't already selected at the bottom of the screen, tap it.
  3. Start drawing:
    • In a word processing document, if you don't already see an orange drawing box, tap your Apple Pencil anywhere on the page, then draw in the box. If you're drawing with your finger, tap the Insert a new drawing button to add a drawing box. You can resize the drawing area by dragging its handles. Text flows around the drawing box.
    • In a page layout document, draw anywhere.
  4. To switch drawing tools, tap a tool at the bottom of the screen. You can also use the following tools for different effects or functions:
    • To draw a new, filled-in shape, tap the Fill tool , then start drawing. To fill an area, tap the Fill tool, then tap the area you want to fill.
    • To erase, tap the Eraser tool , then drag on the drawing.
    • To edit parts of a drawing, tap the selection tool , then tap or drag around the part of the drawing you want to edit.
  5. To draw with a different color, tap the colored circle, then select a color. Swipe left to fine-tune a color.
  6. To draw with a different stroke size and opacity, tap the tool twice, then tap a new stroke size. Or, drag the slider to adjust the opacity.
  7. To undo the last action, tap the Undo button .
  8. When you’re finished, tap Done.

To continue drawing with Apple Pencil, just start drawing on the page. If you’re not sure which mode you used last, tap the page with Apple Pencil (it won’t add a mark), then check which button is selected at the bottom of the screen.

Resize and move your drawing

You can resize and move the drawing after you've added it:

  • To resize the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag the handles of the box.
  • To move the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag it.

Edit parts of a drawing

  1. If necessary, tap the drawing with your finger, then tap Edit Drawing from the pop-up menu.
  2. Tap the selection tool at the bottom of the screen, then tap or drag around the part of drawing you want to edit. An outline appears around the selection.
  3. Tap an option in the pop-up menu:
    • To resize a selection, tap Resize, then drag the handles of the box around the drawing.
    • To make one drawing into two drawings, tap Separate in the pop-up menu.
    • You can also cut, copy, paste, delete, and duplicate a selection.

Animate a drawing

You can animate a drawing in a Pages document so the drawing appears as if it's being drawn.

Here's how to animate a drawing on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

  1. If you're in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
  2. Tap the drawing to select it.
  3. Tap the Format button , then tap Drawing.
  4. Turn on Animate Drawing, then adjust other options such as duration.
  5. To play back the animation, tap Play or Play Drawing.

On a Mac, you can animate a drawing that's been added to a document in Pages on iPhone or iPad.

  1. In the Pages document with the drawing, select the drawing.
  2. Click the Format button , select Animate Drawing, then adjust other options such as duration.
  3. To play back the animation, click Play in the Format sidebar, or click Play Drawing on the page.

Share or save a drawing

You can share or save a drawing from your document as an image file (.png), or—if you animated the drawing—as an image or a movie file (.m4v).

Here's how to share or save a drawing on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

  1. If you're in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
  2. Tap the drawing to select it, then choose Share. If you animated the drawing, choose Share as Image or Share as Movie.
  3. Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail or Messages. Or, choose Save Image (or Save Video for animated drawings) to save to the Photos app.

On a Mac, you can share or save a drawing that's been added to a document in Pages on iPhone or iPad.

  1. In the Pages document with the drawing, Control-click the drawing.
  2. Choose Share. If you animated the drawing, choose Share as Image or Share as Movie.
  3. Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail or Messages. Or, choose Add to Photos to save your image or movie to the Photos app.

Add an annotation

You can mark up your document with annotations. When you add annotations to text, objects, or table cells in a document, the annotations move with the text or objects as you edit. If you want to add illustrations to the document, add a drawing instead.

  1. To add an annotation with Apple Pencil, tap anywhere on the page. To use your finger, or if you've turned on Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil, tap the More button , then tap Smart Annotation.
  2. If Smart Annotation is not already selected at the bottom of the screen, tap it.
  3. Add your marks.
  4. To switch tools or change the color of the tool used for annotation, tap a tool or color at the bottom of the screen.
  5. To erase, tap the Eraser tool at the bottom of the screen, then tap the annotation. To erase all annotations, tap Erase All at the top of the screen.
  6. To show or hide the tools, tap Toggle drawing tools .
  7. To scroll the page when using Apple Pencil, swipe with one finger. If you're using your finger to annotate, swipe with two fingers.
  8. When you’re finished, tap Done.

You can delete an annotation after it's been added. Tap the annotation, then tap Delete. If you delete the text or object you've annotated, the annotation is also deleted.

If you want to just hide annotations:

  • On an iPad, tap View options , then turn Smart Annotations off.
  • On an iPhone or iPod touch, tap the More button , tap Smart Annotation, then tap Hide Smart Annotations.

To continue annotating with Apple Pencil, just start writing on the page. If you’re not sure which mode you used last, tap the page with Apple Pencil, then check which button is selected at the bottom of the screen.

Export a document with annotations

If you export your document as a PDF with annotations turned on, they'll appear on the PDF. Annotations don't appear on documents exported as Word, RTF, EPUB, or Pages '09 files.

Work with annotations on a Mac

If you're using iCloud to keep all your Pages documents up to date across all your devices, annotations appear in your document on all your devices. On a Mac, you can remove, show, or hide annotations when editing a document.

  • To delete an annotation, select the annotation, then press Delete.
  • To remove all annotations, choose Edit > Remove Smart Annotations.
  • To show or hide all annotations, choose View > Show/Hide Smart Annotations.

Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil

By default, you can use Apple Pencil to start drawing or annotating. You can set Pages to use your Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your documents instead:

  1. In Pages, tap the More button .
  2. Tap Apple Pencil, then turn on Select and Scroll.

If your Apple Pencil supports it, you can turn on Double-Tap to Switch. With Double-Tap to Switch, just double-tap the lower part of Apple Pencil to turn Select and Scroll on and off.

To add a drawing to a document when Select and Scroll is turned on, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.

To add an annotation when Select and Scroll is turned on, tap the More button , then tap Smart Annotation.

Pages, Numbers, and Keynote each have their own setting for Select and Scroll. For example, if you turn on Select and Scroll in Pages, it doesn't affect Keynote or Numbers.

Learn more

Ever wish you could use your Surface Pro or other Windows tablet as a pen display for a desktop PC?

Wacom’s Companion PCs offer a “Cintiq” mode but require a wired connection. The company’s upcoming MobileStudio Pro will require the use of an external device called the Wacom Link.

Over on the iPad Pro, you must purchase an app called Astro Pad to enable a USB connection to a Mac.

But on Windows 10 PCs, the capability known as “pen remoting” is built into the operating system and works over a Wi-Fi connection.

Since Windows tablets run full desktop software, the utility of pen remoting is limited. After all, why bother to run Photoshop over a network when you can run it directly on your tablet? And while you can take advantage of the desktop system’s resources, such as RAM, CPU and storage, my testing indicates that GPU features are limited to what’s available on your tablet.

Nevertheless, I envision using pen remoting when a specific application resides only on a desktop or as a way to continue a project that was started in the office while you sit in the living room or den. Or perhaps you can use the feature to amaze your incredulous friends and family.

Performance is dependent on a lot of factors such as the speed of the host machine, the quality of the network connection, etc. but I was pleasantly surprised by the experience using my m3 Surface Pro 4 to remote in to an i7 Dell XPS 8700 and an i5 Surface Pro 3.

Like most things with Windows, setup isn’t obvious but isn’t difficult once you know the proper steps.

A Windows 10 Home device can remote in to any Windows 10 machine, but only Windows 10 Pro devices can be controlled remotely. It took me an hour to figure out this little known detail. Upgrading your Windows 10 Home license to Windows 10 Professional will cost $99.

Step 1: Enable remote connection

On your host computer, go into System Properties by right clicking on This PC and selecting Properties (above left).

In the System Properties window, click on Advanced system settings (above right).

Open the Remote tab (above left), and in the next window find Remote Desktop (above right). Select “Allow remote connections to this computer.”

For additional security, you may also want to select “Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended).” You can also limited remoting to individual users by clicking Select Users.

Step 2: Establish remote connection

Make sure both your tablet and host PC are on the same network.

In File Explorer Navigation pane, scroll down to Network. Your host PC should show up under Computer.

Right click your host PC’s icon and select Connect with Remote Desktop Connection (above left).

You’ll be asked to enter your login credentials for the Host PC. You can avoid this step if you use the same Microsoft login account and password on both devices.

A certification warning will appear (above right). Select Yes. If you don’t want to see the warning again, you can also tick “Don’t ask me again for connections to this computer.”

Your tablet will now have remote control over your host PC.

Performance

Your host PC will go to its lock screen. You can’t work on your tablet and see the edits on the host display.

The host PC desktop displayed in a window on the tablet PC screen

A blue bar at the top of the tablet’s screen is the only indication that you are looking at your host PC’s desktop. You can minimize the host PC or display its desktop in a window. Unfortunately, you can’t move the blue bar out of the way when you’re in fullscreen mode where the bar will sometimes interfere with application menus.

To test performance, open up the Ink Workspace’s Sketchpad and use your pen to test inking speed and pen pressure response. If your network connection and host PC are up to the task, it should perform flawlessly.

When you connect to a slow machine or with a poor connection, don’t be surprised to see intermittent hiccups and interrupted pen strokes.

Photoshop running natively on the host PC. Image edited on the tablet PC via 'pen remoting.' Note: I was unable to capture the full screen display while in remote connection. The window bar is normally replaced by a smaller, but unmoveable blue bar when in full screen mode.

I tested the capability with Sketchpad, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mudbox and Modo. The 3d programs all complained about the SP4’s GPU and downgraded to a lower display quality. These errors don’t occur when you open those programs natively on the Surface Pro 4. But since my XPS 8700 desktop has an NVidia 970, those applications naturally opened at a higher setting which the SP4 and/or remote connection can’t handle.

To avoid UI scaling complications, I recommend trying to match your display settings before doing the remote connection. This step isn’t necessary but don’t be surprised if you see some really large or small type and icons as you open one desktop on another.

To exit the remote session, tap the close gadget on the blue bar.

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Not all Remote Connections are equal

Microsoft has a Remote Desktop app available in the Windows Store. I didn’t find that it simplified the connection process all that much and it actually makes the discovery process a little more difficult as you have to enter the host PC name yourself.

Most importantly for pen enthusiasts, pen pressure doesn’t work if you establish your connection with the app!

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So I recommend sticking to the desktop Remote Desktop Connection method described above until the app is updated with this critical feature.

Conclusion

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Pen remoting in Windows 10 works surprisingly well, but it seems like something of a novelty to me.

Since Wi-Fi connectivity can be hit and miss, connecting to your network via Ethernet should provide a more reliable experience. I’d still like to see Microsoft offer its own version of the Wacom Link for future Surface models.

I've only tested pen remoting from a Surface Pro 4, but it should work with any tablet running Windows 10. Since CPU speed can affect connectivity, I suspect devices with Atom processors may display more lag than what I saw with the SP4's m3 processor. Conversely, an i7 tablet may perform better. I'll continue to experiment with the devices I have on hand and update this post if I encounter any contrary data or showstoppers.

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Is pen remoting a gimmick? Can you think of scenarios where this “Cintiq-lite” ability might be indispensable? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below and by all means report back with your findings if you decide to give try out the feature.

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A special shout-out goes out to Twitterer Arran Langmead (@ArranLangmead) whose tweet to Wacom about using the Link with his Surface Pro led me to further investigate the pen remoting feature.