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Microsoft also announced a new feature to Windows Ink that should deliver a big boost to tablets and 2-in-1s.

That means any box for text entry supports adding content with handwriting.

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Entering text with handwriting directly within a text field has been available on an iPad since iPadOS 14 launched in 2020.

The functionality isn’t limited to specific apps either.

It’s a system-wide option.

“Windows Ink is being modernized to allow users to enable inking directly onto edit fields.

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The feature rolling out to Dev Channel Insiders gradually.

Second, is the fact that Apple’s iPadOS has had this functionality foryears.

In the Apple world, the feature is known as “Scribble.”

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It lets users enter content into text fields anywhere on their equipment with an Apple Pencil.

Over the years Apple and Microsoft have copied many things from each other.

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