Microsoft Whiteboard is a freeform digital canvas where you can put your ideas, content, and notes in one place. Make sure Bluetooth is on, then select Add device. Choose Surface Pen in the list of devices. Follow any other instructions if they appear, then select Done. Your pen is receiving power and trying to pair with a device. Restart your Surface and try pairing it again. Hardawar, Devindra (18 June 2012). "Microsoft announces Surface: a sleek Windows 8 tablet with killer accessories". VentureBeat.

Microsoft 365 lets you create your best work in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more. Use your pen to annotate documents, navigate through presentations, and draw diagrams. We’ll end this section by mentioning the Surface Slim Pen. This pen is the most modern from Microsoft. It changes up the design from previous pens as it is flatter like a carpenter’s pencil. It also removes the need for AAAA batteries, as it comes with its own USB-C charging holster, or can recharge via the Type Cover in the Surface Pro X. Pressure sensitivity is the same, though. We’ll be using this pen in our guide. Tip 1: Use your pen to navigate Windows 10Chargers, software, accessories and devices sold separately. Availability may vary by market. Surface Slim Pen 2 does not come with a charger. Surface Slim Pen 2 can charge with Surface Slim Pen Charger, Surface Pro Signature Keyboard, Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Duo 2 Pen Cover. All are sold separately. Experience natural on-screen writing with the Surface Pen, which has a traditional barrel style with precision ink on one end and a rubber eraser on the ... other. Designed to meet a range of mobility needs, you can customise your Surface Pen with 3D-printed pen grips available through Shapeways.¹ ² Shamah, David (12 August 2014). "Making pen cool again: How N-trig won over Microsoft for the Surface Pro 3". ZDNet (Tel Aviv Tech). Available 3D designs from Shapeways may vary from image shown and over time. See Get Started with 3D Printing for the latest offerings.

Rest your hand on the screen, like you would on a piece of paper, then start writing. Your Surface is designed to ignore your hand and other inputs while you write. Use the pointer that appears under your pen tip to guide you while you ink. Singh, Manish (6 October 2015). "Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book With Windows 10 Launched". Gadgets 360 (NDTV). Your pen can be used throughout Windows, similar to how you would use a mouse or keyboard. Here are some actions you can start with. Second Gen Surface Pen: This pen uses N-trig technology. The N-trig technology is used in all modern Surface devices. For this reason, a second generation Surface Pen works on the Surface Pro 3 and onwards. The second gen Surface Pen supports 1,024 pressure points, and has Bluetooth connectivity with Surface. It also slid into a pen loop on the Surface Cover, and it has two buttons on the side barrel of the pen. It needs to be powered by a single AAAA battery and has a plastic eraser button, though it can’t be used as an actual eraser.If you want to change the top button shortcuts, change the hand you write with, or change other pen settings, go to Change pen settings for more info.

You also can drag and drop by placing your pen on an item, holding it until you see a circle, and then moving it around. Or, simply draw a box around the item and drag the item with the pen itself. Finally, you can select multiple items by pressing and holding the side button and dragging the pen over the items you want. Tip 2: Use the eraser button to do things in Windows 10Compatibility details can be found at Surface Pen Compatibility. Pairing functionality requires Windows 10 or 11 with the latest updates.

Place your pen on an item and hold it there until the circle around the pointer completes. Then move the item to where you want it to go. Your pen can be used throughout Windows, similar to how you would use a mouse or keyboard. Here are some actions you can start with. Make sure Bluetooth is on and your pen is connected to your Surface. See the section My pen won't pair with my Surface for details. You can change your pen shortcuts so the buttons do what you want them to.Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details.