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Pen tab disabled in PowerPoint 2013

Anonymous
2013-12-02T02:37:17+00:00

Hi,

If I scribble some ink on to a slide during a SlideShow, then end the SlideShow and the "Do you want to keep your ink annotations? > Keep" in 2013 all the tools in the Ink Tools - Pens tab are disabled (except Color and Thickness).  In 2010, it all works fine.

2013:

2010:

What gives?

Cheers

Rich

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-17T18:06:32+00:00

    Hi,

    is there any solution? I have the same problem with a wacom, 2010 works perfect, 2013 is not. Oliver

    Hi,

    I don't think you do have the same problem - I'm not using a Wacom device....

    I suggest you create a new question for this. 

    If your problem only affects PowerPoint, then post your question here:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/newthread?forum=office&threadtype=Questions&filter=powerpoint&cancelurl=%2Fen-us%2Foffice%2Fforum%2Fpowerpoint%3Ftab%3DThreads

    otherwise, post here:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/newthread?forum=windows&threadtype=Questions&filter=hardware&cancelurl=%2Fen-us%2Fwindows%2Fforum%2Fhardware%3Fsort%3Dlastreplydate%26dir%3Ddesc%26tab%3DThreads%26status%3D%26mod%3D%26modAge%3D%26advFil%3D%26postedAfter%3D%26postedBefore%3D%26threadType%3DAll%26tm%3D1392660238098

    Cheers

    Rich

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-03T23:36:44+00:00

    are u using a Wacom device?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-03T18:59:58+00:00

    I don't see this issue. It works fine on my system.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-03T18:17:59+00:00

    Try to call support and check with them once, may be they would have an update.

    Hi Elemental.  Thanks, but, with respect, that's not much of suggestion.  They're hardly likely to be sitting on a special "update" patch just to e-mail to me...

    A more useful reply would be "I get that too" or "it works fine on my system" - so I can tell if this is a problem just on my set-up, or if it is a "feature" in 2013.

    Cheers

    Rich

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-12-02T17:03:19+00:00

    Try to call support and check with them once, may be they would have an update.

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