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Hands-On With the New Scribble Feature in iPadOS 14
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Basically if the keyboard pops up, then you can write with the pencil. There isn’t a specific “pencil button” or anything you need to press. Just start writing. Sometimes the keyboard disappears once you start using the pencil, and sometimes it stays up. It doesn’t really relate to the text field itself. You can write over the edges of it, and you don’t have to worry about it. The iPad picks it up as writing, and transforms it into text.
Its a good start...not being an artist and having the Pencil since the first Ipad pro to my current Ipp11, I feel like apple has hamstrung the Pencil.
I could already do some of this with a third party keyboard, but now I won’t have to worry about privacy issues, plus Apple will be better integrated into the system. Sucks to hear that cursive doesn’t work well. Having to print everything will be annoying.
Still...I hate the fact that I can’t bring up the dock or expose with the Pencil. Its irritating that I have to touch the screen for such an essential feature that I frequently need to use. Atleast give us a stinkin toggle in settings to enable that. Don’t worry Apple, we’re not all helpless children, you can let out our leash a little, we won’t get run over by a car.
And while you’re at it, let us control the slide over window with the Pen$il too. Thanks!!
I could already do some of this with a third party keyboard, but now I won’t have to worry about privacy issues, plus Apple will be better integrated into the system. Sucks to hear that cursive doesn’t work well. Having to print everything will be annoying.
Still...I hate the fact that I can’t bring up the dock or expose with the Pencil. Its irritating that I have to touch the screen for such an essential feature that I frequently need to use. Atleast give us a stinkin toggle in settings to enable that. Don’t worry Apple, we’re not all helpless children, you can let out our leash a little, we won’t get run over by a car.
And while you’re at it, let us control the slide over window with the Pen$il too. Thanks!!
Does the Apple Pencil correctly work in Numbers now, instead of putting you in drawing mode? Would really like to be able to use the pencil in Numbers.
I can pencil in numbers but it doesn't appear to translate them into text. Probably need an update to numbers for this to happen.
Ages!? You could do this with InkWell in Mac OS X 10.2 (2001). The Surface is 19 years behind.
Does Scribble support a New Line / Carriage Return gesture?
If it doesn’t include such a gesture, that pretty much negates the handwriting benefit for multi-line text input — as you’re forced to invoke the keyboard and use it to enter a new paragraph.
If it doesn’t include such a gesture, that pretty much negates the handwriting benefit for multi-line text input — as you’re forced to invoke the keyboard and use it to enter a new paragraph.
Used to have an eMate. Loved that thing - the handwriting recognition on it wasn't too bad either.
There IsThisRigCaveat here: no way to write a space. writing area hearily limited from text tield size. For apps like iMessage, it's going to be Tricky to write stuf incide that tiry text bear.
Above is my struggle of writing this reply using only Apple pencil 2 and that Scribble feature. It’s a real struggle. Enjoy. XD
Above is my struggle of writing this reply using only Apple pencil 2 and that Scribble feature. It’s a real struggle. Enjoy. XD
I didn’t realize this wasn’t available until now. The Apple Pencil shouldn’t even have been released without this honestly.