This tutorial will show you how to open the handwriting panel in Windows 11.
The touch keyboard in Windows 11 includes a handwriting panel layout you can use to enter text with a pen or your finger.
Reference:
Get to know the touch keyboard - Microsoft Support
Discover how to open the touch keyboard and learn about the different layouts.

Contents
- Option One: Open Handwriting Panel when Tap Text Field with Pen
- Option Two: Open Handwriting Panel from Touch Keyboard
EXAMPLE: Handwriting panel
This option is only available if you have a tablet device with a touchscreen, no hardware keyboard attached, and have When I tap a text field with my pen, use the handwriting panel or touch keyboard to input text set to When a physical keyboard isn't attached.
1 Tap with pen where you want to enter text and the handwriting panel or touch keyboard (last closed) will open automatically.
1 Open the touch keyboard.
2 If you are not already using the handwriting panel layout for the touch keyboard, then change the touch keyboard layout to handwriting panel.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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