How to Use WPS Ink Brush on Windows

Use WPS Ink Brush through 4 how-to topics in slideshow mode; 4 topics are available without membership and 0 topics are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open Ink Brush from the right-click menu

Entry point: Right-click menu in slideshow mode → Ink Brush

1. Open your presentation and enter slideshow mode.
2. Right-click on the current slide.
3. Select Ink Brush.
4. Choose the pen type you want from the expanded menu.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Ink Brush options appear in the right-click menu.
• What you can do next: You can annotate the current slide or switch to another pen tool.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you are not in slideshow mode, the presentation Ink Brush options will not appear in the same way.
• Environment note: This feature is available only in slideshow mode.

2. Open Ink Brush from the bottom toolbar

Entry point: Bottom toolbar in slideshow mode → Ink Brush

1. Open your presentation and enter slideshow mode.
2. Move the pointer to show the bottom toolbar.
3. Click Ink Brush.
4. Choose the pen type you want from the expanded menu.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The Ink Brush menu opens from the bottom toolbar.
• What you can do next: You can start writing, drawing, or switching tools.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the pointer does not move within the presentation area, the bottom toolbar may not appear.

3. Switch pen types and colors, then erase ink

Entry point: Ink Brush menu

1. Open the Ink Brush menu.
2. Select Arrow, Ballpoint Pen, Watercolor Pen, Highlighter, or Draw Shape.
3. To change the color, select Ink Color.
4. To remove annotations, select Eraser or Erase All Ink on Slide.
5. Drag the mouse on the slide to annotate or erase.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected pen, color, or erasing tool becomes active.
• What you can do next: You can continue annotating, editing, or clearing ink on the current slide.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: After clearing all ink on the current slide, previous marks on that slide are no longer visible, so confirm before using that option.
• Environment note: Press Ctrl+P to switch to the pen quickly.

4. Keep ink when exiting the slideshow

Entry point: Prompt window when exiting slideshow mode

1. Add annotations during the slideshow.
2. Press Esc or exit the slideshow in another way.
3. Review the prompt asking whether to keep the ink.
4. Select the option to keep the ink and add it to the slide, or choose not to keep it.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A prompt appears when you exit the slideshow and ink is present.
• What you can do next: After returning to editing view, you can check whether the ink was kept.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you close the slideshow quickly without checking the prompt, the ink may not be kept as expected.