Ink Annotation in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is used to highlight the content or draw something you like. To do so in Excel, Word, and Ppt follow the steps below.

Show or Hide ink in Excel, Word, and Ppt

To draw, show, hide, or delete ink in excel, Word, and PowerPoint, do the following: Navigate to the “File” options in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Click “Options” which appears at the bottom of the list as in the picture below (It is to open a dialogue) box. On the (excel, word, or Ppt options) dialogue box, select the custom ribbon on the left side options, then tick the draw option under main tabs, and then click OK to add a Draw tab. On the Draw tab, select one of the Pens, and then draw what you want as in the picture below. Now switch to the “Review” tab and click “Hide Ink” to hide all the ink annotations that you have drawn. (Or click on the drop-down arrow of the Hide Ink and click its option). If this icon is highlighted with grey in colour, it means that all the inks you have drawn are hidden. To show all the drawings, again click hide ink show all. If this icon is not highlighted with grey in colour, it means that all the inks you have drawn are shown. To delete all ink on the worksheet, “Delete All Ink on Worksheet” To delete all ink on the work Book, “Delete All Ink on Work Book”.


title: “How To Show Or Hide Ink In Excel Word And Ppt” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-21” author: “Celeste Cox”


Ink Annotation in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is used to highlight the content or draw something you like. To do so in Excel, Word, and Ppt follow the steps below.

Show or Hide ink in Excel, Word, and Ppt

To draw, show, hide, or delete ink in excel, Word, and PowerPoint, do the following: Navigate to the “File” options in MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Click “Options” which appears at the bottom of the list as in the picture below (It is to open a dialogue) box. On the (excel, word, or Ppt options) dialogue box, select the custom ribbon on the left side options, then tick the draw option under main tabs, and then click OK to add a Draw tab. On the Draw tab, select one of the Pens, and then draw what you want as in the picture below. Now switch to the “Review” tab and click “Hide Ink” to hide all the ink annotations that you have drawn. (Or click on the drop-down arrow of the Hide Ink and click its option). If this icon is highlighted with grey in colour, it means that all the inks you have drawn are hidden. To show all the drawings, again click hide ink show all. If this icon is not highlighted with grey in colour, it means that all the inks you have drawn are shown. To delete all ink on the worksheet, “Delete All Ink on Worksheet” To delete all ink on the work Book, “Delete All Ink on Work Book”.