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I've just downloaded MobileSheets and I can't seem to get my Surface Pro 3 pen to work. Does it not work with MobileSheets? If not, what pen/stylus should I get? Thanks!
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07-01-2018, 05:57 PM
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MobileSheets doesn't do anything special in regards to stylus input. It should be interpreted by the app the same way touch input is. I know Microsoft changed stylus input with the most recent Windows 10 updates, and it caused a lot of anger from some stylus users. Is your pen working with other applications? What exactly doesn't work in MobileSheets?
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Thanks for replying, Mike. My pen came with the Surface Pro 3 and the only thing I used it with is OneNote. Pretty new to all this kind of technology. Don't know if I need to turn on something in "settings" or somewhere else. I can use my finger, but not the pen. I'll keep looking. If you run across something that would be helpful to me, please send it my way. Thanks!! Les
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I can use my finger to do some notations but not the Stylus pen. Anyone has a solution?
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08-10-2018, 12:50 AM
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Ziggy - do you also have a Surface Pro 3? The only time I process stylus input differently from finger input is if the stylus mode setting is enabled (under the menu at the left corner of the annotations editor). So I can't imagine why you would be seeing any difference when using a stylus versus a finger... Which annotations don't work with a stylus for you?
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Just in case: Also check that the pen does work in another appl (preferably one you know that it should work with)
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That's good to hear. Hopefully no other users encounter that or I may need to track down the settings that can cause problems.
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