What is Windows Ink Workspace

Windows Ink Workspace is a new feature added in Windows 10, which allows us to take screenshots, sketch on whitespace and draw or take notes in sticky notes. We can have the Windows Ink Workspace button handy in the taskbar notification area. If you don't see the button on your taskbar, you can right click on the Taskbar and check the option that says "Show Windows Ink Workspace button". To open the Windows Ink workspace, you can click on this button or use the shortcut Win+W. The tools available in the Ink Workspace are Sticky Notes, Sketchpad & Screen Sketch.

Sticky Notes:
Sticky notes have been available in Windows for very long. The Sticky Notes in the Ink Workspace are the same. You can also open sticky notes simply by searching for it in the windows search.

Sketchpad:
Sketchpad is simply a whiteboard feature which allows you to sketch anything you want and save it in your PC/Tablet. It has various tools like Pen, Pencil, highlighter. It also has a ruler and protractor. Sketchpad is mostly useful in a Tablet with a digital pen. You can use the Ruler/protractor to draw straight lines.

Screen Sketch:
Screen sketch can be considered as an advanced version of the snipping tool. Although Microsoft has introduced the new Screen Sketch tool, we still have the snipping tool in windows. The Screen Sketch also has all the tools available in Sketchpad.

Have a look at the following link to learn how to use the Screen Sketch feature.
Have a look at the following post to learn how to create a simple shortcut to open Screen Sketch directly.

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