Gem for OneNote now build a floating pens bar to help you quickly choose pens to drawing in OneNote full page view mode.
OneNote 2016, 2013 hide ribbon feature when you enter full page view.
Ribbon hide on … top of screen.
It is not easy to switch color using Electromagnetic pen when ribbon is hidden.
In follow image, it show full page view of OneNote UWP.
All drawing tools include pens are shown on top of screen when OneNote UWP in full page view mode.
It mean that we really need drawing tools shown in full page view.
Gem for OneNote 46 add a new feature - Float Pen Bar, it help you quickly choose pens in OneNote full page view mode.
Gem's "Float Pen Bar" is in OneNote "Draw" tab -> "Gem" group.
It need to add favorite pens to OneNote quick access toolbar, to add pens to Gem's floating pens bar.
Gem's floating pens bar support follow features:
- Favorite pens
- Favorite highlighters
- "Type" text feature.
Step 1, Add favorite pens to OneNote quick access toolbar.
Step 2, Move these pens and highlighters to begin of quick access toolbar.
Step 3, click "Draw" tab -> "Gem" group -> "Float Pen Bar" feature to open Gem's floating pens bar.
Step 4, click "View" tab -> "Views" group -> "Full Page View" to enter OneNote full page view mode.
In OneNote full page view mode, Gem's bar float on top of OneNote page.
Click pen on floating bar, it will change to drawing mode with the color pen.