Abstract: Overlaying electronic ink over a document. In some embodiments, a developer may easily define an inking surface over a document, wherein the document may or may not be ink-compatible. The inking surface may act as an input interface such that a user may write onto the inking surface and the ink may be transferred to the document as ink data and/or recognized text. The inking surface may be overlaid upon the document or may include the document as a background feature. The inking surface may further have one or more regions that may be linked to one or more areas of the underlying document. Each region may have an associated recognizer context.

Abstract: The present invention relates to interfacing with electronic ink. Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and may include property information. Through various programming interfaces, one may interact with the ink through methods and setting or retrieving properties. Other objects and collections may be used as well in conjunction with the ink objects.

Abstract: A control and its associated programming interface for allowing entry of electronic ink, editing and other manipulation of the ink, and/or recognition of the ink. Ink may be stored in a data structure such as an ink object that permits later retrieval by applications. As is the case with text that may be bolded, underlined, italicized, and the like, the describe control and its programming interface may permit ink information to be manipulated as easily as text, while providing the richness of handwritten ink.