Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs

For anyone who has ever wished for the ability to hand annotate directly on a Google Doc, Google announced on Tuesday it's rolling out a new markup feature for Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google accounts that will allow users to write directly on a Google Doc with a stylus or their finger. The new feature includes a few standard pen and highlighter colors (black, blue, red, green, yellow), and an eraser. If you don't like any of those colors, you can add your own.

There are so many use cases for a feature like this, across age groups, industries, and professional and personal work. Google calls out some good ones in its announcement, especially for educators giving students feedback...

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