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Why is OneNote suddenly unable erase ink with the Scratch-out gesture?

2025-04-30 15:13
 

Scratch-out gesture erase ink in OneNote 2010, 2013, 2016

Gesture erase ink has been available since OneNote 2010.
 
In OneNote options Window -> Advanced -> Pen group, there is a checkbox to turn on and off the scratch-out gesture to erasing ink:
 

[ ] Disable the scratch-out gesture while inking

 

Disable the scratch-out gesture while inking



OneNote 2010, 2013, 2016 all continue to use this switch.
 

OneNote 2021, 2024 doesn't have scratch-out gesture to erase ink feature

However, when OneNote 2021 comes to the v2405 version, this switch suddenly disappears.
Next, a large number of OneNote users reported not being able to erase their ink with scratch-out gesture

OneNote 2021, 2024 doesn't have scratch-out gesture to erase ink feature


OneNote 365 v2504 restores the starch-out gesture to erase ink

Then, on August 25, 2024, a Microsoft employee revised a blog post:
Erase ink with the Scratch-out gesture in OneNote on Windows
 
At this point, it was found that the function of scratch-out gesture to erase ink was restored in OneNote 365. But the switch option is the opposite of the original.
l  Original: Disable the scratch-out gesture while inking
l  New: Enable the scratch-out gesture while inking
 
One is disabled and the other is enabled. The meaning is the opposite.


Enable the scratch-out gesture while inking


After comparing OneNoteGem.com staff, it was found that:
 

The versions of OneNote that support gesture erasing are:

  • OneNote 2010
  • OneNote 2013
  • OneNote 2016
  • OneNote 365
 

The versions of OneNote that don't support gesture erasure are:

  • OneNote 2021
  • OneNote 2024
  • OneNote 365 v2502 – v2504
 

Solution

For OneNote 2021, 2024 there is no way to solve it for the time being.
The solution for OneNote 365 v2502 – v2504 is to reinstall Windows, then install the latest version of OneNote 365 from the new.
 


 
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