Journal Archives | Microsoft Garage http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/tag/journal/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:40:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Garage project Journal becomes Microsoft Journal http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2022/04/garage-project-journal-becomes-microsoft-journal/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:40:20 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9691 Big news for enthusiasts of digital ink—Journal, a Garage project, is now Microsoft Journal. Microsoft Journal, an app for Windows, offers a delightful freeform personal notetaking experience that lets you take notes and reason through ink. Thank you for using Journal as a Garage project. Your input has shaped it into what Microsoft Journal is today. What makes Journal special?....

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]]> Garage project Journal celebrates its anniversary with folders to keep you organized http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2022/02/garage-project-journal-celebrates-its-anniversary-with-folders-to-keep-you-organized/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:00:04 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9569 Journal, released as a Microsoft Garage project one year ago, continues to delight today. It is designed—from the ground up—for personal journaling and notetaking with a digital pen. The Journal app is powered by AI to help you write, search, and annotate your ideas quickly and naturally. “We think of Journal and our other incubations as platforms to explore and....

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]]> Journal, a Garage project, adds tactile signal support for a more natural and intuitive writing experience http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2021/09/journal-a-garage-project-adds-tactile-signal-support-for-a-more-natural-and-intuitive-writing-experience/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:00:21 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9262 Ink feels more natural and gestures feel more intuitive with support for tactile signal capable pens and devices. Now, you can experience tactile signals on devices like the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio with our Surface Slim Pen 2, when you download the latest version of Journal from the Microsoft Store. Experience these tactile signals in two ways—ink-feel....

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]]> Garage project Journal makes your ink more powerful with improved lasso, multi-select, support for different languages, and more http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2021/09/garage-project-journal-makes-your-ink-more-powerful-with-improved-lasso-multi-select-support-for-different-languages-and-more/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:00:09 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9232 Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is an ink and touch-first note-taking experience that uses AI to help you stay in the flow of your writing. You can use scratch out to quickly erase something, tap ink to quickly select a word or sentence, and use search to filter to things you’ve written like an item you starred or doodle you....

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]]> Custom page styles and improved print and export features now available in Garage project Journal http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2021/05/custom-page-styles-and-improved-print-and-export-features-now-available-in-garage-project-journal/ Wed, 19 May 2021 14:43:54 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9094 Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is live with a new update! The project team is excited to deliver one of their most popular feature requests: Page Styles. Journal is an inking incubation exploring how new paradigms and the power of AI can transform the way we ink, and it’s available for download for any pen-capable Windows 10 device. Existing users....

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]]> Print, custom ink colors, and more come to Garage project Journal http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2021/03/print-custom-ink-colors-and-more-features-come-to-garage-project-journal/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:28:11 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=9025 A short month ago, we released Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, and the Journal team is thrilled with the response so far. Building on user feedback and what the team has learned so far, they have already introduced new features, fine-tuned gestures, and started sketching new modes for the note-taking tool. Windows 10 users with a pen-capable device can try....

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]]> A new ink-first experience with Journal, a Microsoft Garage project http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/garage/blog/2021/02/an-ink-first-experience-with-journal-a-microsoft-garage-project/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:28:40 +0000 http://approjects.co.za/?big=garage-en-us/?p=8856 There’s something magical when inspiration hits: that moment when a great idea starts to form, where you finally solve a big problem, or you find moments in the day to process your thoughts. For many of us the way to express this inspiration is through writing. We reach for a piece of paper to start capturing our ideas. We sketch....

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