On Gmail and in Chrome you can change the writing method and use the mouse instead of the keyboard by moving it like a pen with your hand. In practice you can activate handwriting which can be useful especially for writing in foreign languages full of symbols, but which is also a way to try writing on your computer with your own calligraphy.
This new feature is already active in Gmail, in Google Drive Docs and, in general, on all (or almost) internet writing forms if you browse with Google Chrome .
To write emails in Gmail by hand, go to the settings by pressing the gear button on the right and, in the general settings, press on Show language options and then on Enable input tools .
For example, from the window that opens, select Italian with the nib symbol next to it and move it to the right column using the arrow in the center.
Also move Italian with keyboard to have the choice, close the window and save the settings by pressing the Save button at the bottom.
At this point a new selection button appears in Gmail at the top right that allows you to choose the input method and activate handwriting.
The new input for writing allows you to enter text by drawing with the mouse or trackpad (or, if you have a touchscreen PC, using a pen or fingers).
You can choose the language you want to use from more than 50 languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Russian.
The same setting is available in Google Drive if you intend to write a word document by hand.
If you install the Google Input Tools extension on the Chrome browser then you can also write by hand in other websites such as, for example, Blogger, the Google search engine, Tumblr and any site that has a writing text box.
The extension installs a new button on Chrome that allows you to activate the box where you can draw letters with the mouse.
This box can also be moved and remains transparent if not used.
You can write both in block letters and in italics and, although it is not easy to write with the mouse, the letters are almost always ecepited correctly.
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