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# How do I write or draw?

With Scriptation's **Drawing** and **Freeform Highlight** tools, you can write or draw freehand in your script — just like pen and paper — using an [Apple Pencil](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/using-the-apple-pencil-on-ipad-vao8kb/) or your finger. On a Mac, use your mouse or trackpad.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/icon-labels-66_qehzjb.png)

| ✅ TIP: The Annotation Toolbar shrinks and expands depending on your screen orientation or device. **Press and hold** any tool with a small **triangle** next to the icon to open a fly-out menu with additional tools.

##### Drawing

|| 📝 NOTE: This video shows a slightly older user interface, but the instructions are still accurate.
${frame}[Free Draw](https://www.loom.com/embed/005e401a5d174646b0e638221b93ec65)

The **Drawing** (Pen) tool is designed for solid lines, much like ink:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/extras_vyu9dq.png)

**Touch or click** the ink annotation to open the [Style Palette](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/using-the-style-palette-inspector-1r35re7/), where you can customize:

* Color
* Background Color
* Blend Mode
* Opacity
* Thickness
* Order (used when the annotation sits on top of or below another annotation)

There are eight Color Presets, each of which remembers the settings you make while it's active:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/inspector-1_udbm8o.png)

##### Highlight

The **Freeform Highlight** (Marker) tool behaves like a highlighter marker:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/highlight_191nzpy.png)

The Style Palette stores eight Color Presets for this tool:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/inspector-2_o0g5jp.png)

| ✅ TIP: When using the Highlight tool, reduce the opacity in the Style Palette so you can still read the text underneath.

# What's Next

[How do I change the Natural Drawing setting?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-change-the-natural-drawing-setting-1wf8n23/)
[Typing Notes with Text Boxes and Callouts](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/typing-notes-with-text-boxes-and-callouts-1t835l5/)
[How can I draw lines, arrows and shapes?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-can-i-draw-lines-arrows-and-shapes-d6rbk8/)