However, the sketchpad PDF is not a full-screen PDF. There are always sidebars and shortcut tool trays, but the shortcomings cannot be covered up.
Surface and Drawboard PDF are really a perfect match, especially in taking notes. Drawboard can give full play to the functions of Surface pen and Surface touch screen. Written in detail here, it can also be used as a guide to the use of Drawboard PDF.
Drawboard PDF can be downloaded in official website or directly from Microsoft Store. There are two versions, the basic version is free, and the advanced version costs 20.99 pounds a year, which can unlock advanced functions. Personal use is the basic version, pre-installed in the Surface.
Open the sketchpad PDF, and the interface is shown in the figure below. Generally, there is a file toolbar on the left, which can display the open file or the thumbnail of the page of the file, and do basic file operations on the PDF, such as saving, saving as, and inserting pages. There is a setting button at the bottom left.
In the middle is a display area or a display area. Finger operation can zoom the selected file and save it. Can be marked with Surface Pen.
The latest version of drawboard pdf function:
Favorite tools and folders.
Add the most commonly used tools to the collapsible favorites bar, and pin the most frequently accessed files to the Start menu.
Insert an object.
Insert editable shapes, lines, arrows, polygons and clouds, and insert dynamic content such as ink signatures, images, text boxes and notes.
It feels like real ink
Drawboard PDF's pressure-sensitive ink is second to none. Color selection, custom opacity and thickness can create a better experience than pen and paper.