| Write with a Stylus |
A stylus can perfectly capture the unique character of your writing style and make you feel as if you are writing or painting on paper. You can use it to take quick notes, perform standard touchscreen operations, such as taking screenshots, or use it with special apps for a more interactive and dynamic writing and drawing experience.
When using the stylus for the first time, open the stylus cap and insert the stylus into the charging port of your phone, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the pairing. The stylus can be connected to a maximum of four devices at the same time (depending on your device model).
The stylus will power off if left inactive for a certain period of time. In this case, press the Smart key on the stylus or insert the stylus into your phone to resume the connection.
- Quickly access Notepad: Press and hold the Smart key on the stylus, then tap the screen to quickly open Notepad.
- Capture screenshots: When the screen is on, press and hold the Smart key on the stylus, then tap the screen twice to take a screenshot, draw a closed shape to capture part of the screen, or draw an "S" to take a scrollshot.
Learn more about the stylus: Go to . You can also touch Firmware update to update the stylus firmware.
HUAWEI M-Pen 2 is not supported on all phone models.
FreeScript
With FreeScript, you can handwrite content in text boxes and edit the text using your stylus. FreeScript supports a mix of Chinese and English input.
Go to and enable FreeScript.
Select text: Draw a straight line on text to select it.
Delete text: Draw a wavy line on text to delete it.
Insert space: Draw a vertical line in the middle of text to insert a space.
Merge paragraphs: Draw a vertical line between spaces to merge them.
Increasing the recognition success rate
Avoid writing continuously without lifting the stylus.
Maintain a tilt angle of less than 15 degrees, write neatly, and avoid skipping lines.
Write horizontally instead of vertically and keep the same font size throughout the same paragraph.
Write in or near the text box. Writing too far away from the input box will be deemed as a non-writing operation.
FreeScript is not supported in some text boxes such as security and password ones, those in game apps, as well as some customized text boxes in apps such as Quark Browser.
Draw Standard Lines and Shapes in One Stroke
Have the lines and shapes you draw get straight to the point.
- After drawing a figure, hold the stylus on the screen for 0.5–1 second for the figure to be straightened.
- More than 10 common shapes can be recognized, including straight lines, parabolas, triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, circles, ellipses, diamonds, arrows, five-pointed stars, pentagons, hearts, and clouds. However, not all shapes can be recognized.
- You need to draw a shape in one stroke. Do not use multiple strokes to form a shape. For example, draw an enclosed rectangle in one continuous motion and hold the stylus on the screen for a moment. The figure will automatically straighten out into a standard rectangle.
This feature is only supported in Huawei Notepad and certain apps that support the use of the stylus.
Smart Table Creation
The smart table feature allows you to draw and edit standard tables using a stylus to organize information more easily.
- First, draw a standard rectangle in one continuous motion.
- Then draw a straight line that cuts through from one side to the other in the middle of the rectangle, and hold the stylus on the screen for a moment.
- After the table is generated,
and 
will appear which you can touch to add and remove rows or columns as needed. You can also add rows and columns by drawing straight lines through the table. - After you finish editing the table and want to add rows or columns again, you will need to use the stylus to select the cell where you want to add or delete a row or column. To select a cell, touch and hold with the stylus or use the lasso select tool.
- Touch and hold the table using the stylus until the table frame becomes a blue dashed line. After that, you can drag the table to your desired position, resize it, or adjust the row or column width.
- The rectangle must be horizontal. A slanted rectangle cannot be converted into a table.
- The automatic expansion of cells is restricted by the table area and cells cannot be infinitely expanded. When the width or height of a cell reaches the maximum value, it will stop expanding.
- Due to limits on the writing area, the maximum number of rows and columns in a table are 30 and 10 respectively. No more rows or columns can be added when the number of rows or columns reaches the upper limit.
Make Annotations
The Annotate feature allows you to make annotations anywhere on any screen and save the annotations together with related content.
Use your stylus to swipe inward from the upper right corner on the screen and select Annotate.
If you're using a HUAWEI M-Pencil (2nd generation), you can enable the Annotate feature by double-tapping the body of the stylus.
Before using this feature, go to , enable Double-tap, and select Open shortcut menu.
- Make annotations: Use the stylus to make annotations on the screen. Your annotations will be displayed above content in the app.
- Browse content: When you are making annotations, you can swipe up to continue browsing content (requires support by the app) and use the stylus to make annotations anywhere.
- Set the brush: When you use the Annotate feature for the first time, the ball-point pen will be used by default. You can touch the stylus toolbar and switch between different types of brushes and adjust the brush width and color.
- Write and edit: When you are making annotations, you can modify an annotation at any time. Touch the stylus toolbar and select Eraser to erase your handwriting or use Lasso to select part of the content to copy, paste, delete, resize, and rotate it. You can also cancel or recover what you have edited.
- Save annotations: After making an annotation, you can touch
to save it as an image or a PDF file. - Share annotations: After making an annotation, you can touch
to share it as an image or a PDF file.
In addition to the preceding basic functions, the Annotate feature also supports the smart shape feature for you to draw standard lines and graphics more conveniently. After you draw a graphic, you can hold down the stylus for between 0.5s and 1s for the graphic to become a standard shape.
Take Snippets
The Take snippet feature allows you to take screenshots of a rectangular area on a screen. After taking a screenshot, you can drag it to a note app, instant messaging app, or other apps that support image dragging operations for you to doodle, save, or share the screenshot.
In split-screen mode, you can take a screenshot of one screen and quickly drag it to the note app opened in the other screen. In full-screen mode, you can pin the screenshot on the screen, open a note app, then hold and drag the screenshot to the app.
Use your stylus to swipe inward from the upper right corner on the screen and select Take snippet.
If you're using a HUAWEI M-Pencil (2nd generation), you can enable the Take snippet feature by double-tapping the body of the stylus.
Before using this feature, go to , enable Double-tap, and select Open shortcut menu.
Take screenshots: You can take screenshots in either of the following ways:
- Draw an enclosed shape. The shape you have drawn will turn into a rectangular area. This area is where the screenshot will be taken.
- Draw an oblique line. A rectangular area will be formed using the line you have drawn as a diagonal line, and this area is where the screenshot will be taken.
- Adjust the screenshot area: After drawing an enclosed shape or oblique line to generate a rectangular area, you can drag the frame of this area to resize it.
- Insert images: After drawing an enclosed shape or oblique line to generate a rectangular area, you can drag the images within this area directly to a note app or other apps that support image dragging operations. It is recommended that you perform these operations in split-screen mode. You can also pin a snippet on a screen, open an app, and then drag the snippet to the app.
Edit images: After taking a screenshot, you can touch
in the toolbar at the top to edit or doodle on the screenshot.To make it easier for you to draw standard lines and graphics, the Take snippet feature supports the smart shape feature. After you draw a graphic, you can hold down the stylus for between 0.5s and 1s for the graphic to become a standard shape.
- Save images: After taking a screenshot, you can touch in the toolbar at the top to save it to Gallery.
- Share images: After taking a screenshot, you can touch in the toolbar at the top to share it.
- Cancel snippet tasks: To cancel taking a screenshot, touch
in the toolbar at the top. Pin snippets on the screen: After taking a screenshot, you can touch
to pin it to the screen and drag it to your preferred position. You can then perform other operations, such as opening a note app, and holding and dragging the snippet to the app.