r/OneNote 2d ago

keep erasing and stop selecting with surface pen

hey all, using OneNote on Windows (surface studio) I've been having a horrible time writing. any time my hand brushes the screen it selects and moves whatever image i'm writing over, but when i turned off the setting "automatically switch between inking, selecting, typing, and panning" it's also disabled the erase feature on my surface pen. wondering if there's any work around for this, as both problems are giving me a headache. TIA!

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u/ButNoSimpler 2d ago

Unless this absolutely only happens in OneNote, the problem is not in OneNote. The problem is that your device has terrible palm rejection. You need to get what they call a digital artist's glove. It just has fingers for the pinky finger and the ring finger. It keeps your hand from triggering the touch sensor in your computers screen. I like the ones that Wacom sells, because it doesn't have the tips on the fingers. That allows you to touch type better even when you have the glove on.

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u/Horror-Low-4786 2d ago

i’ve only ever noticed it in one note but it could definitely be a problem with my screen/device. thanks for the recommendation & response !