I have the new Ipad Pro and subscribed to Office 365. It works fine except I do not see the new inking tools. I do not have the Apply Stylus yet but have a Jot that works ok on it for other apps. Does anyone know if the new inking tools only appear when you have the Apple Stylus? If not, how do I get the inking tools to appear?/
iPad Pro Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 9.1
From the Microsoft website
Inking
With the new iPad Pro, we’re adding inking to the Office apps and making it easier than ever to create documents and collaborate with others. The new tools include pens, highlighters, an easy-to-use thickness control and a new color wheel. Using Apple Pencil, you can mark up documents just like you would with pencil and paper—making the collaboration process natural and intuitive. And with inking-specific features like shape recognition in PowerPoint, the apps turn the pencil into a first-class content creation tool.
Seeing this would lead me to believe, yes it requires the Apple Pencil
From the Microsoft website
Inking
With the new iPad Pro, we’re adding inking to the Office apps and making it easier than ever to create documents and collaborate with others. The new tools include pens, highlighters, an easy-to-use thickness control and a new color wheel. Using Apple Pencil, you can mark up documents just like you would with pencil and paper—making the collaboration process natural and intuitive. And with inking-specific features like shape recognition in PowerPoint, the apps turn the pencil into a first-class content creation tool.
Seeing this would lead me to believe, yes it requires the Apple Pencil
It is due in the next office iOS update. (Check out the office blog for further info.) I don't think you need an apple pencil specifically to use it but palm rejection etc will be compromised if you don't use one.
Apparently this feature will not be available until January 2016. Came across this date in a comments thread on a Microsoft blog site.
ms office new inking tools and ipad pro
