# FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_StartInkNotation_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation*">StartInkNotation Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_StartInkNotation" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation">StartInkNotation()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Starts ink notation in the active viewport if the Microsoft.Ink assembly is found in the GAC.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool StartInkNotation()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function StartInkNotation() As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise</p>
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_StartInkNotation_System_Int32_System_Int32_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation(System.Int32,System.Int32)">StartInkNotation(int, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Starts ink notation in the specified viewport if the Microsoft.Ink assembly is found in the GAC.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool StartInkNotation(int rowPaneIndex, int columnPaneIndex)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function StartInkNotation(rowPaneIndex As Integer, columnPaneIndex As Integer) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">rowPaneIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Viewport row index</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">columnPaneIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Viewport column index</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise</p>
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_StartInkNotation_System_Drawing_Color_System_Int32_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation(System.Drawing.Color,System.Int32)">StartInkNotation(Color, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Starts ink notation in the active viewport with the specified notation background color,
if the Microsoft.Ink assembly is found in the GAC.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool StartInkNotation(Color inkBackColor, int alphaBlend)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function StartInkNotation(inkBackColor As Color, alphaBlend As Integer) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">inkBackColor</span></td>
      <td><p>Background color for the notation viewport</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">alphaBlend</span></td>
      <td><p>Alphablending value for the notation viewport</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise</p>
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_FpSpread_StartInkNotation_System_Int32_System_Int32_System_Drawing_Color_System_Int32_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.FpSpread.StartInkNotation(System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Drawing.Color,System.Int32)">StartInkNotation(int, int, Color, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Starts ink notation in the specified viewport with the specified notation background color,
if the Microsoft.Ink assembly is found in the GAC.</p>
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<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool StartInkNotation(int rowPaneIndex, int columnPaneIndex, Color inkBackColor, int alphaBlend)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function StartInkNotation(rowPaneIndex As Integer, columnPaneIndex As Integer, inkBackColor As Color, alphaBlend As Integer) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">rowPaneIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Viewport row index</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">columnPaneIndex</span></td>
      <td><p>Viewport column index</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">inkBackColor</span></td>
      <td><p>Background color for the notation viewport</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">alphaBlend</span></td>
      <td><p>Alphablending value for the notation viewport</p>
</td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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  <thead>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>Boolean: true if successful; false otherwise</p>
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