[header] How to get ink off a table or computer desk [title] Blot an ink spill as quickly as possible. [step] Step one in any ink removal process is blotting. Remove any ink that has not dried as quickly as possible by blotting it away with water-moistened paper towel. 
[substeps] Avoid rubbing an ink spill before heavily blotting the area. Repeat the wet-paper-towel-blotting-method several times until no more ink is transferring to the paper towel.