Motion Computing M1400 Calibrating the Pen to Increase Its Accuracy, Hints for Writing with the Pen

Chapter 4 Using Your Motion Tablet PC

the pen function button, see the section “Writing with the Pen” in this chapter.

•Press and hold — Press and hold the tip of the pen to the display without pressing the pen function button (equivalent to a mouse right-click)

•Tap and drag — Tap and drag the pen on the display

•Select/Highlight — Tap on the item on the Tablet PC display with the pen to activate the function

Calibrating the Pen to Increase Its Accuracy

Be sure to calibrate your pen the first time you start your Tablet PC, then at other times if the cursor does not seem to line up with the pen tip. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the pen and adjusts the Tablet PC display for each person who uses it. The Tablet PC stores pen settings on a per-user basis.

To open the calibration program:

1.Open the Motion Dashboard and tap Calibrate. Or double- tap the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the System Tray, located in the lower right-hand corner of the display window. This opens the Tablet and Pen Settings window.

NOTE: This icon may be hidden in the System Tray. Tap the System Tray left- arrow to open all hidden icons.

2.Tap Calibrate while holding the pen in a normal writing manner.

3.Carefully tap the pen point pre- cisely in the center of each of the four calibration crosshairs as they appear.

4.Rotate the Tablet PC display and repeat this for each orientation (0o, 90o, 180o, or 270o).

Hints for Writing with the Pen

The first time you pick up the pen, you will notice it is lightweight (it has no internal battery), has a plastic tip, and contains an elongated button that is called the “function button.”

•You can hold the pen like any other writing tool, except you may want to place your fingers on either side of the pen function button so you do not inadvertently press it as you write. Pressing the function button while tapping the pen on the display is like right-clicking with a mouse and will launch pop-up menus or may otherwise interfere with your writing or drawing.

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