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Writing or drawing on the screen

Some programs, such as Pocket Word, Notes, and the Notes tabs in Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks, accept writing directly on the screen. When you write on the screen, you can edit and format what you have written and/or convert the information to text.

To write on the screen

1.Tap to switch to writing mode.2.Write on the screen using the stylus, as you would write on paper.

To convert writing to text

1.Tap and hold the stylus next to the text you want to convert until the insertion point appears.

2.Without lifting, drag the stylus to select the text.3.On the Tools menu, tap Recognize.

4.If the conversion is incorrect, tap and hold the incorrect word to display the pop-up menu, and then tap Alternates. Tap the word you want to use, or tap the writing at the top of the menu to return to the original writing.

Tips for writing on the screen:•Write neatly.

•Write on the lines and draw descenders below the line. Write the cross of the “t” and apostrophes below the top line so that they are not confused with the word above. Write periods and commas above the line.

•For better recognition, try increasing the zoom level to 300% using the Tools menu.

•Write the letters of a word closely and leave big gaps between words so that it is clear where words begin and end.

•Hyphenated words, foreign words that use special characters such as accents, and some punctuation cannot be converted.

•If you add writing to a word to change it (such as changing a “3” to an “8”) after you attempt to recognize the word, the writing you add will not be included if you attempt to recognize the writing again.

To draw on the screen

1.Tap to switch to writing mode.