Intel WalkAbout Computer Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Features, Tablet and pen settings, Auto dim

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Auto dim

The blue line represents the minimum backlight setting at low light levels. Sliding the blue line up or down sets the auto dim brightness level. Up is brighter; down is darker. The red line represents the minimum backlight level and the top of the window represents maximum backlight level.

Note: The auto dim adjustment tab’s size can be adjusted. Hitting Alt-S using a keyboard will enable you to grab the red line and slide it until the desired size of the tab is reached.

The orange segment represents the light level at which the backlight is at full brightness. At light levels lower than this, Auto dimming takes place, as represented by the sloping yellow line. This full brightness range setting can be adjusted by dragging the orange line to the right or to the left.

Note: The red tick mark moves only when

settings in the Auto Backlight settings window are checked.

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Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Features

This section describes some of the unique features and benefits of Microsoft’s XP Tablet PC Edition software for your Hammerhead XRT Pen Tablet.

(Note: This section is not applicable for units with XP Pro, Windows 2000 or Windows 98 Operating Systems. Most computers with these operating systems come standard with Pen Office Calligrapher handwriting software and My-T-Pen onscreen keyboard.)

Tablet and pen settings

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition lets you customize the tablet and the tablet pen to suit the way you work. Not all users have to use the same Tablet and Pen Settings. Individual users can save their own settings. Attributes related to use of the pen can be adjusted by clicking on Control Panel, Tablet and Pen Settings.

In this section you can:

• Change the screen orientation between landscape and portrait modes.

• Set the pen for left- or right-hand use.

• Change the default settings of the hardware buttons on Tablet PC.

• Change how a pen matches mouse movements, such as single-click, double-click, right–click, and hover.

• Set handwriting-recognition language.

• You can also customize features of Microsoft Windows Journal, Input Panel, and Sticky Notes to get the most from your Tablet PC.

Screen rotation

Tablet PC supports rapid display rotation between portrait and landscape modes without requiring the user to restart the computer. That makes it easy for users to work in either mode according to their preferences. For example, when annotating PowerPoint slides, it may be preferable to work in landscape mode—the same orientation as most PowerPoint slides. However, when taking notes in Windows Journal, it is more natural to do so in portrait mode—just like taking notes in a paper notebook. The Tablet PC screen displays rotate almost instantly, so the user can go back and forth as often as desired or needed for a specific task.

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