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PEN AND DIGITAL INK CAPABILITIES IN WINDOWS
Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista provide extensive support for pen input. Pen features are supported in all versions of Windows 7 and Vista except Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home Basic. Use Bamboo and your Wacom pen for quick, intuitive results.
•Note taking. Jot notes and capture quick sketches in Windows Journal. Use the Journal search engine to locate your handwritten content.
•Handwriting recognition. Quickly enter handwritten information anywhere the computer accepts typed input. Convert your handwritten content to typed text at any time.
•Gestures. Make simple gestural movements on the tablet to trigger customizable actions. To customize gestures, select the FLICKS tab in the Windows 7 PEN AND TOUCH or Windows Vista PEN AND INPUT DEVICES control panel.
•Digital Ink in Microsoft Office 2007. Utilize the enhanced digital
The Windows 7 or Vista Input Panel enables you to use handwriting or an
•Click on the Input Panel icon which appears when you move the screen cursor into a text entry area.
•Click on the Input Panel tab, located by default on the left edge of the display screen.
•Click on the Tablet PC Input Panel icon located on the Windows Taskbar. If the icon is not visible, right- click on the Taskbar, select TOOLBARS, and TABLET PC INPUT PANEL.
To disable the Input Panel:1.Open the Tablet PC Input Panel.2.Select TOOLS and OPTIONS.3.Choose the OPENING tab and uncheck the following boxes:•FOR TABLET PEN INPUT, SHOW THE ICON NEXT TO THE TEXT BOX
•SHOW THE INPUT PANEL TAB.
4.Click OK.For details, study the documentation that came with your system, including the Windows training tools and Tablet PC tutorial. To access the Tablet PC Pen Training, from the START menu choose ALL PROGRAMS, TABLET PC, and TABLET PC PEN TRAINING. Search the Windows help system for training tools if they are not available from the START menu.
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