Specifications
Some options may or may not appear, depending on which
writing style you selected—Printing or Cursive. Tap an option
in the list and in the slip that appears, enter the appropriate
information. The various options are described below.
Text Editing Settings
Use this to set the scaling of ink text, whether or not to
insert words at the caret, and to automatically add new
words to your word list.
m Ink Text Scaling—Tap the diamond u and, in the list the
appears, tap No Scaling, 75% Scaling, or 50% Scaling.
m If the checkbox next to “Insert new words at caret” is
checked, you can tap the pen on the screen to place the
caret ^. Anything you write on the screen will then be placed
at the caret. If the checkbox is not checked, your writing
appears wherever you wrote it on the screen.
m If the checkbox next to “Add new words to Personal Word
List” is checked, any words the MessagePad interprets that
are not already in a word list, (such as someone’s last name)
are automatically placed in your personal word list.
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Word spacing
When you write, your MessagePad must decide which
groups of pen strokes to cluster together into words, along
with what words these strokes represent.
You can improve your MessagePad’s ability to distinguish
boundaries between words by writing your characters
somewhat close together and your words somewhat far
apart. Use the slider in the Handwriting Recognition slip to
set how far apart your words are. This will help your
MessagePad recognize words more easily.
Tips on word spacing
m If your MessagePad tends to run your words or expressions
together, try writing them farther apart.
m If your MessagePad tends to break apart your words or
expressions, you should write the characters closer together.
m If you want to deliberately combine two separate words into
one, write the second word extremely close to the first word.
m If you want to separate a string of characters into two words,
be sure to leave extra space between the two expressions.
Other options
You can set additional preferences by using the Options
button. Tap the Options button and a list appears.
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