Owner's Manual

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Using gestures
A gesture is a shape you draw with your digital pen to send a command to your tablet PC Input
Panel. You can also use gestures to control the insertion point in the active program. When you
use these gestures, you get the same result as pressing the corresponding key on a standard
keyboard.
• You will find more information about gestures and gesture symbols, as well as handwriting
tips, in the TIP help. For more information, see “Using the Tablet Input Panel (TIP)” on page 16.
Using the digital pen
Digital pen button
The digital pen button serves the same function as the right button on a mouse. Press it and tap
(button-tap) to open right-click menus when they are available.
Tips
• Hold the digital pen the same way you hold a writing pen, and steady your writing hand
by resting it on the display surface.
• Line up the pointer with the object on the screen before you tap, in cases where the pointer
and digital pen point are out of alignment. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not
the tap.
• Store the digital pen in the tablet PC’s pen holder. Store extra pens in a drawer to avoid
prolonged pressure on the pen tip.
• The digital pen has internal electronics, so keep it dry and avoid contact with liquids.
Gesture To accomplish
Backspace Draw a right-to-left line.
Space Draw a left-to-right line.
Enter Draw a vertical line down, then horizontally to the left
Tab Draw a vertical line up, then horizontally to the right.
Delete
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Strike through
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Vertical scratch-out in the pattern of an M or W
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Horizontal scratch-out in the pattern of a Z
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Circular scratch-out
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Angled scratch-out