User's Guide
Chapter 2 Using your R12  Entering text and using the handwriting panel 31
Using the Windows 8.1 handwriting panel
To open the handwriting panel:
1. Tap in a text field or other area where you can type, such as the URL field in a web 
browser.
2. In the lower right-hand corner of the touch keyboard, tap the keyboard icon   to 
change keyboards.
3. Tap the handwriting icon  .
The handwriting panel will open.
Use your digitizer pen to begin writing in the handwriting panel. Your handwriting will then 
be converted to text. 
T
IP: The more you write, the more accurately Windows 8.1 detects your handwriting style.
To close the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap the close icon   in the 
upper right-hand corner. To minimize the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap 
the minimize icon   in the upper right-hand corner.
You can find other handwriting applications at the Motion Computing Store.










