Operation Manual

Annex 1 - Text input
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Annex 1 - Text input
To show or hide the Transcriber toolbar, tap
the Transcriber icon at the bottom of the
screen.
Using the Transcriber keyboard
Transcriber comes with an on-screen
keyboard that provides an easy way to add
punctuation or a special symbol to existing text.
To access the Transcriber keyboard:
Tap the keyboard button on the Transcriber
toolbar. The keyboard is displayed until you tap
the keyboard button again.
Editing text with Transcriber
To edit text with Transcriber:
1. Draw a line across the text you want to edit.
After you lift the stylus from the screen, the
line will disappear and the selected text will
be highlighted.
2. Do one of the following:
• Rewrite the text.
• Use gestures to capitalise letters, insert a
space, etc.
Using gestures in Transcriber
To use gestures in Transcriber:
Use quick strokes of the stylus to edit your text.
Do the Enter, Space, and Tab gestures while
writing text to insert returns, spaces, or tabs.
Available gestures are described in the
Overview of Microsoft Transcriber.
TIP: To reposition the keyboard, tap and
hold the top bar, then drag it to the desired
location.
TIP: When no text is selected, you can
open the keyboard by doing the gesture.