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PEN AND DIGITAL INK CAPABILITIES IN WINDOWS

Microsoft Windows 8, 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 your tablet and 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 F

LICKS tab in the Windows 7 PEN AND TOUCH or Windows Vista PEN AND INPUT

EVICES control panel.

• Digital Ink in Microsoft Office 2007

. Utilize the enhanced digital mark-up and inking tools found on the

EVIEW tab within applicable applications.

The Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista Input Panel enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard

to directly enter text with your pen.

There are different ways to launch the Input Panel

• 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 T

OOLBARS, and TABLET PC INPUT PANEL.

To disable the Input Panel

1. Open the Tablet PC Input Panel.

2. Select T

OOLS and OPTIONS.

3. Choose the O

PENING tab and uncheck the following boxes:

•F

OR TABLET PEN INPUT, SHOW THE ICON NEXT TO THE TEXT BOX

•SHOW THE INPUT PANEL TAB.

4. Click OK.

Note: The following workarounds in the software driver improve performance in Windows 8, Windows 7

and Vista:

• To improve performance, the Pen Flicks and ‘press-and-hold-to-right-click’ features are

disabled in some graphics applications such as Photoshop.

• There is no pressure sensitivity in Journal and other Ink features when both the Flicks and

‘press-and-hold-to-right-click’ features are disabled in the Windows 8, Windows 7 P

EN AND

OUCH, or Windows Vista PEN AND INPUT DEVICES control panel.