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.
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Note taking. Jot notes and capture quick sketches in Windows Journal. Use the Journal search engine
to locate your handwritten content.
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Handwriting recognition. Quickly enter handwritten information anywhere the computer accepts typed
input. Convert your handwritten content to typed text at any time.
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Gestures. Make simple gestural movements on the tablet to trigger customizable actions. To customize
gestures, select the F
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control panel.
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Digital Ink in Microsoft Office 2007. Utilize the enhanced digital mark-up and inking tools found on the
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tab within applicable applications.
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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:
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Click on the Input Panel icon which appears when you move the screen cursor into a text entry area.
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Click on the Input Panel tab, located by default on the left edge of the display screen.
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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
To disable the Input Panel:
1. Open the Tablet PC Input Panel.
2. Select T
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Note: The following workarounds in the software driver improve performance in Windows 8, Windows 7
and Vista:
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To improve performance, the Pen Flicks and 'press-and-hold-to-right-click' features are
disabled in some graphics applications such as Photoshop.
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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
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