Converting Writing To Text - Symbol PDT 8100 Series Product Reference Manual

Selecting Writing
To select writing to edit or format:
1. Tap and hold the stylus next to the text to be selected until the insertion point
appears.
2. Drag the stylus across the text.
If you accidentally write on the screen, tap Tools, then Undo and try again. Text can also be
selected by tapping the Pen button to deselect it, then dragging the stylus across the
screen.
Written text can be cut, copied, and pasted in the same way as with typed text: tap and hold
the selected words, then tap the command from the pop-up menu, or select the command
from the Edit menu.

Converting Writing to Text

To convert writing to text, tap Tools, then Recognize.
To convert certain words, select them before tapping Recognize on the Tools menu (or tap
and hold the selected words, then tap Recognize on the pop-up menu). If a word is not
recognized, it is left as writing.
Select the text you want to convert and
tap Recognize on the pop-up menu.
Figure 2-17. Writing on the Screen
Operating the Terminal
The writing is
turned into text.
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