Microsoft Reader

Using Features Unique to Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC

Updated: November 7, 2002

Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC includes some features found only in this version of Microsoft Reader. You can create ink comments, change pen and eraser styles, and view graphics in the Picture Viewer.

Creating Ink Comments

Changing Pen Style

Changing Eraser Style

Viewing Graphics in Picture Viewer

Creating Ink Comments

Use the Ink Comment feature in the Annotations menu to add ink comments to your eBook pages. You can select pen and eraser settings to customize the thickness, color, and style tip for your drawing or text. You can save, undo your last stroke, or erase your changes. When you add an ink comment, Microsoft Reader inserts an anchor point closest to the text (or insertion point) where you made your ink comment. This anchor point moves and resizes your comment when you change the Microsoft Reader font settings or resize the Microsoft Reader window.

Note: If you have already created a drawing in your eBook, then you can use the drawing annotation tool to edit or delete the existing drawing.

To create ink comments

1. Right-click text to create an anchor point in your eBook, and then select Ink Comment from the Annotations menu.
2. Click and drag to create your ink comment on the eBook page.
3. Click Exit and choose Yes to save your ink comment and exit the toolbar.

Note: Your ink comments stay within the relative position of the anchor point. For example, if you insert your ink comment two inches above of your anchor point, it always stays within two inches of that anchor point.

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Changing Pen Style

To change your pen style

1. From the Ink Comment window, select the Pen arrow up, and then select Pen Settings.
2. At the Pen Settings menu, click the Color drop-down menu, and then choose a color.
3. Click the Thickness drop-down menu and choose a line thickness (for example, extra fine chisel, medium chisel, or chisel marker).
4. Click the Tip style drop-down menu and choose a style (for example, Round or Chisel).
5. Click OK to save your settings, or click Cancel to exit the Pen Settings menu.

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Changing Eraser Style

To change your eraser style

1. Click the Eraser arrow up, choose an eraser style (for example, small, medium, large, or stroke), and then click and drag the eraser over the ink comment you want to erase.
2. Click Save to save your ink comment changes, or click Undo to delete your last stroke.
3. Click Exit to close the Ink Comment toolbar.

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Viewing Graphics in Picture Viewer

The Picture Viewer is an additional window that you use to view graphics in your eBook. The Picture Viewer window enables you to zoom a graphic in and out.

To view graphics in Picture Viewer

1. Right-click a graphic, and then select View Picture from the menu. The graphic appears in the Picture Viewer window with a Zoom Control bar.
2. Click the magnifying glasses, or click and drag the slide bar to zoom the graphic in and out.
3. Click and drag the corner of the Picture Viewer window to re-size the window manually.
4. For graphics zoomed-in larger than the Picture Viewer window, click and drag the scroll bars to view the entire graphic.
5. Click and drag the title bar for the Picture Viewer window to move the window.
6. After opening a Picture Viewer window, click the Picture Viewer icon in the Reader title bar to open and close the Picture Viewer window.
   

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