Using Windows XP > Pen and Ink

Working with Pen and Ink

Tap into these resources to make your handwriting tasks simple.

Using a Pen

•	Getting Started with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Columnist Charlie Russel uses Windows Journal to take and organize handwritten notes on his Tablet PC.

•	Edit with Gestures A gesture is a shape you draw with your tablet pen to send a command to your Tablet PC. Discover how to complete editing and formatting tasks quickly with gestures.

•	Start the Input Panel with a Gesture Watch this animated demo to see how the tablet pen gets you to the Input Panel faster.

•	Correct Text with Input Panel Learn several ways that you can use Tablet PC Input Panel to correct text.

•	How to Use Web and E-mail Quick Keys Use Input Panel quick keys to more quickly enter text that's commonly used in Web and e-mail addresses.

•	Right-Clicking with a Pen Work mouse-free thanks to the tablet pen. Find out how.

•	Add Ink to E-Mail Messages You can write e-mails in your own hand, or add a handwritten word or drawing to personalize your typed text e-mails.

•	Using Ink in Microsoft Word Discover how to use a tablet pen to insert ink in Word documents.

Handwriting Tips

•	Handwriting Recognition 101 Expert Zone columnist Jeff Van West discusses how the next version of Tablet PC improves the ink-to-text experience.

•	How to Improve Handwriting-Recognition Results in Input Panel Learn techniques to help improve your handwriting-recognition results when using Input Panel.

Taking Notes

•	Mark Up Your Documents Import files into Windows Journal and use your tablet pen to annotate these document images.

•	Create and Use Forms in Journal Save a tree: Transfer your paper forms into templates in Microsoft Windows Journal.

•	Get Organized with Windows Journal Find tips for getting organized using Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows Journal.

•	Personalize Journal Notes by Using Stationery Make your work easier by creating your own office stationery in Windows Journal.

•	Creating and Using Journal Templates Create templates just the way you want them, and then place the ones you use most often on your desktop.

•	Write Anywhere Get the most out of Write Anywhere, the Input Panel feature that lets you use the entire Tablet PC screen as a writing surface.