User's Manual

Chapter 2 — Windows Mobile Version 5. 0
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Tap to use your stylus like a pen.
Note: Some programs that accept writing may not have the Pen button. See
the documentation for that program to find out how to switch to writing
mode.
Selecting the Writing
If you want to edit or format writing, you must select it first.
1Tapand hold the stylus next to the text you want to selectuntil the inser-
tion point appears.
2Without lifting, drag the stylus across the text you want to select.
If you accidentally write on the screen, tap Tools > Undo and try again. You
can also select text by tapping the Pen button to deselect it and then drag-
ging the stylus across the screen.
You can cut, copy, and paste written text in the same way you workwith
typed text: tap and hold the selectedwords and then tap an editingcom-
mand on the pop-up menu, or tap the command on the Edit menu.
Converting Writing to Text
You can convert words you write in printor cursive to text by tapping Tools
> Recognize. If a word is not recognized, it stays in its written form.
If you want to convert only certain words, tap Pen to disable the writing
function, tap twice over the word or phrase to highlight, then tap Tools >
Recognize.
Select the text you want to convert and tap Recognize
The writing is turned into text. on the pop-up menu. Tap to disable
the pen function.
If the conversion is incorrect, you can choose different words from a list of
alternates or return to the original writing. To do so, tap and hold the
incorrect word (tap one word at a time). On the pop-up menu, tap Alter-
nates. Tap the word you want to use from the menu with a list of alternate
words, or tap the writing at the top of the menu to return to the original
writing.
Tap to return to your original writing.
Or, tap the word you want to use.
Tips for getting good recognition:
• Write neatly.
• Write on the lines and draw descenders below the line. Write the cross of
the “t” and apostrophes below the top line so they are not confused with
the word above. Write periods and commas above the baseline.