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Chapter 2 Using your C5te/F5te Entering text and using the handwriting panel 29
In addition to the default on-screen keyboard, Windows 8.1 provides other keyboard
layouts for entering text.
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IP: To switch to the keyboard that includes the numbers keypad, tap the &123 key in the lower
left-hand corner of the default keyboard.
Using the Windows 8.1 handwriting panel
To open the handwriting panel:
1. Tap in a text field or other area where you can type, such as the URL field in a web
browser.
2. In the lower right-hand corner of the touch keyboard, tap the keyboard icon to
change keyboards.
3. Tap the handwriting icon .
The handwriting panel will open.
Use your digitizer pen to begin writing in the handwriting panel. Your handwriting will then
be converted to text.
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IP: The more you write, the more accurately Windows 8.1 detects your handwriting style.
To close the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap the close icon in the upper
right-hand corner. To minimize the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap the
minimize icon in the upper right-hand corner.