User's Guide

Chapter 2 Using your R12 Entering text and using the handwriting panel 31
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.
You can find other handwriting applications at the Motion Computing Store.