User's Manual
34 Entering Text by Handwriting Chapter 2 Using Your XSLATE R12 Tablet
Entering Text by Handwriting
In addition to keyboards, you can enter text by writing with the tablet pen on the handwriting
panel. When you write on the handwriting panel, your writing converts to digital ink. Digital
inking is the process of converting your handwriting to text.
1. Tap in a text field or other area where you can type, such as the text entry field in a web
br
owser.
Make sure a keyboard appears. If one does not appear, then tap the Ke
yboard icon in the
notification area so that you see a keyboard.
2. In the lower right corner of the defa
ult touch keyboard, tap the Keyboard icon to
change the keyboard.
The Keyboard Preferences menu appears and you can choose a keyboard or set language
pr
eferences for language-specific keyboards.
Keyboard and Language Preferences
3. Tap the Ha
ndwriting icon.
The handwriting panel opens.
Handwriting Keyboard
Use the pen to begin writing in the handwriting panel. Your handwriting is converted to
tex
t.
T
IP: The more you write, the more accurately Windows software detects your
handwriting style.
4. To close the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel, tap the Close icon
in the
upper right corner.
To dock the on-screen keyboard or handwriting panel on the bottom of the screen, tap
the Mi
nimize icon
in the upper right corner.