Entering text with the on-screen keyboard – TabletKiosk Sahara Slate PC i400 Series User Manual

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Chapter 04: Using Your Sahara Slate PC with Windows XP



NOTE: The live update works best when in digitizer screen mode on
the i440D. You can move the pointer around without touching the
screen. Therefore, when you pass over an open application, you will
not cover up the Zoom Utility window.

The Zoom Utility window will stay open and active even when
you exit the Intel Media Accelerator control panel. You can close
the utility like any other standard Windows application; either by
choosing “Exit” from the “Action” Menu, or by clicking on the
“Close” button in the program’s title bar.

Entering Text with the On-Screen Keyboard

One of Windows XP’s accessibility features is an on-screen
keyboard applet that allows you to input text and to execute
standard function key combinations. While not as full-featured as
other keyboard emulation applications, or even the Windows XP
Tablet PC Edition On-Screen Keyboard (see the next section), it
does provide most of the standard functionality of an externally-
attached keyboard.

To access the keyboard, open the START menu and choose “All
Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard”.

The On-Screen Keyboard can be set to emulate different styles
of keyboards and to always be on top of all open application
windows. It can even be customized with your choice of font
face and font size. Standard modifier key combinations can also
be used within any application. For example, to open a new
blank document while working in MS Word, simply tap on the
<Ctrl> key and then on the <N> key.

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