Dell Latitude XT (Late 2007) - Manual (Page 68)

68 Setting Up and Using Your Tablet-PC
– Touch the pen on the screen and hold it in place momentarily until
Windows draws a complete circle around the cursor. When the circle
is complete, lift the pen to display the context menu. If you move or
lift the pen before the circle is complete, the right-click action is
cancelled.
To get help and practice using the pen as a mouse by using the online training
and tutorials:
• In Windows Vista, click Start → All Programs→ Tablet PC→ Tablet
PC Pen Training, and then click Using a pen instead of a mouse.
• In Windows XP, click Start→ Get Going with Tablet PC, and then click
Start. This tutorial provides pen training.
Entering, Editing, and Erasing Text With the Pen
The handwriting recognition software makes it easy to enter text into your
applications with the pen. Some applications, such as Windows Journal, allow
you to write with the pen directly into the application window.
When an application does not directly support pen input, you can use the
Tablet PC Input Panel to enter text into your application. If you tap in an
editable area, the Tablet PC Input Panel icon appears. Tap the icon and the
Input Panel slides out from the edge of the display. You can also open the
Input Panel by tapping the Input Panel tab, which is docked at the edge of
the screen when the Input Panel is hidden.
The Input Panel allows you to enter and edit text in different modes. You can
write words just like you write on paper, you can write one character at a time,
or you can "type" by tapping the pen on the keys of an image of a keyboard. To
change the input mode, right-click the QuickSet icon in the Notification
area, click Pen and Input Settings→ Input Mode, and then select the desired
input mode.
Edit text in the Input Panel using gestures, such as lining through text you
want to delete, or tapping buttons.
Erase text in the Input Panel using the erase pen button, or by lining through
text you want to delete.
To get help and practice writing and editing with Input Panel:
• In Windows Vista, click Start → All Programs→ Tablet PC→ Tablet
PC Pen Training, and tap each of the Input Panel topics.
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