Wacom PTH-451 User Manual

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90Contents Index90IndexContents 90IndexContentsPEN AND DIGITAL INK CAPABILITIES IN WINDOWSMicrosoft Windows provides extensive support for pen input. Pen features are supported in all versions ofWindows except Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home Basic.• Note taking. Jot notes and capture quick sketches in Windows Journal. Use the Journal search engineto locate your handwritten content.• Handwriting recognition. Quickly enter handwritten information anywhere the computer accepts typedinput. Convert your handwritten content to typed text at any time.• Gestures. Make simple gestural movements on the tablet to trigger customizable actions.To customize gestures, select the F LICKS tab in the Windows 8 or Windows 7 PEN AND TOUCH orWindows Vista P EN AND INPUT DEVICES control panel.• Digital Ink in Microsoft Office 2007 or later. Utilize the enhanced digital mark-up and inking tools foundon the REVIEW tab within applicable applications.The Windows Input Panel enables you to use handwriting or an on-screen keyboard to directly enter textwith your Wacom pen.There are different ways to launch the Input Panel:• Click on the Input Panel icon which appears when you move the screen cursor into a text entry area.• Click on the Input Panel tab, located by default on the left edge of the display screen.• Click on the Tablet PC Input Panel icon located on the Windows Taskbar. If the icon is not visible, right-click on the Taskbar, select TOOLBARS , and TABLET PC I NPUT PANEL .To disable the Input Panel:1. Open the Tablet PC Input Panel.2. Select TOOLS and O PTIONS .3. Choose the OPENING tab and uncheck the following boxes:• FOR TABLET PEN INPUT , SHOW THE ICON NEXT TO THE TEXT BOX• S HOW THE INPUT PANEL TAB.4. Click OK.For details, study the documentation that came with your system, including the Windows training tools andTablet PC tutorial. To access the Tablet PC Pen Training, from the S TART menu choose A LL PROGRAMS ,TABLET PC, and TABLET PC PEN TRAINING . Search the Windows help system for training tools if they are notavailable from the S TART menu.See the Microsoft web site for enhanced information about digital inking in Windows. You can also visit theWacom web site at http://wacom.com and search digital inking in Windows.Note: The following workarounds in the Wacom software driver improve performance in Windows 7 andVista:• The Pen Flicks and ‘press-and-hold-to-right-click’ features are disabled in graphics applicationsusing the Wintab API.• There is no pressure sensitivity in Journal and other Ink features when both the Flicks and‘press-and-hold-to-right-click’ features are disabled in the P EN AND TOUCH or PEN AND I NPUTD EVICES control panel.