Letter Recognizer
1. On your screen keyboard, tap the arrow
icon next to
Keyboard
icon for more input
methods. On the pop-up list, tap
Let ter
Recognizer
.
2. Write letters and numbers in a corresponding
field on your
Letter Recognizer
screen.
Your O
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/ numbers that you had just input in
Letter
Recognizer
fi
elds.
3. Tap the key to delete an input.
Smart Input
This input method allows you to edit text by
either tapping on screen panel or pressing
12- key phone keypad. Using this method,
the number of key pressed required will be
dramatically reduced.
1. On your screen keyboard, tap the
next to
icon for more input methods. On the pop-
up list, tap
eZiText
for
Smart Keypad
.
2. Tap
icon to switch between Numeric
keypad and Alphabetic keypad. For example,
to input “Stealth,” simply tap the combination
of the letters assigned to the following number
string: “7832584.” Select the spelling until it
displays on the list on top left screen. To insert
a symbol, tap “1” to open a quick symbol list or
tap
icon to get more symbols.
3. To use the 12-key phone keypad, you can
start by pressing the key and the screen panel
will close. For example, to input “Stealth,”
simply press the combination of the letters
assigned to the following number string:
“7832584.” Con
fi
rm the spelling you want by
pressing
5-way Key– Center
. To insert a
symbol, press “1” to open a quick symbol. You
can also clear a letter by pressing “#” or add
space by pressing “0”.
Transcriber
Transcriber allows you to write on the full screen
using the stylus just as you would write on
paper. Unlike
Letter Recognizer
and
Block
Recognizer
, you can write a sentence or more
than one sentence. Pause and let
Transcriber
c h a n g e t h e w r i t t e n c h a r a c t e r s t o t y p e d
characters.
1. On your screen keyboard, tap the arrow
icon next to
icon for more input methods.
On the pop-up list, tap
Transcriber
.
2. Position the cursor where you want text to
appear.
3. Use the stylus to write anywhere on the
screen. The handwriting will be converted to
text after you lift the stylus from the screen.
Learning how to write in Transcriber
1. Tap
on the tool bar.
2. A
Letter Shapes Selector
screen will appear,
select the character you wish to explore, tap
the picture of this character on top of the
screen, and it will demonstrate the writing
sequence of the letter. Select how often you
write the character using that method.
3. When you
fi
nish the selecting all the letters,
you can save these as a profile by tapping
File
>
Save
.
2.7 Drawing on the screen
You can draw on the screen in the same way
that you write on the screen. The difference
between writing and drawing on the screen
is how you select items and how they can be
edited. For example, selected drawings can be
resized, while writing cannot.
Creating a drawing:
Cross three ruled lines on your first stroke. A
drawing box appears. Subsequent strokes in or
touching the drawing box become part of the
drawing. Drawings that do not cross three ruled
lines will be treated as writing.
Selecting a drawing
To edit drawing, select it
fi
rst.
1. Tap and hold the stylus on the drawing until
the selection handle appears. To select
multiple drawings, deselect the pen button
and drag to select drawings you want.
2. You c an cut, c opy, and paste selected
drawings by tapping and holding the selected
drawing and tapping an editing command on
the pop-up menu, or by tapping the command
on
Edit
menu. To resize a drawing, make
sure
Pen
button is not selected, and drag a
selection handle. To change the zoom level so
it is easier to work or view your drawing, tap
Tools
and select a zoom level.
2.8 Recording a message
In any program where you can write or draw
on the screen, you can also quickly capture
thoughts, reminders, and phone numbers by
recording a message. In
Calendar
,
Tasks
, and
Contacts
, you can include a recording in
Notes
tab.
In
Notes
, you can either create a standalone
recording, or include a recording in a written
note. If you want to include the recording in
a note, open the note first. In the Messaging
program, you can also add a recording to an
E-mail message.
Creating a recording
1. To add a recording to a note, open the note
before recording. Tap
Start
>
Programs
>
Notes
.
2. If there is no
Record/Playback
toolbar, tap
Menu
>
View Recording Toolbar
.
3. Hold your device’s microphone near your
mouth or another sound source.
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