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PEN AND DIGITAL INK CAPABILITIES IN WINDOWS
Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista provide extensive support for pen* input. When using Bamboo with a
computer running Windows 7 or Vista, your experience is enhanced by powerful note taking, handwriting
recognition, fast navigation, and other digital inking options designed to give you quick, intuitive results
with the pen.
•
Note taking. Use the pen to jot notes and capture quick sketches in Microsoft Journal.
Journal simulates a physical notebook, but with the advantages of digital note taking. You can choose
from a variety of pen, marker, and highlighter tools, plus an eraser that is easily activated by the eraser
(when equipped) of the pen. Journal also includes a powerful search engine that can even locate your
handwritten content.
•
Handwriting recognition. Because Windows 7 and Vista include powerful handwriting recognition
capabilities, you can use the pen to quickly enter handwritten information anywhere the computer
accepts typed input. You can convert your handwritten content to typed text at any time.
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Gestures. Use your pen to make simple gestural movements on the tablet to trigger customizable
actions for navigation, editing, and other functions. To customize your gestures, select the F
LICKS
tab in
the P
EN
AND
I
NPUT
D
EVICES
control panel.
•
Digital Ink in Microsoft Office 2007. Use the pen to full advantage with the enhanced digital mark-up
and inking tools available in Microsoft Office 2007 or later applications running on Windows 7 or Vista.
Found on the R
EVIEW
tab within applicable applications, these tools provide a consistent set of inking
options. For quick access, you can add specific inking tools to the Quick Access Toolbar located at the
top of each application.
To make the most of the pen in Microsoft Windows, be sure to study the documentation that came with
your system, including the Windows training tools and Tablet PC tutorial. You can access the Tablet PC
Pen Training from the S
TART
menu by choosing A
LL
P
ROGRAMS
, T
ABLET
PC, and T
ABLET
PC P
EN
T
RAINING
.
Note: The following workarounds in the Wacom tablet driver improve drawing performance in Windows 7
and Vista:
The Pen Flicks and ‘press-and-hold-to-right-click’ features are disabled in graphics applications
using 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 Vista P
EN
AND
I
NPUT
D
EVICES
control panel.
* Pen features supported in all versions of Windows 7 and Vista except Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic, and
Windows Vista Home Basic.
