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SP70 User Manual
Bas
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Wrtng on the Screen
In any program that accepts writing—such as the Notes program and the Notes tab in Calendar, Contacts and
Tasks—you can use your stylus to write directly on the screen. Write the way you do on paper. You can edit
and format what you have written and convert the information to text later.
Writing
To write on the screen, tap
Menu
>
Draw
to switch to writing mode. This action displays lines on the
screen to help you write.
Editing Your Writing
If you want to edit or format writing, you must first select the writing and then edit it.
1. Tap and hold the stylus next to the text you want to select until the insertion point appears. Without
lifting, drag the stylus across the text you want to select.
2. You can also select text by tapping the
Menu
>
Draw
to deselect it and then dragging the stylus across
the screen.
3. Tap and hold the selected words and then tap an editing command (cut, copy or paste) on the shortcut
menu or tap the command on the
Menu
>
Edit
menu.
If you accidentally write on the screen, tap
Menu
>
Undo
and try again.
Converting Your Writing to Text
1. If you want to convert only certain words, select them before going to the next step.
2. To convert writing to text, tap
Menu
>
Tools
>
Recognize
or tap and hold the selected words and then tap
Recognize
on the shortcut menu. Your writing is turned into text. If a word is not recognized, it is left as
writing.
If the conversion is incorrect, you can select different words from a list of alternates or return to the
original writing.
1. Tap and hold the incorrect word (tap one word at a time).
2. On the shortcut menu, tap
Alternates
. A menu with a list of alternate words appears.
3. Tap the word you want to use or tap the writing at the top of the menu to return to the original writing.
Some tips for getting good recognition are listed below:
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Write neatly.
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Write on the lines and draw descenders below the line. Write the cross of the “t” and apostrophes
below the top line so that they are not confused with the word above. Write periods and commas above
the line.
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For better recognition, tap
Menu
→
Zoom
to increase the zoom level to 300%.
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Write the letters of a word close together and leave big gaps between words.
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Hyphenated words, foreign words that use special characters, such as accents, some punctuation
cannot be converted.
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If you add writing to a word to change it (such as changing a “3” to an “8”) after you attempt to
recognize the word, the writing you add will not be included if you attempt to recognize the writing
again.
