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Chapter 4
Using Your Motion Tablet PC
Motion Computing M1400 Tablet PC User Guide 33
Hints for Writing with the Pen
The first time you pick up the pen, you may notice how lightweight it is (it
has no internal battery), the plastic tip, and the elongated button, called the
“function button.”
• You can hold the pen like any other writing tool, except you may want to
place your fingers on either side of the pen function button so you do not
inadvertently press it when you write. Pressing the function button while
tapping the pen on the display is like right-clicking with a mouse and
will launch pop-up menus or may otherwise interfere with your writing
or drawing.
• Practice pressing the pen function button with both your index finger and
thumb to see which you prefer.
• Relax your grip. Only a light touch is needed to write with the pen.
• With a little practice, you will learn how hard to tap to activate buttons
and menus.
• For tips for improving handwriting recognition, see the section “Working
with the Tablet PC Input Panel.”
• When writing with ink (such as in Windows Journal), a pointer (small
dot) appears under the pen tip on the display. The location of this dot in
relation to the pen tip depends on the current pen and display angles as
well as how well you calibrated the display to these angles.
• When using the pen as an arrow cursor, if you need to determine if you
are in the right place to select a menu item, for example, look at the posi-
tion of the pointer, not where the pen touches the display.
CAUTION: Do not write on the Tablet PC display with ink pens or other
sharp objects that could damage it. Do not use permanent markers
that may damage the display.
A comparison of the pen and mouse operations is made below:
Ending Accidental Right-Clicks
If you find that you accidentally press the pen button when you write, you
may want to deactivate this option. (You will still be able to open right-click
menus by pressing and holding the pen against the display surface.)
1. Open Dashboard and tap Pen and Button Options. (You
can also double-tap the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the
system tray, located in the lower right-hand corner of the
Table 4-1 Mouse versus Pen Actions
With a Mouse
With the Digitizer
Pen
Point and click Point and tap the pen on the display.
Double-click Double-tap the pen on the display.
Click-and-drag Tap-and-drag the pen on the display.
Right-click Press the pen button while tapping, or press
and hold the pen on the display.