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Chapter 41. Tablet PC Features

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Importance of Handwriting

Nowadays, the old “pencil and paper” approach to creating documents has certainly gone the way of the dinosaur. If you’re like me, without ...

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Importance of Handwriting	1356
History of Tablets	1356
Who Needs a Tablet?	1358
What Does Tablet Vista Have That Regular PCs Don’t?	1359
What’s New in Tablet Vista?	1360
Choosing a Tablet PC	1360
Using Your Tablet PC—Differences and Similarities of Functions	1361
Input Methods Using the Input Panel	1361
Gestures and Pen Flicks	1363
Handwriting Recognition	1364
AutoComplete	1366
Sticky Notes and the Snipping Tool	1366
Windows Journal	1369
Tablet PC Settings and Pen and Input Devices	1370
Troubleshooting	1374
Tips from the Windows Pros: A Whole New Level of Pen Flicks	1375