TABLET PC QUICK REFERENCE helps anyone get up and running right away on the new Tablet PC. It succinctly describes the cool new capabilities of the Tablet PC device and the Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP Tablet PC Edition operating system including amazing mobility and customizability, an intuitive pen-based interface, advanced handwriting-recognition technology, the Microsoft Windows Journal note-taking utility, and more. Then it shows how to take full advantage of those features quickly and easily. It offers detailed guidance on pen input, configuring options, different operating modes, data management, the technology and philosophy behind digital ink, using Windows Journal, integration with Microsoft Office, using the Tablet PC on the road, connecting to the wireless Web, and other capabilities of the new device.

Introduction vii
PART I TABLET ESSENTIALS

1
Getting to Know Your New Tablet 3


So What About This Pen?
3


Using the Tablet Tutorials
5


Power Management
14


Configuring Your Workspace
18


Controlling Tablet and Pen Settings
25
2
Tablet PC Input Panel and Ink
33


Why Use Input Panel
33


Viewing and Using the Input Panel Keyboard
34


Using the Input Panel Writing Pad
39


Write Anywhere
55


Speech Input
61


Setting Input Panel Options
72


Send as Text vs. Send as Ink
76
3
Getting Started with Windows Journal 79


Just Start Writing
79


Changing the View
86


Saving and Opening Notes
89


Adding Pages
92


Editing Notes
94


Printing Notes
104


Automatic File Recovery
104
PART II
POWER TABLET USE

4
Formatting Windows Journal Notes and Adding Graphics
109


Formatting Ink
109


Adding Text and Pictures
114


Setting the Page Properties
118


Templates
121


Key Points
133
5
Annotating, Sharing, and Organizing Windows Journal Notes 135


Importing and Annotating Documents
135


Sharing Journal Files
140


Searching Notes
143


Presentations and Meetings Using Journal
147
6
Microsoft Office and the Office XP Pack for Tablet PC
151


Download and Installation
152


The Ink Drawing and Writing Area
153


Using the Tablet Pack with Word
164


Using the Tablet Pack with Excel
170


Using the Tablet Pack with PowerPoint 174
PART III MORE MUSCLE FOR YOUR TABLET

7
Networking and Traveling with Your Tablet
191


Working On and Off Networks
191


Login and Password Management
208


Five Thousand Miles with a Tablet
212
8
Additional Tablet Features
227


Sticky Notes
227


Inkball
234


Tablet PC Today and Tomorrow
240
PART IV APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A 245
APPENDIX B 257
APPENDIX C 259
INDEX