Using handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition allows you to enter text by writing instead of typing. You can enter text by using a handwriting device, such as a digital pen and tablet, or you can write by moving your mouse on your mouse pad (while holding the primary mouse button down) to form words.
Your handwriting is converted to typewritten characters and inserted where you want it. In some software programs, such as Microsoft Word 2002, you can insert your handwriting as ink. Ink displays the text just as you wrote it.
You can use handwriting recognition in programs that support it. These include:
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (you may use handwriting in text boxes that appear on Web sites, but not in the Address bar).
- Outlook Express 5.0 or later (use handwriting to write e-mail).
- All Microsoft Office XP programs, such as Microsoft Word 2002 or Microsoft Outlook 2002.
- Any software program that is handwriting-enabled.
You can choose Writing Pad to enter text in a window that resembles a note pad, or you can choose Write Anywhere to write anywhere on your screen. You can also draw and insert pictures, using Drawing Pad.
See the online Help within handwriting-enabled programs for specific information about using handwriting recognition with those programs.
Microsoft handwriting recognition engines are currently available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean language versions. Other language may become available.