Use an on-screen keyboard

Language Bar

To use an on-screen keyboard

  1. On the Language bar, click Handwriting Handwriting, and then click On-Screen Standard Keyboard or On-Screen Symbol Keyboard.
  2. Place the insertion point where you want to insert text.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • If you have a touch-screen computer, point to the buttons on the on-screen keyboard to enter text or move the insertion point.
    • If you don't have a touch-screen computer, use your mouse to click buttons on the on-screen keyboard to enter text or move the insertion point.

Notes

  • The on-screen keyboards are mainly intended for users with touch-screen computers. However, the On-Screen Symbol Keyboard enables you to enter characters that may not appear on your keyboard.
  • The on-screen keyboards provided with the handwriting recognition engine are intended for use with English and other European languages. On-screen keyboards available with Input Method Editors (IMEs) are documented in the IME Help.

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