Microsoft ET180 - Manual (Page 37)

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Using the input panel
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Entering data in
your ET180
You can enter data into your device in several ways:
• Use the input panel to enter typed text, either by using the soft keyboard or
other input method.
• Write directly on the screen.
• Draw pictures on the screen.
• Speak into your device’s microphone to record a message.
• In Inbox or MSN ® Messenger, use the My Text function
• Use Microsoft ® ActiveSync TM to synchronise or copy information from your
computer to your device.
Refer to page 29 for detailed information on using ActiveSync
TM .
Using the input panel
Use the input panel to enter information in any program on your device. You can either
type using the soft keyboard or write using Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, or
Transcriber. In either case, the characters appear as typed text on the screen.
NOTE: Transcriber is available only for the English and European ET180 models.
To show or hide the input panel
1 Tap the Input Panel button.
2 Tap the arrow next to the Input Panel button to see your choices.
When you use the input panel, your device anticipates the word you are typing or writing
and displays it above the input panel. When you tap the displayed word, it is inserted into
your text at the insertion point. The more you use your device, the more words it learns to
anticipate.
Input Panel button.
Select an input method.
Tap to see your choices.