TabletKiosk eo a7330 Ultra-Mobile - Manual (Page 4)

Windows (all versions) will then have a few questions for you to answer in order to localize
and finish your installation. Refer to your operating system’s manual for information on any
of the questions you are unsure how to answer. If your system came with Windows 7, it may
prompt you Activate Windows by entering your Product Key (that you wrote down in Step 1).
Step 6: Navigating with the Stylus Pen or your Fingers
Unlike a standard laptop or desktop PC, navigating the operating system’s user interface on
an Ultra-Mobile PC is performed using the stylus pen, or your fingers. While the a7330T is
touch screen only, the a7330D features a dual mode screen that switches from a touch screen
to a digitizer automatically, depending upon if the tip of the stylus is near the screen.
Touch Screen: Navigating with a touch screen is different from navigating with a mouse. Hold
the stylus pen as if you were writing with a standard pen. Instead of sliding the pen around
the screen, just tap on what you want to interact with. Sliding the pen while lightly touching
the tip to the screen will move the on-screen pointer around as if you were using a mouse and
holding down the left mouse button. In other words, you would be performing what is known
as a drag operation. Also, remember that since the screen is sensitive to the touch, resting
your hand on the screen while using the pen might make the pointer react unpredictably.
NOTE: Due to the auto-switching dual mode screen on the a7330D, if you want to use the stylus
instead of your fingers while in touch screen mode you will have to use the top end instead
of the writing tip. When the tip of the stylus nears the screen it will automatically switch into
Active Digitizer mode. When the tip moves away, it will switch back to Touch Screen mode.
Active Digitizer (a7330D only): In this mode, the pen doesn’t even need to touch the screen
to activate and move the pointer. Hold the stylus pen as if you were writing with a standard
pen. Place the tip of the stylus just above the screen and move it around. The pointer should
follow the tip of the pen. In this mode your hand may rest on the screen, since this will not
affect the behavior of the pointer.
TIP: When trying to select or activate something on the screen—in either mode—with the
stylus pen, pay attention to the position of the pointer icon on the screen instead of the tip of
the pen. When using a touch screen, the icon will be the standard arrow pointer. In digitizer
mode the pointer icon is a diamond shaped target.
With both a touch screen and an active digitizer, tapping lightly on the screen will perform
a standard left mouse button click. Tapping twice in rapid succession will perform a double-
click. Holding the tip of the pen against the screen without moving it for about a second or so
will perform a standard right mouse button click.
Inputting Data: You can use the Tablet PC Input Panels in Windows 7 Professional and
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to enter information via the On-Screen Keyboard, Character
Pad or Writing Pad. You’ll find the edge of the Tablet PC Input Panel docked on the left-hand
side of your screen. When in digitizer mode, hovering the pointer over the panel will cause it
to slide outward a bit making it easier to access. Tap on it once to activate the panel and slide
it to the center of your desktop. When finished, tap the “close” icon in the upper right corner of
the panel to re-dock it.
When using a touch screen, tap once on the input panel’s edge to activate it and slide it to the
center of your desktop. For more information about using the input panels, see the Windows
Getting Start guide that came with your eo or check out the Tablet PC Tutorials in Windows.
NOTE: When in active digitizer mode, animated cues, or floating tips, will appear when
performing a right-click operation or when text input is required in tablet aware applications.
EyesBoard Virtual Keyboard: Another option for inputting data is the Eyesboard Virtual
Keyboard application included with all eo a7330 Ultra-Mobile PCs. This resizable, on-screen
virtual keyboard will allow you to type on the screen as you would with a standard laptop