1. On the desktop, locate the Tablet PC Input Panel tab that is floating on the edge of the desktop. Click the Tablet PC Input Panel tab to open it.
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• Writing Pad
• Character Pad
• On-Screen Keyboard
• Tools Menu
• Help Menu

Customizing Tablet PC Input Panel

• To open the Input Panel Options dialog box
• Change how you open Input Panel
• Change how you use the Input Panel tab
• Insert button
• Ink thickness
• Automatic handwriting recognition in the character pad
• Password security
• Restoring default settings

Troubleshoot problems with Tablet PC Input Panel

• Input Panel does not correctly recognize what I write.
• The Input Panel icon does not appear near a text entry area.
• The Input Panel tab does not appear on the edge of my screen.
• The Input Panel icon does not appear on the Windows taskbar.
• Scratch-out gestures do not work in Input Panel.
• Ink sometimes disappears when I am writing in Input Panel.
• I cannot change some settings in the Input Panel Options dialog box.
• I cannot add a word to the handwriting dictionary.
• Hiragana characters do not appear on the on-screen keyboard, or keys are missing from the on-screen keyboard when I am using Japanese as my input language.