Drawing on the Screen. Mio 558

Tap to return to your original writing.

Or, tap the word you want to use.

Some tips for getting good recognition are listed below:

Write neatly.

Write on the lines and draw descenders below the line. Write the cross of the

“t” and apostrophes below the top line so that they are not confused with the word above. Write periods and commas above the line.

For better recognition, use the

Tools

menu to increase the zoom level to

300%.

Write the letters of a word close together and leave big gaps between words.

Hyphenated words, foreign words that use special characters such as accents some punctuation cannot be converted.

If you add writing to a word to change it (such as changing a “3” to an “8”) after you attempt to recognize the word, the writing you add will not be included if you attempt to recognize the writing again.

Drawing on the Screen

You can draw on the screen in the same way that you write on the screen. The difference between writing and drawing on the screen is how you select items and how they can be edited. For example, selected drawings can be resized, while writing cannot.

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Creating a Drawing

1. To create a drawing, cross three ruled lines on your first stroke. A drawing box appears.

2. Subsequent strokes in or touching the drawing box become part of the drawing. Drawings that do not cross three ruled lines will be treated as writing.

The drawing box indicates the boundaries of the drawing.

Pen button.

NOTE: You may want to change the zoom level so that you can more easily work on or view your drawing. Tap Tools and then choose a zoom level.

Editing Your Drawing

If you want to edit or format a drawing, you must select it first.

1. Tap and hold the stylus on the drawing until the selection handle appears.

To select multiple drawings, deselect the Pen button and then drag to select the drawings you want.

2. Tap and hold the selected drawing and then tap an editing command (cut, copy or paste) on the pop-up menu or tap the command on the Edit menu.

3. To resize a drawing, make sure the Pen button is not selected and then drag a selection handle.

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