Reference Manual CF-19 Series Personal Computer 1

Hand Writing Utility

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You can make a bitmap file (.bmp) of a simple character and a figure such as signature by handwriting on the touch pad and the touchscreen (only for model with touchscreen).

CAUTION

z Do not use the Fast User Switching function while Hand Writing Utility is active.

z If you install other pointing devices (e.g., commercially available mouse driver) and overwrite the touch pad driver,

Hand Writing Utility will not work.

NOTE

z

The display of Hand Writing Utility may be distorted if the number of display colors is changed. Click on the notification area and right-click , then click [Exit Hand Writing Utility], and then restart Hand Writing Utility.

z Hand Writing Utility may not work properly if another application software is active. In this case, close the application software and try handwriting again.

Starting Hand Writing Utility

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Click on the notification area, and double-click .

Alternatively you can click (Start)

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- [All Programs] - [Panasonic] - [Hand Writing Utility].

NOTE

z Select the image size before handwriting by clicking [Option] - [Window size]. If you change the size after handwriting, the image quality will become lower.

z You can copy the bitmap image by clicking [Edit] - [Copy], and paste it in another application software that supports bitmap format.

z The touch pad mode may not work properly when using the extended desktop.

z The touch pad mode may not work properly when the display is rotated 90 or 270 degree.

z The touch pad mode may be canceled in the following cases.

• Switching to another application

• Resuming from sleep

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or hibernation

• Pressing Alt

• Touching the touchscreen (only for model with touchscreen) z An external mouse or trackball connected via the keyboard/mouse port of port replicator (optional) or the car mounter

(optional) will not work during handwriting in the touch pad mode.

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Windows XP: [start]

Windows XP: standby