>> When you are writing on a tablet with digitizer Pen,-does the input
panel come up and you write on it? or can you write anywhere? <<

No simple answer... and varies with programs.

For example, Windows Journal comes with the Tablet os and it emulates
paper notepads so you can write just like it was paper. Other
applications such as OneNote offer the same and MS Office has Tablet
extensions (which I don't use and can't comment on)

There is a TIP input panel (do I remember your sig on the pocketpc
forums?) which is similar to the pocketpc inputs... select handwriting,
block letters, keyboard and number pad which will then input into the
current programs insert cursor and in _most_ programs, tapping the input
cursor will bring up a TIP icon and tapping that opens the tip.

Otherwise, the pen functions just like a mouse.

>> also. Once a while back I had some tablet Software where I could
write something in notepad form and email it - in my own handwriting.
Or draw a picture and click "email." Did I dream this? Or is it real."
I haven't been able to find it again, I thought it was A Microsoft
program. <<

Yes... think it's in OneNote, might even be in Journal (again, have
never used it)

fwiw, from my viewpoint, makes sense if you need to send sketches, but,
personally, I feel it tends to generate a negative reaction when someone
sends handwriting instead of text... more than once ;-)

Hope this Helps
Beverly Howard