While the Writing Pad is open click on Tools, then Options then click the
Writing Pad Tab and change your Pen

HTH,

Jeff

"Diane Whatever" <I.am@home.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:08:12 -0500, "Diane Whatever" <I.am@home.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
>>>message news:uRbkz8SbJHA.1328@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Would help to know what software (all software?) this is happening
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> Many programs have "pen tip" options which are shown as an angled line
>>>> which leaves a different width line depending on the direction the line
>>>> is
>>>> dragged, so, would assume that this is a software setting rather than
>>>> system setting.
>>>>
>>>> Beverly Howard [Microsoft MVP-Mobile Devices]
>>>
>>>
>>>The program would be Windows Mail. It's the handwriting recognition
>>>[on
>>>the writing pad] It looks like calligraphy as I am writing it but as it
>>>turns to text - there is nothing unusual. It is just sort of annoying
>>>and
>>>it has me concerned that there is something wrong with the screen.
>>
>> Maybe you selected a different pen? If you write with the
>> "highlighter" tip, you get a very different output from the normal
>> tip.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>
>
> I have fine Point Selected in the tab tip settings. I can't be Sure, but
> is it possible that when I added Ink Desktop it changed a driver? Whether
> or hot ink desktop is running I still get the calligraphy look on the
> Tablet PC writing panel. As I was saying before, the calligraphy doesn't
> change the type when I click "insert" it's just weird to look at on the
> panel / pad.
>
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>
> ==========
> Writing, not typing, on my umpc.. Please forgive any wrytos!
> diane whatever