: However, for removing a word, a double-tap with your pen will select it,
: then a right-click or holding the pen tip to the screen for a right-click
: menu will allow you to use Delete.

There's also the "Delete" button in the Tablet Input Panel

Or, if you're using a Toshiba, just assign a Symbol Commander "gesture" to
the "Delete" command. That would probably be the closest to what the
original poster wanted (since they already had a specific gesture in mind)




: As for inserting a word, you just place
: your cursor where you want to insert the word then use the TIP floating
icon
: (Tablet Input Panel Access icon) to write the new word.
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: "Jonathan Sachs" <llm040903@earthlink.net> wrote in message
: news:im0v31pbhclt2hi7aaee0mise81foshll2@4ax.com...
: > I've been hoping to buy a tablet PC as soon as I can afford to, for
: > one reason: to be able to edit Word documents with a pen instead of
: > voice (since carpal tunnel syndrome severely limits my use of
: > keyboards).
: >
: > To be absolutely clear about what I mean by "edit," I'll give a couple
: > of examples. I would be able to delete text by drawing a line through
: > it and making a "delete" gesture (like the "delete" proofreading
: > symbol). I would be able to insert text by making an "insert" gesture
: > (like a proofreader's caret) and writing in the margin or in an input
: > box or whatever. If the technical details are not quite as I imagine
: > them and I have to learn a new set of gestures or procedures, that's
: > not a big deal; the important thing is the ability to make changes to
: > typed document content with the pen.
: >
: > Up to now I've simply assumed that Office XP on a tablet PC can do
: > this. The capability seems so major and so basic that I never
: > questioned it. But I'm getting suspicious, because I can't find any
: > documents on the Web that unambiguously say it's possible.
: >
: > I have found assurance that I can handwrite text and convert it to a
: > document, but that's not what I need. I also found a "What's new in
: > Word 2003" thing that gushes about improvements to annotation, but
: > "annotation" seems to mean handwritten notes and marks that are
: > layered on top of typed text, and can later be used as a guide to
: > editing the document with the keyboard and mouse. That's not what I
: > need, either.
: >
: > I found a discussion board where someone asked the same question I'm
: > asking, and got two answers. One answer was that it "should work" with
: > Word 2003 (which was not yet available at the time). The other answer
: > was an unconditional "yes," but it was written so obliquely that it
: > made me wonder whether the author understood the question.
: >
: > Before I spend $1000 or more for a new gadget, I need to be sure it
: > will do what I want it to do. Can someone clarify this for me? If the
: > answer is positive, it will be really useful if you can point me to a
: > "guided tour" type of web site that shows how it works.
: >
: > My email address is llm040903 at earthlink dot net.
:
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