They're investigating, Ernie. I don't use Works here, so I'm not sure
exactly. There may be a section of it that isn't, just like some of Office
2003 wasn't until the Office 2003 Tablet PC Update was issued last December.
Can you use the Tablet Input Panel in Docked position to convert input, or
not at all?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Ernie" <ec2say!@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:Fzzbe.6414$WX.3702@trndny01...
> Thanks for trying to help Chris.
>
> I mean to say - that Works 8 spreadsheet allows the text entry
> window icon to undock and permit individual cells to except
> input and also anyway where else you would expect to be able
> to do this in the entire Works package but not on the word
> processor page. Doesn't this mean that the program Microsoft
> Works 8 is ink aware? And that it is context aware in all but this
> one place?
>
> I purchased this Toshiba tablet PC package because It came bundled
> with Works 8. The suggestion IS that it is ink aware. Was I being baited?
> I don't know. It was also very difficult to find out that OneNote will
> only
> work with the latest MS office Suite and not Office 2000. No one
> seemed anxious to tell me that either. I feel I am being herded towards
> buying the latest MS office suite. My first mission is a technical one.
>
> Ernie
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:%2321Z%23kqSFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Other programs working as expect doesn't mean certain ones will. I've
>> been trying to get confirmation that Works is actually Ink aware. The
>> program itself does need to identify itself with context sensitive coding
>> as a text input area. If it doesn't already, perhaps we need a service
>> pack for Works to enable it if Microsoft wants to support that function.
>> I'll let you know if I hear anything.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Ernie" <ec2say!@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:vvybe.6405$WX.305@trndny01...
>>>I tried that Chris. I read the previous Post under " input panel not
>>> responding".
>>>
>>> Thing is the test entry is working fine for everything else but MS
>>> Works
>>> workspace where the test entry window will work but not come undocked.
>>>
>>> I talked to Toshiba and Microsoft about this and nobody can tell me that
>>> it should work. I am hoping that it will. Programs like Notepad and
>>> WordPad work fine so I imagine that Works should work too. You will
>>> make
>>> me a very man if we can make this work. I am disabled and very much
>>> need this
>>> functionality.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ernie
>>>
>>> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OSuMt5pSFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Try going to Control Panel/Regional and Language Options/Languages tab,
>>>> then the Details button. Make sure there is a check mark in "Extend
>>>> support of advanced text services to all programs."
>>>> --
>>>> Chris H.
>>>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>>>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>>>> Associate Expert
>>>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ernie" <ec2say!@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:gUwbe.6396$WX.4203@trndny01...
>>>>>I have a Toshiba tablet PC R -15, with Works 8 pre-installed. I can't
>>>>>get the
>>>>> undocked icon for text entry to appear in the workspace for Works
>>>>> Word.
>>>>> The icon shows up when I point the pen anywhere else-like at the
>>>>> window to
>>>>> change the font. No other problems with text entry. It looks to me
>>>>> like the program
>>>>> bas been intentionally hobbled to got me to buy the Office Suite 2003
>>>>> which I just
>>>>> don't need.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anybody know a fix for this? Maybe a switch in the registry?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks ,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ernie
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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