Hi,

I have Access 2002 on xp pro running.

Is there anyway i can get my access program to run on the tablet pc
operating system, and also use the pen to write data into the access
fields ?

maybe even convert the handwriting into standard fonts somehow ?

I am in sales and want to travel to customers on the fly and when
i interview them i want to write in the data, such as name, and
what they need, and other data such as the phone numbers etc
into the different fields in access that i have set up., but the catch
is that i don't want to have to type this up since i will be standing
while i interview the different customers, kind of like a survey.

right now i use a clipboard to take down the info, will it work in
access somehow and will it be cumbersome ?

Thanks.

Sure. Access and the other Office family programs run just fine on the
Tablet PCs because they run Windows XP Pro as the operating system with the
Tablet superset on top. As for direct entry in Access, no, but you can
utilize the Tablet PC Input Panel for entry, or convert your handwriting via
the Write Anywhere feature in the TIP.

You might also be interested in the informational links here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.asp
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Jack-of-all-traits" <nowhere@noemailaccount.info> wrote in message
news:-8CdneVfSoNh6K_dRVn-vA@look.ca...
> Hi,
>
> I have Access 2002 on xp pro running.
>
> Is there anyway i can get my access program to run on the tablet pc
> operating system, and also use the pen to write data into the access
> fields ?
>
> maybe even convert the handwriting into standard fonts somehow ?
>
> I am in sales and want to travel to customers on the fly and when
> i interview them i want to write in the data, such as name, and
> what they need, and other data such as the phone numbers etc
> into the different fields in access that i have set up., but the catch
> is that i don't want to have to type this up since i will be standing
> while i interview the different customers, kind of like a survey.
>
> right now i use a clipboard to take down the info, will it work in
> access somehow and will it be cumbersome ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Hi,

There must be some easier way, maybe microsoft should somehow develop
a way that the input panel can be broken down in several parts that work in
parallel thus allowing the possibility for me to design an access database
with
field windows on a form whereby a user can simply write into the forms.

Opensource is the key.

I tried the tablet pc today at the store, it was a bit too slow taking
atleast 2
seconds to recognize a sentence and convert it to fonts.

If I convert my write anywhere into a standard font then can i quickly send
this
data to the fields in access ?


"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
news:e5DYHGa9DHA.1672@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Sure. Access and the other Office family programs run just fine on the
> Tablet PCs because they run Windows XP Pro as the operating system with
the
> Tablet superset on top. As for direct entry in Access, no, but you can
> utilize the Tablet PC Input Panel for entry, or convert your handwriting
via
> the Write Anywhere feature in the TIP.
>
> You might also be interested in the informational links here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.asp
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Jack-of-all-traits" <nowhere@noemailaccount.info> wrote in message
> news:-8CdneVfSoNh6K_dRVn-vA@look.ca...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have Access 2002 on xp pro running.
> >
> > Is there anyway i can get my access program to run on the tablet pc
> > operating system, and also use the pen to write data into the access
> > fields ?
> >
> > maybe even convert the handwriting into standard fonts somehow ?
> >
> > I am in sales and want to travel to customers on the fly and when
> > i interview them i want to write in the data, such as name, and
> > what they need, and other data such as the phone numbers etc
> > into the different fields in access that i have set up., but the catch
> > is that i don't want to have to type this up since i will be standing
> > while i interview the different customers, kind of like a survey.
> >
> > right now i use a clipboard to take down the info, will it work in
> > access somehow and will it be cumbersome ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>

8-) Actually
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...LonestarPR.asp now
in alpha form known as Lonestar will improve things a whole lot with
enhanced inking in a new Input Panel which floats near the area of
insertion.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Jack-of-all-traits" <nowhere@noemailaccount.info> wrote in message
news:sv6dnalJYLF1Va_dRVn-jg@look.ca...
> Hi,
>
> There must be some easier way, maybe microsoft should somehow develop
> a way that the input panel can be broken down in several parts that work
in
> parallel thus allowing the possibility for me to design an access database
> with
> field windows on a form whereby a user can simply write into the forms.
>
> Opensource is the key.
>
> I tried the tablet pc today at the store, it was a bit too slow taking
> atleast 2
> seconds to recognize a sentence and convert it to fonts.
>
> If I convert my write anywhere into a standard font then can i quickly
send
> this
> data to the fields in access ?
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:e5DYHGa9DHA.1672@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Sure. Access and the other Office family programs run just fine on the
> > Tablet PCs because they run Windows XP Pro as the operating system with
> the
> > Tablet superset on top. As for direct entry in Access, no, but you can
> > utilize the Tablet PC Input Panel for entry, or convert your handwriting
> via
> > the Write Anywhere feature in the TIP.
> >
> > You might also be interested in the informational links here:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.asp
> > --
> > Chris H.
> > Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> > Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
> > Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
> > Associate Expert
> > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> > "Jack-of-all-traits" <nowhere@noemailaccount.info> wrote in message
> > news:-8CdneVfSoNh6K_dRVn-vA@look.ca...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have Access 2002 on xp pro running.
> > >
> > > Is there anyway i can get my access program to run on the tablet pc
> > > operating system, and also use the pen to write data into the access
> > > fields ?
> > >
> > > maybe even convert the handwriting into standard fonts somehow ?
> > >
> > > I am in sales and want to travel to customers on the fly and when
> > > i interview them i want to write in the data, such as name, and
> > > what they need, and other data such as the phone numbers etc
> > > into the different fields in access that i have set up., but the catch
> > > is that i don't want to have to type this up since i will be standing
> > > while i interview the different customers, kind of like a survey.
> > >
> > > right now i use a clipboard to take down the info, will it work in
> > > access somehow and will it be cumbersome ?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

You might try the following third party package:
http://www.scansoft.com/omniform/home/features.asp

----- Jack-of-all-traits wrote: -----

Hi,

I have Access 2002 on xp pro running.

Is there anyway i can get my access program to run on the tablet pc
operating system, and also use the pen to write data into the access
fields ?

maybe even convert the handwriting into standard fonts somehow ?

I am in sales and want to travel to customers on the fly and when
i interview them i want to write in the data, such as name, and
what they need, and other data such as the phone numbers etc
into the different fields in access that i have set up., but the catch
is that i don't want to have to type this up since i will be standing
while i interview the different customers, kind of like a survey.

right now i use a clipboard to take down the info, will it work in
access somehow and will it be cumbersome ?

Thanks.