I just installed Tablet PC 2005 and I cannot determine how to use
handwriting recognition within Word 2003. I can enter handwritten
text into the Tablet Input Panel on the bottom of the screen and it
will convert my handwriting to text.

Is there a way to enter handwritten text anywhere in the Word screen
and have it converted to text as I type? I would like to make full
use of the Word screen instead of being limited to the small panel on
the bottom

Thanks

Yes, for the best information, look to Help in Office for Handwriting. You
first need to have Handwriting installed with Office for the applications to
use it. Then, within Word in your case, you need to enable Ink Drawing and
Writing under View/Toolbars. The Word Help has excellent examples of what
you can do with the Office version of Handwriting.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:58030252.0409271606.77b1d230@posting.google.c om...
>I just installed Tablet PC 2005 and I cannot determine how to use
> handwriting recognition within Word 2003. I can enter handwritten
> text into the Tablet Input Panel on the bottom of the screen and it
> will convert my handwriting to text.
>
> Is there a way to enter handwritten text anywhere in the Word screen
> and have it converted to text as I type? I would like to make full
> use of the Word screen instead of being limited to the small panel on
> the bottom
>
> Thanks

Chris,

Thanks but that didn't solve the problem. The only options I have on
the ink drawing tool bar are:
Drawing
Eraser
Select Object
Line Color
Line Style

I don't have anything that will allow me to recognize handwriting
and/or convert to text.


"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message news:<OLSTRfPpEHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> Yes, for the best information, look to Help in Office for Handwriting. You
> first need to have Handwriting installed with Office for the applications to
> use it. Then, within Word in your case, you need to enable Ink Drawing and
> Writing under View/Toolbars. The Word Help has excellent examples of what
> you can do with the Office version of Handwriting.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:58030252.0409271606.77b1d230@posting.google.c om...
> >I just installed Tablet PC 2005 and I cannot determine how to use
> > handwriting recognition within Word 2003. I can enter handwritten
> > text into the Tablet Input Panel on the bottom of the screen and it
> > will convert my handwriting to text.
> >
> > Is there a way to enter handwritten text anywhere in the Word screen
> > and have it converted to text as I type? I would like to make full
> > use of the Word screen instead of being limited to the small panel on
> > the bottom
> >
> > Thanks

Chris,

One other issue that will impact this. The only option I have
available in shared features is the speech recognition. The
handwriting option does not appear.

I am using Tablet PC 2005.

Thanks again






"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message news:<OLSTRfPpEHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> Yes, for the best information, look to Help in Office for Handwriting. You
> first need to have Handwriting installed with Office for the applications to
> use it. Then, within Word in your case, you need to enable Ink Drawing and
> Writing under View/Toolbars. The Word Help has excellent examples of what
> you can do with the Office version of Handwriting.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:58030252.0409271606.77b1d230@posting.google.c om...
> >I just installed Tablet PC 2005 and I cannot determine how to use
> > handwriting recognition within Word 2003. I can enter handwritten
> > text into the Tablet Input Panel on the bottom of the screen and it
> > will convert my handwriting to text.
> >
> > Is there a way to enter handwritten text anywhere in the Word screen
> > and have it converted to text as I type? I would like to make full
> > use of the Word screen instead of being limited to the small panel on
> > the bottom
> >
> > Thanks

You probably need to install it from your Office package, Glenn. Go into
Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs and find the listing for Microsoft
Office (version) and select it and then tap the Change button. Then select
Add or Remove Features, followed by the Next button. Put a check mark in
"Choose advanced customization of applications" and then tap the Next
button.

Under Office Shared Features, you will need to expand the listing by tapping
the + sign, then select the Microsoft Handwriting Component. Follow through
with the rest of the adding process after that (it may require your original
CD).
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:58030252.0409280554.674790f2@posting.google.c om...
> Chris,
>
> Thanks but that didn't solve the problem. The only options I have on
> the ink drawing tool bar are:
> Drawing
> Eraser
> Select Object
> Line Color
> Line Style
>
> I don't have anything that will allow me to recognize handwriting
> and/or convert to text.
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:<OLSTRfPpEHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
>> Yes, for the best information, look to Help in Office for Handwriting.
>> You
>> first need to have Handwriting installed with Office for the applications
>> to
>> use it. Then, within Word in your case, you need to enable Ink Drawing
>> and
>> Writing under View/Toolbars. The Word Help has excellent examples of
>> what
>> you can do with the Office version of Handwriting.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:58030252.0409271606.77b1d230@posting.google.c om...
>> >I just installed Tablet PC 2005 and I cannot determine how to use
>> > handwriting recognition within Word 2003. I can enter handwritten
>> > text into the Tablet Input Panel on the bottom of the screen and it
>> > will convert my handwriting to text.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to enter handwritten text anywhere in the Word screen
>> > and have it converted to text as I type? I would like to make full
>> > use of the Word screen instead of being limited to the small panel on
>> > the bottom
>> >
>> > Thanks

"Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:58030252.0409280601.1f1df6ab@posting.google.c om...
> Chris,
>
> One other issue that will impact this. The only option I have
> available in shared features is the speech recognition. The
> handwriting option does not appear.
>
> I am using Tablet PC 2005.


This is what I have as well. I'm using Office 2003 pro.

Did you go down the list farther to Microsoft Handwriting Component?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Robert Jordan" <rjordan@isomedia.com> wrote in message
news:cjc5o8$qrl$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
>
> "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:58030252.0409280601.1f1df6ab@posting.google.c om...
>> Chris,
>>
>> One other issue that will impact this. The only option I have
>> available in shared features is the speech recognition. The
>> handwriting option does not appear.
>>
>> I am using Tablet PC 2005.
>
>
> This is what I have as well. I'm using Office 2003 pro.
>
>
>

"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
news:eyp4z9XpEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Did you go down the list farther to Microsoft Handwriting Component?

I did. According to the setup it's already installed, but there's no
handwriting or language bar. And there's no handwriting buttons in the ink
drawing writing bar. If I use the pen button to write ink in a drawing
canvas, I can copy that then paste as typed text, but when I right click
there's no recognize option that the help talks about.

I tried removing and re-installing the Microsoft Handwriting Component, but
that didn't work either. Is it worth reinstalling all of Office?

Perhaps you're not going far enough? In Word, when you go to View/Toolbars
are you seeing any of three entries: Ink Annotations, Ink Comments and Ink
Drawing and Writing. You should have all three entries available, and must
tap those to enable the toolbars, which will then "float."

There is no "handwriting" button, only choices of your pen size, etc.
There's a pretty good troubleshooter in Help if you do a Search for
"Troubleshoot handwriting recognition."
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Robert Jordan" <rjordan@isomedia.com> wrote in message
news:cjcl4f$4ka$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:eyp4z9XpEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Did you go down the list farther to Microsoft Handwriting Component?
>
> I did. According to the setup it's already installed, but there's no
> handwriting or language bar. And there's no handwriting buttons in the ink
> drawing writing bar. If I use the pen button to write ink in a drawing
> canvas, I can copy that then paste as typed text, but when I right click
> there's no recognize option that the help talks about.
>
> I tried removing and re-installing the Microsoft Handwriting Component,
> but that didn't work either. Is it worth reinstalling all of Office?
>
>
>

Yes. And I've gone through the install process twice with the same
results. I still don't have any other options on the toolbar. Would
you suggest that I reinstall Office 2003 and try again?

Thanks




"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message news:<eyp4z9XpEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Did you go down the list farther to Microsoft Handwriting Component?
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Robert Jordan" <rjordan@isomedia.com> wrote in message
> news:cjc5o8$qrl$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> >
> > "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:58030252.0409280601.1f1df6ab@posting.google.c om...
> >> Chris,
> >>
> >> One other issue that will impact this. The only option I have
> >> available in shared features is the speech recognition. The
> >> handwriting option does not appear.
> >>
> >> I am using Tablet PC 2005.
> >
> >
> > This is what I have as well. I'm using Office 2003 pro.
> >
> >
> >

Before doing anything, would you go into Control Panel/Regional and Language
Settings/Languages tab and then tap the Details button for the Installed
Services to verify the Advanced Text Services includes Tablet PC Correction,
Tablet PC
Correct for Windows Journal and Tablet PC Text Insertion. The Tablet PC
Correction is an Office item, and should be installed.

If it isn't there, you could try a "Repair" install from within Add or
Remove Programs, Glenn. That might do the trick without needing to go
through the whole process again. If that doesn't fix it, I'd suggest you
post in one of the Office newsgroups where the MVPs who deal with Office
issues all the time.

You are using the English version of Office on an English version of the
operating system, correct?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:58030252.0409281452.782b95f1@posting.google.c om...
> Yes. And I've gone through the install process twice with the same
> results. I still don't have any other options on the toolbar. Would
> you suggest that I reinstall Office 2003 and try again?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:<eyp4z9XpEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
>> Did you go down the list farther to Microsoft Handwriting Component?
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Robert Jordan" <rjordan@isomedia.com> wrote in message
>> news:cjc5o8$qrl$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
>> >
>> > "Glenn" <glenn@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> > news:58030252.0409280601.1f1df6ab@posting.google.c om...
>> >> Chris,
>> >>
>> >> One other issue that will impact this. The only option I have
>> >> available in shared features is the speech recognition. The
>> >> handwriting option does not appear.
>> >>
>> >> I am using Tablet PC 2005.
>> >
>> >
>> > This is what I have as well. I'm using Office 2003 pro.
>> >
>> >
>> >

I have the exact same problem. Please let us know if you find out what's
going on.

-Russell Williams

In article <58030252.0409281452.782b95f1@posting.google.com >,
glenn@mindspring.com says...
> Yes. And I've gone through the install process twice with the same
> results. I still don't have any other options on the toolbar. Would
> you suggest that I reinstall Office 2003 and try again?

Have you tried my suggestions?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Russell Williams" <rusty-removetoreply@flyinglab.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bcb7796af5f0dd2989691@news.microsoft.com ...
>I have the exact same problem. Please let us know if you find out what's
> going on.
>
> -Russell Williams
>
> In article <58030252.0409281452.782b95f1@posting.google.com >,
> glenn@mindspring.com says...
>> Yes. And I've gone through the install process twice with the same
>> results. I still don't have any other options on the toolbar. Would
>> you suggest that I reinstall Office 2003 and try again?

I haven't gone to another news group to look for help, but I followed
all the suggestions you made to the original poster. I had the exact
same results he did, it all looks installed, but there's no hint of the
handwriting recognition.

-R

In article <O99rpfmqEHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
winxpnews********.com says...
> Have you tried my suggestions?
>

All this comes up not fixing it:
=====
Before doing anything, would you go into Control Panel/Regional and Language
Settings/Languages tab and then tap the Details button for the Installed
Services to verify the Advanced Text Services includes Tablet PC Correction,
Tablet PC Correct for Windows Journal and Tablet PC Text Insertion. The
Tablet PC Correction is an Office item, and should be installed.

If it isn't there, you could try a "Repair" install from within Add or
Remove Programs, Glenn. That might do the trick without needing to go
through the whole process again. If that doesn't fix it, I'd suggest you
post in one of the Office newsgroups where the MVPs who deal with Office
issues all the time.
=====

You are using the English version of Office on an English version of the
operating system, correct? The language versions in Region and Language
Settings and Office both match, correct? And you're seeing the proper
entries in Region and Language Settings as I described for the Languages
tab?

What anti-virus software are you running? If it is anything Norton
(Symantec) could you please try totally disabling or temporarily
uninstalling it, then try the Repair on Office again?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Russell Williams" <rusty-removetoreply@flyinglab.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bcb8bc0d14a51e0989692@news.microsoft.com ...
>I haven't gone to another news group to look for help, but I followed
> all the suggestions you made to the original poster. I had the exact
> same results he did, it all looks installed, but there's no hint of the
> handwriting recognition.
>
> -R