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Tablet PC setup

We recommend the following additional setup to get the best experience possible with a Tablet PC.

Tune system performance

For best performance, use the primary landscape orientation.

Some Tablet PC models run slower in portrait mode, due to hardware implementation. We recommend using landscape mode in this situation.

Fine tuning system performance

1. Go to your system's Start menu.
2. Select Setting > Control Panel.
3. Make sure the Category View is showing.

4. Select the Printers and Other Hardware category.
5. Select the Tablet and Pen Settings icon.
6. Under the Display tab, select the Primary Landscape screen orientation.

Selecting the best performance setting

1. Go to your system's Start menu.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Make the category view visible (the window contains the heading "Pick a category").
4. Select the Performance and Maintenance category.
5. Select the Adjust Visual Effects tab.
6. From the Visual Effects tab, select Adjust for best performance.

Disable the pop-up keyboard

When you wiggle the pen, a keyboard window appears. If you find this window interferes with your sketching workflow, you can temporarily disable the window as follows:

Disabling the pop-up keyboard

1. Go to the Start menu.
2. Select Setting > Control Panel.
3. Make sure the Category View is showing.

4. Select the Printers and Other Hardware category.
5. Select the Tablet and Pen Setting icon.
6. In the window that appears, select the Pen Options tab.
7. Under the Pen Action heading, select the Start Input Panel Gesture entry. It turns blue when selected.
8. Click the Settings button.
9. De-select the Enable Start Input Panel Gesture checkbox, which removes the checkmark.

   When you enter text again (for example, to type a file name), turn this checkbox back on. As an alternative, try to increase the size threshold of the pen wiggle by increasing the value of the Gesture slider to Large.

10. Click OK.

Disable the mouse indicator

If a right mouse button indicator keeps popping up next to the pen, disable it as follows:

Disabling the mouse indicator

1. Go to the Start menu.
2. Select Setting > Control Panel.
3. Make sure the Category View is showing.

4. Select the Printers and Other Hardware category.
5. Select the Tablet and Pen Settings icon.
6. In the window that appears, select the Pen Options tab.
7. Under the Pen Action heading, select the Press and Hold entry. It turns blue when selected.
8. Click the Settings button.
9. In the window that appears, turn off the Enable press and hold for right-click checkbox.