Converting handwriting to typed text

You can write in digital ink and then convert the writing to text. For example, you can write over a browser and then insert the ink as text in the browser’s search field.

To convert new handwriting

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Toolbox, and then press Text Conversion.

   The text conversion window appears.

3. Write the characters you want to convert to text in the text conversion window.

   As you write, the text conversion window converts your handwriting to text.

   Notes 

   • To display an on-screen keyboard, press Keyboard.

   • To remove existing text from the text conversion window, press Clear.

   • To edit text, use the editing marks in the bottom left corner of the text conversion window.

4. If you want to insert the text in the application, press Accept, and then press where you want to insert the text.

   OR

   If you don’t want to insert the text in the application, press Reject.

To convert existing handwriting

1. Select the handwriting you want to convert.

2. Press Convert to text on the border.

   A message appears asking you to touch where you want to insert this text, and your converted writing appears.

3. Press the location in an application where you want to insert the text.

   Your notes appear in the application as text.