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[Q] How to bring up handwriting panel on resistive screen?

I installed W8 on my old Viliv S5. W8 runs great on it. Huge performance improvement on W7. BUT I can't get the handwriting tablet input panel up - very annoying for me as I love to write by hand.
The S5 is a resistive model, but the TIP panel still worked fine under W7. Only in W8 I can't figure out how to turn on/evoke it. The W8 onscreen keyboard pops up very erratically and occasionally, but even when it does, the TIP option appears to be greyed out.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I need to do some sort of registry hack to turn it on? The Windows services list shows that Tablet services are running, and I can get the onsceen keyboard dock to show at the bottom of the screen, but it comes up as a black bar entitled "Dock" that covers the taskbar but otherwise does nothing.

HOW-TO Windows 8 Screen Capture

Help, please.
What is the *best* way to get a Windows 8 screen shot?
Surprisingly I am currently using a Virtual Machine (VM) and I cannot find an obvious way to screen capture. Duh?
Suggestions:
(1) I do not assume any VM software, so the best method should be available directly in the OS.
(2) Must be free, e.g. if it can be done via Visual Studio debugger/emulator it must still be free like VS Express.
(3) Method should work with keystrokes, touch gestures, button, etc., that are available on any hardware or Virtual Machine platform.
(4) Ability to capture both Windows Desktop and Metro screens required.
(5) Ability to capture sub-full-screens optional.
There may eventually be many ways, so everyone's suggestions welcome.

clipping tool
u can use the snipping or clipping tool (i forget what its called)
point ur mouse in the bottom left corner untill a little menu comes up with the time....then click search.....in the search box, just type "snipping tool" and click on apps

Or, you could press print screen and paste the screen capture into any random program that takes photos.. paint is one.

ok, i got tested snagit in Windows 8 and it worked nice since it has shortcuts and such. of course i thought like the easier thing was printscreen.
but i tested some other screen capture, since you want a free one and i found Greenshot
http://getgreenshot.org/
open source, with good features like Windows capture, and region and obviously full screen, also capture last region, so you can capture the same region over and over, and a big plus its it has an editor! so you can add stuff to the image if you want without going to another software . it worked good, of course its not as deep as snagit, but it worked great, looked great, with desktop and metro UI.
hmm if you are gonna grab a region in metro UI you have to press for example screenprint and then go to desktop and then you select which part you want to grab. it happens with snagit as well.
if you are going to use Windows capture you have to be in the window. it will grab it automatically you dont choose it. (well in my mini test) ok i found an interactive Windows capture mode in settings, besides how to disable capture mousepointer. but interactive Windows capture didn't work well for me
maybe it can work for you! it was the only with editor and free. i could find.

Another way for screenshots, put your mouse in bottom left corner and a menu appears and click share. Then there's a take a screenshot button at far right.
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Plays2 said:
u can use the snipping or clipping tool (i forget what its called)
point ur mouse in the bottom left corner untill a little menu comes up with the time....then click search.....in the search box, just type "snipping tool" and click on apps
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START -> type "snip" and launch Snipping tool.
Its built in. No need for other software.
Alternatively, you can use Print Screen (for the whole screen), or ALT + Print Screen for the active dialog/window
Enjoy.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/snipping-tool-capture-screenshots-windows-8-tips

Nexus 7 keyboard cursor keys

Hi All,
I've recently received my Nexus 7, and I'm very impressed with it. I do however have a nagging problem.
When typing a URL it's common to make a mistake, and when I do it's a complete pain to go back and edit. There doesn't seem to be any cursor keys on the standard keyboard. I know you can move a little cursor arrow about, but I have big sausage fingers, so this is painfully tricky.
I have also installed Swype, which I can switch to quickly from the standard keyboard, and it does have cursor keys. Unfortunately it also seems to fight with the standard dictionary and there is no quick single button way of swapping back to standard without going into settings.
So does anyone know how to get cursor keys on the standard keyboard?

I understand your pain, but there is no way to "get" arrows on the stock keyboard.
I'm sure someone could modify the stock keyboard, but what I usually do is tap on the URL.
This usually summons a BIG blue peg, which is a nice way of moving the cursor.
If not you can also try "SwiftKey 3 Keyboard" it has arrows, and is known for its self learning dictionary.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey.tablet.trial&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnRvdWNodHlwZS5zd2lmdGtleS50YWJsZXQudHJpYWwiXQ..
(Sorry can't link because I don't have 10 posts yet, but you can copy and past :laugh

If you do use Swiftkey download the phone version if you want arrow keys. When you install it will suggest that you use the tablet version - ignore it as for some reason you can't have the arrow keys in the tablet version. The option for arrow keys can be found under the Theme section of the settings.

Also,Ultra keyboard has arrow keys.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.binarybulge.android.apps.keyboard.full&hl=en

Davrat said:
If you do use Swiftkey download the phone version if you want arrow keys. When you install it will suggest that you use the tablet version - ignore it as for some reason you can't have the arrow keys in the tablet version. The option for arrow keys can be found under the Theme section of the settings.
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Actually you can have keyboard arrows in the tablet version of swiftkey 3, but unfortunately they are hidden. To get them you need to select "123" and then "{& =". Yeah, I know, slap forehead time!

nexus 7 table pc
My Nexus 7 is almost always in my hand, surfing the web, researching articles, reading an ebook, or otherwise consuming content from the web. It is particularly useful for those purposes as I have detailed in the past. I am getting asked if the Nexus 7 would be useful for creating content with an external keyboard. My answer is absolutely not.
I have a reputation for using tablets in my work by using them with keyboards to write thousands of words. They are very good at that as my working history proves, but only to a point.
The Nexus 7 will never be good for writing as I do, even with a good external keyboard. That's due to one factor: size. While the 7-inch display makes the Nexus 7 perfect for a portable companion, it is too limiting for use as a laptop replacement.
See related:

i had thumb keyboard from my previous galaxy note, so i just loaded that up on my nexus 7. its my favourite keyboard due the sheer level of customisability. it has arrow keys for your convenience as well.

Hi:
I use Hacker's keyboard and wouldn't be without its cursor keys.
Tom

There is no doubt that this keyboard is cool. However, I would like to recommend one more choice. The more choices, the better for us. It's an Aluminum Case with Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard for Google Nexus 7 which serves as a best partner for my Nexus 7 in many ways.It is sold at $39.99 only. Hope my recommendation helps.

How can I alt+tab on a Windows 8 Pro tablet?

I just realized I had no way of switching between desktop programs that are full screened. Anyone have any good alternatives? I've tried remapping the hardware screen rotation button, but it seems to share a scan code with the Windows button, so changing one would end up changing both. I've also looked into possibly having gestures for it, but I'm not sure how to go about it. I'm certain that it's possible, though, since Samsung's Touch Supporter offers this functionality, but isn't available for Windows 8 (only Windows 7 on their site or preinstalled on Windows 8 machines).

Switch the onscreen keyboard to the one that emulates a real one. My Asus has that option.

If you're full screened, you cannot access the on screen keyboard.

seksmeup said:
If you're full screened, you cannot access the on screen keyboard.
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Open the search charm

onscreen keyboard window sizing

Hey so i'm oldfashioned and I like to use google chrome for all my browsing needs. The problem is, whenever the touchscreen keyboard comes up, it resizes whatever window I'm using to half the size. How do I stop this from happening?
Also, when I have the dock in, it still brings up the touch keyboard when I touch on a text box. Is there a way I can stop that from happening too? It's a really annoying process to click a text box, close the keyboard and then resize the window every time I want to type.

I assume you are talking about while you are on the desktop.
Click the maximize/windowed button (beside the Quit X) and it will turn in to a floating window instead.