Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC

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About Using Windows 7 Professional on a Slate PC

Using Windows 7 Professional on a slate PC keeps you productive, entertained, and connected, no matter where you are. Whether you are working on a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation, communicating on Microsoft Lync, or browsing the web, the control is at your fingertips with a single device. Windows 7 Professional on a slate PC: Offers all the capabilities of a high-performance computer with the mobility and convenience of a tablet. Runs the products you already knowall of your favorite Windows 7 Professional programs are touch-ready. Provides the compatibility to run virtually any program, and connect to nearly any device, wherever you are. Requires only a stylus (sometimes referred to as a pen) or your finger instead of a mouse and keyboard. Can be customized and optimized to suit your particular needs.

Windows Touch
Windows Touch is a feature of Windows 7 that when installed on a slate PC, changes the user interface from pointing and clicking to touch and tap. To launch programs and open documents, you tap; to scroll through web pages and lists, you pan the screen by touching and dragging the page with either one or two fingers.

Start Menu
In Windows 7 Professional, the Start menu connects you to the programs, folders, and settings on your slate PC. To open the Start menu, touch or tap the Start button in the lower-left corner of your screen.

Taskbar
The taskbar, located at the bottom of your screen, simplifies the way you navigate around your desktop, and enables quick access to the programs and files that you use most. You can set the order of the taskbar icons by dragging the icons to the order you prefer. To open a program or file, you tap its icon in the taskbar.

Topics in this guide include: Windows Touch Advanced Windows Touch Optimization Settings Touch-Friendly Features in Windows Internet Explorer 9

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Open Jump Lists

Jump Lists display recently opened items, such as files, folders, or websites. To open a Jump List, slide your fingertip up the icon on the taskbar. A list of recently opened files for that program displays.

slide your fingertip back and forth over the row of thumbnails above your taskbar, the previews fade open and then close.

Tip
Instantly minimize all open windows by tapping the Show Desktop button on the right edge of the taskbar.

Pinning Files
You can pin files that you use regularlysuch as applications or websitesto the taskbar. You pin files either from a Windows 7 Jump List, or directly from the desktop. To pin an item to the taskbar from a Jump List, open the Jump List, and then tap Pin this program to taskbar. OR To pin an item to the taskbar from the desktop, touch the icon, and then drag it to the taskbar.

Right-click an Item
In Windows Touch, press and hold is the same as right-clicking an item. To right-click an item in Windows Touch: Touch the screen where you want to right-click, hold until a complete circle appears, and then lift your finger. The shortcut menu appears after you lift your finger.

Use Snap to Compare Windows

Use Snap to compare windows side-by-side. To maximize a window, just put your fingertip on the title bar and drag to the top of the screen to make it fill the screen. Or, you can drag the window to one side of your screen to make the window fill half of your screen.

Tip
Pin commonly used itemssuch as the Touch Keyboardto the taskbar for easy access.

Peek at a Window
Peek lets you quickly look at all the windows that you have open without moving away from the window in which you are currently working. As you

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Use Flicks to Perform Tasks

To perform common tasks such as copy, paste, undo, and delete, you use a flick of your finger, or the stylus (sometimes referred to as a pen). When you flick, you quickly draw a short line in one, as though you were brushing something off the screen with the tip of your fingertip or with your stylus. The direction of the flick determines the shortcut you use. There are two categories of flicks: Navigational and Navigational and editing. Navigational flicks are Back, Forward, Page Up, and Page Down.

Note
To view the Navigational and editing flicks, you must be in Editing mode.

Customize Flicks
You can also customize flicks to perform actions that you use often. For example, if you frequently use keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+F5 or Alt+Tab, you can assign a flick to perform those actions. To customize flicks:

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Tap the Start button, and then tap Control Panel. In the search box, type pen and touch, and then, in the list of results, tap Pen and Touch. Tap the Flicks tab, select the Use flicks to perform common actions quickly and easily check box, tap Navigational flicks and editing flicks, and then tap Customize. In the Customize Flicks dialog box, tap the list for each flick that you want to customize, and then tap the action that you want to use. When you have made the changes that you want, tap OK, and then tap OK again.

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Navigational and editing flicks are Back, Forward, Page up, Page Down, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Undo.

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Windows Touch Gestures

You may find that using gestures, motions that you make with one or two fingers, are easier to use than a mouse, pen, or keyboard. The following table describes the gestures available with Windows Touch. Gesture Pan How to perform Touch and drag the page with either one or two fingers. Description Use pan to view another part of a page that is not visible in a window that has scroll bars. For example, you can pan to see part of a long document that does not fit in the window. When you pan with one finger, dragging your finger vertically moves the page, while dragging your finger horizontally selects text. Use zoom to make an item on the screen appear larger or smaller. With a picture, zooming in shows a smaller area in more detail; zooming out shows a larger area of the picture. Zooming in also makes a smaller font easier to read.

Zoom

To zoom in, touch two points on the item, and then move your fingers away from each other, as if you are stretching them apart. To zoom out, place two fingers on the window, and then move your fingers toward each other, as if you are pinching them together. Place two fingers on the window, and then rotate your fingers in the direction that you want to rotate the window. Press the item with one finger, and then quickly tap with another finger, while continuing to press the item with the first finger. Touch the screen where you want to right-click, hold it down until a complete circle appears, and then lift your finger.

Rotate

Use rotate to move a picture or other item on the screen in a circular direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise).

Press and tap

Use press and tap to access the shortcut menu. Press and tap is the same action as press and hold, or right-clicking an item.

Press and hold

Use press and hold to access the shortcut menu. Press and hold is the same action as press and tap, or right-clicking an item.

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Advanced Windows Touch Optimization Settings

By configuring just a few settings, you can optimize Windows Touch to better meets your personal needs.

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For the items listed in the table, change the settings to match as follows: Size* 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 Font Segoe UI N/A Segoe UI Segoe UI Segoe UI N/A Segoe UI Size 14 N/A 14 14 14 N/A 14

Active Title Bar Caption Buttons Icon Inactive Title Bar Menu Scrollbar Selected Items

Personalize the Desktop

You can change the Start menu, the taskbar, the color of your windows frames, and other items. To personalize your desktop:

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On the desktop, press and hold, and then from the shortcut menu, tap Personalize. Next, tap Window Color. From this dialog box, tap Advanced appearance settings. The Windows Color and Appearance dialog box appears.

* Size is dependent on screen resolution. You may require one or more alternate size settings, depending on the screen resolution of your slate PC.

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Tap Apply, and then tap OK. Once you have the look and feel that youre after, youll notice that there is an Unsaved Theme (press and hold on your desktop, and then tap Personalize). Save this theme so that you can switch back and forth from Slate mode to Desktop mode when using mouse/keyboard.

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If you use a program regularly, you can create a shortcut to it by pinning it to the Start menu. Pinned program icons appear on the left side of the Start menu. Palm Rejection only functions if you are using a stylus. Palm Rejection tells the slate PC to ignore a touch when the stylus is within range of the glass (for example, when you rest your palm on the glass to write).

Set Your Slate PC for the Hand with Which You Write
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Touch or tap the Start button, and then tap Control Panel. In the search box, type Tablet PC Settings, and then in the list of results, tap Tablet PC Settings. On the Other tab, under Handedness, tap the hand with which you writeLeft-handed, or Right-handed.

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To unpin a program, press and hold the program name in the pinned Start menu list, and then tap Unpin from Start Menu. To change the order of a pinned item, drag the program icon to a new position in the Start menu list.

Calibration
For optimal performance, you should periodically calibrate the screen and stylus on your slate PC.

Tablet PC Input Panel

The Tablet PC Input Panel is a method by which stylus users enter text into applicationswebsite forms, word processing and email applications, web browsers, and more.

Adjust Screen and Stylus Calibration

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Open Tablet PC Settings by tapping the Start button, and then tapping Control Panel. In the search box, type Tablet PC Settings, and then in the list of results, tap Tablet PC Settings. On the Display tab, under Display Options, tap Calibrate, follow the instructions on the screen, and then click Yes.

Pin the Tablet PC Input Panel to the Taskbar

Add the Tablet PC Input Panel to the taskbar for quick access any time you need to enter text using the stylus.

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From the Input Panel, tap Tools, and then tap Options. From the Opening tab, tap the Tap the Input Panel icon or the tab, and then tap Show the icon on the taskbar.

Palm Rejection
When you are using the on-screen keyboard, Palm Rejection reduces accidental touch events caused by resting your hand or other objects on the screen.

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You can use the Speech Properties dialog box to set options for Windows Speech Recognition and Text to Speech.

To do this Choose how much to zoom

Perform this action Use the two-finger tap to zoom in quickly to any part of a webpage. OR To control your zoom, place two fingertips on your screen and move them apart. The page will get bigger and bigger the further apart your fingertips move.

Configure and Use Speech Recognition

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From Control Panel, tap Ease of Access, and then tap Speech Recognition. In the left pane, tap Advanced speech options. Set the desired options for Speech Recognition and Text to Speech. (For more detailed information about setting speech options, refer to the online Help for Windows.) Tap to magnify

Touch-Friendly Features in Internet Explorer 9

You use Internet Explorer 9 on the slate PC to access the internet. Touchfriendly features provide you with the same features as a mouse. Close tabs

To make sure you select the correct link you want on a crowded webpage, start by tapping two fingertips anywhere on the page to zoom instantly on that spot. Now it becomes easier to tap the link you want with one fingertip as the link is magnified. When the new webpage opens, it automatically displays as normal size. To change a webpage back to normal size after a two-finger tap, just give it another two-finger tap. Although it appears difficult to tap the small Close Tab button with your fingertip, on a touchscreen, the active area around the button is larger. This means that with the enlarged target area, you can close the tab even if you miss the button slightly with your fingertip. Open a new browser window by dragging that tab to your desktop. To rearrange the order of tabs in your browser, drag the tab to a new position in the top of the browser window.

Gestures
In Internet Explorer, touch-friendly features make it easier to browseto zoom in and out quickly on a webpage with your fingertips, to take a closer look at something, or just make better use of your screen space. The following table describes the touch-friendly features available in Internet Explorer 9.

Tear off tabs

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You can add websites to your Start menu (by dragging them), where they will appear as applications.

To do this Snap tabs

Perform this action View browser tabs side-by-side in the browser window, or instantly maximize a browser tab using snap. To go back to the last webpage you visited, place a fingertip on the page and flick it to the right, as if you are flipping backward through the pages of a book. To avoid accidentally clicking a link instead of flicking the page, flick on an area of the webpage that does not have any links. When you flick backward or forward, Internet Explorer 9 displaysfor a brief perioda small preview of the page that is about to open, before the page displays to its full size. This feature helps you find the webpage you are looking for more quickly. To go forward to a webpage, flick the page to the left, as if you are flipping forward in a book.

Flick forward or back

For More Information

Watch the Slate in Action http://office-411.com/slate.aspx Applications for Slate PCs http://www.microsoft.com/windows/productscout/default.aspx?view=slate Windows 7 Help & How-to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help Download Internet Explorer 9 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie9/worldwide-languages Internet Explorer Help & How-to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/help

Surf or search with One Box

You can search from the Start menu to find installed programs, files, contacts, email messages, Internet favorites, and appointments. To search, type the first few letters of a keyword or name in the Start menu search box. As you type, the Start menu displays the best possible matches, with priority given to the programs that you open most frequently. As you type more letters, the results continue to narrow.

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