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Digital Pen
November 08, 2008
The Nokia Digital Pen records your written work on its special notebook. When synced to a computer, the pen then uploads the words you wrote and allows you to convert the handwriting to text. This text can be stored in MS Word. What do you think? The text may still to be edited and proofed. With shat applications might this digital device assist?

Handhelds
September 22, 2008
Please keep handheld charged when you have one! Keep it plugged in while you are not working.

Palm Treo
September 22, 2008
Students will take a picture with the Treo and upload it here. Uses Palm operating system. This battery really goes down fast, so keep it charged when not using it.

Dell Axim
September 22, 2008
Uses Windows Mobile operating system, so much more like a pc! It has a funky keyboard that relies on a "reflector" to pick up the infrared from the keyboard.

Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.5 (in CH 1900)
September 22, 2008
Remember to make an archive of your profile in case the pc on which you are working has maintenance done and your speech profile is deleted.

You should also change the settings so that the file size of your profile is reduced (2 handouts you have). You must complete the two audio checks each time DNS is opened. To do that, go to:

1. Tools Menu in the Dragonbar
2. Accuracy Center
3. Complete the two audio checks.It is advised your complete these as the room noise changes or your voice changes.

Tips on "Select" and "That"
1. There are several tricks. One is to say Select "will select" or another word with the one you want. Ex. "Select that will" and then speak over it.
2. Another one is to say "Insert before select" then say "Select next word." You can do the same thing with the word "that." Or, say "insert after select" and then "Select previous word."
3. I think you should be able to say "Select select."
4. works for the word "all" too.

Tablet PC Work
September 21, 2008
Make sure you log in to your Northwest account BEFORE you leave campus to work on the Tablet PC. Keep it charged through the night and during the day so when you want to work remotely, you have enough battery power to do that! There are also two files you need from Doc Sharing of our course web page--so if you won't have Internet access when you plan to work on the Tablet, download these!

Manual Typewriters
Northwest Typing Contest - 1921
We will complete our manual typewriting module in November.

just kidding! lol

Scanning
November 11, 2008
Scanning Text using Omni Page - this allows you to scan a text document and save it as a .doc xfile or a Word file--without retyping it. There is "clean up" to do, however.

Scanning a photo - scanning a photo converts it to a digital file. Save yours as a .jpg format.

Scanning a form - you'll love this tool! Omni Form lets you scan a form that is converted to an electronic form you fill in at the keyboard. Feel free to use this for personal forms you need at any time. You can scan the form with OmniForm and then have OmniFiller on other pc's where you open the scanned form and "fill it in." Allows multiple computers the capability to complete forms--at a fraction of the software cost!

OneNote
September 3, 2008 - OneNote files are stored in the My Notebook folder in My Documents. It is advised you begin working with OneNote on one computer--moving notebook from one pc to another is possible, but not the best idea. OneNote would work ideally on a tablet pc with handwriting.