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Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 (#1)

Tablet Enhancements for Outlook is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook� 2003 and 2007 that turns the popular personal information manager into a fully pen-enabled application on your Tablet PC, UMPC, or Origami device. TEO 3.0 replaces Outlook's standard UI with fully ink-enabled forms and lets you write and keep your notes in your own handwriting. No synchronization required.

Rapid One-Handed Data Entry

The ability to quickly capture data in meetings, classes, or phone calls is very important. TEO allows you to do this using the same software you use today, resulting in a minimal learning curve and maximum use of the captured data.

Microsoft Outlook, out of the box, provides little optimization for the Tablet PC platform. While you can send ink emails using the features of Word 2003, you're stuck using the on-screen keyboard or input panel for other items such as appointments, contacts, tasks, and journal entries.

The magic of TEO is that it provides Tablet PC-optimized forms for creating and editing the rest of these items without re-inventing the application. When you create a contact, it is a true Outlook contact with additional ink data attached. You can toggle the TEO view on and off to switch between the standard Outlook view and TEO. If you want, you can strip them item of all ink data and convert it to a standard Outlook item when you're done making the necessary corrections.

MapPoint Integration with Contacts and Appointments

Use the mapping integration to find out how to get to Bob's office for that lunch appointment you have. You can pan and zoom the map on the location tab and when you found the information you are looking for, add it to your notes and mark it up or set an early reminder to make sure you get to the appointment on time.

Ink Data Entry

Convenient and accurate handwriting recognition. Convert to text when and if you want to.
Improved correction interface allows you to make non-destructive corrections to recognized text more quickly than previous versions.
Background recognition means PDA's and other applications work the same with TEO as any other Outlook item.
Recognition preview and confidence indicator alerts you of incorrectly recognized text.

Note Taking

New rich note taking allows mixed ink, text, images, and more.
Built in audio recording lets you record conversations, meetings, conference calls and more. Recording and playback embedded right in the Outlook item.
Paste text and images from other applications and web pages. A hyperlink is automatically added for clipped web content.
Multiple pages of notes and the ability to import Windows Journal documents.
Stationery picker allows you to change the background of note pages.

Better Organization

The Outlook Journal is a great place to keep track of notes, customer interaction, and time spent on jobs.
Keep a log of all your phone calls. Skype integration automatically organizes your call notes and links them to contacts.
Keep track of research topics using the research highlighter which organizes links to Wikipedia articles in your notes.
Stay organized with Outlook categories. TEO can warn you if you forget to categorize an item.
Find contacts and map appointment locations with directions using MapPoint integration.

Requirements

TEO 3.0 requires a Tablet PC, UMPC, or Origami device running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 or Windows Vista as well as Outlook 2003 or 2007.

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PDF Annotator (#2)

PDF Annotator lets the user open any PDF file and add annotations, using the Tablet PC pen, directly on the PDF file's pages. The annotated documents can then be saved directly back to PDF format. In this way, anyone can read or print the annotated PDF documents. Annotated documents can also be easily attached to emails.

Previously, annotating, commenting or proofreading a document received for review in PDF file format was possible only by using multiple software products in a row--or only by printing the document and adding comments manually. With PDF Annotator, annotations can also be added in a natural way--using a pen--but everything remains in digital format. PDF Annotator allows commenting of PDF files in a single step.

The user no longer needs to print a PDF document to annotate it. A PDF file received for review can be opened in PDF Annotator, commented on the Tablet PC using the pen, then saved back to a PDF file in a single step. This saves both resources and time. With the Tablet PC, a PDF document is treated just like a normal printed document. The user just writes or draws his ideas and thoughts on the existing document.

PDF Annotator also lets you insert blank pages to gain more space for your comments. It can be used to fill in forms, and you can even use it for note-taking by creating new blank PDF documents.

Manual

Evolution Software (#3)

For note taking, sketching, information linking and use while moving around.

Abasoft Tablet Evolution Software is developing a flexible notes management system. You are invited to participate in this development process by using this Version and providing feedback to Abasoft.

Take notes and draw freestyle.
Menus float. You can position them where you need to and they automatically move when you write near them.
Create MindMaps
Drop and Drag and Copy and Paste ink, pictures, text from many programs such as MS Journal, Internet Explorer, OneNote to an Evolution page
Alerts are reminders that can be triggered by time and date for meetings, birthdays or important events. They will popup on your panel and remind you that there is something important to do or know.
Navigation displays a list of all panels (pages) sorted alphabetically by panel name or date of last update. Just click a panel and go there. You can name all of the panels.
Stationary, templates, watermarks, backgrounds. Users can draw, design and then re-customize their own personal stationary or backgrounds.
Transparency allows the Evolution panel to become transparent. You can adjust the level of transparency so that you can look right through the Evolution panel and see your desktop underneath.
Pen pressure sensitivity and InAir pen tool sequence changing is supported.
File backups can be directed to five (5) locations where you can have your files for safe keeping. These include three (3) local folders on your tablet and two (2) other remote or wireless computers. Even to a flash memory stick attached to a remote or wireless computer.
Automatic backup. The program will make a backup when it senses that you have not done a daily backup. It's easy to forget about backups and this jogs your memory.
Auto-Save Panels (pages) are automatically saved.

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InkGestures (#4)

AN EDITING COMPANION FOR MICROSOFT WORD
InkGestures is a Microsoft Word 2003? Addin that enables you to edit documents using the pen on a Tablet PC. With InkGestures you have access to over thirty copyediting commands. Capitalize words. Italicize words. Create bullet lists. Insert text. All with a pen on a Tablet PC.

DESIGNED FOR THE TABLET PC
InkGestures is designed to make copyediting even more natural on the Tablet PC. With pen-based editing you can make changes to a document much like you would on paper yet have your changes applied to the document immediately.

Plus InkGestures makes it easier to edit when and where you want. Whether you're sitting on an airplane editing a manuscript or on the couch editing an assignment, you can be more productive with InkGestures and your Tablet PC.

SUPPORTS EDITING E-MAILS IN MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
When you use Word to create e-mail messages in Microsoft Outlook? (which Outlook does by default), you'll have access to the same pen-based editing capabilities in Outlook.

InkGestures supports over thirty editing and formatting commands.

Microsoft Experience Pack for Tablet PC (English) (#5)

If you have a Tablet PC, the Experience Pack is a must. Download the Experience Pack and get six new programs that will help you be more productive and creative.

Ink Desktop

Take notes directly on your desktop for quick and easy access later. Jot down a phone number, directions, or top priorities for the day.

Snipping Tool

Use your tablet pen to select a portion of a website, document, or other content on your screen. You can add handwritten comments and then paste it into an e-mail message or other program.

Ink Art

Paint with your tablet pen using Ink Art, which simulates an artist?s toolset. Choose from different textured canvases, paint brushes, chalks, crayons, and more.

Media Transfer

Copy or stream media files from your home computer to your Tablet PC, so that you can enjoy your favorite music, home videos, or digital photo albums wherever you go.

Ink Crossword

Solve crosswords on your Tablet PC with your tablet pen. Twelve puzzles come with the game. You can also download a free daily puzzle and purchase more puzzle packs online.

Energy Blue Theme Pack

Brighten the look of your Tablet PC desktop, Start menu, windows, and toolbars. Also get a new Windows Media Player skin that?s customized for the Tablet PC.

Explore Microsoft Experience Pack for Tablet PC

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
English language edition
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Windows Media Player 10 (required for Media Transfer)
At least 50 MB of available free space on your hard disk

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ArtRage 2.5 Starter Edition (#6)

ArtRage is a painting package designed to take advantage of the Tablet PC by giving users the chance to play with realistic paints on their screen. ArtRage provides a range of real world paint tools, and allows you to create paintings from a blank canvas, or load in your own images to recreate using the Tracing Paper function that selects colours for you as you work.

ArtRage is easy to use, simple to work with, and great for anyone who's ever wanted to play with paint without the expense and inevitable carpet cleaning! It's also completely free and fully functional, allowing you load, save, print, and email your paintings.

Sample created with ArtRage by Loren Heiny.

ArtRage 2.5 Starter Edition ArtRage 2.5 Starter Edition gives you 8 painting tools and lets you create, save, and print as many pictures as you like and doesn't limit their size.

The download button connects you directly to a file hosted on the vendor's website. You may purchase ArtRage 2.5 Full version from Ambient Design for $25 US.

Agilix GoBinder 2006 (#7)

Free Trial of GoBinder Computer Note Taking and Research Software: Take better notes on your Laptop or Tablet PC, annotate directly on your professor's lecture presentation, collect and brainstorm on your research excerpts, organize lecture notes, and research.

Collect

Collect all the answers on Digital Paper

Compile Print-Free Research
GoBinder can turn web pages, PDF's, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, class handouts, and more into digital paper, which you can highlight and annotate just like printed paper.
Annotate Digitally
Take notes directly on your professor's presentation or class handout using a keyboard or Tablet stylus. Sketch charts, diagrams, add tables or shapes right alongside your typed notes.
Take Faster Notes with Auto-Outliner
Quickly record lecture notes in auto-outline mode. Use bullets or numbers and quickly navigate up to six level deep with tabs and back tabs.

Find

You've got the answer somewhere, GoBinder can help you find it.

Personal Learning Archive
Store all your downloaded, typed, even handwritten school stuff in a personal learning archive. Easily create tabs for each of your courses, than organize class materials by date, by lecture, or whatever makes sense to you.
Power Find
Search every typed, download, even handwritten word from one place. Refine searches by course, category, type and / or folders. Use it to quickly outline papers or study for exams.
Answer Flags
Flag key concepts, questions, and to-do's. Even create custom flags so you can immediately locate important information. Use flags to quickly create your own flash cards, answer keys, or crib sheets.

Schedule

Remember without writing on your hand

See the Whole Picture
See a single snapshot of all your classes' due dates, tests, and assignments with day, week and month-view calendars.
Easily Categorize
Color code your courses and personalize life and their associated appointments, tasks, and contacts. Link individual items like team meetings, team membes, and assignment details together.
Prioritize
Prioritize tasks with user-defined color codes. Set alarms and reminders for important due dates.
Share Data with Outlook & your Palm
Sync appointments, tasks, and contacts in Microsoft Outlook or a Palm with GoBinder

TabletFlash 1.1 (#8)

TabletFlash V1.1 is a flashcard program for Tablet PCs. Handwrite anything you like on a series of blank cards, record audio hints or answers for each card, and then step through the cards either sequentially or randomly. Now supports writing on the back of each card.

Ink gives you tremendous flexibility over the contents of each card. Write a series of words, ink an equation, or sketch a picture. It's all up to you.

Here TabletFlash is being used to practice Mandarin phonetic characters

Write a question or problem on the front of a card.

Write your answer on the back.

TabletFlash Features:

Handwrite or draw on flashcards

Flip between front and back of flash card quickly and easily (New)

Record an audio clip hint or answer for each flashcard

16 different pen colors and sizes

Lock audio and ink to prevent accidental editing

Sequentially or randomly play back flashcards

Audio files now are stored in the card files making it easier to copy and share flashcards (New)

Use arrow keys or Tablet buttons to navigate through flashcards (New)

Scratch out gesture supported for quickly erasing ink (New)

Includes install program and sample flashcard files (New>

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package (#9)

This installation package is intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers on a network. This download link connects you directly to the Microsoft Download Center. If you are updating one computer, you should use Automatic Updates to receive Windows XP Service Pack 2. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/protect for details.

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 is now available as a free upgrade to existing Tablet PC users via Windows XP Service Pack 2.

New Features

Improved handwriting recognition
New In Place Tablet Input Panel (TIP)
Handwriting recognition based on word context
Easier to enter web site addresses and email addresses
Better integration with Office Suite Programs

Additional Features Available With Windows XP Service Pack 2

By installing Windows XP Service Pack 2 your system security infrastructure will also be improved. SP2 includes:

Improved network protection through new Windows Firewall
- Turned on by default for all the connections of the computer
- Improved choices for local configuration
Memory protection to stop buffer overruns caused by malicious software
Safer communication with Outlook Express and Windows Messenger by isolating unsafe attachments
Enhanced Microsoft Internet Explorer security
Improved choices for maintaining and installing automatic updates
Wireless Provisioning Services
Windows Peer-to-Peer Networking
Updates to IPv6

Further Reading

Post questions about this on the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 newsgroup http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack (#10)

Installing Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack enables you to convert handwriting from digital ink to typed text in multiple languages on the same Tablet PC. For example, if German and French recognizers are installed on a Tablet PC, ink that is written in German or French can be converted into typed text with greater accuracy.

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack includes handwriting recognition support for Spanish and Italian and also updated versions of the handwriting recognizers that shipped in the original Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC MUI & Recognizer Pack. Speech recognition engines are not included in this pack.

The following language handwriting recognizers are included in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack: Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), U.S. English, U.K. English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: This download is available to customers running genuine Microsoft Windows. Please click Continue to begin Windows validation.

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows XP Professional Edition
Windows XP Service Pack 1
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

Installation Instructions

To download Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack: Click or tap the Download button to start the download.

Do one of the following:

To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk. We strongly recommend this option because of the large download size. Or,
To start the installation immediately, click or tap Open or Run this program from its current location.

Additional Information

Keyboard layouts must be installed for recognizers to work properly. After you install one or more handwriting recognizers, you must install the keyboard layouts for the same languages.

To install a keyboard layout for a language:

In Control Panel, click or tap Regional and Language Options.
On the Languages tab, click or tap Details.
Click or tap Add.

Alias SketchBook Pro (#11)

Transform your Tablet PC in to a digital sketchbook with Alias SketchBook Pro, an application that uses an innovative pen-driven user interface designed for the Tablet PC. This software provides quick and realistic pencils, pens, markers, paintbrushes, airbrushes that feel and respond just like the real thing and can all be customized and saved to suit your needs. Mark-up any image, annotate digital photographs, capture any application screens quickly and easily, then e-mail directly from the software.

	High Quality Brushes Pressure-sensitive pens, markers and air brushes look astonishingly real. Choose from a preset collection, or create and save your own. Undoable up to 50 brush strokes.
	Flexible Drawing Layers Use the digital equivalent of acetate layers to explore variations, annotate pictures, move logos around, protect original graphics, or organize components of your sketches.
	Natural User Interface Select tools with just a flick of your pen. The ergonomically designed, pen-based user interface enhances your artistic flow.
	Annotation Tools Capture any screen with one click. Annotate with layers. E-mail the layered annotations directly. Alias SketchBook Pro works with digital photographs and TIF, BMP, GIF, PNG or JPEG fies.

Download our free, 15-Day full-feature trial and findout for yoursef why Computer Graphic World awarded Alias SketchBook Pro the 2003 Innovation Award and why Tablet PC manufacuters like Acer, Toshiba, Motion Computing, NEC, Electrovaya, are all bundling Alias SketchBook Pro with their tablets.

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Revelation Natural Art (#12)

Art & Design software package.
Astonishing new art package simulating ''''natural'''' media.
Suitable for Interactive Whiteboards, Pressure-sensitive Graphics Tablets and Tablet PCs.
Fully customisable interface for all user levels and 3 pre-defined interfaces.
Huge stamp library of curriculum relevant images.
A4 colour Activity Guide full of topics and ideas.
Companion website full of Schemes of Work, guides, step-by-step activities, resources & links.

USING ICT TO EXPLORE, DEVELOP AND EXPRESS VISUAL IDEAS

Revelation Natural Art can easily be configured to meet any learner?s specific needs. You can add or reduce the number of tools available to make the program as powerful or as simple to use as you wish.

The fully customisable interface constructor allows you to:

Add or remove tools to meet any user?s abilities
Increase/decrease tool button sizes
Add or remove any menu options
Move tools around; lock or undock toolbars
Create completely new toolbars with new behaviours
Save and load your own customised settings for future use

Three pre-configured interfaces tailor the software to the needs of a young KS1 learner, a KS2 learner and a confident KS3/4 user.

The rich range of super realistic natural media effects allows all users to work intuitively with the same tools on the computer that they have already used in their real life Art and Design work:

Crayons
Oil Pastels
Pencils
Charcoal
Felt pens
Chalks
Acrylic paints
Poster paints
Watercolour paints
Airbrush sprays

A 30-day FREE demo version of this product can be downloaded from here. Includes the three user modes: Simple, Junior and Advanced, and allows you to customise your own mode. The Revelation Natural Art Reference Guide is included in PDF format. NB: The print, save and help file options have been disabled.

In addition, users lucky enough to have access to alternative input devices like pressure sensitive screens, pressure sensitive graphics tablets and the forthcoming Tablet PCs with pen sensitive screens will find Revelation Natural Art provides the most amazing and natural user experience for drawing, painting and animation directly onto their screen.

Progressive undo and redo allow all users to undo (step by step) the whole of their painting or drawing to try again and again until they are satisfied with the results they have achieved.

The stamp library provides hundreds of curriculum relevant images that can be used to construct or augment work in creating pictures and combining text and images. Stamps can be used as single images or sequences of images, can be resized, flipped, skewed and transformed in many different ways. Also, the user is able to create and save their own artwork as stamps into their own stamp library for future use.

The Circle, Rectangle, Star, Spline and Polygon tools allow a rich range of shape construction when creating images.

The Symmetry tools offer two and four way symmetry, and full control over how the symmetry is applied ? both when using the painting tools and also when working with stamps, effects, textures, motifs and text.

The Motif editor allows the learner to experiment with and apply a range of pattern and tiling effects, in a wide range of combinations

The Texture chooser lets the user apply media with a range of textured background effects, to simulate different paper types and media combinations

The Effects tools allow areas of your image to be smeared, lightened, darkened sharpened, softened and outlined in a simple, intuitive fashion.

The Animation Toolbar allows sequences of images to be combined to generate moving images, using a film frame metaphor. Onion skinning allows you to see the previous frame as a shadow when you are drawing the current frame, and a range of cartoon elements lets all users experience the creation of exciting moving images in minutes.

Revelation Natural Art allows you to work with images from a wide variety of sources. Use digital photographs, image scans, web graphics and many other sources as your starting point. Any images you produce with Revelation Natural Art can easily be saved for use on the web (including animations), used in DTP, presentation or word processing software.

The program comes with a full colour A4 Activity Guide which covers a range of topics and ideas, including Exploring Colour, Taking a Line for a Walk, Imaginary Animals, Light and Colour, Patterns, Animals and Birds, Drawing and Foreshortening, Landscapes, Perspective, Human Figure, Human Face, Animation and Expressing Feelings and Emotions.

Revelation Natural Art also comes with:

A set of animated viewlets which visually demonstrate the software interfaces working.
A detailed reference guide systematically covering all features of the software.
An integrated online help system, accessible at any time by pressing the F1 button.
There is also a companion website with a further range of useful weblinks, step by step tutorials, schemes of work and other resources to help you get the most out of the software in your classroom.

The combination of a highly configurable interface, rich natural media effects, progressive undo, curriculum stamp library, symmetry tools, motif and tiling editor, texture effects and easy, intuitive user experience makes Revelation Natural Art the best painting, drawing and animation tool for pupils of all ages and abilities.

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Snipping Tool for Tablet PC (#13)

Snipping Tool for Tablet PC &
The whole screen becomes an "inkable" surface that you can add comments to and mark up however you like. You can then save that annotated image to use later, or send it to someone else in an e-mail message.

Note: This downloads Snipping Tool 2.0 in the Experience Pack (English only).

Version: 2.0 | Filesize: 13.42 MB
Added on: 10-Mar-2004 | Downloads: 7984 | Rating: 8.5000 (2 Votes)
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Pool for Tablet PC (#14)

Pool for Tablet PC &
Play pool on your Tablet PC. Compete against the computer, another person using the same Tablet PC, or another Tablet PC in real-time across a network.

Version: 1 | Filesize: 8.48 MB
Added on: 10-Mar-2004 | Downloads: 7959 | Rating: 5.5000 (2 Votes)
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Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit 1.7 (#15)

The Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit facilitates building ink-enabled applications for Tablet PC. The combination of software and hardware in a Tablet PC enables these methods of user interaction and allows for a rich, interactive, and productive computing experience for users.

The Tablet PC platform encompasses Windows XP and its extensions that enable input and output of handwriting and speech data on a Tablet PC as well as interchange of this data with other computers. The Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Software Development Kit (SDK) enables you to build ink-enabled, pen-enabled, and speech-enabled applications and supporting hardware for the Tablet PC.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Service Pack 2
Visual Studio version 6 with Service Pack 5 or Visual Studio .NET (Both may be installed on the same computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (recommended)

Consult the SDK documentation for more information on system requirements. Note: You must be running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 to install the Tablet PC Development Kit on a Tablet PC .

Note: The Tablet PC Development Kit can be installed on certain non-Tablet PC operating systems (listed above). On these platforms your application can collect ink with the InkCollector class and can be tested and debugged. The InkEdit and InkPicture controls can be used to collect ink on these operating systems when the Tablet PC SDK is installed, but are not able to collect ink on non-Tablet PC systems that do not have the Tablet PC SDK installed.

Note: The Tablet PC SDK requires certain files from a later version of the Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) than shipped with Visual Studio 6. Please download the latest Platform SDK from MSDN? if you are using Visual Studio 6.

Instructions

After downloading the setup executable or locating it on your MSDN CD, click the Start button, click Run, and then type drive:\path\Setup.exe where drive is the letter of your the drive containing the setup and path is the path to the setup executable. Click OK.
At the welcome screen, click the Next button.
Read the license agreement and, if you agree, select "I accept the terms in the license agreement." Click the Next button.
Enter the customer information as requested and click the Next button.
Select complete or custom (default) installation option, and click Next.
Click Install to install the SDK.
Click Finish.

The SDK installer creates a Tablet PC SDK folder in the Programs menu. This folder contains shortcuts to programming documentation and release notes, as well as sample applications and source code.

The source code for the sample applications is installed in the \Program Files\Microsoft Tablet PC Platform SDK\Samples folder.

The compiled binary executables for the samples are installed in the \Program Files\Microsoft Tablet PC Platform SDK\Bin folder.

You can view the source code and sample applications using the Samples and Source Code shortcut.

You can run the Context Tagging tool using the Context Tagging tool shortcut.

FranklinCovey TabletPlanner 3.0 for Tablet PC (#16)

This versatile and robust software is the first planning application built specifically for the Tablet PC format. Pervasive integration of the digital ink capabilities provides a user interface that maintains the familiar look and functionality of the FranklinCovey paper planner. As intuitive as it is useful, TabletPlanner is the next generation of planning from the productivity experts.

Intuitive user interface remains true to the look and feel of FranklinCovey's best-selling paper planner.
Runs fully functional on non-Tablet PCs with Windows XP operating systems.
Supports Office 2003 and seamlessly syncs Microsoft Outlook or Exchange tasks, appointments, and contacts using built-in, advanced synchronization technology. Also syncs prioritized PlanPlus(TM) for Microsoft Outlook tasks.
PowerNotes(TM) technology provides the best note-taking capabilities available. Record appointments, tasks, notes, and more in your own handwriting with a digital pen.
Share anything, from handwritten and typed notes to takes or contacts, with anyone via one-click e-mailing.
Drag and drop any note for easy prioritization, or to convert a task to an appointment or an appointment to a task.
Prioritize, apply action codes, attach notes, and sort your daily tasks according to the FranklinCovey methodology.
Enjoy exclusive productivity and effectiveness curriculum from FranklinCovey's world-renowned training seminars.
Schedule appointments, set start and end times, and even set recurring appointments in daily, weekly, or monthly view. View meeting details by simply hovering over the item in your calendar.
Annotate, highlight, and edit documents, such as meeting agendas or spreadsheets, in your own handwriting.
Keep all your electronic papers-including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more-organized and viewable behind customizable tabs.
Customizable eBinder(TM) gives you freedom to personalize and organize your notes and files by color, paper type and more.
Custom pens feature gives you enhanced organization by allowing you to change the color and thickness of your pens and highlighters and save your preferences.
Navigate quickly to past and future dates and store years of information for instant reference wherever your day takes you.
Keyword searching and indexing uses the powerful handwriting recognition of the Tablet PC plus a faster searching method to ensure that you can find any note, appointment, or task in an instant.
View any document using tools like zoom, shrink, fit to page, rotate, and more.
"Slide" control allows you to quickly jump to any page within a large document
Supports the remote or occasionally connected worker who may need to access calendar, task, and contact info when they are behind a firewall using Outlook Web Access.

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Microsoft Education Pack (#17)

Microsoft Education Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition provides five free Tablet PC programs that are ideal for students, educators, and even those who've long since graduated.

The Education Pack includes:

Equation Writer

Recognizes handwritten math equations which you can paste into your homework, reports or presentations for a professional appearance. Teachers also find it useful when creating worksheets and exams.

Equation Writer

GoBinder Lite

Helps you to keep track of your schedule--the Tablet way.

Hexic Deluxe Game for Tablet PC

Fun, Tablet-enabled puzzle game from MSN.

Hexic

Ink Flash Cards

Ink Flash Cards is a terrific way to practice for exams or study facts. Handwrite a question on one side of a card and write your answer on the other side. Supports ink, photos, and text.

Ink Flash Cards

Print to OneNote 2003

Collect information in OneNote by printing web pages, homework assignments, and other pages to OneNote so that you can save them or annotate them. (Requires OneNote 2003.)

Launch menu for Microsoft Education Pack for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
English-language edition (will not install on non English skus)
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
A 300 MHz or faster processor with at least 64 MB of RAM
At least 100 MB of available free space on your hard disk

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Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC (#18)

Download Microsoft Reader today and you'll instantly enjoy the freedom of reading any of the thousands of available Microsoft Reader eBooks on an unmatched variety of devices!

Microsoft Reader has been enhanced to take advantage of the unique capabilities of Tablet PC.

With Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC computers you get:

Innovative content support: Enjoy thousands of Owner Exclusive eBooks on any Microsoft Reader 2.0 or higher enabled device.
Great on-screen readability: ClearType? display technology that makes text on screen crisper and easier to read than ever before. The new rotate and resize features enable you to take full advantage of your Tablet PC in landscape and portrait modes.
Dynamic reading features: Enhance your texts with highlighting, bookmarks, notes, and drawings. Plus, you can view your annotations and rename or erase any of them at any time. The new Tablet PC-based inking features make it easy to add rich handwritten notes and sketches to your books.
Great support for embedded graphics: Use the new pan and zoom feature to get a close-up view of graphics and pictures. Keep your zoomed view open on your desktop even as you page ahead in your book.
One-click eBook creation. Create your own eBooks from Microsoft Word documents using the Read in Microsoft Reader add-in for Microsoft Word 2000 and higher.

Visit the Features page to learn about all the features in Microsoft Reader.

Visit our Catalog often to see what's new, and to find special promotions and free giveaways!

Installation Notes
If you already have Microsoft Reader installed, uninstall Microsoft Reader through the Add/Remove Programs control panel before you run the installation utility.

Important Download Instructions

1. Click the download link.

2. In the File Download box, select Save this program to disk.

3. Save the file named "Reader25setupUSA.exe" to your hard drive.

4. When the download is completed, locate msreadersetup.exe on your hard drive and double-click the file to begin installation.
Note: If you are running Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, a dialog box will appear when the download is completed, and you will be prompted to begin installation.

5. You'll be prompted to activate your copy of Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC. This important step is required to purchase premium eBook titles that have been encrypted for distribution through the activation process.

6. We strongly recommend activating your device at time of installation so you can purchase and open the Owner Exclusive premium content you may already have.
Note: To use Text-to-Speech features, please download the Microsoft Reader Text-to-Speech Package 1.0.

AlphaTap! (#19)

AlphaTap is pen-based typing software that provides the first shorthand typing method for Tablet PC. AlphaTap's Lightning Shorthand is much easier to learn than traditional shorthand and far faster than handwriting and other pen-based text input methods. As tablet users have discovered, handwriting is a slow and tiring way to interact with a PC.

You can master use of AlphaTap in as little as one week with regular use, and achieve sustained typing speeds of 40-50 wpm -- equivalent to a proficient touch-typist. AlphaTap presents an ergonomic layout, with a 4x7 "staircase" of keys in right- or left-handed orientation, to place your pen motion within your natural range for handwriting.

Stroking words on the staircase layout >?

AlphaTap's Lightning Shorthand feature uses a vocabulary of the most common words and syllables in English, covering over 50% of typical English usage. The human mind readily associates these common words with the gestures of simple pen strokes. AlphaTap guides a first-time user through Lightning Shorthand strokes, so they are learned on the fly without special training.

(Note: the Palm & PocketPC pen alphabets are simplified longhand, not shorthand, and so do not provide a speed advantage vs. handwriting.)

AlphaTap provides a full-fledged replacement for the Tablet PC Input Panel by including a complete set of keys in a layout optimized for pen use. This layout "floats" in a small translucent window, using a minimal amount of screen space.

AlphaTap Lite is freeware. AlphaTap Standard is available to download from the Network Improv web site and may be trialed free of charge for thirty days. AlphaTap Standard is $39 for personal use, and may also be licensed for integration with Tablet PC solutions. More information

The Download button connects you directly to a file hosted on the vendor's website.

abletInkPdf (#20)

(No longer available)

abletInkPdf is a Tablet PC application that lets you add ink directly to a Adobe Pdf file.

Unlike a number of other methods, where you have to take information and copy it to another program like MS Journal save the ink and print to another program. abletInkPdf let's you draw directly on screen with your pen and then save that ink you have just drawn and have it formatted directly into a Pdf document that you can e-mail or share with your colleagues. You don't have to purchase either Adobe Acrobat or the Adobe Distiller program in order to have this capability.

The following features are available:

Support for directly entering ink into a Pdf document that you can create on your Tablet without having Adobe Acrobat or any other Adobe creation programs.
Support text, graphic text and number

Installation Instructions

1.Download the Zip file from the Website
2.Select either Open or Save from the screen
3. Run Setup.exe or save to a temp folder and unzip and run Setup from that location
4. Follow the on screen prompts from the Setup screen
5. Icons will be place in the Start Folder, Desktop and the Application Folder

The Download button connects you directly to a file hosted on the vendor's website.