How do I convert Handwriting to text on a desktop with a wacom ta.

[JM]

How do I convert Handwriting to text on a desktop with a wacom tablet? Just
got the Tablet and would like to be able to convert. It seems that the
correct buttons are highlighted however when I click on the convert button
nothing happens. I do have SP1 installed.

Thanks in advance
JM

 

[Saurabh Nandu]

You cannot convert handwriting to Text unless you are using Microsoft Tablet
PC OS.

If you are using an external tablet then OneNote stores the handwritings are
images rather than in ink format.

more info on this from
[ http://www.microsoft.com/office/onenote/prodinfo/faq.mspx ]
Q Can I still handwrite notes in OneNote if I don't have a Tablet PC?
A. Yes. You can still capture your handwritten notes in OneNote with a mouse
or a third-party pen-input device. However, these handwritten notes will be
saved as pictures and not as handwritten digital ink, which means that while
these notes resemble your handwriting, you will not be able to search them or
convert them into text.

OneNote uses the capabilities of the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating
system for ink support. When you are not on a Tablet PC, OneNote no longer
has access to the handwriting recognition engines of the Tablet PC. As a
result, OneNote treats all handwritten notes when not on a Tablet PC as ink
that is intended to be a picture or drawing (no searching, no recognition
capability).