Microsoft KB Archive/885500

= How to use the floating In-place Input Panel icon on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 =

Article ID: 885500

Article Last Modified on 3/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

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SUMMARY
This article discusses how to use the floating In-place Input Panel icon in Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 to start the Input Panel so that you can use it in a text box, in a field, or on a document page.



MORE INFORMATION
The floating In-place Input Panel icon appears when the following conditions are true:  The Input Panel is not docked at the top or bottom of the screen. The In-place Input Panel icon is turned on in the Tablet PC Input Panel options dialog box settings. The program that you are using is compatible with the In-place Input Panel icon. For more information about what is required to turn on the In-place Input Panel icon in a program, visit the following Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811573.aspx

 The Tabtip.exe process is running. The Tablet PC pen is within range of the screen.

Undock the Input Panel
To undock the Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP), tap the &quot;red X&quot; Close button, or tap Tools and Options, and then tap Undock.

Enable the floating In-Place Input Panel option

 * 1) To open the Input Panel, tap the Tablet PC Input Panel taskbar button.
 * 2) Tap Tools and Options.
 * 3) Tap Options.
 * 4) Tap to select the Show Input Panel next to the text entry area when possible check box.
 * 5) Tap OK.

Verify that the Tabtip.exe process is running

 * 1) To open the Task Manager, press down and hold the CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys.
 * 2) Look for Taptip.exe.
 * 3) If it is not there, start the TIP by tapping the taskbar icon or by using the Start Input Panel gesture.

Additional query words: TPC TPC2005 TPCSP2 SP2 TIP

Keywords: kbhowto kbhandwriting KB885500

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