Windows XP Tablet PC Edition: Product Information

Feature Description Benefit

A superset of Tablet PCs run Windows XP You get the features, reliability, Windows XP Professional—expanded with and power of the latest Microsoft Professional specific enhancements just for PC operating system, plus the Tablet PC platform. handwriting and speech recognition capabilities.

A platform for Tablet PCs can run Windows You have access to the tools you Windows XP– XP–compatible applications. have on your desktop PC, but in a compatible mobile and versatile computer. applications

A complete Tablet PCs support docking You can use a full complement of desktop PC stations and common peripherals, including a full-size solution accessories. monitor and keyboard, a mouse, printers, and extra drives.

Tablet pen and ink You can download the free Use your Tablet PC pen to capabilities that Microsoft Office XP Pack for handwrite text in Microsoft Outlook extend to Microsoft Tablet PC to add ink capabilities version 2002, Microsoft Word Office XP to Office XP applications. version 2002, Microsoft PowerPoint version 2002, and Microsoft Excel version 2002.

A powerful Microsoft offers a software Microsoft is making the Tablet PC development development kit (SDK) and other platform specifications available to platform resources to help developers the development community, so take advantage of the platform's applications will be ready for ink and speech capabilities. market as Tablet PCs are released.

New and Different Ways to Use Your PC

Feature Description Benefit

Different Tablet Tablet PC solutions are You can choose a Tablet PC to meet your PC hardware available from a variety of particular needs. Choose a "convertible" available to suit manufacturers. model with a built-in keyboard, or, for your needs ultimate mobility, choose a "slate tablet" model. Both models are available with docking stations for use at your desk.

Digital pen Each Tablet PC includes a Information you input in your own input tablet pen you can use to handwriting can be used immediately in a control the computer and variety of applications, including Outlook input text in your own 2002, Word 2002, Excel 2002, and handwriting. PowerPoint 2002.

Tablet PC Input Input Panel is an on- You can use the tablet pen and writing Panel screen keyboard and pad to input your handwritten text into writing pad that lets you applications, or use the pen with the on- enter text when you are screen keyboard. away from or prefer not to use your standard keyboard.

Microsoft Windows Journal turns You can unobtrusively take notes on your Windows your Tablet PC into a Tablet PC in meetings or in a variety of Journal digital writing pad. locations. You no longer have to take notes on paper and then enter them into your computer later.

Handwriting You can write in your own Handwriting recognition tools assist in ink- recognition and handwriting and save it to-text conversion by helping you spot and conversion digitally, or convert it to correct recognition errors before text is typed text. inserted into other applications.

Speech Tablet PCs have internal You can use your voice instead of a recognition speech recognition mouse, keyboard, or pen to control capabilities. Microsoft Windows–based applications. You can also use your voice to dictate text for input into applications. (Currently, the speech feature is available in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.)

Document You can use the tablet pen Document annotation lets you mark up a annotation to annotate documents Web article with your comments and imported to the Tablet PC. forward it to a co-worker, highlight the presentations you want to attend on a conference agenda, and more.

Reading ease Your Tablet PC uses Tablet PC is designed to give you a Microsoft ClearType natural and comfortable reading technology and a high- experience. resolution display.

Screen rotation You can quickly rotate your Use portrait orientation for taking notes, screen for landscape or just like you would on a pad of paper; use portrait viewing. landscape orientation to view, for example, a PowerPoint presentation.

Tablet pen You can use your tablet Your pen gives you another way to do gestures pen to make "gestures"— many of the things you would normally do movements with the pen with a mouse - such as pointing, clicking, that complete common selecting, and dragging. tasks.

More Productivity in More Situations Feature Description Benefit

Built-in Most Tablet PCs include built-in You can still be connected wireless wireless connectivity. away from your desk. connectivity

Hot docking Tablet PC Edition supports surprise You can quickly grab your hot docking. computer from its docking station and go.

Lightweight Tablet PCs weigh as little as three Your Tablet PC is ultra-mobile designs pounds or less, compared to many of and light enough to carry with today's notebook PCs, which weigh you everywhere you go. five pounds or more.

Long battery Tablet PCs have high-power, ultra– You can use your Tablet PC life low-voltage processors, combined with away from your desk for longer new battery technology and Windows periods of time. XP power management features.

Fast standby Your Tablet PC can resume from You can save power when you resume Standby mode in about five seconds. aren't using your computer— without sacrificing time when you're ready to use it again.