How To Do Everything with Your Tablet PC (Paperback)

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Product Description

Get small with your new Tablet PC. Electronics expert Bill Mann provides details on getting the most from the latest advancement in portable computing, plus shows you how to connect with, and use, peripherals such as printers, fax machines, cameras, and scanners.

From the Back Cover

Explore the capabilities and benefits of your Tablet PC hardware and software with help from this easy-to-understand guide. Get a thorough run-through of your new device, as well as the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system that runs on it. Once you've become familiar with the hardware and software features, follow helpful chapters that reveal step-by-step how to configure your device, connect with the Internet, run on a network, and even go wireless. You'll put your Tablet PC to work using accessories, running multimedia applications, playing games, writing with Ink, and much more. Plus--get plenty of troubleshooting techniques and advice.

• Examine your Tablet PC hardware
• Use the pen as a control device and text entry tool
• Draw pictures and play games on the screen
• Import your old files and settings
• Create user accounts to accommodate multiple users
• Connect to printers, faxes, scanners, digital cameras, and other peripherals
• Understand Tablet PC digital ink and handwriting recognition
• Use handwriting in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
• Use backup and system restore features to protect all your data

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (March 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072227710
• ISBN-13: 978-0072227710
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #946,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but now a bit out of date, May 15, 2004

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The book is well-written, fairly thorough, and deals with all of the main aspects of the Tablet PC. It is lacking, however, in Office 2003 application discussions.

There have been numerous changes in Office 2003 that afect the Tablet PC, and this book should be updated to include them.

It's one of the thicker books at over 400 pages, but it doesn't talk about a lot of the newer hardware and software that is covered in books such as "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tablet PCs."

I've read all of the Tablet PC books, and this is good, but may deal a bit too much in the standard Windows XP side to be as useful for Tablet PC users.

Don't get me wrong - there is lots of material on Tablet PC-specific usage, just not scenarios on how to effectively use the Tablet PC, or detailed information on the more esoteric applications and hardware accessories.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for experienced Windows users, August 8, 2004

By	Patrick J. Santry "Pat" (Erie, PA) - See all my reviews

If you know how to use Windows XP, then this book isn't for you. About 20% of the book is aimed specifically at using the Tablet PC, the rest is basic operating system information that anyone who knows how to use Windows XP should know. This book was basically a review of Windows XP concepts with a couple chapters focused specifically on the Tablet PC.

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, June 17, 2003

By	RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is an excellent resource for tablet PC users...I made sure every employee in my office with the new tablets got a copy of this book...it explains everything clearly, including how to use software and the special features of the tablet pc.

Highly recommended for anyone with a new Tablet PC -- especially since the tablet pc's themselves come with next to nothing in the way of "how to" documentation.