Fixing Mistakes

Even though we might like to think we're all perfect, we all make mistakes while either typing or writing. It might be that the Input Panel misinterpreted what you attempted to tap or write, or you might just need to change what you previously wrote. You can correct mistakes in several ways, but probably the easiest way to correct a mistake is with your Tablet PC's pen.

If you haven't already done so within OneNote, flip your Tablet PC's pen over and place the top of the pen (where the eraser would be if you were holding a pencil) on the Tablet's screen. Instead of the dot that appears on the screen when you use the tip of the pen, you'll see a little eraser appear on the screen. You can actually erase text or ink using this eraser.

Erasing Ink

In order to erase ink that's on the OneNote screen, you will have to press harder on the screen than you do for simply writing. You'll need to experiment with how hard you need to press to erase your ink. Every Tablet PC has a different pen. Your pen might have a small button on the top of the pen. If so, you'll probably need to press hard enough to slightly depress this button.

To erase ink, you can either drag your eraser over the ink while pressing on the screen, or press down directly on a line of ink. For example, if you have a large W on the screen, you can position your eraser on one line of the W and press down. The entire W is deleted.

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If you drag your eraser back and forth over a word, you can delete the entire word with just a few strokes.

You cannot delete just one short segment of the W. You can delete one pen stroke at a time. So if you're writing in cursive, you might not be able to delete just one letter of a word. You might only be able to delete the entire word or several letters at a time.

Erasing Typed Text

You can't use the pen eraser to erase typed text. You'll have to use the cursor to select the text and delete it. You can use the pen to select a block of typed or written text and then delete the selected text. We'll cover using the pen as a selection tool later in this chapter.