Note Taker Scrolls Unexpectedly Composing Handwritten Document

ID: Q186767

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows CE Services version 2.1
• Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Palm-size PC

SYMPTOMS

When you compose a handwritten document in Note Taker on a Palm-size PC (P/PC), the screen may scroll unexpectedly.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you use two separate pen strokes to write a character on the last line on the screen.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, follow these steps to disable automatic scrolling in Note Taker:

1. Tap Start, and then tap Note Taker.

2. One the Tools menu, tap Options.

3. On the General tab, tap the Scroll Upon Reaching Last Line check box

   to clear it, and then tap OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Note Taker interprets a pen stroke at the bottom of the screen as a command to scroll the screen if you pause more than 0.75 second between one stroke and the next. You cannot change the handwriting timer setting.

Additional query words: palm size sized hand writing written

Keywords          : kbui wince kbimu palmsize 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 5, 1998