PhatPad 2.0 for Android

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1 PhatPad 2.0 for Android USER S GUIDE Copyright PhatWare Corp. All Rights Reserved.

2 Copyright PhatWare Corporation. All rights Reserved. PhatWare Corp S. Grand Blvd Suite Spokane, WA USA Telephone: (509) Support: Sales: Web: PhatPad and PhatWare are registered trademarks of PhatWare Corp. in the USA and/or other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and should be noted as such. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PhatWare Corporation. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. The document cannot in whole or in a part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent, in writing, from PhatWare Corporation. PHATWARE CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR LIMITED, REGARDING THE DESCRIBED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY, OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. Page 2

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents...3 General Features...5 Overview... 5 System Requirements... 5 Installation... 6 Using PhatPad...7 Quick Start Guide... 7 Draw mode... 7 Erase Mode... 7 Select Mode... 8 Pan Mode... 8 Presentation Mode... 8 Toolbar Buttons... 8 File Manager... 9 Operating Modes... 9 Share... 9 Settings Gridlines Detect shapes Manage pages Manage document Options Pen/Color Palette Tools Undo/Redo Insert Picture Insert Text Voice Note Page Navigation Edit Menus Text Label Options Selected Text Options Selected Ink Options Selected Picture Options Other Options ing a Document Text Formatting Using Voice Notes Using the Presentation Mode Setting up the Presentation timing Running the Presentation Working with Documents Page 3

4 Editing Text Using WritePad Input Panel Toolbar Gestures Tips to Improve Recognition Quality Options Handwriting Settings Settings Synchronization Settings Edit Auto Corrector List Edit User Dictionary Manage User Data Page 4

5 General Features Overview More than another note-taking app, PhatPad turns your Android Device into an advanced brainstorming and presentation tool. PhatPad offers everything you need to express your ideas, enabling you to draw pictures, jot notes, or put a mixture of drawings, images, handwritten and typed text on a virtual scratch pad then instantly share them via , sync with Dropbox and SkyDrive or using the Presentation mode. PhatPad s digital ink technology and multilingual handwriting recognition engine allows you to scribble handwritten notes and drawings and convert them into digital text or perfect geometrical shapes. Additionally, brainstorming and collaborating with team members is simple using PhatPad s Presentation mode, which lets you create quick presentations and display them on your ipad. With PhatPad, you can: Type or scribble notes using a smooth-flowing digital ink technology. Combine drawing, handwritten text, images, and digital text on the same document page to create media-rich content. Convert handwritten notes into text with PhatPad s powerful multilingual handwriting recognition software. Synchronize PhatPad documents with the desktop computer via Dropbox or Microsoft SkyDrive. documents to anyone within PhatPad. Export PhatPad documents as PDFs. Use standard editing commands such as Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, and Paste. Record and playback voice notes. Make presentations using the advanced Presentation mode, which supports an external VGA monitor and allows recording and playing presentations by synchronizing document pages and voice. Use the Erase gesture to quickly delete ink, text, and images. Improve appearance of your notes and presentations by changing of the Z-order of overlapping images, individual strokes, and text labels. Paste text and images from other applications. Use the device s camera(s) to take a picture and place it directly into your PhatPad document. System Requirements Android-powered Tablet or Smartphone Android OS 2.3 or later Page 5

6 Installation Go to the Google Play website - play.google.com In the search window, type PhatPad. Touch the Download button. Alternatively, you can download a PhatPad trial directly from PhatWare s web site at Page 6

7 Using PhatPad Quick Start Guide PhatPad has five main operating modes: drawing, erasing, selecting, panning, and presentation. Draw mode Use the Draw mode to write notes or draw pictures with your finger or stylus. Write or draw anywhere on the document page. If writing, you can use your preferred handwriting style. To use cut, copy, and delete commands, touch and hold at the desired location for the menu to appear. Menu commands depend on the selected object: image, text label, or ink strokes. To delete an ink, text, or image in Draw Mode, use the erase gesture or go to Erase Mode (see below). To use the gesture, move your finger horizontally back and forth four or more times over the object you want to delete. You can start the gesture either to the right or to the left. or The overlapping objects are deleted based on the Z-order, top object is deleted first. To delete several overlapping objects, use this gesture multiple times. To adjust application settings, including turning on or off the erase gesture feature, touch the Options button in the toolbar. Erase Mode Use the Erase Mode to erase one or more objects with a single stroke. This includes ink, text, and images. All objects touched by the erase stoke will be deleted at the same time. Page 7

8 NOTE: This is different than using the erase gesture, where the overlapping objects are deleted based on the Z-order, top object deleted first (see the Draw mode section for more information). Select Mode Use the Select Mode to copy, delete, or move one or more writing strokes, text labels, and images. This mode is recommended while working with images and text labels. Use your finger to select strokes. Once you finish selecting, drag the selection to the desired position. To select an image or a text label, tap on the desired object. Move it by dragging the section frame. To resize an image, drag one of the selection frame corners. To convert handwritten text to digital, select the desired strokes, tap and hold to invoke the Action bar, then choose the Recognize menu command. Pan Mode Use the Pan Mode to zoom in or out by using pinch gestures and to scroll around the page, either by dragging vertically or horizontally. Presentation Mode This mode allows you to easily present a slide show, similar to PowerPoint s slide show mode. In addition, it allows recording and playing presentations by synchronizing document pages and a voice recording. When in the Presentation Mode, the toolbar will be hidden until needed. See the Using the Presentation Mode section for more information. Toolbar Buttons Note that the toolbar appearance may depend on the version of the operating system and device screen size. If the screen is small, some buttons will not appear. Use the Android menu button to access functions that do not appear in the toolbar. Page 8

9 File Manager Creates a new document and opens a previously saved document. You can also use it to delete, rename and synchronize PhatPad documents. (See the Working with Documents section.) Operating Modes To change to a different operating mode. See the Quick Start Guide above for more information on the five available modes. Share Allows users to share PhatPad documents in several different ways. The Share menu contains the following commands: Share You will have the option to transfer the currently opened PhatPad document as a PDF or an image, either as a file transfer to external storage or as an attachment via Gmail. Note: Sharing options, such as WiFi, Blue Tooth, , etc. will depend on your Android device model and version of the Operating System. You can transfer the current page or entire document as a PDF file or the current page as a PNG image file. Tap on File Transfer. The File transfer window will appear, with all the previous PhatPad documents that have been converted or transferred. You can also the PDF or image file as an attachment. Tap on Gmail. The Gmail Compose window will appear. Export You will have the option to convert the currently opened PhatPad document to a PDF or an image. You can send the current page or entire document as a PDF file. The PDF preview will appear. You can also send the current page as a PNG image file. The image preview will appear. Page 9

10 Settings Opens the Settings dropdown menu. The Settings menu contains the following commands: Gridlines If selected, will show the selected gridlines in the entire document. Detect shapes If selected, PhatPad allows you to draw smooth geometrical shapes, such as circles, rectangles, triangles, straight lines, and arrows. It is not recommended to turn this option ON if you do not intend to draw geometrical shapes. Page 10

11 becomes becomes becomes becomes becomes Manage pages The Manage Pages menu allows you to insert a blank page, duplicate or delete the current page, and rearrange document pages. Page 11

12 Insert empty page Inserts a new page before the current page. NOTE: To add a new page to the end of the document, touch the Add Page button. Rename page Opens the Rename Page dialog to enter a new page name. Duplicate page Copies all contents of the current page into a new adjacent page. Delete page Deletes the current page. Move Page left Moves the current page before the previous page. Move Page right Moves the current page after the next page. Page color Opens the color palette to select a new page color. Optionally, tap on the Color Chooser button to choose from 56 preselected colors. Manage document Use Manage document to rename or delete the current document. Options Brings up the Options menu to change PhatPad s many customizable settings. See the Options section. Pen/Color Palette Changes the pen (digial ink) color, width, and opaqueness. The pen widths increase from top to bottom The last two markers are 50% transparent by default. Tap on the palette icon to change colors. Page 12

13 Tap on the color of your choice. Tap on the marker icon to return to the pen widths options. To fine-tune your selections, first create your ink, then touch and hold your finger on the ink object until the Action bar appears, then select Change from the Edit Tools menu. See the Selected Ink Options section for more information. Tools From this menu, perform undo and redo actions, insert pictures and text, and record a voice note. Undo/Redo To undo or redo the last editing actions (up to 100 levels). This works for all operating modes. NOTE: Undo actions are stored for the current page only. Once you leave the current document page, all undo information is lost. Insert Picture The Select Image window will appear. Page 13

14 Take from camera - When selected, the standard Camera view appears in order to take a picture using either the front or back camera (if available). Select from gallery - Select the desired photo album, then tap on the desired image to insert on the current page. To move an image, go to Selection mode and drag to the desired location. To resize an image, drag one of the selection frame corners. To delete an image, use the Erase gesture menu appears, then select the Delete command. or touch and hold until the NOTE: You can change Z order of images if they overlap by using the Send to Back or Move to Front menu commands. Insert Text Creates a new text label and enters the text editing mode. NOTE: You can change Z order of text labels if they overlap by using the Send to Back or Move to Front menu commands. Voice Note To record and playback audio. See the Using Voice Notes section. Page Navigation Tap on a page tab to go to the desired page. The current page tab is highlighted. To add a page to the end of the document, tap Add Page. If there are more pages than fits on the screen, swipe you finger horizontally over the tab bar to scroll. To rename Page 14

15 a page, tap and hold the desired page tab. When the Rename Page dialog appears, enter the new name and tap OK. Edit Menus The appropriate Edit Menus can be invoked while in either Draw or Select mode by touching and holding your finger on the object or an empty page space until the menu appears. NOTE: All the edit menus will be shown as an action bar and replaces the main toolbar. Once done, the main action bar will reappear. Text Label Options To make changes to a text label while not in the text editing mode. when done. Done Dismisses the Action bar. Also tap anywhere outside the text box Copy - Copies the selected text label into the clipboard. Cut - Cuts the selected text label into the clipboard. Delete Deletes the selected text label. Edit Enters the text editing mode, using either the WritePad Input Panel or the standard keyboard. To learn about the WritePad Input Panel, see the Editing Text Using WritePad section. Edit Tools The three tools below appear. Style Opens the Styles Menu to change the text label color, font style and size, and text alignment of the current text label. See the Text Formatting section for more information. Move to Front Moves the text label in front of any other overlapping text labels or pictures. Send to Back Moves the text label behind any other overlapping text labels or pictures. Page 15

16 Selected Text Options When in text editing mode, touch and hold your finger on the screen. NOTE: This section is device-specific!! when done. Done Dismisses the Action bar. Also tap anywhere outside the text box Select All Selects all the text in the text label. Cut - Cuts the selected text into the clipboard. Copy - Copies the selected text into the clipboard. Paste Pastes the text from the clipboard at the cursor location. Clipboard Bring up the Android Clipboard window to see the history of previously copied text. Selected Ink Options Once any ink is selected, this menu will appear. Page 16

17 Done Dismisses the Action bar. Also tap anywhere outside the selected ink when done. Copy - Copies the selected ink into the clipboard. Cut - Cuts the selected ink into the clipboard. Delete Deletes the selected ink. Recognize If the selected ink strokes represent handwritten text, it will be converted to digital text. The WritePad Input Panel or the keyboard will appear for editing. (See the Editing Text Using WritePad section below.) Edit Tools The three tools below appear. Change - Changes the ink color, width, and opaqueness of the selected ink. Move to Front Moves the ink in front of any other overlapping ink, text labels or pictures. Send to Back Moves the ink behind any other overlapping ink,text labels or pictures. Selected Picture Options Copy - Copies the selected picture into the clipboard. Cut - Cuts the selected picture into the clipboard. Delete Deletes the selected picture. Move to Front Moves the selected picture in front of any other overlapping selected pictures, ink, or text. Move to Back Moves the selected picture behind any other overlapping pictures, ink, or text. Other Options When in any mode, touch and hold your finger on a blank portion of the document page. Page 17

18 Done Dismisses the Action bar. Also tap anywhere on a blank portion of the document when done. location. Paste Pastes the previously copied ink, text, or picture at the cursor Insert Text Will insert a text box. Insert Picture The Select Image window will appear. See the Insert Picture section for more information. ing a Document Note: An account must be configured on the device to use this command. To send a Document by 1. Open the desired Document and touch the Share button in the toolbar. 2. Touch the Share button. 3. Select either the Whole Document, Current Page, or Current Page as Image. 4. Select Gmail (or other client depending on your system s configuration). 5. Your account will open with the title of the document in the subject line and the PhatPad document as an attachment. Attachments can be sent either as a PDF or as a PNG format, depending on the selection above. See the Settings section below. If the document contains a voice note and being sent as PDF, the voice note is attached to the as a separate audio file. 6. Enter the addressee(s) by touching the desired field. 7. Enter the message. 8. Touch Send. Text Formatting PhatPad allow users to quickly change the appearance of the selected text label. Each style defines the text box background and text color, and the font size, name, style and alignment. You can choose one of the pre-defined PhatPad styles or create your own. Touch and hold your finger on a text label, then from the Action bar, touch the Style menu item. Page 18

19 Choose either one of the Default or Custom Styles, or add a new custom style. To add a new custom style, touch Add style. Page 19

20 Select the desired attributes. When changing the attributes, the Sample text will adjust accordingly. Touch the Done button when finished. To delete one or more custom styles, from the Style menu, touch the delete button. To edit a custom style, touch the Edit button in desired row, then use the Edit Style view to modify the style. Touch Done when finished. Predefined styles cannot be modified. Using Voice Notes To record a voice note, tap the dialog will appear. button, then select Voice note. The Recording Page 20

21 Tap Stop when done. Tap the button to cancel the audio recording. NOTE: Background recording is supported. Once the recording is started, you can go to other apps while the recording continues. Switch back to PhatPad to stop recording when done. To play back a voice note, select Voice note. The Playing dialog will appear. Tap Pause to pause the playback. Tap Play to continue playback. Tap the button to delete the audio recording. Using the Presentation Mode To go to the Presentation Mode, tap on the Mode button, then choose Presentation Mode. The Presentation mode toolbar will remain for about four seconds. Tap and hold on top of the screen to reveal the toolbar again. Tap the options button to go to another page while not playing the presentation. Page 21

22 Setting up the Presentation timing There are two methods you can use to set up the presentation timeouts for each page (the time page is displayed in the presentation mode before switching to the next one). 1. Set up presentation timeouts by advancing to each page (this method is recommended for a presentation that includes audio, since the audio will play as you are recording timeouts): Tap and hold at the top of the screen to display the Presentation Mode toolbar. Tap the Record button. A timer window will appear. When you are ready to move to the next page, tap once. The page counter will reset to 00:00 and the new page number will be shown. Continue these steps through the entire presentation. When done, tap Finish. If on the last page, tapping the screen once will also finish the recording. 2. Manually specify the timeout of each page using the Page Timeout dialog (ideal for presentation that does not contain audio): Tap and hold at the top of the screen to display the Presentation Mode toolbar. Tap the button. The Page timeouts dialog appears. Page 22

23 Tap on the arrows to increase or decrease the duration of each page. Running the Presentation Once you have set your presentation timing, to play the recorded presentation, tap the Play button. The presentation will always begin on page 1, regardless the current page prior to starting the presentation. To pause the presentation, tap the Pause button. To stop playing the presentation, tap the Stop button. Tap the Return button at the bottom of the screen to exit the Presentation mode. If your presentation includes audio, and you wish to mute it during the presentation, tap the button. The icon will change to. To manually advance to the next page, just tap on the screen. Page 23

24 Working with Documents To create a new document or open previously saved documents, tap the File Manager button in the title bar. The File Manager window appears. The currently opened document is highlighted. To create a new document, tap on the button. To sync with Dropbox or SkyDrive, tap the button. If already linked with Dropbox or SkyDrive, the synchronization will start immediately. If not linked, the Synchronization settings window will appear. See the Synchronization Settings section for more information. To rename or delete a document from within the File Manager, touch and hold your finger on a document. The Document Action bar will appear. Tap the button to rename the document. Page 24

25 Tap the button to delete the document. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Editing Text Using WritePad Note: WritePad for Android is sold separately, the standard Android input method will be used for text editing if WritePad is not installed or is not selected as the default input method. For more information about WritePad, visit To install WritePad from Google Play: Go to the Google Play website - play.google.com In the search window, type WritePad. Touch the Download button. Alternatively, the trial version of WritePad can be downloaded from PhatWare web site at To enter text, write on the input panel between the solid lines in your preferred handwriting style (the input panel can support up to two lines of handwritten text, depending on the device and orientation). You can write one or more words per recognition session, but always complete the entire word in each session and ignore intermediate results because the dictionary is used to find best results. NOTE: If you always print, you may want to enable the Separate Letters option. When you are done writing, touch the Return button text at the cursor location for each line of handwriting. to insert the recognized You can also start a new word on the left side of the marker on top of previous writing, which will automatically send the original line of recognized text into the document and start a new recognition session. Using this option, you can keep writing until you are done, and only have to tap the Return button once to enter the final line of text. For instance, after you are done writing the first line, just start writing the next character to the left of the marker. Page 25

26 The first line of text is automatically inserted into the document and clears the input panel screen so you can keep writing the second line. The marker is adjustable. Just hold your finger against the marker and once a blue vertical line appears, move it right or left as desired. If the recognizer returns an unexpected result, touch the incorrectly recognized word in the recognition results window to view alternatives. Input Panel Toolbar Options Brings up the Options window. Keyboard Brings up the standard keyboard. To return to the Input Panel, just touch the same icon on the keyboard. Page 26

27 Print/Cursive Toggles between print or cursive modes. You will get better text recognition depending on your style of writing. If you always print, you may want to enable the Separate Letters option. Mixed (default)/upper Case/Numerical/URL - If you are writing strictly capital letters, numbers, or address/urls, you can switch recognition modes by tapping on the Mode button. Period Inputs the recognition session into the text label and inserts a period at the end. If the Input Panel is empty, it inserts a period at the current cursor location Space - Inputs the recognition session into the text label and inserts a period at the end. If the Input Panel is empty, it inserts a space at the current cursor location. character). Backspace Deletes the last handwriting stroke (not necessarily the last If the Input Panel is empty, it deletes the character to the left of the cursor. Return - When you are done writing, touch the Return button to insert the recognized text at the cursor location. If the Input Panel is empty, it inserts a return at the cursor location. Gestures To delete a character before the current cursor location or the last stroke while writing, use the long left gesture (the Backspace gesture). To delete all handwritten text before recognition in case of an error, use the horizontal left and then right gesture (the Cut gesture). To insert the return character, use the short down-long left gesture (the Return gesture). To insert the space character, use the short down-long right gesture (the Space gesture). Page 27

28 To use the built-in calculator, write something like =. The = symbol at the end of the equation is required to invoke the calculator. Change the Mode button to numerical mode for better recognition. To adjust recognizer settings, touch the Tools button in the toolbar, tap PhatPad Options, then Handwriting Settings. Tips to Improve Recognition Quality If you use words that are not in the main or user dictionary, such as rare names, we recommend adding these words to the user dictionary. Always complete the word in the current recognition session. Do not try writing part of a word per session; it will result in bad recognition quality, because partial words are not found in the dictionary. You can write multiple words in each recognition session; however if you always intend to write one word only, set the Single Word Only setting to ON. Write legibly. If you write 'n' like 'r', or 'u' like 'v', etc. you may need to improve your style. The bottom line is, if other people cannot read your handwriting (without understanding the content) you cannot expect high recognition quality. Your handwriting does not have to be perfect, just readable. Always write on the screen horizontally, not at an arbitrary angle. To help you write horizontally, turn on Horizontal Grid from the Tools menu. Do not attempt to correct your handwriting if you made a mistake while writing, the result will be unpredictable. If you made a mistake while writing, either tap the Backspace button one or more times to remove the previous stroke(s), or use the Cut gesture to cancel the entire recognition session and start again. If you always print your characters, use the Separate Letters mode. Note that if this option is on, you cannot connect characters. Remember to use the mode buttons in the Input Panel toolbar as described above, depending on how you write and what you are writing. Setting the Only Known Words switch to ON will improve the overall recognition quality, but this will make it impossible to write words, numbers, or any other character sequences that are not found in the user or main dictionaries. If you make a spelling error in this mode the result is unpredictable, because the engine will try to find the closest word in the dictionary, which might not be the one you were trying to write. If you notice that a specific word is often recognized as a different word, add this word to the Autocorrector word list. Page 28

29 Options To go to the Options window, tap on, then Options. Enter registration code Tap to enter your code or elect to register later. This command does not appear if PhatPad is already registred. Custom Paper Size If checked, can use the Set paper custom size option. If unchecked, can use the Paper Size option to select a standard size. Set paper custom size Tap to set the width and height in pixels. The Paper size will be shown as Custom. Paper Size Tap to set a standard paper size. Once selected, the menu item will display the selected size. Enable Erase Gesture If checked the Erase Gesture can be used. Erase Recognized Ink If checked, when using the Recognize command, once the ink is converted to digital text, the selected ink will be deleted. Ignore Single Point Strokes If checked, when in Writing Mode, will ignore any slight accidental screen touches. Enable Crop If checked, when using the Insert Picture option, upon selecting or taking a picture, you will be able to crop the picture prior to insertion into the document. Grid Line Spacing Tap to set the spacing of the vertical and horizontal lines. Use the Settings menu to turn both line types on and off. Advanced settings See the following sections for more details. About PhatPad Tap to see the current version and go directly to the PhatPad web site. Page 29

30 Handwriting Settings To access the Recognizer, Dictionary, and User Data settings, touch the Handwriting Settings row in the Options view. Language Opens the Language dialog. Includes multilingual handwriting recognition technology supporting eleven languages. Auto corrector - Use this option to enable the Auto corrector feature. Auto corrector automatically fixes common spelling and recognizer errors. Edit auto corrector words Opens the Auto Corrector window. See the Edit Autocorrector List section. Separate letters - Use this option if you print instead of using cursive and do not connect individual letters. If this option is checked, connected letters will not be recognized properly. Single word only - Use this option if you attempt to recognize only one word per each recognition session. If this option is checked, automatic word segmentation is disabled. Only known words - If checked, the recognition output will be limited only to the dictionary words. This improves quality of the recognition but makes it impossible to write non-dictionary words. User dictionary - If checked, the user dictionary is enabled. Edit user dictionary- Opens the User Dictionary window. See the Edit User Dictionary section. Manage user data - Opens the User Data window. See the Manage User Data section. Page 30

31 Settings To access settings, touch Settings in the Options view. Footnote - A footnote will be added to at the end of each (optional). Touch inside the footnote window to edit. Default Addresses - Specify default TO, CC, and BCC addresses (optional). as PDF Check to the PhatPad document as a PDF. Uncheck to as the native PhatPad format. To send an , see the ing a Document section. Page 31

32 Synchronization Settings These settings are used to synchronize PhatPad documents with your Dropbox and or SkyDrive accounts and to create a Dropbox/SkyDrive account. To access the Synchronization settings, touch the Synchronization Settings row in the Options view. To sign in to your Dropbox or SkyDrive account: 1. In the Options dialog, touch Synchronization Settings. 2. Ensure Enable Sync with Dropbox or Enable sync with SkyDrive is checked. (You can only sync with one service at a time.) 3. Check Autosync on Startup, if desired. 4. Select the synchronize priority either PhatPad, Dropbox/SkyDrive, or by the latest date. 5. Tap Link with Dropbox if Enable sync with Dropbox is selected, or tap Link with SkyDrive if Enable sync with SkyDrive is selected. 6. If you aren t logged in, you will need to enter your address and password. 7. If you do not have Dropbox or SkyDrive account already, you can create one by touching the Need a Dropbox account link or the Sign Up Now link (for SkyDrive) in the Login window. 8. Enter the required information. For more information on how Dropbox works, visit Page 32

33 For more information on how SkyDrive works, visit To manually synchronize your documents with Dropbox or SkyDrive, first make sure that Dropbox Sync/SkyDrive Sync is enabled as shown above. 1. Tap the File Manager button in the title bar. The File Manager window appears. 2. Tap the button. 3. PhatPad will synchronize all documents with a PWD and PDF extensions and create a PhatPad subfolder in Dropbox and/or SkyDrive if they haven t already been created. You can also place any PhatPad documents into these folders if you want them to appear in PhatPad on your device after the next synchronization session. For example, if you use PhatPad on two or more devices, you can use the Dropbox (SkyDrive) synchronization to keep documents on all devices in sync. Edit Auto Corrector List To access the Autocorrector List, tap on, then Options. From the Options window, tap Handwriting Settings, then Edit autocorrector words. Page 33

34 To modify an existing word pair, touch the desired row. To add a new word pair to the word list, touch the button. To delete a command, tap and hold your finger on a word pair until the action bar appears, then touch the Delete button. When adding or modifying a word pair, the Edit word pairs window will appear. If modifying an existing word pair, the misspelled and correct word windows will be filled in. Page 34

35 When adding or modifying a word pair, the following options can be used: If Always Replace is checked, the word is always replaced; otherwise the word is replaced only if the recognition engine alternatives contain the replacement word. If Ignore Case is checked, words are compared in lower case. If Disabled is checked, the word replacement is disabled. This is useful to disable a specific word replacement without removing it from the list. Edit User Dictionary The PhatPad handwriting recognition engine requires a vocabulary for higher recognition quality. Forcing the engine to recognize only words in the included dictionary improves overall recognition quality, but makes it impossible to write words that are not in the dictionary. Even if you do not enable the Only Known Words option, it is recommended that you add any new words to the user dictionary that you may be using often, such as rare last and first names, company and product names, abbreviations, etc. To access the User Dictionary, tap on, then Options. From the Options window, touch Handwriting Settings, then touch User Dictionary. Page 35

36 To modify an existing word, touch the desired row. The Edit word window will appear. To add a new word to the word list, touch the button. The Insert word window will appear. Page 36

37 To delete a word, tap and hold your finger on the word to delete until the action bar appears, then tap the Delete button. Manage User Data To access the User Data, touch the Manage user data row in the Options view. User Dictionary - The exported files can be stored in a shared directory so they can be exchanged with other devices or stored on a desktop computer. The user dictionary file is saved in a.txt format. Autocorrector - The exported files can be stored in a shared directory so they can be exchanged with other devices or stored on a desktop computer. The Auto-corrector file format is CSV (comma separated values). Each row contains a pair of words and optional flags (see the Edit Autocorrector List section). Reset Recognizer Settings - This section allows you to Reset user dictionary and Reset autocorrector list, to the default configurations (reverts to the original settings; all user modifications are lost). Page 37