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I've got to say that next to Outlook 2k3, this is my favorite new program in the new MS Office 'System'. Its not included in the Office package (unless you buy a Tablet PC) but my sister got it for free through school! 
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Now I don't have a Tablet PC but its still usable on a regular desktop or laptop.
First off, its not like any word processor. There are no set 'lines' or paragraph rules to follow. Put the selection 'I' bar anywhere on the page and start typing. Each 'block' of text you right is literally just that...a resizable block of text somewhat like a transparent post it note (the border disappears when you're done editing that block.)
There is also no save button...everything is autosaved in your notebook. Your notes can be arranged on pages like in Word, but you've also got tabs and folders to arrange notes in (not Windows Explorer folders...these are like real-life folders.) If you want a new page you click the 'new page' icon and a tab for your page appears at the right. Drag the tab to move it around. Each page has a title section, and this is how you identify pages in the tab index (though you can switch to numbers if you need to save screen realestate.)
A picture is worth more than a 1000 words, so you've also got the pen tool. Click the pen, choose a color, and start drawing. Simple as that. Everything you draw is a vector graphic and is autosmoothed to make it look more natural.
What good is a picture without the sound??? When your words aren't good enough, sometimes you just need to hear theirs. So there's a microphone tool that allows you to attach a sound bite anywhere on the page. Handy when taking notes in class...if only my sister could find a small yet sensitive mic for her laptop.
Of course, none of this is any good unless you can export it...and with all these features it would be a proprietary format...so how to share your notes with others who don't have the software?? Well for one, there's the free Windows Journal format viewer you can download. Otherwise, you can just export everything to one simple .mht HTML file (with embedded graphics but no sound)
All in all its a pretty powerful tool, and I wish I had a Tablet PC to really exploit it (handwriting recognition and all..)
Screenshot
Now I don't have a Tablet PC but its still usable on a regular desktop or laptop.
First off, its not like any word processor. There are no set 'lines' or paragraph rules to follow. Put the selection 'I' bar anywhere on the page and start typing. Each 'block' of text you right is literally just that...a resizable block of text somewhat like a transparent post it note (the border disappears when you're done editing that block.)
There is also no save button...everything is autosaved in your notebook. Your notes can be arranged on pages like in Word, but you've also got tabs and folders to arrange notes in (not Windows Explorer folders...these are like real-life folders.) If you want a new page you click the 'new page' icon and a tab for your page appears at the right. Drag the tab to move it around. Each page has a title section, and this is how you identify pages in the tab index (though you can switch to numbers if you need to save screen realestate.)
A picture is worth more than a 1000 words, so you've also got the pen tool. Click the pen, choose a color, and start drawing. Simple as that. Everything you draw is a vector graphic and is autosmoothed to make it look more natural.
What good is a picture without the sound??? When your words aren't good enough, sometimes you just need to hear theirs. So there's a microphone tool that allows you to attach a sound bite anywhere on the page. Handy when taking notes in class...if only my sister could find a small yet sensitive mic for her laptop.
Of course, none of this is any good unless you can export it...and with all these features it would be a proprietary format...so how to share your notes with others who don't have the software?? Well for one, there's the free Windows Journal format viewer you can download. Otherwise, you can just export everything to one simple .mht HTML file (with embedded graphics but no sound
)All in all its a pretty powerful tool, and I wish I had a Tablet PC to really exploit it (handwriting recognition and all..)
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