Chapter 3. Getting Started with Windows Journal

Windows Journal is the "killer application" on your new tablet. It’s an excellent example of good software design: simple and intuitive enough to start using with minimum instruction, yet packed with powerful features awaiting your discovery. On the surface, Windows Journal works like a pad of paper. To take notes, simply place your pen on the screen and start writing. In fact, a great deal of design effort went into making Journal behave as much like real paper as possible. If you start thinking about Journal as a pad of paper, you’ll be off to a great start.

In this and upcoming chapters, you’ll discover some of the capabilities of Journal. For example, you’ll learn how your pen can write in several ...

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