IBM transnote User Guide

Turn the page.

Tap the Page Forward button on 
the ThinkScribe, and watch the 
page number in the status display. 

Watch the status display to match 
page numbers with the notepad.

Change the ink file, if 
needed.

Slide the ink tip in the Ink File 
selector on the digital notepad.

Watch the status display to confirm 
the pre-assigned ink file for each 
page.

Current 
Notepad

1.Edit > Edit Original Page
2.Edit > Fix Overwritten Ink

Ctrl+W

My Ink 
Files

Edit > Fix Overwritten Page

Ctrl+W

Tips:

• First, select the destination page.
• Use the keyboard arrow keys to adjust the 

separation.

• Drag the slider to far left to move the 

contents to the right page, and press the 
right-arrow key to adjust.

• Drag mouse pointer to select an area of ink 

to separate from the current page, and use 
the colored the colored toggle button to place 
the ink on the destination page.

Drag and drop 
thumbnails

Tap a thumbnail, or hold Ctrl to tap 
multiple thumbnails. Drag to an ink 
file in the navigation panel.

Copy selected pages 
to pre-assigned ink 
files

Tap a thumbnail, or hold Ctrl to tap 
multiple thumbnails. Select Edit > 
Copy to Ink Files.

Copy all pages to pre-
assigned ink files

Select Edit > Copy All to Ink Files

Replace pages

If the page already exists in the ink 
file, the Replace Pages window 
opens. Choose to keep both the 
original and new pages, replace 
the original page, or skip this pair 
of pages.

Enable

Press the FlipTouch button on the 
ThinkPad (middle button on right).

Select .

Use pen as a mouse
pointer

Tap ink tip on relative position on 
the digital notepad to activate 
toolbar buttons or menu items.

Use pen to draw into 
graphics programs.

Open a graphics program on the 
ThinkPad, and draw with the ink tip 
on the digital notepad.

Disable

Tap OK button on the ThinkScribe 
with the ink tip.

1.Press the FlipTouch button on the ThinkPad. Select 

.

2. Wait for ThinkScribe Notepad Properties to open.

3.Press the Changing Pads icon 

.

4.Select the Pad Type.
5.Select OK.

Synchronize 
ThinkScribe with Ink 
Manager Pro.

Start > Settings > Control Panel > 
IBM ThinkScribe.
Opens ThinkScribe Notepad 
Properties.

Set Preferences in Ink 
Manager Pro

File > Preferences.
Open Preferences to change 
default settings in Ink Manager 
Pro.

To copy ink into the viewer:
• From the ThinkScribe, use the Copy action.
• From Ink Manager Pro, drag the mouse pointer to select 

ink, and press Ctrl+K.

To use the Ink Clipboard Viewer:
• Select ink to edit by dragging mouse pointer. 
• Use toolbar buttons and menus to edit selected ink.
• Copy selected ink and paste it in another application.
• Tap the Post-It button to place selected ink in a Post-It 

note.

• Print selection or save as another format (.bmp or .jpg).