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Using Stylus with Hand Rested on Touch Screen (Inspiron 15 5548, Early 2015)
Hello,
A few days ago, I purchased a brand-new Dell Inspiron Signature Edition 15 (5548, Early 2015) computer running Windows 8.1 from the Microsoft Store as well as an Adonit Jot Pro stylus. So far, I really like the computer and I find it to be a great laptop (especially for the price I paid), but i'm having one issue that i'm not 100% sure on how to fix. My computer is a touch screen computer, and I need to use the touch screen to take notes for school using OneNote. The Adonit Jot Pro stylus works pretty well, and I don't have any issues with the stylus itself. My issue is that I cannot write on the screen with my hand resting on the screen. When taking notes, I need to have my hand rested, as I cannot write well if my hand is hovering over the screen, but whenever I rest my hand on the screen and try to write using the stylus, OneNote draws a little bit where my hand is and a little bit where the stylus is. I cannot take any notes with my hand resting on the touch screen since it is recognizing both my hand and my stylus as touch inputs. Is there any way for me to fix this and be able to write with my stylus while resting my hand on the screen? From searching online, i've found people saying i'd need a certain HID compliant driver that would allow pen inputs, but i'm not sure if this would be the solution (and i'm not even sure where to download the driver from if I need one). Also, i've already reserved my free copy of Windows 10 for this computer, so when Windows 10 releases, I will be downloading it. Ideally, i'd need a fix that would be able to work with Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, if possible.
Information on my Computer (i'm not sure how much use this may be, but here it is anyways):
- Operating System: Windows 8.1 (going to upgrade to 10 when it releases)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.2Ghz (Hyper-Threading to 2.7Ghz, 2 Cores and 4 Threads, 3MB Cache)
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 @ 1600Mhz
- Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Internal Hard Disk Drive
Thanks in advance! :)
bgibson135
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August 6th, 2015 14:00
Use a cheap rubber latex glove, and cut out the tips of the middle & index fingers, and the thumb. That way the screen won't pick up the resistance off the fingers and palm of the hand you are resting on to write.
:emotion-5: I don't know if there is a better answer. I had the same problem trying to use a tablet & stylus. The other problem I had was trying to write between the lines... when there were no lines. I had the tendency to scroll upward as I wrote to the right.