Text input - it is never too fast

An important reason for using Windows mobile device with touch screen is to type text faster. And though you'll probably input text faster than with 12-button mobile phone, it will always seems too slow to you.

I suggest using Letter recognizer mode on Windows mobile. Transcriber is attractive, but it has more complex job to do (splitting your pen movements into letters) which eventually leads to more errors, and what is the worst in this mode it is harder to fix error than in Letter recognizer. Eventually, you will even have troubles that Transcribers activates when you try to click on something.

Third possible input method, virtual Keyboard, is not very efficient, and the only reason to use it is that you don't want to practice even a bit of time as it requires zero learning period. Though, it might be interesting in some situations - usual keyboard shortcuts (e.g. ctrl + A for selecting all text or files) work as it would on desktop.

To input text efficiently with Letter recognizer, try to follow these tips:

• write the widest possible letters, you will see that rate of recognition improves that way;
• remember some shortcuts: you don't have to put horizontal line on f;
• don't rush too much - every error is high penalty for your input speed, so don't write faster than your skill and device capabilities allow;
• don't let your batteries drain too much, it may affect rate of recognition;
• find optimal time to soft reset your device, recognition may get worse as you may accumulate a lot of junk that take of your device resources while it is turned on.

Also, consider Quikwrite. These method claims a significant speed improvement with a bit of practice, as it is not based on character recognition, but on gestures. I must say I failed to get used to this, but it is worth a try.

Finally, full-time mobile typists may consider to buy device with keyboard, or buy keyboard accessory for their device. Eventually, you will be even able to roll it up into your pocket.