[Q] S-Note: Edit existing textbox in handwriting mode?

[rathga]

Hi there

Just got my galaxy note 8 and loving it so far! Just one thing I cannot quite work out in S-Note (perhaps it is obvious but I've searched everywhere and it eludes me!)

If I create a text box using the handwriting-to-text productivity tool, and write something in it, it converts it to text. All fine so far.

but if I leave the text box and go do something else (like add a nice chart next to it), and then want to add more text to it or edit the textbox, I only seem to be able to do it using the text entry mode (i.e. with the keyboard).

I have tried having the box selected in the text mode, and then switch to the handwriting-to-text mode, but the textbox loses focus. And if I'm in handwriting-to-text mode and try to click on it to get it in focus, it doesn't work and instead creates a brand new textbox on top of it.

So basically: how do I edit a pre-existing textbox in handwriting-to-text mode??

I'm sure (I hope) that i'm missing something very obvious. Many thanks for your help!

 

[Yokobln]

Excellent, thank you!

I have the exact same issue!
If I'm writing in a box with "handwriting recognition" enabled and lift my pen / hand for a second and than return to continue writing where I left off, I can't figure out how to do it.... please look at the screenshot I made. It's in german, but what it says is basically "whenever I lift my hand and continue writing afterwards a new text box is created"

Any help would be appreciated!

Regards,

Yoko

 

[ddavtian]

Instead of using handwriting recognition from productivity tool just use handwriting from keyboard, it works even better for me and is available system wide. You should be able to go back to text box and continue.

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[rathga]

Ok after a lot of fiddling, i think I have the solution!

Go into text productivity mode, then long-press the textbox you want to edit. The context menu should pop up. Press again in the box to make the context menu go away, and you should now have the cursor in the textbox and still be in text productivity mode.

A bit convoluted but works.