Does OneNote have palm rejection or a hand rest spot?

Question

I just bought an Acer Iconia W500. I really wanted to use it for taking notes and having all the amenities of a full blown computer without the size.

Using OneNote to take notes, I notice I can't rest my hand on the screen. I have read some about this and it seems the very best solution is to get a tablet with active digitizer technology, but there aren't too many with this and it is expensive.

So barring that, is there any way I can rest my hand on the tablet screen while taking notes in OneNote? Or am I relegated to hovering my hand over the screen while I write notes?

Does OneNote have a palm rest area or some sort of palm rejection?

Solution

Palm rejection is a feature of the hardware and device driver. To Onenote, all your computer is doing is moving a cursor. It has NO idea where your hand is. Heck, you don't even need a hand to emulate the movement. You can draw on Onenote using APIs.

It was generally considered for a LONG time that Walcom had by far the best palm rejection technology. But recently, the Ntrigs in the Dell XT2 have caught up. I haven't tried the Acer Iconia yet. Your best bet is to ask the guys at a Tablet PC enthusiast forum, like TabletPCreview.com and find out the manufacturer of the screen.

For example, I have a older HP TZ2500, which features excellent palm reject. It isn't multi touch, nor light as a feather. But I wouldn't trade it for a sissy media tablet anyday.