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I am using OpenOffice 2.4 on a MacBook Pro which runs on Mac OSX Leopard. The tablet I am using is a Wacom Bamboo tablet. With this equipment and systems I am wondering if it is possible to use my tablet to write directly onto Write files without having my handwriting converted into text. I had heard that something like thiscan be done using Office, and was wondering if something similar exists in OpenOffice, and how I can access it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

OpenOffice.org (as of 3.0) itself doesn't have support for handwriting-to-text conversion, so it would only work if the feature was somehow provided by your operating system or device.

Thank you.

And a don't suppose there would be a function that would allow me to simply handwrite straight onto some sort of Open Office document in the current version of Open Office?

No, your only option is to use another program and copy and paste into Writer. Gimp will do the job.

Ok, thank you. Unfortunately I do not know what Gimp is, so if anyone could provide me with details on it that would be great!
Thanks.

OpenOffice.org Draw and Writer(?) and Impress(?) have a freehand writing function. It's called freeform line, and it's in the drawing toolbar.

GIMP info is here: http://www.gimp.org/

I think you speak about two different things. The Wacom board is in the original question not wished to be used to produce pictures. It's a wish to use it in Writer to, instead of key board input words, recognize handwritten words on the Wacom board.
Wacom has a program "JustWrite" for that and its works with MS Office.
I think Wacom must be pushed to do something about this, but maybe there is someone handy man that can make a OOo plug-in?