2.1 How to Connect to the Equipment
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Place the supplied pointer insert into the Stylus. |
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| Once the calibration settings is done, you can keep the same setting, as long as your projector and board are put in the same location. |
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Power on your PC, and start PoinTech application. |
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| 2 | Connect the PC to the projector, and project the computer display onto the board. | |
| 3 | Press ActiveMouse Button on the on-screen Toolbar. | |
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Follow the calibration instructions. The screen such as on the right will be projected on to the board. Click on the center of the "x" mark 9 times with your Stylus.
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| 5 | Now you can use the Stylus as a mouse pointer on the board. | |
| Note: Unless you change the location of the projector or its projected screen, same calibration settings will be effective. | ||
Note:
Go to Tools menu > ActiveMouse > Preferences
to set the calibration settings.
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| Note: The area of 3.9 inches from the left edge is a margin, where no operation could be done. Please make sure to operate within the right side against the margin. |
| You can operate the keyboard on your computer by operating the “ActiveMouse” palette displayed on the board. |
“ActiveMouse”
Palette
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pen tools |
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This is the button to operate your mouse. You can undo the operation with this button. |
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| It allows you to right-click. | |
onscreen keyboard |
It allows you to operate the keyboard on your computer. |
| It allows you to write and draw on the board. | |
| Handy for highlighting important items. | |
| Highlight the border of a section on the board. | |
| Highlight a section on the board. | |
| Erases what you have written on the board. | |
color/width palette |
It allows you to select the color/width of the pen or highlighter. |
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Saves the entire screen to your PC. |
| capture area |
Saves the selected area to your PC. |
| Prints current the screen contents. |
2.5 Write Over with the Stylus
| 1 | Use the Stylus to select the pen tools button to press the highlighter button. | ||
| 2 | On the
color/width palette, select the pen Color and
Width.
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| 4 | The mouse pointer button erases the whole contents from your board at once, while the eraser button erases only some portion from your contents. |
2.6 Write Over with the Highlighter
| 1 | Use the Stylus to select the pen tools button to press the highlighter button. |
| 2 | On the color/width palette, select the pen color and thickness. |
| 3 | Write
over the content on the board with the highlighter. |
| 4 | The mouse pointer button erases the whole contents from your board at once, while the eraser button erases only some portion from your contents. |
| This feature enables you to draw an arrow from the point where you put your mouse until you release your Stylus. |
| 1 | Use the Stylus to press the down arrow button in the pen tools button. |
| 2 | Select color and width from the palette. |
| 3 | You can start drawing an arrow from the point where you put your Stylus and while you drag it. You can finish drawing by releasing the Stylus. |
| Highlight the outline of a section on the display. The tools circle the section with rectangle or circle. |
| 1 | Use the Stylus to select the pen tools button to press the outline tools button. |
| 2 | On the color/width palette, select the color. |
| 3 | In order to draw either rectangle or circle with Stylus, put your Stylus on the board and drag it diagonally. Then release your Stylus. Either rectangle or circle should be displayed. |
| Highlight a section on the display. The tool acts just like a real highlighter pen to circle the section with rectangle or circle. |
| 1 | Use the Stylus to select the pen tools button to press the area tools button. |
| 2 | On the color/width palette, select the color. |
| 3 | In order to draw either rectangle or circle with Stylus, put your Stylus on the board and drag it diagonally. Then release your Stylus. Either rectangle or circle should be displayed. |
2.10 Erase What You Have Written
| 1 | Use the Stylus to select the pen tools button to press the eraser button. |
| 2 | Select the eraser size from the color/width palette. |
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eraser will function like a physical eraser. Use it to erase the contents
on the board. |
| 4 | You can use mouse button to erase the whole contents at once. |
| 1 | Press the palette button in the ActiveMouse palette. |
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| 4 | You can choose the pen width from the four different sizes. |
2.12
Capture a Screen Shot
(Capture entire screen)
(Capture area)
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order to enter the markup mode, use your Stylus to click the highlighter icon in the ActiveMouse tool bar. |
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If you select capture area, press the capture area icon again. Then drag your Stylus on the board to determine the area you intend to capture. And capture it.
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| 3 | Select the location for your screen capture to be saved to. |
| 4 | If you wish to save your screen capture in the same location, tick the checkbox. |
| 5 | The image file could be saved in either BMP or JPEG format. |
| 6 | If
you wish to change the file format go to Tools > ActiveMouse >
Preferences. |
| 1 | In order to enter the markup mode, use your Stylus to click the highlighter icon in the ActiveMouse tool bar. |
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Click the print screen icon again. The screen is printed to the printer configured as a default printer with Tools > ActiveMouse > Preferences. |