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Using Easy Interactive Tools for Mac OS

After you download and install Easy Interactive Tools, you can use the pens included with your BrightLink

™

projector to write or draw on the projection surface.

Note:

Easy Interactive Tools are not required for using the interactive features of the projector. You can use TeamBoard Draw

or other annotation software.

Introduction

You can use the tools in two different modes: interactive (transparent background) and

whiteboard (white background).

■ In interactive mode, the toolbox appears on the projected image and lets you annotate

whatever is displayed from your computer. You can also use the pen as a mouse to open

applications, access links, and operate scroll bars, for example.

■ In whiteboard mode, the toolbox appears on a blank white surface. You can write or draw

with the pen and save your pages.

1. To start Easy Interactive Tools, select

Applications > Easy Interactive Tools > Easy

Interactive Tools

. You see the toolbox on your desktop, as shown on the right.

2. To quit, select the Easy Interactive Tools menu and select

Quit Easy Interactive Tools.

Summary of content (7 pages)

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Using Easy Interactive Tools for Mac OS After you download and install Easy Interactive Tools, you can use the pens included with your BrightLink™ projector to write or draw on the projection surface. Note: Easy Interactive Tools are not required for using the interactive features of the projector. You can use TeamBoard Draw or other annotation software. Introduction You can use the tools in two different modes: interactive (transparent background) and whiteboard (white background).
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Using Interactive Mode (Transparent Background) When you first open Easy Interactive Tools, you are in interactive pen mode, which lets you use your interactive pen to draw or annotate on the applications or images on the screen.
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Mac OS tools (continued) Icon Description Tap and drag the slider to select the line width for circles, rectangles, lines, and the eraser. This also affects the font size of the text you enter into the text input box. Select the line color (upper box) and fill color (lower box) for circles, rectangles, and lines. See page 5 for more information. To access additional options, select the Tools menu on the Mac OS menu bar: ■ To switch to semi-transparent drawing tools, select Highlighter Pen.
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Note: If the keyboard does not appear, you may need to follow these steps to activate it: 1. Open the Apple menu and select System Preferences. 2. Select Language & Text, then select the Input Sources tab. 3. Select Keyboard & Character Viewer or Keyboard Viewer, then scroll down if necessary and select your country and/or language. Make sure you select the Show Input menu in menu bar checkbox at the bottom of the screen. 4.
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■ Use the options on the upper part of the menu to search on the text, look it up in a dictionary, or cut, copy, and paste it. ■ Use the options on the lower part of the menu to change the font, check spelling and grammar, or change the capitalization of the text. ■ To have the words spoken aloud, select Speech > Start Speaking. The words in the dialog box are spoken aloud. Note: The default color and size of the text is determined by the selected Line Width and Color settings.
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After you select a color that you like, you can drag it from the color bar at the top to one of the squares at the bottom of the dialog box. This allows you to save favorite colors for later use. More squares are available; you can save up to 300 colors. To display the following alternate color selection dialog boxes, click the icons at the top of the screen.
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Saving Your Pages You can select the location and format for saving your annotated images and pages. 1. Open the Easy Interactive Tools menu and select Preferences.... You see the preferences dialog box: 2. Use the on-screen keyboard if you want to enter a different file name prefix for your saved pages; then select Choose if you want to change the location for saving. 3. Select PNG, JPEG, or Windows BMP as the file format for your saved pages. 4. When you want to save a page, select the camera tool.