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elite Panaboard Software Guide for Mac OS X
Abbreviations • PowerPoint® refers to the Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation graphics program. • Mac® refers to Mac computer. • Mac OS® refers to Mac operating system software.
Trademarks • Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. • PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. • Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. • Microsoft, PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.
System Requirements • A Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, PowerPC G4, or PowerPC G3 (500MHz or faster) processor • 512MB of RAM • Mac OS X version 10.4.10 to 10.5 • A free USB 2.0 port
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Table of Contents Installing the elite Panaboard software Installing the software
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Removing the software
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Starting the elite Panaboard software and performing calibration
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Calibrating for the first time
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Re-calibrating
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Using elite Panaboard Draw
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Running elite Panaboard Draw
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Showing and hiding the tools
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Setting the background
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Drawing
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Choosing a pen
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Changing the pens
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Editing
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Saving a snapshot
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Setting snapshot preferences
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Setting eraser preferences
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Controlling PowerPoint presentations
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Starting and stopping a presentation
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Controlling the presentation
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Using the white background
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Saving a snapshot
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Setting snapshot preferences
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Controlling your Mac
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Accessing the desktop
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Using the on-screen keyboard
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Using handwriting recognition
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Installing the elite Panaboard software
You need to install the elite Panaboard software on every computer that you want to use your elite Panaboard with. Note: don’t connect the elite Panaboard to your computer until the software installation is completed.
Installing the software 1. Double-click the elite Panaboard installer.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions. 3. Restart your computer. You will need to restart your computer to complete installation. After you have installed the elite Panaboard software, you will find the following applications in the elite Panaboard folder, in your Applications folder: • elite Panaboard Calibrate - used to calibrate your elite Panaboard • elite Panaboard Draw - allows you to use your computer with the elite Panaboard as a virtual whiteboard Before you can start using your elite Panaboard, you will need to calibrate it. Calibration is described in the following section.
Removing the software To remove the elite Panaboard software:
1. Double-click the elite Panaboard uninstaller.
2. Restart your computer. You will need to restart your computer to complete removal of the software.
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Starting the elite Panaboard software and performing calibration
Before you can use your elite Panaboard, you need to use the elite Panaboard Calibration utility on your computer. The Calibration utility enables your computer to translate the position of the electronic pen on the elite Panaboard into the corresponding position on your computer screen. You will need to perform calibration: • before you use your elite Panaboard with a computer for the first time • whenever you move the projector or elite Panaboard
Calibrating for the first time To calibrate your elite Panaboard:
1. Turn on the elite Panaboard. 2. Connect the elite Panaboard to your computer with the USB cable. The following message will be displayed:.
3. Click “Launch Calibration Utility”. The elite Panaboard Calibration utility will be launched.
4. Click on each calibration point. Carefully click on the centre of each calibration point using the electronic pen, and hold the pen down until the point changes colour.
• Hold the electronic pen at right angles to the board • Make sure you click exactly in the centre of each calibration point • Hold the pen still until the calibration point changes colour
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5. Choose whether to save your calibration settings. When you have finished calibrating, the dialog box below will be displayed.
If your elite Panaboard and projector are in a fixed position, you can save your calibration settings so that you don't need to calibrate every time you use your elite Panaboard. If you don't save your calibration settings, you will need to calibrate again each time you restart your computer.
Re-calibrating You will need to re-calibrate if you move your elite Panaboard or projector. You can run the elite Panaboard Calibration utility at any time by: • Double-clicking the the elite Panaboard Calibration icon, in the elite Panaboard folder in your Applications folder. • Clicking the calibrate icon in elite Panaboard Draw
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Using elite Panaboard Draw
elite Panaboard Draw allows you to draw on your desktop with the electronic pen.
Close Click to quit
Click Through Control your computer with the electronic pen
Shapes
Hide Click to hide the tools Right click on the desktop to show them again
Eraser Erase part of the drawing. Change how the eraser works in Preferences
Choose a shape to draw
Pens Choose a pen to draw with
Undo
Redo
White background
Clear
Show or hide the desktop
PowerPoint Start or stop a presentation Next & Previous Slide
Snapshot Save a picture of your desktop
Calibrate
Clear all drawing
Keyboard Show the on-screen keyboard
Show colour picker Choose the pen colour and size
Menu
Launch the Calibration Utility
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Running elite Panaboard Draw To run elite Panaboard Draw, double click the elite Panaboard Draw icon in the elite Panaboard folder in your Applications folder.
Showing and hiding the tools To hide the tools, click the minimize button. To show them again, either: • click on the tools palette icon in the Dock, if you are in click-through mode • right-click on the desktop, if you are in drawing or white background mode
Setting the background To hide the Mac desktop and draw on a white background, click the white background tool.
To show the desktop, click the tool again.
Drawing Use the drawing tools to choose shapes to draw. You can draw ovals, rectangles, straight lines, or draw freehand.
Choosing a pen Click a pen to choose the pen that you want to draw with.
Changing the pens To change the colour, thickness, and transparency of a pen, click the colour tool.
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Then, choose the colour and pen size using the inspector. By setting the opacity, you can create highlighter pens.
Editing Use the eraser to erase parts of your drawing. To change the size of the eraser, use the inspector. You can change the way the eraser works in Preferences.
To erase your whole drawing, click the clear button.
Use these buttons to undo and redo changes.
Saving a snapshot To save a snapshot of the current screen, including whatever applications are visible and any drawing, click the snapshot icon.
Setting snapshot preferences You can specify the format of your snapshots, and where they will be saved. 1. Click the menu button, and then choose Preferences from the menu. The Preferences window is displayed.
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elite Panaboard Software Guide for Mac OS X 2. Choose the format for snapshots 3. Choose the folder you want snapshots saved in. Click the “Choose” button to choose a folder.
Setting eraser preferences You can specify how the eraser works: • Eraser erases pixels means that only the area under the eraser will be erased. Use this option to make the eraser work like a real whiteboard eraser. • Eraser erases objects.means that the whole object drawn under the eraser will be erased. Use this option to erase parts of your drawing more easily.
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Controlling PowerPoint presentations
elite Panaboard Draw includes special tools for controlling PowerPoint presentations. You can control a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from elite Panaboard Draw, and use the drawing tools to draw over your slides. elite Panaboard Draw keeps track of the current slide, and allows you to keep different drawings for different slides.
Starting and stopping a presentation Click the presentation icon to start a presentation. If PowerPoint isn't running, it will be launched, and you will be asked to open a presentation. If PowerPoint is already running, the open presentation will be started. To stop the presentation, click the presentation icon again.
Controlling the presentation Click the Next Slide and Previous Slide icons to control your presentation. elite Panaboard Draw keeps a separate drawing for each slide in your presentation.
Using the white background To hide the presentation and draw on a white background, click the white background tool.
To show the presentation, click the tool again.
Saving a snapshot To save a snapshot of the current screen, including the current slide and any drawing, click the snapshot icon.
Setting snapshot preferences You can specify the format of your snapshots, and where they will be saved. 1. Click the menu button, and then choose Preferences from the menu. The Preferences window is displayed.
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2. Choose the format for snapshots 3. Choose the folder you want snapshots saved in. Click the “Choose” button to choose a folder.
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Controlling your Mac
You can work control your Mac and work with all your Mac application using elite Panaboard.
Accessing the desktop To switch out of drawing mode and control your Mac, click the arrow tool.
Using the on-screen keyboard Click the keyboard icon to show the on-screen keyboard.
Using handwriting recognition You can use the handwriting recognition built into Mac OS X (called Ink) with your elite Panaboard. To learn more about Ink: 1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, and then click the Ink icon. 2. Turn on handwriting recognition. 3. Choose “Show Ink Window” from the Ink menu, and then click the Help icon on the Ink toolbar.
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