ActivPanel User Guide - Edinburgh Napier University
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1. 27 Highlight Toolbox Customise e Highlight Toolbox Layout Select Open The following dialog box will open Browse for Layout file Look on H Select your drive from the drop down list p 3 ut sie Shortcut to Winxpsvr on Sighthill appsxpapps i Recent Documents Desktop Highlight the layout file you wish to open Computer Click Open gt Wz etwork File name aces Files af tupe Layout gt Cancel Produced By C amp IT Services Page 39 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 23 2 CUSTOMISING YOUR COLOUR PALETTE To change a colour on your colour palette e Right click on the colour you wish to change Select the new colour The colour will permanently change to your new colour 24 0 ACTIVMARKER ActivMarker is an add on program which has been installed alongside ActivPX within Edinburgh Napier University ActivMarker enables you to annotate over Microsoft Office products such as Word Excel and PowerPoint This feature makes permanent changes to your Microsoft Office file and can be useful when highlighting important points on a document for future reference To enable ActivMarker e Within ActivPX click on the Menu button e Select ActivMarker The ActivMarker toolbox will appear This icon indicates which The office program you are selection2. To cancel the Spotlight e Click on the Spotlight button again and the full screen will be revealed 19 0 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK YOUR FLIPCHARTS You can use the Flipchart Recorder to record your actions whilst annotating and then play the recording back as an animation Please be aware you cannot record when annotating over your desktop it can only be used when annotating on a flipchart To record a flipchart Click on the Flipchart Recorder button The Flipchart Recorder Toolbox will appear Playback animation Sto Timebar indicates where you are in the recording Time delay between each previous frame seconds frame Produced By C amp IT Services Page 31 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Click on Record button You will be prompted save the original flipchart When you start recording the current flipchart ill become a playback flipchart Therefore you will lose the ability ta save it standard flipchart Save the current flipchart before recording 2 x g Click the tick to save OR Click on the cross if you do not wish to save The recording will start and you can annotate as required To stop the recording e Click on the Stop button i To playback your recording e Click on the Go To First Frame button vy e Click Play L Produced By C amp IT Services Page 32 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel stop play back
3. 29 160 THE CALENDAR TOOL 29 17 0 THE REVEAL 30 18 0 THE SPOTLIGHT TOOL iiic case tine au UR CR EUR ERU 30 19 0 RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK YOUR FLIPCHARTS 31 20 0 PRINTING YOUR ANNOTATED DESKTOP 8 FLIPCHARTS 33 21 0 SAVING YOUR ANNOTATED DESKTOP AND FLIPCHARTS 34 21 1 SAVING WHEN 34 21 2 SAVING YOUR FLIPCHART WHILST 39 22 0 OPENING EXISTING FLIPCHARTS 36 23 0 CUSTOMISING ACTIVPX 37 23 1 CUSTOMISING YOUR 64400000 37 23 2 CUSTOMISING YOUR COLOUR PALETTE 40 240 ACTIVMABKENM a 40 Mia 40 24 2 THE AIGMLIGHINER TOOL 41 2453 ce TE 42 244 DISABLINGAGCTIVMARKER a 42 25 0 WHERE TO FIND FURTHER HELP AND INFORMATION 42 42 2592 CGSITSUPPORT DESK 43 Produced C amp IT Services Page 3 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel OVERVIEW ActivP
4. Tool annotating on The Pen Tool The Delete Tool yi The Highlighter Tool 24 1 THE PEN TOOL To use the pen e Click on the Pen Tool to select it The current pen colour and width appears as an icon on the bottom of the toolbox Produced By C amp IT Services Page 40 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Indication of current pen colour and width Click on the arrow to alter the pen colour and width e Use your mouse or ActivPanel pen to annotate on your document e Once you lift your pen the annotation will be applied to the file The annotation can then be moved or resized in the same way as you would move or resize any Office drawing object 24 2 THE HIGHLIGHTER TOOL To use the Highlighter e Click on the Highlighter Tool to select it The current highlighter colour and width appears as an icon on the bottom of the toolbox Indication of current Highlighter colour and width Click on the arrow to alter the Highlighter colour and width e Use your mouse or ActivPanel pen to annotate on your document e Once you lift your pen the annotation will be applied to the file The annotation can then be moved or resized in the same way as you would move or resize any Office drawing object Produced By C amp IT Services Page 41 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 25 0 243 DELETE TOOL To delete your most recent annotation e Click on the D
5. Press the Stop button Ji 20 0 PRINTING YOUR DESKTOP amp FLIPCHARTS To print your flipchart or annotated desktop pages Ensure your annotated desktop or flipchart is open Click on the Menu button Highlight Flipchart Print The Print dialog box will appear select the relevant select whether you wish printer here the print out to appear black and white or in colour here Choose the print quality here This section allows you to hp deskjet 335c series choose how many flipchart Quaffy 300 Colour Grey Scale pages appear on your print out Select the page i e how many pages per column orientation here Pyt and how many per row Paxtrait Column count 1 Landscape Row count 1 Click here to add a page Click here to add a frame around each B 027202 A number to each page flipchart page Page Margin rim 10 Paper size Ad Range Enter paper size and size f All Copies 1 of the blank margin to appear around the edge of the page here Current Page Pages Enter your page range Select how many copies are Preview Print to be printed here 17 09 2009 Produced C amp IT Services Page 33 Using ActivPanel Select the required options e Click on the relevant button Preview Preview the flipchart before you print Print Print the flipchart OK
6. Text Recognition on off Recognition Wait Time adjust the time lapse between writing and recognising Undo last action Alternatives view alternative words if your writing is not The Font Selector Recognition Mode toggles between numeric and alpha numeric recognised correctly Insert paragraph break Convert to upper case e Enter your text The text recognition software will automatically convert your text Use the Text Recognition toolbox to make adjustments if required Produced By C amp IT Services Page 21 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 12 0 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY The Resource Library contains images and flipchart backgrounds which you can insert into your flipcharts To open the Resource Library Click on the Resource Library icon The Resource Library will open Click here to access your personal Resource Library The Title Bar toggle The Menu Button see below for further information buttons see below for further information The Close Button Closes the Resource hared Collections Library Screen Emergency Se General 5 A 4 Click here to access the shared Resource Library The Library folders section displays all the folders in the collections Click on a folder to view its thumbnails Click here to browse for resources in your compute
7. 0 MANIPULATING ANNOTATIONS 16 10 1 MOVING RESIZING AND 17 102 VTEIEOBJEGT EDIT TOOLBOX ep ise 18 11 0 WORKING WITH TEXT seu cou 18 11 1 ADDING TEXT USING THE 18 112 TEATAREGOGNITION SS vu VES 21 12 0 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY 22 12 1 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY TO INSERT IMAGES 23 122 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY TO INSERT FLIPCHART BACKGROUNDS 24 13 0 GREATING LINAS 24 14 0 THE FILL TOOL ein S Ea qiu daa aqu Saca C 26 14 1 CHANGING THE COLOUR OF ANNOTATIONS AND TEXT 26 142 CHANGING COLOURS WITHIN 26 14 3 CHANGING THE BACKGROUND COLOUR USING THE FILL TOOL 2 Produced C amp IT Services Page 2 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 18 0 THE CAMERA TOOL ieiunii bout ku eot heuer Cuneo unte inane iones 27 15 1 PHOTOGRAPH USING THE AREA CAMERA 20 15 2 PHOTOGRAPH USING THE FULL SCREEN CAMERA 29 15 3 5 7
8. Change the settings but don t print the flipchart Cancel Cancel the print job The Flipchart will now print 21 0 SAVING YOUR ANNOTATED DESKTOP AND FLIPCHARTS You will be prompted to save your Annotated desktop or flipchart when you exit ActivPX You can also save your flipchart at any time whilst working on it unlike annotated desktops 21 1 SAVING WHEN EXITING To save your annotated desktop or flipchart when exiting ActivPX Click on the Close button X The following dialog box will appear Do you wish to save your changes o e Click on the tick button to save your changes The following screen will appear Produced By C amp IT Services Page 34 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Save a flipchart Save L3 My Flipcharts Click here to navigate to J4 the save location usually your H drive Desktop 2 Desktop Flipchart pxf lipchart pxt Recent Documents Desktop Enter the file name here a File name 1esktop Flipchart 0 Network Save as Desktop Flipchart Cancel Places e Navigate to the save location Please Note C amp IT Services always recommend staff save files to their drive The drive is a network drive so you can access your ActivPX files from any networked PC in any lecture theatre as well as from your office PC The H drive is also backed up regularly and can only
9. Click on the Menu Button Highlight Flipchart Produced By C amp IT Services Page 36 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Select Open following dialog box will appear Open a Flipchart Click here to navigate to Lookin E MyFinchats d the location in which Desktop Flipchart2 pxf you saved your file e g your H drive 2 Desktop Flipchart 29 Flipchart pxt Recent Documents Click once on the flipchart name to highlight it Computer 3 Network File name Desktop Flipchart prt Places Files of type Flipchart Cancel e Navigate to the folder in which you saved your file e Highlight the file you wish to open e Select Open Your flipchart will open within ActivPX and you can edit it as required To open an existing flipchart from My Computer Open My Computer Navigate to the location in which you saved your file Double click on the flipchart you wish to open ActivPX will automatically open along with your flipchart which you can edit as required 23 0 CUSTOMISING ACTIVPX 23 1 CUSTOMISING YOUR TOOLBOX You can use the Tool Store to change the buttons that appear on your toolbox You can also save your personalised toolbox to your H drive so you can open it from any PC using ActivPX Produced By C amp IT Services Page 37 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel To add buttons to your toolbox e Click on the Men
10. Selector The Font Size Selector Emboldens the text or 44 Italicise the text Underline the text Produced By C amp IT Services Page 19 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Sy Add shadow to the text P 7 Haise lower the text Change the text to upper or lower case m d Increase or decrease the font size Aligns the text left centre right or justified mI Increase or decrease indent L5 Increase or decrease line spacing tam Add bullet point at Change bullet point style a pop up menu will appear H Change the colour of the text Background Apply a background colour Background colour selector Displays symbols 4 Hides symbols oymbol selector You can move the text as you would move any other annotation refer to section 11 1 To deselect the text once you have finished formatting Produced By C amp IT Services Page 20 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Click anywhere else on screen 11 2 TEXT RECOGNITION The text recognition tool interprets freehand writing created using the drawing tools and converts it into editable text Everyone s handwriting is different and the text recognition software will not always interpret the written text correctly you may need to practise using the tool to get the best out of it To use the text recognition tool e Click on the Text Recognition button gt The Text Recognition Toolbox will open
11. be accessed by you unless you share your log in details Enter a name for your file Click Save 21 2 SAVING YOUR FLIPCHART WHILST WORKING When using the flipchart feature you can save at any time whilst working on the flipchart You cannot do this when working with Annotated Desktops To save the flipchart e Click on the Menu button e Highlight Flipchart Produced By C amp IT Services Page 35 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel e Select Save The Save dialog box will appear Save a flipchart Save in CO My Flipcharts Click here to navigate to 4 the save location j Desktop Flipchart2 pxf aD j 2 Desktop Flipchart pxf My Recent Flipchart px usually your H drive Documents Desktop r Enter the file name here File name esktop Flipchart Network Save as type Desktop Flipchart Cancel Flaces Navigate to the save location Please Note C amp IT Services always recommend staff save files to their H drive The H drive is a network drive so you can access your ActivPX files from any networked PC in any lecture theatre as well as from your office PC The H drive is also backed up regularly and can only be accessed by you unless you share your log in details e Enter a name for your file Click Save 22 0 OPENING EXISTING FLIPCHARTS To open an existing flipchart from within ActivPX e
12. pen To avoid damaging the LCD tablet you should note and adhere to the following points Do not scratch the display screen Avoid placing sharp items on the screen surface Avoid intensive shock or vibration to the screen or pen Hitting or dropping the screen will damage the unit Do not put heavy items on the panel or apply force to it To clean the display please use an anti static cloth or a slightly damp cloth Do not use cleaners on the display Do not disconnect the cables from the unit 8 Any problems should be reported to C amp IT Support at x3000 po de N 2 2 THE ACTIVPANEL PEN In the teaching room you will find the ActivPanel pen attached to the desk pen resembles a regular but with a button the side which you can use to carry out different actions Using the pen To Action __ J Move pen over object about 1cm above screen Highlight Objects Drag pen over area to be highlighted Single left click Tap pen on object the side button on the pen of the side button on the pen Produced By C amp IT Services Page 5 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 2 3 ActivPX is the software that accompanies ActivPanel You can use ActivP X to 1 Annotate over your desktop This is particularly useful if you want to highlight important points within your notes You can save your annotated notes as a flipchart file for future use 2 Create flipcharts while you lecture
13. the annotations e Click on the Marquee Select Tool Produced By C amp IT Services Page 16 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel ad a a Click anywhere on annotation you wish to manipulate If you wish to adjust several annotations then you should hold down the mouse or the button on the ActivPanel pen and select the whole area You will see the selected area is now surrounded by boxes E L a 123 a 10 14 MOVING RESIZING AND ROTATING To move the annotation Click anywhere on the selected annotation and drag it to the desired position To Resize the annotation Click and drag the required resizing box to the desired location These the Resizing Boxes corner boxes allow you to resize in width and height whereas the boxes on the edge allow resizing in only 1 direction The Aspect Sizer allows you to resize whilst maintaining the same relative dimensions check wording To Rotating the annotation Click and drag on the Rotator Box to rotate your annotation around its centre point Produced By C amp IT Services Page 17 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel deselect the annotation once you finished manipulating Click anywhere else on the screen 10 2 THE OBJECT EDIT TOOLBOX You can use the Object Edit Toolbox to cut copy paste delete and or duplicate your annotations To access the Object Edit Toolbox Double click a
14. the flipchart and move the pen as required to write or draw Please Note The predefined annotations behave in different ways The lines squares and rectangles expand from the point in which you place the cursor The circle and ellipse expand from the centre point You should practice using these tools before trying them in a live situation The pen will draw the predefined annotation in the currently selected colour and pen width To change the colour e Click on the desired colour in the colour palette To change the pen width e Click on the desired width on the toolbox 6 4 ERASER TOOL The eraser tool enables you to remove mistakes made when annotating with the other tools To use the Eraser Tool e Select the Eraser Tool Press the ActivPanel pen on to the surface of the flipchart and move the pen over the text objects to be erased The eraser will operate with the currently selected pen width To change the pen width e Click on the desired width on the toolbox Produced By C amp IT Services Page 12 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 6 5 THE CLEAR TOOL The clear tool allows you to clear the flipchart page To use the Clear Tool e Click on the Clear Tool m Fy Select one of the following 4 options Clear Annotations Removes all pen highlighter and Eraser objects Clear Objects Clears all images and text Clear Background Clears any background images applied to the flipchart pa
15. Edinburgh UNIVERSITY ActivPanel User Guide for Staff Produced by C amp IT Services 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 eli2idl 4 1 0 WHERE CANI USE 2 4 2 0 THE ACTIVPANEL COMPONENTS 2 4 5 2 euis 5 2 2 iNEAGIWMPANEBIEEPEI irt Sn REA 5 5 s Gee er 6 3 0 GETTING STARTED WITH ACTIVPANEL 6 3 1 LAUNCHING 6 S92 7 4 0 INTRODUCING DESKTOP ANNOTATION 8 5 0 INTRODUCING THE FLIPCHART 1 4 9 6 0 ANNOTATION TOOLS 1 eere eere eere eene 10 10 2 TER TOOL odes edP atit eec Revisa 11 63 PREDEFINED ANNOTATIONGS eee 11 THE ERASER TOOL 12 oo Ch pi cs acuta aude ER 13 70 THE UNDO AND REDO TOOLS eere 13 8 0 VIEWING YOUR PAGES USING THE PAGE SELECTOR 13 9 0 MANIPULATING YOUR PAGES USING THE PAGE ORGANISER 15 10
16. OLOUR OF ANNOTATIONS AND TEXT To use the Fill Tool to change the colour of annotations and text e Click on the Fill Tool within the Toolbox amp e Select a colour from the Colour Palette For information on customising your colour palette refer to section 24 2 e Click on the annotation or text that you wish to change 14 2 CHANGING COLOURS WITHIN IMAGES When you use the Fill Tool to change the colour within images it acts as a colour replacer meaning that it will replace all instances of a particular colour with the new colour To use the Fill Tool to change colour within images e Click on the Fill Tool within the Toolbox Select a colour from the colour palette Produced By C amp IT Services Page 26 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel For information on customising your colour palette refer to section 24 2 e Click on the colour on the image that you would like to replace with the new colour 14 3 CHANGING THE BACKGROUND COLOUR USING THE FILL TOOL To use the Fill Tool to change background colour e Click on the Fill Tool within the Toolbox Select a colour from the colour palette ej 64 For information on customising your colour palette refer to section 24 2 Click anywhere on the flipchart background 15 0 THE CAMERA TOOL The Camera Tool enables you to capture an image of your flipchart or annotated desktop You have the option to capture the whole desktop or flipchart or just
17. SUPPORT DESK If you require any help or further information please contact the C amp IT Support Desk by telephoning ext 3000 0131 455 300 externally or emailing c amp it support napier ac uk Produced By C amp IT Services Page 43 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel
18. You access more of the key functions of ActivPX using the menu button Pen Width Indicator You can use the pen width indicator to select different sizes for your pen eraser or highlighter tools The pen widths are measured in pixels Pen tool Eraser Selection tool Keyboard tool Hide Reveal Screen Spotlight tool Calendar Tool Cut Delete Produced By C amp IT Services Using ActivPanel III i pul um Highlighter Clear Objects Notes Previous Page Camera Mode Undo Text Recognition Paste Copy Page Edit Text Page 7 Flipchart 1 Annotate over desktop Next Page 1 Resource Library Redo 4 Fill Tool Flipchart 1 Duplicate Page 17 09 2009 To move toolbox Click on any free area of the toolbox i e any area that is free of icons e Drag the toolbox to the desired location To hide the toolbox e Click and drag the toolbox off the screen The toolbox disappears and is replaced by a logo at the edge of your screen To unhide the toolbox e Click on the logo at the edge of your screen 4 0 INTRODUCING DESKTOP ANNOTATION You can use ActivPX to annotate over your screen allowing you to highlight important points within your notes as you lecture To annotate over the desktop e Click on the Annotate over Desktop button 3 OR Select any of the Annotation Tools refer to section 7 0 This takes a sna
19. You can use this feature to annotate on blank pages as you lecture which can be particularly useful when recording points raised during discussion time The flipchart can be saved for future use 3 Utilise special effects while you present e g the spotlight or reveal tools adding interactivity to your presentation 4 Use ActivMarker to annotate over Microsoft Office products This feature makes permanent changes to your Microsoft Office file and can be useful when highlighting important points on a document for future reference 5 Use the Activ Background Producer The Background Producer can be used to create or view different backgrounds for your flipchart pages e g graphs dots 3 0 GETTING STARTED WITH ACTIVPANEL Before you utilise ActivPanel you should 1 Switch the LCD Tablet on 2 Switch on the PC 3 Login to the PC 3 1 LAUNCHING ACTIVPX To launch ActivPX Click on the ActivPX icon on the desktop The ActivPX floating toolbox will then open Produced By C amp IT Services Page 6 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 3 2 THE ACTIVPX TOOLBOX The ActivPX toolbox can be dragged around the screen as required and contains all of the icons and buttons needed when utilising the program The Close button Close the application by clicking on the close button You will be prompted to save changes The Colour Palette You can select different colours for your annotations using the colour palette The Menu Button
20. anel is the interactive presentation tool installed in many of the lecture theatres and classrooms across the University ActivPanel comprises of a LCD tablet monitor pen and ActivPX software Together they provide you with the tools needed to highlight important points and interact with your material while you lecture You can also use the software to record discussion points as they are brought up for later retrieval This document is designed for lecturers and other staff members who wish to use ActivPanel to enhance their lectures or presentations 1 0 WHERE CAN I USE ACTIVPANEL Within the University you can use ActivPanel in all teaching rooms seating 20 or more at Merchiston Craiglockhart Craighouse Canaan Lane and Comely Bank You can download the ActivPX software from the network This is recommended as a way to familiarise yourself with the software and allows you to prepare and retrieve information prior to and following your presentations To download ActivPX Click Start Highlight Programs Highlight Core Select ActivPX ActivPX will open You can also borrow the ActivPX software from the library to install onto your home PC if required Produced By C amp IT Services Page 4 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 2 0 THE ACTIVPANEL COMPONENTS 21 THE LCD TABLET The ActivPanel LCD tablet is positioned on the lecterns in the rooms which have ActivPanel installed It can be used with a mouse or the
21. e 24 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Enter pathi filename or URL to link ta Command Line Parameters Add Linkas 4 Text Image Icon a Cancel e Enter the required URL or path in the Enter a path filename or URL section OR e You can click on the Browse button to browse for a file You should not need to enter any information into the Command Line Parameters unless the file you are linking to is an exe or bat file In this case the command Line Parameters enable you to specify words a character sequence or a control to initiate an action when the exe bat file is opened Inthe Add Link as section select either Text or Image Icon The Text option displays the url or filename as text For example http www napier ac uk The Image Icon displays the link as an icon associated with the file type For example a web page icon would look like Once the link is added you simply need to click on the text or icon and the file or webpage will open in a new window To delete the link object e Click on the Marquee Select Tool e Click and drag the ActivPanel pen over the link text or icon to select it e Click on the Delete Tool Produced By C amp IT Services Page 25 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel The will be removed from your flipchart 14 0 THE FILL TOOL The Fill Tool enables you to fill objects with colour Annotations text images and backgrounds can be colour adjusted 14 4 CHANGING THE C
22. e will be created The number at the bottom of the screen will indicate which page you are on and you can navigate through your screens using the Page Selector refer to section 9 0 or manipulate your pages using the Page Organiser refer to section 10 0 5 0 INTRODUCING THE FLIPCHART The flipchart is a virtual drawing area with unlimited scope It is particularly useful for recording points raised during discussion time To open the flipchart Click the Show Flipchart button E The flipchart will open as a blank screen resembling a traditional flipchart or whiteboard on which you can annotate refer to section 7 0 Produced By C amp IT Services Page 9 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel You will notice a small 1 displayed the bottom centre of the screen This number indicates that you are on the first page of the flip chart You can move through the flipchart pages using the Next and Previous page buttons You will notice the number the bottom of the screen changing as you move through the pages To hide the flipchart and return to your live desktop e Click on the Hide Flipchart button 6 0 ANNOTATION TOOLS These Annotation tools behave the same way whether you are using them in desktop annotation mode or flipchart mode 6 1 THE PEN TOOL The Pen Tool allows you to draw freehand over the flipchart To use the pen tool e Click on the Pen To
23. elete button To delete an annotation other than the most recent e Click on the annotation you wish to delete Click on the Delete key on your keyboard 24 4 DISABLING ACTIVMARKER Once you have enabled ActivMarker it will automatically open when you open ActivP X To disable ActivMarker e Within ActivPX click on the Menu button b You will notice that there is a tick next to ActivMarker e Click ActivMarker The tick will disappear and ActivMarker will be disabled WHERE TO FIND FURTHER HELP AND INFORMATION 25 1 HELP WITHIN ACTIVPX A full set of Help documents are available within ActivPX To access the help files Click the Menu button Highlight Help Select Contents Make your selections from the Help screen Produced C amp IT Services Page 42 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Forward buttons enable you to view the previous or next topics Hide show hides or shows the Contents table help The Print button prints the topic currently being viewed Hide Back Forward Print Contents Search Contents table lists all the Help topics You can expand the menu You can search for occurrences of words The Index section enables you to search using specific keywords using the Search section by clicking on sign ith new program features and enhanceme 25 2
24. ge Clear Page This removes everything from the page creating a clean page 7 0 THE UNDO AND REDO TOOLS Like many other applications you can use the undo and redo tools to correct any mistakes you make Click on the undo button to reverse your last action e g if you deleted an annotation accidentally P The Undo Button Click on the Redo button to redo the action you reversed e g if you decided that you did want to delete the annotation after all Redo Button 8 0 VIEWING YOUR PAGES USING THE PAGE SELECTOR The Page Selector allows you to view each or your flipchart and annotated desktop pages as thumbnails You can then select a page to view in full screen mode Produced By C amp IT Services Page 13 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel To use the Page Selector e Click on the page number at the bottom of the screen rer P Gs ee you with the tools needed to highlight important points and interact with your material while you lecture This document is designed for lecturers and other Click on the wish to use ActivPanel to enhance their lectures page number WHERE CAN I USE ACTIVPANEL Shapes WM X LI1CO 53 42 8 Ex uz m 1 10 37cm Ln 1 Col 1 Inbox Microsoft ActivePanel doc Choose Page Selector new window will open displaying each of your pages as a thumbnai
25. ion Once you have located the image you wish to use click on its thumbnail and drag it to the required location on the flipchart page You can then manipulate the image the same way as you would manipulate other annotations refer to section 11 0 Produced By C amp IT Services Page 23 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 12 2 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY INSERT FLIPCHART BACKGROUNDS The Resource Library contains a variety of backgrounds which you can use to replace the default white background on your flipchart You can also change the colour of the background refer to section 15 3 To change the background e Ensure you have the Resource Library open refer to section 13 0 e Select the Show Backgrounds button Click on the Shared Collections button Ensure the Library Folders list is expanded If not then click on the left arrow button to expand e Select the required folder from the Library Folders section Once you have located the background you wish to use click on its thumbnail and drag it to the flipchart page The new background will replace the white flipchart background 13 0 CREATING LINKS The Link Object feature enables you to link to program files and websites from a flipchart object To insert a link object Right click anywhere on the flipchart page e Highlight Insert e Select Link Object The Create Link Object screen will appear Produced By C amp IT Services Pag
26. l ActivePanel doc Microsoft Word The page you are currently viewing will be surrounded by a red box can this feature to h can b amp particularly discussion Nne The 3 Utilise special effects while you present e g the spotlight 9 reveal tools adding interactivity to your presentation Microsoft Office products Simply click on pes to your Microsoft Office ing important points another thumbnail to The Background Producer view that particular nt backgrounds for your page Before you utilise ActivPanel you s 1 Switch the LCD Tablet on 2 Switch on the PC 3 Log in to the PC 3 12 At 19 7cm Ln 30 Col2 To exit the Page Selector Click on the page number at the bottom of your screen again Choose Page Selector You will return to your annotated desktop or flipchart Produced By C amp IT Services Page 14 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 9 0 MANIPULATING YOUR PAGES USING THE PAGE ORGANISER The Page Organiser displays your pages as slides similar to PowerPoint Slideshow View It allows you to manipulate your pages giving you options to cut copy paste delete duplicate slides using the page organiser toolbox To use the Page Organiser e Click on the page number at the bottom of the screen r PEOR you with the tools needed to highlight important points and interact wi
27. ll disappear Produced By C amp IT Services Page 28 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 15 2 PHOTOGRAPH USING THE FULL SCREEN CAMERA You can use this option if you wish to capture an image of your whole Screen Once you highlight Full Screen the paste options appear as a submenu Ta Current Flipchart Page Mew Flipchart Page Resource Library To Shared Resource Library To Clipboard Cancel e Select the relevant paste option and the full screen will be captured 15 3 MANIPULATING PHOTOGRAPHS You can annotate over your photographs as required and you can manipulate your photographs as you would any other annotation refer to section 11 0 16 0 THE CALENDAR TOOL The Calendar Tool allows you to mark your flipchart with the date and time that it was created To stamp your flipchart with the date and time Click on the Flipchart Timestamp button The date and time will appear as a text object in the top left corner of the flipchart page You can format and move the date time as you would any other text object refer to section 12 1 Please note the date stamp does not update itself to update the date you should delete the existing date stamp and reapply it Produced By C amp IT Services Page 29 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel To automatically apply date and time to every flipchart page e Click on the Menu button Select Settings Highlight Flipchart Objects e Click the checkbox
28. next to Add Timestamp to all pages e Click OK 17 0 THE REVEAL TOOL The reveal tool allows you to gradually reveal the screen as you would when uncovering points during a presentation It can uncover the screen in any of 4 directions and is particularly useful if you want to black out information whilst discussing To use the reveal tool to reveal your desktop or flipchart e Select Show Flipchart or Annotate over desktop from the toolbox Click on the Reveal button The screen will go black Use the ActivPanel pen to move the cursor to the position you would like to reveal the screen from e g the top of the screen Click and drag from the point at which you wish to reveal the screen from e g the top of the screen To cancel the Reveal and fully expose your screen e Click on the Reveal button 18 0 THE SPOTLIGHT TOOL The Spotlight Tool displays a spotlight window allowing you to highlight specific sections of your presentation whilst the rest remains hidden by a black background To use the spotlight tool e Click on the Spotlight Tool button Produced By C amp IT Services Page 30 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel e Select Circular Spotlight or Square Spotlight as required You can move the spotlight around the screen using the ActivPanel pen To resize the Spotlight e Press the ActivPanel pen down and drag the cursor towards the centre of the spotlight to make it smaller or vice versa to make it larger
29. nywhere on the selected annotations following Toolbox will appear e Click on the relevant action s To deselect the annotation once you are finished manipulating Click anywhere else the screen 11 0 WORKING WITH TEXT You can add text to your flipchart or annotated desktop if you wish There are 2 ways of adding text you can either type using the virtual or physical keyboard or alternatively you can use the drawing tools to handwrite the text and use the text recognition tool 11 1 ADDING TEXT USING THE KEYBOARD To open the Floating Keyboard Click on the Floating Keyboard Tool Produced By C amp IT Services Page 18 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel File Keyboard Settings Help ri r2 Fs re rz re 9 2 psc 5 7 fins tb 7 M z s ic vie n n E WOMEN alt To add the text e Use the mouse or ActivPanel pen to position the cursor where you wish to add the text e Use the mouse or ActivPanel pen to select the characters from the Keyboard to be added to the flipchart You can also use your physical keyboard to enter the text if preferred To format your text e Highlight the text to be formatted e Select the relevant options from the Text Edit Toolbox aria El The Font
30. ol e Press the ActivPanel pen onto the surface of the flipchart and move the pen as required to write or draw The pen will draw in the currently selected colour and pen width To change the colour Click on the desired colour in the colour palette To change the pen width e Click on the desired width on the toolbox Produced By C amp IT Services Page 10 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 6 2 THE HIGHLIGHTER TOOL The highlighter tool enables you to highlight text or another object using transparent colour To use the Highlighter Tool e Select the Highlighter Tool e Press the ActivPanel pen onto the surface of the flipchart to highlight the required text objects The pen will draw in the currently selected colour and pen width To change the colour e Click on the desired colour in the colour palette To change the pen width e Click on the desired width on the toolbox 6 3 PREDEFINED ANNOTATIONS Within ActivPX you can utilise a number of predefined annotations To access the predefined annotations e Right click on either the Pen or the Highlighter Tool The Pen Modifier Toolbox will appear Vertical Line Straight Line Horizontal Line Semi Arc m a C NT Ellipse Ji Meu Rectangle Corner Arc Callout Point To Point Produced By C amp IT Services Page 11 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel the predefined annotation you wish to use Press the ActivPanel pen onto the surface of
31. part of it Once you have taken your photographs you can annotate over them as required You can also manipulate your photographs as you would any other annotation refer to section 11 0 To use the Camera Tool e Ensure that your screen is displaying the image data that you wish to capture e Click on the Camera Tool Produced By C amp IT Services Page 27 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel 6 popup menu will appear giving you the option to select Area or Full ocreen 15 1 PHOTOGRAPH USING THE AREA CAMERA Use this option if you only wish to photograph part of your Screen Once you select Area a rectangle surrounded by a dotted line will appear along with the Photograph Toolbox You can resize the area you wish to capture using the resizing boxes You can move the area you wish to capture by clicking anywhere in the box and dragging it to the desired location Once you have selected the area you wish to capture select one of the paste option buttons from the camera toolbox Paste to My Resource Library you will be prompted for a filename Paste to new flipchart page Close the Camera function Paste to current Photograph flipchart page Paste to Shared Resource Library you will be Paste to clipboard This enables you to paste to other windows applications prompted for a filename e he photograph will be taken and the Camera Toolbox wi
32. pshot of your screen creating a copy of your desktop which you can annotate on Remember the annotated copy will look very similar to your live desktop You can recognise the annotated desktop as it displays a number at the bottom centre of the screen You should also notice that the Annotate Over Desktop button is selected and therefore displaying a blue background Produced By C amp IT Services Page 8 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel ActivPanel is the interactive presentation tool recently installed in many of the lecture theatres across the University ActivPanel comprises of a LCD tablet monitor pen and ActivPX software Together they provide A ou with the tools needed to hig r arial while you lecture The Annotate Over eee 1073 1114 verint grey box displaying the page they are b Desktop button is number is visible at the bottom of selected esigned for the annotated desktop el to enhance their lectures or presentations WHERE CAN I USE ACTIVPANEL m lt as 2 1 1 10 13 AutoShapesy L1 422 6 Ov A 1 1 1717 Absent Ea ts Start Inbox Microsoft Gh ActivePanc 2 t1 SE To hide the Annotated Desktop and return to your live desktop e Click on the Return to Live Desktop button E Each time you switch from the live desktop view to the annotated desktop a new desktop flipchart pag
33. r folders Click here to show your images Click here to show your flipchart The thumbnails enable you to backgrounds preview your 3 images backgrounds before adding them to your page Clicking on the Menu Button will give you access to Dock You can dock the Resource Library window to the right left bottom right or bottom left of the screen Thumbnail Size You can change the thumbnails so they appear large or small Label Clicking on Label will display the image name Produced By C amp IT Services Page 22 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Clicking on help will give you access to help about the Resource Library The Title Bar toggle buttons kd The up down arrows expand or collapse the entire Resource Library screen The left right arrows narrow widens window to display or hide the library folders 121 USING THE RESOURCE LIBRARY TO INSERT IMAGES The Resource Library contains a variety of images which you can insert into your flipcharts To insert an image e Ensure you have the Resource Library open refer to section 13 0 Ensure the Show Images button is selected Navigate to the location of the required image by choosing either Shared Collections Personal Collections or Browse Ensure the Library Folders list is expanded If not then click on the left arrow button to expand e Select the required folder from the Library Folders sect
34. th your material while you lecture This document is designed for lecturers and othe Click on the page number wish to use ActivPanel to enhance their lectures c WHERE CAN I USE ACTIVPANEL vb 1 10 At 3 7cm Ln 1 Col 1 Inbox Microsoft pu ActivePanel doc 2 gl E z 4 2 e Choose Page Organiser The following screen will appear Produced By C amp IT Services Page 15 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel ULIINDI E 2 7 ULIEIXIDDI a ULIEINIDDI e n r PONTE 0 TT St PPPT rrr TT You can move your pages by clicking and dragging them to the desired location This is useful for quickly reordering the pages You can manipulate the pages 5 using the Page Organiser Oj Toolbox Select the page and 3 then select the relevant option from the toolbox RETE c Return to Page View Duplicate To exit the page organiser e Click on Return to Page View 10 0 MANIPULATING ANNOTATIONS You can carry out a number of actions to manipulate annotations such as moving sizing rotating copying deleting and so forth Annotations can be manipulated either in the flipchart or the annotated desktop Before you carry out any of these actions you have to select the annotations To select
35. u button be Highlight Toolbox Customise Select Tool Store Drag and drop the tools you require from the Tool Store to the Toolbox Please Note You can find out the function of a button by hovering the pen or mouse over a button to display a tool tip To remove a button from your toolbox Click on the Menu button h Highlight Toolbox Customise e Select Tool Store e Drag and drop the tools you require from the Toolbox to the Tool Store Please Note You can find out the function of a button by hovering the pen or mouse over a button to display a tool tip To save your personalised toolbox e Click on the Menu button F k Highlight Toolbox Customise e Highlight Toolbox Layout Produced C amp IT Services Page 38 17 09 2009 Using ActivPanel Select Save As The following dialog box will open Select your drive from the drop down list Save Layout file 23 Travel Expenses u Web CT Cy Website Documents 3 windows NT 5 1 Workstation Profile Shortcut to Winxpsvr on eighthill appsXpapps 3 Click Save to save toolbox here your toolbox layout Computer LP File name Layout p31 Network Save as type Layout Cancel Places To open your personalised toolbox from another PC e Ensure you are logged on to the PC and ensure ActivPX is open Click on the Menu button
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