iVistaTablet MyNote MyLink User manual

My Note - Digital Ink Pad
MyInk / MyForm
Users Manual
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MyInk / MyForm
Welcome to My Ink!
MyInk is the bridge between the My Note Digital Ink Pad and a wide variety
of applications which include Microsoft Ofce and any other TWAIN-
compliant image editing software. It brings the ability to view and manage
your original handwriting documents in digital format. Converts your
your handwritten documents (.top) le into a BMP, HTML, JPEG or PDF
format. This is a percect solution for FORM FILLING! Just design your
form and the My Note Digital Ink Pad will do the rest!
No need to type anymore as well.
You can easily send your own handwritten notes to anyone in the world
using your own favorite e-mail program.
Features:
Converts the TOP le to BMP, HTML, JPEG or PDF le formats.
Converts and compresses the TOP le to ZIP le format and send by
e-mail program directly.
Combines the TOP le with an existing form made by Microsoft Word
or PowerPoint or Excel and converts to a new document (*.doc, *.ppt,
*.xls).
Allows to adjusts the size, angle and the postion of the TOP le in
accordance with the background document (Ofce Document).
Allows to preview the TOP le for efcient le management.
Allows to process multiple TOP les at the same time.
Supports auto-launch when Pen Pad device is plugged in.
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Starting My Ink
Click on the “Start” tag on your Windows, and then browse to the
“Programs” folder. Inside the folder you can nd a icon. Click on the
icon to start My Ink.
After My Ink is started, you can see the main screen as the following:
Menu
Bar
Folder
Pane
Browse Pane
Right-button
Menu
Options & Buttons
Note: 1.
After My Ink is installed, the above screen will appear automatically
whenever the My Note Digital Ink Pad is connected to your PC.
In case the above screen does not appear, follow the instructions
above to open it.
Menu Bar
The menu bar contains the following:
Application Settings:
Sets up the programs to open BMP, JPG, PDF, HTML and TOP les after
the le conversion.
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Browse: Click to choose a program to open the specic le type.
OK: Click to save the current settings.
Cancel: Click to discard the change and exit the dialog box.
Use Default: Click to use the preset programs assigned by the system to
open the specic le types.
File Name:
Sets up the lename prex for the converted les. The default lename
prex is YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.
The lename rules:
Rule 1. Use Default: default prex ( YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) + current
lename
Rule 2. Rename: custom prex + 3 digits + current lename
For example:
The original lename: A01.TOP
Date: 2006-5-31
Time: 13:26:26
If you choose to use Rule 1, press the “Use Default“ button, the le will
be named as 20060531132626A01.jpg.
If you choose to use Rule 2, simply input the new lename prex in the
“Rename lename prex” text box, and press the “Rename” button.
Finally the converted lename will be myjpeg001A01.jpg.
Help: Brings up the manual and the information about the program.
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Folder Pane
The folder pane shows all the computer’s drives and folders. You may
select the folder which contains the TOP le by clicking on it.
Browse Pane
The Browse Pane shows the TOP le thumbnail. You may select the TOP
le by clicking on its thumbnail for conversion.
Right-button Menu
Right-clicking on the TOP le thumbnail or the Browse Pane opens the
menu. The menu contains the following:
Select All: Selects all the TOP les in the Browse Pane.
Deselect All: Discards the selection of the TOP les in the Browse Pane.
Thumbnail Size: Selects a thumbnail size among Small, Medium and
Large.
Copy: Duplicates the selected le.
Paste: Pastes the copied le.
Delete: Erases the selected le.
Ink Viewer
Double-clicking on a TOP le thumbnail opens the Ink
Viewer. Ink Viewer is a separate window which displays
the TOP le in full screen for detailed checkup. Press
/ to review previous or next TOP le.
Options & Buttons
File Type: Sets up a new le type for the converted le. The new le type
contains: BMP, HTML, JPEG, PDF, TOP and ZIP.
Destination: The place where the converted le will reside. The default
le path: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\My Ink
Converted Files.
Browse: Press to select a folder for the converted le.
Convert: Press to start converting.
Quit: Exit the My Ink.
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Converting TOP documents
After MyInk is started, follow the steps below to convert your TOP les:
1 Select the folder(s)* which contain(s) the TOP le(s) from the Folder
Pane.
The TOP le thumbnail(s) will be displayed in the Browse Pane. You
may double-click on the TOP thumbnail to open it with Ink Viewer for
further conrmation.
2 Click on the TOP le thumbnail(s)*.
3 Choose a le type from the File Type list.
4 Click on the “Browse” button to specify the destination where the
converted le(s) will reside.
5 Click on the “Convert” button to start converting.
When the conversion is done, a dialog box will prompt asking if you want
to open the converted le(s). If yes, then the le(s) will be opened by the
preset application (Refer to Page 3).
(*Note 2 ):
To select more than a folder/le at a time, press and hold the CTRL
button and click on the folders/les.
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Using My Ink via TWAIN-compliant
software
My Ink allows users to open the software via TWAIN interface. Hence, all
the software which supports TWAIN interface such as Photoshop, Photo
Express or ACDSee is able to call up My Ink through the interface for
directly TOP le converting.
To call up My Ink via TWAIN, perform the following: (e.g. Photoshop)
1 Launch Photoshop.
2 Select “Import” from the File menu and then select “My Ink” from the
sub-menu. My Ink appears.
3 Select the folder(s)* which contain(s) the TOP le(s) from the Folder
Pane.
4 Click on the TOP le thumbnail(s)*.
5 Click on the “Convert” button to start converting.
When the conversion is done, the converted le(s) will be opened in the
Photoshop directly.
6 Click on the “Quit” button to close My Ink.
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MyInk / MyForm
Using My Form Plug-in in Microsoft
Ofce 2003 or higher
My Form Plug-in (shows as My Form menu in the menu bar) is registered
and installed to your Microsoft Ofce (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
along with My Ink program during the installation.
How to Work with My Form Plug-in
My Form Plug-in supports the merging of the tablet contents and an
ofce background document. At rst time, you can try to make a form
following the workow. There are several useful forms resides in C:\
Program Files\MyInk\Ofce Form Setting.
office
office
Before using My Form plug-in, please complete the following settings rst.
Connect to PC.
Open the form you designed in Step1 via My
Form\Setting and make the settings. (refer to
P.12 for details)
Merge the TOP les with the form via My
Form\Match. (refer to P.14 for details)
Fill out the form.
Design a form by Microsoft Word/Excel/
PowerPoint.
Print the form.
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My Form Plug-in Settings Requirements
1 Click on the Start tag-->Programs-->Microsoft Ofce-->Microsoft
Ofce Tools-->Microsoft Ofce Document Imaging.
2 Click “Options” on the “Tools” menu.
3 Click “Other“ tab on the “Options” dialog box.
4 Click on the “File Import Preferences” button on the “Other“ tab and then
select “TIFF - Monochrome Fax”.
5 Press “OK” button to exit.
When the above setting is done, launch either Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint or Outlook and click on My Form menu from the menu bar.
My Form menu appears:
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Settings
Before the combination of both the TOP le and the MS Ofce document
(e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint), you should make the settings rst.
To make the settings, click on the Setting and perform the following:
1 Click on the rst “Select” button to select
the background ofce document or the
“Current“ button to select the already
opened ofce document (supports single
page only).
2 Click on the second “Select“ button to
select the TOP document.
You will see the background ofce document
and the TOP document appear as the screen
on the right.
3Drag over the TOP document or use the
slide bar to adjust the position on the background document.
4Drag the edges of the TOP document or use the slide bar to adjust
the Size.
5 Select a proper angle if necessary.
When the above setting is done, press the Save Setting (*.epst) button to
record the position, size and angle settings and then press OK to exit.
To open the setting le, press the Load Setting (*.epst) button to bring in
the setting.
TIP 1:
Imagine the TOP le and the ofce document are 2 image layers.
The rst one (a handwritting TOP document) always keeps in front
and the later (a document with blank form on it) always stay in the
background. To merge both perfectly, you have to adjust the position,
size or angle so as the TOP contents stay in the correct place of the
blank form.
At last, all the above adjustments will be recorded and saved as
a setting le (*.epst) for future use. Next time when you want to
combine any TOP le with the same layout as the one you have
done before, just load the Ofce Form Setting (refer to page 10)
and the TOP contents will be combined with the form automatically
without further adjustments.
TIP 2:
For better le management, we recommend you to name the
setting le (*.epst) based on the lename of the background ofce
document.
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Match
To combine the TOP les with either Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint
document, click Match and perform the following:
1 Select the folders which contain(s) the TOP
le(s) from the Folder Pane.
2 Click on the TOP le thumbnails.
3 Click on the “Browse” button beside the
“Ofce Form Setting” to load a setting le.
4 Click on the “Browse” button aside the
“Destination” to specify the place where the
converted les will reside.
The default path: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\
My Form Converted Files.
5 Click on the “Convert” button to start converting.
When the conversion is done, MS Ofce program (Microsoft Word/Excel/
PowerPoint) will open the converted les directly.
TIP3:
We recommend you to convert only those TOP les with the same
layout at a time, hence they can match the same Ofce Form Setting
le (*.epst) properly.
Import
Contrary to the “Match“ function, “Import“ can only combine an Ofce
background document with “a TOP le” one at a time. To combine both,
click Import and perform the following:
1 Select a folder which contains the TOP le
from the Folder Pane.
2 Click on a TOP le thumbnail.
3Click on the “Browse” button to specify the
destination where the converted le will
reside.
4Click on the “Convert” button to start
converting.
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When the conversion is done, the TOP document is converted and
exported to the Ofce document.
The position, size and angel of the TOP le is preset according to the
setting le (*.epst) you have done before.
Ofce Ink
Click to launch Ofce Ink program.
Power Presenter
Click to launch Power Presenter program.
(Note 2): This plug-in is registered to Power Point only.
Help
Click to bring up the manual.
About
Click to bring up the information about the program.
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