Penpower Technology EZ Go User manual

EZ Go Manual
Version: 8.5.0
Release: May, 2014
Edition: 1

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Contents
Chapter 1 Product Overview ............................................................... 1 - 1
1.1 Hardware Introduction ............................................................... 1- 1
1.2 Product Feature ........................................................................... 1 - 2
Chapter 2 Getting Started ..................................................................... 2 - 1
2.1 USB Human Interface Device Installation ................................. 2 - 1
2.2 Hardware Connection ................................................................. 2 - 1
2.3 Launch EZ Go ............................................................................ 2 - 2
2.4 Calibration .................................................................................. 2 - 3
Chapter 3 EZ Go .................................................................................... 3- 1
3.1 Interface Introduction ................................................................. 3 - 1
3.1.1 Normal Version ................................................................ 3- 1
3.1.2 Lite Version ...................................................................... 3- 2
3.2 Handwriting Modes .................................................................... 3 - 3
3.2.1 Full Screen handwriting Mode ........................................ 3- 3
3.2.2 Writing Pad Mode ............................................................ 3- 4
3.3 Input Tool ................................................................................... 3- 5
3.4 Settings ....................................................................................... 3- 6
3.5 Learning String ........................................................................... 3- 6
3.6 Custom Phrase ............................................................................ 3 - 6
3.7 AI ................................................................................................ 3 - 6
3.8 On-Line Translator ..................................................................... 3- 7
3.9 Recitation .................................................................................... 3- 7
3.10 Signature ................................................................................... 3 - 7

3.11 Data Management ..................................................................... 3- 7
3.12 Gesture ...................................................................................... 3 - 8
Chapter 4 Full Screen Handwriting Mode .......................................... 4 - 1
4.1 Getting Started to Write .............................................................. 4 - 1
4.2 Candidate Words ........................................................................ 4 - 3
4.3 Related Phrase ............................................................................ 4 - 4
4.4 Symbols ...................................................................................... 4 - 5
4.5 How to Write in Free Writing Mode .......................................... 4 - 6
4.6 Bubble Interface ......................................................................... 4 - 7
4.6.1 Open and Close Bubble Interface .................................. 4 - 8
4.6.2 Candidate Words ............................................................ 4 - 9
4.6.3 Phrase Correction .......................................................... 4-10
4.6.4 Artificial Intelligence ..................................................... 4-11
4.6.5 Original Script................................................................ 4-12
4.6.6 Symbols ......................................................................... 4-12
4.6.7 Homophone .................................................................... 4-13
4.6.8 Related word .................................................................. 4-14
4.6.9 Translation ..................................................................... 4-15
Chapter 5 Writing Pad .......................................................................... 5 - 1
Chapter 6 Input Tool ............................................................................ 6 - 1
6.1 Zhu yin Keyboard ....................................................................... 6 - 1
6.2 English Keyboard ....................................................................... 6 - 3
6.3 Hanyu Pinyin Keyboard ............................................................. 6 - 4
6.4 Symbol Keyboard ....................................................................... 6 - 5

Chapter 7 Settings ................................................................................. 7 - 1
7.1 General Setting ........................................................................... 7 - 2
7.2 Chinese Output Setting ............................................................... 7 - 5
7.3 Recognition ................................................................................ 7 - 7
7.4 Writing Setting ........................................................................... 7 - 9
7.5 Tablet Setting ............................................................................ 7-12
7.6 Update Setting .......................................................................... 7-14
Chapter 8 Learning String ................................................................... 8 - 1
Chapter 9 Custom Phrase .................................................................... 9 - 1
9.1 Add Phrase .................................................................................. 9 - 1
9.2 Delete Phrase .............................................................................. 9 - 3
Chapter 10 Artificial Intelligence ...................................................... 10-1
Chapter 11 On-Line Translator ......................................................... 11-1
Chapter 12 Recitation ......................................................................... 12-1
12.1 Penpower Voice Reader .......................................................... 12-1
12.2 Reading Setting ...................................................................... 12-2
Chapter 13 Signature .......................................................................... 13-1
Chapter 14 Data Management ........................................................... 14-1
Chapter 15 Lite Version of EZ Go ..................................................... 15-1
15.1 Candidate Words .................................................................... 15-1
15.2 Symbols .................................................................................. 15-1
15.3 Function Menu ....................................................................... 15-2

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
EZ Go lets you take the handwriting recognition software and your per-
sonal handwriting script information on the go. No need to install EZ Go
in any computer. All you need to do is to plug the EZ Go into the computer
and then you can use handwriting recognition immediately.
1.1 Hardware Introduction
Dimensions: 105 x 86 x 11 mm
Writing area: 68 x 45 mm
Weight: 55g
Hardware buttons:
• Left button: Change the recognized charater with the candidate character.
• Middle button: Remove a character before the cursor.
• Right button: Input/Switch common-used symbols.
Handwriting
Area
Handwriting
Pen
Left Button Middle Button Right Button

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1.2 Product Feature
Plug and Write
No need to install EZ Go in any computer. All you need to do is plug the
EZ Go into the computer and then you can use handwriting recognition im-
mediately.
Asia all-in-one package
Recognize over 23,000 traditional and simplied Chinese characters, 4941
special Hong Kong characters, English letters, symbols, numbers, Japanese
Katakana and Hiragana.
Cursive writing and articial intelligence recognition kernel
No particular stroke order is required. Capable of recognizing extremely
cursive handwriting accurately. Highly adaptable to the uniqueness of your
handwriting and can be used as a personal handwriting system.
Slick and intuitive user interface
The toolbar and interface design provides an intuitive and personalized user
experience, enable quick access to frequently used functions. Two writing
interfaces for you to choose from: full-screen continual writing interface
and writing pad interface. Moreover, we also provide static mode in the
writing pad interface as another option.
Post-related word/phrase prediction
Integrate the functions of text prediction and user handwriting pattern
learning. The new function can provide you more predicted words, become
the smartest predictive text function corpus on the market. The predictive
text function will appear instantly right after your handwriting. Moreover,

Chapter 1 Product Overview
1-3
your commonly used words and phrases will be learned and shown rst to
increase writing efciency.
Personal signature application
Your signature can be inserted into the Microsoft Word and Excel docu-
ments or Emails to send to others.
Work smart and play smart via handwriting
You can hand write text in Microsoft Office, email, MSN, Skype, QQ,
Facebook, Twitter and others.

Chapter 2 Getting Started
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.1 USB Human Interface Device Installation
1. Windows 7/Vista/XP
2. 32 bit OS: At least 600MB of available hard disk space
64 bit OS: At least 1.5GB of available hard disk space
3. USB port
2.2 Hardware Connection
Plug the USB cable to the EZ Go and the USB port of your computer
to start to use EZ Go. If your computer was not installed [Microsoft .NET
Framework 4], the system will ask you whether you want to install [Micro-
soft .NET Framework 4] or not. Select [No] and the system will run the lite
version of EZ Go. Select [Yes] to install [Microsoft .NET Framework 4]
and run EZ Go normal version.
Note: 1. When rst time connecting your EZ Go to your computer, the
system may take some times to recognize it.
2. Sometimes, when you connect the EZ Go, the system may pop-
up a window to ask you restart your computer. Please ignore it.
3. If you ever installed Penpower Jr. serial products in your com-
puter before, the system may ask you whether you want to import
old information at the rst time connecting EZ Go to your com-
puter.

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2.3 Launch EZ Go
After connecting your EZ Go to the USB port of your computer, the
handwriting system will be launched automatically.
Note: 1. If your Windows OS is Vista or higher version, the system will
display an AutoRun menu when the EZ Go is connected. Please
select [Run Launch.exe] to launch EZ Go handwriting system.
2. EZ Go contains two ash discs. The rst ash disc is [EZ Go].
It stores handwriting system program les. While the EZ Go is
connected to the computer for the rst time and the handwrit-
ing system doesn’t launch automatically, you can right-click on
this disk, select [Open], and then double-click on [Launch.exe]
to launch EZ Go manually. The second ash disc is for EZ Go
data. Please DO NOT format any disc to destroy the program
les or data.
Tips: When launching the EZ Go, the system will also open a Windows
Explorer and view the second ash disc. It can be also used as a
regular ash disc to store your data.
To close EZ Go handwriting system, please click button on the
toolbar and don’t unplug the tablet until the message as below disappears.
However, you can also keep connecting EZ Go with the computer after you
close the EZ Go system.
Tip: If you close the handwriting system with EZ Go still connected to
the computer and you want to use it again, you can double-click on
the short cut on the desktop to launch the EZ Go handwriting
system again.

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2.4 Calibration
When you rst time launch the handwriting system, the system will ask
you to calibrate EZ Go.
Note: When calibrating EZ Go, please orient the touch tablet in land-
scape mode.
Tip 1 : You can select [Reset] to start the calibration again.
Tip 2 : After calibration, the new conguration would take effect imme-
diately. You do not need reboot or reload handwriting system.
1. Click on the top-left corner spot of touch tablet by the writing pen.
2. Click on the bottom-right corner spot of touch tablet by the writing pen.
3. Click on [OK] to nish the calibration.
In the future, if you nd that your handwriting on the screen is not on
the right location, you need to calibrate your EZ Go. Please click the menu
icon and select Settings/ Tablet setting/ Tablet calibration to launch
the calibration window.

Chapter 3 EZ Go
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Chapter 3 EZ Go
3.1 Interface Introduction
EZ Go handwriting system provides two interfaces, Normal Verison
and Lite Version. If you have installed [Microsoft .NET Framework 4]
in your computer, the system will run EZ Go normal version. Instead, the
system will run EZ Go lite version automatically if you did not install [Mi-
crosoft .NET Framework 4] in your computer.
Related
Phrase
: Candidate words
\ : Full-width\ half-width
: Input tool
: Function menu
\ : Display\ hide post-related words, homophone,
and related phrase
: Open\ hide writing pad
: Post-related words
: Homophone
3.1.1 Normal Version

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Function Menu
3.1.2 Lite Version
Symbols
Candidate Words
Tip: For more details of Lite Verison, please refer to Chapter 15.

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3.2 Handwriting Modes
EZ Go provides two handwriting modes: full screen handwriting mode
and writing pad handwriting mode.
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 5.
3.2.1 Full Screen handwriting Mode
The full screen handwriting mode is the default writing mode in EZ Go
software. Open any word processor, for example Microsoft Word or Word-
Pad, and write a word on the writing tablet. You can see the stroke shown
on the screen. Select the word you want in the candidate words area with
your mouse and the word will display on the word processor immediately.
(1) While wring on the tablet,
the stroke will show on the
screen.
(2) The recognized words will
be listed in the candidate words
area. Select the word you want.

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3.2.2 Writing Pad Mode
Besides the full screen writing mode, you can also select writing pad
mode. Click the writing pad button and the writing pad will appear.
Open any word processor, for example Microsoft Word or WordPad, and
write a word on the writing tablet. You can see the stroke shown on the
writing pad. Select the word you want in the candidate words area with
your mouse and the word will display on the word processor immediately.
(1) Click button to open the
writing pad.
(2) While wring on the tablet,
the stroke will show on the
wring pad.
(3) The recognized words will be
listed in the candidate words area.
Select the word you want.
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 6.

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3.3 Input Tool
Besides the handwriting function, EZ Go also provides input tools to
help users to input words, which includes Zhu yin, English, and Hanyu Pin-
yin keyboards. Open any word processor, for example Microsoft Word or
WordPad, and click the button to open the input tool. Select a phonetic
keyboard and click the phonetic button one by one in order. The recognized
words will be listed in the candidate words area. Select the word you want.
(1) Click button to open the input
tool.
(2) Select the word you want in
the candidate words area.
(3) The word will display on the
word processor.

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3.4 Settings
Click the function menu button and select [Settings] which
includes [General setting], [Chinese output setting], [Recognition
setting], [Writing setting], [Tablet setting], and [Update setting].
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 7.
3.5 Learning String
Click the function menu button and select [Learning String]. EZ
Go provides the function of using a simple symbol to represent a string of
characters to speed up inputting speed.
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 8
3.6 Custom Phrase
Click the function menu button and select [Custom Phrase].
There are thousands upon thousands default phrases that you can use in
the Penpower handwriting recognition. It also allows you to customize the
phrase database to meet your needs.
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 9.
3.7 AI
Click the function menu button and select [AI]. Articial Intel-
ligence helps you to correct incorrect recognition character. It also learns
your handwriting style to improve the recognition rate.
Tip: For more information, please refer to Chapter 10.