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Desktop for Windows User Guide: Version 2.3.3-A

November 3, 2010 3:02 pm

Summary of Contents for Desktop

Page 1: ...Livescribe Desktop for Windows User Guide VERSION 2 3 3 ...

Page 2: ... of Livescribe Inc Anoto is a trademark of Anoto Group AB All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners Copyright 2007 2010 Livescribe Inc All rights reserved Software Downloads Available To download Livescribe Desktop software go to www livescribe com install Livescribe Desktop for Windows User Guide Version 2 3 3 A November 3 2010 3 02 pm ...

Page 3: ...ws User Guide iii About This Guide About This Guide This guide describes Livescribe Desktop software you can use with your Livescribe smartpen Use this guide along with the Getting Started Guide and Livescribe Smartpen User Guide ...

Page 4: ... Livescribe Desktop for the First Time 4 Upgrading Livescribe Desktop from Pre 2 1 Versions 5 Authorizing Livescribe Desktop 6 Running Livescribe Desktop 6 Setting Up Auto Launch 7 Transferring Content from Your Livescribe Smartpen 7 Copying Livescribe Smartpen Content to Other Computers 8 Configuring Livescribe Desktop Settings 8 Application Settings 9 Smartpen Settings 9 Pages Settings 10 Backin...

Page 5: ...u 20 Main Toolbar 21 Paging Controls 21 Audio Controls 21 Memory Bar 21 4 Using the Paper Replay Application 22 About Active Ink 22 Viewing and Working with Pages 23 Viewing Thumbnails 24 Paging through a Notebook 25 Viewing Single Pages 27 Playing Audio while Viewing Pages 28 Zooming Pages 29 Searching Pages 31 Copying and Pasting Pages 33 Printing Pages 33 Converting Handwriting to Text 34 Playi...

Page 6: ... Sharing Pages and Audio 46 Sharing from Pages View 46 Sharing from Audio View 49 Sharing Summary 51 Importing Pencasts 52 7 Using Livescribe Online 53 Connecting to Livescribe Online 54 Sharing Content Using Livescribe Online 54 Emailing Content to a Friend 55 Download Content as a PDF Document 56 Get a Web Link to your Content 56 Sharing Content on Facebook 57 Embedding Content into a Website Fo...

Page 7: ...e Smartpen Applications 69 Installing Software Updates 69 Manually Checking for Updates 69 Getting New Applications 70 Purchasing an Application 70 Downloading an Application 71 Installing an Application 72 Uninstalling an Application 73 Viewing Installed Applications and Software 74 Anatomy of an Applications View List 74 Getting Application Information 75 10 Managing Your Smartpen 76 Registering...

Page 8: ...organize my notes 82 What can I share 83 How do I share my pencasts as pencast files 83 How can I share pencasts using a MyLivescribe account 84 How do I share my notes as a PDF 85 How do I share my recordings into an audio file 85 How do I get the latest software updates 86 Can I convert my handwriting into text 86 Can I use my smartpen with more than one computer 86 How do I print my own dot pap...

Page 9: ...uides and Release Notes 91 Knowledge Base KB 91 Forum 91 Contacting Customer Service 91 Saving Data for Customer Service 91 Returning Livescribe Products 92 Items Purchased Directly from Livescribe 92 Items Purchased from a Third Party 92 13 Glossary 94 ...

Page 10: ...ing interface Ability to select and share multiple audio sessions as a pencast file or when uploading to Livescribe Online Ability to get information about a page Right click the page and select Page Properties Page information includes Notebook Name and Page Number Source Notebook and Source Page if selecting a page from a Custom Notebook Ink Information includes Time of first ink and last ink st...

Page 11: ...to view and listen to the content you create and capture using your Livescribe smartpen With Livescribe Desktop you can view your notes listen to your recorded audio manage applications and more Livescribe Desktop is also a portal to Livescribe Online where you can upload and share content purchase new applications and paper products and connect to the Livescribe smartpen user community Using Live...

Page 12: ...Paper technology that enables interactive live documents using plain paper printed with microdots Livescribe Desktop Livescribe Online and Livescribe smartpen applications a breadth of software and web solutions that leverage ink and audio capture handwriting recognition and Internet connectivity to enhance personal productivity learning communication and self expression Development tools easy to ...

Page 13: ... your notes and audio to reside 3 Open the installer and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation When asked to dock your smartpen make sure to use the USB Mobile charging cradle for Pulse smartpens or Micro USB cable for Echo smartpens that came with your smartpen Pulse smartpen models that have a power symbol printed on the power button are only com patible with USB mobile ...

Page 14: ...ccept all recommended software updates to Livescribe Desktop You may need to install more than one update to get to the latest version 4 Continue this process by downloading versions of Livescribe Desktop sequentially from www livescribe com install When you finish upgrading your current Livescribe Desktop should be Version 2 3 3 5 After upgrading Livescribe Desktop to Version 2 3 3 dock your Live...

Page 15: ...ck the Livescribe Desktop shortcut or go to Start Programs Livescribe Livescribe Desktop NOTE If you are upgrading from a pre 2 0 version Livescribe Desktop will migrate all existing Livescribe data on your computer to a new format and location This is necessary to support new and future features 2 Connect your USB mobile charging cradle for Pulse smartpens or Micro USB cable for Echo smartpens to...

Page 16: ...ning docking your Livescribe smartpen will simply charge it It will not launch Livescribe Desktop or transfer the smartpen content Transferring Content from Your Livescribe Smartpen When you dock your Livescribe smartpen to your computer by default Livescribe Desktop automatically launches and begins transferring content from the smartpen to your computer When transferring content to Livescribe De...

Page 17: ...uter that has Livescribe Desktop To copy content from your Livescribe smartpen to other computers 1 Dock the smartpen to the other computer Livescribe Desktop presents a dialog asking if you want to copy your Livescribe smartpen contents to this computer 2 To copy the smartpen contents to this computer click the Connect and Transfer button Livescribe Desktop will ask you to name the smartpen the f...

Page 18: ...be Online when you launch Livescribe Desktop Specifying settings if your network uses a proxy server Contact your system administrator for information about what settings to use Disabling the Livescribe Desktop startup sound Smartpen Settings Use the Smartpen tab to set preferences for your smartpen Options include Automatically installing applications and updates to your smartpens instead of manu...

Page 19: ...s Settings Use the Pages tab to set preferences for how to display pages in Livescribe Desktop Options include Hiding blank empty pages when viewing thumbnails Choosing display colors for active ink ink that has associated audio inactive ink and ink added to a session during audio playback ...

Page 20: ... your Livescribe folder This folder contains your notes and audio as well as important information about your Livescribe smartpen and Livescribe Desktop By default Livescribe Desktop creates the Livescribe folder in these locations For Windows XP C Documents and Settings your_windows_account_name Local Settings Application Data Livescribe NOTE By default Windows hides the Local Settings folder Ref...

Page 21: ...op right hand corner of Livescribe Desktop or Choose File Exit Uninstalling Livescribe Desktop If you need to uninstall Livescribe Desktop from your computer follow the steps below To uninstall Livescribe Desktop 1 Choose Start Settings Control Panel In the Control Panel locate and double click on Add or Remove Programs 2 The Livescribe Desktop installer will ask you to confirm the removal of the ...

Page 22: ...Livescribe Desktop for Windows User Guide 13 3 Getting to Know Livescribe Desktop To use Livescribe Desktop you should become familiar with its views panes menus toolbars and controls ...

Page 23: ...icking on green active ink In Pages View you can upload pages to your personal space on livescribe com In this view you can view your notes either as single pages Single Page mode or as thumbnails of multiple pages Thumbnail mode In Thumbnail mode Livescribe Desktop shows only pages with content as thumbnails It displays empty pages as overlapping stacks of single blank pages For more information ...

Page 24: ... In Audio View you can view a list of your Paper Replay sessions In this view you can also play back recorded audio from your sessions and upload sessions to your personal space on Livescribe Online For more information see Playing and Working with Sessions on page 35 ...

Page 25: ...line View Livescribe Online View Livescribe Online is your connection to the web Use this view to manage your personal Livescribe space share content with others and access the Livescribe Online Store For more information see Using Livescribe Online on page 53 ...

Page 26: ...Manager Download Manager The Download Manager is for viewing applications you have downloaded from Livescribe Online including software updates and applications your have purchased from the Livescribe Online Store see Downloading an Application on page 71 ...

Page 27: ...have downloaded For more information see Installing an Application on page 72 Central Viewing Pane The Central Viewing Pane is the central area where you view and interact with your notes For example this pane is where you view Livescribe smartpen content such as notes and Paper Replay sessions You can also play back Paper Replay sessions by clicking on your notes in this pane ...

Page 28: ...iew your library of notebooks view pages that contain search results and view active Paper Replay sessions and optionally upload them to your personal space on livescribe com The Navigation Pane uses tabs to organize its content Library Tab This tab shows your entire library of notebooks journals and other paper products you have used with your Livescribe smartpen Use the Library tab to select whi...

Page 29: ...re This tab shows the pages found with the search text highlighted in yellow This tab appears in the Navigation Pane the first time you initiate a search The tab s content refreshes during a search and holds one set of search results at a time The results remain within the Search tab until you either initiate another search or close the tab See Searching Pages on page 31 for more information about...

Page 30: ... through notebooks zooming pages and toggling between single page and thumbnail views For more information see Using Paging Controls on page 26 Audio Controls Audio Controls are located at the bottom of the Livescribe Desktop screen This toolbar is for controlling playback of recorded audio For more information see Using Audio Controls on page 37 Memory Bar The Memory Bar in Application Manager di...

Page 31: ...essions in Livescribe Desktop When you view a Paper Replay session you can click your notes to begin playback of the audio recorded as you wrote the notes This is similar to the way you can tap your actual notes in your notebook to begin audio playback About Active Ink In Livescribe Desktop notes that have associated audio appear as green ink by default Livescribe calls this ink active ink because...

Page 32: ...with Pages With Livescribe Desktop you can view and work with pages from your notebooks This topic describes Viewing Thumbnails on page 24 Paging through a Notebook on page 25 Viewing Single Pages on page 27 Playing Audio while Viewing Pages on page 28 Zooming Pages on page 29 Searching Pages on page 31 Copying and Pasting Pages on page 33 Printing Pages on page 33 Converting Handwriting to Text o...

Page 33: ...ils only pages with content Livescribe Desktop displays empty contiguous pages as overlapping stacks of single blank pages To view pages as thumbnails 1 Click the Pages View button in the Main Toolbar to go to Pages View 2 Click the Library tab of the Navigation Pane and click the notebook you want to view 3 Click the Thumbnails button in Paging Controls or choose View Thumbnails from the Main Too...

Page 34: ...tent and skips empty pages To page through a notebook use one of the following methods Click the Pages View button in the Main Toolbar to go to Pages View Then use one of the following methods Type a page number into the page field and press the Enter key to go to a specific page Blank pages are not valid Using Paging Controls click the next page button or previous page button Or choose View Next ...

Page 35: ...nail or single page modes and zoom into or out of a viewed page This toolbar has the following buttons and controls First page Displays the first page in your notebook that contains notes Last page Displays the last page in your notebook that contains notes Next page Displays the next page in your notebook that contains notes Previous page Displays the previous page in your notebook that contains ...

Page 36: ...ne of these methods Double click the thumbnail of the page you want to view Single click the thumbnail of the page you want to view and click the Single Page button in Paging Controls Single click the thumbnail of the page you want to view and choose View Single Page from the Main Toolbar When you view a single page the page will automatically zoom to fit in the current pane Single page mode Switc...

Page 37: ...chronization with the playing audio This automatic paging will continue until you manually switch pages using Paging Controls From then on the paging is under manual control only until you initiate another session playback To play audio while viewing pages When viewing a page in Pages View click on the active ink shown as green on the page This will start the audio playback This is analogous to ta...

Page 38: ...the audio is playing the audio and its active ink move to the corresponding timeline position This process is scrubbing the audio You can use this feature to move forward or backward to a specific area of your session and see how it corresponds to your written notes Zooming Pages You can zoom into or out of a selected page or thumbnails To zoom into or out of page 1 Open the page in Single Page mo...

Page 39: ...l bars you can reposition a zoomed page by hand using the open hand cursor This cursor replaces the standard arrow cursor when the page is zoomed to be larger than the current Central Viewing Pane The open hand cursor appears when you move over empty areas on the page To move the page click and drag the page to the desired position NOTE When you move the cursor over active ink the cursor changes t...

Page 40: ... these methods 1 Type search text into the search text box in the Main Toolbar By default this search method finds whole words in the currently selected notebook or journal For example entering top would find instances of top only Search would not find other words that contain the letters top like topographic and mountaintop Search is not case sensitive so if you search for Top it will return the ...

Page 41: ... open notebook all notebooks or selected notebooks that you have checked 4 Click Search to initiate the search Viewing Search Results When you perform a search in the current notebook or journal Livescribe Desktop searches through all its pages When Search finds one or more hits text matches it displays the results in the Search tab in the Navigation Pane Livescribe Desktop shows thumbnails of the...

Page 42: ...mple Microsoft Word most email programs Microsoft Paint and so on 5 Use the application s Paste feature to paste the copied image into the document Printing Pages In Pages View you can print pages from your notebooks Although active ink appears as green in the Central Viewing Pane Livescribe Desktop prints it in black just like non active ink Your printed page will not be interactive with your Liv...

Page 43: ...t Page Background checkbox If you choose to include the background the printed pages will include anything shown on the pages of the actual notebook For example the college ruled notebook the printed pages will contain ruled lines Converting Handwriting to Text You can use MyScript for Livescribe to convert your handwritten notes to digital text MyScript for Livescribe is a desktop application fro...

Page 44: ...ociated with a Session on page 38 Renaming a Session in Livescribe Desktop on page 39 Removing a Session from Your Livescribe Smartpen on page 39 Deleting a Session from Livescribe Desktop on page 40 TIP All Menu items are available as context menus by right clicking in the corresponding view or pane Browsing a List of Sessions To view a list of all Paper Replay sessions Click the Audio View butto...

Page 45: ...olumns View List Column Description Audio Indicator Identifies which file if any is currently playing audio If no file is playing the icon does not appear View in Pages button View pages associated with a session You may have sessions that do not have this icon because they are paperless sessions Session Name By default this name is the session s creation date and time To rename a session see Rena...

Page 46: ...ession begins to play Using Audio Controls Livescribe Desktop displays Audio Controls at the bottom of its screen You can use these controls to start pause stop and control audio playback Livescribe Desktop disables these controls unless you select the session Duration The length of the session Last Modified The timestamp when audio was recorded Size The size of the audio file in MB or KB Source S...

Page 47: ...cond increments Jump forward in 10 second increments Audio timeline control Indicates the relative position of the currently playing audio within the context of the entire audio file This control also shows the current elapsed time position of the audio and the total length of the audio file You can also use this control to reposition the audio playback In Pages View as you listen to a session and...

Page 48: ... all sessions 2 Click the session you want to rename 3 Choose Edit Rename from the Menu 4 Type a new name and click OK Removing a Session from Your Livescribe Smartpen You can remove a session from your Livescribe smartpen with Livescribe Desktop You can also delete a session from Livescribe Desktop itself see Deleting a Session from Livescribe Desktop on page 40 To remove all sessions from your L...

Page 49: ...cel Deleting a Session from Livescribe Desktop In Audio View you can delete a session from Livescribe Desktop You can also remove a session from your Livescribe smartpen see Removing a Session from Your Livescribe Smartpen on page 39 To delete a session from Livescribe Desktop follow the steps below Deleting a session from Livescribe Desktop will not affect your Livescribe smartpen 1 Click the Aud...

Page 50: ...pages from source notebooks In a Custom Notebook you can add pages from any notebook and drag them to arrange them in any order Pages in a Custom Notebook work like other notebook pages For example you can view zoom search and print pages Creating Custom Notebook To create a Custom Notebook 1 Choose File Custom Notebooks Create Or click the Create new Custom Notebook link under Custom Notebooks in...

Page 51: ...add pages to a Custom Notebook by dragging and dropping pages or using a menu com mand To add pages by dragging and dropping 1 Navigate to a notebook in your library and select one or more pages 2 Drag and drop the page s to the Custom Notebook name in the Library Pane The pages you selected appear in the Custom Notebook ...

Page 52: ...File Custom Notebooks Add pages to In the Select Notebooks dialog check the target Custom Notebook name then click Done The pages you selected appear in the Custom Notebook You can instead choose to create a new Custom Notebook from this dialog by clicking Create After the new notebook is created check the new notebook name in the Select Notebook area and click Done to add the selected pages ...

Page 53: ...atically renumbered in the Livescribe Desktop view NOTE You can view information about the source of a page by hovering over it with a mouse cursor Source information includes the smartpen associated with the page its notebook and source page number Deleting Custom Notebooks and Pages You can delete a Custom Notebook or pages from a Custom Notebook Deleting a Custom Notebook or pages from a Custom...

Page 54: ...ooks and Pages 2 Choose File Delete Notebook 3 At the prompt click Yes to confirm the deletion To delete a page 1 Open a Custom Notebook in Page View 2 Select one or more page to be deleted 3 Choose File Delete Page s 4 At the prompt click Yes to confirm the deletion ...

Page 55: ...ves you several export options for this content including pencast file a portable format unique to Livescribe content capable of being imported and used in Livescribe Desktop Adobe Flash movie Livescribe Online uploads only Standard image formats BMP GIF JPG PNG EMF ICO TIFF or WMF Adobe PDF files Standard audio formats AAC M4A MOV MP4 or WAV You share your smartpen content from Livescribe Desktop...

Page 56: ... share your content Options are With Online Community Upload to Livescribe Online as an Adobe Flash movie With Evernote Export your notes as PNG files and audio as WAV files to your Evernote account With MyScript for Livescribe a separately purchased option that converts your notes to text As Image BMP GIF JPG PNG EMF ICO TIFF or WMF saved to your computer As PDF saved to your computer As Pencast ...

Page 57: ...and Audio Share the selected pages and audio sessions associated with them Pages Only Share just the selected pages Audio Only Share just the audio associated with the selected pages If there are multiple audio sessions associated with the selected pages check one or more audio session s to export from the list of available sessions 7 Refine your sharing options If you are sharing pages use the ch...

Page 58: ...cading menus select how to share your content Options are With Online Community Upload to Livescribe Online as an Adobe Flash movie As Audio file AAC M4A MOV MP4 or WAV saved to your computer As Pencast as a pencast file saved to your computer 4 The sharing method you choose affects what kind of content you can share as well Livescribe Desktop presents the sharing dialog that corresponds to your s...

Page 59: ...ted pages Pages Only Share just the pages associated with your selected audio Audio Only Share just your selected audio 6 Refine your sharing options If you are sharing pages use the checkboxes to select pages individually or select all pages If you are sharing audio only or audio and pages check one or more audio session s to export from the list of available sessions ...

Page 60: ...hare it with others or share with the Livescribe community You can also share the content on Facebook blogs or other social networks With Evernote Pages only Audio only Notes as a PNG file Audio as a WAV file Export your notes and audio to your Evernote account With MyScript for Livescribe Pages only Export notes to MyScript for Livescribe and convert the notes to text See Converting Handwriting t...

Page 61: ...ing Sharing pencast files is an alternative to uploading pencasts to Livescribe Online as Flash movies To import a pencast file 1 Choose File Import Pencast 2 Locate and choose the pencast file to import 3 Click Import Livescribe Desktop puts the file under Imports in the Library tab As Pencast Pages and Audio Pages only Audio only A pencast file The pencast file is a portable format unique to Liv...

Page 62: ...ne Livescribe Online is your connection to your Livescribe account and to content shared by the Livescribe community You can connect to Livescribe Online either from a web browser or directly from within Livescribe Desktop See Connecting to Livescribe Online on page 54 ...

Page 63: ...e Desktop Alternatively go to www livescribe com from your web browser and click on the Community tab to go to Community page From there click the Log In button to go to your myLivescribe space NOTE If you do not already have a Livescribe account follow the steps in Setting Up a Livescribe Account on page 60 Sharing Content Using Livescribe Online Exporting smartpen content using Livescribe Deskto...

Page 64: ...d will receive an email that links him or her to your file on Livescribe Online If your content is private your friend will be required to create a Livescribe Online account See Setting Up a Livescribe Account on page 60 Their username must be the email address you sent the invitation to NOTE To select multiple friends to send a file to just check the box next to each friends email address in your...

Page 65: ... The file will be downloaded in PDF format to your computer Get a Web Link to your Content Use the Get a Link to this file preference to obtain web link to your content that you can paste in a blog or elsewhere To get a web link to your content 1 Select a file To select a file from the Livescribe Online Community click the file s thumbnail to view it To select a file from your personal myLivescrib...

Page 66: ...will prompt you to log in unless you are already logged in 4 If you would like to share content by posting to your Facebook page use the Post to Profile tab The posting will appear on your Facebook Home page 5 If you would just like to share content by email use the Send a Message tab The recipient will get an email with a link that they can use to access the file Embedding Content into a Website ...

Page 67: ...it mode not Text composition mode 6 Paste the text 7 Preview the posting in your HTML editor 8 If the pencast displays and plays back properly publish the file 9 Click Done to close the Embed this file dialog Making Content Public or Private Make your uploaded content public to allow others to access it without an invitation When a file is public visitors can view the file without logging in IMPOR...

Page 68: ...ivescribe Online removes the file from the Livescribe Community The file will also be unavailable if you had published it to Facebook Editing Your Access List The Access List preference controls who can and cannot see a file when it is private To give your friends permission to see a private file add your friend to this list They will be able to see the file when they log into their Livescribe acc...

Page 69: ...escribe creates a personal space for you called your myLivescribe space From your myLivescribe space you can set up your profile on Livescribe Online upload and store content to share with your friends the community or anyone on the Web You can manually set up a Livescribe account either from Livescribe Desktop or directly from a web browser To set up a Livescribe account from Livescribe Desktop 1...

Page 70: ...viewer comments and how much space you have used and you have available Managing Your Uploaded Content From your myLivescribe space you can manage content in your Livescribe account as described in the following table Task Do this Rename files Select the filename in the central viewing pane and edit it in place Delete files Click the thumbnail X icon next to the file name to delete it This does no...

Page 71: ...y Account section Unlink your Livescribe smartpen from your account Click on the unlink option under My Pens in the lower left area under the My Account section Change your password Go to the Edit Login tab in the central Details section and click Change Your Password Upload an Avatar Go to the Profile tab in the central Details section and click Upload an Avatar User Picture You may need to log i...

Page 72: ...hoose files to feature on the front page of the Community area Featured Contributors Lists members of the Livescribe Community who provide the highest rated submissions Click on a Featured Contributor to go their myLivescribe profile Top Rated Shows the top rated content in the Livescribe Community Most Viewed Shows visitors which content has been viewed the most ...

Page 73: ...oducts applications and more At checkout you will need to log into your account or create an account if you have not already You can access the Livescribe Store either from a web browser or directly from Livescribe Desktop via the Livescribe Online view To learn how to purchase download and install smartpen applications from the Livescribe Store see Getting Livescribe Smartpen Applications on page...

Page 74: ...e same dot pattern at the same time This section describes Printing Your Own Notepads on page 65 Archiving Paper Products on page 66 Printing Your Own Notepads Using Livescribe Desktop you can print your own notepads using a qualified color laser printer that can print 600 dpi or greater Testing your Printer To print a notepad first verify that your printer can correctly print Livescribe dot paper...

Page 75: ...a Livescribe dot paper product you should archive it in Livescribe Desktop Archiving a Livescribe dot paper product does the following Frees up storage space on your Livescribe smartpen Enables you to use another Livescribe dot paper product that has the same dot pattern as the one you archived Livescribe dot paper products with the same dot pattern have the same name Moves your notes and audio fo...

Page 76: ...cel 6 When prompted click Archive this notebook otherwise click Cancel 7 Livescribe Desktop will confirm your notebook has been archived and you will see the archived notebook in your Library tab in an Archived Notebooks group IMPORTANT If you are using multiple computers be sure to archive the notebook on each of them Deleting Archived Notebooks and Pages You can delete an Archived Notebook or se...

Page 77: ...s the pages and optionally audio for that notebook entirely This is because the notebook is archived and no longer exists on your smartpen The same is true for deleting selected pages from an archived notebook When you delete the pages it entirely removes them and optionally removes any of the pages associated audio ...

Page 78: ...tomatically check livescribe com for these updates If you choose to download them Livescribe Desktop will auto install them to your Livescribe smartpen when you dock it to your computer TIP By default Livescribe Desktop automatically downloads and installs applications and their updates when you dock one of your registered smartpens This feature is called auto install You can disable it by changin...

Page 79: ...sic steps to get new applications for your smartpen 1 Purchasing an Application on page 70 2 Downloading an Application on page 71 3 Installing an Application on page 72 TIP By default Livescribe Desktop automatically downloads and installs applications and their updates when you dock one of your registered smartpens This feature is called auto install You can disable it by changing the Smartpen u...

Page 80: ...d documentation for the application 5 Click Add to Cart to add the application into your shopping cart This opens your shopping cart and begins the four step purchasing process Click the Continue to Checkout button 6 Add or confirm your billing and shipping information 7 Confirm your purchase 8 Place your order After placing your order your application s will display as ready for downloading in th...

Page 81: ... to download 4 You can view the download progress from that Download Manager view Once the application is downloaded click the Click the Application Manager button to begin the installing the application See Installing an Application on page 72 for details Installing an Application The Application Manager lists all applications that you have downloaded from Livescribe Online Use the Application Ma...

Page 82: ...talled 3 Click the To smartpen button next to the application to install This starts the installation process for the smartpen you have docked 4 The Application Manager shows the progress of the installation 5 After installation completes the Application Manager indicates the application has been installed by displaying a checkmark in the On Smartpen column Uninstalling an Application To uninstall...

Page 83: ...loaded from the Livescribe Online Store Click the Application Manager button in the Main Toolbar You will see a list of all the applications and software you currently own and their status for the currently selected smartpen Anatomy of an Applications View List When you view a list of applications and software in Application Manager Livescribe Desktop displays them as a list of rows with named col...

Page 84: ...ide 75 Viewing Installed Applications and Software Getting Application Information To get information for any application click on the application name in the Application Manager This displays the current version and size of the application ...

Page 85: ...oadcast or privately share your notes and audio online Enables you to purchase and install new smartpen applications from our online software store Qualifies you to install free smartpen applications after registering Provides enhanced security for your smartpen data Gives you access to special promotional offers To register your Livescribe smartpen 1 When you dock your Livescribe smartpen for the...

Page 86: ...art with a space or contain characters that are not printable Your password and user name cannot be the same 3 On the registration information dialog fill in the required fields and click Continue to complete the registration process When the registration process is complete Livescribe Desktop will open your personal myLivescribe space on www livescribe com Manually Registering Your Smartpen Lives...

Page 87: ...ociated with this smartpen will no longer be available in Livescribe Desktop If you save the content you can continue to access the removed smartpen s notes in the Archived Notebooks section of your library You can also access the removed smartpen s audio in the Audio view The saved audio will be listed under the Source column as Desktop Only See Anatomy of View List on page 36 NOTE Removing a sma...

Page 88: ...ree Storage used by system software shown in green Storage used by applications shown in orange Storage used by content you created shown in purple Available storage shown in gray Freeing Storage Your Livescribe smartpen uses flash storage to your notes and audio as well as applications and system files Recorded audio from Paper Replay sessions require the most space If you are running out of spac...

Page 89: ...lay back is prevented until the password is entered on your smartpen You can remove a Paper Replay Password from your smartpen using your smartpen s Main Menu or using Livescribe Desktop To remove a password using Livescribe Desktop 1 Launch Livescribe Desktop 2 Dock your smartpen 3 Choose Tools Smartpen Clear Paper Replay Password 4 Confirm the password has been cleared by playing back a Paper Re...

Page 90: ... to the smartpen s Main Menu select Paper Replay and then select Play session While you are playing back the audio you can write down notes on dot paper and the audio will automatically link to your notes Can I add new notes to the audio that I ve already recorded Yes You can always listen to your recorded audio later and write additional notes Tap on your original notes to start playing back the ...

Page 91: ...Notebook link under Custom Notebooks in the Library tab 2 In the Notebook Name dialog type in a name for the new notebook Click OK 3 Livescribe Desktop creates and opens the new notebook and places it in the Library tab under the heading Custom Notebooks 4 Drag and drop the page s to the Custom Notebook name in the Library Pane The pages you selected appear in the Custom Notebook 5 You can organiz...

Page 92: ...ne uploads only Adobe PDF format Standard audio formats Standard image formats How do I share my pencasts as pencast files One way to share pencasts is to upload your smartpen content audio pages or both to your myLivescribe account on Livescribe Online You can keep it private share it with others or share with the Livescribe community Another way to share pencasts is to export them as pencast fil...

Page 93: ...ncast file is a portable format unique to Livescribe content This kind of file can be imported directly into Livescribe Desktop by anyone who has it Only one audio file allowed per pencast file Your computer 4 Use the share dialog to specify what to share 5 Give a name to the content you are sharing and if required provide log in information 6 Click Share to share the content How can I share penca...

Page 94: ...Save PDF dialog type the PDF file name and choose a folder for the file On Mac 1 Select one or more pages in Pages View 2 Click the Print button or choose File Print The Print dialog opens 3 In the Print dialog click the PDF button and select Save as PDF 4 Click Print How do I share my recordings into an audio file On Windows 1 In Livescribe Desktop Audio view choose the session or sessions you wa...

Page 95: ...ates through Livescribe Desktop Click on the Help menu and select Check for Updates Can I convert my handwriting into text Yes You can buy and download additional software called MyScript for Livescribe It works with Livescribe Desktop to convert legible handwritten notes into editable text For more information go to www visionobjects com Can I use my smartpen with more than one computer Yes If yo...

Page 96: ...ill help you get the most out of your smartpen Double tap When the smartpen asks you for input like drawing a button or writing a word for translation to signal you are finished writing rapidly tap twice in the same spot on dot paper Draw your own Nav Plus Draw a plus with two lines about an inch long then double tap the center quickly You should see Main Menu on the smartpen display Tap on the Na...

Page 97: ...write the name of the target application above the line 3 To launch the application tap on the application name you have written You can later tap on what you wrote to re launch the application You can use the Launch Line tap around feature to navigate the application You can tap just above below left or right of the application name to perform corresponding functions of the Nav Plus Paper Replay ...

Page 98: ...uide 89 Paper Replay Password 6 After setting your password your smartpen will prompt you for your password each time you try to play back a session Once you turn off password protection all previously set passwords are permanently erased ...

Page 99: ...e Support page you will find several ways to get answers to any questions you might have about your smartpen or other Livescribe products To open the Livescribe Support page From a web browser go to www livescribe com support or Within Livescribe Desktop go to Livescribe Online and locate the Support tab ...

Page 100: ...tion or browse similar questions and find responses that may help you Contacting Customer Service If you cannot find the answers to your questions using the Support page please contact Customer Service directly You can reach Customer Service by Filling out the Livescribe Customer Service Response form on the Support page with any issues comments or recommendations Emailing Customer Service at CS l...

Page 101: ...e will not be accepted or credited Hardware 30 days Accessories 30 days Livescribe will refund the full amount paid minus shipping on any item s returned within the allowable time The customer must contact Customer Service for a Returned Material Authorization RMA number and is responsible for the original shipping and the return shipping fees A returned item must be returned in like new condition...

Page 102: ...Livescribe Desktop for Windows User Guide 93 Returning Livescribe Products conditions packaged with the products Third party software or products are not covered by Livescribe s Limited Warranty ...

Page 103: ...tes your notes ink data and audio from the Livescribe smartpen Because of this the Livescribe smartpen will no longer interact with the physical Livescribe dot paper product that you archived audio Sound of any kind that is captured by the Livescribe smartpen microphone Audio or Sessions view Sessions presented as a list of files with details about each browsing Paging through a notebook s pages d...

Page 104: ...ibe platform Livescribe Desktop allows you to transfer store search and replay notes from your computer You can also upload your content to the Web and manage applications and content on the Livescribe smartpen Livescribe dot paper Plain paper printed with a microdot pattern Invented by Anoto AB and used under license by Livescribe The microdots are nearly invisible to the human eye The microdots ...

Page 105: ...audio you record Paper Replay Password Paper Replay Password sets a password for your Paper Replay sessions Setting a password can prevent others from listening to your recorded audio on your smartpen PDF A graphic file format that is used to export writings and drawings saved in Livescribe Desktop PDF files can be viewed on or printed from any computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader installed pencast ...

Page 106: ...f an application thumbnail A small representation of a page Thumbnail View or mode A view or mode in Livescribe Desktop that shows thumbnail representations of pages transfer Copying data from a Livescribe smartpen to a computer using Livescribe Desktop In this context the sessions remain on the smartpen updating Installing a new version of software or firmware via Livescribe Desktop to your compu...

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