Creating Sticky Notes

 

You can create sticky notes by doing one of the following:

(1) Dragging notes from the Note Manager to your desktop.

(2) Select a note in the Note Manager, right click it and select „Show as Sticky Note‟

 

(3) Select a note in the Note Manager, click the „Show as Sticky Note‟ toolbar button

 

 

To view additional sticky note options,

 

(1) Right click on the sticky note.

(2) Select „HIDE‟ to hide a sticky note into the application tray icon

(3) You can restore any hidden sticky note by right clicking the application tray icon, and selecting „My Sticky Notes‟.

Then select the note you would like to restore.

 

 

(4) A Sticky Note can automatically pop up after the application has been closed and re-opened, or after system reset. In the Note Manager, use the Configuration menu

 

 

Creating Paper holder Notes

 

Paper holder notes can help you in many ways. One common way is if you need to read your note and rewrite it in a text editor. A paper holder note will always be on top, and its transparency can be adjusted

 

 

You can create paper holder note by doing one of the following:

 Select a note in the Note Manager, right click it and select „Show as Paper Holder‟.

 Select a note in the Note Manager, click the „Show as Paper Holder‟ toolbar button.

 
You can hide and show paper holder notes the same way you hide and show sticky note.

To view additional options, right click on the sticky note

 

 

You can set the transparency to a Paper Holder.

In the Note Manager, use the Configuration menu

 

Using the Note Editor

Notes can be edited at any time, whether you are still writing one, or you want to edit a note you have already saved in the Note Manager. The Note Editor contains menus and a toolbar that give you access to a wide selection of editing functions

 

 

Note Editor Menus

The following table lists all menu commands available in the Note Editor, together with a description.

Note menu
Print	Prints the selected note
Print preview	Displays the selected note as it will look when printed
Print setup	Allows you to select print options
Exit & Save/Send	Saves the edited note and closes the editing
EXIT Without Save/Send	Closes the editing application without saving any changes
Edit Menu
Undo	Clears the last stroke made by the Digital Pen. Clicking Undo again will clear the stroke made before that, and so forth.
Redo	Replaces previously undone strokes in chronological order
Cut	Cuts the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
Copy	Copies the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
Paste	Pastes whatever was last saved to the clipboard
Delete	Deletes the selected note
Clear Note	Clears the entire on-screen note
Select All	Selects all the pen strokes in the note
View menu
Zoom In	Increases the note view
Zoom to fit	Restores the note view to the original size
Zoom Out	Reduces the note view
Toolbars	Allows you to select which editing toolbars you want to view (Standard, Tools, Manager)
Status bar	Allows you to view or hide the status bar at the bottom of the Notes Editor
Full screen	Opens the Notes Editor into full screen view
Configuration menu
Pen/Highlight Properties	Lets you select the color and width of the Editor Pen and Highlighter
Tools menu
Selector	Allows you to select any area by clicking and dragging with your mouse
Pen	Allows you to freestyle draw with your mouse
Highlight	Allows you to highlight any area by freestyle drawing with your mouse
Line	Allows you to insert a line of any length
Circle	Allows you to insert a circle image of any size
Rectangle	Allows you to insert a rectangle of any size
Text	Allows you to insert type written text
Color	Allows you to pre-select or change the color of pen strokes or to highlight strokes or text
Line Width 1	Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 1
Line Width 2	Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 2
Line Width 4	Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 4
Line Width 8	Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 8
Help menu
Read User Manual	Review the user manual
Check for Software Updates	To get software update programs
About Digital Pen	Displays software version information

 
 

  The following table lists all toolbar buttons, together with a description of their functions.

Standard Toolbar
	PRINT -- Prints the selected note
	CUT – Cuts the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
	COPY – Copies the selected note and saves it to the clipboard
	PASTE – Pastes whatever was last saved to the clipboard
	ABOUT DIGITAL PEN – Provides you with your Digital Pen version information
	FULL SCREEN – Brings the Notes Editor into full screen view
	NOTE COLOR – Changes the current note color.
Tools toolbar
	SELECT – Allows you to select any area by clicking and dragging with your mouse
	PEN – Allows you to freestyle draw using your mouse
	HIGHLIGHT – Allows you to highlight any area by freestyle drawing using your mouse
	LINE – Allows you to insert a line of any length
	CIRCLE – Allows you to insert a circle image of any size
	RECTANGLE – Allows you to insert a rectangle of any size
	TEXT – Allows you to insert type written text
	COLOR – Allows you to pre-select or change the color of pen strokes or to highlight strokes or text
	LINE WIDTH 1 – Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 1
	LINE WIDTH 2 – Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 2
	LINE WIDTH 4 – Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 4
	LINE WIDTH 8 – Allows you to pre-select or change the thickness of any stroke to width 8
Manager toolbar
	CLEAR PAGE – Clears the entire on-screen note
	UNDO- Clears the previous action
	REDO- Replaces previously undone action
	ZOOM IN – Enlarges the note view
	ZOOM TO FIT - Returns the note view to the original size
	ZOOM OUT – Reduces the note view
	ROTATE RIGHT – Rotates the entire note image 90° to the right
	ROTATE LEFT – Rotates the entire note image 90° to the left

 

Editing Notes

Once a note is open in the Note Editor, you can only edit elements of the note (pen strokes, etc.) after they have been selected. Once you have selected the area you want to edit, you can delete it, change the color and/or width of the pen strokes, etc. You can also add figures and drawings into the note using the various drawing features (insert circle, line, highlight, text, etc). These new elements can also be edited after you insert them.

To start editing a note,

(1) While working on a note, or in the Note Manager select the note and click the Edit Note button

, –or– right-click the note and, in the shortcut menu, click Edit Note. -or-

(2) Double click a note in the note view mode.

(3) The Note Editor window opens displaying the selected note.

(4) Use the Select Area button
in the Tools Toolbar or the Select option from the Tools Menu to select a particular stroke or group of strokes, –or– in the Edit menu, click Select All to select the entire note.

(5) Use the edit toolbar to edit the strokes.

Note: While editing, you can still use your pen to continue sketching on the note.
 

 

Sending Notes

You can send any note by email or over the local network. An emailed note appears as a JPEG attachment to the recipient. In order to send a note by local network, the recipient must have the Digital Pen software installed and running on his/her PC. Notes can be sent by email or network from both the Note window and the Note Manager.

 

 

Sending notes by email

 

The Digital Pen uses your default email client to send notes as email.

To send a note immediately after you have completed it:

(1) Click the Send Note by Email button

(2) A new email form opens with the note in the form of a JPEG attachment

(3) Type in the desired recipient‟s email address and any desired text in the subject and body of the email

(4) Send the email

To send a saved note:

Any saved note can be send as a JPEG or vector format file

(1) In the Note Manager, click the note name or thumbnail.

(2) In the File menu, select Send TO --> Email, –or– right-click the note name or thumbnail and, in the shortcut menu that appears, select Send TO--> E-Mail .

(3) A new email form opens with the note attached as a JPEG file.

(4) Type the desired recipient‟s email address and any desired text in the subject and body of the email.

(5) Send the email.

 

 

Sending notes over the local network

To send a note immediately after you have completed it,

(1) In the Note Window, click the Send Note to Network PC button

(2) In the Send Note dialog box, a list of all network users that have the Digital Pen application installed and running automatically appears. Select the Name/IP address of the person(s) to whom you would like to send the note –or– click Select All to send the note to everyone on the list.

(3) Click Send

 

 

 

To send a saved note:

(1) In the Note Manager, click the note name or thumbnail.

(2) In the File menu, select Send To--> Network PC, –or– right-click the note name or thumbnail and, in the shortcut menu that appears, select Send To --> Network PC.

(3) In the Send Note dialog box, a list of all network users that have the Digital Pen application installed and running automatically appears. Select the Name/IP address of the person(s) to whom you would like to send the note –or– click

Select All to send the note to everyone on the list.

(4) Click Send

Note: You can select multiple recipients when sending a note via local network By selecting a name in the list, then pressing <CTRL> On the keyboard and selecting another name or names.

 

 

Receiving notes over the local network

Users on a local area network (LAN) such as may exist in an office environment can receive notes over the LAN.

When you receive a note, it automatically appears on your PC screen and a sound is heard.

Right click the received note to have the following options:

 Replying to the sender (this includes an editing function so the user can add text and sketches)

 Printing the note

 Saving the note

 Setting a reminder

 Sending the note to other users on the network

 Close the Note

Notes received by LAN will be saved under „Received Notes‟ in the Note Manager.

 

 

Convert Note to Text

 

You can convert your handwritten notes to texts in the following two methods.

Using the “Note to Text” menu (only available in Windows Vista or 7)

(1) Open the Note Manager, select the note that you want to convert.

 

 

(2) Click the “Note to Text” icon from the top tool bar. The note is then converted to text. Save the converted note as you want.

 

 

 

Using the Vision Objects MyScript® Notes

MyScript® Notes is a well known character recognition engine. It can covert the notes in your Digital Pen to texts. You can purchase the software from its vendor if you want.

(1) Installing MyScript® Notes. Follow the installation instructions in the software manual.

(2) Operating MyScript® Notes. To use the MyScript® Notes recognition engine, please make sure you have installed Digital Pen software Suite. Then, you can select a note, Notes, or a Sticky Note, and export them to the MyScript® Notes recognition engine.

Exportable objects from Digital Pen to MyScript® Notes:

 

•  A New Note
•  A single Note from “Digital Pen Manager”
•  Multi pages Note from “Digital Pen Manager”
•  Sticky Note from “Digital Pen Manager”

(3) Exporting objects. Use the following methods for each type of object in order to export it to MyScript® .

a. For a New Note, Click the “Convert to Text” toolbar button

 

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b. For A single/multi page Note from “Digital Pen Manager”, right click the Note in the thumbnails area.

 

c. Right click the Note in the tree area.

d. Select a note and select “File --> Convert to Text” menu.

e. For sticky Note from „Digital Pen Manager‟, right click the “Sticky Note” and select “Convert to Text” menu.

(4) Your Note will be exported to MyScript® Notes application. MyScript® Notes will be opened with your Note in the “Conversion” area. Please refer to the MyScript® Notes user guide for more instructions on how to use the MyScript® Notes application.

 

 

Application Tray Icon

Right clicking the application tray icon gives you the ability to perform the following actions:

Browse Notes – Open the Note Manger

Note Mode Or Mouse mode – Toggle between the 2 options of your Digital Pen. Tray icon changes accordingly

Detect Hardware - Detect your hardware. If your hardware is not detected, the tray icon changes to  

Upload My Mobile Notes - Upload your Notes from the Digital Pen. the tray icon changes to

About Digital Pen - See application details (About Dialog)

Exit - Exit the application