Setting Your Preferences

Set your default preferences such as note color, auto-save options, print preferences, etc. in the Preferences dialog box.

The dialog box is divided into three tabs, each controlling a different aspect of the system: General, Mobile, Printing and Paper Holder.

 

To access Preferences:

(1) In the Notes Manager Configuration menu, select Preferences.

(2) Set your General Preferences as follows:

a) In the Auto-Save note in box, select the time interval (in minutes) after which the system automatically saves your note. This also activates an auto-recovery feature that recovers any unsaved information in case of system crash or power failure. The only lost inputs are changes made since the last auto-save.

b) Select the Load When Windows Starts checkbox to automatically load the Pocket pen tablet each time you turn on your computer, so that a new note will pop up whenever you begin to using the Pen

c) Select the Save Sticky Notes on Exit checkbox to automatically save all the new sticky notes you created. The saved sticky notes will then instantly appear the next time you either turn on your computer or restart the application

 

Set your Mobile Preferences as follows:

a) Select the Upload new notes automatically proper option.

 

Set your Print Preferences as follows:

a) Select the Note Per Page checkbox to specify that when you print notes, only one note is printed per page

b) Select the Center Note On Page checkbox to specify that notes always be centered on the page when printed

 

Set your Paper Holder Preferences as follows:

a) Under Paper Holder opacity, drag the slider to set the desired level of transparency

 

 

Selecting Pen Style

 

You can change Ink color and width of on-screen pen strokes at any time

(The default pen color is black and the default width is 1)

To select the pen style:

In the Notes Manager Configuration menu, select Pen Styles –or– Right-click the new note and in the shortcut menu that appears, select Pen Styles

(1) Click the arrow to the right of the current pen color to open the Pen Color list and select the color you want.

(2) Use the arrows to the right of the current pen color width to select a pen stroke width between 1-10 (you can also type the desired width directly in the box)

(3) Click Default in order to restore the default settings at any time

(4) Click Cancel to return to the Note Manager or to the note without changing the current pen style settings

 

 

Note: You can also change the color and width of any pen stroke in the Note Editor by selecting an individual pen stroke or group of strokes and then in the Tools Menu selecting Color or Line Width.

 

 

Setting a Reminder

You can use notes stored on your PC to be reminders by setting an exact date and time for a selected note to automatically pop up on your screen.

To set a Reminder:

(1) In the Note Manager, select the note or note thumbnail In the File menu, select Set Reminder –or– Right-click the note and , in the shortcut menu, select Set Reminder.

(2) Select the Enable Reminder checkbox

(3) In the Remind On list, click the arrow to the right of the list and select a date from the drop down calendar that appear

(4) If you would like to specify an exact time for the reminder, select the Exactly At checkbox and use the arrows to change the default time or type in the desired time.

Note: If you do not select an exact time, the reminder will appear when you turn on your computer on the specified day.

 

 

 

Setting a Reminder to Snooze

When a reminder appears, you can set it to snooze so that it disappears and then pops up again within 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes (depending on your preference).

To set a reminder to snooze,

(1) Click Snooze.

(2) In the drop-down list, select the number of minutes you want to “snooze” until you‟re reminded again.

 

 

 

 

Exporting/Importing Notes

Exporting Note to JPEG

You can export any note to JPEG file format, turning the note into a graphic image. This is useful for example when you want to insert notes into documents created in other applications such as MS Word or PowerPoint.

To export a note to jpeg format:

(1) In the Note Manager, select the note you want to export.

(2) Right-click the note name, –or– in the File menu, select Export to JPEG. The Export dialog box appears.

(3) In Save in, select the destination file path

(4) In the Save as type list, select JPEG.

(5) Under Resolution, select the resolution quality

(6) Click Save

 

 

 

NOTE: You can export multiple notes simultaneously. On the keyboard, hold down the <CTRL> key and then in the Note Manager, select the notes you want to export.

 

 

Exporting to a Data format file

You can export any note to a vector format file, so that another Digital Pen user can import this file into the Note Manager database

To export a note to a data file (.pegvf file):

(1) In the Note Manager, select the note you want to export.

(2) Right-click the note name, –or– in the File menu, select „Export as a data file‟. The Export dialog box appears.

(3) In Save in, select the destination file path.

(4) Click Save.

 

Importing a Data format file

You can import any .pegvf Data format file into the Note Manager database

To import a data format file:

(1) In the File menu, select „Import a data file‟. The Import dialog box appears.

(2) Select the file you would like to import.

(3) Click Open.

 

 

 

 

Pasting Notes into Other Applications

 

You can paste any saved note into another application.

(The note is automatically converted into a JPEG image).

To paste a note into another application:

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

(2) In the Edit menu, select Copy or Cut (cutting will delete the note from its current location),

–or– right-click the note name or thumbnail and, in the shortcut menu, select Copy or Cut.

(3) Open the application into which you would like to paste the note.

(4) In the open application, locate and select the Paste option.

 

Note: You can also copy a note that you are currently sketching by clicking on the
button in the Note Toolbar

 

 

Note: You can also copy a note that you are currently sketching by clicking on the  button in the Note Toolbar.

 

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