User guide

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7.2.1.2. Changinglinewidthandcolorpropertiesforpen,line,andobjecttools
The center section of mimio Tools appears when any pen tool (Pen, Highlighter, Eraser) or graphic tool
(Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon)withvariablecolorpropertiesisselected.Thesettingoptionsallowyou
toadjustthecolorandthewidthofthepen,lineorobjectborderandviewtheappearanceofselectedsettings
inthepreviewpane(Figure7‐.
• Change the ink or line color by left‐clicking on one of the color blocks in the center panel. The
crossed‐outcolorblockproducesaninvisiblepen.Ifthecoloryouwishtousecannotbefoundinthe
availableblocks,clickon
thecolorselector .Adialogwillappear,allowingyoutocustomizethe
inkcolor.Onceyouchooseacolor,saveasacustomcolor,andpressOK,thedialogwillcloseandthe
colorwillbereflectedinthepreviewimagetotheleft.
• Changethecolorandthewidthoftheshapeʹsborderusingthesamecolorblocksandsliderusedto
changeinkcolorandseeapreviewoftheselection(Figure.
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Figure7‐9:ShapesettingsinthemimioToolstoolbar
• Change the fill color for any shape object by left‐clicking on one of the color swatches in the right
panel of the center section of the expanded mimio Tools dialog. Select the grey crossed‐out color
blocktochooseno
fillcolor,inwhichcasetheinsidetheshapewillbetransparentaswillbeindicated
inthepreviewpane.Forcustomfillcolorsclickonthefillselectoricon(bucketpouringintoblock).
7.2.2. InsertingtextonNotebookpages
ByselectingtheTextbutton fromthetoprowofmimioToolsatextboxwillbeaddedtoanyselectedarea
of the page.Drag the cursor to set the box to the desired size.From the computer keyboard or from the
floatingkeyboardprojectedonthewhiteboard,youcanaddanytextwithin
thebox.WhentheTextbutton
isselectedmimio Tools willexpandtorevealafullsetofstandardWindowstexteditingtools,including
Fontpulldownmenu, Font Size pulldownmenu, Bold
, Italics , Underline , Font Color , and
Left
, Center & Right textjustification.
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Figure7‐10:mimioToolstoolbarwiththetexttoolselected
ThecursorwillcontinuetocreatetextboxesuntilyouselectanothermodefromthetoprowofmimioTools.
7.2.2.1. Editingtext
YoumustbeusingtheCursor/Selectionmode toeditthetextinatextbox.Double‐clickonthetextbox
youwishtoedit.Atextcursorwillappearatthebeginningofthetextboxʹscontents(Figure7‐11).Editthe
Quick Start Guide Using the mimio Notebook • 7‐8