User guide

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Chapter8: UsingtheInteractiveMode

A projector combined with a mimiocapture device can be a powerful tool forpresenting information with

full computer control while at the whiteboard.While in Interactive Mode your mimio stylus controls the

motionofthecursoronyourscreen,asaninteractivetouchmouse.Youcanalsomarkupthe

screenwithany

ofthe toolsin mimioNotebook. Additionalpresentationtools arealsoavailable inmimio Tools(Spotlight

and Reveal) aswell asdirect accessto theinternet.You can set the mimioStudio Settings touse previous

calibrationsettingswhenyouenterInteractivemodeifyourwhiteboardand

projectorareinfixedposition.

8.1. StartingInteractivemode

YoucaninitiateInteractivemodefromInkRecordingModeor directlyfrom thestartofyourmimioStudio

session,onceyouhaveprojectedyourcomputerdesktopontotheboard.

8.1.1. StartingInteractivemodefromInkRecordingmode

1. Pressonthebottombuttonofthemimiocapturedevice.

2. TheprojectorimageonyourwhiteboardwillchangetothecalibrationscreenasshowninFigure8‐1.

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Figure8‐1:Interactivemodecalibrationscreen

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3. PlacetheplasticmimioMouseinsertintooneofthestyluspens

4. Follow the instructions on the screen, pressing the interactive stylus down at the center of each

calibration target.It is recommended to hold the stylus as perpendicular as possible to the board

whencalibratingandusingthestylus

inInteractivemode.Thiswillproduceconsistentaccuracy.

5. When the previous calibration target disappears, press it down in the center of the next calibration

target.The calibrationscreen will disappearonce youhave done thisninetimes,andyouwillbein

InteractiveMode. TheMouse(bottomleft)buttoninmimio Toolswillbedepressedtoindicatethat

youareinInteractiveMode.

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Quick Start Guide Using the Interactive Mode • 8‐1