User guide

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Chapter1: IntroductiontomimioStudio
1.1. WhatismimioStudio?
mimio Studio is a suite of productivity tools designed to assist you in the creation, capture, assembly and
interactivepresentationofinformation.mimioStudiosoftwarecanbeusedstandaloneorinconjunctionwith
amimiocapturedevice.Whenusedwitha mimiocapturedeviceandaprojector,mimioStudioturns
your
whiteboardintoapowerfulpresentationandinstructiontool.mimioStudioandamimiocapturedevicecan
alsobeused,withoutaprojector,tocapturehandwrittennotes,diagramsanddrawingsfromthewhiteboard
forlaterediting,printing,and/ordistributioninavarietyofdataformats.
1.2. ImportantTerminology
• Digital Ink Recording Mode – mimio system is being used to record actual whiteboard notes,
diagrams, drawings written on the board with dry erase whiteboard markers in the mimio stylus
pensorerasedwiththemimioeraser
• Interactive Mode – mimio system is usedwith a data projector image displayed and calibrated on
the board which can be controlled using a mimio stylus pen containing the mimioMouse insert
insteadofanExpomarker.
• mimio “connected” –mimiocapture deviceisattached tothecomputerviaUSB cable(or vianew
wirelessinterfacemodule)
andislinkedtotheStudiosoftwareinDigital Ink Recording Mode.The
imageofthecapturedeviceisshownonthewhiteboard“page”inthesoftware(seeFigure1‐1).
• mimio “attached” – mimio capture device is attached to the computer via USB cable (or via new
wireless interfacemodule) and system can
operate in Interactive Mode. The image of the capture
deviceisNOTshownonthewhiteboard“page”inthesoftware.
1.3. Minimumsystemrequirements
TheminimumsystemrequirementsformimioStudioare:
• Windows®CompatiblePCwithaPentiumII,400MHzprocessorminimum.
• MicrosoftWindows98SE,Me,2000orXPoperatingsystem.
• 64MBRAMminimum(128MBRAMrecommended).
• 20MBfreediskspace.
• CD‐ROMdriveorinternet
connectiontodownloadthesoftwareinstaller.
1.4. What’snewinmimioStudio,Version4.0?
• Simplifiedandsleekuserinterface(seeFigure1‐1)
• Extendedobjectsupport,includingink,lines,shapes,text,andimages
• Fullpagesorting,includingadding,deleting,andmovingpages
• Backgroundimagesupport,includinganextensivegalleryoftemplatesandpictureobjects
• Advancedinteractiveandpresentationtools,including
reveal,spotlight,floatingkeyboard,andweb
browseraccess
• Enhancedscreenmarkupcapabilities,includingauto‐archivedmarkups
• Extendable*.inkfileformatbasedonXMLwithanti‐aliasing(smoothlines)
• Multiplemimiodevices(upto4)canbeconnectedorcombinedonasinglePC.
Quick Start Guide Introduction to mimio Studio • 1‐1