This chapter describes how to use the Zpen with the Multiplatform Viewer application. The Viewer software is stored on the Receiver, and provides simple viewing capabilities, without the need to install any special software.

The Multiplatform Viewer application is suitable for Windows users as well as MAC OS X and several Linux OS’

The Multiplatform Viewer application is ideal for students, as it enables you to take notes during class using the Zpen and Receiver, and then plug in the Receiver to a USB port on any computer to view your files, such as at the library. All required software is already installed on the Receiver.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Multiplatform Viewer Main Window, describes the application’s main window and its components.

 

Navigating, describes the several navigation methods used to maneuver within the Viewer application.

Saving, describes the multiple options available for saving Viewer information.

Printing, describes how to print the current document.

Emailing, describes the multiple options available for emailing Viewer information.

 

 

 

Multiplatform Viewer Main Window

 

The Multiplatform Viewer main window, shown below, is comprised of several areas, including the:

Menu bar

Toolbars

Pages pane

Writing area

 

 

 

 

 

Menu Bar

 

The main menu provides easy access to Multiplatform Viewer application functionality.

 

The following menu options are available:

 

FILE

The File menu has the following options:

 

Open: Opens a *.eli document

Close File: Closes the document currently open

Save As PDF: Saves the current document as a PDF file

Email as PDF: Emails the current document as PDF file

Print: Prints the current document

Recent Files: Shows a list of the five most recent files opened in the application

Exit: Closes the application

 

 

 

VIEW

The View menu has the following options:

Zoom: Resizes the view to the specified percentage

Grid: Adds grid lines to the document

Margin: Adds a margin guide to the document

Toolbars: Enables you to show/hide the application’s three toolbars

Pages Thumbnails: Toggles to show/hide thumbnails in the Pages pane

 

 

 

PAGE

The Page menu has the following options:

Previous Page: Moves to the previous page

Next Page: Moves to the next page

Save Page As: Saves the current page as graphical file-GIF, PNG, BMP or JPEG image

 

 

TOOLS

The Tools menu has the following option:

Set Clock - Sets Clock and Date to the local time

Select Receiver Position - Selects desired receiver position on the page

Select Language: Selects the Viewer language to the desired language

Page Size: Selects page size, A4 is default size

 

 

HELP

The Help menu has the following option:

About: Displays version information about the Pen&Ink Viewer application

 

 

 

 

 

Toolbars

 

 

The Multiplatform Viewer application contains several toolbars for quick access to application functionality.

 

Toolbars include the:

File toolbar

Pages toolbar

Zoom toolbar

 

 

 

 

File Toolbar

The File toolbar contains the following icons:

 

Icon 

Name: Open, Shortcut: Ctrl+O, Function: Opens a file.

Name: Print, Shortcut: Ctrl+P, Function: Prints a file.

  Name: E-mail as PDF, Shortcut: Ctrl+M, Function: Emails the document through your default email program, as PDF file

 

 

Pages Toolbar

The Pages toolbar contains the following icons:

 

Icon

Name: Previous Page, Shortcut: Page Up, Function: Moves to the previous page.

Name: Next Page, Shortcut: Page Down, Function: Moves to the next page.

 

Zoom Toolbar

The Zoom toolbar contains the following icons:

 

Icon

Name: Zoom, Shortcut: , Function: Specifies the zoom percentage.

 

 

 

 

Pages Pane

The left side of the Multiplatform Viewer main window contains a Pages pane. This area is used to manage the pages in the file and to display thumbnail for each page.

 

 

Writing Area

 

The Writing Area displays the contents of your written page.

 

You can add or remove grid lines and a margin guide to this area to meet your personal needs.

Margins and Grids

Like a physical sheet of paper, you can set up the Multiplatform Viewer page to have both grids (or lines) and margins.

 

=> To set up the page grid:

In the menu bar, select View → Grid.

Select the required grid setting. You can select from the following options:

None (the default). No grid lines are displayed.

Legal: Displays only a horizontal grid on the page.

 

 

5 x 5: Displays both a horizontal and vertical grid on the page.

 

 

=> To set up a page margin:

In the menu bar, select View → Margin.

Select the required margin setting. You can select from the following options:

None (the default): No margin guide is displayed.

Left: Displays a margin guide on the left margin of the page.

 

 

Right: Displays a margin guide on the right margin of the page.

 

 

 

 

Navigating

 

There are several levels of navigation within Multiplatform Viewer:

Within the document

Between documents

Each of these levels is described in the sections that follow.

 

 

Moving from Page to Page within a Document

There are two ways to jump from one page to another within a document:

Previous Page and Next Page buttons: Use these buttons in the toolbar to jump to the previous and next pages in the document, respectively.

Thumbnails in Pages pane: The Pages pane contains a thumbnail for each page in the document. Simply click a thumbnail to jump to the corresponding page in the document.

 

 

 

Opening a Document

When you open Multiplatform Viewer, the application opens displaying an empty main window. You must open a document within the application to view its contents.

=>To open a document:

Click the Open button in the toolbar or select File → Open in the menu bar. The Open window opens:

 

Browse to select the file you want to open and click Open. The document you selected now appears in the Writing Area in the window.

 

 

Saving

 

You can save Multiplatform Viewer documents using the following methods:

Save Current Page To Picture: This option only saves the current page as an image file (either JPEG, BMP, GIF or PNG). If you have a multi-page document and you want to save each page as a picture, you must repeat the relevant procedure for each page.

 

To save the document as a PDF file:

In the menu bar, select File → Save As PDF. In the window that opens, specify a filename and location for the file and click Save.

 

To save the current page as a picture:

In the menu bar, select Page → Save Page As. The Save Page As window opens:

 

 

In the File name field, enter a name for the picture.

In the Save as File type field, select the file type for the file. You can select one of the following options:

JPEG Image File: Saves the file as a JPEG image (*.jpeg).

PNG Image File: Saves the file as a PNG image (*.png).

GIF Image File: Saves the file as a GIF image (*.gif).

BMP Image File: Saves the file as a bitmap image (*.bmp).

Click Save.

 

 

 

Printing

 

You can print a hard copy of a Multiplatform Viewer file when needed.

=> To print a file:

Click the Print button in the toolbar or select File → Print in the menu bar. The Print window opens.

Set up the print job as needed and click OK.

 

 

Emailing

 

Multiplatform Viewer simplifies the process of emailing a document by automatically attaching it to an email message as a PDF file. Emailed documents are always sent in PDF format.

You can email Pen&Ink Viewer documents using the following method:

Email as PDF: Emailing in this manner emails the entire document as PDF file.

To email an entire document:

Click the E-mail button in the toolbar or select File → Email As PDF in the menu bar. This automatically opens an email window from your default email program.

 

 

Select or enter the intended recipients. You can add a subject and message as you would when sending a regular email message.

Click Send. Your email program automatically sends the message.

 

 

 

Set Clock

 

Multiplatform Viewer enables the user to set the local time and date. The written files in the receiver will be saved with the local date and time when file was created.

In the menu bar, select Tools → Set Clock

1. Select the drive on your computer where the receiver is located

2. Set the desired date and time and press the set clock button.

3. Disconnect the receiver from the computer, wait for the power LED to stop blinking and turn the receiver off.

4.Press OK to complete the process

 

 

 

 

Select Receiver Position

 

 

Multiplatform Viewer enables the user to set the receiver on the preferred location, such as top of page, right, left and bottom of page, with the default location being the top of the page.

Regardless of preferred receiver positioning, user must keep a clear line of sight between Zpen and receiver.

In the menu bar, select Tools → Select Receiver Position