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Getting Started
1.) Connect the USB cable to your Laptop. If you are in a conference room with integrated cables you can
find the USB connector within the tabletop. If you are in a large conference room the USB connector
will be on the wall-plate and a cable will be provided by IT Media Services.
2.) Launch the eBeam Workspace from within your list of Installed Applications. If the software has not
been pushed out to your system by IT then it will be necessary to install it. Installation instructions to
follow first we will go over the product and its use.
The eBeam Workspace is now ready to use
TheWelcomeMenu
TheWelcomeMenuappearswhenyoulaunchtheWorkspacesoftware.
Button Name Description
NewWhiteboard LaunchestheWorkspacewindowandpresentsablankPage.
OpenFile LaunchestheWorkspacewindowandpromptsyoutoselectafiletoopen.
Sharing
LaunchestheWorkspacewindowandpromptsyoutoshareorjoina
meeting.SeeSharingaMeetingorJoinaMeeting.
Mouse
UsetheDesktopToolsPalettetocontrolyourPC.Thisoptionwillbeshown
onlyifyourReceiverisdetected.
TheWorkspaceEnvironment
3. HidethethumbnailsliderbyselectingtheShow/Hidebuttonlocatedatthebottomofthe
thumbnailslider.Thesliderwillshrinkdowntoa tab.Show thethumbnailsliderby selecting
theShow/Hidebuttonagain.
Resizethethumbnailsliderbydraggingitbythe thumbnailsliderdraghandlelocatedat the
bottomofthethumbnailslider.
Page
A WorkspacePageis whereallcollaborativecontentis created,manipulatedandstored.
WorkspaceButtonMenu
WorkspaceButtonmenuoptionsaredescribedbelow:
New NewcreatesanewWorkspacefileafterclosinganypreviouslyopenedfiles.
TocreateanewWorkspacemeetingfile:
1. ChooseWorkspaceMenu>NeworpressCtrl+N.
2. IfafileisopenwhenNewischosen,Workspacepromptsyoutosavethecurrent
meeting.SelectYestosavethemeeting,Notoclosethemeetingwithoutsaving,
orCanceltoremaininthecurrentmeeting.
AnewfileiscreatedeverytimeWorkspaceopens.
Open... OpenallowsyoutoopenaWorkspace(*.esb),Scrapbook(*.esb),Capture(*.wbd),
orPowerPoint(*.ppt)file.Toopenafile:
1. ChooseWorkspaceMenu>Open,orpressCtrl+O.
AstandardOpenFiledialogboxappears.
2. Navigatetothe*.esbfile,andselectthatfile.
3. SelectOK.
Note:Workspacewillalsoopen*.wbdfilescreatedbypreviousversionsofeBeam
Software.
Import Importallowsyouto:
ImportanExcel,PowerPointorWorfdiletothe backgroundofthe currently
selectedpage, or
MergeanexistingWorkspace (*.esb),Scrapbook(*.esb),orCapture(*.wbtothe
currently openfile.
Note:Importisdisabled duringasharedmeeting.
4. Save SaveallowsyoutosaveaWorkspace(*.esb)file.TosaveaWorkspacefile:
1. ChooseWorkspaceMenu>Save,orpressCtrl+S.
2. Ifthefilehasbeensavedbefore,itissavedagainundertheexistingname.
Ifthisisthefirsttimethemeetinghasbeensaved,thestandardSaveAsdialogbox opens.
SaveAs... SaveAsallowsyoutosaveanewWorkspace(*.esb)file,ortosaveanexisting
Workspacemeetingfileunderanewname.
TosaveaWorkspacefile:
1. ChooseWorkspaceMenu>SaveAs.
2. ThestandardWindowsSaveAsdialogboxopens.
3. Enterameetingnameandselectthefolderlocation.Thedefaultfolderlocationis
underMyDocumentsinMyWorkspace.
4. SelectthefiletypefromSaveastype.
5. SelectthePageRangetosavebyselectingtheappropriatePageRangeradio
buttonlocatedatthebottomoftheSaveAsdialog:
oAll-ThedefaultrangeisAllpages.Thisisalsotheonlyoptionavailable
whentheWorkspacefilehasonlyonepage.
oSelected-Savesonlyselectedpages.YoucanselectmultiplePagesby
clickingoneachThumbnailwhileholdingdowntheCtrlkey.
oPages-Allowsyoutoselectarangeofpagestosave.
Note:Ifyouhavenotpreviouslysavedthefile,anyunselectedpageswillbelost
whenyouusetheSelectedorPagesoptionsandaresavingtoeither*.esbor*. wbd.
6. SelectOK.
Print... Print opensthestandardPrint dialogbox.Thisdialogallowsyoutoselectapage
rangeandthenumberofcopiesyouwanttoprint.Thedefaultsettingsaretoprintall
pagesinthefileandtoprintonecopy.
ToprinttheWorkspacefile,chooseWorkspaceButton>Print,orpressCtrl+P.
Send... SendallowsyoutosendaWorkspacemeetingfile(*.esb)asanattachmentviaany
MAPI-compliantmailsystem,suchasMicrosoftExchange.
TosendaWorkspacemeetingfileviaemail:
1. ChooseWorkspaceMenu>SendtoopentheSenddialogbox.
2. SelectthefileformatandpagerangefromtheSenddialogbox
3. SelectOK.
Workspaceopensanuntitlede-mailmessageinyourMAPI-compliantmailprogram
withyourfileasanattachment.Useyouraddressbooktofillinnamesofthe
recipients,andsendtheemailasyounormallywould.
Working with the Stylus and Workspace Tool Palettes
To show or hide the Tool Palette:
press the bottom button (Tool Palette button) on your Interactive Stylus, or
select Tool Palette from the Workspace taskbar menu.
Seethefollowingtopics:
ToolPaletteMap
8. ChangeLine
Width
SelectthelinewidthinthecenteroftheScreenAnnotationToolsPalette.Theouterringof
themenuchangestodisplaythefourlinewidthoptionsavailable.
Selectalinewidthontheouterring.
Oncealinewidthhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheline
width.Thislinewidthwillremainuntilanewlinewidthisselected.
ShapesTool-ScreenAnnotation
TheShapesToolallowsyoudrawshapesonyourdesktop.WhentheShapesToolis
selected,theShapesToolbuttonbecomeshighlightedandthecenteroftheScreen
AnnotationTools Palettechangestoshowthecurrentcolor,shapeandlinewidth
settings.
ShapeelementscreatedusingtheShapesToolcanberotated,resizedandmoved,but
cannotbeslicedoredited.
ChangeShape SelecttheshapeinthecenteroftheScreenAnnotationToolsPalette.Theouterringofthe
menuchangestodisplayallothershapeoptions.
Selectashapeontheouterring.
Onceashapehasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheshape.This
shapewillremainuntilyouselectanewshape.
ChangeColor SelectthecolorinthecenteroftheScreenAnnotationToolsPalette.Theouterringofthe
menuchangestodisplayallothercoloroptions.
Selectacolorontheouterring.
Onceacolorhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaythecolor.This
colorwillremainuntilyouselectanewcolor.
Acustom colorcanbeselectedbydouble-clickingacoloronthepalettering.Thestandardsetof
colorscanberestoredbyselectingtheRestoreDefaultColorsbuttonfromtheOptionsdialog.
ChangeLine
Width
SelectthelinewidthinthecenteroftheScreenAnnotationToolsPalette.Theouterringof
themenuchangestodisplaythefourlinewidthoptionsavailable.
Selectalinewidthontheouterring.
Oncealinewidthhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheline
width.Thislinewidthwillremainuntilyouselectanewlinewidth.
RedoTool-ScreenAnnotation
TheRedoToolallowsyoutoredothelastundone annotation.IfyouhaveusedUndo multiple
times,youcanredothechangesbacktothebeginning oftheseries.Redois disabled onceanew
annotationoccurs.
EraserTool
TheEraserToolallowsyouto erasedesktopannotationmarksmadeusingthe
ScreenAnnotationToolsPalette.WhentheEraserToolisselected,theEraserTool
11. ShapesTool
TheShapesToolallowsyoudrawshapesinWorkspace.WhentheShapesToolis
selected,theShapesToolbuttonbecomeshighlightedandthecenterof theWorkspace Tools
Palettechangestoshowthecurrentcolorandlinewidth.
ShapeelementscreatedusingtheShapesToolcanberotated,resizedandmoved,but
cannotbeslicedoredited.
ChangeShape SelecttheshapeinthecenteroftheWorkspaceToolsPalette.Theouterringofthemenu
changestodisplayallothershapeoptions.
Selectashapeontheouterring.
Onceashapehasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheshape.This
shapewillremainuntilyouselectanewshape.
ChangeColor SelectthecolorinthecenteroftheWorkspaceToolsPalette.Theouterringofthemenu
changestodisplayallothercoloroptions.
Selectacolorontheouterring.
Onceacolorhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaythecolor.This
colorwillremainuntilyouselectanewcolor.
Acustom colorcanbeselectedbydouble-clickingacoloronthepalettering.Thestandardsetof
colorscanberestoredbyselectingtheRestoreDefaultColorsbuttonfromtheOptionsdialog.
ChangeLine
Width
SelectthelinewidthinthecenteroftheWorkspaceToolsPalette.Theouterringofthe
menuchangestodisplaythefourlinewidthoptionsavailable.
Selectalinewidthontheouterring.
Oncealinewidthhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheline
width.Thislinewidthwillremainuntilyouselectanewlinewidth.
SlideForwardTool
TheSlideForwardToolallowsyouto movetothenextpageintheWorkspace meeting.
EraserTool
TheEraserTool allowsyoutosliceanannotationelementonaPageintotwo
separateelements.AnannotationelementispenlinescreatedusingthePenToolorthe
InteractiveStylus.
Annotationelementsthathavebeenslicedintotwoelementsareautomaticallygroupedso
theyappearto stillbeasingleelement.SeeWorkspaceElementsformore information.
Whenthe EraserTool isselected,theEraserToolbuttonbecomeshighlightedandthe
centeroftheWorkspaceTools Palettechangestoshowthecurrenteraserthickness.
12. SetEraserThickness
Selectthe thickness fromthe centerofthe Workspace Tool Palette.The outerring of
themenuchangestodisplayallfourthickness optionsavailable.
Selectathickness onthe outerring.
Onceathickness hasbeen selected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaythe
thickness.Thisthicknesswill remainuntilyou selectanew thickness.
SelectTool
TheSelectTool allowsyouselectaWorkspaceelementona Pagetomove,rotate,
resize,grouporcopy.ToselectaWorkspaceelementtaptheelement.Onceselected,
handleswillappearonthe element.
TheSelect Toolcanalsobeusedto drawaboundingrectanglearoundagroupof elements
tomanipulatetheentiregroupofelementsatonetime.
UndoTool
Undoerasesthepreviousannotation.
SlideBackTool
TheSlideBackToolallowsyoutomovetothepreviouspageintheWorkspace meeting.
HighlighterTool
TheHighlighterToolallowsyoutoannotatethedisplayedpagefreehand.Whenthe
HighlighterToolisselected,thecenteroftheWorkspaceTools Palettechangestoshow
thecurrentcolorandlinewidth.
Note:Somehighlightercolorsmaynotbevisibleonsomecomputerbackgrounds.
ChangeColor SelectthecolorinthecenteroftheWorkspaceToolsPalette.Theouterringofthemenu
changestodisplayallothercoloroptions.
Selectacolorontheouterring.
Onceacolorhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaythecolor.This
colorwillremainuntilyouselectanewcolor.
Acustom colorcanbeselectedbydouble-clickingacoloronthepalettering.Thestandardsetof
colorscanberestoredbyselectingtheRestoreDefaultColorsbuttonfromtheOptionsdialog.
ChangeLine
Width
SelectthelinewidthinthecenteroftheWorkspaceToolsPalette.Theouterringofthe
menuchangestodisplaythefourlinewidthoptionsavailable.
Selectalinewidthontheouterring.
Oncealinewidthhasbeenselected,thecenterofthetoolpalettechangestodisplaytheline
width.Thislinewidthwillremainuntilyouselectanewlinewidth.