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Learn how to use your tablet effectively with this comprehensive guide. Explore features, settings, and additional items to enhance your tablet experience. Connect to network resources, map drives, and use the Office Shortcut Bar for efficient productivity.
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Additional Items to Think About Using • USB Flash/Jump/Thumb drives • USB extender cables • USB expansion port
Using the Blade • Opening • Closing • Mounting tablet • Alternate Positions • Think about ports, power, and antenna
Because You Are Not Logging Into the Network • You must authenticate yourself when wanting to use DSU network resources
Examples of DSU Resources You May Need to Authenticate For • Your home directory • Share drive • Certain Web locations on campus • Web CT • You may have to authenticate by also providing the domain • Sample • dsunt\farrellt
Mapping to You Home Directory • This is your H:\ on your desktop computer • You will need to map to it and then authenticate yourself to the drive • Keep in mind you may need to use a domain to authenticate • Can only map from on campus
From Within My Computer Open The Tools Menu and Map Network Drive
Enter the Following Information • Select the Drive: • H: • Enter the Folder: \\venus\s_farrellt$ \\venus\s_loginname$
Mapping to the Share Drive • Repeat the steps for S: Drive • Select drive as S: • Folder is \\share\share • May also need F: • Folder is \\share\apps • Will need to authenticate
Adding Items to the Office Shortcut Bar • You can drag any short cut from the desktop to the Office Bar • I like to have the Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer buttons on the Shortcut bar
More Tablet Information From Gateway StartAll ProgramsGateway Documentation
The Tablet and Pen Setting Dialog Box Settings Settings Tab Active
The Tablet and Pen Setting Dialog Box Settings Display Tab Active
The Tablet and Pen Setting Dialog Box Settings Tablet and Pen Settings Tab Active
The Tablet and Pen Setting Dialog Box Settings Pen Options Tab Active
Calibrating the System • This will need to be done for both the Portrait and Landscape modes • Will also need to be done on a periodic basis
Starting the Calibration Process • Right side of the taskbar at the bottom of your Desktop Window • Double Click the Change Tablet and Pen Icon
It Will Open in One of Two ModesThis Mode shows the Writing Pad
First Activity • Open PowerPoint • With the Input Panel Open to the writing pad Create a two slide PowerPoint presentation • Try to work only with the Input Put Panel Writing Pad
Sample Slide Your Name Your Major Today’s Date
Additional Features Found on the Input Panel • Notice on the left hand side you have a drop down arrow for additional tools. • Will explain each of these further in future slides.
Input Panel With Speech Options Open More on this at a later date
Notice Check Mark on SpeechClick to Close • This will apply to closing all of the tools options.
Other Tools from the Input PanelText Preview Panel I do not use this feature much.
Other Tools from the Input PanelOptions Menu Writing Pad Tab
Other Tools from the Input PanelOptions Menu Writing Tools Tab
Other Tools from the Input PanelOptions Menu Write Anywhere Tab
About the Write Anywhere feature • With the Write Anywhere feature, you can use most of the screen on your tablet computer as a writing area. This is especially useful for longer writing tasks. • The Write Anywhere feature converts your handwriting into typed text and inserts it in a location that you specify, such as a word-processing document. You can use the Write Anywhere feature to enter text anywhere that you can use a standard keyboard to enter text. • The Write Anywhere feature recognizes handwriting in English only.
The Tools Help Menu • Notice the Help Topics. I found those very useful. • Notice also another way into the Tutorials
Input into Office Applications • There are options that will allow you to use ink input inside of other Microsoft Applications. • Open Word • Press Enter three times • Come up one line • These spaces will help you manipulate later • Select Ink Drawing and Writing Tool