Epson BrightLink 455Wi User manual

Using Easy Interactive Tools for

Windows

After you download and install Easy Interactive Tools, you can use the pens included with your BrightLink™

product to write or draw on the projection surface.

Note:

Easy Interactive Tools are not required for using the interactive features of the projector. You can use TeamBoard Draw

or other annotation software.

Introduction

Two different toolbars are available, one for interactive mode and one for whiteboard mode:

1. To start Easy Interactive Tools, select or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Projector >

Easy Interactive Tools.

When Easy Interactive Tools opens, it is in interactive mode by default.

2. To toggle between interactive and whiteboard modes, select the or icon in the upper right corner

of the toolbar.

3. To exit, select the Easy Interactive Tools icon on the Windows taskbar and select Exit.

Interactive Mode

In interactive mode, the toolbar

appears on the projected image

and lets you use the pen as a

mouse to open applications,

access links, and operate scroll

bars, for example.

In this mode, you can also

annotate whatever is displayed

from your computer and save

your annotations.

Whiteboard Mode

In whiteboard mode, the toolbar

appears on a blank white surface. You

can write or draw with the pen, add

images, and save or print your pages.

Whiteboard toolbars

Interactive toolbar

Additional

whiteboard toolbar

2 Using Interactive Mouse Mode

Using Interactive Mouse Mode

When you first open Easy Interactive Tools, you are in interactive mode. Either the pen or mouse is active in

this mode, as indicated by the icon in the upper left corner of the toolbar. When you see the mouse icon on

the toolbar, you can use the pen as a mouse to select other tools.

The following interactive tools are available:

Interactive tools

Icon Description

Page up or down in a browser or other software program.

Use an on-screen keyboard to enter text on a website or in a browser or other software program. See

page 7 for more information.

Capture the current screen and save it as an image file. See page 7 for more information.

Hide part of the screen. You can use the yellow arrows to reveal only the portions of the screen that

you want the audience to see. See page 4 for more information.

Create a spotlight effect for highlighting and shading part of the screen. You can move the spotlight

and change its shape, color, and transparency, as described on page 3.

Use the pen to right-click without pressing the button.

Minimize the toolbar. When the toolbar is minimized, you can restore it by selecting the Easy

Interactive Tools icon on the Windows taskbar.

Toggle between interactive

and whiteboard modes

Toggle between

mouse and pen modes

Draw on screen

(see page 4)

Page up and down

Use on-screen keyboard

Clear all annotations

Create spotlight effect

Hide part of screen

Undo

Minimize the toolbar

Capture current screen

Entering Text 3

Entering Text

You can enter text in a browser or other program, such as a word processor or spreadsheet.

1. Open your internet browser or other program.

2. Select the keyboard tool. You see the on-screen keyboard:

3. Tap on the projected image where you want to enter text.

4. Select the letters and numbers on the on-screen keyboard.

Using the Spotlight Tool

To hide most of your projected image and reveal only a particular area, select the spotlight tool.

■To resize the revealed area, tap and drag on the edge of the spotlight circle.

■To move the revealed area, tap and drag outside the spotlight circle.

■To adjust the revealed area, select the icon on the spotlight screen. You see the following window,

which lets you adjust the shape of the revealed area, and the color and transparency of the hidden area.

■To remove the spotlight, select the icon on the spotlight screen.

Open a color-selection screen

Reset back to default color

Slide to adjust transparency

of the hidden area

4 Using Interactive Mouse Mode

Using the Shade Tool

To hide the projected image with an opaque shade and reveal only the area you want, select the shade tool.

You see the following on the projected image:

■To adjust the shade, tap and drag one of the yellow arrows.

■To remove the shade, select the Close button on the screen.

Using Interactive Pen Mode

To switch to interactive pen mode, select any of the drawing tools on the toolbar. Or, select the mouse icon

in the upper left corner. The mouse changes into a pen.

The following annotation and drawing tools are available:

Drawing tools

Icon Description

Write or draw with a semi-transparent highlighter.

Toggle between writing/drawing and erasing. In the erase mode, you can select a free-form or

straight line eraser, or circular and rectangular shapes for erasing in large swaths.

Select line width and color (basic/fast).

Customize line width and color (advanced/accurate).

Write or draw free-form lines (or use free-form eraser).

Draw straight lines (or use straight-line eraser)

Draw circles or ellipses (or use circle eraser).

Draw rectangles or squares (or use rectangle eraser).

Undo the last annotation.

Clear all annotations.

Changing the Line Width and Color of the Pen 5

Changing the Line Width and Color of the Pen

You can select the line width and color for the highlighter and drawing tools. Two types of selection windows

are available, basic and advanced.

■Select the icon to open the basic line adjustment window, as shown below:

■Select the icon to open the advanced line adjustment window, as shown below:

Sample of selected

line width

Select from

7 line widths

Select from

44 colors

Slide the red mark to

select line width

Select specific RGB values

to create a precise color

Select a color value

on the color wheel

Use the slider to adjust the

color brightness

6 Using Whiteboard Mode

Using Whiteboard Mode

To switch to a white screen that you can use as an interactive whiteboard, select the whiteboard icon.

You see the whiteboard tools, as shown below. Select the icon to display the additional tools.

Some of the tools are the same as those available in interactive mode. Following is a list of the tools that are

unique to whiteboard mode:

Whiteboard tools

Icon Description

View a list of saved pages in the current folder.

Switch back to interactive mode.

Delete the current page and display the previously saved page.

Insert a picture as the whiteboard background or open a previously saved page. You can select any

image file in the JPEG or BMP format.

Select a background. Tap the button repeatedly to choose from six solid colors, two styles of writing

lines, or music staffs.

Create a new page on the whiteboard.

Copy the contents of the previously displayed page and paste it on the current page.

Undo the last operation.

Redo the last operation.

Save the current page as an image file. See the next section for more information.

Display additional tools.

Print preview.

Print all whiteboard pages in the current folder.

Switch to

interactive mode

View list of saved pages

Display additional tools

Delete current page

Open background image

or previously saved page

Save current page(s)

Print preview

Create new page Copy previous page to

current page

Select background

Clear annotations

Additional tools

Changing the Line Width and Color of the Pen 7

Saving Your Pages

You can save both whiteboard pages and computer screen images with annotations. You can also choose where

you want to save your pages and in what format.

1. Select the icon in your taskbar (lower right-hand corner of the screen) to

open the Easy Interactive Tools menu:

2. Select Saving Setting.

You see the on-screen keyboard and a file saving window:

3. Select or create the folder where you want to save your pages. You can use the on-screen keyboard to enter

a file name prefix and select either Jpeg or BMP as the file type.

4. Select Save. You return to Easy Interactive Tools.

5. Do one of the following to save your pages:

■In interactive mode, select the camera icon to capture the current screen and annotations. You see

a message confirming that the screen is saved. Easy Interactive Tools adds the time and date to the file

name prefix you selected, for example:

■In whiteboard mode, select the save icon. The on-screen keyboard appears and a Save as window

opens. You can select a location for saving and enter a name to create a new folder. Your pages are

automatically saved as numbered images.

TEST010-11-29-13-23-3

prefix

year

month

day

hour

minutes

seconds

8 Saving Your Pages

Printing Your Pages

Once your pages have been saved, you can print them.

1. To display thumbnail images of the pages saved in the current folder, select the pages icon. You see the

pages on the side of the screen:

2. To print your pages, select the icon to display additional tools. Then select the printer icon. You

see the print window:

3. Select the pages you want to print, then select OK.

Select print

settings

Select the pages

you want to print

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