Interwrite

=Charging/Storage=


 * The Interwrite School pad will hold a charge for 40 hours.
 * You should charge your pad every night.
 * Make sure you have your pen firmly seated in the holder. The pen must charge along with the pad.
 * Store your pad in a secure place. A replacement will cost a minimum of $400.

=Using the Pad as a Wireless Mouse=

The InterWrite school pad will connect automatically when you turn it on. You will be in “mouse mode” (see below). You have to start the InterWrite program to create pages that you can save and print.

=Using the Pad with the InterWrite software=
 * Turn on your InterWrite Pad using the switch at the top.
 * Click on InterWrite icon on the Windows Task Bar (the purple circle with the “i”).
 * Click on “Interactive Mode”.
 * The Interwrite Tool bar will appear (usually along the right hand side of the screen).
 * The Interwrite Tool bar will appear (usually along the right hand side of the screen).

=MODES Mouse Mode=


 * **Interwrite begins in //Mouse Mode// (meaning you can use the pen as a mouse).**
 * **Forward movement of the InterWrite pen “rocker” (or touching the surface of the pad) = a left click of the mouse.**
 * **backward movement of the rocker = a right click of the mouse.**

=Annotation Mode=


 * **When you start the Interwrite software, you switch to Annotation mode.**
 * **Annotation mode allows you to draw or write on your screen (including on top of Internet pages, Word documents, or PowerPoints).**
 * **Allows you to show pictures as objects and manipulate them.**
 * **Saves your work as “presentation file” so you can print it out or save it and bring it back at another time.**

=School Pads= = =
 * **The user must be an administrator on the computer to change the pads and/or to remove the pads**
 * **The pads cannot be connected and/or on the list of two computers at the same time.**
 * **With Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, you must have new drivers (or there is some issue with the drivers) for the Bluetooth software.**
 * **Uninstalling and reinstalling Bluetooth might make some of these problems go away.**

=Interwrite Bluetooth trouble shooting=

1) Right click on My Computer** and choose **Properties** 2) Click on the **Hardware** tab then click on the **Device Manager** 3) You should see either **Bluetooth Devices** or **Bluetooth Radios** listed. Click on the **[+]** in front of that category to expand it out. 4) Right click on the **Bluetooth USB Adapter** (either TDK or Ezurio) and choose **Update Drivers...** 5) If asked to connect to the Windows Update Server to search for drivers choose **No, not at this time**, click **Next** (if you don't see this part skip to the next step) 6) Choose **Install from a list or specific location**, click **Next** 7) Choose **Don't search. I will choose the driver to install**, click **Next** 8) Click on **Have Disk**, then choose **Browse**, 9) Browse to **C:\Program Files\Ezurio** (or TDK System)**\Bluetooth Software\bin\** and select **btwusb.inf** and click **Open**, then **Ok**, and then click **Next** 10) Once the installation is done choose **Finished** and the Bluetooth icon in the bottom right hand corner of the computer screen (in the System Tray) should be blue and white. 11) You may need to restart the IW device manager and you can do this by clicking on the IW icon in the System Tray and choose **Exit**. 12) To restart the IW device manager click on **Start** > **All Programs** > **GTCO CalComp Interwrite** > **Device Manager** and this will place the IW icon back in the System Tray. If you have any questions my contact info is listed below. Jeremy Lee //Technical Specialist// 480-443-2214 ext 2260 800-856-0732 ext 2260 jlee@gtcocalcomp.com
 * If you are having problems with Bluetooth follow the steps below. Problems with Bluetooth are usually indicated by a blue and red icon in the System Tray (lower right corner of your screen)
 * //GTCO CalComp//**

=Capturing a Screen or Window=

1. To capture a screen or window, click on the Mouse Mode tool with your Interactive Pen and arrange the desktop for capture. 2. Select an Annotation Tool (the Pen, for example). indicate your capture preference (by clicking on either the Full Screen, Partial Screen, or Window option in the dialog) 3. Annotate the captured image. 4. Use the Page Creation Tools to add a blank, gridded, or background image page.