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- Page 1 ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide 2.3.1 ERSION...
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Page 2: Copyright And Trademark
Copyright and Trademark Copyright and Trademark LIVESCRIBE, PULSE, ECHO, and PAPER REPLAY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Livescribe Inc. Anoto is a trademark of Anoto Group AB. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. -
Page 3: About This Guide
About This Guide About This Guide This guide describes Livescribe™ Desktop software you can use to work with your Livescribe™ smartpen. Use this guide along with the Getting Started Guide and Livescribe™ Smartpens User Guide. ™ Livescribe Smartpen Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Transferring Content from Your Livescribe™ Smartpen ....... . . 7... - Page 5 Deleting Sessions from Livescribe™ Desktop ........
- Page 6 Using Livescribe Online ........
- Page 7 Registering Your Livescribe™ Smartpen..........58 Manually Registering Your Livescribe™ Smartpen ....... . . 59 Renaming Your Smartpen in Livescribe™...
- Page 8 Items Purchased Directly from Livescribe........
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Page 9: Welcome To Livescribe™ Desktop
Welcome to Livescribe™ Desktop What is New in this Version? Livescribe made improvements to Livescribe™ Desktop to add new features, correct known issues, and improve usability. For detailed information about this release, including known issues, read the Release Notes located here: www.livescribe.com/releasenotes. -
Page 10: System Requirements
Internet connection for software download About Livescribe Desktop Livescribe™ Desktop is software that runs on your computer to view and listen to the content you create and capture using your Livescribe™ smartpen. With Livescribe™ Desktop, you can view your notes, listen to your recorded audio, manage applications, and more. Livescribe™ Desktop is also a portal to Livescribe Online, where you can upload and share content, purchase new applications and paper products, and connect to the Livescribe™... -
Page 11: Livescribe™ Desktop Components
About Livescribe Desktop Livescribe™ Desktop Components Finding your way around the Livescribe™ Desktop environment is easy and consistent. Use the main components shown below to view, listen to, and manage your sessions. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 12: Getting Started With Livescribe™ Desktop
Getting Started with Livescribe™ Desktop Use Livescribe™ Desktop to upload your notebooks from your Livescribe™ smartpen. Once your sessions are on your computer, you can view and listen to them just as you can from your Livescribe™ smartpen. Installing Livescribe™ Desktop Take a few minutes to install Livescribe™... -
Page 13: Upgrading Livescribe™ Desktop For Mac Os X
Upgrading Livescribe™ Desktop for Mac OS X If you are currently using any pre-Version 2.3.1 of Livescribe™ Desktop for Mac OS X, perform these steps to upgrade: Run Livescribe™... -
Page 14: Switching From Windows To Mac Os X
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X If you have been using your Livescribe™ Desktop for Windows, and you want to switch to Livescribe™ Desktop for Mac OS X, you can simply dock your Livescribe™ smartpen to your Macintosh after installing Livescribe™... -
Page 15: Authorizing Livescribe™ Desktop
Authorizing Livescribe™ Desktop Authorizing Livescribe™ Desktop As a Livescribe user, all your Livescribe tools link to each other using the same email address and password. This means that your smartpen registration, your Livescribe Online account, and your installations of Livescribe Desktop, all identify themselves to each other using the same email address and password. -
Page 16: Checking For Software Updates
Livescribe™ smartpen are up to date. If your system needs updates, Livescribe™ Desktop will ask if you want to update now or later. It is good practice to accept the updates available for both Livescribe™ Desktop and your Livescribe smarten. - Page 17 Setting Livescribe™ Desktop Preferences In the Paper section, choose the default ink color and the color for active and animated ink. You can also choose to show or hide blank pages and draw or hide page background images (ruled lines and so on).
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Page 18: Quitting Livescribe™ Desktop
Livescribe Online, and ends the connection between your computer and your Livescribe™ smartpen. To quit Livescribe™ Desktop: Click the red Close button at the top left corner of the Livescribe™ Desktop application, or Go to the Livescribe™ Desktop > Quit Livescribe™ Desktop. -
Page 19: Backing Up Your Livescribe Files
Click Go > Home > Library > Application Support > Livescribe. Copy the Livescribe folder to a backup device such as a CD, DVD, or external drive. You can also use Apple’s Time Machine application to back up your Livescribe™ Desktop files. -
Page 20: Using The Paper Replay™ Application
This is similar to the way you can tap your actual notes in your notebook to begin audio playback. In Livescribe™ Desktop, there are three ways to view your notes and listen to your recorded audio: •... -
Page 21: Viewing And Working With
See Viewing Single Pages on page 15 for more information. Viewing and Working with Pages With Livescribe™ Desktop, you can view and working with pages from your notebooks. This topic describes: • Viewing Thumbnails on page 14 •... -
Page 22: Viewing Thumbnails
Getting Information about Sessions on a Page on page 24 Also see Sharing Pages and Audio on page Instead of the Menu, you can use contextual menus to access many Livescribe™ Desktop features. To use a contextual menu, select an item and control-click. See Contextual Menus on... -
Page 23: Viewing Single Pages
Viewing Single Pages Use Single-Page View to read, search, export, and print your notes. From this view, you can also listen to sessions as you read your notes, and upload your notes to your personal space on Livescribe Online. To view notes in Single-Page View: Under The Pages Category in the Navigation Pane, click your notebook. -
Page 24: Paging Through A Notebook
Type the page number in the text box on the toolbar and press Enter. Note that Livescribe™ Desktop displays the total number of pages in the notebook beside the text box. Use the Page Controls to move from page to page, or to the beginning or end of the document. -
Page 25: Playing Audio While Viewing Pages
Playing Audio from Audio View on page 27). If you play back the audio of a session that spans multiple pages, Livescribe™ Desktop will automatically move to successive pages in real time synchronization with the playing audio. This automatic paging will continue until you manually switch pages using Paging Controls. From then on, the paging is under manual control only until you initiate another session playback. -
Page 26: Zooming Pages
Pane, or click the single-page button next to the zoom slider. Repositioning a Zoomed Page When you zoom a page to a size that is larger than 100%, Livescribe™ Desktop will crop some of the page. You may want to reposition the page to view its content. -
Page 27: Searching Pages
Viewing and Working with Pages Searching Pages In Livescribe™ Desktop, you can search through your handwritten notes for words in one or more notebooks. The Search command can locate whole words. Search accuracy depends on the legibility of your handwriting. Your search text can be part of a word, a whole word, or consecutive words. - Page 28 Viewing and Working with Pages Livescribe searches for the term and displays the total number of pages on which the term was found, and thumbnails of pages containing the search text. The search results are highlighted in orange. Double-click a thumbnail to see it in Single-Page View.
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Page 29: Copying And Pasting Pages
In single Single-Page View, press the Command and C keys. Alternately, click on the page and select Copy from the Edit menu. In another application, use the Paste command to insert an image of the Livescribe page into a document. -
Page 30: Printing Pages
Alternatively, you can print from Single-Page View: In Single-Page View, view a page. Choose File > Print. The Print dialog opens. Specify the page range from the printable pages displayed in the Print dialog. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 31: Converting Handwriting To Text
(visit www.visionobjects.com). Once you have purchased and installed MyScript for Livescribe, you can export your notes using Livescribe™ Desktop by clicking the MyScript button on the Main toolbar. This button is available only if you have MyScript installed. -
Page 32: Getting Information About Sessions On A Page
Playing Audio from Audio View on page 27 • Viewing Pages Associated with a Session on page 28 • Renaming a Session in Livescribe™ Desktop on page 29 • Removing Sessions from Your Livescribe™ Smartpen on page 29 • Deleting Sessions from Livescribe™ Desktop on page 30 ™... -
Page 33: Browsing A List Of Sessions
Use the Audio View to see a list of sessions captured with Paper Replay. From this view, you can listen to your sessions and upload them to your personal space on Livescribe Online. From this view, you can also export sessions, delete sessions from your Livescribe™ smartpen and from Livescribe™... - Page 34 Elements of the Audio View List In Audio View, Livescribe™ Desktop displays your sessions as a series of rows with named columns. Click a column title to sort the list by that title. See below for a description of each column.
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Page 35: Playing Audio From Audio View
Recorded: The session start time. Size: The size of the session in MB or KB. Check mark On Smartpen: A check mark indicates if a session is on your Livescribe™ smartpen or if it has been removed. Playing Audio from Audio View To play back a session’s audio, do one of the following:... -
Page 36: Viewing Pages Associated With A Session
Double-click on the session to begin playing it. The Now Playing Pane opens and displays the thumbnail of the pages associated with the session. Double-click on a thumbnail in the Now Playing Pane to see the page in full size. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 37: Renaming A Session In Livescribe™ Desktop
At the prompt, confirm the removal. You can confirm that a session is no longer on your Livescribe™ smartpen by looking at the On Smartpen column in Audio View. If the session is on your smartpen, the session’s row in this view will show a check mark in the column. If the session is not on your smartpen, the column will be empty. -
Page 38: Deleting Sessions From Livescribe™ Desktop
29. You can confirm that a session is no longer on your Livescribe™ smartpen by looking at the Location column in Audio View. If the session is on your smartpen, the session’s row in this view will show a check mark in the On Smartpen column. If the session is not on your smartpen, the Location column will be empty. -
Page 39: Exporting Audio As A File
Exporting Audio as a File You can save the audio portion of your sessions as files for distribution to others. Livescribe uses the popular Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) file format. You can play audio in AAC format on any computer with Apple QuickTime installed. -
Page 40: Using Custom Notebooks
Using Custom Notebooks You can create Custom Notebooks in Livescribe™ Desktop to organize and better manage your pages. In a Custom Notebook, you can add pages from any notebook, and drag them to arrange them in any order. Pages in a Custom Notebook work like other notebook pages. For example, you can view, zoom, search, and print pages. -
Page 41: Deleting Custom Notebooks And Pages
To delete a page: Open a Custom Notebook in Page View. Select one or more page to be deleted. Choose File > Delete Page(s) At the prompt, click Yes to confirm the deletion. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 42: Sharing Pages And Audio
Pencasting and is how you share your smartpen content with others. You can pencast smartpen content to your computer or to Livescribe Online. Of course, if you pencast content to your own computer, you can then choose a variety of ways to share this content, including email, web uploads, and FTP. - Page 43 • Flash movie to your Pages only Click on MyLivescribe account on Livescribe Online. Keep it private, share it with others, or share with the Livescribe community. You can also share the content on Facebook™, blogs, or other social networks •...
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Page 44: Other Ways To Share Content
Anyone with Livescribe™ Desktop installed on their computer can import .pencast files. Because .pencast files are a native Livescribe format, you can work with imported .pencast files just like other pages and audio, including viewing and searching pages, playing back ™... - Page 45 Importing Pencasts (.pencast Files) audio, and even sharing. Sharing .pencast files is one alternative to uploading pencasts to Livescribe Online as Flash movies. To import a .pencast file: Click the Import button on the Main Toolbar. Use the Import dialog to browse for and choose the .pencast file to import.
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Page 46: Using Livescribe Online
Livescribe™ Online is your connection to your Livescribe account and to content shared by the Livescribe community. You can connect to Livescribe Online either from a web browser or directly from within Livescribe™ Desktop. See Connecting to Livescribe Online on page From Livescribe Online, you can: •... -
Page 47: Connecting To Livescribe Online
From Livescribe™ Desktop, click My Livescribe under Livescribe Online in the Navigation pane. Log in to Livescribe Online using your Livescribe account. If you do not have an account, create a new account when prompted to log in. If you forgot your password, click the Forgot Password button and Livescribe will email instructions on resetting your password. -
Page 48: Emailing Content To A Friend
Optionally, add a message in the Personalize It section. Click Send. Your friend will receive an email that links him or her to your file on Livescribe Online. If your content is private, your friend will be required to create a Livescribe Online account (See Setting Up a Livescribe Account on page 44). -
Page 49: Download Content As A Pdf Document
To download your content as PDF: Select a file. To select a file from the Livescribe Online Community, click the file’s thumbnail to view it. To select a file from your personal myLivescribe space, click the file’s thumbnail in the My Files area to view it. -
Page 50: Sharing Content On Facebook
To publish content to Facebook: Select a file. To select a file from the general Livescribe Online Community, click the file’s thumbnail to view it. To select a file from your personal myLivescribe space, click the file’s thumbnail in the My Files area to view it. -
Page 51: Making Content Public Or Private
Sharing Content Using Livescribe Online Select a file. To select a file from the Livescribe Online Community, click the file’s thumbnail to view it. To select a file from your personal myLivescribe space, click the file’s thumbnail in the My Files area to view it. -
Page 52: Editing Your Access List
Setting Up a Livescribe Account When you register your Livescribe™ smartpen through Livescribe™ Desktop, the registration process prompts you to create a Livescribe account. If you need to, you can also create an account manually without registering (or even owning a Livescribe™ smartpen). -
Page 53: Using Your Mylivescribe Profile
To view your profile: • Select Account in the upper right corner of Livescribe Online. On your myLivescribe profile page you will see a list of sharing options, viewer comments, and how much space you have used and you have available. -
Page 54: Managing Your Account Details
Livescribe news and offers about Livescribe and related products. Viewing Livescribe Community Content In the Livescribe Community, you can see what others are doing with their Livescribe™ smartpens and post your own creations for others to rate and comment on. ™... -
Page 55: Visit The Livescribe Store
At checkout, you will need to log in to your account, or create an account if you have not already. You can access the Livescribe Store either from a web browser or directly from Livescribe™ Desktop via the Livescribe Online view by clicking Livescribe Store. To learn how to purchase, download, and install smartpen applications from the Livescribe Store, see Getting Livescribe™... - Page 56 Visit the Livescribe Store ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide...
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Page 57: Working With Livescribe Paper Products
However, each page of Livescribe dot paper is printed with thousands of nearly- invisible microdots arranged in a special pattern. Livescribe dot paper products sometimes re-use dot pattern. As a general rule, do not use Livescribe dot paper products with the same dot pattern at the same time. -
Page 58: Printing A Notebook
Frees up storage space on your Livescribe™ smartpen • Enables you to use another Livescribe dot paper product that has the same dot pattern as the one you archived. Livescribe dot paper products with the same dot pattern have the same name. -
Page 59: Deleting An Archived Notebook
Choose File > Archive. When prompted, click Archive to confirm the archive operation, otherwise click Cancel. Livescribe™ Desktop will confirm your notebook has been archived, and you will see the archived notebook under the Archived Notebooks group in the Navigation pane. -
Page 60: Getting Livescribe™ Smartpen Applications
The next time you dock your smartpen, Livescribe™ Desktop will ask you again if you want to install the updates, as well as give you the option of cancelling installation. -
Page 61: Manually Checking For Updates
Livescribe™ smartpen. Visit the store regularly to check for new updates. After you download a new application, you can use Livescribe™ Desktop and add it to any Livescribe smartpen registered to your Livescribe account. - Page 62 After placing your order, click the Download and Add Smartpen Applications button. You can then download your applications to Livescribe™ Desktop and add them on your smartpen(s). By default, your applications will be automatically download and added to your currently-docked smartpen.
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Page 63: Adding Applications
Getting New Applications Adding Applications The Applications View lists all applications that you have downloaded from Livescribe Online, and those applications already added to your currently-selected smartpen. By default, all applications you purchase will be automatically downloaded and added to your smartpen when docked. -
Page 64: Removing Applications
Anatomy of an Applications View When you view a list of applications and software in Applications View, Livescribe™ Desktop displays them as a list of rows with named columns. The table below describes the columns of the Applications View list. - Page 65 Click on this button to remove the application from this smartpen. Status Describe the status of the current application, such as whether the application is current, needs to be added, and so on. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide...
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Page 66: Managing Your Livescribe™ Smartpen
After you name your smartpen, Livescribe™ Desktop asks you to register it with Livescribe. Before you click Register Now, make sure to connect to the internet. If you click Remind Me Later, Livescribe™ Desktop reminds you to register the next time you dock your Livescribe™ smartpen. -
Page 67: Manually Registering Your Livescribe™ Smartpen
Renaming Your Smartpen in Livescribe™ Desktop If you do not already have a Livescribe account, click Create New Account, and then enter your email address and a password. Your email address will be your user name next time you log in. -
Page 68: Managing Smartpen Storage
Archive any notebooks, journals and other paper products you are finished with. See Archiving Paper Products on page • On your Livescribe™ smartpen, use the Menu to select the session you want to delete and remove it. See the Livescribe™ Smartpens User Guide for more information. ™ Livescribe... -
Page 69: Removing A Paper Replay Password From Your Smartpen
Paper Replay Password does not prevent playback from Livescribe Desktop, only from your smart- pen. • You cannot set your Paper Replay Password using Livescribe Desktop. You must set it from your smartpen’s Main Menu. For more information about Paper Replay Password, including how to set a password, see the Livescribe™... -
Page 70: Shortcuts
Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts Livescribe™ Desktop provides keyboard shortcuts for several menu options: Menu Option Shortcut/Media Key ⌘ Copy ⌘ ⌘ Export as AAC ⌘ Find ⌘ Get Info ⌘ Hide Livescribe™ Desktop ⌘ Hide Others → or F9 (on newer Mac keyboards) Next ⌘... -
Page 71: Contextual Menus
⌘ Zoom In ⌘ Zoom Out Contextual Menus Instead of the Menu, you can use contextual menus to access many Livescribe™ Desktop features. To use a contextual menu, select an item and control-click. Available contextual menus are: Notebook • Rename Thumbnail View •... -
Page 72: Frequently Asked Questions
Recording Notes and Audio Can I capture notes without recording audio? Yes. To capture notes simply turn your smartpen on and begin writing on Livescribe™ dot paper. To record audio, tap the record button in your included notebook. Can I record audio without Livescribe dot paper? Yes. -
Page 73: Smartpen Accessories
Custom Notebooks in the Library tab. In the Notebook Name dialog, type in a name for the new notebook. Click OK. Livescribe Desktop creates and opens the new notebook and places it in the Library tab under the heading Custom Notebooks. -
Page 74: What Can I Share
How do I share my pencasts as .pencast files? One way to share pencasts is to upload your smartpen content (audio, pages, or both) to your myLivescribe account on Livescribe Online. You can keep it private, share it with others, or share with the Livescribe community. -
Page 75: How Can I Share Pencasts Using A Mylivescribe Account
Access List, giving them permission to see your private pencasts, and then send them a link to view. The people on your Access List will be required to create a Livescribe account to view pencasts. -
Page 76: How Do I Share My Notes As A Pdf
How do I share my notes as a PDF? On Windows: In Livescribe™ Desktop's Pages View, choose one or more pages you want to share. Click the Share button on Main Toolbar. Using the cascading menus, select the type of data you want to share and how to share it. Your options are to share: •... -
Page 77: How Do I Get The Latest Software Updates
How do I print my own dot paper? To print your own dot paper, you need to have Livescribe Desktop version 2.0 or later and an Adobe PostScript-compatible color laser printer with a print resolution of 600 dpi or greater. -
Page 78: Can I Change The Date And Time Format
Your smartpen will automatically recognize this line as a flick and scrub control. Retrace the line anytime to scroll through menu items or display text. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide... -
Page 79: Quick Launch (Jump To An Application And Quickly Launch It)
Keep your recorded Paper Replay™ sessions private. To set up Paper Replay Password protection: Power on your smartpen. Go to the Main Menu by tapping the center of the Nav Plus at the bottom of your Livescribe Dot Paper. Tap down to Paper Replay. - Page 80 After setting your password, your smartpen will prompt you for your password each time you try to play back a session. Once you turn off password protection, all previously set passwords are permanently erased. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide...
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Page 81: Getting Help
Getting Help Livescribe Online Support On the Livescribe Support page you will find several ways to get answers to any questions you might have about your smartpen or other Livescribe™ products. To open the Livescribe Support page: • From a web browser, go to www.livescribe.com/support, or •... -
Page 82: User Guides And Release Notes
You can download the latest user guides from the support page. You can also view release notes for all Livescribe products: www.livescribe.com/releasenotes. Knowledge Base (KB) Browse our knowledge base to find many of the answers to your questions. Livescribe updates the knowledge base frequently, so check it each time you need help. Forum Other Livescribe smartpen users may have found an answer to your question. -
Page 83: Returning Livescribe Products
Save the data to your computer so you can send it to Customer Service if requested. Returning Livescribe Products If you need to return the Livescribe smartpen or other Livescribe product, follow the instructions below. Items Purchased Directly from Livescribe Items purchased directly from Livescribe will have the following return timeframe to qualify for a refund. - Page 84 Returning Livescribe Products conditions packaged with the products. Third-party software or products are not covered by Livescribe’s Limited Warranty. ™ Livescribe Desktop for Mac User Guide...
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Page 85: Glossary
By default, active ink is displayed as green in Livescribe™ Desktop. See inactive ink. archiving. The process of moving your notes and audio for a Livescribe™ dot paper product into an Archived Notebooks folder in the Navigation Pane. This process also deletes your notes (ink data) and audio from the Livescribe smartpen. - Page 86 The basic unit of Livescribe’s dot paper: a small, light-gray circular marking that is arranged with others like it into millions of patterns. These are printed on Livescribe paper products for use with the Livescribe smartpen.
- Page 87 Paper Replay Password. Paper Replay Password sets a password for your Paper Replay sessions. Setting a password can prevent others from listening to your recorded audio on your smartpen. PDF. A graphic file format that is used to export writings and drawings saved in Livescribe™ Desktop. ®...
- Page 88 Sessions (or Audio) view. Sessions presented in Livescribe™ Desktop as a list of files with details about each. Single-Page View (or mode). A view or mode in Livescribe™ Desktop in which a single page is displayed at a time. tap around. Tap around is a feature of Launch Line that is an alternate to using the Nav Plus to navigate menus of an application.
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