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7.2 Line ............................................................................................................................................ 26
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7.2.1 Drawing a Line ........................................................................................................... 26
7.2.2 Customizing Line ....................................................................................................... 27
7.9 Text ........................................................................................................................................... 42
7.9.1 Inputting Text on Page .............................................................................................. 42
7.9.2 Inputting Text through On-Screen Keyboard ...................................................... 43
7.9.3 Importing Text from .txt File ................................................................................... 43
7.9.4 Editing Text .................................................................................................................. 43
7.11 Fill ............................................................................................................................................ 49
7.11.1 Creating Fill Effects ................................................................................................. 49
12.8 Other Settings ...................................................................................................................... 84
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Designed for the interactive whiteboard or virtual whiteboard, Q Draw is a powerful
multi-media interactive tool that includes teaching, demonstrating and course making
functions.
Together with the interactive whiteboard or virtual whiteboard, Q Draw makes these types
of communications more effective and vivid, such as product exhibition, business conference,
video communication, news broadcast, securities evaluation, military command,
entertainment, medical consultation, engineering design, competition tactics analysis, and
weather analysis and so forth.
The user-friendly interface and easy operation both help users to familiarize with Q Draw
with ease. Its strong compatibility with the third-party software, such as Microsoft Word,
Excel and PowerPoint, provides extensive benefits to users.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.1 System Requirements
z Windows 2000/2003; XP/Vista/Win 7 32 bit
z Pentium III CPU or higher
z 64MB RAM (128MB recommended)
z Microsoft DirectX 8.0 or above
z 1GB free hard disk space (for full installation)
z 800×600, 1024×768 resolution (16-bit high color or higher)
2.2 Installing and Uninstalling Q Draw
Q Draw can only be installed to Windows system under Administrator user account, but can
be used in Windows system under any kind of user account. If your operating system is
Windows 2000 SP3/SP4 or Windows XP SP1, the system will prompt you to update
Windows Installer. Click Yes to update Windows Installer first.
2.2.1 Installing Q Draw
1. Power on the projector and make sure the computer is connected with the projector
via Type B USB cable and VGA or HDMI cable for monitor signal output.
2. Go to Projector OSD Menu > System setup: Basic > Poi ntDraw and change the
PointDraw settings to “Dual Pen”. *The dual pen driver will not be installed successfully
if step 1 and 2 are not strictly followed.
3. Insert Q Draw CD in your computer and select the Q Draw 2.1 software and follow
the on-screen instructions step by step.
4. For Windows 7 users, in order to avoid firewall blocking the installation of Q Draw,
Please follow the steps (A > B > C) below:
A. Right-click the Q Draw installation program, and then select Properties. T he
following dialog box appears.
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B. Click the Compatibility tab, select Run this program as an administrator, an d
then click OK.
C. Continue the installation of Q Draw program.
5. The dual pen driver and other needed drivers will install automatically after the main
software installation. *Do not restart the computer before all software and drivers are
installed completely.
6. If you purchased BenQ DCP10 Document Camera, select and install the BenQ
Document camera DCP10 plug-in at your choice.
7. Install the Q Draw 2.0 library (optional).
2.2.2 Uninstalling Q Draw
To remove Q Draw from your computer:
1. Follow one of these steps:
Click Start > Programs > Q Draw >Uninstall.
Open Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs, select Q Draw in the list of
currently installed programs, and then click Remove.
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Click Q Draw on the installation CD again.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall Q Draw.
2.3 Trial and Registration
2.3.1 Trial
You can download Q Draw from our website http://www.benq.com. After downloading and
installing Q Draw on your computer, you can try it out immediately. The free trial edition
allows 30 executions. The trial expires after 30 executions since you start Q Draw for the
first time. In order to continue using Q Draw, you need to register your license.
2.3.2 Registering Q Draw
When you start the unregistered Q Draw, the Register Window appears. You also can select
Register on the taskbar to open the Register Window. For details, see 3.4 Taskbar
Enter the Product Serial Number (on the installation CD cover), User Name, Telephone
Number, E-mail Address, and Country fields in the Register Window, then click Register to
finish the registration.
After registration, the software will prompt the number of computers you can still register
the software on. If the displayed number does not match the number stipulated in the
software license, it may be the fact that
1. This SN has been used by other people, or
2. The retailers sell illegally. Please appeal to consumer organization for compensation.
Note:
1. When registering the product, please make sure your computer has been connected to
Internet.
2. The single-user license of Q Draw is only allowed to be registered on one computer. The
enterprise license is allowed to be registered on multiple computers.
.
3. If your Q Draw is of the enterprise license, after registration, the enterprise or school name
will be displayed on the software interface and exported files (except .cdf files).
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Chapter 3 Exploring Q Draw
3.1 Starting Q Draw
To start Q Draw, follow one of these steps:
Double-click the Q Draw desktop shortcut.
Click Start >Programs > Q Draw.
The main window appears.
3.2 Main Window
The main window of Q Draw consists of:
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No. Name Function
1. Menu Bar Provides menus for all functions.
2. Common Tools toolbar Provides common page and object manipulating tools.
3. Assistant Tools toolbar Provides some screen tools and presenting tools
4. Drawing Tools toolbar Provides all drawing tools.
Allows you access and manage different kinds of
5. Resource Panel
resources. There are five tabs: Page, Symbol, Template,
Resource and Local.
6. Whiteboard Area
7. Floating Tools toolbar
8. Comment Column
Displays the current page and enables you to create, edit
and manipulate objects on a page.
Allows you quickly access frequently used tools and
features. For details, see 3.3 Floating Tools Toolbar
.
To open the Comment Column to add comments or
explanations to the current page, click the arrow button
on the Whiteboard Area banner. Comments in this
column can also be manipulated as objects.
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3.3 Floating Tools Toolbar
The Floating Tools toolbar enables you to quickly access frequently used tools and features.
Unlike the traditional toolbar, Floating Tools toolbar can be moved around and placed
anywhere on the screen.
No. Function Details
Click to minimize the Floating Tools toolbar.
1. Minimize Floating Tools toolbar
Lock / Unlock Floating Tools
2.
toolbar
Switch Floating Tools toolbar
3.
style
4. Move Floating Tools toolbar
Customize Floating Tools
5.
toolbar
After the toolbar is minimized, click “Floating
Tools” on the Taskbar icon menu to display the
toolbar.
Click the Lock button to lock or unlock the
Floating Tools toolbar position.
Click the Arrows button to display the
Floating Tools toolbar horizontally or vertically.
Click on any part of the Floating Tools toolbar and
drag the toolbar to new location.
You can customize buttons on the Floating Tools
toolbar so that the toolbar includes the tools you
use most frequently. Refer to Chapter 12 System
Setting for details.
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3.4 Taskbar
After the Q Draw is started, a small taskbar appears in the notification area.
Click the taskbar icon to have the drop-down list.
No. Name Function
1. Main window Minimizes / displays the main window of Q Draw.
2. Floating tools Minimizes / displays the Floating Tools toolbar.
Sets the mouse primary button to be right or left.
Note: The mouse click behavior is changed here and remains
3. Right-click / Left-click
the same. Note that clicking the Right-click button on the
Assistant Tools bar only allows the mouse to
behave as a one-time right-click.
Switches the way to open items. The Single click to open
Single click to open an
item option allows you to open any programs or files with
4.
item / Double-click to
single click while the Double click to open item option
open item
allows you to do the same with double-click.
5. System setting Enters the System Setting window.
Registers Q Draw. For details, see 2.4.2 Registering Product
6. Register
Serial Number.
7. Update Updates Q Draw.
8. About Views the software version.
9. Exit Exits the Q Draw.
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Chapter 4 Working Modes
Q Draw has 2 main working modes: Windows Mode and Board Mode. In Windows Mode,
you can perform normal computer operation, annotate on screen in digital ink, and use some
basic tools on the Floating Tools toolbar. The Board Mode displays whiteboard pages on
screen.
4.1 Windows Mode
You can enter Window Mode by clicking the Board button on the Floating Tools
toolbar or minimizing the Q Draw main window.
4.1.1 Annotating on Screen
Select any drawing tool on Floating Tools toolbar to enter annotating mode, an annotating
frame will appear around the screen. You can annotate on screen in digital ink.
4.1.2 Operating Windows
When you are not in annotating mode, you can perform normal computer operation as you
usually do with mouse.
4.1.3 Clearing Annotation
Click the Clear button on the toolbar at the right bottom screen to clear all
annotations created by Q Draw.
4.1.4 Capturing Screen
Click the Capture button on the toolbar at the right bottom screen to
capture the current screen to whiteboard page on Board Mode. All annotations created by Q
Draw can be edited again.
4.1.5 Saving Annotation to Office Document
In case you have opened a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document and made your annotation
directly on it, you can click the Insert to Office button on the toolbar at the
right bottom screen to save your annotation to this Office document in original form.
4.1.6 Exiting Annotation
Click the Exit button on the toolbar at the right bottom screen to close the
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annotating frame.
4.2 Board Mode
Click the Board button on the Floating Tools toolbar to enter Board Mode. In Board
Mode, you can see the main window of Q Draw.
4.2.1 Displaying Whiteboard Area on Full Screen
Click the Full Screen button on the Common Tools toolbar or Resource Panel, or
click View > Full Screen on the Menu Bar to display whiteboard area on full screen.
In this mode, all toolbars and Resource Panel will be hidden, but you can still access the tools
on the Floating Tools toolbar. To exit full screen, click the Exit full screen button on
the left bottom of the screen.
4.2.2 Dual User Mode
Under Dual-user mode, two pens can write on the whiteboard simultaneously. *Please be
noted that the dual pen function is enabled in the full screen teacher-student
interface only (see the image below) by selecting the dual pen icon.
1. To enable Dual-user mode, please select Tools > Dual user on Menu Bar, or click
on Common Tools toolbar.
2. In Dual-user Mode, two pens can write on the board simultaneously; however, Teacher
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Pen and Student Pen can only control its own Floating Tools toolbar respectively. The dual
pen function is activated in the full screen teacher-student interface only. See operation
details below:
•The handwriting will be recognized automatically while Student Pen uses Handwriting
recognition.
•The eraser (except Erase All) can clean the digital ink of the other when such writing
process is paused.
• When choosing Erase All, Teacher Pen can clean all the digital ink of both Teacher Pen
and Student Pen, while Student Pen can only clean its own digital ink.
• In Dual-user Mode, the mouse can only control teacher’s Floating Tools toolbar.
• The Student Pen can not control the floating window or other tools, such as timer or
screen tools.
• Left hotkeys which teacher can use in Dual-user Mode: Select, Pens (double-click to
change between four colors), Eraser, Application Shortcuts, Tool Shortcuts and Start
(show minimized teacher’s Floating Tools toolbar); Right hotkeys which student can use in