Livescribe DESKTOP VERSION 1.2 User Manual
Livescribe Desktop User Manual
Version 1.4 for Windows
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Table of Contents
Livescribe Desktop.......................................................................................... 1
What's New in this Version?.......................................................................... 2
Using Livescribe Desktop.............................................................................. 2
View Pages.............................................................................................. 2
Listen to Sessions .................................................................................... 3
Upload Content to Livescribe Online............................................................ 3
Print, Manage, and Archive Paper Products..................................................3
Manage Applications................................................................................. 4
Manage Memory ...................................................................................... 4
About the Pulse Smartpen and Dot Paper........................................................ 4
Livescribe Dot Paper................................................................................. 4
How the Pulse Smartpen Works ................................................................. 5
Getting Started with Livescribe Desktop ......................................................... 6
Installing Livescribe Desktop ..................................................................... 6
Running Livescribe Desktop....................................................................... 7
Registering Your Pulse Smartpen................................................................ 8
Copying Content from Your Pulse Smartpen................................................. 9
Quitting Livescribe Desktop ..................................................................... 10
Uninstalling Livescribe Desktop ................................................................ 11
Getting to Know Livescribe Desktop ................................................................ 13
Views ...................................................................................................... 13
Page Viewer .......................................................................................... 13
Sessions View........................................................................................ 14
Livescribe Online.................................................................................... 15
Smartpen Manager................................................................................. 15
Page Viewer Windows ................................................................................ 16
Content Window .................................................................................... 16
Navigation Window................................................................................. 17
Menus and Tool Bars.................................................................................. 20
Main Menu ............................................................................................ 20
Main Tool Bar ........................................................................................ 21
Page Control Tool Bar............................................................................. 21
Audio Control Tool Bar............................................................................ 21
Memory Manager Tool Bar....................................................................... 22
Paper Replay in Livescribe Desktop ................................................................. 23
About Active Ink ....................................................................................... 23
Viewing Pages........................................................................................... 24
Paging through a Notebook ..................................................................... 24
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Viewing Thumbnails................................................................................ 25
Viewing a Single Page............................................................................. 26
Playing Audio while Viewing Pages............................................................ 27
Zooming Pages...................................................................................... 29
Searching Pages .................................................................................... 31
Copying and Pasting Pages...................................................................... 33
Printing Pages ....................................................................................... 34
Using the Page Control Tool Bar............................................................... 35
Working with Sessions ............................................................................... 36
Viewing a List of Sessions ....................................................................... 37
Renaming a Session ............................................................................... 38
Deleting a Session from Livescribe Desktop ............................................... 38
Removing a Session from Your Pulse Smartpen.......................................... 39
Viewing a Session's Pages....................................................................... 40
Playing Audio from Sessions View............................................................. 41
Using the Audio Control Tool Bar.............................................................. 41
Uploading Content to Livescribe Online............................................................ 43
Connecting to Livescribe Online................................................................... 43
Uploading Pages........................................................................................ 44
Uploading a Session................................................................................... 45
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Uploading a Session in Sessions View ....................................................... 45
Uploading a Session in Page Viewer.......................................................... 45
Sharing Content (Pencasting)...................................................................... 46
Printing, Managing, and Archiving Paper Products ............................................. 47
Printing Your Own Notepads........................................................................ 48
Three Simple Steps for Managing Paper Products........................................... 49
Checking Paper Product Usage with the Notebook Status Label........................ 50
About Livescribe dot paper Product Naming .................................................. 50
Archiving Paper Products............................................................................ 52
Managing Paper Products with the Same Dot Pattern...................................... 53
Using Packs of Paper Products ................................................................. 54
Mapping Series Names to Groups and Numbers............................................. 54
Lined Notebooks .................................................................................... 54
Lined Black Journals............................................................................... 55
Unlined Black Journals............................................................................ 55
Unlined Red Journals .............................................................................. 56
Backing Up Your My Livescribe Folder........................................................... 56
Managing Your Pulse Smartpen....................................................................... 57
Managing Applications................................................................................ 57
Viewing Installed Applications and Software............................................... 57
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Installing Software Updates..................................................................... 59
Installing New Applications and Software................................................... 59
Viewing Queued Applications and Software................................................ 59
Other Pulse Smartpen Commands ............................................................ 60
Managing Memory ..................................................................................... 61
Viewing Memory Usage........................................................................... 61
Freeing Memory..................................................................................... 62
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Livescribe Desktop
Livescribe Desktop is software that runs on your computer to view and listen to the
content you create and capture using your Pulse™ 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 Pulse smartpen user community.
Livescribe Desktop is one component of a paper-based mobile computing platform.
This platform bridges the gap between the paper and digital worlds, and enables a
broad range of new applications in personal productivity, learning, communication,
and self expression.
The Livescribe mobile computing platform includes:
• Pulse smartpen: a pen-size computer with advanced processing power,
audio/visual feedback, and substantial memory for handwriting capture, audio
recording, and applications
• Livescribe™ Dot Paper: technology that enables interactive, “live” documents
using plain paper printed with micro-dots
• Livescribe Desktop, Livescribe Online, and Pulse™ smartpen applications: a
breadth of software and web solutions that leverage ink and audio capture,
handwriting recognition, and Internet connectivity to enhance personal
productivity, learning, communication, and self expression
• Development tools: easy-to-use tools for consumers and developers to
create, publish, and share or sell new applications and content online
What's New in this Version?
Livescribe made improvements to Livescribe Desktop to add new features, correct
known issues, and improve usability. New features include:
• Support for Windows Vista® 64-bit (see Installing Livescribe Desktop
• Ability to print your own notepads using a qualified color laser printer that can
print 600 dpi or greater. (see Printing Your Own Notepads
• Automatic launch of Livescribe Desktop when you dock your Pulse smartpen
(see Running Livescribe Desktop
• To play a session from Sessions view, you need to double-click the session
you want to hear (see Playing Audio from Sessions View
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Using Livescribe Desktop
Livescribe Desktop provides many ways to view, listen to, and manage content you
capture with your Pulse smartpen. You can also use Livescribe Desktop to connect
with Livescribe online and manage applications on your Pulse smartpen. Here are the
typical things to do with Livescribe Desktop:
View Pages
• page through a notebook
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• view pages as thumbnails
• view single pages
• play audio of a session while viewing its pages
• zoom in and out of your pages
• search what is written on your pages
• copy and paste pages to other applications
• print pages
• use the page control tool bar
Listen to Sessions
• view a list of all sessions
• rename a session
• delete a session from Livescribe Desktop
• remove a session from your Pulse smartpen
• view pages of your sessions
• play audio of your sessions
• use the audio control tool bar
Upload Content to Livescribe Online
• connect to Livescribe Online
• upload pages
• upload a session
• share content (pencast)
Print, Manage, and Archive Paper Products
• how to print your own notepads
• three simple steps to manage your paper products
• how to check a new Livescribe dot paper product with its Notebook Status
Label to see if you can safely use it
• how to identify Livescribe dot paper products by their names
• when and how to archive your paper products in Livescribe Desktop
• how to manage paper products with the same dot pattern
• how to map Livescribe dot paper product series names to new group names
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• back up strategies for your My Livescribe folder
Manage Applications
• view all applications you own
• install software updates
• install new software
Manage Memory
• view memory usage
• free memory
About the Pulse Smartpen and Dot Paper
The Livescribe Pulse™ smartpen is an advanced paper-based computer, providing
both audio and visual feedback, powerful processing capabilities, and substantial
built-in storage. The smartpen integrates several components and technologies. It
also uses firmware and application software to support the interaction of all of its
components and to enable built-in handwriting recognition, and applications such as
Paper Replay™, among many others.
Livescribe Dot Paper
To perform its many operations, the Pulse smartpen requires Livescribe™ dot paper.
This paper is standard paper with printed microdots on its surface. These dots are
nearly invisible to the human eye. However, the smartpen can easily see these dots
and uses them to know which page you are writing on and the exact location on that
page. The smartpen can even see these dots through the ink you write on your
pages.
The microdots are printed on each page in a special pattern based on technology
from Anoto AB. This dot pattern consists of small dots (100 micrometers in diameter)
arranged with a spacing of approximately 0.3 mm. The dot pattern overlays an
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imaginary square grid. The dots are slightly displaced from the grid, with each dot in
one of four possible positions, forming the proprietary Anoto dot pattern.
The dot pattern identifies the specific page and locations on the page of the notes
you write. The Pulse™ smartpen uses the dot pattern in a way similar to a
geographical positioning system (GPS). But, instead of identifying locations on land,
it finds locations on paper and stores your writing as digital ink using those locations.
Using this patented dot-positioning system (DPS), the smartpen precisely tracks its
own movement on paper. As a result, anything you write – words, numbers or
drawings – can be stored, recognized, and intelligently responded to.
The area of the entire Anoto dot pattern is huge, and represents a piece of paper the
combined size of Europe and Asia. Livescribe dot paper is based on a portion of the
Anoto dot pattern.
How the Pulse Smartpen Works
When you power on the Pulse smartpen and begin writing on Livescribe paper, the
smartpen captures and stores the notes you write. To capture your writing, the
smartpen uses its built-in infrared camera to take digital snapshots of the dot pattern
as the tip moves over the paper as you write.
When recording audio in a Paper Replay™ session, the smartpen links the recorded
audio to your notes based on the dot pattern on the page. With this information, the
smartpen can play back the audio that was recorded at the exact time you were
writing your notes. Specifically, when you tap on your notes with the smartpen, it
locates the position where you are tapping and starts to play back the audio at the
position linked to that paper location.
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Getting Started with Livescribe Desktop
To begin using Livescribe Desktop, follow these steps:
1. Install Livescribe Desktop
2. Run Livescribe Desktop
3. Register your Pulse smartpen
4. Learn about copying content from your Pulse smartpen
5. Get to know Livescribe Desktop
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Installing Livescribe Desktop
If you have not already done so, install Livescribe™ Desktop on your computer.
Livescribe Desktop requires a PC running either Windows® XP SP2 or Windows
Vista® (32-bit or 64-bit). Your computer will also need:
• a 600 MHz CPU or higher
• 300 MB of free disk space
• available USB port
• Internet connection
To install Livescribe Desktop:
1. Verify that your computer meets the software and hardware requirements for
Livescribe Desktop.
2. Download the Livescribe Desktop installer from
http://www.livescribe.com/install
3. Open the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation. During the installation, the installer will ask you to connect your
USB mobile charging cradle to your computer and dock your Pulse™
smartpen. In addition to installing Livescribe Desktop software, the installer
will install other required software and drivers.
Note: During installation, the Livescribe Desktop installer will link your Pulse
smartpen with one computer only. Be sure to download and install Livescribe
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Desktop on the computer where you want your notes and recordings to
reside.
Running Livescribe Desktop
To run Livescribe Desktop for the first time:
1. On your desktop, double-click the Livescribe Desktop shortcut or go to Start
> Programs > Livescribe > Livescribe Desktop.
2. Connect your USB mobile charging cradle to your computer and dock your
Pulse™ smartpen to the cradle.
3. Livescribe Desktop will ask you to name your Pulse smartpen.
4. If you have not registered your Pulse smartpen with Livescribe, Livescribe™
Desktop will prompt you to do so. Once you register, you will be able to
upload notes, download applications, and create a personal account on
Livescribe Online. See Registering Your Pulse Smartpen
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5. Click the Pulse Smartpen Selector
the Main tool bar to choose which Pulse smartpen to view in Livescribe
Desktop. If you have one smartpen installed, Livescribe Desktop will select it
by default.
When you dock your Pulse smartpen, Livescribe Desktop will automatically
check for software updates for the smartpen you have selected. You also
must have a Livescribe user account to receive updates. If updates are
available, Livescribe Desktop will prompt you to install these now or later.
Important: Docking your Pulse smartpen will transfer your notes and audio
to Livescribe Desktop automatically. Once you dock your smartpen, do not
remove it from the cradle until the transfer is complete. Livescribe Desktop
will display a message confirming the transfer was successful.
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Each installation of Livescribe Desktop can link to more than one smartpen.
For example, if you have two or more smartpens, you can link them all to one
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computer running Livescribe Desktop. If you have another smartpen to
install, follow the steps above for each smartpen.
Livescribe Desktop Auto-Launch
If Livescribe™ Desktop is already running, docking your Pulse™ smartpen will begin
transferring your smartpen content to your computer. If not running, Livescribe
Desktop will automatically launch and begin transferring content when you dock your
smartpen.
To disable auto-launch, right-click the Livescribe Desktop Tray icon
and uncheck
Enable Livescribe Desktop Auto-Launch.
If you disable auto-launch and Livescribe Desktop is not running, docking your Pulse
smartpen will simply charge it. It will not launch Livescribe Desktop or transfer your
smartpen content.
Registering Your Pulse Smartpen
It is important that you register your Pulse™ smartpen. Registering creates a
personal account on Livescribe Online for you to upload and optionally share content
with others.
To register your Pulse smartpen:
1. When you dock your Pulse smartpen for the first time, Livescribe Desktop will
prompt you to register with Livescribe. When prompted, click Next to
register. Or, click Remind Me Later to register later. Livescribe Desktop will
remind you the next time you dock your smartpen.
Note: You can also manually start the registration process by clicking the
Livescribe Online button
2. On the registration dialog, choose Create a new account and click Next. If
you already have an account with Livescribe, choose Use my existing
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on the Main tool bar.
account and enter your email address and password. If you forgot your
password, click the Forgot Password button, and Livescribe will email your
password to you.
Note: When creating your user name and password, follow these guidelines:
• Your user name is your email address. It cannot be greater than 128
characters and is not case sensitive. For example,
MyName@MyCompany.com and myname@mycompany.com are the
same.
• Your password must be at least four characters long and no longer
than 64 characters. Your password is case sensitive, and cannot start
with a space or contain characters that are not printable. Your
password and user name cannot be the same.
3. On the account information dialog, fill in the required fields and click
Continue to complete the registration process. When the registration process
is complete, Livescribe Desktop will open your personal space on
livescribe.com.
Copying Content from Your Pulse Smartpen
When you dock your Pulse™ smartpen to your computer, by default, Livescribe™
Desktop automatically launches and begins transferring content from your smartpen
to your computer. When transferring content to Livescribe Desktop, the original
content remains on your smartpen. In this sense, transferring content actually
means copying the content from your smartpen to Livescribe Desktop.
Important: Once you have docked your Pulse smartpen, do not remove it from the
cradle until the content transfer is complete. Livescribe Desktop will display a
message confirming the transfer was successful and it is safe to undock your
smartpen.
If you are connected to the internet, Livescribe™ Desktop will also automatically
check the Livescribe web site to see if your version of Livescribe Desktop is current
and if the software and firmware on your Pulse™ smartpen are up to date. If your
system needs updates, Livescribe Desktop will ask if you want to update now or be
reminded later. See
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Installing Updates
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Copying Pulse Smartpen Content to another Computer
You can link your Pulse smartpen to only one instance of Livescribe Desktop at a
time. This means that the first time you install Livescribe Desktop and dock your
smartpen, Livescribe Desktop will associate (or link) your smartpen to that
computer.
Linking your Pulse smartpen with multiple computers is not supported to prevent
potential synchronization problems with your data. However, you can copy your
smartpen content to another computer that has Livescribe Desktop.
To copy content from your Pulse smartpen to another computer:
1. Dock your smartpen to the other computer. Livescribe Desktop presents a
dialog asking if you want to copy your Pulse smartpen contents to this
computer.
2. To copy your smartpen contents to this computer, click the Copy Data
button. Livescribe Desktop will ask you to name your smartpen (the first time
only) and will automatically copy your smartpen content to Livescribe
Desktop.
Note: To charge your smartpen through the computer's USB port without
copying your data, click the Charge Only button.
Important: If you choose to transfer content to multiple computers, be sure to dock
your smartpen and transfer your data to each computer on a regular basis. Also,
every time you delete data from Livescribe Desktop or archive a notebook, be sure
to do the same operations on your other computers.
Quitting Livescribe Desktop
Quitting Livescribe™ Desktop ends the connection between your computer and your
Pulse™ smartpen. It also disconnects from Livescribe Online.
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To quit Livescribe Desktop:
• Click the close button
at the top right-hand corner of the Livescribe
Desktop window, or
• Choose File > Exit.
Uninstalling Livescribe Desktop
If you need to uninstall Livescribe Desktop from your computer, follow the steps
below:
To uninstall Livescribe Desktop:
1. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel. In the Control Panel window,
locate and double-click on Add or Remove Programs.
2. The Livescribe Desktop InstallShield Wizard will ask you to confirm the
removal of the application. Click Yes to proceed.
3. The wizard will ask whether to remove the Pulse smartpen content associated
with this installation of Livescribe Desktop. If you intend to reinstall Livescribe
Desktop on this computer in the future, and wish to retain your current
content, click No. To remove Livescribe Desktop and your content completely,
click Yes. Uninstalling Livescribe Desktop will not affect any content you have
on your Pulse smartpen.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstall process.
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Getting to Know Livescribe Desktop
To use Livescribe™ Desktop, you should become familiar with its user interface (UI).
Key components of the UI are:
• Views
• Page Viewer Windows
• Menus and Tool Bars
Views
Livescribe Desktop provides four primary views for viewing and managing your
Pulse™ smartpen and its content:
• Page Viewer
• Sessions View
• Livescribe Online
• Smartpen Manager
As you work with your Livescribe Desktop, you will use all of these views at
various times.
Page Viewer
Page Viewer is the default view when you run Livescribe Desktop. You will use
this view to look at pages in your notebooks. You can also play back audio linked
to your pages.
In Page Viewer, you can upload pages to your personal space on livescribe.com.
In this view, you can view your notes either as single pages (Single Page mode)
or as thumbnails of multiple pages (Thumbnail mode). In Thumbnail mode,
Livescribe Desktop shows only pages with content as thumbnails. It displays
empty contiguous pages as overlapping stacks of single blank pages. For more
information, see Viewing Pages
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