WorkSpace Connect

User Guide
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iPannel, Mobi, MobiView, MobiKWIK, Mobi Learner, Mobi 360 and their respective receivers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SETTING UP WORKSPACE CONNECT
Technical Requirements
Installing WorkSpace Connect
Enabling WorkSpace Connect
Connecting to WorkSpace via the Application
CONTROLLING WORKSPACE
WorkSpace Toolbar
Exiting the WorkSpace Connect App
CONTACT US

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SETTING UP WORKSPACE CONNECT

The WorkSpace Connect app turns your tablet into a mobile whiteboard, allowing you to control a WorkSpace presentation
from your device.

Technical Requirements
The following are required for WorkSpace Connect to properly function:
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For Android devices (tablets ONLY): OS 3 or higher

For iOS devices (iPad ONLY): iOS 5 or higher

Stable internet connection (high-speed Wi-Fi)

Installing WorkSpace Connect

1 Search for the free WorkSpace Connect app in the Google Play Store (Android) or the Apple App Store (iOS).
2 Download and install the app to your tablet.

Enabling WorkSpace Connect

WorkSpace must be installed on your computer prior to completing this task.
1 Open WorkSpace.
2 Click the Main Menu
icon and select Preferences.
The WorkSpace Preferences window opens.
3 Click the Tablet Settings tab.
4 Select the box labeled Allow Tablet (Java)/Allow Tablet Connection (PC).
The Authentication window is displayed.
5 Enter a name for your computer if it is not already named.
6 Enter a password for your tablet.
7 Re-enter the password.
8 Click Save/Update.
The application now lists your computer as an available device.
9 Click OK to exit the Preferences window.

Connecting to WorkSpace via the Application

Follow the steps below to establish connection between WorkSpace and the WorkSpace Connect application.
1 Open the WorkSpace Connect application.
2 Tap the name that matches the computer you will be using in class.

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3 When prompted, enter the password you used in step 6 of Enabling WorkSpace Connect .
The tablet is connected to WorkSpace.
NOTE
Optionally, connect to WorkSpace via Direct IP. From the Pair Computer and Tablet screen, tap
Connect directly to a computer. When prompted, enter the IP Address of the computer you will
be using in class.

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CONTROLLING WORKSPACE
Once WorkSpace Connect is successfully paired with the WorkSpace software, your tablet becomes a mobile interactive
whiteboard.

WorkSpace Toolbar
Immediately upon connection, your tablet displays the basic icons found on the WorkSpace toolbar:
Icon

Description

The Mouse Mode tool is used to open applications.

Select and size, move, cut, copy, paste, delete, reorder, rotate, group, ungroup and export objects with the
Selection tool. Additionally, objects can also be moved to the background and added to the Gallery.

Write or draw with the Pen tool.

Highlight anything on the current page with the Highlighter tool.

With the Freehand Text tool, convert handwritten text into typed text and place the typed text onto a blank
page or insert it into an active application.

Convert an object drawn freehand, such as a rectangle, into a true rectangle with 90 degree corners and
straight perimeter lines with the Freehand Shape tool.

The Freehand Equation tool is used to convert any written numeric characters into typed text.

Use the Eraser tool to remove content.

Draw different shapes with the Shapes tool.

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Use the Line tool to draw lines.

Add typed text to the presentation:

1 Tap the Text tool. Change the font properties prior to typing.
2 Tap to insert a text box and begin typing.
3 When you have finished typing, tap the Selection tool. The text box closes and the text is placed on
the page.

Undo the most recent action by tapping the Undo tool.

Redo the last Undo action by tapping the Redo tool.

Use the Clear tool to delete a selected object or objects. If nothing is selected on the page, the Clear tool
deletes everything on the page.

Add a new page to the presentation with the Blank Page tool.

The Gallery contains an extensive collection of images and interactive Flash simulations called Interwrite
Sims.

Use the Page Sorter tool to view thumbnails of pages in a presentation file. To select a page, simply tap the
page you wish to view. The Page Sorter also allows you to tap and drag a page to a different location in the
presentation file.

Take a snapshot of either the full screen, a selected window or a selected portion of the screen wit the
Capture tool.

Use the Document Camera tool to obtain images, documents or other files from a device such as a scanner, digital camera or document camera, and insert them into WorkSpace.

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Description
Create interest and draw attention to an area of the screen with the Spotlight tool. The spotlight opening is
transparent and reveals the item or text below it on the screen. Tap and drag the cursor to move the spotlight
around the screen.

Display the polling question menu if using a Student Response System with the Start SRS tool.

Open the On-screen Keyboard to type characters on the desktop.

Tap this icon to navigate to the previous page.

Tap this icon to navigate to the next page.

Save the current presentation file. By default, the Auto Save feature automatically saves the presentation
file every five minutes. Disable Auto Save or change the frequency in the Preferences window.

Tap the Exit icon to close WorkSpace.

Insert any type of media file including BMP, JPEG, GIF, EMF, WMF, TIFF PNG, audio files, video files and
Flash files with the Insert Media tool.

Use the Pan Page icon to move the page around in the Annotation window.

Record and playback events, with sound, as they occur with the Record Playback tool. Events are stored
in an AVI file for playback.

Use the Timer tool to time classroom activities, exams or quizzes.

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Description
Add SWF files to the presentation:
1 Tap the Flash Player icon and select a file from the directory.
2 Click the green arrow to activate the flash file.
3 Use the Selection tool to move, resize or delete the flash file.
NOTE
Only two flash files are permitted per page.

Add an image page to a presentation with the Image Page tool.

Tap the Grid Page tool to add a grid page to a presentation.

Add a Duplicate Page of the current page to the presentation file.

Add a Calendar Page to the presentation file. Select and preview a one week, one-, two-, three-, or fourmonth calendar. Indicate a starting month and year (the current month and year is the default) and choose a
background color for the calendar.

Open the Preferences window to configure settings for many of the WorkSpace tools and functions.

Open the Device Manager application.

Draw colorful lines with the Multi-color Pen tool. The Multi-color pen has two different styles:
Gradient - The properties to the left of the Gradient Style button define the starting color, while the
properties to the right define the ending color.
Color on Color - The properties to the left of the Gradient Style button define the outside border color, while
the properties to the right define the inside color.
Use the Stamper tool to add stamps. Personalize the Stamper by adding images to the My
Documents\Interwrite WorkSpace\User Stamps folder. The images must be in a BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF or
PNG format. If images are added to the User Stamps folder while WorkSpace is running, the stamps will not
be available for use until WorkSpace is closed and re-opened.

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Tap the Lock Pads tool to lock all connected devices (clickers or tablets), preventing them from providing
input to the current session. Locked devices remain connected unless they are turned off. Click the Unlock
icon that appears in its place to reactivate connected devices.

The Export to PDF tool exports the current presentation file to PDF format. By default, the PDF file is
saved in the Documents\Interwrite WorkSpace\Export folder.

Export the current presentation file to a PDF format and automatically attach it to an e-mail message by
selecting the E-mail PDF File tool.
Add typed equations to a presentation:
1 Tap the Equation tool. Tap the area where the Equation Window is to display and begin typing.
2 When you have finished typing, select Insert Equation. The Equation Window closes and the
equation is placed on the page.

Hide the current page, or hide the current desktop screen, with the Curtain tool.

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To reduce the number of icons displayed on the WorkSpace Connect app, tap the Gear
bottom of the screen.

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Exiting the WorkSpace Connect App

To exit the app, simply tap the Power

icon at the bottom of the screen.

TIP
For detailed instructions on using WorkSpace, please refer to WorkSpace for Java User Guide or
WorkSpace for PC User Guide. Both user guides are included in the WorkSpace software.

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CONTACT US
For additional help, contact Turning Technologies Technical Support.
Technical Support is available from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. EST.
From within the contiguous United States, you can reach Technical Support toll-free by calling 866.746.3015. If you are calling
from outside of the United States, please call +1 330.746.3015.
Technical Support may also be reached via e-mail at support@turningtechnologies.com or support@einstruction.com, a brand
of Turning Technologies.
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