Tablet 101 Anatomy

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Tablet 101 Anatomy

• Gateway M285E

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What Is Tablet PC?

• A full-featured computer running Windows XP
  Tablet PC Edition, a superset of Windows XP
  Professional
• A highly mobile computer that enables new usage
  scenarios
• A powerful platform enabling a new generation of
  business applications

Windows XP
Tablet PC
SP1
Tablet PCComponents
Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 1
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The M285E Convertible Tablet

• All of the functionality of a Laptop with the
  convenience of a Tablet PC
• Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 (1.66 GHz,
  667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)

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The Front of the M285E
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7-in-1 Media Card Reader

• Memory Stick
• Memory Stick Pro
• MultiMediaCard
• Secure Digital
• xD Picture Card
• Mini Secure Digital
• RS-MultiMediaCard

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The Port Side M285E
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The Other Side M285E
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The Bottom M285E
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The Keyboard Area
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Status Indicators
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Tablet control buttons
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Five Way Switch Controlled by the Mode Button

• Mode 1 (Default) Controls scrolling in documents
  and in your internet browser
• Up/Down scrolling
• Right/Left Forward/Back (browser)
• Center portion is Enter
• Mode 2 Controls audio and video
• Up/Down brightness control
• Right/Left volume up and down
• Center mute volume

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Using the EZ Pad touchpad
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Converting the display from notebook to tablet
mode
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Releasing the Pen

• To remove the pen, slide the release button
  towards the top of the pen

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Using the Pen/Stylus
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Stylus/Digitizer Thoughts

• Utilizes a plastic tip that is pressure sensitive
• Translates to lines, letters, numbers and even to
  some extent thicker lines with more pressure
• Stylus is to some extent machine specific
• Digitizer is linked to a given machine and stylus

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More Stylus Thoughts

• Hold in a normal comfortable manner
• Be certain to rest your hand on the screen
• Do NOT attempt the Zorro method of using the
  stylus

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Opening the Tablet and Pen Settings
Change tablet and pen settings
Two ways to open 1. Right mouse click and
properties 2. Double click
Start button, Control Panel, and Tablet and Pen
Setting
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Tablet and Pen Setting Dialog Box Settings
Settings Tab Active Click the Calibrate
button Calibrate button
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The Calibrate Screen
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Calibrating the System

• This will need to be done for both the Portrait
  and Landscape modes
• Will also need to be done on a periodic basis

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Caring for the Pen

• Always store the pen in the storage location on
  the computer
• If storing in a drawer or box, store the pen
  horizontally
• Storing the pen vertically can have a negative
  effect on the pressure sensitivity of the pen
• The pen has electronics in it, so keep away from
  liquids

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YOUR NEW BATTERY

• Charge your new battery for at least 3 hours
  before using it. This is referred to as
  'initializing' and will enable you to obtain
  maximum battery capacity. Stabilize the battery
  to room temperature 72 degrees before charging.
  Charging below 40 degrees and above 104 degrees
  will decrease battery life.
• Battery maintenance - Get the most use out of
  each charge, charging less frequently (avoid
  short rapid charges) and for longer periods of
  time is better for the life of the battery.

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Head Battery Warnings
                                  If you're
working on battery power and you start hearing a
beeping sound, save your work. This is the
Battery Low alarm.

                          The battery's
control settings are located in the Control
Panels folder. There you can change your Alarm
Notification Setting.
If you notice that the battery discharges faster
than normal, this is another warning. This can
indicate the battery should be calibrated or
replaced.
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Checking Power Status

• Double click or tap on the battery or cord icon
  in the system tray.

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The method of testing battery status
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Consider Other Battery Issues


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YOUR M285 DISPLAY

• While the glass panel may show finger marks, it
  is much harder, and much clearer than a plastic
  display shield. Because of this clarity, it makes
  the display brighter than other displays.
• If an optical cloth is not available, to clean
  the screen, dampen a soft cloth with water. Be
  sure to dampen the cloth never spray anything
  directly on the surface. If liquid collects
  around the edges, wipe it up immediately.
• Warning The screen is made of specially coated
  glass and can be scratched or damaged by abrasive
  or ammonia-based glass cleaners.

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Caring for the Screen

• Use only your Tablet PCs pen on the TabletPC
  surface
• No regular pens or PDA stylus
• Place nothing heavier than your hand on the screen

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Caring for the Screen (contd)

• Do NOT transport with the screen exposed.
• Always have the screen closed unless using the
  tablet functionality
• Avoid prolonged direct sunlight exposure
• Do NOT place liquids directly on the screen
• Be careful of watches and bracelets scratching
  the screen

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Connecting your TabletPC
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Wired vs Wireless

• Most of the time you will want to simply take
  advantage of the convenience of wireless network
  connectivity
• Once you are connected to the wireless network
  you will be able to move about and remain
  connected
• Windows is Used to Manage Wireless Connectivity
  on both student and faculty machines

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What Happens if Both Wired and Wireless are Active

• Sometimes if you are running both wired and
  wireless connection to the network performance
  could become sluggish
• This would be one time to manually manage your
  connectivity by turning off your wireless
  connection

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How Do I Turn Off the Wireless?

• On the M285E
• Use the Fn key and F2 key
• Looking at the system tray in the lower right
  hand side will give you an indication on the
  status of your wireless connection
• Turn on and off as you move about the building
• Logging off the network will have the same effect
• It is also important to be certain to turn your
  computer on and off at regular intervals
• Be alert that Fn and F1 turns off all of the
  lights

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Wireless Connection at School

• Will be managed by the group policies in effect
  for your machine
• Will need to do nothing other than turn the
  machine on and it will connect
• May need to turn wireless on or off worse case
  scenario

School connected network Notice good signal and
security icon
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Options From the Wireless Connection Icon in
System Tray
Wireless Network Connection Icon Double clicking
will open Wireless Network Connection Status
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Wireless Network Connection Status

• Tells about your wireless connection
• You can do additional checking and changing of
  your wireless by selecting either
• Properties or
• View Wireless Networks

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Viewing Available Wireless Networks

• More locations are offering wireless connectivity
• Hotels
• Conferences
• Other common areas
• May need something called an SSID and/or a Key to
  connect to these

Two visible networks Top is the school
network Lower is an area network
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Connecting to High Speed At Home

• If you have high speed at home, you can use
  various switches to share connection
• Allows for both wired and wireless connectivity
• Be certain to make this secure by using security
  settings including encryption and not
  broadcasting the signal

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File Management and Synchronization
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File Management

• A very important part of computer use and
  management is file management
• It is even more important now that teachers and
  students will have their own personal device
• It is also important to follow the concepts that
  are presented within this unit as your district
  has put into place a method to synchronize and
  back up your files

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Very Important

• Every system and every user has a folder that is
  called My Documents
• When using your computer, it is important that
  every school related file you dont want to lose
  is saved back to the My Documents folder

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Synchronization Occurs

• Each time that you log back into the network or
  each time you log off the network
• This should automatically happen for you
• Manual synchronization is also an alternative

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Working Not Attached to the Network

• If you have been working not attached to the
  network, you will find that the files on the
  network and the files contained in your My
  Documents folder will not match
• When that happens you will receive a conflict
  warning (See next slide)

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Sample of a Conflict with Versions of the Same
File

• This message box is prompting the user what to do
  when versions of a file do not match
• This will happen each time that you work with
  your system and not attached to the network and
  then you reconnect

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More on Synchronization

• If you choose to keep both files, you may at some
  point in time wish to verify which is the version
  you want
• It then would be possible to rename and even
  delete the version you do not want to keep
• Do not forget to periodically empty your recycle
  bin

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Biggest Thing To Remember

• Save all school related files to your My
  Documents folder
• The configuration of the server will take care of
  the rest
• Save all personal files Pictures, Music, etc. to
  C\My Stuff or C\ My Music
• Only Files in My Documents are backed up

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My Music My Stuff Folders Store Music and
Personal Non Educational Related Files
Here Warning These Folders Are Not Backed Up To
The District Servers
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