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`Ocular Interactive' whiteboard. (IT News).


Ocular Interactive software allows users to emulate an interactive whiteboard An interactive whiteboard is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer’s desktop onto the board’s surface, where users control the computer using a pen, finger or other device.  environment on virtually any Windows-enabled PC The software utilises Microsoft PowerPoint to create a technology independent interactive whiteboard environment, which can be used on any interactive display device or tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words  product that supports Windows 2000, NT or XP.

In addition to the features common to most whiteboard applications, Ocular Interactive provides a number of unique features such as its ability to--

* Control, edit, interface and manipulate PowerPoint from a large toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the  

* Annotate annotate - annotation  and edit directly into normal and full screen modes in PowerPoint--enabling it to be used as a "global whiteboarding application"

* Annotate and save directly onto other PC applications running on Windows 2000, NT, XP Pro and XP Tablet operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap.  

* Create, edit, manipulate and manage educational content

* Purchase and import high quality interactive educational content directly www.interactivewhiteboards.co.uk
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Date:Apr 1, 2003
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