Presentation Pointer

[mikkelrev]

On the market are numerous combined laser-pointer and PowerPoint-remote-control devices. I am looking for one which works with both PowerPoint (which I have to use at work) and PTE which I use privately.

[Lin Evans]

Since PTE uses industry standard keyboard commands any device which works with PowerPoint "should" work equally as well with PTE.

Lin

  mikkelrev said:

On the market are numerous combined laser-pointer and PowerPoint-remote-control devices. I am looking for one which works with both PowerPoint (which I have to use at work) and PTE which I use privately.

[Conflow]

Mikkelrev,

Can you be more specific ?...

a)

Is this a Software Product or is it a Remote Hardware Product

that you are looking for ?

Do you intend using it 'within' the finished PTE.Slideshow Exe ?

c)

If it's a Software, what Win.Operating-System are you using ?

Brian.Conflow.

[mikkelrev]

  Lin Evans said:

Since PTE uses industry standard keyboard commands any device which works with PowerPoint "should" work equally as well with PTE.

Lin

For my pte presentations I tend to use left click for to move forward and right click to go backwards.

When viewing a PowerPoint presentation, a left mouse click moves forward without problem, but a right click brings up a drop down menu, NEXT is only one of several options.

[mikkelrev]

  Conflow said:

Mikkelrev,

Can you be more specific ?...

a)

Is this a Software Product or is it a Remote Hardware Product

that you are looking for ?

Do you intend using it 'within' the finished PTE.Slideshow Exe ?

c)

If it's a Software, what Win.Operating-System are you using ?

Brian.Conflow.

Hi Brian, thank you for taking the time to help.

I am looking for hardware something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-Si600-W...r/dp/B000FPGP4U

but wonder how well they work with a finished presentation.

I set my shows so that a left click moves forward one slide and a right click moves one slide backward, but as PTE gives so may options for the response to mouse clicks, I wondered if there are any presentation tools that could be made to work with a program that allows such great creator flexibility.

[denwell]

Mikkelrev

I use this presenter : Targus AMP02EU Notebook Wireless Presenter which allows easy control of simple PTE shows where a right click moves forward and left moves backwards but this is configurable to suit your PTE settings. It's wireless and USB connected and also has a 'cursor' which is useful to activate software commands on screen. It also has a laser pointer which I find useful also.

It's inexpensive at around £25 and I can recommend it to you.

DEN (NE UK)

[Conflow]

Mikkelrev,

Yes,there are many 'Laser-Pointers' on the Market but the problem is:- Many users don't

know how to use them properly nor set-up their PC System properly. here are a few 'tips':-

a)

Things should be set-up so that any of the 12 PTE Commands are selectable with the Laser-Pointer.

When you purchase the 'Pointer' do not allow Windows to provide 'Generic-Drivers' for it, always

install the Drivers that came with the Laser-Pointer.

c)

You must think of the 'Projector-Screen' as a fully functional 'Virtual-Desktop' and treat it as so.

The Laser Mouse-Cursor must remain on the 'Projector-Screen' at all times in the proper orientation.

You use the (virtual) Laser-Cursor shown on the Screen as if it were the actual Desktop Mouse-Cursor.

d)

The 'Show on the Projector Screen' must be the (primary) 'Windows Focus Object' which surplants

the Desktop completely. This means that the 'Laser-Mouse' can not inadvertently select anything

else should you accidentally run the Mouse 'Off-Screen'....that happens so often.

e)

Make your PTE-Show in 'Full Screen Mode' not in Windows-Mode, because in Windows-Mode should

you run the Mouse-Cursor into the Black-Border you can inadvertently select a Desktop item behind

the Black-Border.

f)

When you get the Show up and running always press 'ALT+F4 Keys' to make the PTE-Show the main

'Windows Focus Object'. When your Show ends you should see the active Open-Folder on the Screen.

Just click on the 'Close X'

g)

To test all the functionality of the Laser-Mouse, simply open your 'PC.Control Panel' select-->Mouse,

(double.clk)-->then select-->Hardware Tab and within the Window you should see your Laser Mouse.

You can set it up and test from there.

Apologies for the long instructions ~ but others are reading this also.

Brian.Conflow.

See the "Attachments"

[mikkelrev]

  denwell said:

Mikkelrev

I use this presenter : Targus AMP02EU Notebook Wireless Presenter which allows easy control of simple PTE shows where a right click moves forward and left moves backwards but this is configurable to suit your PTE settings. It's wireless and USB connected and also has a 'cursor' which is useful to activate software commands on screen. It also has a laser pointer which I find useful also.

It's inexpensive at around £25 and I can recommend it to you.

DEN (NE UK)

Thank for your help Den, it is very much appreciated.

[mikkelrev]

  Conflow said:

Mikkelrev,

Yes,there are many 'Laser-Pointers' on the Market but the problem is:- Many users don't

know how to use them properly nor set-up their PC System properly. here are a few 'tips':-

a)

Things should be set-up so that any of the 12 PTE Commands are selectable with the Laser-Pointer.

When you purchase the 'Pointer' do not allow Windows to provide 'Generic-Drivers' for it, always

install the Drivers that came with the Laser-Pointer.

c)

You must think of the 'Projector-Screen' as a fully functional 'Virtual-Desktop' and treat it as so.

The Laser Mouse-Cursor must remain on the 'Projector-Screen' at all times in the proper orientation.

You use the (virtual) Laser-Cursor shown on the Screen as if it were the actual Desktop Mouse-Cursor.

d)

The 'Show on the Projector Screen' must be the (primary) 'Windows Focus Object' which surplants

the Desktop completely. This means that the 'Laser-Mouse' can not inadvertently select anything

else should you accidentally run the Mouse 'Off-Screen'....that happens so often.

e)

Make your PTE-Show in 'Full Screen Mode' not in Windows-Mode, because in Windows-Mode should

you run the Mouse-Cursor into the Black-Border you can inadvertently select a Desktop item behind

the Black-Border.

f)

When you get the Show up and running always press 'ALT+F4 Keys' to make the PTE-Show the main

'Windows Focus Object'. When your Show ends you should see the active Open-Folder on the Screen.

Just click on the 'Close X'

g)

To test all the functionality of the Laser-Mouse, simply open your 'PC.Control Panel' select-->Mouse,

(double.clk)-->then select-->Hardware Tab and within the Window you should see your Laser Mouse.

You can set it up and test from there.

Apologies for the long instructions ~ but others are reading this also.

Brian.Conflow.

See the "Attachments"

Thank you Brian,

No apologies are needed for the length of your answer - quite the opposite - it is good not only to be forewarned of the potential problems but also to have the solutions to them, you have been a great help.