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Pocket PC IA Presenter CompactFlash Card (type I) for Pocket PC
VGA Display and Remote Control Once the slide show is set up, you can start your presentation on the big screen with your CF card and cable plugged in. The VGA connector on the cable has three output modes: VGA, Composite (RCA) and S-video and they are marked so that you know which one is for what display device. Make sure that you select the correct VGA output mode in the Options on your Pocket PC. As soon as you select Slide Show in the View menu, the presentation slides will display in full screen mode on your Pocket PC and can be displayed in either portrait or landscape mode. There is a shortcut button embedded in the slide show that will trigger a pop-up menu. This menu allows you to control how the slides will be presented and even has a “blackboard” feature that projects a black screen on which you can draw digital ink strokes. The Pen function gives you the ability to write on the slides in various colors and pen widths, and clear the marks you made with the pen after you are done. The pop-up menu also allows you to navigate the slides and jump to any page in the presentation. If you are using VGA projector/TV, you can turn your stylus into a laser pointer. You can modify the VGA zoom in terms of size and rotation. IA Presenter slide show also offers one of the features most people will need during a presentation, the ability to access notes and view thumbnails of the entire presentation, etc. on the Pocket PC without showing it on the big screen. The remote control that comes with IA Presenter is a very useful accessory for you to control the presentation directly from the VGA screen. There are three modes available with the remote control. VGA Go-To-Thumbnail mode allows you to navigate through thumbnails of your slide; VGA Zoom Mode gives you the ability to zoom on the areas of a specific slide; and VGA Pointer mode turns the remote control into a laser pointer. PowerPoint Special Effects Support and other PDA features IA Presenter does a good job of preserving the original PowerPoint files with transition effect and control options, as well as animation and shape support. Not only can you keep your transition effects, you can also add them right on your Pocket PC. Linking to sound files and Speaker Notes are also supported in IA Presenter. You can create and edit speaker notes on your handheld and display notes using ClearType. Different view modes on the PDA gives you the freedom to navigate slides, arrange slide shows and manage your presentation. Not only can you copy/delete, shuffle your slides and save them into a new file, but also send the presentations via email or infrared. If you purchase the IA Presenter CF VGA Card package, you will also get full version of two other software applications that IA makes, IA Album is for viewing and managing images and IA Screen Mirror is for projecting the Pocket PC’s screen to a projector/TV monitor. IA Screen Mirror Bundled with IA Presenter, IA Screen Mirror allows you to mirror your handheld’s screen using a projector, CRT or TV monitor. The options in IA Screen Mirror are extensive, giving you rich features in how you want to present your demos from your PDA. There are several Layout options in IA Screen Mirror, including View Arrangement, Stretch data to fit and rotate the screen left. If you choose to split the screen, you can use the Switch option to arrange and select the active view. There is also a Refresh option tab as well as a VGA option tab to help you set various refresh rates and VGA resolution settings. IA Screen Mirror gives you plenty of options to set up an on-screen demo, but it does slow down your Pocket PC a little bit. You many also notice the frame rate slowing and becoming choppy if you are showing moving pictures at high frame rate (i.e. games or movies). This application is more suited to show product demos using still images or moving pictures/applications that don’t rely on high frame rates.
The cable that comes with the IA Presenter package is 3 feet long. If you plan on using the handheld to control the presentation and need to be at a greater distance, make sure your VGA/S-video cable is long enough to accommodate. The IA Presenter does a pretty good job of converting fonts as long as you keep the size at 20 point or above. If you have embedded image files, make sure to select both conversion and display graphic quality levels to Super Fine or high resolution to keep as much integrity of the images as possible, especially on the TV monitor. IA Screen Mirror cannot handle high frame rate demos at a smooth pace. Specs and Price Supported Devices and Desktop Supported output Package includes Language Support Software bundle and Price Web Site: http://www.iastyle.com
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