Not every software program that is used in presentations supports onscreen aids to visualize or highlight key areas. Microsoft PowerPoint and a few others do but what if Firefox, Internet Explorer or a desktop software are used in the presentation?
That’s where Pointofix comes into play. The portable software program provides access to onscreen tools that can aid during presentations. It will display a small always on top window with a start button. A click on that button will display the controls of the presentation software that can be used to paint various forms, symbols and colors on the screen.
The program should work with every software program as long as it is not been started in full screen (games for example are not working but a maximized Internet Explorer window is). Available onscreen presentation tools include drawing arrows, lines, rectangles and other objects on the screen. It is furthermore possible to add checkmarks and text, change the color of the onscreen items and magnify or zoom to highlight key areas further.
Pointofix is a German software. International users need to download the language pack that is offered on the website of the developers. This language pack will change the interface language from German to other languages such as English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Hungarian or Swedish. All that needs to be done is to rename the desired language file to pointofix_translation.ini and move it into the directory of the presentation software.
Pointofix is compatible with most Windows operating system. The software is also provided with an installer for users who prefer to install their software programs.
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As a trainer, I do presentations all the time demonstrating various applications, etc and this will be excellent! Thanks
I want share with you the existence
of a free annotation tool that run on windows and linux with a geometric shape recognizer
http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/
WiildOs 1.3.2 is out,
WiildOs is an educational live and installable GNU/Linux distro build
from the Ardesia stuff and thinking for teaching purposes. It includes
the software that enable you to use a wiimote whiteboard.
WiildOs includes lubuntu-desktop, python-whiteboard, ardesia, sankore,
spotlighter, curtain, florence-ramble, wmgui, wiican, easystroke,
whyteboard, vmg, shutter, gimp, tuxpaint, tuxmath, tuxtype, dia,
scribus, audacity, stellarium, xournal, gcompris, geogebra, wxmaxima,
openoffice.org, jokosher, musescore, solfege, stellarium, dasher,
eviacam and more!
More info on http://code.google.com/p/ardesia/wiki/WiildOs
Build a wiildOs4win wubi like installer that allow to install wiildOs
inside windows without partitioning the hard disk.
http://ardesia.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/wiildOs/wiildOs4win.exe
Changelog
- new kernel 2.6.35; this add the support to some new devices including
the toshiba bluettoth
- thunderbird in now the default mailer instead of sylpheed
- firefox is the default browser instead of chromium
- removed xscreensaver for performance issue
- remove all the gnome office suite; we use openoffice suite
- fix the wiican program; now you can you use the wiimote as controller
usinf the infrared camera or the accelerometers in a visual user
friendly way