8.5

PlanetPress Capture Pen Management Tool
The Pen Management Tool screen is used to manage the pens that are registered in the PlanetPress
Capture Database. The number of Anoto Digital Pens you may register on this screen depends on the
licenses available within your PlanetPress Capture License.
Options and Controls
Top Toolbar
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Read PGCFile:Click to display a File Open dialog. Browse to an existing PGCfile, and open it.
PlanetPress Capture will read the serial number from the PGCfile and register the pen.
l Print Pen Activation File:Click to print a page containing a special pattern. Any pen that writes on
this pattern and is then docked will be registered in the database.
l Save Pen Data into Database:Once all your pens are entered in this window, click to save the list of
pens in the database.
Pen Data List: Displays a list of registered pens and those pens you just added.
ll Pen ID:The serial number of pen, as written on the Anoto Digital Pen. You can double-click this area
to edit the Pen ID if necessary.
l Pattern Sequence:The pattern sequence the pen is assigned to. You can double-click this area and
edit the pattern sequence as required.
l UserID:The name of the user assigned to this pen. You can double-click this area to edit the user ID.
This can also be custom information.
Bottom Toolbar
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Button:Click to add a new line in the Pen Data List, then edit the information on this new line.
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Button:Place a checkmark on the line of any pen you wish to remove from the database, then click
this button.
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Search in column Pen ID: Enter a search term for a Pen ID, then click the Search button. The Pen
Data List will highlight any pen containing your search term.