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NotePals for the IBM CrossPad

Updated Aug. 30th, 2002:

• The new NotePals Web application is now up at http://notepals.berkeley.edu. Notes from the previous system are transferred over, along with their respective project paths. If you had an account in the old system, email Jonathan Tse at jontse@cs.berkeley.edu to get your new password.
• You MUST download the new uploading client below in order to upload notes to the new system. Like before, they are available with and without JRE.
• If you do not choose "Launch Upload Manager" when you upload your notes, they will be placed in the "My Notes" collection by default.
• Send all questions, comments, and bug reports to jontse@cs.berkeley.edu.

Java Crosspad Upload Client Requirements:

• IBM Ink Manager for the Crosspad v1.5

Installation Directions:

1. Make sure you have installed the IBM Ink Manager prior to installing the upload client. A CD should've been included with your IBM CrossPad that contains the ink manager. If you are missing the software, you can click on the above link to download it.
2. Download the installer for Windows 95/98/NT/2000:
   • NotePals for CrossPad Upload Client v1.06 without JRE (1.47 MB)
   • NotePals for CrossPad Upload Client v1.06 with JRE (11 MB)
     
     
   If you aren't sure whether you have JRE (Sun's Java Runtime Environment) or not, download the later file-- it will automatically determine whether you need JRE and install it if neccessary.
   
3. Run the installer, reboot and carefully read the README files included for directions on how to use the client.
4. After the installation, whenever you upload notes through your CrossPad, the upload client will start up and display your notes. From here, you can upload notes to NotePals.

Uploading Notes:

• Connect your CrossPad to your computer, upload the notes and the upload client should start. You can select notes one by one by holding CTRL down, or select a range of notes by choosing the first note, hold down SHIFT and choose the last note within the range.
• Alternatively, you can go to the group menu and choose groups of notes to select.
• Finally choose a folder to upload to. You can create new folders as well. Then click on "Upload", a confirmation should appear that your notes have been uploaded.
• There is a bookmark feature, similar to IE's favorites. You can bookmark folders you often upload to.

Using the CrossPad to Group Notes:

• Take notes as you normally would with the CrossPad, except now you can use the KEYWORD function to create groupings of notes. Everytime you want to create a new group indicate the start of the group with a long line on the top of the page. Each group must start on its own page with a line on the top. After drawing a line, click on the keyword inkwell and circle the line. Groups are used to make uploading easier for you.

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