Drawing On the Device Screen

About this task

SOTI XSight provides a set of drawing tools that enable you and the device user to work together by drawing on the device screen.

Procedure

To activate the screen drawing tools:
Select the Enable Screen Drawing button on the remote control toolbar (see Remote Control Toolbar.)
Enable screen drawing button
The screen drawing toolbar appears at the bottom of the page. The drawing toolbar has the following tools:
  • Disable Drawing: Temporarily suspends on-screen drawing to let you or the user to interact with the device's screen.
  • Clear All Drawings: Removes all drawings on the device's screen.
  • Change Color: Changes the pencil color.
  • Stroke Weight: Adjusts the radius of the pencil or eraser.
  • Eraser: Changes the cursor into an eraser so you can selectively remove portions of the drawing on the screen.
  • Pencil: Changes the cursor into a pencil.
  • Laser: Changes the cursor into a laser pointer you can use to call attention to something on the screen.
  • Change User Access: Switches between allowing only you, or both you and the device user, to draw on the device screen.
  • Switch to whiteboard: Changes the device screen into a digital canvas for you and the device user to work together.

Results

When you give the device user the ability to draw on the screen, a set of drawing tools appear at the bottom of the device screen.
Device Drawing Tools

These tools enable the device user to draw on the screen with a finger. They can use the tools to change the line color, clear all drawings from the screen, and temporarily suspend drawing so they can interact normally with the device screen.