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Table of Contents
How to use Ventrilo How to conduct a Radio Check with Ventrilo How to move the CoMotion view within your workspace Why isnt my map working? How to move the Navigator and Effort Region How to use SnagIt How to put Power Point and Pictures into CPOF

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Its the new Division Command Net!

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To determine your net ID, look here. We are 1BCT:OPS Now find what channel you are in. Channels are identified by the plus sign. 1BCT:OPS is in the Div Tac channel.

To change channels, find the channel you want and double left click on it. Now you are in Spare #2.

TTP Use short transmissions (approx. 30 seconds in length) when using Ventrilo to facilitate your message transmitting with little to no lag time.

To transmit, press the F3 button (default) and talk into the microphone. When you are transmitting the red speaker next to your ID turns green.

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Dont sound stupid saying test, test!

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To conduct a radio check and not have everyone hear it, first click on the SETUP button.

Then click on the TEST button.

Some of the options will grey out. Now when you push to talk (default F3), your signal will go to the server and return just like a regular transmission, But only you will hear it

To return to the regular transmission mode, Click the TEST button again.

Click OK to close the SETUP window.

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 Above is the basic view of the center and right screens. Notice some things are not in view now. CoMotion has an adaptive screen size based on the layout of items. The true size of your work space is indicated by the box identified with a red arrow. The white potion is your current view, the light blue is the true workspace size.

 Click and hold the left mouse button on the white portion of the workspace indicator and move it to the desired location. Your view will move around the workspace as the white box is dragged around. The above view is the bottom of the workspace as indicated by the white box.

 If the white portion of the workspace indicator is very small, there are items scattered out of sight on your workspace. If you are missing workspace items, they are probably somewhere on your workspace not within your viewing area.

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Where are all the effort boxes?!?

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This is the Navigator which is on the center screen.

This is the Effort Region which is on the center screen.

If the Navigator and the Effort Region are missing, right click on the center screen and select Place Navigator Here or Place Effort Region Here to bring them into view again.

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What do you mean I cant randomly close programs that are running?

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If your Oculus Map (Command Sight or the left screen) looks like this

Or your CoMotion Map (the middle screen) has white space on the map Then someone shut down the MapMan Program. Find this icon

Double click it and wait for MapMan to start. Move the map with the navigator or select a preset view and it will reinitiate the mapping function.

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First, setup your window to get the picture you want. We will make a basic map with the screen to the left. Open Power Point and create a new presentation.

In the lower left hand column there is the SnagIt button, SnagIt setup button, and drop down menu. Use Region from the drop down menu to select the area to paste into Power Point.

Starts the screenshot process. Recommend using Region so the area copied is user defined Default settings for SnagIt

Since the map is already setup how we want it to look, click on the SnagIt button and Power Point will minimize.

Your pointer will change into a hand with a + in the fingers and this window will appear, zooming into the area you are selecting to copy. Left click and hold in one corner of area to copy and release the left mouse button at the opposite corner of area to copy. The area to be copied is indicated by a box drawn to the pointer. Right click or press ESC to cancel.

After you release the left mouse button, the Power Point screen will maximize, create a new slide in your presentation, and paste the area you outlined with the box.

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First, have your slide, picture, etc. ready for transfer into CPOF. We will use this slide from Power Point.

First, click on FILE, then PRINT which will bring up the following window.

Ensure you are printing to CPOF, use this drop down menu if not.

Since I am only printing the one slide of this presentation, click the Current Slide radio button. You can choose to print all or select slides just like with a printer. When you are done, click OK and wait for the SnagIt window to automatically open.

When you are done making modifications, click the Finish button and wait. A small screen will appear tell you the file is being sent to an FTP Server.

If you have multiple pages, you can flip through them with these buttons (they wont be grayed out if there is more than one page. If you made changes it will ask you if you want to keep them, click YES if you do.

To crop the added edges, click and hold the position boxes and adjust as necessary.

Using the Frame Dispenser, pull out the Image/Overlay table and place it on your workspace. Scroll to the bottom to find the newest files. At the bottom the file 1BCT1.jpg is there, that is our Power Point slide.

Next create an Image Pasteboard from the Frame Dispenser and place it on your workspace.

Click and drag the 1BCT1.jpg line into the Image Pasteboard to place the picture into the pasteboard.

Click on this tab to open the side window where you can adjust the scale and select which image to show.

If you want to place multiple pictures on the same paste board simply drag them in the order you want onto the pasteboard like you did the fist slide. The slide being displayed is indicated by the light blue highlight. Click on another picture to display it on the Image Pasteboard.

Use these areas to resize the pasteboard and show the entire picture or slide. Use the corner areas to make the slide bigger or smaller.

Drag the pasteboard onto the center screen so others can see it. Line the name tab with the other tabs so it is visible. A circle will appear allowing you to embed the pasteboard on your shared workspace. If you do not click the circle no one else will be able to see it. To rename the pasteboard right click on the tab and type in the new name. To move the tab hold the ALT button, click and hold on the tab, and move it to the desired location.

Now everyone can see your slides or pictures.

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BTL CPT, Wheres my Graphics?

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Effort Boxes are like overlays that can be nested! 2. You can: Name your Effort Box Place things in your Effort Box Describe what you have in your Box

1. Click and drag and effort box to your workstation

3. To display items in your effort box, drag it to the Effort Region. It will appear at the bottom of the Region. Then double click on the Effort Box inside the Effort Region.

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To enlarge or shrink any pasteboard use the small tabs at each corner.

To crop any pasteboard (in or out) use the small tabs at the center of each side.

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Map Presets are stored in the Navigator. (If you do not have a Navigator,
right click on the map and Place Navigator Here.)

1. Alt drag to zoom to the area you want to preset 2. Double click on the 2D View on the navigator 3. Right click on the new preset and rename it.

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To create a distance tool: Right click on the Oculus Screen. Then chose Create Distance Tool at the bottom of the drop down menu.

A pink diamond (the base of the tool) will appear where you right clicked. You can drag the base anywhere. A white arrow will point to white arrow the circumference of the circle. To enlarge/shrink the distance, drag the arrow.

Blue numbers will show the distance in meters and adjust as you drag the arrow.

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I can draw pretty colors and shapes!

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Use INK to highlight icons or places on your map. 1. Left click on the pencil icon.

2. Choose the color, type, and size.

3. Draw slowly on your map.

You can control drag your ink to any event. It appears as a pencil icon.

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The Flashlight works similar to the Ink, but disappears in 3 seconds and cannot be imbedded in icons. (commonly used)

Use text to name or number graphics. You can choose: Size Whether to bold or italicize Color

The Mark option is used to color code icons. You can also do this by right clicking on any icon. (and to un-Mark icons)

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If available, use your unit SOP!

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Each day create an effort box for the daily SIGACTS

Control drag SIGACT onto the map and then into the Contain Elements Here area of the Effort Box Control drag effort box into Effort Region. Double click effort box within the effort region.

Pull out an enemy event. Choose the type and fill in the data fields. Title Grid Type Zone Comments

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It depends on what the copy is for?

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Three ways to copy: Control drag creates a copy with links. (used most often) Copy Machine creates a copy without links that can be changed. (used daily) Archive creates a copy without links that cannot be changed. 1. Drag the Copy Machine from the Frame Dispenser.

2. Drag an ICON into the middle of the Copy Machine 3. Click on Make Copy and a copy will soon appear

Note: If there is no Frame Dispenser, right click on the dark purple area of the center screen and add new Frame Dispenser. 2. Drag an ICON into the middle of the Archive Tool. 3. Click Make Archive 1. Drag the Archive Tool from the Frame Dispenser.

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You call THAT a straight line, dirtbag!

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Click on the straight line icon. Choose the color and width. Choose type of line. Left click on a point to begin your line. Then double click on a point to end your line.

Note: Another good use of Oculus is creating Checkpoints.