Live Annotation Tools!

Quick Start Guide

Live Annotation Tools is a desktop overlay app that allows you to draw anywhere on your screen! Perfect for live presentations!

This guide will help you quickly get up to speed on using the tool.

1: Download and Installation

Download Live Annotation Tools for free by registering on the Google Forms that can be accessed using the Download Button at the top of the page. A download link can be found after the Google Form is submitted!

Download either the Windows or Mac version as you desire.

Windows: Unzip the downloaded zip file using tools such as 7Zip or WinRAR.

Mac: Open the .dmg file and drag out the Live Annotation Tools application to anywhere you want, such as the Applications folder.

2: Running the Tool

Double-click live-annotation-tools.exe to launch the tool.

After a short while, you should see the toolbar open on the left side of your screen. The overlay that you can draw on would also automatically open as well.

NOTE for Mac Users: You may be prompted to grant some permissions in your Settings app.

• LAT requires access to Accesibility features in order to run. It will ask for this permission upon its first startup.
• LAT requires access to Screen Recording features in order to Save Screenshots or use Presentation Recording Mode. This permission is not required for LAT to run any of its other features, and will only ask for this permission when you try to save a screenshot.

3: How Drawing Mode works

In order to start drawing on the overlay you need to switch on Drawing Mode.

There are 2 ways:

• Hold down the CTRL button, then press the Left SHIFT button.
• Click on the Mouse Icon once to switch Drawing Mode on

When Drawing Mode is on, the Mouse Icon would turn from Dark Green to Light Green.

Try to use the keyboard shortcut instead of clicking as it is much faster once you get used to it!

4: Drawing

Click and drag anywhere on your screen to draw on it!

There are 3 different types of brushes available:

Brush Type	Keyboard Shortcut
Pen	P
Highlighter	H
Eraser	E

To choose the brush you want to use, either use the keyboard shortcut (recommended!) or click the corresponding icon in the toolbar.

Use the Mouse Scroll Wheel to increase or decrease the brush sizes.

Use the 1, 2, 3, ... 0 keys at the top of your keyboard (recommended!) or the Palette Button on the Toolbar to swap between colors.

5: Important Notes about Drawing Mode

To use your computer underneath the overlay normally again, you need to switch OFF Drawing Mode either using CTRL + SHIFT (recommended!) or by clicking the mouse icon in the toolbar.

While Drawing Mode is OFF:

• You can use your computer as if the overlay was never open.
• You can type and click on any apps under the overlay.
• Keyboard shortcuts except for CTRL + SHIFT are disabled so you can type normally on your computer without accidentally interfering with the tool's settings

While Drawing Mode is ON:

• You cannot click on anything under the overlay. It will draw using your selected brush instead!
• You cannot type on anything under the overlay. The tool's keyboard shortcuts will activate instead!

Use CTRL + SHIFT to quickly switch between drawing on the overlay and clicking on your apps under the overlay.

Hold down CTRL then press SHIFT to toggle Drawing Mode between ON and OFF

6: Have Fun!

Have fun using Live Annotation Tools for all your F2F or online presentation needs!

Possible use cases include teaching classes, doing live demonstrations, live streaming, annotating PDFs, drawing on top of any app that you want... The possibilities are endless!!

7: Make the full use out of Live Annotation Tools!

View the Features page for a full guide to the available features in LAT!

If you find any bugs, please do not hesitate to report them on LAT's Github Issues Page. It would help a lot!