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SMART Notebook 10.8 user's guide for Windows operating systems

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2. To move a Gallery item to a different subcategory 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery E 2 Browse to the category that contains the Gallery item you want to move The Gallery displays the contents of the category 3 Drag the item to another subcategory 102 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Sharing content with other teachers Importing and exporting collection files is an ideal way to share custom categories with other teachers and to use categories that other teachers have created You can use collection files to add items to the My Content category in the Gallery After you import a collection file all of its items appear in the Gallery as anew subcategory To import a collection file from another teacher 1 2 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery E Select My Content or one of its subcategories in the Gallery s category list press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content The Add to My Content dialog box appears Browse to the folder that contains the collection file you want to import E NOTE A collection file has a gallery extension Select the collection file and then press Open The collection appears as a new subcategory IE To export a collection file to share with other teachers 1 103 Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection F NOTE SMART Notebook software exports the selected category but doesn t export any of
3. To unlock an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s lock icon and then select Unlock 75 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Cutting copying and pasting objects You can cut copy and paste objects including text pictures straight lines arcs and shapes ina notebook file TIPS e Youcan paste text from other programs into SMART Notebook software and cut text from SMART Notebook software and paste it into other programs see Cutting copying and pasting content from other programs on page 94 and Cutting or copying text from a page on page 54 e Youcan create an exact copy of an object by cloning it see Cloning objects below E To cut and paste an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Cut 3 If you want to paste the object onto a different page display that page 4 Press Paste E IE To copy and paste an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Copy 3 If you want to paste the item onto a different page display that page 4 Press Paste E Cloning objects You can create a duplicate of an object by using the Clone command or you can create multiple copies of an object using the Infinite Cloner command F NOTE You can also copy and paste objects including text images straight lines arcs and shapes see Cutting copying and pasting objects above 76 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To clone
4. After creating an object you can select it and work with it as described in this chapter Hl NOTE The tasks described in this chapter are for all objects not just basic objects 65 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects selecting objects Before you can work with an object you must select it You can select an individual object multiple objects or all objects on a page When you select an object a selection rectangle appears around it ha The gray circle in the object s lower right corner is a resize handle see Resizing objects on page 77 The green circle above the object is a rotation handle see Rotating objects on page 80 The downward arrow in the object s upper right corner is a menu arrow Press the menu arrow to display a menu of commands F NOTE Pressing an object s menu arrow gives you access to the same menu as right clicking the object To select an object 1 Press Select ko 2 Press the object you want to select A selection rectangle appears around the object F NOTE If you press an object and a lock symbol appears instead of the menu arrow the object is locked Depending on the type of lock you may have to unlock the object before you can manipulate it see Locking objects on page 74 66 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To select multiple objects 1 Press Select k 2 Press the interactive screen and drag until a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to select
5. The Properties tab appears 2 Select afill style Fill style Solid color Procedure _ Select Solid fill Do one of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Select Gradient fill Gradient of two colors a For each color do one of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen _ Select an option in the Style drop down list Pattern Picture a Select Pattern fill b Select a pattern Press Foreground color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Press Background color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK _ Select Image fill Press Browse The Insert Image File dialog box appears Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a background and then press Open Hl NOTE If you insert a large picture a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture s file size or retain the picture s file size For more information see Reducing file sizes on page 20 Select Solid fill None transparent b Select No Fill CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 3 Optionally drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the object transparent 4 Select
6. CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To delete an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Delete 86 Chapter 6 Using your own content Inserting pictures 000000000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000020202 a oaoa nan 88 Inserting pictures from files 00000000000000000000000 00000000000000 0a 00a oaao aaoo nornon 88 Inserting pictures from a SCANNel 2 2 eee cee eee eee e cee cece cee ceeceeceeceeccecceeceeceeces 89 Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera 22 22 2222 e ee eee eee eee eee 89 Creating transparent areas in a picture 2 22 2 cee cece cece ee eeee 89 Working with pictures 2 2 2 2 2 cece cece eee cece cece eee e cece eee oLan aonana 90 Inserting multimedia files 2 2 2 2 ccc cece cece ec cee cee cece eee ceeceeceeccecceeceeceeceeceeees 90 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files 00 00 00000222 cece eee e ee eee eee eee 90 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible video files 22 02 002 20222222 eee eee eee 92 Inserting sound files 022 22 occ 0000000000000000 cece eee e cece cece ee ceeseeeseeseeseeseerees 92 Working with multimedia files 2 2 2 0 0 20 2 occ eee ccc cee cee cece cee cceccccceccecceeceeceeceees 93 Installing encoders for additional formats 0 00 02222 c eee eee cee cee cece eee eee 93 Using content from other programs
7. The mathematical symbols are characters only They don t perform mathematical operations E To insert a mathematical symbol 1 Type text on a page The Fonts toolbar appears 2 Press Mathematical Symbol l in the Fonts toolbar The toolbar expands to display 23 symbols Each group of two or three symbols represents a symbol category 3 Press acategory A list of symbols appears 4 Press the symbol you want to add to the text The symbol appears in the text object 52 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Editing text You can change the contents or formatting of text objects I To edit text 1 Double click the text object that you want to edit The Fonts toolbar appears 2 Do the following o Change the text o Use the options in the Fonts toolbar to change the formatting including font size and style TIPS o You can also use the Fonts toolbar to control alignment create subscripts and superscripts create bulleted lists and add mathematical symbols see nserting mathematical symbols on the previous page o You can also edit the formatting of the text using the options in the Properties tab 3 When done press outside of the text object Checking the spelling of text objects If you type text on a page you can check its spelling To check spelling of a text object 1 Select the text object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Check Spelling lf SMART Notebook softwar
8. toolbar appears KI TIP If you re using a widescreen interactive whiteboard or display and gray bars appear on the sides of the page you can change the zoom level to the page s width to hide the gray bars by selecting More Options gt Page Width You can return to Full Page view by selecting More Options gt Entire Page Button Command Action a Previous Page Display the previous page in the current file Lye Next Page Display the next page in the current file More Options Open a menu of options Exit Full Screen Return to the standard view te Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons To display more toolbar buttons Press Toolbar Options The toolbar expands to include the following buttons Button Command Action 5 Blank Page Insert a new blank page in the current file 2 Undo Reverse the effect of the last action k Select Select objects on the current page 116 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Button Command Action VA Magic Pen Create objects that slowly fade open a magnification window or open a spotlight window see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 119 Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window on page 120 and Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window on page 121 Displaying files in Transparent Background mode Using Transparent Background mode you can view the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook so
9. F NOTE Although you can use the Creative Pens tool to write words SMART Notebook software is unable to convert these words into typed text To convert handwriting to typed text 1 Write your text Ki TIP Write tidy printed characters on a horizontal line Although SMART Notebook software can convert slanted or cursive writing it doesn t always do so consistently 2 Select the text object The SMART Notebook software handwriting recognition feature compares your written word with its dictionary and identifies words that most resemble what you ve written 3 Press the text object s menu arrow A menu appears and displays the list of matching words each preceded by Recognize F NOTE If you want SMART Notebook software to identify words in a different language select Recognize Languages and then select another language in the list SMART Notebook software updates the list of matching words to include words in the selected language If you change the handwriting recognition language you don t change the default language of the SMART Notebook software user interface or your operating system 4 Select a word in the list of matching words The selected word appears on the page 51 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Inserting mathematical symbols When you type text on a page the Fonts toolbar appears Using this toolbar you can insert a variety of mathematical and scientific symbols into a page F NOTE
10. SMART Notebook 10 8 Windows operating systems User s guide Extraordinary made simple SMART Trademark notice SMART Notebook SMART Response SMART Board SMART Document Camera SMART Exchange SMART Classroom Suite DViT smarttech the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U S and or other countries Windows Windows Vista Internet Explorer and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Mac Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Adobe Flash and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U S and or other countries All other third party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners Copyright notice 2008 2011 SMART Technologies ULC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written consent of SMART Technologies ULC Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SMART One or more of the following patents US6320597 US6326954 US6741267 US7151533 US7757001 USD616462 and USD617332 Other patents pending 06 2011 Contents Chapter
11. s far edge between the menu arrow and the resize handle and then drag away from the ruler To shorten the ruler without changing its scale Press the ruler s far edge between the menu arrow and the resize handle and then drag toward the middle of the ruler To rotate the ruler Press the top or bottom edge of the ruler displayed as a lighter shade of blue and then drag the ruler in the direction you want to rotate it The ruler displays the current rotation in degrees 123 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To reverse the measurements Press the ruler s flip symbol t If the metric measurements appeared on the top edge of the ruler they now appear on the bottom edge and vice versa E To draw using a pen and the ruler 1 Press Pens ra and then select an available line type 2 Draw along the edge of the ruler Digital ink appears in a straight line along the edge of the ruler E To remove the ruler 1 Select the ruler 2 Press the rulers menu arrow and then select Delete Using the protractor You can insert a protractor into a page manipulate its size rotation and location and then draw along its edges E To insert a protractor Press Measurement Tools ER and then press Protractor F A protractor appears 90 100 ii 124 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To move the protractor Press the inner part of the protracto
12. 1024 x 768 800 x 600 640 x 480 Recommended graphics resolution 100 x 100 90 x 90 60 x 60 50 x 50 o The higher the resolution the larger the image o Don t use the Draft Low or Medium options because they may not scale the image proportionally CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 4 Press OK IMPORTANT Do not press ENTER on your keyboard instead of the OK button The ENTER key closes the dialog box without saving your changes Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer When you install SMART Notebook software on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer you also install SMART Notebook Document Writer SMART Notebook Document Writer works like any other printer driver except it captures output in a notebook file instead of printing it on paper NOTE If you install SMART Notebook software on a Windows XP computer you can import content using SMART Notebook Print Capture see mporting content using SMART Notebook Print Capture on page 94 E To use SMART Notebook Document Writer 1 96 In the source file you want to export to a notebook file select File gt Print The Print dialog box appears Select SMART Notebook Document Writer in the list of printers Optionally change the page orientation see To change the page orientation on the next page Specify a page range and then press OK or Print A dialog box appears Select SMART Notebook pages with images to import the content of the
13. 2 022 e ee eee cee cece cee cee cee eee eee eee cece eee eeeees 93 Cutting copying and pasting content from other programs 2 22 222 22 eee eee ee eee 94 Importing content using SMART Notebook Print Capture 0 00 00 002 cece eee eee eee 94 Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer 2 22 22 222 222 2222 96 Importing PowerPoint files 2 22 20 0 0202 c cece cee ccc cee cee eee eee eee eee e eee eeees 97 Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs 222 222e cece eee ee eee 97 Attaching files and web pages 2 22 2 2 cece c cece eee e ccc ccceccceecceccececeecceeccceceueeeecteeceees 98 Adding your content to the Gallery 0 0 0 0022 c cece cee ccc cece cece cece cece eee e eee eens 100 Adding your content to the Gallery 00 0 0002 o cece cece cee cee cee cee eee cece eee eee 100 Organizing your content in the Gallery 2 2 2222 22 22 coc eee ccc eee eee cece cee ceeseeseees 102 Sharing content with other teachers 22 0 c cece cece cece eee cece cece ccceeceeecceeeceueees 103 Connecting to Team Content categories 0 00 22 cece cece eee eee cece cece eee eeee 104 Finding and using your content in the Gallery 0 00 00 002 222 e eee eee eee eee eee eee 104 Sharing your content on the SMART Exchange website 0 022 02222 eee eee cece ee eee 104 If you or other teachers in yo
14. 48 15 19 101 34 29 28 34 26 130 115 116 displaying in Transparent Background 117 mode extending grouping hiding with Screen Shades linking to objects moving objects between pinning presenting to students printing rearranging recording renaming setting backgrounds for zooming in and out parallelograms PDF files attaching to e mail messages exporting pens Calligraphic Creative Magic Shape Recognition standard pentagons 32 30 119 84 12 115 111 19 29 32 32 36 21 46 20 15 44 45 119 121 48 42 46 47 INDEX pictures about 88 creating transparent areas in 89 exporting files to 14 inserting from a scanner 89 inserting from a SMART Document 89 Camera inserting from files 88 reducing file sizes of 20 PNG files 13 18 88 polygons 47 PowerPoint 16 56 97 presenting 111 printers 19 94 96 protractors 124 Q QuickTime files 93 R rainbows 45 rectangles 46 48 regular polygons 47 resize handle 78 resolutions 95 rulers 123 S scanners 89 screen resolultions 95 Screen Shades 63 119 set squares See Geodreieck protractors shapes about 46 creating with the Regular Polygons 47 tools creating with the Shape Recognition 48 Pen tool creating with the Shapes tool 46 shortcuts 99 Single User mode 130 138 SMART Document Cameras 89 SMART Exchange 109 SMART Notebook Document Writer 96 SMART Notebook file format 22 SMART Notebook Print Capture 94 smiley
15. After you open a file you can save the file as a notebook or xbk file The method by which you open a file is the same for all versions of SMART Notebook software E To open a file 1 Press Open File i The Open dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the file you want to open 3 Press Open KI TIP You can open a recently opened document by selecting the File menu and then selecting the file name Saving files By default SMART Notebook software saves your files in notebook format Anyone with SMART Notebook software 9 5 or later for Windows operating systems Mac OS X operating system software or Linux operating systems installed on his or her computer can open a notebook file You can also set SMART Notebook software to save your file automatically when you select a different page or after a specified period of time see Saving files automatically on page 12 CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files F NOTE The default file format for SMART Notebook software 10 is notebook but the default file format for versions 8 9 0 and 9 1 is xbk If you want to open your file in SMART Notebook software 8 9 0 or 9 1 save your file with the xbk extension However the xbk format doesn t support some of the objects and properties available in SMART Notebook software 10 If you save your file in the xbk format SMART Notebook software doesn t save the objects or properties in your file that the xbk format doesn t s
16. ES Command Exit Transparent Background Toolbar Options Action Return to the standard view Display additional toolbar buttons To display more toolbar buttons Press Toolbar Options The toolbar expands to include the following buttons Button S Command Blank Page Undo Delete Clear Page Screen Capture Toolbar Ruler Protractor Geodreieck Protractor Compass Action Insert a new blank page in the current file Reverse the effect of the last action Delete all selected objects Erase all digital ink and delete all objects from the page Open the Screen Capture toolbar Insert a ruler on the page see Using the ruler on page 123 Insert a protractor on the page see Using the protractor on page 124 Insert a Geodreieck protractor on the page see Using the Geodreieck protractor on page 126 Insert a compass on the page see Using the compass on page 127 Using presentation tools While presenting notebook files to students you can use the following tools e Screen Shade e Magic Pen e Measurement tools 118 O O Ruler Protractor o Geodreieck protractor O Compass CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using the Screen Shade If you want to cover information and reveal it slowly during a presentation you can add a Screen Shade to a page If you add a Screen Shade to a page and save the file the Screen Shade appears over
17. and then type the file s location and name in the File box Select Copy of file to attach a copy to your notebook file or select Shortcut to file to insert a shortcut on the page OR To add a link to an attachment press Current Attachments and then select the attachment in the list 4 If you want to open the link by pressing an icon select Corner icon OR If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object select Object 83 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 5 Press OK If you selected Corner icon one of the following icons appears in the lower left corner of the object o 3 link to a web page o link to another page in the file W o link toa file on your computer EE To remove a link from an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears 3 Press Remove Link Adding sounds to objects You can attach a sound file to any object except Adobe Flash Player compatible objects You can play the sound file during the lesson by pressing an icon in the corner of the object or the object itself F NOTE SMART Notebook software supports the MP3 audio format If you want SMART Notebook software to support other file types you can install additional encoders see nstalling encoders for additional formats on page 93 To add a sound file to an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then s
18. 00 0 00 2 o lee cece cece cece eee eens 41 Writing or drawing digital ink 0000000000000000000000000000000 eee eee eee eee aaan 42 Creating shapes and lines 22 22 22 e cece cece cece cece eee e cece cee ceeceeceeceeeeeeseesees 46 Crean TO en vee S 50 Creating lf o ne ee E ae EE 55 CONTENTS Chapter 5 Working with objects 00 0 0002002 e eee eee eeee 65 SCIECTINGODICCIS 2226 08 ecu idee ocduislenvind elas nacedegensseeaeed oeRbeadedeSesocesaseadsbebesaduonedeseees 66 Changing objects properties 2 222 222 cece eee c cee cece cece cece cece eeceeeceeseeseeseeeees 68 Positioning ODJECIS exc26cssdshndideecascpauiouessadeutaneseeecushee tel dadsndaeiaceueaceseddcoaiidees 71 Eole dlae CDI SC 0S S Sl eas cron eevee ones vests A cle ese sasha are E A eta EEE 74 Cutting copying and pasting objects 00 2 2 22 e cece cece cee cee cece e cece eee eeeeee 76 Cloning ODJCCIS sss o ie cn ate hin sess toes da scoters Bae tat tess ee ee 76 ReSiIZing Objects 2 ce ccc cece ce cee cece cece ces ee cence ccececcecceccececcecceccecees Tf FROM AMO OD ECIS ee te tes Gendt nn Site a a aa n a a 80 FID PIG ODI CCS ca gts tsersecicascnsantce earlier aerate nee Sten E Ge Scumeneeiese tesa a 81 GlOUDING ODJECIS 23 3fe5022 522 shone seeeutceceseaeteew nes daunenctdusccltececud suas eteeusscesssans abe 82 Adding links to objects 22 c cece cece cee cee cece cece cee cecceccecceccececceccecees 83 Addi
19. 4 Creating basic objects 3 Press the screen or click your mouse The table appears on the page To draw a table 1 Press Pens and then select an available line type E NOTE Don t select a highlighter line style 2 Draw atable on the screen KI TIP Make the lines of the table as straight as possible and connect the corners 3 Press Select 4 Select your drawing 5 Press the menu arrow and then select Recognize Table lf SMART Notebook software recognizes your drawing as a table it removes your drawing and adds a table to the page Pasting tables from other programs You can cut or copy a table from Word and then paste it into a notebook file as a table If you want to cut or copy more than one table from Word you must cut or copy each table individually E NOTE You can also cut or copy a table from a notebook file and then paste it into Word However the table s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in the Word document You can cut or copy a table from PowerPoint and then paste it into a notebook file as an image You re unable to paste it as a table object or to edit or manipulate the contents of the cells after the table appears on the page F NOTE You can also cut or copy a table from a notebook file and then paste it into PowerPoint However if the cell s contents aren t text objects these objects appear in PowerPoint as separate objects to the table You re una
20. Creative Pens tool 1 Press Creative Pens bh and then select a line type 2 Write or draw digital ink on the page 45 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Erasing digital ink You can erase digital ink from your interactive product s screen using the eraser on interactive whiteboards and interactive displays the Eraser pen tool button on interactive pen displays or the erasing gesture If you re erasing digital ink from a notebook file page you can also erase objects using the Eraser tool F NOTE Although you can erase digital ink you re unable to erase other types of objects including shapes lines text and pictures To remove these types of objects you must delete them see Deleting objects on page 85 To erase digital ink 1 Press Eraser i and then select an eraser type 2 Erase the digital ink Creating shapes and lines In addition to creating freehand shapes and lines by drawing digital ink you can create shapes and lines using the tools in SMART Notebook software F NOTE To remove a shape or line from a page you must delete it see Deleting objects on page 85 The Eraser tool doesn t remove shapes Creating shapes with the Shapes tool You can use the Shapes tool to create a variety of shapes including perfect circles perfect squares perfect triangles other geometric shapes hearts check marks and Xs You can add a shape to your page and then edit its properties Alternatively you can
21. F NOTES e SMART Notebook software doesn t include attachments when you export files as pictures To include attachments you must export your file as either HTML or PDF Adobe Reader 6 0 or later e SMART Notebook software doesn t export files that you attach to your notebook file as a shortcut If you want to include an attachment attach a copy of the file see Attaching files and web pages on page 98 e SMART Notebook software doesn t export some gradient pattern and image effects These effects may appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file E To export a file automatically as HTML 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page OR Select 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time Press Next Select Web Page HTML Press Next The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the File name box Press Save E To export a file automatically as PDF files 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page OR Select 1 minut
22. Inthe other program select Edit gt Paste IE To copy and paste text from a page to another program 54 1 In SMART Notebook software select the object press its menu arrow and then select Copy 2 Inthe other program select Edit gt Paste CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Creating tables You can add tables to your page After you create a table you can insert objects into the table s cells If you want to customize a table you can select a table column row cell or selection of cells and then do any of the following e Move the table e Change line type fill and text properties e Resize the table acolumn or a row e Insert or remove columns rows or cells e Split or merge cells e Addorremove a cell shade e Delete the table Creating tables You can create tables in SMART Notebook software or paste them from other programs Creating tables in SMART Notebook software To insert a table 1 Press Table A grid appears 2 Move the pointer over the grid to select the number of columns and rows that you want in the table F NOTE The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table KI TIP The grid displays eight rows and eight columns by default You can add rows by moving the pointer past the bottom row Similarly you can add columns by moving the pointer past the right row If you re using a mouse click and hold the left mouse button while moving the pointer 55 CHAPTER
23. Li 2 Press the thumbnail of the page you want to move in the file A blue border appears around the thumbnail 29 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 3 Drag the thumbnail to its new position in the Page Sorter A blue line indicates the page s new position 4 Release the thumbnail Grouping pages You can group pages in a file This enables you to find a particular group quickly in the Page Sorter and then display its pages This is useful when there are a lot of pages in a file To create or edit a group 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Press the first group s menu arrow and then select Edit Page Groups All the groups and pages for the current file are displayed Groups appear as blue bars and pages appear as thumbnails o If you created and edited the groups in this file the pages appear under the blue bars you created and renamed o If you haven t edited the groups a default group titled Group 1 appears and includes all of the pages and their thumbnails below its blue bar F NOTE Thumbnails below each blue bar include the same menu arrow options as thumbnails in the Page Sorter This enables you to press a thumbnail in a group select its menu arrow and then delete the page clear the page insert a new page clone the page rename the page add a Screen Shade to the page or add the page to the Gallery 3 Press the Add New Group button in the upper right corner A n
24. basic objects To change a table s line style 1 Select a table column row cell or selection of cells If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties Press Line Style Select a color thickness and style E To change a table s text style 1 Select a table column row cell or selection of cells If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties A Press Text Style Select the font size and style Resizing tables columns or rows If you want to customize a table you can resize the table a column or a row To resize a table 1 2 Select the table Press the table s resize handle the gray circle and then drag it to increase or reduce the size of the table To resize a column Press Select k i Press the vertical border to the right of the column A resize pointer appears Drag the vertical border to resize the column To resize a row 1 2 3 61 Press Select k i Press the horizontal border below the row A resize pointer appears Drag the horizontal border to resize the row CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Adding or removing columns rows or cells If you want to customize a table you can add columns or rows To add a column 1 Select a column 2 Right click in the column and then select Insert Column A new column appears to the right of the current column I To remove a column 1 Select the column 2 Right click in
25. content All of these resources are available from the Gallery which is a tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface where you can browse or search for content and then add that content to your notebook files Finding and using content from the Gallery The Gallery is divided into two sections The top section of the Gallery is the category list When you select a category or subcategory in the list its contents appear in the bottom section of the Gallery Ki TIP You can change the size of the category list and content list by pressing the boundary between them and then dragging it up or down 107 CHAPTER 7 Using content from SMART resources You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category Thumbnails in the categories provide preview images of the content In Pictures pictures appear as thumbnails In Interactive and Multimedia video objects appear as a single frame from the videos sound objects appear with a speaker icon in the lower left corner and Adobe Flash Player compatible files appear as an Adobe Flash icon or thumbnail of the content with a small Adobe Flash icon in the upper left corner In 3D Objects 3D models appear as thumbnails In Notebook Files and Pages files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper right corner In Backgrounds and Themes backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower right corner and themes appear as thumbnails You can search for
26. faces 45 sound files 84 spell checker 53 spotlight 121 Squares 46 48 stacks of objects 74 stars 45 straight lines 49 SWF files See Adobe Flash files 7 T squares See Geodreieck protractors tables about 55 adding cell shades to 63 adding columns rows or cells to 62 adding objects to 57 chaning properties for 59 creating 55 moving 59 removing 64 removing cell shades from 63 removing columns rows or cells from 62 selecting 57 splitting or merging cells in 63 teaching 111 text checking spelling of 53 converting handwriting to 51 cutting or copying to other programs 54 editing 53 including mathematical symbols in 32 typing 50 themes applying 38 creating 39 thumbnails in printouts 19 INDEX in the Page Sorter TIFF files tips transparent areas Transparent Background mode trapezoids triangles U underline V video encoders videos W WAV files web pages Windows Media files Windows operating systems WMF files Word Z zoom 139 25 88 111 89 117 46 46 48 50 93 92 93 14 84 99 93 10 88 56 27 120 SMART Technologies smarttech com support smarttech com contactsupport
27. for the notebook file Description Type a description of the notebook file Subject s Select the subjects that the notebook file is applicable to Grade s Select the grades that the notebook file is applicable to Search terms Type words or phrases that other SMART Exchange users will likely enter to search for the notebook file Separate the words or phrases with commas Read the sharing agreement If you accept the sharing agreement press Agree and Submit Chapter Using content from SMART resources Finding and using content from the Gallery 2 00 22 22 o eee eee cee cee cece cee cee cece cess 107 Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website 2 2 22 222202 2 109 When your system administrator installs SMART Notebook software he or she can also install the following items e Gallery Essentials is a collection of thousands of images multimedia content and more organized into subject specific categories e Lesson Activity Toolkit is a collection of customizable tools and templates that you can use to create professional looking and interactive lessons The toolkit helps you create engaging content like word games quizzes and sorting activities It also offers Adobe Flash Player compatible files like hide and reveal and drag and drop In addition you can use content from the SMART Exchange website an online resource that includes both SMART and teacher created
28. in your classroom To insert a compass Press Measurement Tools ER and then press Compass A A compass appears To move the compass Press the arm of the compass that holds the spike and then drag the compass to a different position on the page To widen the compass 1 Press the arm of the compass that holds the pen Two blue arrows appear 2 Drag to change the angle between the spike and the pen The number on the compass s handle displays the current angle between the spike and the pen To flip the compass Press the compass s flip symbol The compass s pen appears on the opposite side of the spike To rotate the compass without drawing Press the compass s rotation handle the green circle and then drag the compass in the direction you want to rotate it To draw using the compass 1 Press the compass s pen tip The cursor changes to a pen symbol 128 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 2 Drag the compass in the direction you want to rotate it To change the color of the compass s pen Press Pens and then select an available line type The color of the compass s pen changes to display its new color To remove the compass 1 Select the compass 2 Press the compass s menu arrow and then select Delete Displaying links You can attach a copy of a file a shortcut to a file a link to a web page or a sound file to any object on a page see Adding l
29. on page 20 None transparent a Select Solid fill Select No Fill To remove a background 1 Select Format gt Background The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options 37 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 2 Select Solid fill 3 Press No Fill in the color palette Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery You can set a page all the pages in a group or all the pages in a file using a background or theme from the Gallery IE To apply a background or theme 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Select My Content in the Gallery s category list to view your own backgrounds and themes see Creating themes on the next page OR Select Gallery Essentials or Gallery Sampler to view backgrounds and themes you installed with the software 3 Select Backgrounds and Themes The Gallery displays thumbnails of the available backgrounds and themes 4 Press the thumbnail of the theme you want to apply 5 Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Insert in Notebook The nsert Theme dialog box appears 6 Select Insert theme on all pages to apply the background or theme to all pages in a file OR Select Insert theme on all pages of current group to apply the background or theme to all pages in the current group OR Select Insert theme on current page only to apply the background or theme to the current page 7 Press OK To remove a background or theme 1 Right
30. reducing or not reducing large pictures file sizes when you insert them OR Select Never change the resolution of inserted images to never reduce large pictures file sizes when you insert them OR Select Always change image resolution to optimized file size to always reduce large pictures file sizes when you insert them 3 Press OK 21 CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files To export an optimized file 1 Select File gt Export Optimized File EH NOTE This menu option is available only if the file contains one or more large pictures The Export Optimized File dialog box appears 2 Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file 3 Type a name for the file in the File name box 4 Press Save Undoing and redoing actions When you make changes to a file you can reverse the effects of your previous actions and commands F NOTE If two people are using your interactive product pressing Undo and Redo affects the actions of both users To reverse the effect of the last action Press Undo F NOTE You can undo an unlimited number of actions To reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command Press Redo O Changing the default program for notebook files If you install a SMART program other than SMART Notebook software that can open notebook files you can set that program to be the default for notebook files If you want you can change the default program back
31. screen shade to cover an entire page see Using the Screen Shade on page 119 To add a shade to a cell or multiple cells 1 Select the cell or multiple cells 2 Right click the cell or cells and then select Add Cell Shade To remove a shade from a cell Press the cell shade 63 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Deleting tables You can delete tables from a page F NOTE You can delete all objects on a page including tables by clearing the page see Clearing pages on page 34 To delete a table from a page 1 Select the table 2 Press the table s menu arrow and then select Delete 64 Chapter 5 Working with objects Selecting objects 22 2202 e eee ee cee eee cee cee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeees 66 Changing objects properties 2 2 22 eo cic eee cece cee cece e cece cee cee ceeceeeeeeeeeseeseeseees 68 Changing the fill 2 02 02 ccc ccc cece cee cee cece cee ceeccecceccccceecceccecceccecceescecees 68 Changing other properties 0 0 2 22 c ccc eee eee ee cee cece ee cee cece eee e ronnan 71 Positioning objects 2 002 2 e eee cc cece eee cee ee cece eee eee ee cece cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 71 NV CO VA 1 a0 KO 0 lt 0 kc 71 Moving objects to another page 2 e cece cece eee c cece cece cecceccecceccececeeceeees 72 Aligning ie 0 6a 73 Rearranging stacked objects 0 00 0 2 cee cece cece ee ee eee ee ee eee eee eee 14 POG IMIG Kolo CGS O 74 C
32. side You can draw make notes import files and add links on either page in the same way as you would on a single page When you re displaying dual pages you can pin a page to continue displaying it in the page area while you view other pages in the Page Sorter To display a file in Dual Page view Press Dual Single Page Display jan A second page appears A red border indicates the active page To pin a page 1 If you haven t done so already display dual pages see Displaying files in Dual Page view above 2 Select the page immediately after the page you want to continue displaying The page you select appears on the right side of the dual display The page you want to continue displaying appears on the left side of the dual display 3 Select View gt Zoom gt Pin Page Pin icons appear in the top corners of the pinned page To unpin a page Clear the selection of View gt Zoom gt Pin Page To return to standard view Press Dual Single Page Display La 115 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Displaying files in Full Screen view In Full Screen view SMART Notebook software expands the page to fill the screen by hiding the other user interface elements You can access commonly used commands using the Full Screen toolbar To display a file in Full Screen view Press Full Screen z The page expands to fill the screen hiding the other user interface elements and the Full Screen
33. the file s menu arrow 90 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content F NOTES Adobe Flash Player compatible files on a page must be self extracting You re unable to use Adobe Flash Player compatible files that load or rely on other Adobe Flash Player compatible files You re unable to drag an Adobe Flash object from a web browser into a page If Adobe Flash Player isn t installed on your computer SMART Notebook software notifies you when you insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible file into a page You can install Adobe Flash Player by visiting www adobe com but you must use Internet Explorer Internet browser to install it If you use another browser Adobe Flash Player compatible files don t work in SMART Notebook software To write on top of an Adobe Flash Player compatible file with a handwriting recognition component start writing outside the file and continue to write over the file This enables SMART Notebook software to recognize the digital ink as a separate object from the Adobe Flash Player compatible file To insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible file 91 1 Select Insert gt Flash File The nsert Flash File dialog box appears Browse to and select the Adobe Flash Player compatible file that you want to insert into the page Press Open The Adobe Flash Player compatible file appears in the upper left corner of the page CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To control an Adobe Flash Player compa
34. the object 5 Repeat step 4 for each object you want to apply the fill to Changing other properties In addition to fill you can change objects line style and text style To change an object s line style 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 3 Press Line Style 4 Select a color thickness and style To change an object s text style 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 3 Press Text Style 4 Select the font size and style Positioning objects You can change the position of an object by moving it to another area of the existing page or to another page You can also align objects and change the order of stacked objects Moving objects You can move objects to another position on the page You can also flick objects F NOTE You re unable to move an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 74 Ki TIP You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them and then creating a group see Grouping objects on page 82 71 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects A To move an object or objects 1 Select the object or objects 2 Drag the object or objects to a new position on the page KI TIP You can move an object in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard IE To move an Adobe Flash Player compatible file 1 Press the colored bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatib
35. the objects 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects 3 Move your fingers in a circle F NOTE The objects rotate around their centers regardless of where you press the screen Flipping objects You can flip an object on a page F NOTE You re unable to flip an object if it s locked see Locking objects on page 74 81 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To flip an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Flip gt Up Down or Flip gt Left Right To flip multiple objects 1 Select the objects 2 Press the menu arrow on any one of the selected objects and then select Flip gt Up Down or Flip gt Left Right Grouping objects You can create a group of objects which lets you interact with all grouped items at the same time After you create a group you can select move rotate or resize the group as if it were an individual object However if you want to interact with an individual object in a group you must ungroup the objects first Grouping objects manually You can group and ungroup objects manually To group objects using the menu 1 Select the objects 2 Press the menu arrow of any one of the selected objects and then select Grouping gt Group To ungroup objects using the menu 1 Select the group 2 Press the group s menu arrow and then select Grouping gt Ungroup Grouping objects automatically If
36. the page the next time you open the file To add a Screen Shade to a page Press Screen Shade J A Screen Shade appears over the entire page To reveal part of the page Drag one of the Screen Shade s resize handles the small circles at the edges of the Screen Shade to reveal part of a page IE To remove the Screen Shade from a page Press Screen Shade OR Press Close in the upper right corner of the Screen Shade Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects You can create an object that slowly fades using the Magic Pen E NOTES e Fading objects are not saved in notebook files e Youcan also use the Magic Pen to open a magnification window or spotlight window see Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window on the next page and Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window on page 121 E To create a fading object 1 Press Magic Pen r 2 Using your finger or pen tray pen on interactive whiteboards or tethered pen on interactive pen displays write or draw objects on the interactive screen The objects slowly fade 119 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window You can open a magnification window using the Magic Pen E NOTES e You can magnify the screen outside of SMART Notebook software e Youcan also use the Magic Pen to create objects that slowly fade or to open a spotlight window see Using the Magic Pen to c
37. the stack 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Order gt Bring Forward To move an object one place backward in the stack 1 Select the object 2 Select the object s menu arrow and then select Order gt Send Backward Locking objects You can lock an object to prevent its modification movement or rotation Alternatively you can lock an object but allow its movement or its movement and rotation You can remove this lock at any time 74 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To lock an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Locking gt Lock in Place You re unable to move rotate or modify the object until you unlock it E NOTE If you press a locked object a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow To lock an object but allow its movement 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Locking gt Allow Move You can move the object but you re unable to rotate or modify it until you unlock it F NOTE If you press a locked object a lock icon E appears instead of a menu arrow EE To lock an object but allow its movement and rotation 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Locking gt Allow Move and Rotate You can move and rotate the object but you re unable to modify it until you unlock it E NOTE If you press a locked object a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow
38. types of objects include the following e Digital ink freehand writing and drawing e Shapes e Straight lines e Arcs e Text e Tables F NOTE For more information see Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard on page 130 Writing or drawing digital ink Digital ink is freehand text or objects that you create using your interactive product s pens or the SMART Notebook software Pens Calligraphic Pens or Creative Pens tools Writing or drawing digital ink enables you to quickly add content to your SMART Notebook software files either when creating the files or when presenting the files to students After you create digital ink you can erase it Writing or drawing digital ink with the Pens tool The easiest way to write or draw digital ink is to use pen tray pens on interactive whiteboards ora tethered pen and pen tool buttons on interactive pen displays You can also create freehand objects using the Pens tool If you use the Pens tool you can fade the digital ink after a specified number of seconds when setting its appearance 42 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects TIPS Don t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on your interactive product s surface while you write or draw If you write or draw multiple lines SMART Notebook software combines the lines into a single object automatically For example if you write the letters of a word SMART Notebook software combines th
39. 0 a020 22222222 orrn 55 Creating tables 2 0 0 ccc ccc cee cece cece cence enc eee cece cceeeeeecenccencceeseeeeees 55 Creating tables in SMART Notebook software 00 000222 c ee eee eee eee eee eee 95 Pasting tables from other programs 0 2 22 22 e cece cece eee cece eee eee cece eee ee 56 Adding objects to tables 2 2 22 02 occ cece eee e eee cece eee cece ee ceeceecceeeeeseeseeses 57 Selecting tables columns rows or CellS 0 0 0002 e cece cee cece cee cece cece cece ceeeeeeeeees 57 Moving Ih lt 5 000000 0000000000000000000 000000000000000 0000000000000000 000220022 aoao 59 Changing a table s properties 000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 cece eee eeeeeees 59 Resizing tables columns Or rOWS 2 2 2 2 eee eee cece cece eee e cece cece eceeceecceeseeeeeseeeees 61 Adding or removing columns rows or CellS 2 02 0 2 occ e eee ee cee eee cece eee cee eeeeeeeees 62 Splitting or merging table cells 0 0 02 02 cece ccc cece eee cee cece eee cence eeees 63 Adding or removing cell shades 00 20 0222 e cece eee cece cee cee cee cee cece cece eee 63 Deleting tables 2 22 22 c ce cece cece cece cece enc ece cece cceceeeceeeceeeceeeees 64 41 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Objects are the building blocks of content in your notebook files An object is simply an item ona page that you create or import and then work with Basic
40. 00000000 000000000000000 0000200000000001 000000100202 a ooro ronan 5 Opening the Page Sorter 000000 0000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 02002 eee ee eeeeeees 5 Customizing the Page Sorter 0 00000000000000 0000000000000000 cece cece eeceeeceeseeseeeeees 5 CCNA OSER 6 Opening the Gallery tab 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000002 eee eeceeeeees 6 Customizing the Gallery tab 22 0 0002022 c cece cece cece cee cee eee cee eect eceeeeeee 6 Attachments tab 2 2 2 02 2 ice c ccc ccc cece ec cece ec ee cece cece cece cee ceesceeeeeteeeeeseees 6 Opening the Attachments tab 22 22 2222 c cece eee e cece cee cceceeccecceeceeceecees 6 Customizing the Attachments tab 2 00 2 00 20 o cece eee cee cee eee cece eee e cess 6 Properties tab 22 2 ccc ccc cece cece cece cece cece cece eee c cece ceececeececeececeeenees T Opening the Properties tab 00 0 000000000000000000 0000000000 cece eee cece eee eeeseeeeeeeeeees T Customizing the Properties tab 02 00 22 c cece cee cee cece cece ee cceceececcceeceeceecees T Page area a a 0aa 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 000002202222 a o2 aoran 8 This chapter introduces you to SMART Notebook collaborative learning software SMART Product Drivers and SMART Tools and explains the basics of using your interactive product CHAPTER 1 Getting started About SMART Notebook software SMART Product Drivers and SMART Tools SM
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42. 2 c eee cece cece eee ce ee eee eee ee ee cee cece eee cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 32 Recording DaAGES gaan cbs ccscacicnccad asad ceveusicakaebesabeneedobadcagdamegutocdcueddnsetesdseecdesaaseecs 32 Deleting pages 2 2 c ce cece cece cece cence cece enc ceeceeeececececececccecceseeeeeees 34 Clearing pages 2 2 eee cece cece cece cece cee cece cece cece cece ce eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeueeeenes 34 Displaying student page borders 2 222 222 cee eee ee ce eee eee eee eee eee e eee eeeeeeeeee 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 2 22 2222 22 e cece cece cee eee eee eee cece eeeee 36 Applying page backgrounds and themes 2 2 2 22 02 e cece ccc e cece ccc ceccecceeteeseeeeeees 36 Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab 0 0 022 c cece eee cece cece ce eee eee 36 Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery 2 00 02 2220222 2222 ee eee 38 Creating themeS 2 2 22 co cee cece ccc cee cece eee cee cee eee eee e eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 39 A notebook file is composed of a series of pages each with its own objects and properties A thumbnail of each page appears in the Page Sorter Using either the Page Sorter or menu commands you can display an existing page create a blank page create a clone of an existing page or delete an existing page You can also change a page s background extend a page s height rename a page rearrange pages w
43. 2 22 22 ee eee cece eee eee cee cece e cece ee cee eeeeeees 20 Reducing file SIZ OS sons stv auccwasccui cosas soucsecgutiouacsa ders kaacteodendUaadsaveteeesesessiauanedueaeses 20 Undoing and redoing actions 22 222 cece cece cece cece cee cece cee cece cece cece ceeseeeeseeseeesees 22 Changing the default program for notebook files 0 00 0002 e cece ee cee cee cee cece cee ceeeeee 22 In SMART Notebook software you can create or open SMART Notebook software notebook files After creating or opening a notebook file you can save it print it export it to other formats and complete other common tasks In addition you can work with the pages within the notebook file Creating files When you start SMART Notebook software for the first time a tutorial file opens automatically When you start the software subsequent times anew notebook file opens automatically However you can create a new file at any time E To create a file 1 Select File gt New If you re working on a file with unsaved changes a dialog box appears and prompts you to save the current file 2 Press Yes to save your changes and then follow the on screen instructions CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files Opening files With SMART Notebook software 10 you can open e notebook files the default file format for SMART Notebook software 9 5 9 7 and 10 e xbk files the default file format for SMART Notebook software 8 9 0 and 9 1
44. ART Notebook software SMART Product Drivers and SMART Tools are programs that you can use with your interactive product About SMART Notebook software Use SMART Notebook software to create lessons or presentations Each notebook file contains a series of pages and each page has its own objects properties and settings You can add freehand objects geometric shapes straight lines text pictures Adobe Flash Player compatible content and tables to a page You can manipulate and edit these objects at any time You can save your files in the notebook format which you can open in any Windows Mac or Linux computer running SMART Notebook software You can also export your files to a variety of formats The Page Sorter displays thumbnails of all of the pages in the current file The software automatically updates these thumbnails when you change the contents of the pages Copy clip art backgrounds multimedia content and notebook files and pages to your page from the Gallery The Gallery also provides access to the following resources e Gallery Essentials a collection of thousands of subject specific images and multimedia content e Lesson Activity Toolkit a collection of customizable tools and templates that you can use to create professional looking and interactive lessons e Online Resources online content for educators who use SMART products including lesson activities educational software and advice for using yo
45. CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 4 Select a fill style Fill style Procedure Solid color a Select Solid fill b Doone of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Select Gradient fill Gradient of two colors a For each color do one of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Select an option in the Style drop down list Select Pattern fill Select a pattern Press Foreground color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Press Background color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Picture a Select Image fill i tt tis Press Browse The Insert Image File dialog box appears Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a background and then press Open Hl NOTE If you insert a large picture a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture s file size or retain the picture s file size For more information see Reducing file sizes on page 20 Select Solid fill None transparent a C Pattern C d Picture C b Select No Fill 5 Optionally drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the table transparent 60 CHAPTER 4 Creating
46. Inserting sound files You can attach a sound file to any object except Adobe Flash Player compatible objects in a notebook file For more information see Adding sounds to objects on page 84 92 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Working with multimedia files When you insert a multimedia file in a notebook file the picture becomes an object in the file Therefore you can move resize rotate and make other changes to the multimedia file like any other object For information on how to work with objects including multimedia files in notebook files see Working with objects on page 65 Installing encoders for additional formats SMART Notebook software supports the FLV and MP3 formats If you want SMART Notebook software to support other video and audio formats you can install the following encoder If you install this encoder SMART Notebook software automatically detects it and supports its video and audio formats Encoder Video formats Audio formats Link MediaCoder Full e ASF e AlFandAIFF mediacoderhg com difull htm Pack 0 3 9 o AVI s WAV e MOV e MPEG and MPG e WMV Hl NOTE SMART Technologies ULC provides links to these programs as a courtesy and makes no representations or warranties regarding the programs or any information related thereto Any questions complaints or claims regarding the programs must be directed to the appropriate software vendor Using content from other programs If you have content in ot
47. It is useful for teaching students handwriting M r4 F NOTE The Calligraphic Pens tool is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product To write or draw digital ink with the Calligraphic Pens tool 1 Press Calligraphic Pens ra and then select a line type 2 Write or draw digital ink on the page E To set the digital ink s appearance before writing or drawing 1 2 3 4 44 Press Calligraphic Pens i and then select a line type If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties Press Line Style Select a color thickness and style CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 5 Press Fill Effects 6 Select the transparency of the lines using the Object transparency slider KI TIP To save the line style and fill effects for future use press Save Tool Properties 7 Write or draw digital ink on the page Writing or drawing digital ink with the Creative Pens tool If you want to add colorful elements to your presentations you can write or draw digital ink using the Creative Pens tool The Creative Pens tool enables you to draw lines of rainbow colors smiley faces stars and more F NOTE Although you can use the Creative Pens tool to write words SMART Notebook software is unable to convert these words into typed text using the handwriting recognition feature see Converting handwriting to typed text on page 51 I To write or draw digital ink with the
48. MART Notebook Print Capture 1 Inthe source file you want to export to a notebook file select File gt Print The Print dialog box appears 2 Select SMART Notebook Print Capture in the list of printers 3 Optionally change the page orientation and graphics resolution see To change the page orientation and graphics resolution on the next page 94 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 4 Specify a page range and then press OK or Print If an existing notebook file isn t open a new notebook file opens Each page of the source file appears on a separate page OR If an existing notebook file is open each page of the source file appears in the notebook file after the current page F NOTES o This process can take several minutes SMART Notebook software locks print capture graphics in place You must unlock them before you can modify them see Locking objects on page 74 To change the page orientation and graphics resolution 95 1 Press the Properties or Preferences button The SMART Notebook Print Capture Properties dialog box appears Select Portrait or Landscape Enter a number in the Horizontal Resolution and Vertical Resolution boxes to change the resolution of the imported image on the page TIPS o Use the same value in both boxes to prevent image distortion o For best results use a value between 50 and 100 using the table below as your guide Screen resolution 1152 x 864
49. OR Hold down CTRL and then press the objects you want to select A selection rectangle appears around the selected objects F NOTE If you draw a rectangle around multiple objects and some of the objects are locked see Locking objects on page 74 you select only the unlocked objects To select all objects on a page Select Edit gt Select All A selection rectangle appears around all objects on the page F NOTE If some of the objects are locked see Locking objects on page 74 you select only the unlocked objects To select all locked objects on the page Select Edit gt Select All Locked Notes A selection rectangle appears around all locked objects on the page 67 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects i Changing objects properties You can change an object s properties The properties you can change depend on the object you select You can also select several objects and change their properties at the same time Changing the fill You can change an object s fill by selecting the object and then setting the fill in the Properties tab or by clicking Fill amp setting the fill in the Properties tab and then selecting the object To change an object s fill by first selecting the object 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 3 Press Fill Effects 68 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 4 Select a fill style Fill style Procedure Solid color a Sel
50. RT Notebook software to export a notebook file automatically when you display a different page or after a specified period of time See Exporting files automatically on page 16 To export a file as HTML 1 Select File gt Export gt Web Page The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the File name box Press Save To export a file as picture files 1 ao FF SY DN Select File gt Export gt Image Files The Export Image Files dialog box appears Select a folder where you want to export the files Select a picture format in the mage Type drop down list Select a picture size in the Size drop down list Press OK CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files To export a file as a PDF file 10 1 Select File gt Export gt PDF The Export PDF dialog box appears Press Thumbnails Handouts or Full Page Optionally type header text in the Header box footer text in the Footer box and the current date in the Date box Optionally select the Show page numbers check box to show a page number on each page If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2 specify a layout in the Layout section If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2 select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail size drop down list and optionally select the Page borders check box to show a border around each thumbnail and the Thumbnail titles check box
51. a Gallery item using the keyword search After browsing or searching for a Gallery item you can add it to your notebook file IE To browse the Gallery 1 2 3 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Press a category s plus sign to view its subcategories H NOTE You can close a category by pressing the category s minus sign Select a category or subcategory to display its contents E To search the Gallery 1 2 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Type a keyword into the Type search terms here box and then press Search P The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword I To add a Gallery item to your notebook file 1 2 108 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Browse or search for the Gallery item you want to add CHAPTER 7 Using content from SMART resources 3 Double click the Gallery item s thumbnail o If you adda picture Adobe Flash Player compatible file video file or sound file it appears on the current page o If you add a background it replaces the page s existing background see Applying page backgrounds and themes on page 36 o lf you add a page from a notebook file SMART Notebook software inserts it before the Current page o If you add a notebook file SMART Notebook software inserts the file s pages before the Current page Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website The SMART Exchange website exchange s
52. aced with the Stop Recording button the Play button is disabled and a red circle appears in the upper left corner of the page 4 Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page 5 When you finish performing these actions press Stop Recording The Stop Recording button is replaced with the Start Recording button the Play button is enabled and a playback toolbar appears on the page x ld il gt E To play a page recording 1 Display the page If the page includes a page recording a playback toolbar appears on the page 2 Press Play gt To pause the playback Press Pause ll E To stop the playback Press Stop E E To rewind the playback Press Rewind l lt To remove a page recording 1 Display the page If the page includes a page recording a playback toolbar appears on the page 2 Toremove the recording press Close on the toolbar 33 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Deleting pages You can delete a page from the current file using the Delete Page button or the Page Sorter KI TIP As an alternative to deleting a page you can clear all of its objects see Clearing pages below To delete a page using the Delete Page button 1 If you haven t done so already display the page you want to delete 2 Select Delete Page To delete a page using the Page Sorter 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Select the thumbnail of the pag
53. aching files and web pages on page 98 Opening the Attachments tab To open the Attachments tab press Attachments OY Customizing the Attachments tab You can move the Attachments tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar CHAPTER 1 Getting started You can resize the Attachments tab by dragging its border left or right You can also hide the Attachments tab when you re not using it by selecting the Auto hide check box To display the Attachments tab when it s hidden press Attachments F NOTE If you reduce the Attachments tab to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically Properties tab The Properties tab enables you to format objects on a page including digital ink shapes lines text and tables Depending on the object you select you can change the following e The color thickness and style of lines e The transparency and fill effects of objects e The font type size and style of text e The animation of objects The Properties tab displays only the options that are available for the object you select For more information on displaying and setting object properties in the Properties tab see Changing objects properties on page 68 The Properties tab also includes a Page Recording button You can use this feature to record your actions on the current page see Recording pages on page 32 Opening the Properties tab To open the Properties
54. after a specified period of time Press Next Select PowerPoint Press Next The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 7 Type a name for the file in the File name box 8 Press Save To cancel automatic file export 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears Select Do not save the document automatically Press Next Printing files You can print all pages or select pages in a notebook file You can print the pages as thumbnails handouts or full pages E To print a file 1 Select File gt Print The Print dialog box appears Press Thumbnails Handouts or Full Page Optionally type header text in the Header box footer text in the Footer box and the current date in the Date box Optionally select the Show page numbers check box to show a page number on each page If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2 specify a layout in the Layout section If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2 select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail size drop down list and optionally select the Page borders check box to show a border around each thumbnail and the Thumbnail titles check box to show titles under each thumbnail Select All to include all pages OR Select Pages to include select pages and then type the page numbers in the box Separate individual page numbers with comm
55. an object 1 2 Select the object Press the object s menu arrow and then select Clone A duplicate object appears on the page E To clone an object using the Infinite Cloner 1 2 y Oo oO D Select the object Press the object s menu arrow and then select Infinite Cloner Select the object again An infinity symbol appears instead of the object s menu arrow Drag the object to another position on the page Repeat step 4 as many times as you want When you finish cloning the object select the original object Press the infinity symbol and then clear the selection of Infinite Cloner Resizing objects You can resize objects on a page by using the resize handle or the scaling gesture if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures F NOTE You re unable to resize an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 74 TT CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Using the resize handle To resize an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s resize handle the gray circle and then drag it to increase or reduce the object s size E NOTE To keep the shape s original height to width ratio hold down SHIFT while you drag the resize handle To resize multiple objects 1 Group the objects see Grouping objects on page 82 and then select the group A selection rectangle appears around the group 2 Press the resize handle in the lower right corner of the selection recta
56. as and separate page ranges with a hyphen for example 1 2 4 7 Press the Printer Setup tab CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files Specify other print settings including the printer name and the number of copies Press Print Attaching files to e mail messages You can send your file to others by attaching the file ora PDF version of the file to an e mail message To attach a file to an e mail message Select File gt Send To gt Mail Recipient Your default e mail program starts creates anew message and attaches the current file to the message If you haven t saved the file SMART Notebook software saves it as a temporary file called untitled notebook and your e mail program attaches this temporary file to the e mail message To attach a file to an e mail message as a PDF Select File gt Send To gt Mail Recipient as PDF Your default e mail program starts creates anew message and attaches a PDF of the current file to the message If you haven t saved the file SMART Notebook software saves the PDF file as a temporary file called untitled pdf and your e mail program attaches the temporary file to the e mail message Reducing file sizes If your notebook files contain large pictures pictures over 1 MB in file size your files could open and run slowly You can reduce the pictures file size without noticeably reducing their quality As a result your notebook files overall file sizes will be smalle
57. ble to include non text objects in table cells in PowerPoint 56 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Adding objects to tables After you insert a table on a page you can insert objects into the table s cells F NOTE You can add only one object to each cell If you want to add multiple objects to a cell group the objects before inserting them in the table See Grouping objects on page 82 To add an object to a table 1 Select the object 2 Drag the object to the table cell Hl NOTE You re unable to move an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 74 The object appears in the table cell F NOTE If you add a text object to a table the cell resizes to fit to the text object If you add other object types to the table the object resizes to fit the cell To remove an object from a table 1 Select the object 2 Drag the object out of the table Selecting tables columns rows or cells You can select a table column row cell or selection of cells After you select a table or part of a table you can do the following e Move the table e Change the table s or cells properties e Resize the table columns or rows e Addorremove columns rows or cells e Split or merge cells e Addorremove cell shades e Delete the table 57 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To select a table 1 Press Select k 2 Press outside but near to a corner of the table and then drag a rectangle to
58. click the page 2 Select Delete Theme You remove the background or theme from all the pages to which you applied it 38 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Creating themes You can use themes to customize pages You can create a theme and add it to the Gallery so that it s available in a convenient location You can then apply this theme to a page all pages in a group or all pages in a file The Gallery also includes some themes To create a theme 1 Select Format gt Themes gt Create Theme 2 Type a name for the theme in the Theme name box 3 Set the background in the same way that you would for a page see Applying page backgrounds and themes on page 36 4 Add and modify objects on the theme in the same way that you would on a page See Creating basic objects on page 41 5 Press Save The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery IE To create a theme based on the current page 1 Select Format gt Themes gt Create Theme from Page 2 Type a name for the theme in the Theme name box 3 Press Save The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery 39 Chapter 4 Creating basic objects Writing or drawing digital ink 0 0 00 22 e cece cece cee cee eee eee eee cee cece cece cece eee sees 42 Writing or drawing digital ink with the Pens tool 2 22 2 022 c cece cece eee ce eee eeeeeee 42 Writing or drawing digital ink with the Calligraphic Pen
59. customize a shape s outline color fill color and line thickness and then add it to your page 46 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To create a shape 1 2 Press Shapes EP and then select a shape Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want KI TIP You can create perfect circles squares triangles and other shapes by holding down SHIFT as you draw the shape E To set the shape s appearance before creating it 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press Shapes P and then select a shape If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties Press Line Style Select the color thickness and style for the shape s outline Press Fill Effects Select the transparency and fill effects for the shape Ki TIP To save the line style and fill effects for future use press Save Tool Properties Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want Ki TIP You can create perfect circles squares triangles and other shapes by holding down SHIFT as you draw the shape Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool In addition to creating shapes using the Shapes tool you can create regular polygons with 3 to 15 sides using the Regular Polygons tool To create a shape with the Regular Polygons tool 1 47 Press Regular Polygons E and then select the number of sides the number in the p
60. e 5 minutes 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time Press Next Select PDF OR Select Time Stamped PDFs if you want the exported files names to include the time of the export Press Next The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file Type a name for the file or files in the File name box Press Save CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files To export a file automatically as picture files 1 oo N So Aa Q Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears Select Every time move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page OR Select 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time Press Next Select Image Files Press Next Press Browse browse to the folder where you want to export the files and then press Open Select the picture format in the mage Type drop down list Select the picture size in the Size drop down list Press OK To export a file automatically as a PowerPoint file 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears Select Every time move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page OR Select 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically
61. e pen displays draw a circle or ellipse on the interactive screen A spotlight window appears 3 Do the following o To reduce the spotlight window s size press in the middle of the window and then drag to the left o To increase the spotlight window s size press in the middle of the window and then drag to the right o To move the spotlight window press near the edge of the window and then drag it 4 Press Close when you re done Using the measurement tools Using the SMART Notebook software measurement tools you can insert a ruler protractor Geodreieck protractor or compass into a page 122 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using the ruler You can insert a ruler into a page and then manipulate its size length rotation and location and draw along its edges To insert a ruler ray a Press Measurement Tools and then press Ruler lt A ruler appears wa a a a a uaua ata uau LL a 1 2 K 4 5 hi T a 9 10 11 1 13 14 15 F Fg o Fi t iE e 1 2 3 4 5 THA AAA nd A AH ARATA To move the ruler Press the middle of the ruler displayed as a darker shade of blue and then drag the ruler to a different position on the page To resize the ruler 1 Select the ruler 2 Drag the rulers resize handle the circle in the lower right corner to increase or reduce the rulers size To lengthen the ruler without changing its scale Press the ruler
62. e cee cece cece ceecceceecees 22 Chapter 3 Creating and working with pages 20 0 2 o cece eee e eee ec eeceeceeceees 25 Displaying pages 2 222 222 eee eee eee eee eee eee eee cece eee eeeeee 26 Zooming in and Out 222 2 eee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ee eee eee e eens 2 Creating pages 22 22 c cece cc eee eee cece cece cece eee eee cece cceeececeeecccecceeseeeeees 28 Coning pago S ereere a TOS ve ane E 29 Rearranging PAGES c2020c c5cscncvisedsanedendtwbe laced dcdd dxuew ihedaleasweebecawsauaedsouseadedaveueds 29 Grouping pages 2 22 22 e eee eee cece cee ee ee cece eee eee eee cee eee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 30 Renaming pages 2 22 22 e eee cece eee e cece cece ee eee cece cece cece cece cece eee eeecceeceeeeeeeees 32 Extending pages 0 cece ce cece cece cece c ec ee cece cence ecceecccecceeceeeceecceneeenees 32 Recording pages 2 22 22 2 2 cece cece eee cece cee eee eee eee cee cece cece eee eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 32 Deleting pages 2 22 22 lice e cece cece cee cece cee cee ee cece eee eee eee ee eeeceeeeeeeeeees 34 Clearing pages 2 2 eee e ccc cece cece c eee cece cece cere eee eec eee eeeceecceccerceeceescescencers 34 Displaying student page borders 2 22 0 eee eee cece ee ccc ee cee eee eee cceeeccececeecceeeeceees 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 222 22 222 e eee ee cece cece eee cece cess 36 Chapter 4 Creating basic objects 0
63. e finds a misspelled word the Spelling Check dialog box appears This dialog box displays the misspelled word and suggests alternatives 53 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 3 Foreach misspelled word do one of the following O O O To keep the word s current spelling for this instance press Ignore Once To keep the word s current spelling for all instances in the file press Ignore All To keep the word s current spelling for all instances in the file and add the spelling to the dictionary press Add to Dictionary To change the word s spelling for this instance select the correct word in the Suggestions list and then press Change To change the word s spelling for all instances in the file select the correct word in the Suggestions list and then press Change All NOTE If you pressed a button by mistake press Undo to undo the resulting change After you complete this step for each misspelled word a dialog box appears asking whether you want to check the spelling in the rest of the file 4 Press Yes to check the remainder of the file OR Press No to close the Spelling Check dialog box without checking the rest of the file Cutting or copying text from a page You can cut or copy text from a page in a notebook file and paste it into other programs E To cut and paste text from a page to another program 1 In SMART Notebook software select the object press its menu arrow and then select Cut 2
64. e following e Two students work on an assignment on the interactive whiteboard at the same time e A teacher and student work on an assignment on the interactive whiteboard at the same time e A teacher or student poses questions or problems on the interactive whiteboard and another student responds to these questions or problems Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard If you re using a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard two users can use the interactive whiteboard simultaneously when SMART Notebook software is in Dual User mode In Dual User mode the screen is divided in half Each user can press his or her half of the screen with a finger to left click or drag objects write using a pen tray pen and erase digital ink using the eraser Each user can also access frequently used tools using his or her own Floating Tools toolbar You can press a toolbar button to switch between Single User mode and Dual User mode To display a file in Dual User mode Press Dual Write Mode To return to Single User mode Press Exit Dual Write Mode EA Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard If you re using a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard two people can create and manipulate objects in SMART Notebook software at the same time Both people can create and 130 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom manipulate objects in an
65. e individual letters allowing you to interact with the whole word If you want to write words on the same line but don t want them combined leave a large gap between them use different pens or briefly put the pen in the pen tray before writing another word interactive whiteboards only If you want to write diagonally write in a straight line and then rotate it see Rotating objects on page 80 If you want to write in small letters write large letters and then reduce their size See Resizing objects on page 77 EE To write or draw digital ink with the Pens tool 1 Press Pens ra and then select a line type 2 Write or draw digital ink on the page E To set the digital ink s appearance before writing or drawing 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press Pens J and then select a line type If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 4 Press Line Style Select a color thickness and style Press Fill Effects Select the transparency of the lines using the Object transparency slider Ki TIP To save the line style and fill effects for future use press Save Tool Properties Write or draw digital ink on the page CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Writing or drawing digital ink with the Calligraphic Pens tool The Calligraphic Pens tool is like the Pens tool see Writing or drawing digital ink with the Pens tool on page 42 but it smoothes your writing or drawing and produces lines of varying thickness
66. e objects or properties in your file that the xbk format doesn t support a dialog box appears indicating that SMART Notebook software won t save these objects or properties if you continue Press Yes saving files automatically You can manually save your file at any time see Saving files on page 10 You can also set SMART Notebook software to save your file automatically when you display a different page or after a specified period of time NOTE You can also set SMART Notebook software to export a file automatically in a variety of formats including HTML and PDF see Exporting files automatically on page 16 I To save files automatically 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears Select Every time move to a different page to save your file automatically every time you select a different page OR Select 1 minute 5 minutes 15 minutes or 30 minutes to save your file automatically after a specified period of time Press Next Select Notebook Document Press Next The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 7 Type a name for the file in the File name box SMART Notebook software automatically saves the file with the notebook file extension F NOTE The default file format for SMART Notebook software versions 8 9 0 and 9 1 is xbk If you want to open your file in one of these ve
67. e you want to delete 3 Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Delete Page Clearing pages You can erase digital ink and delete individual objects from a page You can also clear all objects or all digital ink objects from a page simultaneously F NOTE You re unable to clear locked objects see Locking objects on page 74 To clear all objects from a page you must unlock all locked objects 34 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To clear all objects from the page 1 If you haven t done so already display the page you want to clear 2 Select Edit gt Clear Page H NOTES o This option is disabled if there are no objects on the page o You can also select this option by right clicking the page by clicking the page s menu arrow in the Page Sorter or by clicking the Clear Page button in the toolbar if available To clear all digital ink objects from the page 1 If you haven t done so already display the page you want to clear 2 Select Edit gt Clear Ink from Page H NOTES o This option is disabled if there is no digital ink on the page Youcan also select this option by right clicking the page by clicking the page s menu arrow in the Page Sorter or by clicking the Clear Ink Fk button in the toolbar if available Displaying student page borders If your students use SMART Notebook SE Student Edition software to answer questions and take assessments you may fi
68. ect Solid fill b Doone of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Select Gradient fill Gradient of two colors a For each color do one of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Select an option in the Style drop down list Select Pattern fill Select a pattern Press Foreground color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Press Background color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Picture a Select Image fill i tt tis Press Browse The Insert Image File dialog box appears Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a background and then press Open Hl NOTE If you insert a large picture a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture s file size or retain the picture s file size For more information see Reducing file sizes on page 20 Select Solid fill None transparent a C Pattern C d Picture C b Select No Fill 5 Optionally drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the object transparent 69 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To change an object s fill by first pressing the Fill button 70 1 Press Fill
69. ee spotlight HTML files 14 images See pictures imports 94 96 97 103 Interactive Whiteboard Common File 15 98 Format invisible areas See transparent areas italics 50 J JPEG files 13 18 88 L languages for handwriting recognition 51 Lesson Activity Toolkit 107 lines 49 links adding to objects 83 showing 129 Linux operating systems 10 locked objects 14 M Mac OS X operating system software 10 Magic Pen tool 119 121 magnification 27 120 mathematical symbols 52 INDEX measurment tools about 122 compass 127 Geodreieck protractor 126 protractor 124 rulers 123 MediaC oder 93 menu arrows 66 MOV files 93 MP3 files See sound files MPEG files 93 multimedia files 90 music files See sound files N names of files of pages NOTEBOOK file format O objects adding links to adding to tables adding to the Gallery aligning animating clearing all from a page cloning cutting copying and pasting deleting erasing fading flipping grouping locking moving moving to other pages rearranging resizing rotating selecting 137 11 22 32 10 22 83 57 100 13 85 34 76 76 85 46 119 81 82 14 11 12 14 Tf 80 66 setting fill and line style for octagons online resources ovals P page numbers pages adding to the Gallery clearing cloning creating deleting displaying displaying in Dual User mode displaying in Dual Page view displaying in Full Screen view 68 47 109
70. eee eeeeeeeeereee 129 Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard 2 022 22 cece eee e cece cece eeeeees 130 Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard 130 Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard 130 Selecting tools coach div va deans cnaeeade sedevensqcee ve teed edeatectwrwacesteweeteb sedacadwede 131 This chapter includes information on using SMART Notebook software in your classroom when presenting information to students or facilitating collaborative learning Presenting files to students After creating a notebook file using basic objects your own content and content from SMART resources you can present the file to students in your classroom 111 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Tips for presenting files to students The following are tips to keep in mind when presenting files to students Save your completed file ona CD DVD or USB drive This enables you to access and display your presentation by inserting the CD DVD or USB drive into the computer connected to the interactive whiteboard or display Alternatively make your presentation accessible on your local area network and then browse to it on the interactive whiteboard or display To avoid losing your momentum and focus during the presentation attach the files and links to web pages that you ll use during your pre
71. elect Sound The nsert Sound dialog box appears 3 Press Browse The Insert File dialog box appears 4 Browse to and select the sound file and then press Open 84 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 5 Select Corner Icon if you want to play the sound file when you press an icon in the object s lower left corner OR Select Object if you want to play the sound file when you press anywhere on the object 6 Press Attach Sound To remove a sound file from an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Sound The nsert Sound dialog box appears 3 Press Remove Sound Animating objects You can animate an object to fly onto a page from the side spin fade in shrink and more You can set the animation to start when you open a page or when you press the object E To animate an object 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 4 3 Press Object Animation 4 Select options in the Type Direction Speed Occurs and Repeats drop down lists Deleting objects Although you can erase digital ink see Erasing digital ink on page 46 you re unable to erase some types of objects including text shapes straight lines arcs and pictures To remove these types of objects from a page you must delete them F NOTE You re unable to delete locked objects see Locking objects on page 74 To delete a locked object from a page you must unlock it 85
72. ent category as you do to the My Content category see Adding your content to the Gallery on page 100 Finding and using your content in the Gallery After adding your content to the Gallery you can find and use it as described in Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 107 sharing your content on the SMART Exchange website In addition to sharing your content with other teachers in your school see Sharing content with other teachers on the previous page you can share notebook files with teachers from around the world using the SMART Exchange website exchange smarttech com 104 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To share a notebook file on the SMART Exchange website 1 2 105 Open the notebook file you want to share Select File gt Share on SMART Exchange A dialog box appears If you re new to the SMART Exchange website press Not a member yet and then follow the on screen instructions to create an account OR If you have an account type your e mail address in the Email Address box and your password in the Password box and then press Sign In TIPS o If you forgot your password click Forgot your password and then follow the on screen instructions to reset it o If you don t want to log on to the SMART Exchange website each time you share content select the Keep me signed in check box Enter the appropriate information Control Instructions Enter resource details Type a title
73. eras downloads Dual User mode Dual Page view E e mail encoders eraser Essentials for Educators exports fading objects files attaching to notebook files attaching to e mail messages creating 87 45 46 22 46 42 51 46 42 44 89 93 130 115 20 93 46 See Gallery Essentials 13 103 119 98 20 J cutting copying and pasting content 94 from displaying in Dual User mode displaying in Dual Page view 130 115 INDEX displaying in Full Screen view 116 displaying in Transparent Background 117 mode exporting 13 exporting automatically 16 importing 94 96 97 linking to objects 84 opening 10 presenting to students 111 printing 19 reducing size of 20 saving 10 saving automatically 12 Flash files See Adobe Flash files Flash video files See Adobe Flash video files flowers 45 font 50 footers 15 19 freehand objects See digital ink Full Screen view 116 G Gallery adding themes to 39 adding your content to 100 applying backgrounds and themes from 38 exporting content from 103 finding and using content from 107 importing content to 103 organizing your content in 102 Gallery Essentials 107 Geodreieck protractors 126 gestures flick 72 next page 26 previous page 2 rotating 81 scaling 78 GIF files 13 18 graphics See pictures groups object 82 136 pages 30 H handouts 19 handwriting converting to text 51 headers 15 19 heptagons 47 hexagons 46 47 highlight S
74. ew blue bar appears and a new page appears below the blue bar 4 Press the blue bar s menu arrow and then select Rename Group 5 Type a new name for the group 30 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 6 Do the following o To move a page into a group press the page s thumbnail and then drag it below the group s blue bar and to the right of the thumbnail you want it to follow To rearrange the order of pages in a group press a page s thumbnail and then drag it to the right of the thumbnail you want it to follow To rearrange the order of groups press a group s blue bar and then drag it below the blue bar of the group you want it to follow F NOTES o You can also change the order of the groups by selecting a blue bar s menu arrow and then selecting Move Up or Move Down o SMART Notebook software numbers pages sequentially across a file If you change the order of groups SMART Notebook software renumbers the pages in the groups accordingly To delete a group and keep its pages move all of its pages to different groups When a group contains no pages SMART Notebook software automatically deletes it o To delete a group and all pages in the group press the blue bar s menu arrow and then select Delete Group 7 Press To access a group in the Page Sorter 31 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Press the first group s menu arrow and then select the name of t
75. f the Attachments tab and then select Insert Hyperlink The Insert Hyperlink dialog box appears Type the web page s address in the Hyperlink box Type a name for the link in the Display name box CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 5 Press OK The display name and URL appear in the Attachments tab To open a file or web page from the Attachments tab 1 Ifthe Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments a The Attachments tab lists all attachments in the current file o Ifan attached item is a copy of afile the file s size appears in the Size column o Ifan attached item is a shortcut to a file Shortcut appears in the Size column o Ifan attached item is a link toa web page URL appears in the Size column 2 Toopenafile double click the file name or shortcut OR To open a web page double click the link Adding your content to the Gallery The Gallery is a tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface where you can browse or search for content and then add that content to your notebook files The Gallery consists of a set of categories one of which is the My Content category If you find you use the same content across multiple notebook files you can add this content to the My Content category You can share content from the My Content category with other teachers in your school by importing or exporting Gallery collection files You can also connect to a Team Content category containing content that you and othe
76. file as pictures OR Select SMART Notebook page with editable objects to import the content of the file as editable objects F NOTE If you choose to import the content as editable objects some objects may not display correctly You can import the content as pictures Press OK A new notebook file opens Each page of the source file appears on a separate page CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To change the page orientation 1 Press Properties or Preferences The Printing Preferences dialog box appears 2 Select Landscape or Portrait in the Orientation drop down list 3 Press OK Importing PowerPoint files You can import content into a notebook file from a variety of sources including PowerPoint files F NOTE SMART Notebook software doesn t import some gradient pattern and picture effects These effects may appear incorrectly in notebook files as a result D TIP You can also export notebook files to PowerPoint see Exporting files on page 13 EE To import a PowerPoint file 1 Select File gt Import The Open dialog box appears 2 Select All PowerPoint Files ppt pptx in the Files of type drop down list 3 Browse to and select the PowerPoint file you want to import 4 Press Open SMART Notebook software adds the contents of the PowerPoint file to a notebook file Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs You can import content into notebook files from a variety of sources
77. ftware window and continue to interact with the open transparent file You can draw in digital ink on a transparent page and save your notes in the file You can also display measurement tools take screen captures and more If an area of the screen doesn t include any SMART Notebook software objects you can select and interact with the desktop and applications behind the SMART Notebook software window To display a file in Transparent Background mode Press Transparent Background mi The background of the SMART Notebook software window becomes transparent enabling you to see the desktop and program behind SMART Notebook software but any objects on the notebook file page remain visible The Transparent Background toolbar appears Hl NOTE The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file Motebook 2 of 3 Button Command Action k Select Select objects on the current page or interact with desktop and application objects that aren t covered by a SMART Notebook software object Pen Write or draw digital ink on the current page m Previous Page Display the previous page in the current file y Next Page Display the next page in the current file r d More Options Open a menu of options that enable you to add a screen shade select different digital ink select a creative pen add straight lines add shapes and more 117 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Button
78. g basic objects To draw a shape 1 Press Shape Recognition Pen x 2 Draw ashape on the interactive screen If SMART Notebook software recognizes your drawing as a circle oval square rectangle triangle or arc it adds this shape to the page Creating straight lines and arcs You can use the Lines tool to draw straight lines and arcs You can add a line to your page and then edit its properties Alternatively you can customize the line and then add it to your page To create a straight line or arc 1 Press Lines r and then select a line or arc type 2 Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end IE To set a straight line or arc s appearance before creating it 1 Press Lines i and then select a line or arc type If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 2 3 Press Line Style 4 Select acolor thickness and style 5 Press Fill Effects 49 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 6 Select the transparency of the lines using the Object transparency slider D TIP To save the line style and fill effects for future use press Save Tool Properties 7 Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end Creating text You can create text in SMART Notebook software by doing any of the following e Typing the text using a keyboard connected to your computer e Typing the te
79. ground to a solid color a gradient of two colors a pattern or a picture using the Properties tab To apply a background 1 Select Format gt Background The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options 36 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 2 Select afill style Fill style Procedure Solid color a Select Solid fill b Doone of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen Gradient of two colors a Select Gradient fill b Foreach color do one of the following o Select one of the 40 colors in the palette o Press More and then select a color in the dialog box o Press the eyedropper and then select a color on the screen c Select an option in the Style drop down list Pattern a Select Pattern fill Select a pattern c Press Foreground color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK d Press Background color select a color in the dialog box and then press OK Picture a Select Image fill Press Browse The Insert Image File dialog box appears c Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a background and then press Open Hl NOTE If you insert a large picture a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture s file size or retain the picture s file size For more information see Reducing file sizes
80. he group you want to access The Page Sorter displays the thumbnail for the first page in the group you want to access CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Renaming pages When you create a page SMART Notebook software automatically names this page with the date and time of its creation You can change this name To rename a page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Double click the page s name 3 Type anew name for the page 4 Press elsewhere Extending pages If you need more room at the bottom of a page you can extend the page vertically without affecting the page s width To extend a page 1 If you re displaying the page in Entire Page view select a different zoom level 2 Press the Extend Page link at the bottom of the page Recording pages The Page Recording options enable you to record your actions on the current page F NOTE SMART Recorder is a different but similar tool Using SMART Recorder you can record your actions in programs other than SMART Notebook software With SMART Recorder you can record a full screen specified window or rectangular portion of the screen If you connect a microphone to your computer you can also record audio To record a page 1 If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 4 2 Press Page Recording 32 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 3 Press Start Recording The Start Recording button is repl
81. her programs that you want to use in your notebook files you can move this content to SMART Notebook software by doing one of the following e Cutting or copying and then pasting the content e Importing the content 93 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Cutting copying and pasting content from other programs You can cut or copy and then paste content from other programs into SMART Notebook software E To cut content from another program 1 Inthe other program select the content you want to cut and then select Edit gt Cut 2 In SMART Notebook software select Edit gt Paste E To copy content from another program 1 Inthe other program select the content you want to copy and then select Edit gt Copy 2 In SMART Notebook software select Edit gt Paste Importing content using SMART Notebook Print Capture When you install SMART Notebook software on a Windows XP computer you also install SMART Notebook Print Capture SMART Notebook Print Capture works like any other printer driver except it captures output in a notebook file instead of printing it on paper Each page of an imported file appears as an object on its own page with its original formatting and page breaks preserved F NOTE If you install SMART Notebook software on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer you can import content using SMART Notebook Document Writer see Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer on page 96 E To use S
82. including other whiteboard programs If the other whiteboard program supports the Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format CFF you can export a CFF file from the program and then import that CFF file into SMART Notebook software Otherwise you can attempt to import the other interactive whiteboard program s native file format 97 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content F NOTE You can also export CFF files see Exporting files on page 13 E To import CFF files 1 Select File gt Import The Open dialog box appears Select All Common File Format Files iwb in the Files of type list Browse to and select the file you want to import Press Open The file opens E To import other files 1 Press Open File nm The Open dialog box appears Select All Files in the Files of type list Browse to and select the file you want to open Press Open If you import a file that SMART Notebook software supports the file opens OR If you import a file that SMART Notebook software doesn t support SMART Notebook software adds it to the Attachments tab You can open these attached files using third party software but you re not able to add them to a page Attaching files and web pages You can attach copies of files shortcuts to files and links to web pages using the Attachments tab Attaching files or web pages enables you to find and open these items easily while presenting a notebook file F NOTE Y
83. inks to objects on page 83 You can display an animated indicator around each object that has a link To display links when a page opens Select View gt Show All Links When Page Opens Each time you open a page an animated indicator appears around each object that has a link Depending on how you define the links each indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object s lower left corner The indicators disappear automatically after several seconds F NOTE Clear the selection of View gt Show All Links When Page Opens to stop displaying links when you open a page To display links on the current page Select View gt Show All Links An animated indicator appears around each object that has a link Depending on how you define the links each indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object s lower left corner The indicators disappear automatically after several seconds 129 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard If you have a SMART Board D600 or 800 series interactive whiteboard two people can create and manipulate objects in SMART Notebook software at the same time How the two people do this depends on whether you have a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard or a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard Allowing two people to use an interactive whiteboard is useful in scenarios such as th
84. ithin a file group pages within a file and complete other common tasks 25 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Displaying pages You can display any page in the file using the Page Sorter You can display the next or previous page in the file using buttons or gestures You can zoom in or out when viewing a page You can also set the page to fit your display or set the page s width to the same width as the display To display a page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter j 2 Press the thumbnail of the page you want to display IE To display the next page in a file Press Next Page OR Swipe your finger across the page from right to left A message appears displaying the current page s number 26 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To display the previous page in a file Press Previous Page E OR Swipe your finger across the page from left to right A message appears displaying the current page s number Zooming in and out You can zoom in and out using the menu or multitouch gestures if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures E To zoom in or out using the menu 1 Select View gt Zoom 2 Select a magnification level between 50 and 300 OR Select Entire Page to make the entire page fit your display OR Select Page Width to set the page s width to the same width as the display 27 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To
85. its subcategories Press the category s menu arrow and then select Export as Collection File The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file Type a name for the file in the File name box Press Save CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Connecting to Team Content categories The Team Content categories feature allows you to connect to Gallery content in a shared location on your school s network Multiple teachers can connect to the same folder SMART Notebook software automatically updates your changes for all other teachers F NOTE Your access permissions for the Team Content category are the same as your folder access permissions on your school s network If you have full access to a folder on the network you can add or remove items in that folders Team Content category However if you have read only access to the folder you can copy items from the Team Content category but you re unable to add edit or remove items E To connect to a Team Content category 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Press Show additional Gallery actions Z i and then select Connect to Team Content The Browse For Folder dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the folder containing the Team Content category you want to connect to and then press OK The Team Content category appears in the Gallery E To contribute to a Team Content category Add content to a Team Cont
86. king objects on page 74 You re unable to rotate tables You don t need to rotate vertical and angled text objects before you edit them When you double click a text object it automatically rotates to a horizontal position When you finish editing the text and you press outside of the text object the text reverts to its original angle Using the rotation handle To rotate an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s rotation handle the green circle and then drag it in the direction you want to rotate the object To rotate multiple objects 80 1 Select the objects A selection rectangle appears around each object Press the rotation handle the green circle on any one of the selected objects and then drag it in the direction you want to rotate the object When you rotate one object all other selected objects rotate automatically CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Using the rotating gesture IE To rotate an object around its center 1 Select the object 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen at opposite ends of the object 3 Move your fingers in a circle around the center of the object to rotate it To rotate an object around a corner 1 Select the object 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen in the corner you want to rotate the object around 3 Move your fingers in a circle around the corner to rotate the object To rotate multiple objects 1 Select
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88. le file 2 Drag the file to its new position E To flick an object 1 Select the object 2 Quickly flick your finger in any direction Moving objects to another page You can move objects to another page in a file E To move an object or objects to another page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter j 2 If you don t see the page that you want to move the object to scroll in the Page Sorter until you see the page s thumbnail 3 Select the object or objects you want to move 4 Drag the object or objects into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to move the objects to 5 Lift your finger pen or tethered pen 72 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects I To move an Adobe Flash Player compatible file to another page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 If you don t see the page that you want to move the object to scroll in the Page Sorter until you see the page s thumbnail 3 Press the colored bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatible file 4 Dragthe file into the Page Sorter and above the thumbnail of the page you want to move the object to 5 Lift your finger pen or tethered pen Aligning objects You can move objects to another location on a page see Moving objects on page 71 If you want you can display guidelines on a page to assist you in aligning objects with other objects as well as the page s vertical and horizontal center
89. lect certain toolbar buttons SMART Notebook software displays available options For example if you press Pens d a selection of available line styles appears By default these line styles remain on screen until you press a different toolbar button or press the button to the right of the available options However you can set up the available options to disappear when you press anywhere in the page area If you want the available options to disappear when you press anywhere in the page area select View gt Auto Hide Contextual Toolbar If you want the available options to remain on screen until you select a different toolbar button or the X button clear the selection of View gt Auto Hide Contextual Toolbar 134 Index A Adobe Flash Player compatible files 90 Adobe Flash video files AIFF files animation arcs arrows ASF files attachments audio encoders audio files automatic tasks exporting grouping objects saving AVI files B backgrounds page BMP files bold C calligraphy CFF files check marks circles cloning objects pages compasses content sharing with other teachers 135 92 93 85 48 49 46 93 98 93 See sound files 16 82 12 93 36 13 18 21 88 50 44 15 98 46 46 48 76 29 127 103 using your own Creative Pens tool crosses D default program diamonds digital ink about converting to text erasing writing or drawing document cam
90. lone Page Measurement Tools Regular Polygons SMART Exchange Clear Ink CHAPTER 1 Getting started F NOTES e Buttons marked with an asterisk appear in the toolbar by default You can customize the toolbar to include the buttons you use most often see Customizing the toolbar on page 133 e Additional buttons are available if SMART Notebook Tools are installed on your computer For more information on these buttons see the Using SMART Notebook Tools section of the Help By default the toolbar appears at the top of the SMART Notebook software window However you can move it to the bottom of the window by pressing Move Toolbar This is useful in situations where you or your students can t reach the toolbar when it s at the top of the window Page Sorter The Page Sorter displays all of the pages in the open file as thumbnails and automatically updates these thumbnails as you change the contents of the pages Using the Page Sorter you can do the following e Display pages e Create pages e Clone pages e Clear pages e Delete pages e Rename pages e Rearrange pages e Move objects from one page to another e Group pages Opening the Page Sorter To open the Page Sorter press Page Sorter Li Customizing the Page Sorter You can move the Page Sorter from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar You can resize the Page Sorter by dragging its border left or right Y
91. marttech com includes thousands of lesson plans question sets and other content that you can download and then open in SMART Notebook software F NOTE You can also share your lesson plans with other teachers through the SMART Exchange website For more information see Sharing your content on the SMART Exchange website on page 104 E To find and use content from the SMART Exchange website 1 Click SMART Exchange Ed The SMART Exchange website opens in your web browser 2 If you re new to the SMART Exchange website click Join for free and then follow the on screen instructions to create an account OR If you have an account click Sign In and then follow the on screen instructions to log on to the SMART Exchange website with your account 3 Search or browse for content and then download it to your computer 4 Import content into the Gallery see Sharing content with other teachers on page 103 109 Chapter 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Presenting files to students 0 0 0 20 2 o cece cece cece eee cece cece eee e eee eeeeeeeeeee 111 Tips for presenting files to students 0 00 22022 c eco e eee cee cee cece eee c eee eeeeees 112 Hiding objects before presenting them 2 2 22 22 e cece cece cece eee ceceeeceeeeeceeseeees 112 Displaying files in different views and modes 0 2 eee cece cece ee cece cee ccc e cece ceeeeeeeeeees 114 Displaying files in Dua
92. n a picture 1 Select the picture 2 Press the picture s menu arrow and then select Set Picture Transparency The Picture Transparency dialog box appears 3 Press any areas in the picture that you want to make transparent F NOTE Pressing an area makes only that area transparent even if the picture includes that same color in other areas 4 Press OK Working with pictures When you insert a picture in a notebook file the picture becomes an object in the file Therefore you can move resize rotate and make other changes to the picture like any other object For information on how to work with objects including pictures in notebook files see Working with objects on page 65 Inserting multimedia files You can insert multimedia files including Adobe Flash Player compatible files video files and sound files into pages F NOTE You can also insert multimedia files from the Gallery tab For more information see Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 107 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible files into a page After you insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible file into a page or display a page that already contains an Adobe Flash Player compatible file the file plays immediately You can control the playback of the file If the file has buttons you can press them on your interactive product If the file doesn t have buttons you can use the options in
93. nd it helpful when you create question pages to display a student page border showing the page area that will be visible on your students computer screens F NOTE This procedure applies only if you re using SMART Response software as part of SMART Classroom Suite interactive learning software To display a student page border 1 Select View gt Alignment The Alignment dialog box appears 2 Click the Student Page Border tab 35 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 3 Select the Show a border around the area that will be visible in SMART Notebook SE during an assessment check box 4 Select Preset value and then select a screen resolution from the drop down list OR Select Custom value and then type the width and height of your students screens in the boxes 5 Click OK A colored border appears on the page around the area your students will be able to view on their computer screens Working with page backgrounds and themes By default page backgrounds are white However you can set page backgrounds to other colors gradients of two colors patterns or pictures Themes enable you to define a custom background for one or more pages in your notebook file as well as custom fonts and objects Applying page backgrounds and themes You can define the appearance of pages backgrounds using the Properties tab or the Gallery Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab You can set a page s back
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95. ngle 3 Drag the resize handle to increase or reduce the size of the objects Using the scaling gesture IE To resize an object from its center 1 Select the object 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen at opposite ends of the object 78 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 3 Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object s size OR Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object s size IE To resize an object from its corner or side 1 Select the object 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen at the corner or side you want to resize the object from 3 Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object s size OR Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object s size To resize multiple objects 1 Select the objects 2 Using one finger on each hand press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects 19 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 3 Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the objects size OR Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the objects size F NOTE The objects resize from their centers regardless of where you press the screen Rotating objects You can rotate objects on a page by using the rotation handle or the rotating gesture if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures F NOTES You re unable to rotate an object if it s locked in place see Loc
96. olor than the dashed border of the object selected by the pen user 131 Chapter 9 Customizing the toolbar Customizing the toolbar buttons 2 2 0222 02 eee eee cece eee cee cee cece eee cece eeeeee 133 Controlling how the toolbar displays available options 2 22 2 22 22 ee cece cece eee eeeeeees 134 The SMART Notebook software toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands and tools You can customize the toolbar so that it includes the tools you use most frequently You can control the way the toolbar displays available options Customizing the toolbar buttons E To add or remove toolbar buttons 1 Right click the SMART Notebook software toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog box appears 2 Do the following Toadda button to the toolbar press its icon in the dialog box and then drag it to the SMART Notebook software toolbar To remove a button from the toolbar press its icon in the SMART Notebook software toolbar and then drag it to the dialog box o To rearrange the buttons press an icon in the SMART Notebook software toolbar and then drag it to a new position in the toolbar 3 Press Done To restore the default set of toolbar buttons 1 Right click the SMART Notebook software toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog box appears 2 Press Restore Defaults 133 CHAPTER 9 Customizing the toolbar Controlling how the toolbar displays available options When you se
97. olygon represents the number of sides CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 2 F NOTE If Regular Polygons P isn t in the toolbar you can add it see Customizing the toolbar on page 133 Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want E To set the shape s appearance before creating it 1 Do O e w N Press Regular Polygons E and then select the number of sides the number in the polygon represents the number of sides F NOTE If Regular Polygons isn t in the toolbar you can add it see Customizing the toolbar on page 133 If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties Press Line Style Select the color thickness and style for the shape s outline Press Fill Effects Select the transparency and fill effects for the shape Ki TIP To save the line style and fill effects for future use press Save Tool Properties Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool You can use the Shape Recognition Pen tool to draw circles ovals squares rectangles triangles and arcs NOTE You can also create shapes using the Shapes tool see Creating shapes with the Shapes tool on page 46 or the Regular Polygons tool see Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool on the previous page 48 CHAPTER 4 Creatin
98. ontent or one of its subcategories in the Gallery s category list press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content The Add to My Content dialog box appears Browse to and select the item you want to add to the Gallery CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 4 Press Open F NOTE By default SMART Notebook software names the new Gallery item based on the original file name If you want to change the item s name select the Gallery item s thumbnail press its menu arrow and then select Rename Organizing your content in the Gallery As you add objects pages and supported files to the My Content category in the Gallery you may want to reorganize the category s structure You can create subcategories and move Gallery items between subcategories To create a subcategory 1 2 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Select My Content or one of its subcategories in the Gallery s category list press its menu arrow and then select New Folder A new subcategory appears By default the new subcategory s name is Untitled Complete the following procedure to rename the subcategory To rename a subcategory If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Select My Content in the Gallery s category list and then browse to the subcategory that you want to rename Select the subcategory press its menu arrow and then select Rename Type a new name for the subcategory and then press ENTER
99. ou can also hide the Page Sorter when you re not using it by selecting the Auto hide check box To display the Page Sorter when it s hidden press Page Sorter L CHAPTER 1 Getting started F NOTE If you reduce the Page Sorter to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically Gallery tab The Gallery tab contains clip art backgrounds multimedia content files and pages that you can use in your lessons and displays preview images of this content The Gallery tab also provides access to other online resources For more information see Using content from SMART resources on page 107 You can also include your own content and content from other teachers in your school in the Gallery tab see Adding your content to the Gallery on page 100 Opening the Gallery tab To open the Gallery tab press Gallery m Customizing the Gallery tab You can move the Gallery tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar You can resize the Gallery tab by dragging its border left or right You can also hide the Gallery tab when you re not using it by selecting the Auto hide check box To display the Gallery tab when it s hidden press Gallery F NOTE If you reduce the Gallery tab to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically Attachments tab The Attachments tab displays the files and web pages attached to the current file For more information see Att
100. ou can also link a file or web page to an object on a page see Adding links to objects on page 83 98 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To attach a copy of a file 1 2 If the Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments D Press Insert at the bottom of the Attachments tab and then select Insert Copy of File The nsert Copy of File dialog box appears Browse to and select the file you want to attach Press Open The file s name and size appear in the Attachments tab F NOTE When you attach a file the size of the notebook file increases Although SMART Notebook software compresses files to conserve space SMART Notebook software can compress some file types more than others E To attach a shortcut to a file 1 2 If the Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments a Press Insert at the bottom of the Attachments tab and then select Insert Shortcut to File The nsert File Shortcut dialog box appears Browse to and select the file you want to attach Press Open The file name and Shortcut appear in the Attachments tab NOTES o SMART Notebook software doesn t export shortcuts If you want to export file attachments attach a copy of your file not a file shortcut o Make sure that the file is accessible on the computer you will use during the lesson E To attach a link to a web page 99 1 2 If the Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments ae Press Insert at the bottom o
101. r displayed as a darker shade of blue and then drag the protractor to a different position on the page To resize the protractor Press the inner circle of numbers and then drag away from the protractor to enlarge it or toward the center of the protractor to shrink it To rotate the protractor Press the outer circle of numbers and then drag the protractor in the direction you want to rotate it The protractor displays the current rotation in degrees To display the protractor as a complete circle 1 Press the blue circle next to the 780 label on the inner circle of numbers 2 Press the blue circle again to return to the semi circle 125 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To draw using a pen and the protractor 1 Press Pens a and then select an available line type 2 Draw along the edge of the protractor Digital ink appears in an arc along the edge of the protractor To display angles using the protractor 1 Select the protractor 2 Drag the green circle until it shows the correct angle for the first of two intersecting lines 3 Drag the white circle until it shows the correct angle for the second of two intersecting lines 4 Press the green arrow in the bottom corner The lines and the angle between them appear as a separate object To remove the protractor 1 Select the protractor 2 Press the protractor menu arrow and then select Delete Using the Geodreieck protrac
102. r and the files will open and run more quickly To reduce the size of a large picture when inserting it in a file 1 Insert the picture as described in nserting pictures on page 88 After you press Open the mage Optimization dialog box appears 20 CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 2 Press Optimize to reduce the picture s file size OR Press Keep Resolution to not reduce the picture s file size F NOTE When you insert a BMP file SMART Notebook software internally converts the file to PNG format This conversion reduces the size of the file As a result you might not need to export an optimized version of the notebook file see To export an optimized file on the next page even if the BMP file is over 1MB in size KI TIP If you want to use the same option when inserting large pictures in the future select the Always use this option check box Alternatively you can set your preference for inserting large pictures in the Preferences dialog box by following the procedure below E To reduce the size of a large picture after inserting it in a file 1 Select the picture 2 Press the picture s menu arrow and then select Image Optimization The mage Optimization dialog box appears 3 Click Optimize To set your preference for inserting large pictures 1 Select Edit gt Preferences The SMART Notebook Preferences dialog box appears 2 Select Ask every time insert a large image to have the option of
103. r teachers in your school contribute to Adding your content to the Gallery You can add SMART Notebook software objects and pages as well as support files to the My Content category in the Gallery To add an object to the Gallery 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Select the object that you want to add to the Gallery 100 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 3 Drag the object from the page to the Gallery s My Content category or one of its subcategories H NOTES o You re unable to drag an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 74 o If you want to change a Gallery item s name select the item press its menu arrow and then select Rename To add a page to the Gallery 1 2 Create and modify objects on the page until the page appears exactly as you want it to Select File gt Save Page as Gallery Item The Save Page as Gallery Item dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the page Type a name for the page in the File name box Press Save If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery e Select My Content or one of its subcategories in the Gallery s category list press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content The Add to My Content dialog box appears Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5 Press Open To add a supported file to the Gallery 101 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Select My C
104. ractive product with DViT Digital Vision Touch technology hide an object behind a locked object and then use the enlarge gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object completing the following procedure CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To hide an object behind a locked object 1 Create or insert the object you want to hide 2 Create or insert the object you want to lock 113 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 3 Move the object you want to lock so that it covers the object you want to hide 4 Select the object you want to lock press its menu arrow and then select Locking gt Lock in Place 5 Use the resize gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object while keeping the locked object in place see Resizing objects on page 77 Displaying files in different views and modes SMART Notebook software includes the following views and modes in addition to the standard view e Dual Page view displays two pages side by side e Full Screen view expands the page area to fill the interactive screen by hiding the title bar toolbar taskbar and sidebar e Transparent Background mode enables you to view the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open transparent file 114 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Displaying files in Dual Page view You can display two pages side by
105. reate fading objects on the previous page and Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window on the next page E To open a magnification window 1 Press Magic Pen r 2 Using your finger or a pen tray pen on interactive whiteboards or a tethered pen on interactive pen displays draw a square or rectangle on the interactive screen A magnification window appears 120 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 3 Do the following To reduce the magnification window s size press in the middle of the window and then drag to the left o Toincrease the magnification window s size press in the middle of the window and then drag to the right o To move the magnification window press near the edge of the window and then drag it 4 Press Close when you re done Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window You can open a spotlight window using the Magic Pen F NOTES e Youcan highlight an area of the screen outside of SMART Notebook software e Youcan also use the Magic Pen to create objects that slowly fade or to open a magnification window see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 119 and Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window on the previous page 121 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom E To open a spotlight window 1 Press Magic Pen r 2 Using your finger or pen tray pen on interactive whiteboards or tethered pen on interactiv
106. rsions save your file with the xbk extension However the xbk format doesn t support some of the objects and properties available in this version of SMART Notebook software If you save your file in the xbk format SMART Notebook software doesn t save the properties in your file that the xbk format doesn t support or else it saves them as images that you re unable to edit when you open the file 8 Press Save To cancel automatic file saving 1 Select File gt Timed Saves The Timed Save Wizard dialog box appears 2 Select Do not save the document automatically 3 Press Next Exporting files You can export your notebook files to the following formats e HTML e Picture formats o PNG o JPEG o GIF o BMP e PDF e Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format CFF e PowerPoint CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files NOTES e SMART Notebook software doesn t include attachments when you export files as pictures To include attachments you must export your file as either HTML or PDF Adobe Reader 6 0 or later SMART Notebook software doesn t export files that you attach to your notebook file as a shortcut If you want to include an attachment attach a copy of the file see Attaching files and web pages on page 98 SMART Notebook software doesn t export some gradient pattern and image effects These effects may appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file You can also set SMA
107. s You can also set objects to align automatically with these guidelines when you move the objects on a page To display guidelines 1 Select View gt Alignment The Alignment dialog box appears 2 Select check boxes to specify which guidelines you want to display Check box Select this check box to Show guides for Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with active objects another object Show vertical page Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the center guide page s vertical center Show horizontal Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page center guide page s horizontal center Snap objects to Automatically align objects to guidelines when you move the objects guides on a page 3 If you want to change the color of the guidelines press the colored bar to the left of Guide Color and then select a color 4 Press OK 73 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Rearranging stacked objects If objects overlap on a page you can rearrange the order of the stack that is you can control which objects appear in front of others To move an object to the front of the stack 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Order gt Bring to Front To move an object to the back of the stack 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Order gt Send to Back To move an object one place forward in
108. s tool 0 20 0 22 2 22 e eee eee 44 Writing or drawing digital ink with the Creative Pens tool 2 22 22 2222222 eee eee 45 Erasing digital ink 0 0 2 222 e cece cece cece cee ee eee eee cee cee cece cece eee eeeeeeeeee 46 Creating shapes and lines 2 22 22 2 cece eee c cee cece ec cee cece cece ec eeeeeeeeeceeseeeseeeeesees 46 Creating shapes with the Shapes tool 0 02 02 ccc cece cece eee cee cceceecceecceceeceecees 46 Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool 22 2 22 22 e cece cece cece cece eens 47 Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool 0 22 02 22 2222 eee eee eee eee eee 48 Creating straight lines and arcs 2 2 22 22 o cece eee eee cee cee cece e eee cece oaao annon onnan 49 Creating text 0 0 c cece cc cece cee cece cece cece cence orooro aoao aoaaa arnor nornon 50 Typing text ane ee ete nen en aE ee a ee a eer nann 50 Converting handwriting to typed text 020 22 e cece cece cee cee cee cece eee cence eeeee 51 Inserting mathematical symbols 2 2 22 02 2 2 2 cece cece eee cece eee ec eeceeeseeceeseeeeees 52 ENIO e E Sab nese eee e EEN 53 Checking the spelling of text objects 2 00 222 cece cece eee eee eee eee cece eee 53 Cutting or copying text from a page 2 2 e eee cece ee eee cence 54 Creating tables 0000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000 a02
109. sentation to the Attachments tab of your file so you don t have to search for them see Attaching files and web pages on page 98 If your file contains a lot of pages separate them into groups This enables you to finda particular page more easily during a presentation see Grouping pages on page 30 Display the file in Full Screen view during the presentation This view maximizes the available workspace see Displaying files in Full Screen view on page 116 Create objects that slowly fade open a magnification window or open a spotlight window using the Magic Pen see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 119 Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window on page 120 and Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window on page 121 Hiding objects before presenting them When presenting files to students you can hide an object and then reveal it using several techniques 112 Add a Screen Shade to a page During the presentation gradually remove the shade to reveal the underlying text and graphics when you re ready to discuss them see Using the Screen Shade on page 119 Cover the object with digital ink and then erase the digital ink see Writing or drawing digital ink on page 42 Cover the object with another object and then change the order of the objects in the stack see Rearranging stacked objects on page 74 Use the object animation feature see Animating objects on page 85 If you re using a SMART inte
110. tab press Properties Customizing the Properties tab You can move the Properties tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar You can resize the Properties tab by dragging its border left or right You can also hide the Properties tab when you re not using it by selecting the Auto hide check box To display the Properties tab when it s hidden press Properties F NOTE If you reduce the Properties tab to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically CHAPTER 1 Getting started Page area The page area displays the contents of a selected page in a file This is the area of the page where you create and work with objects see Creating basic objects on page 41 Chapter 2 Creating and working with files Creating files 0 0 0002 c cece ccc cece ee eee ee cee cee ee eee eee eee eee cece ee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Opening files x cee cecereesenseieertcesdaebancueen tduevondewaredwaesecacSesateseosseusieducceeveeawaonssce 10 Saving BS a eC Oe Ev ee reer 10 Saving files automatically 00 0 00202 cee cece eee eee eeeeeeees 12 Exporting TSS oan oe sce eden cutee catesesueinsdusa cade hecicielcuehed elencseesadeacsasiecdeacnacteacue 13 Exporting files automatically 2 002022 ecco ccc cece cece ccc e cece eee ee cece cee ceesseeseeeeees 16 PIG NCS oo oc ease acscctsece omes ERAAN ESIE GSE NRE 19 Attaching files to e mail MeSSageS
111. the column and then select Delete Column To add a row 1 Select a row 2 Right click in the row and then select Insert Row A new row appears below the current row To remove a row 1 Select the row 2 Right click in the row and then select Delete Row To remove a cell 1 Select the cell 2 Right click in the cell and then select Delete Cells F NOTE You re unable to remove a Cell if it provides the only connection between two halves of a table 62 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Splitting or merging table cells You can add tables to your page and insert objects into the table s cells If you want to customize a table you can split or merge cells To split a cell 1 Select the cell 2 Right click the cell and then select Split 3 Select an option to split the cell into multiple rows and or columns F NOTE If you split a cell that contains content the content appears in the upper left cell after the split To merge cells 1 Select the cells 2 Right click the cells and then select Merge Cells Adding or removing cell shades You can add a cell shade to a table cell This enables you to reveal the information in the cells slowly during a presentation F NOTES e You must remove the cell shade if you want to change the table s properties resize the table a column or a row insert columns or rows remove columns rows or cells or split or merge cells e You can also add a
112. the opposite corner F NOTE Don t start dragging from inside the table If you do you select a table cell instead of the table To select a column 1 Press Select ko 2 Press inside the column s top cell and then drag to the bottom cell E To select a row 1 Press Select k 2 Press inside the row s leftmost cell and then drag to the rightmost cell E To select a cell 1 Press Select k 2 Press inside the cell E To select multiple cells 1 Press Select 2 Press inside the top and leftmost cell and then drag to the bottom and rightmost cell F NOTE If you select multiple cells and drag them to a different position on the page you create a new table consisting of the selected cells and their contents 58 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Moving tables After you create a table you can move it on the page E To move a table Select the table press the square in the table s upper left corner and then drag the table to a different position on the page OR Select all of the table s cells and the drag the cells to a different position on the page Changing a table s properties You can use the Properties tab to change the table s properties including its transparency cell color and line color To change a table s fill 1 Select a table column row cell or selection of cells 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 3 Press Fill Effects 59
113. tible file 1 Select the Adobe Flash Player compatible file 2 Control the file by doing any of the following O O To play the file press the file s menu arrow and then select Flash gt Play To play the file from the beginning press the file s menu arrow and then select Flash gt Rewind To advance the file slightly and pause playback press the file s menu arrow and then select Flash gt Step Forward To rewind the file slightly and pause playback press the file s menu arrow and then select Flash gt Step Back To play the file continuously press the file s menu arrow and then select Flash gt Loop To stop playing the file continuously press the file s menu arrow and then clear the selection of Flash gt Loop Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible video files You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible video files into a page F NOTE SMART Notebook software supports the Adobe Flash Player compatible video file FLV format If you want SMART Notebook software to support other file types you can install additional encoders see Installing encoders for additional formats on the next page IE To insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible video file 1 Press Insert gt Flash Video File The Insert Video File dialog box appears The Open dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the Adobe Flash Player compatible video file that you want to insert into the page 3 Press Open
114. to SMART Notebook software later 22 CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files To change the default program when you open a file 1 Open a notebook file using SMART Notebook software see Opening files on page 10 A message appears asking whether you want to change the default program for notebook files to SMART Notebook software Press Yes To change the default program using the Preferences dialog box 23 1 Select Edit gt Preferences The SMART Notebook Preferences dialog box appears Press Make Default If you want a message to appear when you open a notebook file and your default program isn t SMART Notebook software select Tell me if SMART Notebook is not the default program for notebook files Press OK Chapter 3 Creating and working with pages Displaying OAS ce os sets eee eee teeta sent 26 Zooming in and Out 2 2 eee cece eee cee eee ec eee eee eee ee cee ceee eee eeeseeeeeseeseeees 2 Creating pages gccccecadedatvcsdiudencuciedubsetessedwbeeddddedewasddastedadoasideeaeausasioedeutedewedous 28 Cloning pages ce 29 Rearranging pages 2 22 22 cece cee cece cee ee eee eee eee ee cee cece eee eee cece eee eeeeceeeeceeeees 29 Grouping PaGeES 22 22 e eee cee cee ce eee ec ee eee eee cece cece eee e eee cee cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeseeees 30 Renaming pages orescence ne ee sous ens esccaccoeenee geen sicaser ar eees cnn eueneeeatecdeeueeueaack 32 Extending pages 2 2 2
115. to show titles under each thumbnail Select All to include all pages OR Select Pages to include select pages and then type the page numbers in the box Separate individual page numbers with commas and separate page ranges with a hyphen for example 1 2 4 7 Press Save The Print as PDF dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the File name box Press Save To export a file as a CFF file 1 Select File gt Export gt CFF The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the File name box CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 4 Press Save F NOTE You can also import CFF files see mporting files from other interactive whiteboard programs on page 97 E To export a file as a PowerPoint file 1 Select File gt Export gt PowerPoint The Save As dialog box appears 2 Browse to the folder where you want to export the file 3 Type a name for the file in the File name box 4 Press Save F NOTE You can also import PowerPoint files See Importing PowerPoint files on page 97 Exporting files automatically You can export your notebook files to a variety of formats including HTML and PDF see Exporting files on page 13 You can also set SMART Notebook software to export a file automatically when you display a different page or after a specified period of time
116. tor You can insert a Geodreieck protractor also known as a set square or T square on a page and then manipulate its size rotation and location To insert a Geodreieck protractor Press Measurement Tools and then press Geodreieck Protractor A Geodreieck protractor appears 126 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To move the protractor Press the inner part of the protractor within the semi circle and then drag the protractor to a different position on the page To resize the protractor Press the semi circle and then drag away from the center of the protractor to make it bigger or toward the center of the protractor to make it smaller To rotate the protractor Press the outer part of the protractor outside of the semi circle and then drag the protractor in the direction you want to rotate it The protractor displays the current rotation in degrees To draw using a pen and the Geodreieck protractor 1 Press Pens ra and then select an available line type 2 Draw along the edge of the protractor Digital ink appears in a straight line along the edge of the protractor To remove the protractor 1 Select the protractor 2 Press the protractor menu arrow and then select Delete Using the compass You can insert a compass into a page manipulate its width rotation and location and then use it to draw circles and arcs 127 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software
117. upport Also if you create text in SMART Notebook software 10 and save your file in xbk format you re unable to edit the text in SMART Notebook software 8 9 0 or 9 1 To save a new file 1 Press Save HI The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file Type a name for the file in the File name box If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting select the notebook format OR If you want to create a file that you can open with SMART Notebook software 8 9 0 and 9 1 select the xbk format Press Save If you re saving your file in the xbk format and there are objects or properties in your file that the xbk format doesn t support a dialog box appears indicating that SMART Notebook software won t save these objects or properties if you continue Press Yes IE To save an existing file Press Save HI IE To save an existing file with a new name or location 1 Select File gt Save As The Save As dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file Type a name for the file in the File name box CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 4 If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting select the notebook format OR If you want to create a file that you can open with SMART Notebook software 8 9 0 and 9 1 select the xbk format Press Save If you re saving your file in the xbk format and there ar
118. ur own content Inserting pictures from a scanner lf a scanner is connected to your computer you can insert pictures from the scanner into a page F NOTE You must install your scanner s driver and software on your computer before inserting pictures from the scanner into SMART Notebook software To insert a picture from a scanner 1 Select Insert gt Picture From Scanner The nsert Scanned Picture dialog box appears 2 Select a scanner from the list 3 Press Scan 4 Follow the instructions included with your scanner to scan your picture Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera You can insert pictures from a SMART Document Camera into a page To insert a picture from a SMART Document Camera 1 Select Insert gt Picture From SMART Document Camera The SMART Document Camera window appears on the page 2 Insert a picture following the instructions in the SMART Document Camera 330 user s guide smarttech com kb 143838 Creating transparent areas in a picture You can create transparent areas in a picture that you insert into a page This is useful for removing the picture s background You can make any color in the picture transparent F NOTE You can reduce the size of a large picture when you insert it in a file see Reducing file sizes on page 20 If you later create a transparent area in the picture the picture is no longer optimized 89 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To create a transparent area i
119. ur product You can attach a copy of a file a shortcut to a file or a link to a web page This enables you to quickly find and open files and web pages when you present your file CHAPTER 1 Getting started You can install SMART Notebook Tools which add special features to the software These tools include the following e SMART Document Camera e Mixed Reality Tools e SMART Notebook Math Tools software e SMART Response assessment software About SMART Product Drivers Your interactive product detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point along with Pen tool information to the connected computer SMART Product Drivers translates the information into mouse clicks and digital ink SMART Product Drivers enables you to perform normal computer operations by pressing the screen with your finger on interactive whiteboards or a tethered pen on interactive pen displays You can also write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen tray pen on interactive whiteboards or tethered pen on interactive pen displays and then save or erase your notes About SMART Tools Draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMART Tools such as the Screen Shade Spotlight Magnifier and Pointer Getting started with SMART Notebook software You can start SMART Notebook software by double clicking the SMART Notebook 10 icon on the desktop When you start SMART Notebook software the first time a tutorial file opens a
120. ur school have created content outside of SMART Notebook software you can include this content in your notebook files Specifically you can do the following e Insert pictures Adobe Flash Player compatible files and video files and sound files e Cut or copy and then paste content from other programs 87 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Import content from other programs Attach copies of files shortcuts to files and links to web pages In addition you can add your content to the Gallery where you can access and use it across multiple notebook files or share your content on the SMART Exchange website Inserting pictures You can insert pictures into pages from files a scanner ora SMART Document Camera F NOTE You can also insert pictures from the Gallery tab For more information see Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 107 After inserting a picture you can define a transparent area in it Inserting pictures from files You can insert a picture into a page SMART Notebook software supports BMP GIF JPEG PNG TIFF and WMF formats I To insert a picture from a file 1 Select Insert gt Picture File The nsert Picture File dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the picture you want to insert Ki TIP To select more than one picture hold down CTRL and then select the pictures 3 Press Open The picture appears in the upper left corner of the page 88 CHAPTER 6 Using yo
121. utomatically You can read the contents of this file to learn more about the software and the new features in the latest release When you start the software subsequent times a new blank file opens automatically You can create another file see Creating files on page 9 or open a file See Opening files on page 10 at any time The SMART Notebook software window consists of the following sections e Menu e Toolbar e Tabs Page Sorter Gallery Attachments and Properties e Page area CHAPTER 1 Getting started Menu The menu contains all the commands you can use to manipulate files and objects in SMART Notebook software The toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands and tools within SMART Notebook Toolbar software m Previous Page Next Page Fi Add Page Open File Save Print F Paste ie Undo lt lt Redo x lt Delete ai Delete Page Show Hide Screen Shade 7 Full Screen EA Transparent Background pe Zoom a Dual Single Page Display ey Screen Capture T SMART Document Camera R Show All Links EEE Insert Table Ea Show Hide Alignment k Select s Pens F Calligraphic Pens GOP fl Creative Pens Eraser Lines Shapes Magic Pen Fill Text Properties Move Toolbar Adjust Volume Pin Page Customize Welcome Center SMART Keyboard SMART Recorder SMART Video Player Clear Page Instant Conferencing Shape Recognition Pen C
122. utting copying and pasting objects 00 cece ccc cece cece cece ec cceccecceccccceeceecees 76 Cloning Re 0 6 kan 76 los 741 0161 0 6 on aa ae aS nen ne gat ee ead T Using the resize handle 2 22 22 cece eee cee cece cee cece cece aaao aoao ronron 78 Using the scaling gesture 2 22 cece cece cece cc cece cee cccececccececcecccecccecececeeeeees 78 Be ANS a ccc ese re ass cesses pe py no gk ee ee eee oes 80 Using the rotation handle 0 0 0 22 2 c eee cece eee cee cece eee cee cee cece eee eeeeeeeee 80 Using the rotating gesture 22 22 c cece cee eee e cece cece ee ceeeeerseeeeeseeees 81 Flipping OD SC1S x5 2oc5 cect cee eeen acs conctoteeucseavensecdenencaseecsosaucotwaadd saves dumesauseavecciceussce 81 i 0 U 0 alee 0 6 ks 82 Grouping objects manually 0 0 0 22 c occ ce cece cee cee eee cee cee cece cece cece eeeeeee 82 Grouping objects automatically 2 22 22 ccc cece cece ce cece cece cece ceeseeeseeeeees 82 Adding links to objects 2 2 222 coe c cece cece cece cece cece cee cececececcccceecceecceececeteeeeeeseeees 83 Adding sounds to objects 2 2 2 22 22 cece cece eee cee cee eee eee ee cee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 84 Animating objects 2 00 0 2 2 ccc cece cece eee eee ce eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee ee eeeeeeeeeeeee 85 Deleting ODI SCIS no ninc2 acedodose ccsiedd bomen net do deccpatens daaedautcd cduwneascdedseuadceadobndee souk dabes 85
123. xt using SMART Keyboard e Writing the text see Writing or drawing digital ink on page 42 and then converting it to typed text using the software s handwriting recognition feature After creating text you can edit it check its spelling and change its properties including font style size and color Typing text You can type text on a page and customize its properties including font style size and color IE To type text 1 If akeyboard isn t accessible press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Keyboard 2 Press Text A and then select an available font style 3 Press where you want the text to start The Fonts toolbar and a text object appear 4 Change the properties of the text including its font style size and color using the Fonts toolbar D TIPS o You can also use the Fonts toolbar to control alignment create subscripts and superscripts create bulleted lists and add mathematical symbols see Inserting mathematical symbols on page 52 o You can also edit the formatting of the text using the options in the Properties tab 50 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 5 Type your text 6 When done press outside of the text object Converting handwriting to typed text You can write on your interactive product s screen using the Pens tool or the Calligraphic Pens tool and convert your writing to typed text SMART Notebook software can convert handwriting in multiple languages
124. y area of the SMART Notebook software page Neither user is restricted to a particular section of the page Dual user collaboration mode is enabled when you pick up a pen from the pen tray One user creates or manipulates objects with his or her finger the touch user The other user creates or manipulates objects with the pen the pen user F NOTE In addition to enabling one touch user and one pen user to use the interactive whiteboard at the same time you can enable two pen users or two touch users to use the interactive whiteboard at the same time However the two users must use the same tool Selecting tools To change tools or to set properties for touch the touch user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with his or finger The following is an example NALIL PLPRABK ii K ees i i To change tools or to set properties for the pen the pen user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with the pen The following is an example R amp PZA F NOTES e f the pen user presses a button on the toolbar or sets a property with his or finger instead of the pen SMART Notebook software changes the selected tool or property for the touch user rather than the pen user e When both the touch user and the pen user select multiple objects on the screen the dashed border of the objects selected by the touch user will be a different c
125. you write or draw multiple lines SMART Notebook software combines the lines into a single object automatically For example if you write the letters of a word SMART Notebook software combines the individual letters allowing you to interact with the whole word If you want to write words on the same line but don t want them combined leave a large gap between them use different pens or briefly put the pen in the pen tray before writing another word interactive whiteboards only 82 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects If SMART Notebook software combined lines that you want to manipulate individually ungroup the lines as described above Adding links to objects You can link any object on a page to a web page another page in the file a file on your computer or an attachment An attachment is a copy of a file a shortcut to a file or a link to a web page that you add to the Attachments tab F NOTE You can display animated link indicators around all links on a page see Displaying links on page 129 To add a link to an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears 3 To add a web page link press Web Page and then type the web address in the Address box OR To add a link to another page in the file press Page in this File and then select an option in the Select a page area OR To add a link to a file on your computer press File on this Computer
126. zoom in or out using multitouch gestures Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in OR Drag your fingers toward each other to zoom out A message appears displaying the current zoom level Creating pages You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter IE To insert a page using the Add Page button Press Add Page Fi The new page appears after the current page 28 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To insert a page using the Page Sorter 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Select the thumbnail of the page you want the new page to appear after 3 Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Insert Blank Page The new page appears after the selected page Cloning pages As an alternative to creating a blank page you can create a duplicate or clone of an existing page F NOTE You can clone a page only if it contains content To clone a page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 2 Select the thumbnail of the page you want to clone 3 Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Clone Page The cloned page appears immediately after the current page F NOTE You can repeat this process as many times as you want Rearranging pages If you want you can rearrange the order of the pages in a file To rearrange pages 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter

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