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SMART Notebook 11 user's guide for Mac OS X operating system

1. 2 2 22 e cece eee eee eee cece cee eee eee e cence cece eeeeeeeeees 88 Using the group gesture 022 2 ieee cece ccc ee eee ee cee cee cece eee eee eeeeeeeeees 88 Grouping objects automatically 2 22 22 cece cece eee cece cece eee eeceeeceeseeseesees 89 Adding links to objects 2 2 22 ccc ccc c eee ce cece cece ccecceccceccecceccecceceeecceccecceces 89 Adding sounds to objects a cevivecvn chickens shvsgesduheueetceeecancamesedvocweddonuedenesesedebeaseeoseve 91 Animating objects aint cers iccie diced seee cen ddassuncdosaeeacdacuvatnaaucinaiebedevesetecuescebecses 93 Deleting O 0 0 ke 93 71 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 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 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 hes The gray circle in the object s lower right corner is a resize handle see Resizing objects on page 83 The green circle above the object is a rotation handle see Rotating objects on page 85 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 ar
2. 02 2 e eee cece cece cee cece eee cece eee eeeeee 124 Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects 22 2 222 c cece eee eee ee ccc eee ceeees 125 Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window 222 eeeceeeceeeceees 125 Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window 2 22 22 22 22 e ee eee eee eens 127 Using the measurement tools 2 220 2 eee eee eee eee cece eee sees 128 Using the ruler 22 22 0222 e cece ec eee eee eee eee eceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 128 Using the PrOUAaClON cio dcadedeceuadeevedh MicevsbadaleesdebotelWceedebiectcbascswechcdaaeseues 130 Using the Geodreieck protractor 02 0 22 e cece cece ee cee cee eee eee eee eee 132 Using the COmpaSS 0 22 2 eee cece eee ee ee ee ee eee ee ee cence eee eee 134 Displaying links 22 222 22 l cece eee ee cee cece eee cece eee e cece cence ceeeeeseeeseeseeseerees 135 Adjusting the volume 2 22 2 22 c occ e cece ccc e cece ccc ce cece ceecccecceecceecececececeeceeeceeeceeeees 136 Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard 2 2 22 202222 cee cece eee cece eee 136 Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard 137 Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard 137 Selecting tools 2 cece cee cece cece cece cence eeceeeceeecceeccececeeceneeeeees 138 This chapter i
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4. 0 00 0 00 000 c occ e cece eee cee cece eee eeeee 98 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible video files 00 00 00 0202 2 cece ee eee eee eee 99 Inserting sound files 2 00 020022 c occ ccc ccc cee cee cee eee ee cee eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 99 Working with multimedia files 2 222 222 o occ cece eee e eee cece eee cece ornon nonn 100 Installing encoders for additional formats 0 0 0 00 ccc cee eee cee cee eee cece eee ceeeeeees 100 Inserting Internet browsef s 2 222202 eee eee eee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee eee eee eee eens 101 Using content from other programs 2 2 22 22 c ee cee cee cee ce eee ee e ee eee eee eee eee eeeees 101 Cutting copying and pasting content from other programs 22 22 222 eeee eee eee 102 Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs 2 222 2ee eee e eee eee 102 Attaching files and web pag S 2 22 22 eee eee cece cee cee eee cee ee eee eee e cece eeeeeeeeeees 103 Adding your content to the Gallery 000 00 000222 c cece cee cece ce cece cece cece eee e ee eee cess 104 Adding your content to the Gallery 22 22 22 02 cece cece eee cece eee e cece ceceeeseeceesees 105 Organizing your content in the Gallery 0 0 00 0 2 c cece cece ee cee cee cee ceecceccceceeceees 106 Sharing content with other teachers 20 00 0 22 2 eee cece cee eee eee eee eee eee eeeee 107 C
5. The new page appears after the selected page 27 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 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 Li 2 Press the thumbnail of the page you want to move in the file A blue border appears around the thumbnail 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 28 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 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 gr
6. 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 customize a shape s outline color fill color and line thickness and then add it to your page 48 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To create a shape 1 Press Shapes aP The Shapes tool buttons appear Shapes Property selectors 2 Select ashape on the toolbar OR Press wand then select a shape 3 Optionally customize the shape using the property selectors Hl NOTE You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab see Changing objects properties on page 74 4 Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want g 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 49 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects IE To create a shape with the Regular Polygons tool 1 Press Regular Polygons The Regular Polygons tool buttons appear Shapes Property selectors 2 Select a shape on the tool
7. 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 g TIPS o If you forgot your password click Forgot your password and then follow the on screen instructions to reset it o Ifyou 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 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 0 0 0002202 cece cece cece eee cee eee cece cess 112 Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website 2 22 22 22 22 2 113 SMART Notebook software includes Lesson Activity Examples which includes Activity Build
8. SMART Notebook 1 1 Mac OS X operating system software User s guide Scan the following QR code to view the SMART Notebook software Help on your smart phone or other mobile device Extraordinary made simple SMART Trademark notice SMART Notebook SMART Response SMART Board SMART Document Camera SMART Exchange SMART Ink 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 Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or 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 2012 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 USD61
9. 1 Select Help gt Customer Experience Program gt Submit feature request A new e mail message appears in your default e mail program 2 Type your request in the new e mail message and then click Send 152 Index A Activity Builder 117 Adobe Flash Player compatible files 98 Adobe Flash video files AIFF files aliases animation arcs arrows ASF files attachments audio encoders audio files automatic tasks grouping objects AVI files B backgrounds page BMP files bold C Calligraphy pen type CFF files check marks circles cloning objects pages compasses 153 99 100 103 93 50 51 48 100 103 100 See sound files 89 100 36 14 17 96 55 42 15 102 48 48 50 82 28 134 content sharing with other teachers using your own Crayon pen type Creative pen type Crosses D diamonds digital ink about converting to text erasing writing or drawing document cameras downloads Dual User mode Dual Page view E encoders eraser Essentials for Educators exports F fading objects ffmpegX files attaching to notebook files creating 107 95 43 43 45 48 48 42 53 48 42 96 100 137 26 100 48 See Gallery Essentials 14 107 44 125 100 103 11 cutting copying and pasting content 102 from INDEX displaying in Dual User mode 137 displaying in Dual Page view 26 displaying in Full Screen view 23 display
10. If you install this encoder SMART Notebook software automatically detects it and supports its video and audio formats Encoder Video formats Audio formats Link ffmpegX 0 0 9y e WAV e AlFandAIFF www ffmpegx com download html e WMA e WAV e ASF e WMA e AVI e MOV e MP4 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 100 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Inserting Internet browsers You can insert an Internet browser into a notebook page In the Internet browser you can browse to and display web pages You can modify the Internet browser like any other object in SMART Notebook software see Working with objects on page 71 To insert an Internet browser 1 Select Insert gt Internet Browser An Internet browser appears 2 Double click the address bar type the address of the web page you want to browse to and then press Go 1 TIP If there s no keyboard connected to your computer click SMART Keyboard E to display an on screen keyboard 3 Interact with the website using the buttons in the Internet browser toolbar Button Command Action wi Back Display the previous web page p Forward Display the next web page ey Return to Pinned Open
11. a 0 Re e KMO 78 Moving objects to another page 2 222 2 cece eee ee ce ee ee eee eee eee ee 19 Aligning objects sin wc200 tadieccpeasarsansomaundGcaswaeabvacuned tee dedcadd ubeubescedechdadaceestessades 19 Rearranging stacked objects 2 22 cece eee cece cece cee ceeccccceeceeceececccecceceeeceecs 80 Locking objects 0 0 2 22 cece cece eee cee cee ce eee eee cee cee eee eee eee cence cece eee eeeeeeeeeees 81 Cutting copying and pasting objects 2 2 2202 cee cece eee cece eeeeeees 82 Cloning objects 2 222 222 2 2 eee c ccc cece eee cece eee eee e eee e cece cece cece ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 82 RESIZING ODS CUS rensa a ee eewdandaeketewecwcuaueatenuaceBeaeiunmeeseensaee 83 Using the resize handle 2 2 22 o cece ec eee eee ee eee cee cee cee cece eee ceeeeeeeeeeees 83 Using the scaling gesture 2 2 2202 e eee cence eeeeeee 84 Rotating RO 0 10 kc 85 Using the rotation handle 2 2 0 2 occ ccc cece cece cece ee cece cecceccceceececceecceeeeeceeees 86 Using the rotating gesture 2 22 22 cee eee ec eee cece cece eee eeeeeeeee 86 Fr OUND CS ajo cere dees os een ee a eee eee ete peas cap neeeeea neous sees secauee teesescie 87 Gro ping ODJEC S iss Scew cie cee scousoeeardesawnteielcuacemadeiwandosdeueuseiddcdnaudtedevedaerewuseeaueeesdes 87 Grouping objects manually 2 22 0 0 ccc ccc cece cece ee cee cece cece ceeeccncceecceeceeeeees 88 Using the Menu
12. or you can create multiple copies of an object using the Infinite Cloner command Hl NOTE You can also copy and paste objects including text images straight lines arcs and shapes see Cutting copying and pasting objects above 82 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To clone an object 1 Select the object 2 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 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Infinite Cloner 3 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 Nn Oo oO D 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 81 Using the resize handle I 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 83 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To resize multiple objects 1 Group the objects see Grouping
13. Actions panel The Actions panel of the toolbar includes buttons that enable you to browse and make changes to notebook files CHAPTER 1 Getting started Plug ins panel If you install SMART Notebook Tools such as SMART Response software or third party plug ins an additional panel appears to the right of the Actions panel Tools panel The Tools panel includes buttons that enable you to create and work with basic objects on pages Contextual panel When you select one of the buttons in the Too s panel additional buttons appear For example if you select Pens t the following additional buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors Press the Pen Types button to select a pen type and then press one of the line type buttons to write or draw digital ink in that line type You can customize a selected line type using the options in the Properties tab and then save your changes for future use See Saving tool settings on page 77 The three property selectors beside the line type buttons enable you to set the color thickness style and transparency of digital ink If you click any of the other buttons in the Tools panel similar sets of additional buttons appear Customizing the toolbar You can add remove and change the position of buttons on the toolbar by pressing Customize the toolbar see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 By default the toolbar appears at the top of the SMART Notebook softw
14. Builder Select the object you want to use as the activity object and then press Edit Drag the objects you want to accept to the Accept these objects list A green check mark 2 appears beside objects you select to accept Drag the objects you want to reject to the Reject these objects list Ared X E appears beside objects you select to reject F NOTES o To quickly select any remaining objects on the page to accept or reject press Add All Remaining in the appropriate list o To remove an object from a list drag it to the trash can icon Press Done CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To change a matching lesson activity s settings 1 Press Add ons and then press Activity Builder 2 Select the activity object and then press Edit K TIP If you don t know which object on the page is the activity object click Identify Blue diagonal lines appear over any activity objects on the page for three seconds Press Settings Select the desired animation for accepted objects in the first Animation drop down list Optionally select the Also play the object s sound check box to play sounds attached to accepted objects when they re dragged over the activity object see Adding sounds to objects on page 91 Select the desired animation for rejected objects in the first Animation drop down list Optionally select the Also play the object s sound check box to play sounds attached to rejec
15. 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 manipulate objects in any 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 Hl 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 137 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 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 Hl NOTES e Ifthe 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
16. Tomove the magnification window press near the edge of the window and then drag it 4 Press Close when you re done 126 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window You can open a spotlight window using the Magic Pen Hl NOTE You can highlight an area of the screen outside of SMART Notebook software EE To open a spotlight window 1 Select the Magic Pen see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 124 2 Using your finger or a pen draw a circle or ellipse on the interactive screen A spotlight window appears K TIP You can draw a circle but have it fade rather than open a magnification window by using the Standard pen tool see Writing or drawing fading digital ink on page 44 127 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 Toincrease 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 amp 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 Using the ruler You can insert a ruler into a page and then manipulate its size length rotation
17. Using your own content 2 0 2022 22 cece ce cece cece eee eee e eee e cess 95 IMIS EMINGIDICUUNCS 122 t 9 2 206d oh oad steuedat ie cbedeavesicuaeudenOiis doin Scenes Savasacasuesecadsieans 96 Inserting multimedia files 22 22 22 c ccc eee cece cece e eee e ce eceeceeeeeeccesceneees 97 Inserting Internet browsers aa0000000000000000000 00000000000 orooro anoano aron nornon 101 Using content from other programs 000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 aaan 101 Attaching files and web pages 2 2 22 22 cee cece eee eee ee cee cee ee cee cece cee ceeeeeeeeees 103 Adding your content to the Gallery 2 200 000 cle c ccc cececeeece ee cece ee eee cess 104 Sharing your content on the SMART Exchange website 00 200 0 cece cece ee eee eee 108 Chapter 7 Using content from SMART resources 00 22 e cece eee eee eee ee eee 111 Finding and using content from the Gallery 00 002 022 cee cee cece eee eee ee eee eee eee 112 Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website 2 222 22222 113 Chapter 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 115 Presenting files to students 2 2 2 2 occ cece cece cece eee c eee ee cee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeseeees 116 Creating and presenting lesson activities 000 000 c cece cee cee cee cee cece eee eeeeeeees 116 Using presentation OOISiac ac ences ne
18. 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 H 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 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 You can cut copy and paste text objects like any other objects see Cutting copying and pasting objects on page 82 You can also cut copy and paste selected text in text objects To cut and paste text to another location on the same page 57 Double click the text object 2 Select the text you want to cut 3 Drag the selected text to another location on the same page CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects I To copy and paste text to another page 1 Ifthe Page Sorter tab isn t visible press Page Sorter L 2 Double click the text object 3 Select the text you want to copy 4 Drag the selected text to the other page s icon in the Page Sorter tab Creating tables You can create tables in SMART N
19. 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 31 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 3 Press 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 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 a To pause the playback Press Pause E To stop the playback Press Stop E E To rewind the playback Press Rewind ld To remove a page recording 1 Display the page If the page includes a page recording a playback toolbar appears on the page 2 To remove the recording press Close on the toolbar 32 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Deleting pages You can delete a page from the curre
20. 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 134 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To draw using the compass 1 Press the compass s pen tip The cursor changes to a pen symbol 2 Drag the compass in the direction you want to rotate it To change the color of the compass s pen 1 Press Pens ae The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Standard Pen 3 Select a line type The color of the compass s pen changes to display its new color IE 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 links to objects on page 89 You can display an animated indicator around each object that has a link To display links when a page opens S
21. 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 Type aname for the new subcategory and then press RETURN To rename a subcategory 106 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 RETURN CHAPTER 6 Using your own content I To move a Gallery item to a different subcategory 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 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 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 a new subcategory E To import a collection file from another teacher 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Select My Content or one of its subc
22. dbapbbioneseeaddugceecsseadacs 29 Renaming pages 2 22 22 eee cece eee ee cee cee cece cece cece cence eee eeeeeee cece eeeeeeeeceeeeueeeeeeees 31 Extending pages 022 22 c eee ccc ee eee cece ee eee eee eee ee eee e eee cece e Laona oranan 31 Recording pages 2 22 22 e eee ccc c ccc eee ee cee ee ee cee eee cee cee eee cece cence ee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 31 Deleting pages 2 22 eee ccc cece cece cece eee eee e cece cece cece cece eee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 33 Cleanng pages ae no a ne ae CO OT Pe a 34 Resetting PAGS Soest esis one cess ane aw co cede ss es ey ne ae ee ees eee ees 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 2 22 22 22 eee cece cee cee eee eee cece eeeee 36 Applying page backgrounds and themes 2 22 222 02 e cece eee cece eee eeccecceeseeceeeeeees 36 Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab 0 0 2 ccc eee e cece ee cece ec eeeees 36 Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery 0 02 22 222 022202222 e eee 38 Creating themeS 0 22 22 cee cece ccc cee cee cee cee cee eee eee cece cee 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
23. dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the picture you want to insert 3 Press Open The picture appears in the upper left corner of the page Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera You can insert pictures from a SMART Document Camera into a page E 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 96 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 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 Hl NOTE You can reduce the size of a large picture when you insert it in a file see Reducing file sizes on page 17 If you later create a transparent area in the picture the picture is no longer optimized To create a transparent area in 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 Hl 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 inse
24. e Cover the object with another object and then change the order of the objects in the stack See Rearranging stacked objects on page 80 e Use the object animation feature see Animating objects on page 93 Alternatively you can hide an object behind a locked object and then use the scaling gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object if you re using a SMART interactive product that supports multitouch gestures IE To create a hide and show lesson activity 1 Create or insert the object you want to hide 119 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 2 Create or insert the object you want to lock 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 120 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 5 Use the scaling gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object while keeping the locked object in place see Using the scaling gesture on page 84 Creating reveal lesson activities H NOTE You ll complete the following tasks when creating reveal lesson activities Creating tables see Creating tables in SMART Notebook software on page 58 Resizing cells see Resizing tables columns or rows on page 65 Filling a table s background with a picture see Changing a table s properties on page 63 Adding objects to cells see Adding objects
25. files corececerersenseteeetcesdae baweueuntduevendaweredwaesecacSesatesecsseusielecceevesawaonsede 11 Saving BLL ae a RE EP ee rae 12 Exporting MeS ae eae 14 Printing gt een ne a dee 16 Reducing file SiZ S _ 22 22 ee cece ce cee cee cece ec ee cece cece ences eeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeerees 17 Undoing and redoing actions 2 22 22 occ eee cece eee eee cece ee ceececccceceeceeceecceeceeceeceeceees 18 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 To create a file Select File gt New Opening files With SMART Notebook 11 software you can open the following e notebook files the default file format for SMART Notebook 9 5 9 7 10 and 11 software e xbk files the default file format for SMART Notebook 8 9 0 and 9 1 software 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 CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with fil
26. objects on page 87 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 rectangle 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 3 Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object s size 84 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To resize an object from its corner or side 1 2 Select the object Using one finger on each hand press the screen at the corner or side you want to resize the object from 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 2 3 Select the objects Using one finger on each hand press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects 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 85 e You
27. or arc 1 Press Lines Pa The Lines tool buttons appear 51 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects M Line and arc ypes Property selectors 2 Select a line or arc type 3 Optionally customize the line or arc type using the property selectors Hl NOTE You can also customize the line or arc type using the Properties tab see Changing objects properties on page 74 4 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 text using SMART Keyboard e Writing the text see Writing drawing and erasing 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 new text or edit existing text IE To type new text 1 If akeyboard isn t accessible press and hold SMART Board Tools inthe Dock and then select Keyboard 2 Press Text A and then select an available font style 3 Optionally customize the font style see Formatting text on page 54 4 Press where you want the text to start 52 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 5 Type your text 6 When you re done press
28. 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 color than the dashed border of the object selected by the pen user 138 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting files 0 000 02 e cece cece ee eee cee eee eee e eee cee cee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeee 139 Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar 2 2 22 2 139 Troubleshooting digital ink 22 2222 cece ccc cece cece cece eee ee cece ee ceeceeeeeeseeceeseeeees 140 Troubleshooting objects 2 2 22 0 0 c cee ccc cee cece eee cee cece ec ee cee ceececceceeceececceceeceeseees 141 Troubleshooting gestures 2 2 22 2 2 cece cece eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee 142 This chapter explains how to troubleshoot issues with SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting files Issue C Recommendation Your file contains large pictures and runs slowly Export an optimized version of the file See when you open it in SMART Notebook software Reducing file sizes on page 17 Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar Issue sss Recommendation When using SMART Notebook software onan Press Move toolbar to top bottom of window interactive whiteboard or display you o
29. press the object E To animate an object 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 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 48 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 81 To delete a locked object from a page you must unlock it To delete an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Delete 93 Chapter 6 Using your own content Inserting pictures 000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0002020202 a o2 aoran 96 Inserting pictures from fileS 222 222 0000000000000000 cece cece ec eeeceeeeeceeseeeees 96 Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera 00 2 22 e cece cece cee eeceeeeees 96 Creating transparent areas in a picture 2 02222 cece ce cece eee cee eee cece eee eeee 97 Working with pictures 00000000000000000000000000 cee cee ce ee eee cee ee cee eee n2 anorni 97 Inserting multimedia files 2 22 22 occ cece cece cece ce eee cece cece ec eeceeceeeeeeseeseeees 97 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files
30. some file types more than others E To attach an alias for a file 1 Ifthe Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments BY 2 Press Insert File p at the bottom of the Attachments tab The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the file you want to attach 4 Select Alias 103 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 5 Press Open The file name and alias appear in the Attachments tab Hl NOTES o SMART Notebook software doesn t export aliases If you want to export file attachments attach a copy of your file not an alias for the file 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 1 Ifthe Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments a 2 Press Insert Hyperlink 5 at the bottom of the Attachments tab A dialog box appears 3 Type the web page s address in the Hyperlink box 4 Type a name for the link in the Display Name box 5 Press Insert Hyperlink 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 a file the file s size appears in the Size column o Ifan attached item is an alias fora file alias appears in the Size column o Ifan attached item is a link toa web page URL appears in the Size column 2
31. text in the Header box footer text in the Footer box and the current date in the Date box Optionally select the Show page borders check box to show a border around each printed page 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 select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail Size drop down list and optionally select the Show Thumbnail titles check box to show titles under each thumbnail Press Continue The Save dialog box appears Browse to where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the Save As box Press Save E To export a file as a CFF file 1 Select File gt Export gt CFF A dialog box appears CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 2 3 4 Browse to where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the Save As box Press Save Hl NOTE You can also import CFF files see Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs on page 102 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 10 11 Select File gt Print A 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 borders check box
32. to show a border around each printed page 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 select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail Size drop down list and optionally select the Show Thumbnail titles check box to show titles under each thumbnail Press Continue A dialog box appears If all print settings aren t visible click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer drop down list Select All to include all pages OR Select From to include select pages and then type the page range Select other print settings including the printer name and the number of copies Press Print CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 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 smaller 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 96 After you press Open the mage Optimization dialog box appears 2 Press Optimize to reduce the picture s file size OR Press Keep Resolution to not reduce the picture s file size F NOTE o When you insert a BMP file SMART Notebook software inte
33. to tables on page 60 Adding and removing cell shades see Adding or removing cell shades on page 68 You can use tables and cell shades to create a variety of reveal lesson activities The following are two examples e A puzzle style reveal lesson activity where you reveal parts of a picture until students can 121 guess what the picture is CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom e Amemory style reveal lesson activity where you reveal the contents of the cell and then ask students to choose other cells until they find the cell with matching contents To create a puzzle style reveal lesson activity 1 Create a table with the number of cells you want to include in the reveal lesson activity see Creating tables in SMART Notebook software on page 58 Resize the cells as appropriate See Resizing tables columns or rows on page 65 Select the table press the table s menu arrow and then select Properties The Properties tab appears Press Fill Effects Select Image fill press Browse browse to and select the picture you want to use in the reveal lesson activity and then press Open Select Scale image to fit Press the table s menu arrow and then select Add Table Shade To create a memory style reveal lesson activity 1 2 Insert the objects you want to include in the lesson activity Create a table with the number of cells you want to include in the reveal lesson activ
34. with SMART Notebook 8 9 0 and 9 1 software select SMART Notebook XBK File in the File Format drop down list 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 I To save an existing file Press Save H To save an existing file with a new name or location 1 Select File gt Save As A dialog box appears Browse to where you want to save the new file Type a name for the file in the Save As box If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting select the SMART Notebook File format OR If you want to create a file that you can open with SMART Notebook 8 9 0 and 9 1 software select the SMART Notebook XBK File 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 all open files Select File gt Save All CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files Exporting files You can export your notebook files to the following formats e Web pages e Picture formats o BMP o JPEG o PNG o TIFF e PDF e Interactive Whiteboard Common File Fo
35. 19 TIFF files 14 tips 115 transparent areas 97 Transparent Background mode 25 trapezoids 48 triangles 48 50 U underline 55 V video encoders 100 videos 99 W WAV files 100 web browsers See Internet browsers web pages 14 89 104 widgets 113 Windows Media files 100 Windows operating systems 12 Word 60 Z Zoom 22 125 157 SMART Technologies smarttech com support smarttech com contactsupport
36. 6462 and USD617332 Other patents pending 04 2012 Contents Chapter 1 Getting started 022 282 ieee cece cece eee e eee e cece eceeseeeeeeeeees 1 About the SMART software installed on your computer 2 2 00 e eee ee eee ecee cee ceeeees 2 Starting SMART Notebook software 00 00 222 c cece eee cece eee eee eee eee eee eeee 2 Navigating the user interface 22 22 2 coc cece eee cee cee cee cece cece eee eeeeeeee 3 Creating and working with content 2 22 2 2 22022 e cece eee eee cee cece ec eeceeeceeeeeeeerees 8 SING SCS osu ais pat nae ce sate e a eE e E AREEN 9 Chapter 2 Creating and working with files 00 00 0202 o cece cece e cece cece ee ceeceees 11 Greating MeS nee eevee eI a E eee ence ee 11 Opening files 0 00 2 22 c cece cc ccc cee ce eee cee ee ee eee cee cece eee e cece eee eeeeeeeeees 11 Saving files 2 2 02 lei e eee ee eee e eee cece eee e eee e cence ee eee cesses seeseeeeeeseeseesees 12 Exporting files 022 2202 cece cece ccc cece eee cece ec cee cee cceccecceccceccecceccecceeseeteecceces 14 ad 16 0 o gt ape og ae a En ee ee coe ee 16 Reducing MIG SIZES ois oe ceo eere reac des oedema aden sloeest eE EEEa 17 Undoing and redoing actions 2 2 22 cece e cece cece cece eee e cece cere eceeceeeeeeeeeseeees 18 Chapter 3 Creating and working with pages 2222 22 occ eee eee e eee eee eeeeees 19 Displaying PpageS 2 2 cece cec
37. Adobe Flash Player compatible video files You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible video files into a page Hl 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 To insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible video file 1 Press Insert gt Video File 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 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 91 99 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Working with multimedia files When you insert a multimedia file in a notebook file the multimedia file 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 71 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
38. PTER 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 to the opposite corner H 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 k 2 Press inside the column s top cell and then drag to the bottom cell E To select a row 1 Press Select ko 2 Press inside the row s leftmost cell and then drag to the rightmost cell E To select a cell 1 Press Select ko 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 Hl 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 62 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 and then drag it to a different position on the page OR Select all of the table s cells and then 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 EE To change a table s fill 1 Select a table column row cell or selection of cells 2 Press the t
39. Toopenafile double click the file name or alias 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 104 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 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 other 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 2 3 If the Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m Select the object that you want to add to the Gallery 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 81 o Ifyou want to change a Gallery item s name select the item press its menu arrow and then select Rename E To add a page to t
40. Using the compass on page 134 Displaying pages in Dual Page view You can display two pages side by 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 IE To display a page in Dual Page view Press View Screens Le and then select Dual Page Display A second page appears A red border indicates the active page 26 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To pin a page 1 If you haven t done so already display dual pages 2 Select the page you want to continue displaying 3 Select View gt Zoom gt Pin Page Pin icons 9 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 View Screens Ll and then clear the selection of Dual Page Display Creating pages You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter I To insert a page using the Add Page button Press Add Page Fil The new page appears after the current page E 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
41. You can also change a page s background extend a page s height rename a page rearrange pages within a file group pages within a file and complete other common tasks 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 20 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 Changing the page display You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures In addition SMART Notebook software includes the following views e Full Screen view expands the page area to fill the interactive screen by hiding the title bar toolbar taskbar and sidebar e Transparent Bac
42. able s column s row s or cell s menu arrow and then select Properties 3 Press Fill Effects 63 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 4 Select a fill style Fill style None transparent Solid color Gradient of two colors Pattern Picture Procedure O Select No fill 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 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 Select Image fill Press Browse 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 17 Select Keep image size to keep the picture s size regardless of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the objec
43. 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 98 1 Select Insert gt Flash File The Open 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 compatible 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
44. and location and draw along its edges To insert a ruler rat a Press Measurement Tools 7 and then select Insert Ruler A ruler appears uu u LL ULE LULL au u a auut ua L UL UA i 12 13 1 w t Bi F J 4 is T lz 9 10 Ti 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 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 s far edge between the menu arrow and the resize handle and then drag away from the ruler 128 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom E 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 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
45. ange 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 107 114 Chapter 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Presenting files to students 0 0 0 2 02 02 e cece ccc ce cece eee eee cece eee cece eee eeeeeee 116 Creating and presenting lesson activities 0 00 0022 c cece cece cee cee cee eee ee ee eee 116 Creating matching lesson activities 02 222 cele c eee ence cee cee cece cee eeeseeeeeseeeees 117 Creating hide and show lesson activities 0 0 0 002 e eee e cece cee cee cece cece ceeeeeees 119 Creating reveal lesson activities 0 0 0002 coe e cee eee eee eee eee cece eee eee cease 121 Using other resources to create lesson activities 02 0000 0222 22 e cece eee eee eee eee eee 123 Using presentation tools 2 2 2 2 2c cece ec ce ec e ccc e eee e eee ee cece cece ceeseeeeeereeeeeeees 123 Using the Screen Shade 2 22 22 cece cece cece ccc ec cece ce ceeececececcceecceecceeeeeeseeeees 123 Using the Magie Pen aceicgcecce once eneucciecsas ohuceed dea sctabedscaseeeeud TEE aeeai 124 Selecting the Magic Pen
46. are 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 tables widgets and Adobe Flash Player compatible files 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 toa variety of formats SMART Notebook Tools You can install SMART Notebook Tools to add special features to SMART Notebook software These tools include the following e SMART Notebook 3D Tools e SMART Document Camera and Mixed Reality Tools e SMART Response assessment software LI 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 using your finger or a pen SMART Ink and SMART Tools Using SMART Ink you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen and then save or erase your notes You can also draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMART Tools such as the Screen Shade Spotlight Magnifier and Pointer Sta
47. are window However you can move it to the bottom of the window by pressing Move toolbar to top bottom of window CHAPTER 1 Getting started 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 L 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 You 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 Hl 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 CHAPTER 1 Gett
48. around their centers regardless of where you press the screen Flipping objects You can flip an object on a page Hl NOTE You re unable to flip an object if it s locked see Locking objects on page 81 E 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 E 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 87 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Grouping objects manually You can group and ungroup objects manually using the menu or the group gesture Using the menu To group objects 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 1 Select the group 2 Press the group s menu arrow and then select Grouping gt Ungroup Using the group gesture H NOTES e Youre unable to use the group gesture with a mouse e The group gesture works only when you initially contact your interactive product s su
49. ategories in the Gallery s category list press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to the folder that contains the collection file you want to import H NOTE A collection file has a gallery extension 4 Select the collection file and then press Open The collection appears as anew subcategory IE To export a collection file to share with other teachers 1 Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection Hl NOTE SMART Notebook software exports the selected category but doesn t export any of its subcategories 2 Press the category s menu arrow and then select Export as Collection File The Save dialog box appears 3 Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file 107 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 4 Type aname for the file in the Save As box 5 Press Save Connecting to Team Content categories The Team Content categories feature enables 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 categor
50. ation The SMART Product Update window appears 2 Clear the Check for updates automatically check box IMPORTANT SMART recommends that you do not clear this check box 150 APPENDIX C Updating activating and sending feedback Activating products and viewing product keys Typically you activate a product after first installing it However in some situations you activate a product later For example you could be evaluating a product before deciding whether to purchase it F NOTE Activating SMART Response software 2011 or later activates SMART Response hardware and software To activate a product from its Help menu 1 Select Help gt Activate Software 2 Follow the on screen instructions to activate the product To activate a product from SPU 1 Select Help gt Check for Updates and Activation The SMART Product Update window appears F NOTE The value in the Status Days Left column indicates the status for each product O O O Installed indicates that the product is installed Activated indicates that the product is installed and activated with a perpetual license Expiring indicates that the product is installed but not yet activated The number in parentheses indicates the days remaining in the evaluation period Expired indicates that the product is installed but not yet activated and that the evaluation period is over You re unable to use the software until you activate it Unkno
51. bar OR Press v and then select a shape Hl NOTE The number in the shape indicates its number of sides 3 Optionally customize the shape using the property selectors Hl NOTE You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab see Changing objects properties on page 74 4 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 Hl NOTE You can also create shapes using the Shapes tool see Creating shapes with the Shapes tool on page 48 or the Regular Polygons tool see Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool on the previous page 50 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To draw a shape 1 Press Pens ae The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Shape Recognition Pen 3 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
52. ct the picture is tiled For more information see Changing objects properties on page 74 Troubleshooting gestures The multitouch gestures described in this guide Ensure that your interactive product supports aren t working in SMART Notebook software multitouch gestures and that multitouch gestures are enabled 142 Appendix A Customizing the toolbar 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 After adding or removing toolbar buttons you can restore the default set of toolbar buttons You can also restore the tools default settings if you customized and saved the settings using the Properties tab see Saving tool settings on page 77 E To add or remove toolbar buttons 1 Click Customize the toolbar OR Right click the toolbar A dialog box appears 2 Press Actions or Tools 143 APPENDIX A Customizing the toolbar 3 Do the following o To add a button to the toolbar press its icon in the dialog box and then drag it to the toolbar o To remove a button from the toolbar press its icon in the toolbar and then drag it away from the toolbar o To rearrange the buttons press an icon in the toolbar and then drag it to a new position in the toolbar Hl NOTES o You can only add remove and rearrange buttons in the panel of the toolbar you selected in st
53. d drawing e Shapes e Straight lines e Arcs e Text e Tables Writing drawing and erasing digital ink Digital ink is freehand text or objects that you create using your interactive product s pens or the SMART Notebook software Pens tool 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 The easiest way to write or draw digital ink is to use your interactive product s pen or pens You can also create freehand objects using the Pens tool The Pens tool enables you to write or draw digital ink using five pen types Pen type Purpose and example Notes Standard Write or draw digital ink in a variety of colors Using the Standard pen type you and line styles can write or draw digital ink that fades after a few seconds see Writing or drawing fading digital ink on page 44 Fa Calligraphic Write or draw digital ink like you do with the The Calligraphic pen type is useful Standard pen type but with lines of varying for teaching students handwriting thickness The Calligraphic pen type is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product 42 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Pen type Purpose and example Notes F Crayon Write or draw crayon like digital ink The Crayon pen type is i
54. d or theme from all the pages to which you applied it 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 New 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 drawing and erasing digital ink 00 00 0 2222 c cece cece ee eee eee eee eee e eee 42 Writing or drawing digital ink 2 22 22 22 o cece cece eee e cece cece eee eee eeeceeeeeceeseeeees 42 Writing or drawing fading digital ink 0 02 e cece eee e ec eee cee cece ce cceccecceeceecceceees 44 Creating custom Creative pen styles 2 2 0 2 cee cece cece eee ce
55. e cece cece cee cee cee cece cece cece eens ce ceeeceeeceeeeeeeeees 20 Changing the page display 0 0 0 2 02 e ccc cece cee cee cece eee cee eee e ec eeeeeeeeeeees 21 Creating pages 2 22 2 eee ccc cece cee cee eee eee eee eee eee e eee eee eee aonan ronnan 2 Cloning pages 22 2 eee e ccc c ccc cece cece cece cece cece cece ee cceeceeeececececccecceeseeeeees 28 Rearranging pages 2 2 2 eee c cece cece cece ccc ecccecceecceeceeeccecccecceecececeeseeecececeeeees 28 SIOWDIIG DADC S chaise oon ee tne ee de sara etesan bbc sGose E nectar 29 Renaming PpageS 222 2222 cece e eee eee cece eee eee eee cee cee eee eee eee eee eee eee eeeeeeeeeseeees 31 Extending pages 2 2 22 22 cece cece ccc c cece cece cece eee eee eee e cece cece eee ceeeecesceeeeeeees 31 Recording pages 2 2 2 2 e ce cee cece ec cee cee cece cence e eee e nec ee cece ceeeceeeeeeceeeeeueeeeeees 31 Deleting pages ce 33 Clearing pages 2 2 22 eee cece eee cece cee 0000000000000000 eee eee eee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 34 Resetting pages 222 ccc cece c ccc cee cee cee cece cece ce ec eee eeeececcescercereeeteeseees 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 2 0 02 cee eee e cee cceccecceccecceeceeceees 36 Chapter 4 Creating basic objects 0 00 22 o lec cc ec cece e cee cece eeceeccecceeceeceees 41 Writing drawing and erasing digital ink 00 00000 0 222 c eee cee cee eee eee eee eee
56. e cece cece eee c cece ce ceee cece cceecceceeeeceuceeucceeeeees 58 Creating tables in SMART Notebook software 0 02 000 222 c cece eee eee eee eee eee 58 Pasting tables from other programs 00000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 cece cece eee eeee 60 Adding objects to tables 2 22 22 cece cece cece cece eee ec cece eee ceeeeeeeeeeseeesseees 60 Selecting tables columns rows or CellS 0 0002002 e cece cece ee cee cee cece cece ceeeceeeeees 61 Moving tables 0 0022 c ccc cece eee ee eee ee ee eee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee 63 Changing a table s properties 2 0 20 22 o cece ccc cee cece cee tec e eee ec ee ceeceeeeees 63 Resizing tables columns Or rOWS 2 22 22 eee eee cece e eee cece cece cece eceeceecceeseeceeseeeees 65 Adding or removing columns rows or CellS 2 00 22 02 2 0 o eee eee cee eee cece cece eee eeeeeeeees 66 Splitting or merging table cells 0 0 02 2 cece cece eee eee cee cece cece ee eeeeeees 67 Adding or removing cell shades 0 02222 c eee e eee 000000 aaan nannan 68 Deleting tables and the contents of tables 2 2 22 2 2 l lc cecceeee eee eee ceeeeeeees 69 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 types of objects include the following e Digital ink freehand writing an
57. e creating content that you want to present in Full Screen view 23 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To display a page in Full Screen view Press View Screens Ga and then select Full Screen The page expands to fill the screen hiding the other user interface elements and the Full Screen toolbar appears Page 3 of 5 e po Button Command Action e Previous Page Display the previous page in the current file Next Page Display the next page in the current file More Options Open a menu of options Ea Exit Full Screen Return to the standard view Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons Hl NOTES e The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file e If SMART Response software is installed additional buttons appear that enable you to insert questions and administer assessments e f you re using a widescreen interactive product 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 To display more toolbar buttons Press Toolbar Options The toolbar expands to include the following buttons Button Command Action Insert Blank Page Insert anew blank page in the current file ie Undo Reverse the effect of the last action k Select Select objects on the c
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59. e line spacing g TIP To add spacing between paragraphs select the Add space after paragraphs check box in the Properties tab or select Format gt Paragraph gt Line Spacing gt Add space after paragraphs Change language direction left to right or right to left v H NoTE Select Format gt Paragraph gt Direction gt Left to Right for languages that read left to right for example English and French OR Select Format gt Paragraph gt Direction gt Right to Left for languages that read right to left for example Arabic and Hebrew Object level Change text direction horizontal or vertical Vv y v Change transparency s v Press More Text Options A to display the buttons for these formatting changes Resizing text objects When you resize a text object following the procedure in Resizing objects on page 83 the text in the object changes size 55 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects If you want to resize the text object without changing the size of the text in the object complete the following procedure To resize a text object 1 Double click the text object 2 Press one of the two white circles on either side of text object and then drag the circle to increase or reduce the text object s size Inserting mathematical symbols You can insert a variety of mathematical and scientific symbols into a page Hl NOTE The mathematical symbols are characters only They don t perform mathematical opera
60. educing file sizes on page 17 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To remove a background Select Format gt Background The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options 2 Select No fill 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 To apply a background or theme 38 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 to view backgrounds and themes you installed with the software Select Backgrounds and Themes The Gallery displays thumbnails of the available backgrounds and themes Press the thumbnail of the theme you want to apply Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Insert in Notebook The Insert Theme dialog box appears 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 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages I To remove a background or theme 1 Control click the page 2 Select Delete Theme You remove the backgroun
61. eee eee 42 Creating shapes and lines 0 2 2 2 cece cece eee e cee cee cece ee cee cee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeees 48 Creating RS scan a eentecs ae eee a eee aoe a seed den dee ee sans beeen deed ogneaas cece caber 52 Creating tables een A E EERE dE 58 Chapter 5 Working with objects 2 00 00 02 c cece ec cee cece eceeccecceeceeceecees 71 CONTENTS Changing objects properties 0 0 02 e eee cece cee cece cee cee cee cece cee ceeceeceeeeee 14 POSINONIDNOODJEC S eis elie siet obicede release e arde dees a en ue a a iea T LOCKING ODIECIS ns bess paca td hee ooeeic a Labccteecassiooneeth eee 81 Cutting copying and pasting objects 2 22 e cece ec cee cee cee ceeceecceeceeceeceeeees 82 ClONING ODIE CIS merre a Gouaualwscsausacuedes a2 R teas oacdaccdaeeseeuaaeeuwaeieee 82 RESIZING OD COIS 2502305 arco estan nounced e heed A 83 Rotating ODiOCES hese einen ete mcesuoedenckeas cduwasdaue eee depnhe cence Mua eee eeeeeaderks 85 FIDDINGODJCCUS se o 2 03 22 88 ana neeeer nota e a a a ence 87 GrOUDING ODICE Seesar E OEE E RE 87 Adding links to objects 2 22 00 2 2 cece cece cece cee cee cece ee cee cece ee eee eeeceeeeeeees 89 Adding Sounds tO Objects lt 0252bndenscad adeeinds aaa bddamnaneedededededs She Soke caende eax 91 ANIIMAUING OD CCISici no evita cayinn dt Loh lee tune apie bins Mette ee ean th ord E 93 DGISUING OD CCUG accor ps ale nee dha a ae eh a ort I tena oP ss eas 93 Chapter 6
62. elect 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 135 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Hl 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 Adjusting the volume If you re presenting a video or audio file and want to adjust volume you can do so pressing the Volume Control 1 button and then adjusting your operating system s volume controls Hl NOTE Ensure your speakers are turned on To add this button to the toolbar see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 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 y
63. ement 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 Hl NOTE If you press a locked object a lock icon 2 appears instead of a menu arrow E To unlock an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s lock icon e and then select Unlock 81 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 g 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 102 and Cutting or copying text on page 57 e You can create an exact copy of an object by cloning it see Cloning objects below 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 ir 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
64. en press Attachments EF Hl NOTE If you reduce the Attachments tab to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically CHAPTER 1 Getting started 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 74 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 31 Opening the Properties tab To open the Properties 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 h
65. enbanetebeiedensonsiwescoeeteess 6 Opening the Attachments tab 2 2 22 2 2 2 eee e ec cee cece cece cece ceeeeeeeesees 6 Customizing the Attachments tab 0 0 0 0 c ccc cece cece ee cee ceeccecceecceceecees 6 Properties tab 22 2 2 o lec cc ccc ccce cece cece cece e cece eee eececeecececeeceeeeceeenees T Opening the Properties tab 2 2 20 20 2 2c cece cece eee eee cee cece arona T Customizing the Properties tab 0000000000000000000000 00000000000 0a ooa eee eecceeeeeseeeees T Padone WA ea A A T Opening the Add ons tab 2 2 20 2222 cece cece cece eee eee cee cee cece eee cee eeeeeeeeee T Customizing the Add ons tab 00000000000000000000000000000 eee cee cee cece 0000an 8 SMART Response tab 2 22 22 anaana oaaao a000 aa aaa aa LDAA LLDD DALL DDALL LDA LLa aL aana 8 PAORA E r E E E E 8 Creating and working with content 0 0 00202 eee cee cee eee ee cee cee 0o22 an2 nonna 8 Using OSS NCS 3 ncaa Ss toe eee es Ae eee ne an ga hades een aes aew canada canseasedeteseas 9 This chapter introduces you to SMART Notebook collaborative learning software and explains the basics of using your interactive product CHAPTER 1 Getting started About the SMART software installed on your computer Your computer might include SMART Notebook Tools SMART Product Drivers SMART Ink and SMART Tools in addition to SMART Notebook software SMART Notebook software Use SMART Notebook softw
66. ep 2 For example if you pressed Actions in step 2 you can only add remove and rearrange buttons in the Actions panel o To span a button across rows drag and hold it between two columns of buttons If you re using a smaller screen resolution only span one or two buttons across rows to prevent issues when the toolbar is wider than the SMART Notebook software window 4 Press Done E To restore the default set of toolbar buttons 1 Click Customize the toolbar OR Right click the toolbar A dialog box appears 2 Press Restore Default Toolbar 144 APPENDIX A Customizing the toolbar IE To restore the tools default settings 1 Click Customize the toolbar a OR Right click the toolbar A dialog box appears 2 Press Restore Default Tool Properties 145 Appendix B Setting the language You can set the language for the SMART programs installed on your computer using the International system preferences F NOTE This procedure may vary depending on your version of Mac OS X operating system software E To set the language 1 147 Select gt System Preferences The System Preferences window appears Click International Click Language Click and drag the appropriate language to the top of the Languages list F NOTE The SMART programs installed on your computer may not support all languages in the Languages list The system administrator s guide for each SMART program lists the
67. er examples see Creating matching lesson activities on page 117 interactive techniques and 3D models to aid you in creating lesson activities When your system administrator installs SMART Notebook software he or she can install the following additional items e Gallery Essentials is a collection of thousands of pictures multimedia objects 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 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 111 CHAPTER 7 Using content from SMART resources 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 E TIP You can change the size of the category list and content li
68. es E To open a file 1 Press Open File The Open dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the file 3 Press Open K TIP You can open a recently opened file by selecting File gt Open Recent and then selecting the file name Saving files By default SMART Notebook software saves your files in notebook format Anyone with SMART Notebook 9 5 or later software 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 F NOTE The default file format for SMART Notebook 8 9 0 and 9 1 software is xbk If you want to open your file in one of these versions 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 IE To save a new file 1 Press Save H A dialog box appears 2 Browse to where you want to save the new file 3 Type a name for the file in the Save As box CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 4 If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting select SMART Notebook File in the File Format drop down list OR If you want to create a file that you can open
69. et any Adobe Flash Player compatible files running on the page 35 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages To reset a page 1 If you haven t done so already display the page you want to reset 2 Select Edit gt Reset Page A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm the reset F NOTES o This option is disabled if you haven t made changes to the page since last saving the file o You can also select this option by doing one of the following o Control clicking the page o Pressing the page s menu arrow in the Page Sorter o Pressing the page s menu arrow while editing page groups see Grouping pages on page 29 o Pressing Reset Page if it s included on the toolbar see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 o You can reset multiple pages at the same time Select the pages thumbnails in the Page Sorter press the menu arrow and then select Reset Page 3 Click Reset Page 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 background to a so
70. file and then press Open 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 Press Attach Sound To add a recorded sound to an object 10 92 1 2 3 oa 2 Connect a microphone to your computer and turn it on Select the object Press the object s menu arrow and then select Sound A dialog box appears Click Start Recording Record the sound using the microphone IMPORTANT SMART Notebook software stops recording after one minute Therefore ensure the sound is no more than one minute long Click Stop Recording Type a name for the sound in the Recording name box Optionally click Preview Recording to hear the sound before adding it to the object 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 Press Attach Recording CHAPTER 5 Working with objects IE To remove a sound from an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Sound A 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
71. he Gallery 1 2 105 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 A dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to save the page Type a name for the page in the Save As 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 Open dialog box appears Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5 Press Open CHAPTER 6 Using your own content To add a supported file to the Gallery 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 Open dialog box appears Browse to and select the item you want to add to the Gallery 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
72. he object to Aligning objects You can move objects to another location on a page see Moving objects on the previous page 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 centers You can also set objects to align automatically with these guidelines when you move the objects on a page To display guidelines 19 1 Select Format gt Alignment The Alignment dialog box appears CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 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 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 s
73. ide feature turns on automatically Add ons tab The Add ons tab enables you to work with SMART Notebook software add ons including the Activity Builder see Creating matching lesson activities on page 117 Opening the Add ons tab To open the Add ons tab press Add ons CHAPTER 1 Getting started Customizing the Add ons tab You can move the Add ons tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar You can resize the Add ons tab by dragging its border left or right You can also hide the Add ons tab when you re not using it by selecting the Auto hide check box To display the Add ons tab when it s hidden press Properties Hl NOTE If you reduce the Add ons tab to its minimum size the auto hide feature turns on automatically SMART Response tab The SMART Response tab is part of SMART Response software and is available only if you have SMART Response software installed 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 Creating and working with content A notebook file consists of one or more pages You can use the Page Sorter to view thumbnails of all pages in the open notebook file and select specific pages to display In addition you can create new pages clear or delete existing pages and complete other tasks For more information see C
74. in the current file Ly Next Page Display the next page in the current file More Options Open a menu of options that enable you to add a screen shade select different digital ink select a Creative pen style add straight lines add shapes and more EA Exit Transparent Return to the standard view Background H Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons 25 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Hl NOTES e The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file e If SMART Response software is installed additional buttons appear that enable you to insert questions and administer assessments To display more toolbar buttons Press Toolbar Options The toolbar expands to include the following buttons Button Command i Blank Page w Undo e Delete Clear Page Ve Screen Capture Toolbar amp Insert Ruler E Insert Protractor Insert Geodreieck Protractor fi Insert 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 128 Insert a protractor on the page see Using the protractor on page 130 Insert a Geodreieck protractor on the page see Using the Geodreieck protractor on page 132 Insert a compass on the page see
75. ing in Transparent Background 25 mode exporting 14 importing 102 linking to objects 90 opening 11 presenting to students 115 printing 16 reducing size of 17 saving 12 Flash files See Adobe Flash files Flash video files See Adobe Flash video files footers 15 16 freehand objects See digital ink Full Screen view 23 G Gallery adding themes to 39 adding your content to 105 applying backgrounds and themes from 38 exporting content from 107 finding and using content from 112 importing content to 107 organizing your content in 106 Gallery Essentials 111 Gallery Sampler See Lesson Activity Examples Geodreieck protractors 132 gestures flick 78 grouping 88 next page 20 previous page 21 rotating 86 scaling 84 GIF files 96 graphics See pictures 154 groups object 87 pages 29 H handouts 16 handwriting converting to text 53 headers 15 16 heptagons 49 hexagons 48 49 highlight See spotlight Highlighter pen type 43 HTML files 14 images See pictures imports 102 107 Interactive Whiteboard Common File15 102 Format Internet browsers 101 invisible areas See transparent areas italics 55 J JPEG files 14 96 L languages for handwriting recognition 53 Lesson Activity Examples 111 Lesson Activity Toolkit 111 lines 51 links adding to objects 89 showing 135 Linux operating systems 12 locked objects 81 INDEX M Mac OS X operating system software 12 Magic Pen tool 124 127 magnification 22 125 mathematical sy
76. ing objects to tables After you insert a table on a page you can insert objects into the table s cells Hl NOTE You can add only one object to each cell If you want to add multiple objects to a cell do one of the following 60 e Group the objects before adding them to the table see Grouping objects on page 87 e Select all of the objects at once and then add them to the table as described in the following procedure SMART Notebook software automatically groups the objects in the table cell CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To add an object to a table 1 2 Select the object Drag the object to the table cell H NOTE You re unable to move an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 81 The object appears in the table cell Hl 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 2 Select the object 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 61 Move the table Change the table s or cells properties Resize the table columns or rows Add or remove columns rows or cells Split or merge cells Add or remove cell shades Delete the table CHA
77. ing started other online resources For more information see Using content from SMART resources on page 111 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 104 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 Hl 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 Attaching files and web pages on page 103 Opening the Attachments tab To open the Attachments tab press Attachments CY 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 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 hidd
78. ity see Creating tables in SMART Notebook software on page 58 Resize the cells as appropriate See Resizing tables columns or rows on page 65 Drag the objects into the cells of the table Press the table s menu arrow and then select Add Table Shade I To present a reveal lesson activity Press a individual cell s cell shade to reveal the contents of the cell To hide the cell behind the cell shade press lt gt in the corner of the cell 122 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using other resources to create lesson activities The Lesson Activity Toolkit and Lesson Activity Examples in the Gallery include interactive objects you can use to create lesson activities For more information on the Lesson Activity Toolkit the Lesson Activity Examples and the Gallery in general see Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 112 The SMART Exchange website includes thousands of lesson plans question sets and other content that you can download and then open in SMART Notebook software For more information on the SMART Exchange website see Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website on page 113 Using presentation tools While presenting notebook files to students you can use the following tools e Screen Shade e Magic Pen e Measurement tools o Ruler o Protractor o Geodreieck protractor o Compass Using the Screen Shade If you want to cover information and reveal it sl
79. izontal border to resize the row E To resize all cells in a table 1 Select the table 2 Press the table s menu arrow and then select Adjust size 3 Select one of the following options O O O O Make same height to make all cells in the table the same height Make same width to make all cells in the table the same width Make same size to make all cells in the table the same height and width Make cells square to make all cells in the table square 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 Press the column s menu arrow 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 Press the column s menu arrow and then select Delete Column To add a row 1 Select a row 2 Press the row s menu arrow and then select Insert Row A new row appears below the current row 66 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To remove a row 1 Select the row 2 Press the row s menu arrow and then select Delete Row E To remove a cell 1 Select the cell 2 Press the cell s menu arrow and then select Delete Cells H NOTE o Removing a cell deletes the contents of the cell o You re unable to remove a cell if it provides the only connection between two halves of a table Splitting or merging table cel
80. kground view enables you to see the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open transparent page e Dual Page view displays two pages side by side 21 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Zooming in and out You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures E To zoom in or out using the View Screens button 1 Press View Screens M 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 your display 22 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages I To zoom in or out using multitouch gestures Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in A message appears displaying the current zoom level Displaying pages 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 J TIP Before displaying a page in Full Screen view select Format gt Full Screen Page Border and then select the appropriate aspect ratio for your interactive product A blue line appears indicating the portion of the page that will appear in Full Screen view without scrolling This feature is useful when you r
81. l shade disappears showing the contents of the cell F 2 Press in the top left corner of the cell The cell shade appears hiding the contents of the cell E To remove a cell shade 1 Select the cell 2 Press the cell s menu arrow and then select Remove Cell Shade 68 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Deleting tables and the contents of tables You can delete the contents of a table or the table itself Hl NOTE You can delete all objects on a page including tables by clearing the page See Clearing pages on page 34 To delete the contents of a table 1 Select the cells containing the content you want to delete 2 Press Delete x E To delete a table 1 Select the table 2 Press the table s menu arrow and then select Delete 69 Chapter 5 Working with objects Selecting OO 6 kc 72 Changing objects properties 2 2 22 oe i cece cece cee cee cece e cece cee cece Daaa oaa LaaLa 74 Changing the fill 2 20 22 ccc cece cee cee cece cece eceeccecceccecccecceccecceccecceeceecees 74 Filling digital ink drawings 22 022 c eee eee eee cee cee cee eee eee eee eee cece eeees 76 Changing other properties 00 00 022 c cece cece cece ee cee ee cece cee eee eee e cee eeeeeeeees T Saving tool settings 2 22 o cece cece cece cece cece eee e cee e cece cece cece cece eeeeeeeceeeees T PFosit nino IO LG ce se sce ie ees as fo ee ee Se tS ee nee T NV CO YA
82. languages it supports Close the System Preferences window Appendix C Updating activating and sending feedback Updating and activating SMART products 0 2 222 e eee ee eee eee cee cee cece eee cece eeeee 149 Updating products ects cn cesereacerinnd gacueoaeass due enennes Hoceaeweceanaeewes tne aao aooaa 149 Activating products and viewing product keyS 2222 2 2 eee eee eee eee ee cee cece cceeceeeeee 151 Sending feedback to SMART 2 22 2 cece cee cee cece cece ccc ec eecceeceeceeccecececceceeeeecees 152 Updating and activating SMART products SMART periodically releases updates to its software and firmware products Firmware is software installed in hardware products like the SMART Board interactive whiteboard You can use SMART Product Update SPU to check for and install these updates In addition you can activate SMART software and view product keys Hl NOTE Your computer must have Internet access to use download and activation features Updating products Your system administrator can install SPU in Full mode or Dashboard mode In Full mode you can view currently installed versions and product keys and download and install updates as documented in this section In Dashboard mode you can only view currently installed versions and product keys To check for updates automatically 1 Select Help gt Check for Updates and Activation The SMART Product Update window appears 2 Select
83. lid color a gradient of two colors a pattern or a picture using the Properties tab 36 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages IE To apply a background 37 1 Select Format gt Background Color The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options 2 Select afill style Fill style Procedure None transparent o Select No fill Solid color a 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 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 Press Browse The Open 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 R
84. ll Screen to display the page in Full Screen mode OR Select the Auto hide check box to hide the tabs when not in use Press one of the tab s icons to display it and then clear the Auto hide check box The user using the pen must press buttons in the toolbar with the pen not with his or her finger For more information see Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard on page 137 Troubleshooting digital ink Issue C Recommendation You want your handwriting to appear more smooth and natural in SMART Notebook software 140 Use the Calligraphic pen type rather than the Standard pen type see Writing or drawing digital ink on page 42 H NOTE The Calligraphic pen type is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting objects Issue Recommendation O When you create a notebook file on one There are several possible causes The following computer and then open it on another computer are the most common the objects in the file appear differently e You used a font that s installed on one computer but not on the other e The two computers have different operating systems e The two computers have different versions of SMART Notebook software For more information on these causes and solutions see smarttech com kb 125681 You want to move resize or o
85. ls 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 Press the cell s menu arrow and then select Split 3 Select an option to split the cell into multiple rows and or columns Hl NOTE If you split a cell that contains content the content appears in the upper left cell after the Split 67 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects E To merge cells 1 Select the cells 2 Press the cells menu arrow and then select Merge Cells F NOTE If you merge cells that contain content the merged cell contains the contents of the top left cell If the top left cell is empty the merged cell contains the contents of the next available non empty cell moving from left to right top to bottom 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 during a presentation F NOTES e You must remove the cell shade if you want to change the cell s properties insert columns or rows remove columns rows or cells or split or merge cells e You can also add a screen shade to cover an entire page see Using the Screen Shade on page 123 To add a cell shade 1 Select the cell 2 Press the cell s menu arrow and then select Add Cell Shade E To show and hide the contents of a cell 1 Press the cell shade The cel
86. ls Late eased ve bee ea eee sie eee eeu 123 ES Ol Ay PN Scarce Se erah on tek Sa teat Tee EON ae ate aot Note Soke Cheat or aha tee Recs 135 Adjusting the volume 22 22 2222 cece cece ccc eee e cnn cece cece cece ee ceeceeceeeceeeeeeeeseeseeees 136 Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard 2 2 c cece eee cee cece cee ceeeee 136 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software 2 22 c cece eee eee 139 Troubleshooting TIES 5 lt 5 2cocrkeeass te cas cnancachheuideadceokia ancidesntewedewecdtacasodedeok dele 139 Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar 2 139 Troubleshooting digital ink 2 2 2 22 22 cece eee e cece cece eee e cece eee ceeceecceeceeeeeseees 140 Tro bles hooting CDI CCISi2 202222444at or coved saute gate ite a a 141 CONTENTS Appendix A Customizing the toolbar 0 00 02 2 cece eee ece ec ec cece eee eee 143 Appendix B Setting the language 0 0 02 22 o eee cece cece e eee e eee eeeee 147 Appendix C Updating activating and sending feedback 2 2 22 22 2 149 Updating and activating SMART products 2 0 0 2 02 2 e cece cee cee eee cece ec eeeeee 149 Sending feedback to SMART aoaaa aoaaa aaao e cece cece cece cece cece cee teeeeeeeeeereeees 152 Chapter 1 Getting started About the SMART software installed on your computer
87. mbols 56 measurment tools about 128 compass 134 Geodreieck protractor 132 protractor 130 rulers 128 menu arrows 72 MOV files 100 MP3 files See sound files MP4 files 100 MPEG files 100 multimedia files 97 music files See sound files N names of files 12 18 of pages 31 NOTEBOOK file format 12 O objects adding links to 89 adding to tables 60 adding to the Gallery 105 aligning 19 animating 93 clearing all from a page 34 cloning 82 cutting copying and pasting 82 deleting 93 erasing 48 fading 44 125 flipping 87 155 grouping locking moving moving to other pages rearranging resizing resizing text rotating selecting setting fill and line style for octagons online resources ovals D 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 87 81 78 19 80 83 55 85 12 14 49 113 50 15 16 105 34 28 21 33 20 137 26 23 displaying in Transparent Background 25 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 31 29 123 90 19 26 115 16 28 31 31 36 22 48 INDEX PDF files exporting 15 pens Calligraphy type 42 Crayon type 43 Creative type 43 45 Highlighter
88. nclosed area and move the resulting fill object multiple times 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 i 3 Press Line Style 4 Change the object s line style To change an object s text style 1 Select the object 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties a 3 Press Text Style 4 Change the object s text style see Formatting text on page 54 Saving tool settings When you select a tool in the toolbar you can change its default settings using the Properties tab and then save your changes by clicking Save Tool Properties When you save your changes to a tool s default settings the tool s button displays those changes To restore the default settings see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 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 TT CHAPTER 5 Working with 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 81 TIP You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them and then creating a group See G
89. ncludes information on using SMART Notebook software in your classroom when presenting information to students or facilitating collaborative learning 115 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 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 product Alternatively make your presentation accessible on your local area network and then browse to it on the interactive product To avoid losing your momentum and focus during the presentation attach the files and links to web pages that you ll use during your presentation to the Attachments tab of your file so you don t have to search for them see Attaching files and web pages on page 103 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 29 Display the file in Full Screen view during the presentation This view maximizes the available workspace see Displaying pages in Full Screen view on page 23 Creating and presenting lesson activities Usi
90. ng SMART Notebook software you can not only present information to students but also engage them in interactive lesson activities You can create lesson activities by inserting objects such as shapes pictures and tables and using features such as the Activity Builder and scaling gesture This section includes three example of how you can create and then present lesson activities to your students You can use these example lesson activities or develop your own You can also use resources available to you in the Gallery and SMART Exchange website 116 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Creating matching lesson activities F NOTE You ll complete the following tasks when creating matching lesson activities e Using the Activity Builder e Adding sounds to objects see Adding sounds to objects on page 91 The Activity Builder enables you to create matching activities sorting activities labeling activities games and more using your own content Using the Activity Builder you define one object on the page as an activity object You then define which objects on the page will be accepted and which will be rejected when you drag the objects over the activity object To create a matching lesson activity 1 117 Create the object you want to use as the activity object and the objects you want to accept or reject when dragged to the activity object Press Add ons and then press Activity
91. nge the handwriting recognition language you don t change the default language of the SMART Notebook software user interface or your operating system 6 Select a word in the list of matching words The selected word appears on the page Formatting text If you want to format all text in a text object select the text object OR If you want to format specific text in a text object double click the text object and then select the text You can format text using the buttons in the toolbar or the options in the Properties tab or the Format menu Hl NOTE If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties and then press Text Style The following table presents the formatting changes that you can make using the above tools Change Toolbar Properties Format tab menu Character paragraph or object level Change the font face v y Change the font size s v g TIP To select a font size that doesn t appear in the drop down list including font sizes with decimal values such as 20 5 type the font size in the Font Size box on the toolbar 54 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Change Toolbar Properties Format tab menu Change the color s vA Bold italicize or underline text v v v Strike out text V s vA Superscript or subscript text V A v Paragraph or object level Change justification left right or center s Change indentation Y Create a bulleted or numbered list VY SA NA XEN NEN Chang
92. ns 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 Hl NOTE You can undo an unlimited number of actions IE To reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command Press Redo tl Chapter 3 Creating and working with pages Displaying DAC Sao sg set ete ns ee i ene teeta sent 20 Changing the page display 0 2 222022 cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cee cece cece ceeeeeeceeeeeeees 21 Zooming in and Out 2 2 cece e cee cee cee cece cece ec ceceeeceeceeceeccecceeceeceeceeceees 22 Displaying pages in Full Screen view 0 0222 22 c cece eee cee cece eee cee eee eee cece cece 23 Displaying pages in Transparent Background View 22 22 22 222 eee eee eee eee eee eee 25 Displaying pages in Dual Page view 2 2 2222 eee eee ee eee e cece cee ceeceeccecceeeeeseeeees 26 Creating pages sapere cee cians ioc reuse ea eeseacs noise oeeice eorr oronro roor oreore oorno rreren 2 Cloning pages 0000000000000000 000000000000000 0000000000000200 2001000220220222 aonn 28 Rearranging pages 0000000000000 0000000000000000 cece ee cee cee cee eee eee eee e cece eee 2an ornu 28 Grouping PAGES c5osisaeuecedauccdsdnassacccacunaeudewnucesudwnencaahecaudesds
93. nt file using the Delete Page button or the Page Sorter g TIP As an alternative to deleting a page you can clear all of its objects see Clearing pages on the next page IE 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 i IE To delete a page using the Page Sorter 1 Ifthe Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter L 2 Select the thumbnail of the page you want to delete 3 Press the thumbnail s menu arrow and then select Delete Page 33 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 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 81 or infinitely cloned objects see Cloning objects on page 82 To clear all objects from a page you must unlock all locked objects and clear the selection of Infinite Cloner on any infinitely cloned objects E 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 F NOTES o This option is disabled if there are no objects on the page or if the objects are locked or infinitely cloned o You can also select this option by doing one of the following o Control clicking the page o Pressing the page s menu arr
94. ntended hig Bae for artistic work such as painting 4 Ey lee A aac i i iF Fa wee coloring pictures and so on rather a a wor than writing Highlighter Highlight text and other objects E Creative Add colorful elements to your presentations You can create custom Creative pen styles see Creating custom Creative pen styles on page 45 E To write or draw digital ink 1 Press Pens tW The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select a pen type F NOTE In addition to the above five pen types you can select the Magic Pen and Shape Recognition Pen tools see Using the Magic Pen on page 124 and Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool on page 50 3 Select a line type 43 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 4 Optionally customize the line type using the property selectors Hl NOTE You can also customize the line type using the Properties tab See Changing objects properties on page 74 5 Write or draw digital ink on the page g TIPS o Don t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on your interactive product s surface while you write or draw o Ifyou 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 enabling you to interact with the whole word If y
95. on on the page 132 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 tg The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Standard Pen or Calligraphy Pen 3 Select a line type 4 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 s menu arrow and then select Delete 133 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 To insert a compass Press Measurement Tools ft and then select Insert Compass 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
96. onnecting to Team Content categories 0 0 20 2 e cece cece eee eee eee eee eens 108 Finding and using your content in the Gallery 2 22 22 22 e cece eee e cece ec ee cee eeeeees 108 Sharing your content on the SMART Exchange website 00 0 000 c cece cece ee eee eee eee 108 If you or other teachers in your 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 e Attach copies of files aliases for 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 95 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Inserting pictures You can insert pictures into pages from files a scanner ora SMART Document Camera H NOTE You can also insert pictures from the Gallery tab For more information see Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 112 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 and PNG formats I To insert a picture from a file 1 Select Insert gt Picture File The Open
97. ons for new tables to use the current table dimensions for all future tables that you create in SMART Notebook software 5 Press OK The table appears on the page E To draw a table 1 Press Pens tg The Pens tool buttons appear i ON N Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen 59 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 3 4 Select a line type Draw a table on the screen g Tip Make the lines of the table as straight as possible and connect the corners Press Select Select your drawing 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 or PowerPoint and then paste it into a notebook file The table s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in the notebook file If you want to cut or copy more than one table you must cut or copy each table individually F NOTE You can also cut or copy a table from a notebook file and then paste it into Word or PowerPoint However the table s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in Word or PowerPoint If you re pasting a table into PowerPoint which has cells that contain non text objects the non text objects appear outside of the table in PowerPoint Add
98. ors Press Pen Types and then select Creative Pen If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties i Press Line Style Select Use a custom stamp image Press Select object and then select an object on the page Write or draw digital ink on the page KJ TIP o Toresume using the default line type select Use the default pattern o If you want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use press Save Tool Properties You can later reset the Creative pen style see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects Erasing digital ink You can erase digital ink from your interactive product s screen using the eraser or the erasing gesture If you re erasing digital ink from a notebook file page you can also erase objects using the Eraser tool Hl 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 93 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 Hl NOTE To remove a shape or line from a page you must delete it see Deleting objects on page 93 The Eraser tool doesn t remove shapes
99. otebook software or paste them from other programs 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 Move the table Change line type fill and text properties Resize the table a column or a row Insert or remove columns rows or cells Split or merge cells Add or remove a cell shade Delete the table Creating tables in SMART Notebook software IE To insert a table using the Table button 1 58 Press Table A grid appears CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 2 Move the pointer over the grid to select the number of columns and rows that you want in the table Hl NOTE The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table E 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 mouse button while moving the pointer 3 Press the screen or click your mouse The table appears on the page E To insert a table using the Insert Table dialog box 1 Select Insert gt Table The nsert Table dialog box appears 2 Type the number of rows and columns in the boxes 3 Optionally select Make cells square to make the table cells square 4 Optionally select Remember dimensi
100. ou 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 the 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 136 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 View Screens Legal and then select Dual Write Mode i To return to Single User mode Press Exit E Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard
101. ou 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 o Ifyou want to write diagonally write in a straight line and then rotate it see Rotating objects on page 85 o If you want to write in small letters write large letters and then reduce their size See Resizing objects on page 83 o Youcan fill areas that you ve enclosed with digital ink see Filling digital ink drawings on page 76 Writing or drawing fading digital ink You can create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the Pens tool F NOTE You can also create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the Magic Pen tool see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 125 44 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects I To write or draw fading digital ink 1 Press Pens tg The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Pen 3 Select a line type 4 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 5 Press Fill Effects 6 Select the Enable ink to fade after you write it check box and then select the number of seconds between the time you write or draw the digital ink and the time it fades in the Fade time drop down list 7 Write or draw digital ink on
102. oups 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 new group with a new blank page appears 4 Type anew name for the group 29 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 5 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 Hl NOTES o You can also change the order of the groups by pressing a blue bar s menu ar
103. outside the text object I To edit existing text 1 Double click the text object 2 Edit the text 3 When you re done press outside the text object Converting handwriting to typed text You can write on your interactive product s screen using the Standard or Calligraphic pen types and convert your writing to typed text SMART Notebook software can convert handwriting in multiple languages E To convert handwriting to typed text 1 53 Press Pens ty The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen Write your text g 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 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 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects 5 Press the text object s menu arrow A menu appears and displays the list of matching words each preceded by Recognize Hl NOTES o Ifyou 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 o If you cha
104. ow in the Page Sorter o Pressing the page s menu arrow while editing page groups see Grouping pages on page 29 o Pressing Clear Page 4 if it s included on the toolbar see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 o You can clear all objects from multiple pages at the same time Select the pages thumbnails in the Page Sorter press the menu arrow and then select Clear Page 34 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages 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 F NOTES o This option is disabled if there is no digital ink on the page or if the digital ink is locked or infinitely cloned o You can also select this option by doing one of the following o Control clicking the page o Pressing the page s menu arrow in the Page Sorter o Pressing the page s menu arrow while editing page groups see Grouping pages on page 29 o Pressing Clear Ink x if it s included on the toolbar see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 o You can clear all digital ink objects from multiple pages at the same time Select the pages thumbnails in the Page Sorter press the menu arrow and then select Clear Ink from Page Resetting pages lf you make changes to a page without saving those changes you can reset the page to the state it was in before you made the changes Hl NOTE Resetting a page doesn t res
105. owly 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 the page the next time you open the file To add a Screen Shade to a page Press Show Hide Screen Shade J A Screen Shade appears over the entire page 123 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 E To remove the Screen Shade from a page Press Show Hide Screen Shade OR Press Close in the upper right corner of the Screen Shade Using the Magic Pen The Magic Pen enables you to do the following e Create an object that slowly fades e Open a magnification window e Open a spotlight window Selecting the Magic Pen Before you can use the Magic Pen you must select it E To select the Magic Pen 1 Press Pens ale The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Magic Pen 124 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects You can create an object that slowly fades using the Magic Pen F NOTE Fading objects are not saved in notebook files To create a fading object 1 Select the Magic Pen see Selecting the Magic Pen on the previous page 2 Using
106. r your t to move the toolbar from the top of the students can t reach the toolbar window to the bottom O TIP If you have a height adjustable wall mount you can also adjust the height of your interactive whiteboard or display so that students can reach it 139 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Issue Recommendation Toolbar buttons described in this documentation don t appear on the toolbar There isn t enough room on your interactive whiteboard or display to display the contents of a page The Page Sorter Gallery Attachments Properties and other tabs disappear whenever you press outside of the tabs Two users are creating or manipulating objects in SMART Notebook software ona SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard One user is using his or her finger The other user is using a pen from the pen tray When the user using the pen presses a button in the toolbar the selected tool or option changes for the user using his or her finger instead If a down arrow v appears on the right side of the toolbar press it to display additional toolbar buttons If your desired button doesn t appear when you click the down arrow v you or another user might have removed the button see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 Don t span more than a few buttons across rows to prevent the toolbar from being wider than the SMART Notebook software window Press View Screens ray and then select Fu
107. re unable to rotate an object if it s locked in place see Locking objects on page 81 e Youre unable to rotate tables CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 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 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 Using the rotating gesture IE To rotate an object around its center 1 2 Select the object 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 86 1 2 Select the object Using one finger on each hand press the screen in the corner you want to rotate the object around Move your fingers in a circle around the corner to rotate the object CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To rotate multiple objects 1 Select 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
108. reating and working with pages on page 19 Pages contain objects Objects are the building blocks of content in SMART Notebook software Basic types of objects include the following Digital ink freehand writing and drawing Shapes and lines CHAPTER 1 Getting started 123 456 789 Text Tables In addition to these basic types of objects you can insert pictures Adobe Flash Player compatible files Adobe Flash Player compatible video files sound files Internet content and widgets in your notebook files This content can come from your own resources from the Gallery or from the SMART Exchange website see Using your own content on page 95 and Using content from SMART resources on page 111 You can manipulate any object in your notebook files using a common set of tasks see Working with objects on page 71 After setting up content in a notebook file you can present that content to your students see Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom on page 115 Using gestures You can interact with objects in SMART Notebook software using the following gestures if supported by your interactive product Swipe left to right Swipe right to left CHAPTER 1 Getting started Zoom in enlarge Zoom out reduce Flick Rotate Group Chapter 2 Creating and working with files Creating files 00 002 0 o ccc ccc cece cece cee cee ee eee eee cee cee cence e eee cence ee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 Opening
109. rface To group objects Quickly shake your finger over the objects three times 88 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To ungroup objects Quickly shake your finger over the group three times Grouping objects automatically 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 the individual letters enabling 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 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 Hl NOTE You can display animated link indicators around all links on a page see Displaying links on page 135 To add a link to a web page 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears 3 Press Web Page and then type the web address in the Address box 89 CHAPTER 5 Working wi
110. rmat CFF F NOTES e SMART Notebook software doesn t include links when you export files as web pages picture files or PDF SMART Notebook software doesn t include attachments when you export files as picture files or PDF To include attachments you must export your file as web pages SMART Notebook software doesn t export files that you attach to your notebook file as aliases If you want to include an attachment attach a copy of the file see Attaching files and web pages on page 103 SMART Notebook software doesn t export some gradient pattern and image effects These effects might appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file E To export a file as web pages 1 Select File gt Export gt Web Page A dialog box appears Browse to where you want to export the file Type a name for the file in the Save As box Press Save CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files To export a file as picture files 1 gt oO Ae N Select File gt Export gt Image Files A dialog box appears Select a folder where you want to export the files Select a picture format in the mage Format drop down list Select a picture size in the mage Size drop down list Type a name for the files in the Save As box Press Save E To export a file as a PDF file 10 1 Select File gt Export gt PDF A dialog box appears Press Thumbnails Handouts or Full Page Optionally type header
111. rnally 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 1 MB in size o SMART Notebook software automatically reduces the file size of pictures over 5 MB or 5 megapixels regardless of which option you choose 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 Notebook gt Preferences A dialog box appears CHAPTER 2 Creating and working with files 2 Select Ask every time insert a large image to have the option of 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 To export an optimized file 1 Select File gt Export Optimized File A dialog box appears 2 Browse to where you want to save the new file 3 Type a name for the file in the Save As box 4 Press Save Undoing and redoing actio
112. rouping objects on page 87 E 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 E TIP You can move an object in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard i To move an Adobe Flash Player compatible file 1 Press the colored bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatible file 2 Drag the file to its new position To flick an object 1 Select the object 2 Quickly flick your finger in any direction 78 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Moving objects to another page You can move objects to another page in a file I To move an object or objects to another page 1 2 If the Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 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 Select the object or objects you want to move Drag the object or objects into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to move the objects to i To move an Adobe Flash Player compatible file to another page If the Page Sorter isn t visible press Page Sorter Li 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 Press the colored bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatible file Drag the file into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to move t
113. row 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 6 Press x To access a group in the Page Sorter 30 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 the 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
114. row gives you access to the same menu as Control clicking the object 72 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects To select an object 1 Press Select 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 might have to unlock the object before you can manipulate it see Locking objects on page 81 To select multiple objects 1 Press Select ko 2 Press the interactive screen and drag until a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to select OR Hold down the Command key and then press the objects you want to select A selection rectangle appears around the selected objects Hl NOTE If you draw a rectangle around multiple objects and some of the objects are locked see Locking objects on page 81 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 81 you select only the unlocked objects A 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 73 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects i Changing objects properties You can change an object
115. rs 2 Press the blue circle again to return to the semi circle E To draw using a pen and the protractor 1 Press Pens tle The Pens tool buttons appear Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Standard Pen or Calligraphy Pen 3 Select a line type 131 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 4 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 Drag the green circle until it shows the correct angle for the first of two intersecting lines Drag the white circle until it shows the correct angle for the second of two intersecting lines o N Press the green arrow in the bottom corner The lines and the angle between them appear as a separate object E To remove the protractor 1 Select the protractor 2 Press the protractor s menu arrow and then select Delete Using the Geodreieck protractor 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 IE To insert a Geodreieck protractor Press Measurement Tools ER and then select Insert Geodreieck pr A Geodreieck protractor appears E To move the protractor Press the inner part of the protractor within the semi circle and then drag the protractor to a different positi
116. rt 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 71 Inserting multimedia files You can insert multimedia files including Adobe Flash Player compatible files video files and sound files into pages Hl NOTE You can also insert multimedia files from the Gallery tab For more information see Finding and using content from the Gallery on page 112 97 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content 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 the file s menu arrow Hl NOTES e 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 Player compatible file from an Internet browser into a page To write on top of
117. rting SMART Notebook software Start SMART Notebook software by pressing Notebook in the Dock Hl NOTE If your computer s display refresh rate is less than 60 Hz a warning message appears when you first start SMART Notebook software You can change the display refresh rate by opening System Preferences gt Displays in Mac OS X operating system software CHAPTER 1 Getting started When you start SMART Notebook software the first time a tutorial file opens automatically You can read the contents of this file to learn more about the software and the new features in the latest release When you re done select File gt New to create a new blank file H NOTE When you start the software subsequent times a new blank file opens automatically To open the tutorial file select Help gt Tutorial For information on working with files see Creating and working with files on page 11 Navigating the user interface The SMART Notebook software user interface consists of the following components e Menu e Toolbar e Tabs Page Sorter Gallery Attachments Properties Add ons and SMART Response e Page area Menu The menu contains all the commands you can use to manipulate files and objects in SMART Notebook software Toolbar The toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands The buttons on the toolbar are organized in panels Hl NOTE The commands in the toolbar are also accessible from the menu See Menu above
118. 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 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 74 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects Press Fill Effects Select a fill style Fill style None transparent Solid color Gradient of two colors Pattern Picture 19 Procedure o Select No fill a 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 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 Select Image fill Press Browse Brow
119. se 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 17 Select Keep image size to keep the picture s size regardless of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object OR Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 5 Optionally drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the object transparent TIP You can also change an object s properties using the property selectors on the toolbar To change an object s fill by first pressing the Fill button 1 Press Fill and then select a color 2 Select the object 3 Repeat step 2 for each object you want to apply the fill to Filling digital ink drawings In addition to filling shapes regular polygons and irregular polygons you can fill areas enclosed by digital ink using the Fill button H NOTES e Tofill an area you must enclose it with a single digital ink path e You re unable to fill an enclosed area if that area is part of a group see Grouping objects on page 87 76 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects e When you fill an enclosed area the fill becomes a separate object which you can move away from the original enclosed area You can fill the e
120. st by pressing the boundary between them and then dragging it up or down You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category Thumbnails in the categories provide preview images of the content e In Pictures pictures appear as thumbnails e In nteractive 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 e In 3D Objects 3D models appear as thumbnails e In Notebook Files and Pages files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper right corner e In Backgrounds and Themes backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower right corner and themes appear as thumbnails You can search for a Gallery item using the keyword search After browsing or searching for a Gallery item you can add it to your notebook file E To browse the Gallery 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Press a category s disclosure triangle to view its subcategories H NoTE You can close a category by pressing the category s disclosure triangle a second time 3 Select a category or subcategory to display its contents 112 CHAPTER 7 Using content from SMART resources To search the Gallery 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Type a keyword into
121. t OR Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object 5 Optionally drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the table transparent 64 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects A To change a table s line style 1 2 Select a table Hl NOTE You can only change the line style of an entire table not individual cells columns or rows Press the table s column s row s or cell s menu arrow and then select Properties 3 Press Line Style 4 Change the table s line style To change a table s text style 1 2 3 4 Select a table column row cell or selection of cells Press the table s column s row s or cell s menu arrow and then select Properties Press Text Style Change the table s text style see Formatting text on page 54 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 65 Press Select k Press the vertical border to the right of the column A resize pointer appears Drag the vertical border to resize the column CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To resize a row 1 Press Select ko 2 Press the horizontal border below the row A resize pointer appears 3 Drag the hor
122. tack 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 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 80 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 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 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 F NOTE If you press a locked object a lock icon i 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 mov
123. ted objects when they re dragged over the activity object see Adding sounds to objects on page 91 Press Done To present a matching lesson activity 1 Drag the objects or have students drag the objects to the activity object o Ifthe object is accepted the accepted object animation plays fade out by default o Ifthe object is rejected the rejected object animation plays bounce back by default 2 Press Add ons press Activity Builder and then press Reset All when you re done E To remove a matching lesson activity 1 Press Add ons and then press Activity Builder 2 Select the activity object and then press Clear Properties 118 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom Creating hide and show lesson activities H NOTE You ll complete the following tasks when creating hide and show lesson activities e Moving objects see Moving objects on page 78 e Locking objects see Locking objects on page 81 e Resizing objects using the scaling gesture see Using the scaling gesture on page 84 You can hide an object and then reveal it using several techniques e Adda 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 123 e Cover the object with digital ink and then erase the digital ink see Writing drawing and erasing digital ink on page 42
124. tg The Pens tool buttons appear N Pen Types button Line types Property selectors 2 Press Pen Types and then select Standard Pen or Calligraphy Pen 3 Select a line type 4 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 129 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom 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 and then select Insert Protractor A protractor appears E To move the protractor Press the inner part of the protractor displayed as a darker shade of blue and then drag the protractor to a different position on the page IE 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 130 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom To display the protractor as a complete circle 1 Press the blue circle next to the 180 label on the inner circle of numbe
125. th objects 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 5 Press OK If you selected Corner icon the 3 icon appears in the lower left corner of the object i To add a link to another page in the file 1 2 Select the object Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears Press Page in this File and then select an option in the Select a page area 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 Press OK If you selected Corner icon the icon appears in the lower left corner of the object E To add a link to a file on your computer 1 2 90 Select the object Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears Press File on this Computer and then type the file s location and name in the File box If you want to attach a copy of the file select Copy of file OR If you want to insert a shortcut to the file select Shortcut to file 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 Press OK If you selected Corner icon the icon appears in the lower left corner of the object CHAPTER 5 Working
126. the Check for updates automatically check box and then type the number of days up to 60 between SPU checks 149 APPENDIX C Updating activating and sending feedback 3 Close the SMART Product Update window If an update is available the next time SPU checks the SMART Product Update window appears automatically and the Update button of the affected product is enabled See the procedure under To install an update below to install the update To check for updates manually 1 Select Help gt Check for Updates and Activation The SMART Product Update window appears 2 Click Check Now If an update is available for a product its Update button is enabled 3 Ifan update is available install it following the procedure under To install an update below I To install an update 1 Open the SMART Product Update window as described in the previous procedures 2 Click the product s row Product details appear These product details include the installed version s number and the update s number date and download size if an update is available O Tip Click View Release Notes to view a summary of the changes in the update and the computer requirements for the update 3 Click Update 4 Follow the on screen instructions to download and install the update IMPORTANT To install updates you must have full administrator access IE To disable automatic checking for updates 1 Select Help gt Check for Updates and Activ
127. the Type search terms here box and then press Search P The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword E To add a Gallery item to your notebook file 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Browse or search for the Gallery item you want to add 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 If 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 smarttech com includes thousands of lesson plans question sets widgets and other content that you can download and then open in SMART Notebook software Hl 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 108 To find and use content from the SMART Exchange website 1 Click SMART Exchange ead The SMART Exchange website opens in your web browser 113 CHAPTER 7 Using content from SMART resources 2 If you re new to the SMART Exch
128. the page Creating custom Creative pen styles SMART Notebook software includes eight Creative pen styles see Writing or drawing digital ink on page 42 In addition to these styles you can create your own styles using pictures or objects on the currently selected page Z70UU Be n 2 Soqoe04 E QOVEVOE Q o i voo r A A A A AA A 45 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To create a custom Creative pen using a picture 1 oo oF ol S 10 46 Press Pens ty The Pens tool buttons appear NNN Pen Types button Line types Property selectors Press Pen Types and then select Creative Pen Select a line type If the Properties tab isn t visible press Properties Press Line Style Select Use a custom stamp image Click Browse The nsert Image File dialog box appears Browse to and select the picture you want to use for the Creative pen style Press Open Write or draw digital ink on the page g TIP o To resume using the default line type select Use the default pattern o Ifyou want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use press Save Tool Properties You can later reset the Creative pen style see Customizing the toolbar on page 143 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To create a custom Creative pen using an object 47 1 Nn oOo oO AQ Press Pens ty The Pens tool buttons appear NNN Pen Types button Line types Property select
129. the pinned web page Page 9 Pin Page Pin the current web page When you first open the notebook file the pinned web page appears in the Internet browser You can return to the pinned page at any time by pressing Return to Pinned Page Q G Reload Reload the current web page T Move Toolbar Change the position of the Internet browser toolbar Using content from other programs If you have content in other 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 101 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 press Paste E 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 press Paste ry Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs You can import content into notebook files from a variety of sources including other whiteboard programs If the other whiteboard program supports the Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format CFF you can e
130. therwise change The objects are grouped Any changes you make an object but when you do so you also move to one object affect the other objects resize or otherwise change other objects Select the objects and then select Format gt Grouping gt Ungroup to ungroup them You can then move resize or otherwise change the individual objects For more information see Grouping objects on page 87 You want to move resize or otherwise change The object is locked which prevents you from an object but can t A lock icon El appears making changes to it To unlock the object instead of a menu arrow when you select the select it press its lock icon a and then select object Unlock For more information see Locking objects on page 81 141 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Issue Recommendation One object on a page covers another As you create objects newer objects cover older objects automatically if the objects are in the same position on the page You can change the order of objects For more information see Rearranging stacked objects on page 80 You want to change this so that the second object covers the first When you fill an object with a picture that is When filling an object with a picture select larger than the object the picture is cut off Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the a object Conversely when you fill an object with a picture that is smaller than the obje
131. tions To insert a mathematical symbol 1 Type text on a page 2 Press More Text Options and then select Insert Symbol 4X The Characters dialog box appears 3 Press acategory A list of symbols appears 4 Press the symbol you want to add to the text 5 Press Insert The symbol appears in the text object Checking the spelling of text objects As you type text SMART Notebook software checks the spelling If you spell a word incorrectly SMART Notebook software underlines the word red You can then right click the word and select the correct spelling from a list of options If you prefer you can disable this feature and check the spelling using the Spelling Check dialog box To disable automatic spell checking 1 Press Text A 2 Press More Text Options AC and then select Check Spelling abe 56 CHAPTER 4 Creating basic objects To manually check spelling of a text object Select the text object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Check Spelling If SMART Notebook software finds a misspelled word the Spelling Check dialog box appears This dialog box displays the misspelled word and suggests alternatives For each misspelled word do one of the following 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
132. type 43 Magic 124 127 Shape Recognition 50 Standard type 42 pentagons 48 49 pictures about 96 creating transparent areas in 97 exporting files to 15 inserting from a SMART Document 96 Camera inserting from files 96 reducing file sizes of 17 PNG files 14 96 polygons 49 PowerPoint 60 presenting 115 printers 16 protractors 130 Q Quick Time files 100 R rectangles 48 50 regular polygons 49 resize handle 83 rulers 128 S Screen Shades 68 123 set squares See Geodreieck protractors shapes about 48 156 creating with the Regular Polygons 49 tools creating with the Shape Recognition 50 Pen tool creating with the Shapes tool 48 shortcuts See aliases Single User mode 137 SMART Document Cameras 96 SMART Exchange 113 sound files 91 spell checker 56 spotlight 127 squares 48 50 stacks of objects 80 straight lines 51 SWF files See Adobe Flash files T T squares See Geodreieck protractors tables about 58 adding cell shades to 68 adding columns rows or cells to 66 adding objects to 60 chaning properties for 63 creating 58 moving 63 removing 69 removing cell shades from 68 removing columns rows or cells from 66 selecting 61 splitting or merging cells in 67 teaching 115 text checking spelling of 56 converting handwriting to 53 cutting or copying 57 editing 54 including mathematical symbols in 56 resizing 55 typing 92 INDEX themes applying 38 creating 39 thumbnails In printouts 16 in the Page Sorter
133. urrent page A Magic Pen Create objects that slowly fade open a magnification window or open a spotlight window see Using the Magic Pen on page 124 24 CHAPTER 3 Creating and working with pages Displaying pages in Transparent Background view Using Transparent Background view you can see the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open transparent page 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 page in Transparent Background view Press View Screens Leal and then select Transparent Background 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 Page l of L iy es Cle 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 al Pens and Write or draw digital ink on the current page Highlighters q Previous Page Display the previous page
134. with objects To add a link to an attachment 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The nsert Link dialog box appears 3 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 5 Press OK If you selected Corner icon the icon appears in the lower left corner of the object To remove a link 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Link The Insert Link dialog box appears 3 Press Remove Link Adding sounds to objects You can add a sound to any object except Adobe Flash Player compatible files and widgets by attaching a sound file or recording a sound using a computer microphone You can play the sound 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 100 To add a sound file to an object 1 Select the object 2 Press the object s menu arrow and then select Sound A dialog box appears 91 CHAPTER 5 Working with objects 3 Press Choose File 6 The Open dialog box appears Browse to and select the sound
135. wn indicates that the product s status is unknown 2 Click Activate in the product s row 3 Follow the on screen instructions to activate the product To view product keys 1 Select Help gt Check for Updates and Activation The SMART Product Update window appears 151 APPENDIX C Updating activating and sending feedback 2 Select Tools gt View Product Keys The Product Keys dialog box appears 3 Click OK when you re done viewing the product keys Hl NOTE Alternatively you can view the product keys for a single product by clicking the product s name in the SMART Product Update window and then clicking Product Keys Sending feedback to SMART When you start SMART Notebook software for the first time a dialog box could appear asking whether you want to join the SMART Customer Experience Program If you choose to join the program SMART Notebook software sends information to SMART that helps us improve the software for future releases After starting SMART Notebook software for the first time you can enable or disable this feature through the Help menu You can also send feature request e mails to SMART E To enable the Customer Experience Program tracking feature Select Help gt Customer Experience Program gt Feedback tracking ON E To disable the Customer Experience Program tracking feature Select Help gt Customer Experience Program gt Feedback tracking OFF To send a feature request e mail
136. xport a CFF file from the program and then import that CFF file into SMART Notebook software Hl NOTE You can also export CFF files see Exporting files on page 14 E To import CFF files 1 Select File gt Import gt All Common File Format Files IWB A dialog box appears 2 Browse to and select the file you want to import 3 Press Open The file opens 102 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content Attaching files and web pages You can attach copies of files aliases for 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 Hl NOTES e You can also link a file or web page to an object on a page see Adding links to objects on page 89 e As an alternative to attaching a link to a web page you can also insert an Internet browser in your notebook file See nserting Internet browsers on page 101 E To attach a copy of a file 1 Ifthe Attachments tab isn t visible press Attachments a 2 Press Insert File p at the bottom of the Attachments tab The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the file you want to attach 4 Select Copy of File 5 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
137. y 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 To connect to a Team Content category 1 Ifthe Gallery isn t visible press Gallery m 2 Press Click here for more Gallery options Fi and then select Connect to Team Content The Connect to Team Content dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the folder containing the Team Content category you want to connect to and then press Open The Team Content category appears in the Gallery To contribute to a Team Content category Add content to a Team Content category as you do to the My Content category see Adding your content to the Gallery on page 105 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 112 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 108 CHAPTER 6 Using your own content using the SMART Exchange website exchange smarttech com To share a notebook file on the SMART Exchange website 1 2 109 Open the notebook file you want to share Select File gt Share on SMART Exchange A dialog box appears
138. your finger or a pen write or draw objects on the interactive screen The objects slowly fade To set the number of seconds before the object fades 1 Select the Magic Pen see Selecting the Magic Pen on the previous page 2 Ifthe Properties tab isn t visible press Properties 3 Press Fill Effects 4 Select the number of seconds before the object fades in the Fade time drop down list 1 TIP You can save your changes to the Magic Pen tool s default settings by clicking Save Tool Properties see Saving tool settings on page 77 Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window You can open a magnification window using the Magic Pen F NOTE You can magnify the screen outside of SMART Notebook software 125 CHAPTER 8 Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom E To open a magnification window 1 Select the Magic Pen see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 124 2 Using your finger or a pen draw a square or rectangle on the interactive screen A magnification window appears _ es TIP You can draw a square but have it fade rather than open a magnification window by using the Standard pen type see Writing or drawing fading digital ink on page 44 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

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