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2008 Apex AVSI. SMART Board, SMART Notebook and SMART Pen Tray are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. 2

Table Of Contents: Using the SMART Board Starting the SMART Board ........................................... 3 Help Button ................................................................. 3 Controlling Projected Applications ............................ 3 Orienting the SMART Board ........................................ 4 Floating Toolbar .......................................................... 5 Floating Toolbar Icons ................................................ 5 Customizing the Floating Toolbar ............................... 6 On-screen Keyboard .................................................. 6 Digital Ink Layer........................................................... 7 Saving Digital Annotations ......................................... 8 Ink Layer Options ........................................................ 5

Ink Aware Applications

What is an Ink Aware Application? ............................ 10 Saving Annotations into Word & Excel ....................... 10 Running a PowerPoint Presentation ........................... 11 Saving PowerPoint Annotations ................................. 11 Restoring Lost Annotations (PowerPoint only)............ 11

SMART Notebook

Welcome Centre ........................................................ 12 Using SMART Notebook .............................................. 13 SMART Notebook Toolbar ........................................... 14 SMART Notebook Toolbar Icons ................................. 14 Customizing the Notebook Toolbar ........................... 15 Using Notebook in Electronic Whiteboard Mode ...... 15 Dual Page Display ...................................................... 16 Side Tabs ..................................................................... 16 Page Sorter View ........................................................ 17 Page Drop Down Menu ............................................. 17 Objects in Notebook .................................................. 18 Selecting Objects in Notebook .................................. 18 Object Drop Down Menu ........................................... 18 Drop Down Menu Options ......................................... 19 Linking Objects ........................................................... 20 Show All Links .............................................................. 21 Linking Sound to an Object ........................................ 22 Handwriting Recognition ............................................ 22 Converting Text into other Languages ...................... 22 Editing Text in Notebook ............................................. 23 Drawing Tools .............................................................. 23 Pen and Line Tools ...................................................... 24 Eraser ........................................................................... 24 Drawing Shapes .......................................................... 24 Perfect Shapes Pen .................................................... 25 Magic Pen .................................................................. 25 Properties Tab ............................................................. 26 Fill Effects ..................................................................... 27 Changing Background Colour ................................... 28 Transparency .............................................................. 28 Line Style ..................................................................... 29

SMART Notebook Continued Object Animation ......................................................... 29 Page Recording ............................................................ 30 Inserting Tables into Notebook ..................................... 31 Table Properties ............................................................ 31 Adding Text and Objects to Table Cells....................... 32 Cell Shades ................................................................... 32 The Notebook Gallery ................................................... 33 Objects in the Notebook Gallery ................................ 34 My Content .................................................................. 35 Gallery Content Properties .......................................... 35 Page Grouping ............................................................ 36 Organizing Groups ....................................................... 37 Groups and the Page Sorter........................................ 37 Themes ......................................................................... 38 Applying Themes ......................................................... 39 Inserting Images into Notebook .................................. 39 Capture Toolbar........................................................... 40 Saving Notebook Files .................................................. 41 Importing PowerPoint into Notebook .......................... 41 SMART Notebook Print Capture .................................. 41 Exporting Notebook Files ............................................. 42 Emailing Notebook Files ............................................... 42 Printing Notebook Files................................................. 43

Other SMART Board Tools

Spotlight Feature ........................................................... 44 Screen Shade ................................................................ 44 Magnifier ....................................................................... 45 SMART Video Player ...................................................... 46 SMART Recorder ........................................................... 47

Trouble Shooting ........................................................ 48



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Using the SMART Board: To start the SMART Board:

Make sure the SMART Software is loaded onto the PC or laptop which is connected to the SMART Board. SMART Software can be downloaded free of charge at www.smarttech.com/support/software/index.asp

Turn on the computer and projector. The SMART Board draws power from the computer and will be activated automatically – you do not need to turn it on or off.

Log on, if required, using the computer keyboard.

Help Button

If the pen tray features a Help Button (circular button below the easer), press it to launch the Help and Support for Your Interactive Whiteboard dialog box.

Controlling Projected Applications:

Touch the SMART Board to control applications with your finger in the same way you would control an application with your mouse at your desktop computer. One touch of your finger equals one click of a left mouse button. To double-click, double-tap on the SMART Board.

To right-click, look at the two buttons located at the front of the Pen Tray TM. The right one is the right mouse-click button. Press the button, and your first touch (only) on the SMART Board will bring up a right mouse-click menu. Your next touch will return to a left mouse-click position.

The right mouse-click button is on the front of the pen tray below the eraser

Align/Orient the SMART Board (see next section). Help Centre: press to be taken to SMART’s online help website. Technical Support: press to be taken to the tech support dialog box. Here you will find all the information you need for contacting SMART’s technical support.


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Orienting the SMART Board:

When starting up the SMART Board, take a moment to check the orientation by touching the SMART Board in the corners and centre to see if the cursor is meeting the tip of your finger where it touches the SMART Board.

If the cursor is not meeting your fingertip, you will need to Orient the SMART Board. The SMART Board Driver should already be running in the Windows Notification Area (see first section).

Touch the SMART Board Tools icon. The SMART Board Tools menu will appear. Touch to select Orient. Another method of launching the Orientation Screen is to press and hold the keyboard and right mouse button on the front of the Pen Tray

TM simultaneously. What causes the SMART Board to be misaligned?

§ People pressing buttons on the projector

§ Moving the projector or SMART Board

§ Zooming in and out on the screen with the projector remote

§ ‘Room Shake’ caused by: a slamming door, heavy objects moved across the floor above. The natural sway of tall office buildings will build up over time (6 mos. to a year)and may misalign the projected image.

The Orientation screen will appear.

Starting in the upper left corner, use one of the pens to press firmly on the yellow centre of each red cross in the order they light up (top to bottom for each of the three columns, left to right). The Orientation is based on the release point, not where you first touch. When you have pressed the final cross the Orientation screen will disappear.

Note: No warning will appear if you miss the centre of the cross. It is up to you to notice.

If you have made a mistake, push either of the buttons located on the front of the Pen Tray TM (the keyboard and right mouse buttons). Either button will move to the previous cross so you can make a correction.

If the front-projection SMART Board is on a floor stand and/or the projector is portable (not mounted permanently), it must be oriented every time you set it up.

Press firmly in the center of each cross.

It is advisable to use a pen instead of your finger, as the pen has a finer point and will give better accuracy.



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Floating Toolbar

The SMART Board Floating Tools (see picture right) should appear on the desktop. To hide the Floating Toolbar, press the Black arrow icons on the toolbar’s handle. The Floating Toolbar will disappear from view, with just the handle remaining visible. Press the handlebar to restore the full Floating Tools.

To remove both the Floating Toolbar and the toolbar handle from the screen press on the SMART Board Driver Icon and select Hide Floating Tools from the menu; select Show Floating Tools to restore the Floating Toolbar.

If you need to open the SMART Board driver, or launch the Floating Tools click on Start, Programs, SMART Technologies, SMART Board Drivers, then SMART Board Tools. The SMART Board Driver (top right picture) icon will appear in the Windows Notification Area. Open your application software and begin your meeting or presentation.

Floating Toolbar Icons:

Press to return to cursor/mouse mode.

Digital Ink. Select ink colour then write on the SMART Board with your finger

Digital Highlighter. Select highlighter colour then draw on the SMART Board with your finger.

Eraser Tool. Select the size of eraser you would like (small, medium or large) and erase the desired area with your finger.

Straight Line tool. Select your desired Straight Line tool then draw with your finger.

Draw a preformed shape; select your shape.

Right click feature. Press to activate right click option. Your next screen press will be a right mouse click.

Press to launch the on screen keyboard.

Press to launch the Notebook Software.

Undo your previous action. Also, press to restore your Digital Ink Layer annotations.

Press to open the Customize Floating Tool Bar Dialog Box.

SMART Board Driver Icon

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Customize Floating Tools:

You can customize the Floating Toolbar as needed. Right Click on the Toolbar or press the Customize Toolbar Icon to activate the Customize Toolbar Dialog Box.

To remove an item from the Toolbar, drag it from its location on the Toolbar into the Customize Dialog Box. To add an item to the Floating Toolbar, drag the item from the Customize Dialog Box to a position on the Floating Toolbar.

When you are finished customizing, press the Done button in the lower right hand corner.

Should you wish to return to the default Toolbar, press the Restore Defaults button in the lower left hand corner.

The On-screen Keyboard

You can enter and edit text using the on-screen keyboard. Press the keyboard button located at the front of the Pen Tray TM to call it up. The on-screen keyboard will appear on the screen.

The on-screen keyboard defaults to lower-case letters. To capitalize a letter, press either one of the shift keys and release, then type the letter. The capital will be inserted at the cursor point. There also is a Caps Lock key if you want to type in all upper-case letters.

The on-screen keyboard is fully functional – it will also do shortcuts (CTRL + X to cut, CTRL + S to save, etc.). Just remember that like the rest of the SMART Board, the keyboard will only accept one touch at a time. Press the CTRL key, release it, then press the appropriate letter key to perform your shortcut.

There are several different types of keyboards. Click the drop-down arrow and pick one from the list.



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Digital Ink Layer:

Pick up a stylus from the Pen Tray TM. Once a pen has been removed from its holder the Digital Ink Layer will appear while on the desktop, while using your internet browser or when using many common applications. The transparency layer is identified by a white border around the outside of the screen and a three-button toolbar in the upper right hand corner (see next section). Use the pen to write on top of any projected image. You will not alter the file in any way by writing on it.

Press firmly on the SMART Board when writing. Remember that the SMART Board will accept only one touch at a time - only the tip of the pen or your finger should touch the SMART Board. You cannot rest your elbow, wrist, or the side of your hand on the SMART Board when writing.

When you are finished, return the stylus to the Pen Tray TM. After returning the pen to the Pen Tray TM your next screen press will bring up a menu for capturing your writing.

To save an image of your writing on to a new Notebook page, select Save Ink (see next section for more information). To quickly clear your annotations, but keep the Digital Ink Layer active, press Clear Ink. To remove your writing and close the Digital Ink Layer select Close Ink Layer.

If you accidentally clear your notes you can restore them by pressing the Click Here to Restore Writing thumbnail (bottom right hand corner of the screen). Note: The Click Here…thumbnail remains on the

screen for only five seconds.

If you miss the Click Here… thumbnail, launch the Floating Toolbar (see page 1) and press on the Undo button to restore your notes and/or drawings.

White Border

Digital Ink Layer Toolbar

Close Digital Ink Layer

Capture Ink Layer to Notebook

Clear annotations



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Saving Annotations from the Digital Ink Layer into Notebook:

You can also save a copy of your Digital Ink Layer into Notebook by returning all pens to the Pen Tray TM. Your next screen press will launch an on-screen menu. Select Save Ink, from the menu to capture a copy of your notes into Notebook.

Every time a stylus is picked up (outside Notebook, Word, PowerPoint, or Excel), the Digital Ink Layer Toolbar will appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

The Camera button will allow you to quickly capture a snapshot of your Digital Ink Layer into Notebook.

If you wish to capture a specific area of the Digital Ink Layer you will need to Launch the Capture Toolbar. Press the SMART Board Driver Icon located in the Windows Notification area. Select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar from the menu.

Press the Area Capture button on the Screen Capture Toolbar (see picture right) to take a copy of what you have written. Press in the upper left hand corner of the item you wish to capture. Drag to select what part of the screen you would like to save; everything

within the rectangle will be captured. (Notebook will automatically start up if it was not already running). Press the Area Capture button; then press anywhere, once only, on the screen to capture a copy of the entire screen, including your writing, into Notebook. (Notebook will automatically start up if it was not already running). Remember that although the screen captures look exactly like a working computer screen, they are only pictures. You cannot operate icons from a screen capture picture. The image containing your annotations can now be saved in the Notebook file or cut and pasted into another application.

Please note that capturing the Digital Ink Layer using the Camera button on the Digital Ink Layer Toolbar or selecting Save Ink from the on screen menu will capture a full screen image.



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Ink Layer Options:

It is possible to change some of the features of the Digital Ink Layer. Pick up a pen from the Pen Tray TM to activate the Digital Ink Layer. Once the Ink Layer has appeared, touch the screen to bring up Ink Layer Menu. Select Ink Layer Options… from the menu.

The Ink Layer Options Dialog Box will appear on the screen. Use the boxes beside each option to change the features of the Digital Ink Layer as you wish. Deselect Show border around Ink Layer if you do not wish the white border to show when the Ink Layer is activated. Removing the Allow pop-up balloon messages will stop the Click Here to Restore Writing title from appearing. If you wish to hide the Digital Ink Layer toolbar, deselect the Show the Screen Capture, Clear and Close buttons options.

Selecting Close Ink Layer with Pointer, will automatically clear the Ink layer with your first non- pen touch (similar to the way the transparency layer functioned in version 9.5). Always Save Ink will automatically take a screen capture of the Digital Ink Layer whenever the Ink Layer is closed.

Once you have made your changes, press the Ok button. The changes will take affect once the dialog box has been closed.



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Ink Aware Applications: What is an Ink Aware Application:

Ink Aware applications allow you to write and save your notes directly into a file without using the Notebook Software. Word, Excel and Power Point are the three most common Ink Aware Applications. For a full list of Ink Aware applications select the Ink Aware button from the control panel on the SMART Board.

Saving Annotations into Word and Excel:

To add annotations or text to Word or Excel, look for the SMART Aware toolbar near the top left of the program, beneath the regular toolbars.

The Camera button will capture a picture of the active window and insert it into Notebook as an image. To use: annotate on the screen; then press the camera button.

Press the Insert as drawing button to save the writing in its current form and attach it to the file as a drawing. When you put the pen down and touch the SMART Board, your writing will not disappear. It is a separate object which can be moved or deleted as desired. To use: Pick up a pen, annotate on the screen; then press the Insert as Drawing button. The image will be inserted into the document. Note: Microsoft Word must be in Page Layout view to capture the annotations.

Press the Insert as Text button to convert the annotation to text and insert it at the insertion point (Word) or selected cell (Excel). To use: Place your cursor where you wish the text to appear; write anywhere on the screen; finally press the Insert as Text button. Your handwriting will be converted to typed text. Note: Microsoft Word must be in Page Layout view to capture the annotations.

Press to automatically insert your drawings as an image in your document as you write.



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To run a PowerPoint presentation on the SMART Board:

Open your PowerPoint presentation as normal. When in Design Mode your presentation will function as usual. To use the SMART Ink Aware features, select Slide Show from the View menu or press the Slide Show icon in the bottom left.

You will need to use a Double Press to advance through your slides. To Double Press, touch the SMART Board twice to advance the slides. Double press is directional – if you touch from left to right, the slides will move forward; touch right to left and the slides will move backward. There is also a Navigation bar with arrows you can use to move between slides.

You can write on your presentation at any time. If desired, save your annotation into SMART Notebook or directly into your PowerPoint slide (see next section).

Note: If you put the stylus back in the Pen Tray without saving the annotation, your writing will disappear the next time you touch the screen.

PowerPoint Presentation: Saving Annotations

PowerPoint must be in presentation (slideshow) mode.

Pick up a pen and write on your presentation. Remember, if you do not save your writing it will disappear if you touch the screen after you have returned the pen to the Pen Tray TM.

Unlike Word and Excel, when you write on the SMART Board, the Save/Print toolbar does not appear. Instead, these functions have been integrated into the middle button of the Presentation Toolbar that appears in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

Press the middle button on the Presentation Toolbar. A menu will appear (right).

The first option is Saving Ink Notes. This will take a picture of the entire screen and insert it into Notebook.

The second option is Insert Drawing as Image. This will make your annotation into an object that stays on the slide, which you can cut or delete at any time in design mode. Touch to select whichever option you prefer.

Please note: This toolbar is inactive if you are using the read-only PowerPoint slide view.

Menu items are located

in the middle button

If your writing disappears before you save (in slideshow view):

Press the middle button on the Navigation bar and select Restore Annotations from the menu. Only the LAST set of annotations that were on the screen will be restored. After you restore your annotations, remember to save them!



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SMART Notebook Software Welcome Center:

Double-click the SMART Notebook icon on the Desktop OR access through Start, Programs, SMART Technologies, Notebook Software or Notebook Software 10.

When launching Notebook, the Welcome to Notebook Software Screen will appear. Use the Quick Start Tab to quickly access some of the more common Notebook/SMART Board features. The Welcome Screen can be accessed at anytime by clicking on the SMART Board Driver Icon and selecting Welcome to Notebook.

Open a saved Notebook Document

Launch SMART Conferencing software. Note: Conferencing Software must be purchased separately.

Click to launch the Orientation screen.

Your last four opened Notebook documents.

If you do not want the Welcome Screen to open every time you launch the Notebook software uncheck the box.

Click to access, the connection wizard, product support, hardware settings and so on. Select the language you wish to use for your SMART Menus and handwriting recognition.



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Using Notebook:

When you open a new Notebook document, Notebook will open to a blank page. Note: To access the SMART Two Minute Notebook tutorial, please visit www.smarttech.com/Trainingcenter

This is your work area

SMART Notebook Toolbar

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SMART Notebook Toolbar:

The Notebook Toolbar gives you access to a number of different tools that can be used while working within the Notebook document. The default position of the toolbar is at the top of the page. However, the tool bar can be moved to the bottom of the screen by pressing the double-ended vertical arrow located at the end of the toolbar. To restore the tool bar to its default position, press the double-ended arrow a second time.

Toolbar Icons:

Previous Page/Next Page

Delete a selected object

Insert a Table

Shapes Tools

Add a page

Screen Shade

Cursor

Perfect Shape Tool

Open a saved Notebook File

Full Screen View

Pen Tool

Magic Pen Tool

Save

Dual Page View/Single Page View

Creative Pen

Fill Object or Shape

Paste

Launch the Screen Capture Toolbar

Eraser Tool

Text Box

Undo/Redo

Display the SMART Document Camera image

Straight Line Tool

Insert Senteo Question

Launch Properties Tab

Adjust Volume

Instant Conferencing

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Customizing the Notebook Toolbar:

The Notebook Toolbar can be customized as needed. Right Click on the Toolbar to activate the Customize Toolbar Dialog Box.

To remove an item from the Toolbar, drag it from its location on the Toolbar into the Customize Dialog Box.

To add an item to the Notebook Toolbar, drag the item from the Customize Dialog Box to a position on the Toolbar.

When you are finished customizing, press the Done button in the lower right hand corner.

Should you wish to return to the default Toolbar, press the Restore Defaults button in the lower left hand corner.

Customize Dialog Box

Using Notebook in Electronic Whiteboard Mode:

To use Notebook as an electronic whiteboard simply press the Full Screen View button in the Notebook Toolbar. The menu bar, toolbar and side tabs will disappear, leaving you with a

full sized white screen. Use the Navigation bar (see picture at left) to navigate through the various pages in your document. A single press on either one of the arrows will take you to the

previous page or to the next page.

Press the Three Dot button to display a drop-down menu. Select your desired tools or options from the menu. Press the Insert blank Page option to add a new page to your Notebook file.

Press the Minimize button on the Navigation bar to return to the design mode.



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Dual Page Display:

Using the Dual Page Display two Notebook pages can be displayed simultaneously. To do so press the Dual Page Display button (see

picture left) on the Toolbar. You can also select the View menu, Zoom, Dual Page Display. The workspace area will display your currently selected page on the right and the preceding page on the left.

Use the page forward and backward buttons to move through your slides. The right hand page will move to the left and the next page will appear on the right as you advance through the slides.

To lock one page in place use the Pin Page feature. To do this, select View, Zoom, Pin Page from the Notebook software menu. Note: The page that was displayed on the left will become the pinned page.

To return to single page view, simply press the Single Page Display button on the Toolbar.

Side Tabs:

There are four tabs (Page Sorter View, Gallery, Attachments and Properties) on the side of the Notebook interface (shown below on the right-hand side of the work area). Press on each tab to display a different tab. Click the double-ended horizontal arrow to move the tabs from one side of the work area to the other.

Side Tabs (Page Sorter view shown)

Doubled ended arrow, press to move side tabs from side to side



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Page Sorter View

Click the Page Sorter tab to view a thumbnail image of each page in the Notebook file, to navigate to a different page, to create page groups or to reorder the pages.

Page Drop Down Menu:

From your thumbnail view on the side of your screen select the page you wish to view. A blue boarder will appear around the selected page. Press the Page Drop Down Menu. From the Page Drop Down Menu you will be able to: delete the selected page from your lesson/presentation, quickly remove any items from the page (clear page), add a blank page immediately after the active page, and title your page.

You can also add the selected page to your gallery. For more information on adding gallery content please see the My Content section.

Press the doubled headed arrow to move the side tabs from left/right.

Pages appear as thumbnails down the right side.

To select a page to work on press the thumbnail icon.

To change the page order, touch on the page you want to move and drag it to the desired

If you have several pages and want to see them all at once, touch the margin of the page sorter until you see a two-headed arrow. Drag the margin to the desired width.

Use the blue arrows to navigate between slides.

Press to add a page to your document Press the red X to delete a selected object

Double press on the date and time, below the page thumbnail to rename the page

The blue border around the thumbnail indicates the active page. Page content will be displayed in the Workspace area.



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Objects in Notebook:

Notebook is object oriented software. This means anything that you place in the work area can be modified. Examples of objects are: digital pictures, maps, clip art and text. You can create objects by writing or drawing in the work area or by importing images stored on your PC.

Selecting objects in Notebook:

Insert or draw an item on your workspace area. This is your object. To select your object, drag your finger diagonally across it (from top left to bottom right) or touch on one of the penstrokes.

A selection box will apear around the object. Once an object is selected, you can move it around the workspace area, resize it, rotate it, drag and drop it to another page in Notebook, or even to another program.

The green circle at the top allows you to rotate the object. Touch the circle until you see a circular arrow appear in it, then drag the circle to rotate it in the direction you desire.

The white circle allows you to resize an object. Touch on it until you see a two-headed arrow appear; then drag your finger until the object becomes the size that you want.

Object Drop Down Menu:

Once your object has been selected, press the Object Menu Button. A drop down menu will appear. This menu contains all the actions that can be performed on an object. You can also access this menu by performing a right click on the object.

Drag finger diagonally to select

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Drop Down Menu Options:

Recognize Shape

Takes a handdrawn shape (circle, triangle or rectangle/square) and converts it into a “perfect” computer generated shape.

Clone Creates an exact duplicate of the object. It is the one step equivalent of the copy and paste functions.

Locking

Locks your object in place. Once it has been locked, it cannot be moved around the page or altered in any way. Allow Move: Allows the object to be moved about the page, but its properties cannot be modified. Allow Move and Rotate: Allows the object to be rotated and moved around the page, but its properties cannot be altered.

Grouping Takes a single object and breaks it down into multiple objects if you had previously grouped them or turns multiple items into a single object.

Flip Flip an object either left/right or up/down.

Order Stack objects on top of one another. Then use the order function to change the object’s positon within the pile.

Infinite Cloner

Turns your object into a base from which you can drag multiple copies.



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Linking Objects:

Any object in Notebook can be linked to a website, another Notebook page, a file residing on your computer or a file residing in the Attachments tab.

Touch to select the item to be linked. In the objects drop-down menu select Link.

The Link dialog box will open. Select the type of link you would like to add. Enter the link (website address, select the file etc.) Choose to make the link either a corner icon or the object itself. Touch OK when finished. To remove the link press the Remove Link button in the bottom left corner.

If the Launch by clicking: Corner Icon was selected; the object will now appear with an icon in the bottom left corner signifying the link. Touch on the icon at any time to follow the link.

If Launch by clicking: Object was selected there will be no corner icon, press anywhere on the abject to activate the link.

Link an object to a web page. Once the link is attached to the object, every time you press it your Internet browser will be launched and the desired page displayed.

Link to another page in your Notebook lesson/presentation.

Link to a file stored on your computer that relates to your lesson/presentation.

Link to a file you have stored in the Attachments tab.



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Show all Links:

If you are working with a Notebook file that you have not recently used or that someone else created, you can use the Show All Links feature to be sure that you have not overlooked any links that are hidden by surrounding objects.

Show All Links will cause all the linked objects on the page to flash.

To activate this feature, select View, Show All Links. This will identify all the links on the current page.

Select View, Show All Links When Page Opens. This will highlight the links each time you open the page during the current session.

Linking a Sound to an Object:

Any object in Notebook can have sound linked to it. Touch to select the item wanted for audio addition. In the items drop-down menu select Sound.

The Sound dialog box will open. Select Browse. Search for the mp3 file to you would like to attach to the selected object. Touch OK when finished. To remove the sound press the Remove Sound button in the bottom left corner.

If the Launch by clicking: Corner Icon was selected; the object will now appear with an icon in the bottom left corner signifying the attached mp3 file. Touch the icon at any time to play the audio.

If Launch by clicking: Object was selected there will be no corner icon, press anywhere on the abject to activate the sound file. Press anywhere on the object to play the audio file.



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Handwriting Recognition in SMART Notebook:

Pick up a pen and write on the SMART Board. When you are done, put the pen back in the Pen Tray TM.

To select your writing, drag your finger diagonally across it (from top left to bottom right) or touch on one of the penstrokes.

To convert your handwriting to text, press the Menu arrow in the top right corner of the selection box.

A pull-down menu with different “translations” of your writing will appear (as well as formatting options). Choose one and click on it; your writing will be converted to text. Once your writing has been converted to text use the object’s drop down menu to check spelling.

Converting Text into Languages other than English:

The default language for the handwriting recognition software in Notebook is English. However, you have the option of selecting from several different languages.

To change the language setting: write your word in the Notebook workspace area; then press the Menu arrow in the top right corner of the selection box. Underneath the three or four “Recognize” options there is a sub menu titled Recognize As. Bring up the Recognize As menu and select your language from the list.

Drag finger diagonally to select

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Editing Text in SMART Notebook:

To adjust font attributes, double click the text. A standard text box will appear around the text and the fonts menu will appear above it. Highlight the text to be edited and select the options you like. Your text will change as you select different options. Touch outside the text box when you are finished and your changes will take effect.

To edit text: place the cursor anywhere within the text by touch or drag to select your writing and it will be replaced when you type. You edit text using the on-screen keyboard or the keyboard attached to your computer.

Drawing Tools:

Notebook has several drawing tools. Each one of the five drawing tools has a drop-down menu from which you can select a variety of options.

Note: Every time you finish using a tool, you MUST select the pointer/cursor tool. Otherwise you will remain in drawing mode.

Superscript/ Subscript

Justification settings

Bullet options

Mathematical symbols (Press and a new menu bar will appear)

Fonts Menu

Attributes: font, size, bold, etc. Rotate

Check Spelling



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Pen and Line Tools:

The drawing tools contain three different pen options. The Pen Tool, the Creative Pen and the Straight Line Tool. Touch the pen icon. A selection of line styles will appear below the pen button. Select an option from the menu and draw with your finger.

The Pen Tool menu contains four solid pen options, two dashed pen options and two highlighters.

Both the Pen Tool and the Straight Line Tool are customizable. Select the option you wish to customize then press the Properties Tab. Make your modification; then press the Save Tool Properties button at the bottom of the Properties tab.

The Creative Pens are not customizable. However, the last three creative pen options work as both line tools and stamps.

Eraser:

Select the Eraser button from the toolbar. A menu with three eraser options will appear. Select an eraser size (small, medium or large) and erase the desired area with your finger.

Drawing Shapes in Notebook:

Touch the Shapes button and a selection of different shapes will appear. Touch the shape you want, and drag your finger across the SMART Board until the shape is the desired size.

Press on the black Cursor button when you are finished, otherwise the drawing object remains active (i.e. you will continue to get the shape every time you touch the SMART Board). You will need to be in cursor mode to select the object and make any changes.

Pen Tool

Creative Pen

Straight Line Toll

Drag finger diagonally until object is desired

size

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Perfect Shapes Pen:

The Perfect Shapes Pen will allow you to draw basic shapes (rectangle, circle or triangle) and have them quickly converted into a perfect computer drawn shape. Select the Perfect Shapes Pen from the tool

bar and draw you shape on the screen. Once the shape has been completed it will quickly “snap” to its computer generated shape (see pictures at left).

You can achieve the same effect by drawing your shape and selecting Recognize Shape from the Object Drop Down Menu.

Magic Pen:

The Magic Pen will allow you to quickly magnify, spotlight and write in disappearing ink. Select the Magic Pen from the toolbar. Once the Magic Pen is selected drawing a circle will activate the Spotlight Feature, drawing a rectangle will activate the Magnifier. Writing on the

screen with the magic pen will activate the Disappearing Ink feature. Disappearing Ink will appear on the screen for five seconds only and then slowly begin to fade away.

Magnifier – draw a

rectangle with the Magic Pen

Spotlight – draw a circle with the Magic

Pen

Disappearing Ink – Write on the screen with the Magic Pen. Note: When writing “0”, “O” or “o” in Magic Pen Mode it is advisable to add a tail to your letter/number otherwise you will activate the spotlight feature.



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Properties Tab:

Each object on the workspace area can be modified in several different ways. Shapes can have different line and fill colours or be made transparent. Objects can be animated.

Select the object you wish to modify, then select the Properties Tab (see picture at left). Or select the item and touch the Menu arrow, then select Properties at the bottom of the menu.

Your property options will vary depending on the type of object you have selected. The properties for each type of object are shown below.

Property options for text.

Property options for the Workspace area.

Property options for the Pen tool and Straight Line Tool.

Property options for images and Gallery Content.

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Fill Effects:

To change the fill of an object, select the object and click on the Properties Tab. Be sure that the Fill Effects bar is highlighted.

Select your fill styles from the options: Solid Fill, Gradient Fill, Pattern Fill or Image Fill.

Solid Fill

Fill colour: Yellow

Gradient Fill

Colour one: white

Colour two: yellow

Gradient Style: Horizontal

Pattern Fill

Diagonal Line fill style.

Select Forground colur and

Background colour to change the fill

and pattern colours.

Image Fill

Select browse and use the dialog box that appears to find and

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Changing Workspace Background Colour:

You can change the background of your workspace area. Make sure none of the objects on your Notebook page are selected. Open up the Properties Tab. Make sure the Fill Effects heading is selected. Use the Fill Options and colour palette to change your background colour.

Transparency:

To make an object transparent, touch to select it. Under the Fill Effects use the Object Transparency Slider to adjust the transparency of the object.

Non Transparent 50% Transparent 20% Transparent 80% Transparent



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Line Style:

When an object or line is selected and the Properties Tab is active you can change the colour, thickness, style, starting format and ending option. To modify the line style, select the Line Style heading then use the formatting options to change the colour, thickness, and line style options.

Line Style will also change text colour, if a text box is selected.

Object Animation:

Object animation allows you to add movement to text, images, gallery content, shapes and any items created with the pen tools.

Select the object you wish to animate, open the Properties Tab, and select the Object Animation heading. Using the drop-down menus, select the animation type direction and speed. Next, select the animation timing from the drop-down menu. You can set the animation to take place when you enter the page or when you click on the object. Finally, select how many times the animation repeats from the drop-down list.

Colour: Red Thickness: Medium Line Style: Dashed Start: Square End: Arrow



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Page Recording

The Page Recorder will allow you to record any actions completed on the active Notebook page. This includes writing with digital ink, object movement, adding and creating objects and creating shapes. Note: The Magic Pen will not playback properly in the page recorder.

To use the Page Recorder:

1. Select the page you wish to use for your recording.

2. Open the Properties Tab.

3. Press the Start Recording button.

4. Complete the actions you wish to record.

5. When you are finished recording press the Stop Recording button.

A Page Recording Toolbar will now appear at the bottom of the Notebook page. Use the Play, Pause, Back and Stop buttons to control your recording. You can also use the Play button found in the Page Recording section of the Properties Tab to begin playing your recording.

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Inserting Tables into Notebook:

Tables can be added to your Notebook presentation. To add a table, press the table button on the toolbar. An eight by eight grid will appear. Drag your mouse over the cells in the grid until you have

highlighted the correct number of rows and columns. The number of rows and columns will appear at the bottom of the grid. The table will appear on the active Notebook Page.

Table Properties:

To adjust the size of your table’s rows and/or columns press on the line that you wish to move; a doubled headed arrow will appear. Drag the red line until the row/column is the prefered size.

You can also customize the table by inserting or removing columsns, rows or cells. To add a column or row, highlight a row or column, right click (see right click menu at left) and select either Insert Row or Insert Column. New columns will appear to the right of the highlighted column and new rows will appear below the selected row.

To delete a column or row select the column or row you wish to delete, right click (see right click menu at left) and select either Delete Row or Delete Column. The selected row or column will be removed from the table.

You can also delete individual cells by selecting the cell you wish to remove by right clicking and selecting Remove Cell.

You can further customize your table by splitting and merging cells. Splitting a cell will insert two or more cells within the same area. Highlight the cell you wish to split, right click and select your format from the Spilt Menu options.

To select your table be sure to diagonally drag across the entire table. Once the table is selected a Grey Box will appear in the upper left hand corner. Use the Grey Box to move the table to its desired location. Use the White Circle in the bottom right hand corner to resize the table.

Merging cells will turn two or more cells into a single cell that will occupy the same area as the individual cells. To merge cells, select the cells you wish to merge then right click and select Merge.



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Adding Text and Objects to Table Cells:

Once you have formatted your table you can begin inserting content in the cells. Cells can contain: text, objects, freehand objects, shapes, images and gallery content.

To insert text in a table cell, simply double click on the cell and a text box will appear. Use the on-screen keyboard or computer keyboard to type your text. Use the options along the top of the text box (see page 23) to format your text.

To add an object to a table cell, select the object and drag it into the destination cell. The object will be properly sized to fit inside the cell.

To remove a text or an object from a cell, select it and drag it out of the cell.

Cell Shades:

A cell shade is similar to a screen shade, but it covers the contents of a cell. Cell shades will allow you to reveal the table contents at different times during your lesson/presentation.

To add a cell shade to a cell, multiple cells or an entire table: select the cells you wish to cover, right click and select Add Cell Shade.

To reveal the cell’s contents press once on the cell shade. To quickly restore the cell shade: press the Undo button on the toolbar.

Note: Each cell can only contain a single object. If you wish to add multiple objects to a cell you must group the objects together before inserting them into the table. (See page 19 for grouping instructions)



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The Notebook Gallery:

The Notebook Gallery gives you thousands of images, Backgrounds, Pages, Themes and Interactive Multimedia to enrich your presentations and lesson plans.

Press the Gallery Tab to display Gallery Content

There are two ways to search for content in the gallery. The search field at the top of the Gallery allows you to search by keyword. You can also browse through the Gallery by selecting a folder and viewing its content.

Type to search gallery content by keyword

Press to view your previous search results

Select a folder and thumbnail images of its content will be displayed in the lower gallery window

Press the Gallery tab to open the Gallery

Press to import content into the My Content area of the Gallery. Also, press to check for updates to the Notebook Gallery

Select a thumbnail and drag it to the work area

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Objects In Notebook Gallery:

Objects in Notebook Software are organized into several categories: Related Folders, Pictures and Backgrounds, Interactive and Multimedia, Notebook Files and Pages and Lesson Activities.

Double-clicking a folder thumbnail in the Related Folder area will display all content related to that folder.

Pictures and Backgrounds contains objects and backgrounds (e.g. text, images, photographs etc.) Select a thumbnail and drag it to the workspace area where you can resize, rotate and change the properities of the object. Backgrounds can be identified by the folded edge in the bottom right hand corner. They will always be inserted behind any objects that are already on the page.

Interactive and Multimedia contains video files, Flash, and images with sound attached. Video files are identified by their film strip borders; Flash files by the red f in the upper left hand corner and sound files are identified by the speaker in the bottom left corner.

Aditional files and pages can be found in the Notebook Files and Pages section of the gallery. Notebook pages are indentified by the folded edge in the top right corner. Lesson Activities are identified by the coil binding on the right of their thumbnail. Dragging either of these thumbnails to the workspace area will insert a new page or series of pages into the Notebook immediately after the active page.

Only the Gallery Sampler is loaded when the SMART Software is installed. To install the Essentials for Educators insert the second installation CD labelled Essentials for Educators or download the Essentials for Educators Service Pack from the SMART website. www.smarttech.com/support/software/index.asp


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My Content:

The My Content area of the Gallery is reserved for objects, templates or pages that you have captured or created. This is a good place to store objects you will use on a regular basis, or in multiple presentations/lessons.

To add an item to the My Content Gallery Collection, simply drag the item from the workspace area to the My Content heading. The item will appear under the correct content description (Pictures & Backgrounds, Interactive Multimedia etc.) in the gallery view window. To use any of your content, simply drag and drop the item on the workspace area.

To add a page or page template to the My Gallery content press the page drop-down menu and select Add Page to Gallery. The page will be inserted into the My Content section under the heading of Notebook Files and Pages. To use any of your pages, simply drag and drop the item on to the workspace area. It will appear as a NEW page in your thumbnail view.

Gallery Content Properties:

To rename the content you have added to your gallery content, press the page drop-down menu and select Properties at the bottom of the menu.

Use the Title section to rename your object. Keywords will allow you to search for your object using the search bar at the top of the Gallery tab. If you ping on a keyword, your content will be displayed along with all the SMART Gallery content matching the keyword search as well.



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Page Grouping:

Page grouping allows you to keep your Notebook files well organized. Within Notebook you are able to sort pages into groups. Page grouping allows you to view your presentation/lesson in an organized way. You can show or hide various groups, rearrange the order of different groups, quickly navigate to a group using the page sorter and apply a theme to all the pages within a particular group.

Notebook automatically defaults to a single group. To add and edit groups complete the following steps:

1. Open the Page Sorter tab

2. Press the Groups button 3. Select Edit Groups. If you have not already edited the groups in your

Notebook file, the pages will all be displayed under the default group – Group 1. If you have already edited the groups for the Notebook file, the pages will be displayed under the appropriate group headings.

To create a new group, do the following:

1. Press the Add New Group button. A new group title bar will appear, and a blank page will appear below the title bar. Each group MUST contain at least one page.

2. From the Group Drop Down Menu select Rename Group.

3. Type a new name for the group.

Press to create a new group

Each group has a title bar

Press the collapse button to hide the pages in the group

Press to close the Groups View

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Organizing Groups:

To move a page from one group to another or to a different location within the same group, just drag the page thumbnail to the desired location. To rearrange the order of the groups, drag the group title bar to the new location. Alternatively, you can select the group drop-down menu and use Move Up or Move Down to change the location of the selected group.

To delete a group select Delete Group from the group drop-down menu. When you delete a group, you also delete any pages within the group. Be sure to move pages you wish to keep into other groups first. If all the pages are moved out of a group the group will automatically disappear.

To close the groups view, press the Close X in the upper right hand corner or double click on any of the thumbnails to automatically jump to that page in your presentation/lesson.

Groups and the Page Sorter:

When in page sorter view, you can move between groups easily without opening the groups view. Press the Groups button at the top of the Page Sorter, and select the group you would like to see from the drop-down list that appears.

Select the group you would like to see from the list.



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Themes:

Themes allow you to apply a consistent style to pages or groups of pages within a Notebook file. There are some pre-created themes available in the Notebook Gallery located under the Themes Heading.

To create a new theme, follow the following steps:

1. From the Format Menu select Theme>Create Theme

2. Type a name for the theme in the Theme Name Box.

3. Double Click on the text that appears in the workspace area. Modify the text to match the desired default text style. Note: This text will not appear in the completed theme.

4. Modify the workspace area to reflect your new theme (ex. Change the background, add a logo or picture etc.). You may need to scroll down in order to set up the entire Notebook page.

5. Press Save to save your theme to the Notebook Gallery



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Applying Themes:

To apply an existing theme to a Notebook page or group of pages, do the following: 1. Open the Gallery tab.

2. Select Themes. The Gallery will display thumbnails of all the available themes.

3. Select the thumbnail of the theme you wish to apply.

4. Double press/click on the selected theme.

5. Select all the pages that will be devoted to the theme: all pages, pages of current group or current page only.

6. Press Ok

Inserting Images into Notebook:

Use the Insert Menu. Go to the Insert Menu; select Picture File and use the dialog box that appears to find and insert image.



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The Capture Toolbar:

The screen capture function is located in SMART Notebook. Press the Camera Icon.

A four-button Screen Capture toolbar will appear. Drag the blue title bar to position the toolbar wherever you prefer. It will float over any application you enter.

The Area and Screen capture buttons work just like the ones in Floating Tools. Press the Area button, then drag to select the part of the screen that you want captured. Press the Screen button to capture an image of the entire screen.

The Window button works a little differently because each screen you see is composed of several windows. When you press the Window button a gray hatched-out area will appear. This is the part of the screen that will actually be photographed. Drag with your finger until the desired area is hatched-out; then release to capture the image.

The Freehand capture works in a similar fashion as does the Area capture. Press the freehand button and drag to create a freehand shape around the area you wish to capture.

Back out of taking a capture at any time by pressing the ESC key on either the on-screen or integrated computer keyboards. You can also cancel capture by pressing the right mouse button

then touching the SMART Board.



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Saving Notebook files:

Select Save or Save As from the File menu. The Save As dialog box will appear.

Designate where you want the file to be saved by clicking on the pull-down menu in the Save in box and selecting the appropriate directory and drive.

In the File Name box, type in a name using the default notebook extension. Remember: this is the only form of saving which still allows you to edit the document. Anyone you send the file to must have Notebook installed on his/her computer.

Importing Power Point into Notebook:

Pre-existing Power Point files can be imported into Notebook. This allows you to use the features of Notebook without having to re-create your presentation/lesson.

To do so, open a new Notebook file then select File, Import. A dialog box will appear. Browse for the Power Point file you wish to import (the dialog box will only display Power Point files). Select your file and press Open. Your Power Point file will open as an untitled Notebook file. Note: depending on the size of your Power Point file this step may take a few minutes. One Power Point slide is equal to one Notebook page.

Save your document, then make any changes that may be needed.

SMART Notebook Print Capture:

SMART Notebook Print Capture allows you to add entire multi-page files from other applications to your Notebook document. One printed page is equal to one Notebook page.

Open the Notebook file to which you wish to make additions. Then open the document you wish to “print” into your Notebook file. Select File, Print. The print dialog box will appear. In the printer drop- down menu choose SMART Notebook Print Capture. Press OK. The document will begin printing into Notebook.

Open your Notebook Document and your printed pages should appear.

Note: Your “printed” pages are images. YOU CANNOT EDIT THEM. You can however, annotate over them.



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Exporting Notebook files:

Notebook files can be exported in a number of different formats:

HTML - saves each Notebook page as an internet document that anyone can read using their web browser.

PDF - which anyone can read using Adobe Reader (free on the Internet).

Image File (JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP) - saves each page of the Notebook as a separate file that does not need special software to be viewed.

Power Point – save your notebook file as a Power Point Presentation. It can then be viewed on any computer that has Power Point installed.

In the File menu, select Export (above right). Select the type format to be used for exporting. Once selected, the Save As dialog box will appear (lower right).

Use the Save in drop-down menu to designate the location where the file should be exported. Press Save when finished.

Emailing Notebook Files:

Notebook files can quickly and easily be emailed as either a PDF or a Notebook document. Under the File menu select Send To. From the menu select either: Mail Recipient (will attach to your email as a Notebook file) or Mail Recipient (As PDF) (will attach to your email as a PDF).

Once you have selected your format, a new email will open. Type your recipients’ email addresses into the To Section. Press send and your recipients will receive a copy of the file. Note: Outlook MUST be your default email software to use this feature.



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Printing Notebook Files:

Select File, Print. The Print Dialog box will open.

Select your print style: thumbnails (several slides on one page), handouts (several slides per page, but with an area beside each slide to write notes) or full page (one slide per page).

The Print Preview window will display the layout of each page in the format it will be printed. Use the arrows at the bottom of the Print Preview window to view different pages.

Once you have selected your print options, press Print. Your file will print to your default printer.



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Other SMART Tools

Spotlight Feature:

The Spotlight enables you to highlight a specific part of the screen in any program. To engage it, press on the SMART Board icon in the windows notification area. When the menu appears, select Other SMART Tools… and then Spotlight.

All of your screen except one ‘spotlighted’ area will be blocked out. Move the spotlight around by pressing and moving your finger on the dark area (outside the highlighted area).

To change the size of the spotlight, press and hold on the blue line bordering the highlighted area and drag it with your finger until it becomes the desired size.

To adjust the features of the spotlight, press on the Menu icon. A pull-down menu will appear so you can Exit (turn off the spotlight), or adjust Transparency and Shape.

Screen Shade:

Screen shade is a function that allows you to cover a page and reveal it at your leisure. You can use it over any program.

To access it, press on the SMART Board icon in the window’s notification area. When the menu appears, select Other SMART Tools… and then Screen Shade.

The grey screen shade will appear over the program. Move it up and down, or from side to side, by touching and dragging on the ‘handles’. (You can only drag from two directions at one time.)

Restore it to full size by double tapping on it.

Close it by touching the X on the top right of the shade.

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Magnifier:

Magnifier is a function that enables you to zoom in on a particular area of any program or document. You can use it over any program.

To get to it, press on the SMART Board icon in the systems tray. When the menu appears, select Other SMART Tools… then Magnifier.

The magnifier will appear over the program. The magnifier defaults to the hand setting. Move the Hand Icon around the magnification window to view various sections of the document.

Magnify using the Hand to move the magnified image around the screen

Press inside Magnifier

Magnify using the Pointer to move the magnified image around the screen

Show magnification lens.

Spotlight the magnification lens

Adjust zoom



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SMART Video Player

Use the SMART Video Player to write over a frame of video and capture it to Notebook. You can use SMART Video Player to view video files located on your computer, from a VCR, DVD or CD-ROM.

Open SMART Video Player from the SMART Board Tools Menu.

From the File Menu select open. Use the dialog box that will appear to search for video files. Your video will play in the SMART Video Player. Pick up a pen to pause the video. Annotate over the still image. Use the capture tool to save a copy of your notes to Notebook. Be sure to delete your drawings, or they will remain on the screen when the video resumes playing.

Play/ Pause

Stop Full Screen View

Cursor Pen tool, Pen colour, line thickness

Capture tool

Clear Drawing

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SMART Recorder

With the SMART Recorder you can make a video of everything you do on your SMART Board or PC, no matter what applications you are using. You can play the recording on any computer with SMART Windows Media Player. The video will be saved as a WMV file.

To change the recording format to AVI: open the Menu. Select Options… from the list. Select the Video Format tab at the top of the dialog box. Select the SMART Recorder Video (*.avi) option. Your video will be able to be played using any video player. Note: AVI files become large very quickly, so limit the length of your recording.

Launch the Recorder from the SMART Board Tools Menu. Press the red Record button. Minimize the Recorder window, make your video, restore the Recorder and press the Stop button. The Save As dialog box will appear. Title your video and designate where you want the video to be saved.

To reduce file size you can designate an area for the Recorder to record.

1. Record Desktop (Default): This will record every action you make on your computer screen.

2. Record Area: Allows you to choose the area you would like to record.

3. Record Window: Allows you to choose the window you would like to record.



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Trouble Shooting Basic troubleshooting steps are outlined below. For more information, visit www.smarttech.com.

If the problem persists, please call Apex AVSI Technical Support at 403-255-4123.

Check this first:

1. That SMART Board cables are properly connected to the computer and projector and both are turned on.

2. Ensure the latest version of SMART software is installed on the computer.

3. Make sure that the SMART Board driver has been launched.

4. Reference the projector and SMART Board manuals.

Screen goes blank or fails to display electronic ink when a pen is lifted out of the Pen Tray:

The SMART Board driver may be having trouble interacting with the computer’s video card.

Try increasing or decreasing the colour resolution of your computer. If that doesn’t work, try downloading new video card drivers from the manufacturer of your video card or replace the video card.

Electronic ink or cursor appear at a distance from the point where Board is pressed:

The SMART Board must be oriented correctly in order to recognize exactly where you are pressing. Try re-orienting the SMART Board as described in the beginning of this manual.

No electronic ink displayed while writing:

First, make sure the SMART Board Tools have been launched (look for the small SMART Board icon at the bottom right corner of the screen), and that you are running the latest version of SMART Board Software.

Next, check to make sure the light (LED) over the tool slot is illuminated when you remove the pen. If it isn’t, the sensor window in the slot for that stylus may be dirty, blocking the beam of light that is essential for color recognition. You should remove any dust from the sensor window inside the slot.

If the LED is illuminated, a problem may exist with the SMART Board Software or electronics. Try downloading and installing the latest version of SMART Board Software to fix the problem. If you are already running the latest version, contact Technical Support at Apex AVSI (403-255-4123).

If the LED is not illuminated, check all cables and wiring on both ends and make sure that power supply is 12V and 500mAmps. If none of these actions solve the problem, call Technical Support.

Image on my screen is too large for the SMART Board:

If the image on your SMART Board is too large and can’t be reduced enough to fit using the zoom lens, or alternatively, if the image is too small and can’t be expanded, the image resolution (number of pixels displayed) of your projector and your computer may not match. You should also verify that the projector has been placed correctly on the platform in the cabinet. Moving the projector closer to or farther from the Board should also be tried.

You should first ensure that the projector is set at its optimal image resolution. Refer to your projector’s manual for the optimal resolution of your projector and reset it if necessary. While these instructions may indicate that resolutions other than the optimal one are permitted, do not alter the resolution to any of these other settings.


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