Apple 10.8 User Manual

SMART Notebook™10.8

Mac OS X operatingsystemsoftware

User’sguide

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Contents

Chapter 1: Getting started	1
About SMART Notebook software, SMART Product Drivers andSMART Tools	2
GettingstartedwithSMART Notebook software	3
Chapter 2: Creating and working with files	9
Creatingfiles	9
Openingfiles	9
Savingfiles	10
Exportingfiles	12
Printingfiles	14
Reducingfilesizes	15
Undoingandredoingactions	16
Chapter 3: Creating and working with pages	19
Displayingpages	20
Zoominginandout	21
Creatingpages	22
Cloningpages	23
Rearrangingpages	23
Groupingpages	24
Renamingpages	26
Extendingpages	26
Recordingpages	26
Deletingpages	28
Clearingpages	28
Displayingstudent pageborders	29
Workingwithpagebackgrounds andthemes	30
Chapter 4: Creating basic objects	35
Writingordrawingdigital ink	36
Creatingshapes andlines	40
Creatingtext	44
Creatingtables	49
Chapter 5: Working with objects	59
Selectingobjects	60
Changingobjects’ properties	62
Positioningobjects	65

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Lockingobjects	68
Cutting, copyingandpastingobjects	70
Cloningobjects	70
Resizingobjects	71
Rotatingobjects	73
Flippingobjects	75
Groupingobjects	75
Addinglinks toobjects	76
Addingsounds toobjects	78
Animatingobjects	79
Deletingobjects	79
Chapter 6: Using your own content	81
Insertingpictures	82
Insertingmultimediafiles	83
Usingcontent from otherprograms	86
Attachingfiles andwebpages	87
Addingyourcontent totheGallery	89
Sharingyourcontent ontheSMART Exchangewebsite	93
Chapter 7: Using content from SMART resources	95
Findingandusingcontent from theGallery	95
Findingandusingcontent from theSMART Exchangewebsite	97
Chapter 8: Using SMART Notebook software in your classroom	99
Presentingfiles tostudents	99
Displayingfiles indifferent views andmodes	102
Usingpresentationtools	106
Displayinglinks	117
Enablingtwopeopletouseaninteractivewhiteboard	118
Chapter 9: Customizing the toolbar	121
Customizingthetoolbarbuttons	121
Controllinghow thetoolbardisplays availableoptions	122
Index	123

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Chapter 1

Getting started

About SMART Notebook software, SMART Product Drivers andSMART Tools	2
About SMART Notebook software	2
About SMART Product Drivers	3
About SMART Tools	3
GettingstartedwithSMART Notebook software	3
Menu	3
Toolbar	4
PageSorter	5
OpeningthePageSorter	5
CustomizingthePageSorter	5
Gallery tab	6
OpeningtheGallery tab	6
CustomizingtheGallery tab	6
Attachments tab	6
OpeningtheAttachments tab	6
CustomizingtheAttachments tab	6
Properties tab	7
OpeningtheProperties tab	7
CustomizingtheProperties tab	7
Pagearea	7

This chapterintroduces youtoSMART Notebook™ collaborativelearningsoftware,

SMART Product Drivers andSMART Tools andexplains thebasics of usingyourinteractiveproduct.

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About SMART Notebook software, SMART Product Drivers and SMART Tools

SMART Notebook software, SMART Product Drivers andSMART Tools areprograms that youcan usewithyourinteractiveproduct.

About SMART Notebooksoftware

UseSMART Notebook softwaretocreatelessons orpresentations. Each .notebook filecontains a series of pages, andeachpagehas its ownobjects, properties andsettings. Youcanaddfreehand objects, geometric shapes, straight lines, text, pictures, Adobe® Flash® Playercompatiblecontent andtables toapage. Youcanmanipulateandedit theseobjects at any time.

Youcansaveyourfiles inthe .notebook format, whichyoucanopeninany Windows®, Mac or Linux® computerrunningSMART Notebook software. Youcanalsoexport yourfiles toavariety of formats.

ThePageSorterdisplays thumbnails of all of thepages inthecurrent file. Thesoftwareautomatically updates thesethumbnails whenyouchangethecontents of thepages.

Copy clipart, backgrounds, multimediacontent and .notebook files andpages toyourpagefrom the Gallery. TheGallery alsoprovides access tothefollowingresources:

•Gallery Essentials – acollectionof thousands of subject-specific images andmultimedia content

•LessonActivity Toolkit – acollectionof customizabletools andtemplates that youcanuseto createprofessional-lookingandinteractivelessons

•OnlineResources – onlinecontent foreducators whouseSMART products, includinglesson activities, educational softwareandadviceforusingyourproduct

Youcanattachacopy of afile, ashortcut toafileoralink toawebpage. This enables youtoquickly findandopenfiles andwebpages whenyoupresent yourfile.

Youcaninstall SMART Notebook Tools, whichaddspecial features tothesoftware. Thesetools includethefollowing:

•SMART Document Camera™

•SMART Response™ assessment software

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About SMART Product Drivers

Yourinteractiveproduct detects contact withits screenandsends eachcontact point, alongwithPen tool information, totheconnectedcomputer. SMART Product Drivers translates theinformationinto mouseclicks anddigital ink. SMART Product Drivers enables youtoperform normal computer operations by pressingthescreenwithyourfinger(oninteractivewhiteboards)oratetheredpen(on interactivependisplays).

Youcanalsowriteordraw onthescreenindigital ink usingapentray pen(oninteractive whiteboards)ortetheredpen(oninteractivependisplays), andthensaveoreraseyournotes.

About SMARTTools

Draw attentiontospecific parts of apageusingSMART Tools, suchas theScreenShade, Spotlight, MagnifierandPointer.

Getting started with SMART Notebook software

Youcanstart SMART Notebook softwareby pressing Notebook intheDock.

N NOTE

If yourcomputer’s display refreshrateis less than60Hz, awarningmessageappears whenyou first openSMART Notebook software. Youcanchangethedisplay refreshrateby opening System Preferences > Displays inMac OS X operatingsystem software.

Whenyoustart SMART Notebook softwarethefirst time, atutorial fileopens automatically. Youcan readthecontents of this filetolearnmoreabout thesoftwareandthenew features inthelatest release. Whenyoustart thesoftwaresubsequent times, anew, blank fileopens automatically. You cancreateanotherfile(see Creatingfiles onpage9)oropenafile(see Openingfiles onpage9)at any time.

TheSMART Notebook softwarewindow consists of thefollowingsections:

•Toolbar

•Tabs (PageSorter, Gallery, Attachments andProperties)

•Pagearea

Menu

Themenucontains all thecommands youcanusetomanipulatefiles andobjects in SMART Notebook software.

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Toolbar

Thetoolbarenables youtoselect anduseavariety of commands andtools withinSMART Notebook software.

Previous Page*	CreativePens*
Next Page*	Eraser*
AddPage*	Lines*
OpenFile*	Shapes*
Save*	Magic Pen*
Print	Fill*
Paste*	Text*
Undo*	Properties*
Redo*	MoveToolbar*
Delete*	Adjust Volume
DeletePage	PinPage
Show/HideScreenShade*	Customize
Full Screen*	WelcomeCenter
Transparent Background	SMART Keyboard
Zoom	SMART Recorder
Dual/SinglePageDisplay*	ClearPage
ScreenCapture*	Instant Conferencing
SMART Document Camera*	ShapeRecognitionPen*
Show All Links	ClonePage
Insert Table*	Measurement Tools*
Show/HideAlignment	RegularPolygons*
Select*	SMART Exchange*
Pens*	ClearInk
Calligraphic Pens*

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N NOTES

•Buttons markedwithanasterisk (*)appearinthetoolbarby default. Youcancustomizethe toolbartoincludethebuttons youusemost often(see Customizingthetoolbaronpage121).

•Additional buttons areavailableif SMART Notebook Tools areinstalledonyourcomputer. Formoreinformationonthesebuttons, seethe UsingSMART Notebook Tools sectionof the Help.

By default, thetoolbarappears at thetopof theSMART Notebook softwarewindow. However, you

canmoveit tothebottom of thewindow by pressing Move Toolbar . This is useful insituations whereyouoryourstudents can’t reachthetoolbarwhenit’s at thetopof thewindow.

PageSorter

ThePageSorterdisplays all of thepages intheopenfileas thumbnails andautomatically updates thesethumbnails as youchangethecontents of thepages.

UsingthePageSorter, youcandothefollowing:

•Display pages

•Createpages

•Clonepages

•Clearpages

•Deletepages

•Renamepages

•Rearrangepages

•Moveobjects from onepagetoanother

•Grouppages

Opening the Page Sorter

ToopenthePageSorter, press Page Sorter .

Customizing the Page Sorter

YoucanmovethePageSorterfrom onesideof theSMART Notebook softwarewindow totheother by pressing Move Sidebar .

YoucanresizethePageSorterby draggingits borderleft orright. YoucanalsohidethePageSorter whenyou’renot usingit by selectingthe Auto-hide check box. (Todisplay thePageSorterwhenit’s hidden, press Page Sorter .)

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N NOTE

If youreducethePageSortertoits minimum size, theauto-hidefeatureturns onautomatically.

Gallerytab

TheGallery tabcontains clipart, backgrounds, multimediacontent, files andpages that youcanuse inyourlessons, anddisplays preview images of this content. TheGallery tabalsoprovides access to otheronlineresources. Formoreinformation, see Usingcontent fromSMARTresources onpage95.

Youcanalsoincludeyourowncontent andcontent from otherteachers inyourschool intheGallery tab(see Addingyourcontent totheGallery onpage89).

Opening the Gallery tab

ToopentheGallery tab, press Gallery .

Customizing the Gallery tab

YoucanmovetheGallery tabfrom onesideof theSMART Notebook softwarewindow totheotherby pressing Move Sidebar .

YoucanresizetheGallery tabby draggingits borderleft orright. YoucanalsohidetheGallery tab whenyou’renot usingit by selectingthe Auto-hide check box. (Todisplay theGallery tabwhenit’s hidden, press Gallery .)

N NOTE

If youreducetheGallery tabtoits minimum size, theauto-hidefeatureturns onautomatically.

Attachmentstab

TheAttachments tabdisplays thefiles andwebpages attachedtothecurrent file. Formore information, see Attachingfiles andwebpages onpage87.

Opening the Attachments tab

ToopentheAttachments tab, press Attachments .

Customizing the Attachments tab

YoucanmovetheAttachments tabfrom onesideof theSMART Notebook softwarewindow tothe otherby pressing Move Sidebar .

YoucanresizetheAttachments tabby draggingits borderleft orright. Youcanalsohidethe Attachments tabwhenyou’renot usingit by selectingthe Auto-hide check box. (Todisplay the Attachments tabwhenit’s hidden, press Attachments .)

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N NOTE

If youreducetheAttachments tabtoits minimum size, theauto-hidefeatureturns onautomatically.

Propertiestab

TheProperties tabenables youtoformat objects onapage, includingdigital ink, shapes, lines, text andtables. Dependingontheobject youselect, youcanchangethefollowing:

•Thecolor, thickness andstyleof lines

•Thetransparency andfill effects of objects

•Thefont type, sizeandstyleof text

•Theanimationof objects

TheProperties tabdisplays only theoptions that areavailablefortheobject youselect. Formore informationondisplayingandsettingobject properties intheProperties tab, see Changingobjects’ properties onpage62.

TheProperties tabalsoincludes a Page Recording button. Youcanusethis featuretorecordyour actions onthecurrent page(see Recordingpages onpage26).

Opening the Properties tab

ToopentheProperties tab, press Properties .

Customizing the Properties tab

YoucanmovetheProperties tabfrom onesideof theSMART Notebook softwarewindow tothe otherby pressing Move Sidebar .

YoucanresizetheProperties tabby draggingits borderleft orright. YoucanalsohidetheProperties tabwhenyou’renot usingit by selectingthe Auto-hide check box. (Todisplay theProperties tab whenit’s hidden, press Properties .)

N NOTE

If youreducetheProperties tabtoits minimum size, theauto-hidefeatureturns onautomatically.

Pagearea

Thepageareadisplays thecontents of aselectedpageinafile. This is theareaof thepagewhere youcreateandwork withobjects (see Creatingbasic objects onpage35).

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Chapter 2

Creating and working with files

Creatingfiles	9
Openingfiles	9
Savingfiles	10
Exportingfiles	12
Printingfiles	14
Reducingfilesizes	15
Undoingandredoingactions	16

InSMART Notebook software, youcancreateoropenSMART Notebook software(.notebook)files. Aftercreatingoropeninga .notebook file, youcansaveit, print it, export it tootherformats and completeothercommontasks. Inaddition, youcanwork withthepages withinthe .notebook file.

Creating files

Whenyoustart SMART Notebook softwareforthefirst time, atutorial fileopens automatically. When youstart thesoftwaresubsequent times, anew .notebook fileopens automatically. However, you cancreateanew fileat any time.

gTo create a file

1.Select File > New.

If you’reworkingonafilewithunsavedchanges, adialogbox appears andprompts youtosave thecurrent file.

2.Press Yes tosaveyourchanges, andthenfollow theon-screeninstructions.

Opening files

WithSMART Notebook software10, youcanopen:

•.notebook files (thedefault fileformat forSMART Notebook software9.5, 9.7and10)

•.xbk files (thedefault fileformat forSMART Notebook software8, 9.0and9.1)

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Afteryouopenafile, youcansavethefileas a .notebook or .xbk file.

Themethodby whichyouopenafileis thesameforall versions of SMART Notebook software.

gTo open a file

1.Press Open File .

The Opendialogbox appears.

2.Browsetoandselect thefileyouwant toopen.

3.Press Open.

T TIP

Youcanopenarecently openeddocument by selectingthe File menu, andthenselectingthe filename.

Saving files

By default, SMART Notebook softwaresaves yourfiles in .notebook format. Anyonewith SMART Notebook software 9.5orlaterforWindows operatingsystems, Mac OS X operating system softwareorLinux operatingsystems installedonhis orhercomputercanopena .notebook file.

N NOTE

Thedefault fileformat forSMART Notebook software10is .notebook, but thedefault fileformat for versions 8, 9.0and9.1is .xbk. If youwant toopenyourfileinSMART Notebook software8, 9.0or 9.1, saveyourfilewiththe .xbk extension. However, the .xbk format doesn’t support someof the objects andproperties availableinSMART Notebook software10. If yousaveyourfileinthe .xbk format, SMART Notebook softwaredoesn’t savetheobjects orproperties inyourfilethat the .xbk format doesn’t support. Also, if youcreatetext inSMART Notebook software10andsaveyourfile in .xbk format, you’reunabletoedit thetext inSMART Notebook software8, 9.0or9.1.

gTo save a new file

1.Press Save .

The Savedialogbox appears.

2.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant tosavethenew file.

3.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

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4.If youwant tomakesurethat yourfileretains its formatting, select the SMART Notebook File format.

OR

If youwant tocreateafilethat youcanopenwithSMART Notebook software8, 9.0and9.1, select the SMART Notebook XBK File format.

5.Press Save.

If you’resavingyourfileinthe .xbk format andthereareobjects orproperties inyourfilethat the

.xbk format doesn’t support, adialogbox appears indicatingthat SMART Notebook software won’t savetheseobjects orproperties if youcontinue. Press Yes.

gTo save an existing file

Press Save .

gTo save an existing file with a new name or location

1.Select File > Save As.

The Savedialogbox appears.

2.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant tosavethenew file.

3.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

4.If youwant tomakesurethat yourfileretains its formatting, select the SMART Notebook File format.

OR

If youwant tocreateafilethat youcanopenwithSMART Notebook software8.x, 9.0and9.1, select the SMART Notebook XBK File format.

5.Press Save.

If you’resavingyourfileinthe .xbk format andthereareobjects orproperties inyourfilethat the

.xbk format doesn’t support, adialogbox appears indicatingthat SMART Notebook software won’t savetheseobjects orproperties if youcontinue. Press Yes.

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Exporting files

Youcanexport your .notebook files tothefollowingformats:

•HTML

•Pictureformats o PNG

o JPEG o TIFF o BMP

•PDF

•InteractiveWhiteboardCommonFileFormat (CFF)

N NOTES

•SMART Notebook softwaredoesn’t includeattachments whenyouexport files as pictures. Toincludeattachments, youmust export yourfileas eitherHTMLorPDF (Adobe Reader® 6.0orlater).

•SMART Notebook softwaredoesn’t export files that youattachtoyour .notebook fileas an alias. If youwant toincludeanattachment, attachacopy of thefile(see Attachingfiles and webpages onpage87).

•SMART Notebook softwaredoesn’t export somegradient, patternandimageeffects. These effects may appearas asolidfill orappearincorrectly intheexportedfile.

gTo export a file as HTML

1.Select File > Export > Web Page. A dialogbox appears.

2.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant toexport thefile.

3.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

4.Press Save.

gTo export a file as picture files

1.Select File > Export > Image Files. A dialogbox appears.

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2.Select afolderwhereyouwant toexport thefiles.

3.Select apictureformat inthe ImageFormat drop-downlist.

4.Select apicturesizeinthe ImageSizedrop-downlist.

5.Typeanameforthefiles inthe SaveAs box.

6.Press Save.

gTo export a file as a PDF file

1.Select File > Export > PDF. A dialogbox appears.

2.Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.

3.Optionally, typeheadertext inthe Headerbox, footertext inthe Footerbox andthecurrent dateinthe Datebox.

4.Optionally, select the Show page borders check box toshow aborderaroundeachprinted page.

5.Optionally, select the Show page numbers check box toshow apagenumberoneachpage.

6.If youpressed Thumbnails or Handouts instep2, select athumbnail sizeinthe Thumbnail Sizedrop-downlist and, optionally, select the Show Thumbnail titles check box toshow titles undereachthumbnail.

7.Press Continue.

The Savedialogbox appears.

8.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant toexport thefile.

9.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

10.Press Save.

gTo export a file as a CFF file

1.Select File > Export > CFF. A dialogbox appears.

2.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant toexport thefile.

3.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

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4. Press Save.

N NOTE

Youcanalsoimport CFF files (see Importingfiles fromotherinteractivewhiteboardprograms

onpage87).

Printing files

Youcanprint all pages orselect pages ina .notebook file. Youcanprint thepages as thumbnails,

handouts orfull pages.

gTo print a file

1.Select File > Print. A dialogbox appears.

2.Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.

3.Optionally, typeheadertext inthe Headerbox, footertext inthe Footerbox andthecurrent dateinthe Datebox.

4.Optionally, select the Show page borders check box toshow aborderaroundeachprinted page.

5.Optionally, select the Show page numbers check box toshow apagenumberoneachpage.

6.If youpressed Thumbnails or Handouts instep2, select athumbnail sizeinthe Thumbnail Sizedrop-downlist and, optionally, select the Show Thumbnail titles check box toshow titles undereachthumbnail.

7.Press Continue.

A dialogbox appears.

8.If all print settings aren’t visible, click thedisclosuretrianglebesidethe Printerdrop-downlist.

9.Select All toincludeall pages. OR

Select From toincludeselect pages, andthentypethepagerange.

10.Select otherprint settings, includingtheprinternameandthenumberof copies.

11.Press Print.

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Reducing file sizes

If your .notebook files containlargepictures (pictures over1MB infilesize), yourfiles couldopenand runslowly. Youcanreducethepictures’ filesizewithout noticeably reducingtheirquality. As aresult, your .notebook files’ overall filesizes will besmallerandthefiles will openandrunmorequickly.

gTo reduce the size of a large picture when inserting it in a file

1.Insert thepictureas describedin Insertingpictures onpage82. Afteryoupress Open, the ImageOptimizationdialogbox appears.

2.Press Optimize toreducethepicture’s filesize. OR

Press Keep Resolution tonot reducethepicture’s filesize.

N NOTE

Whenyouinsert aBMP file, SMART Notebook softwareinternally converts thefiletoPNG format. This conversionreduces thesizeof thefile. As aresult, youmight not needtoexport anoptimizedversionof the .notebook file(see Toexport anoptimizedfileonthenext page) evenif theBMP fileis over1MB insize.

T TIP

If youwant tousethesameoptionwheninsertinglargepictures inthefuture, select the

Always use this option check box.

Alternatively, youcanset yourpreferenceforinsertinglargepictures inthe Preferences dialogbox by followingtheprocedurebelow.

gTo reduce the size of a large picture after inserting it in a file

1.Select thepicture.

2.Press thepicture’s menuarrow, andthenselect Image Optimization. The ImageOptimizationdialogbox appears.

3.Click Optimize.

gTo set your preference for inserting large pictures

1.Select Notebook > Preferences.

The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogbox appears.

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2.Select Ask every time I insert a large image tohavetheoptionof reducingornot reducing largepictures’ filesizes whenyouinsert them.

OR

Select Never change the resolution of inserted images toneverreducelargepictures’ file sizes whenyouinsert them.

OR

Select Always change image resolution to optimized file size toalways reducelarge pictures’ filesizes whenyouinsert them.

3.Press OK.

gTo export an optimized file

1.Select File > Export Optimized File.

N NOTE

This menuoptionis availableonly if thefilecontains oneormorelargepictures.

A dialogbox appears.

2.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwant tosavethenew file.

3.Typeanameforthefileinthe SaveAs box.

4.Press Save.

Undoing and redoing actions

Whenyoumakechanges toafile, youcanreversetheeffects of yourprevious actions and commands.

N NOTE

If twopeopleareusingyourinteractiveproduct, pressing Undo and Redo affects theactions of bothusers.

gTo reverse the effect of the last action

Press Undo .

N NOTE

Youcanundoanunlimitednumberof actions.

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gTo reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command

Press Redo .

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Chapter 3

Creating and working with pages

Displayingpages	20
Zoominginandout	21
Creatingpages	22
Cloningpages	23
Rearrangingpages	23
Groupingpages	24
Renamingpages	26
Extendingpages	26
Recordingpages	26
Deletingpages	28
Clearingpages	28
Displayingstudent pageborders	29
Workingwithpagebackgrounds andthemes	30
Applyingpagebackgrounds andthemes	30
Applyingbackgrounds usingtheProperties tab	30
Applyingbackgrounds andthemes usingtheGallery	32
Creatingthemes	33

A .notebook fileis composedof aseries of pages, eachwithits ownobjects andproperties.

A thumbnail of eachpageappears inthePageSorter. UsingeitherthePageSorterormenu commands, youcandisplay anexistingpage, createablank page, createacloneof anexistingpage ordeleteanexistingpage.

Youcanalsochangeapage’s background, extendapage’s height, renameapage, rearrangepages withinafile, grouppages withinafileandcompleteothercommontasks.

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Displaying pages

Youcandisplay any pageinthefileusingthePageSorter. Youcandisplay thenext orprevious page inthefileusingbuttons orgestures.

Youcanzoom inorout whenviewingapage. Youcanalsoset thepagetofit yourdisplay orset the page’s widthtothesamewidthas thedisplay.

gTo display a page

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Press thethumbnail of thepageyouwant todisplay.

gTo display the next page in a file

Press Next Page . OR

Swipeyourfingeracross thepagefrom right toleft.

A messageappears, displayingthecurrent page’s number.

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gTo display the previous page in a file

Press Previous Page . OR

Swipeyourfingeracross thepagefrom left toright.

A messageappears, displayingthecurrent page’s number.

Zooming in and out

Youcanzoom inandout usingthemenuormultitouchgestures (if yourinteractiveproduct supports

multitouchgestures).

gTo zoom in or out using the menu

1.Select View > Zoom.

2.Select amagnificationlevel between50% and300%. OR

Select Entire Page tomaketheentirepagefit yourdisplay. OR

Select Page Width toset thepage’s widthtothesamewidthas thedisplay.

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gTo zoom in or out using multitouch gestures

Dragyourfingers inoppositedirections tozoom in.

OR

Dragyourfingers towardeachothertozoom out.

A messageappears, displayingthecurrent zoom level.

Creating pages

Youcanaddablank pagetotheopenfileusingthe AddPagebuttonorthePageSorter.

gTo insert a page using the Add Page button

Press Add Page .

Thenew pageappears afterthecurrent page.

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gTo insert a page using the Page Sorter

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Select thethumbnail of thepageyouwant thenew pagetoappearafter.

3.Press thethumbnail’s menuarrow, andthenselect Insert Blank Page. Thenew pageappears aftertheselectedpage.

Cloning pages

As analternativetocreatingablank page, youcancreateaduplicate(or“clone”)of anexistingpage.

N NOTE

Youcancloneapageonly if it contains content.

gTo clone a page

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Select thethumbnail of thepageyouwant toclone.

3.Press thethumbnail’s menuarrow, andthenselect Clone Page. Theclonedpageappears immediately afterthecurrent page.

N NOTE

Youcanrepeat this process as many times as youwant.

Rearranging pages

If youwant, youcanrearrangetheorderof thepages inafile.

gTo rearrange pages

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Press thethumbnail of thepageyouwant tomoveinthefile. A blueborderappears aroundthethumbnail.

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3.Dragthethumbnail toits new positioninthePageSorter. A bluelineindicates thepage’s new position.

4.Releasethethumbnail.

Grouping pages

Youcangrouppages inafile. This enables youtofindaparticulargroupquickly inthePageSorter, andthendisplay its pages. This is useful whentherearealot of pages inafile.

gTo create or edit a group

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Press thefirst group’s menuarrow, andthenselect Edit Page Groups.

All thegroups andpages forthecurrent filearedisplayed. Groups appearas bluebars and pages appearas thumbnails:

oIf youcreatedandeditedthegroups inthis file, thepages appearunderthebluebars you createdandrenamed.

oIf youhaven’t editedthegroups, adefault grouptitled Group1appears andincludes all of thepages andtheirthumbnails below its bluebar.

N NOTE

Thumbnails below eachbluebarincludethesamemenuarrow options as thumbnails inthe PageSorter. This enables youtopress athumbnail inagroup, select its menuarrow, and thendeletethepage, clearthepage, insert anew page, clonethepage, renamethepage, addaScreenShadetothepageoraddthepagetotheGallery.

3.Press the Add New Group buttonintheupper-right corner.

A new bluebarappears andanew pageappears below thebluebar.

4.Press thebluebar’s menuarrow, andthenselect Rename Group.

5.Typeanew nameforthegroup.

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6. Dothefollowing:

oTomoveapageintoagroup, press thepage’s thumbnail, andthendragit below the group’s bluebarandtotheright of thethumbnail youwant it tofollow.

oTorearrangetheorderof pages inagroup, press apage’s thumbnail, andthendragit to theright of thethumbnail youwant it tofollow.

oTorearrangetheorderof groups, press agroup’s bluebar, andthendragit below theblue barof thegroupyouwant it tofollow.

N NOTES

oYoucanalsochangetheorderof thegroups by selectingabluebar’s menu arrow, andthenselecting Move Up or Move Down.

oSMART Notebook softwarenumbers pages sequentially across afile. If you changetheorderof groups, SMART Notebook softwarerenumbers thepages in thegroups accordingly.

oTodeleteagroupandkeepits pages, moveall of its pages todifferent groups. Whena groupcontains nopages, SMART Notebook softwareautomatically deletes it.

oTodeleteagroupandall pages inthegroup, press thebluebar’s menuarrow, andthen select Delete Group.

7.Press .

gTo access a group in the Page Sorter

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Press thefirst group’s menuarrow, andthenselect thenameof thegroupyouwant toaccess. ThePageSorterdisplays thethumbnail forthefirst pageinthegroupyouwant toaccess.

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Renaming pages

Whenyoucreateapage, SMART Notebook softwareautomatically names this pagewiththedate andtimeof its creation. Youcanchangethis name.

gTo rename a page

1.If thePageSorterisn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2.Double-click thepage’s name.

3.Typeanew nameforthepage.

4.Press elsewhere.

Extending pages

If youneedmoreroom at thebottom of apage, youcanextendthepagevertically without affecting thepage’s width.

gTo extend a page

1.If you’redisplayingthepageinEntirePageview, select adifferent zoom level.

2.Press the Extend Page link at thebottom of thepage.

Recording pages

ThePageRecordingoptions enableyoutorecordyouractions onthecurrent page.

N NOTE

SMART Recorderis adifferent but similartool. UsingSMART Recorder, youcanrecordyour actions inprograms otherthanSMART Notebook software. WithSMART Recorder, youcan recordafull screen, specifiedwindow orrectangularportionof thescreen. If youconnect a microphonetoyourcomputer, youcanalsorecordaudio.

gTo record a page

1.If theProperties tabisn’t visible, press Properties .

2.Press Page Recording.

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