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Chapter 1: Getting started 1

About the SMART software installed on your computer 2 Starting SMARTNotebook software 2 Navigating the user interface 3 Creating and working with content 8 Using gestures 9

Chapter 2: Creating and working with files 11

Creating files 11 Opening files 11 Opening files in Compatibility mode 12 Saving files 12 Exporting files 14 Printing files 16 Reducing file sizes 17 Undoing and redoing actions 18

Chapter 3: Creating and working with pages 19

Displaying pages 20 Changing the page display 21 Creating pages 27 Cloning pages 28 Rearranging pages 28 Grouping pages 29 Renaming pages 31 Extending pages 31 Recording pages 31 Deleting pages 32 Clearing pages 34 Resetting pages 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 36

Chapter 4: Creating basic objects 41

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink 42 Creating shapes and lines 48 Creating text 52 Creating tables 58

C O N T E N T S

Chapter 5: Working with objects 71

Selecting objects 72 Changing objects’ properties 74 Positioning objects 77 Locking objects 80 Cutting, copying and pasting objects 82 Cloning objects 82 Resizing objects 83 Rotating objects 85 Flipping objects 87 Grouping objects 87 Adding links to objects 89 Adding sounds to objects 91 Animating objects 93 Deleting objects 93

Chapter 6: Using your own content 95

Inserting pictures 96 Inserting multimedia files 97 Inserting Internet browsers 101 Using content from other programs 102 Attaching files and web pages 103 Adding your content to the Gallery 105 Sharing your content on the SMARTExchange website 109

Chapter 7: Using content from SMARTresources 111

Finding and using content from the Gallery 112 Finding and using content from the SMARTExchange website 113

Chapter 8: Using SMARTNotebook software in your classroom 115

Presenting files to students 116 Creating and presenting lesson activities 116 Using presentation tools 123 Displaying links 135 Adjusting the volume 136 Enabling two people to use an interactivewhiteboard 136

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting SMARTNotebook software 139

Troubleshooting files 139 Troubleshooting the SMARTNotebook software window and toolbar 140 Troubleshooting digital ink 141 Troubleshooting objects 141 Troubleshooting gestures 142

C O N T E N T S

Appendix A: Customizing the toolbar 143

Appendix B: Setting the language 147

Appendix C: Updating, activating and sending feedback 149

Updating and activating SMART Notebook software 149 Sending feedback to SMART 152

Index 155

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Chapter 1

About the SMART software installed on your computer 2 Starting SMARTNotebook software 2 Navigating the user interface 3

Menu 3 Toolbar 3

Actions panel 3 Plug-ins panel 4 Tools panel 4 Contextual panel 4 Customizing the toolbar 4

Page Sorter 5

Opening the Page Sorter 5 Customizing the Page Sorter 5

Gallery tab 5

Opening the Gallery tab 6 Customizing the Gallery tab 6

Attachments tab 6

Opening the Attachments tab 6 Customizing the Attachments tab 6

Properties tab 6

Opening the Properties tab 7 Customizing the Properties tab 7

Add-ons tab 7

Opening the Add-ons tab 7

Customizing the Add-ons tab 7 SMARTResponse tab 8 Page area 8

Creating and working with content 8 Using gestures 9

This chapter introduces you to SMARTNotebook™ collaborative learning software and explains the

basics of using your interactive product.

C H A P T E R 1

Getting started

About the SMART software installed on your computer

Your computer might include SMARTNotebook Tools, SMARTProductDrivers, SMARTInk™ and

SMART Tools in addition to SMARTNotebook software.

SMARTNotebook software: Use SMARTNotebook software to create lessons or presentations. Each .notebook file contains a series of pages, and each page has its own objects, properties and settings. You can add freehand objects, geometric shapes, straight lines, text, pictures, tables, widgets and Adobe®Flash® Player compatible files to a page. You can manipulate and edit these objects at any time.

You can save your files in the .notebook format, which you can open in any Windows®, Mac or Linux® computer running SMARTNotebook software. You can also export your files to a variety of formats.

SMARTNotebook Tools: You can install SMARTNotebook Tools to add special features to SMARTNotebook software. These tools include the following:

3DTools for SMARTNotebook software

SMARTDocumentCamera™ and Mixed Reality Tools

SMARTResponse™ assessment software

SMARTProductDrivers: Your interactive product detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point, along with Pen tool information, to the connected computer. SMARTProductDrivers translates the information into mouse clicks and digital ink. SMARTProductDrivers enables you to perform normal computer operations by using your finger or a pen.

SMARTInk and SMART Tools: Using SMARTInk, you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen, and then save or erase your notes.

You can also draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMART Tools, such as the Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier and Pointer.

Starting SMARTNotebook software

Start SMARTNotebook software by pressing Notebook in the Dock.

N O T E

If your computer’s display refresh rate is less than 60 Hz, a warning message appears when you

first start SMARTNotebook software. You can change the display refresh rate by opening System

Preferences > Displays in MacOSX operating system software.

When you start SMARTNotebook software the first time, a tutorial file opens automatically. You can

read the contents of this file to learn more about the software and the new features in the latest

release. When you’re done, select File > New to create a new, blank file.

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N O T E

When you start the software subsequent times, a new, blank file opens automatically. To open the

tutorial file, select Help > Tutorial.

For information on working with files, see Creating and working with files on page 11.

Navigating the user interface

The SMARTNotebook software user interface consists of the following components:

l Menu

l Toolbar

l Tabs (Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments, Properties, Add-ons and SMARTResponse)

l Page area

Toolbar

The toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands. The buttons on the toolbar are

organized in panels.

N O T E

The commands in the toolbar are also accessible from the menu (see Menu above).

Actions panel

The Actions panel of the toolbar includes buttons that enable you to browse and make changes to

.notebook files:

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Getting started

Plug-ins panel

If you install SMARTNotebook Tools, such as SMARTResponse software, or third-party plug-ins,

an additional panel appears to the right of the Actions panel:

Tools panel

The Tools panel includes buttons that enable you to create and work with basic objects on pages:

Contextual panel

When you select one of the buttons in the Tools panel, additional buttons appear. For example, if you

select Pens , the following additional buttons appear:

Press the Pen Types button to select a pen type and then press one of the line type buttons to write

or draw digital ink in that line type. You can customize a selected line type using the options in the

Properties tab and then save your changes for future use (see Saving tool settings on page 77).

The three property selectors beside the line type buttons enable you to set the color, thickness, style

and transparency of digital ink.

If you click any of the other buttons in the Tools panel, similar sets of additional buttons appear.

Customizing the toolbar You can add, remove and change the position of buttons on the toolbar by pressing Customize the

toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 143).

By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the SMARTNotebook software window. However, you

can move it to the bottom of the window by pressing Move toolbar to top/bottom of window . This is useful in situations where you or your students can’t reach the toolbar when it’s at the top of

the window.

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Page Sorter

The Page Sorter displays all of the pages in the open file as thumbnails and automatically updates

these thumbnails as you change the contents of the pages.

Using the Page Sorter, you can do the following:

l Display pages

l Create pages

l Clone pages

l Clear pages

l Delete pages

l Rename pages

l Rearrange pages

l Move objects from one page to another

l Group pages

Opening the Page Sorter

To open the Page Sorter, press Page Sorter .

Customizing the Page Sorter

You can move the Page Sorter from one side of the SMARTNotebook software window to the other

by pressing Move Sidebar .

You can resize the Page Sorter by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Page Sorter

when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide check box. (To display the Page Sorter when it’s

hidden, press Page Sorter .)

N O T E

If you reduce the Page Sorter to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.

Gallery tab

The Gallery tab contains clip art, backgrounds, multimedia content, files and pages that you can use

in your lessons, and displays preview images of this content. The Gallery tab also provides access to

other online resources. For more information, see Using content from SMARTresources on page

111.

You can also include your own content and content from other teachers in your school in the Gallery

tab (see Adding your content to the Gallery on page 105).

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Opening the Gallery tab

To open the Gallery tab, press Gallery .

Customizing the Gallery tab

You can move the Gallery tab from one side of the SMARTNotebook software window to the other by

pressing Move Sidebar .

You can resize the Gallery tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Gallery tab

when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide check box. (To display the Gallery tab when it’s

hidden, press Gallery .)

N O T E

If you reduce the Gallery tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.

Attachments tab

The Attachments tab displays the files and web pages attached to the current file. For more

information, see Attaching files and web pages on page 103.

Opening the Attachments tab

To open the Attachments tab, press Attachments .

Customizing the Attachments tab

You can move the Attachments tab from one side of the SMARTNotebook software window to the

other by pressing Move Sidebar .

You can resize the Attachments tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the

Attachments tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide check box. (To display the

Attachments tab when it’s hidden, press Attachments .)

N O T E

If you reduce the Attachments tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.

Properties tab

The Properties tab enables you to format objects on a page, including digital ink, shapes, lines, text

and tables. Depending on the object you select, you can change the following:

l The color, thickness and style of lines

l The transparency and fill effects of objects

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l The font type, size and style of text

l The animation of objects

The Properties tab displays only the options that are available for the object you select. For more

information on displaying and setting object properties in the Properties tab, see Changing objects’

properties on page 74.

The Properties tab also includes a Page Recording button. You can use this feature to record your

actions on the current page (see Recording pages on page 31).

Opening the Properties tab

To open the Properties tab, press Properties .

Customizing the Properties tab

You can move the Properties tab from one side of the SMARTNotebook software window to the

other by pressing Move Sidebar .

You can resize the Properties tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Properties

tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide check box. (To display the Properties tab

when it’s hidden, press Properties .)

N O T E

If you reduce the Properties tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.

Add-ons tab

The Add-ons tab enables you to work with SMART Notebook software add-ons, including the Activity

Builder (see Creating matching lesson activities on page 116).

Opening the Add-ons tab

To open the Add-ons tab, press Add-ons .

Customizing the Add-ons tab

You can move the Add-ons tab from one side of the SMARTNotebook software window to the other

by pressing Move Sidebar .

You can resize the Add-ons tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Add-ons tab

when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide check box. (To display the Add-ons tab when it’s

hidden, press Add-ons .)

N O T E

If you reduce the Add-ons tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.

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SMARTResponse tab

The SMARTResponse tab is part of SMARTResponse software and is available only if you have

SMARTResponse software installed.

Page area

The page area displays the contents of a selected page in a file. This is the area of the page where

you create and work with objects (see Creating basic objects on page 41).

Creating and working with content

A .notebook file consists of one or more pages. You can use the Page Sorter to view thumbnails of all

pages in the open .notebook file and select specific pages to display. In addition, you can create new

pages, clear or delete existing pages and complete other tasks. For more information, see Creating

and working with pages on page 19.

Pages contain objects. Objects are the building blocks of content in SMARTNotebook software.

Basic types of objects include the following:

Digital ink (freehand writing and drawing) Shapes and lines

Text Tables

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In addition to these basic types of objects, you can insert pictures, AdobeFlash Player compatible

files, AdobeFlash Player compatible video files, sound files, Internet content and widgets in your

.notebook files. This content can come from your own resources, from the Gallery or from the

SMARTExchange™ website (see Using your own content on page 95 and Using content from

SMARTresources on page 111).

You can manipulate any object in your .notebook files using a common set of tasks (see Working with

objects on page 71).

After setting up content in a .notebook file, you can present that content to your students (see Using

SMARTNotebook software in your classroom on page 115).

Using gestures

You can interact with objects in SMARTNotebook software using the following gestures (if supported

by your interactive product):

Swipe (left to right) Swipe (right to left)

Zoom in / enlarge Zoom out / reduce

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Flick Rotate

Group

Chapter 2

Creating files 11 Opening files 11 Opening files in Compatibility mode 12 Saving files 12 Exporting files 14 Printing files 16 Reducing file sizes 17 Undoing and redoing actions 18

In SMARTNotebook software, you can create or open SMARTNotebook software (.notebook) files.

After creating or opening a .notebook file, you can save it, print it, export it to other formats and

complete other common tasks. In addition, you can work with the pages within the .notebook file.

Creating files

When you start SMARTNotebook software for the first time, a tutorial file opens automatically. When

you start the software subsequent times, a new .notebook file opens automatically. However, you

can create a new file at any time.

g To create a file

Select File > New.

Opening files

With SMART Notebook 11 software, you can open the following:

l .notebook files (the default file format for SMARTNotebook 9.5, 9.7, 10 and 11 software)

l .xbk files (the default file format for SMARTNotebook 8, 9.0 and 9.1 software)

After you open a file, you can save the file as a .notebook or .xbk file.

The method by which you open a file is the same for all versions of SMARTNotebook software.

C H A P T E R 2

Creating and working with files

g To open a file

Press Open File .

The Open dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the file.

3. Press Open.

T I P

You can open a recently opened file by selecting File > Open Recent, and then selecting the

file name.

Opening files in Compatibility mode

If you open a .notebook file created with SMARTNotebook Publisher Tools, text objects might not

display correctly. You can open these files in Compatibility mode to display the text objects correctly.

g To open a file in Compatibility mode

Select File > Reload File in Compatibility Mode.

Saving files

By default, SMARTNotebook software saves your files in .notebook format. Anyone with

SMARTNotebook 9.5 or later software for Windows operating systems, MacOSX operating system

software or Linux operating systems installed on his or her computer can open a .notebook file.

N O T E

The default file format for SMARTNotebook 8, 9.0 and 9.1 software is .xbk. If you want to open

your file in one of these versions, save your file with the .xbk extension. However, the .xbk format

doesn’t support some of the objects and properties available in this version of SMARTNotebook

software. If you save your file in the .xbk format, SMARTNotebook software doesn’t save the

properties in your file that the .xbk format doesn’t support or else it saves them as images that

you’re unable to edit when you open the file.

g To save a new file

Press Save .

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

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Creating and working with files

3. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

4. If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting, select SMARTNotebookFile in

the File Format drop-down list.

If you want to create a file that you can open with SMARTNotebook 8, 9.0 and 9.1, software

select SMARTNotebookXBKFile in the File Format drop-down list.

5. Press Save.

If you’re saving your file in the .xbk format and there are objects or properties in your file that the

.xbk format doesn’t support, a dialog box appears indicating that SMARTNotebook software

won’t save these objects or properties if you continue. Press Yes.

g To save an existing file

Press Save .

g To save an existing file with a new name or location

1. Select File > Save As.

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

3. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

4. If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting, select the SMART Notebook File

format.

If you want to create a file that you can open with SMARTNotebook 8, 9.0 and 9.1, software

select the SMARTNotebook XBK File format.

5. Press Save.

If you’re saving your file in the .xbk format and there are objects or properties in your file that the

.xbk format doesn’t support, a dialog box appears indicating that SMARTNotebook software

won’t save these objects or properties if you continue. Press Yes.

g To save all open files

Select File > Save All.

C H A P T E R 2

Creating and working with files

Exporting files

You can export your .notebook files to the following formats:

l Web pages

l Picture formats

BMP

JPEG

PNG

TIFF

l PDF

l Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format (CFF)

N O T E S

l SMARTNotebook software doesn’t include links when you export files as web pages,

picture files or PDF.

l SMARTNotebook software doesn’t include attachments when you export files as picture

files or PDF. To include attachments, you must export your file as web pages.

l SMARTNotebook software doesn’t export files that you attach to your .notebook file as

aliases. If you want to include an attachment, attach a copy of the file (see Attaching files

and web pages on page 103).

l SMARTNotebook software doesn’t export some gradient, pattern and image effects. These

effects might appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file.

g To export a file as web pages

1. Select File > Export > Web Page.

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to export the file.

3. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

4. Press Save.

g To export a file as picture files

1. Select File > Export > Image Files.

A dialog box appears.

C H A P T E R 2

Creating and working with files

2. Select a folder where you want to export the files.

3. Select a picture format in the Image Format drop-down list.

4. Select a picture size in the Image Size drop-down list.

5. Type a name for the files in the Save As box.

6. Press Save.

g To export a file as a PDF file

1. Select File > Export > PDF.

A dialog box appears.

2. Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.

3. Optionally, type header text in the Header box, footer text in the Footer box and the current

date in the Date box.

4. Optionally, select the Show page borders check box to show a border around each printed

page.

5. Optionally, select the Show page numbers check box to show a page number on each page.

6. If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2, select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail

Size drop-down list and, optionally, select the Show Thumbnail titles check box to show

titles under each thumbnail.

7. Press Continue.

The Save dialog box appears.

8. Browse to where you want to export the file.

9. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

10. Press Save.

g To export a file as a CFF file

1. Select File > Export > CFF.

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to export the file.

3. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

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4. Press Save.

N O T E

You can also import CFF files (see Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs

on page 102).

Printing files

You can print all pages or select pages in a .notebook file. You can print the pages as thumbnails,

handouts or full pages.

g To print a file

1. Select File > Print.

A dialog box appears.

2. Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.

3. Optionally, type header text in the Header box, footer text in the Footer box and the current

date in the Date box.

4. Optionally, select the Show page borders check box to show a border around each printed

page.

5. Optionally, select the Show page numbers check box to show a page number on each page.

6. If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2, select a thumbnail size in the Thumbnail

Size drop-down list and, optionally, select the Show Thumbnail titles check box to show

titles under each thumbnail.

7. Press Continue.

A dialog box appears.

8. If all print settings aren’t visible, press the disclosure triangle beside the Printer drop-down list.

9. Select All to include all pages.

Select From to include select pages, and then type the page range.

10. Select other print settings, including the printer name and the number of copies.

11. Press Print.

C H A P T E R 2

Creating and working with files

Reducing file sizes

If your .notebook files contain large pictures (pictures over 1 MB in file size), your files could open and

run slowly. You can reduce the pictures’ file size without noticeably reducing their quality. As a result,

your .notebook files’ overall file sizes will be smaller and the files will open and run more quickly.

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

1. Insert the picture as described in Inserting pictures on page 96.

After you press Open, the Image Optimization dialog box appears.

2. Press Optimize to reduce the picture’s file size.

Press Keep Resolution to not reduce the picture’s file size.

N O T E

When you insert a BMP file, SMARTNotebook software internally converts the file to

PNG format. This conversion reduces the size of the file. As a result, you might not

need to export an optimized version of the .notebook file (see To export an optimized

file on the next page) even if the BMP file is over 1 MB in size.

SMARTNotebook software automatically reduces the file size of pictures over 5 MB

or 5 megapixels regardless of which option you choose.

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

1. Select the picture.

2. Press the picture’s menu arrow, and then select Image Optimization.

The Image Optimization dialog box appears.

3. Click Optimize.

g To set your preference for inserting large pictures

1. Select Notebook > Preferences.

A dialog box appears.

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2. Select Ask every time I insert a large image to have the option of reducing or not reducing

large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.

Select Never change the resolution of inserted images to never reduce large pictures’ file

sizes when you insert them.

Select Always change image resolution to optimized file size to always reduce large

pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.

3. Press OK.

g To export an optimized file

1. Select File > Export Optimized File.

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

3. Type a name for the file in the Save As box.

4. Press Save.

Undoing and redoing actions

When you make changes to a file, you can reverse the effects of your previous actions and

commands.

N O T E

If two people are using your interactive product, pressing Undo and Redo affects the actions of

both users.

g To reverse the effect of the last action

Press Undo .

N O T E

You can undo an unlimited number of actions.

g To reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command

Press Redo .

Chapter 3

Displaying pages 20 Changing the page display 21

Zooming in and out 22 Displaying pages in Full Screen view 23 Displaying pages in Transparent Background view 25 Displaying pages in Dual Page view 26

Creating pages 27 Cloning pages 28 Rearranging pages 28 Grouping pages 29 Renaming pages 31 Extending pages 31 Recording pages 31 Deleting pages 32 Clearing pages 34 Resetting pages 35 Working with page backgrounds and themes 36

Applying page backgrounds and themes 36

Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab 36

Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery 38 Creating themes 39

A .notebook file is composed of a series of pages, each with its own objects and properties.

A thumbnail of each page appears in the Page Sorter. Using either the Page Sorter or menu

commands, you can display an existing page, create a blank page, create a clone of an existing page

or delete an existing page.

You can also change a page’s background, extend a page’s height, rename a page, rearrange pages

within a file, group pages within a file and complete other common tasks.

C H A P T E R 3

Creating and working with pages

Displaying pages

You can display any page in the file using the Page Sorter. You can display the next or previous page

in the file using buttons or gestures.

g To display a page

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Press the thumbnail of the page you want to display.

g To display the next page in a file

Press Next Page .

Swipe your finger across the page from right to left.

A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.

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Creating and working with pages

g To display the previous page in a file

Press Previous Page .

Swipe your finger across the page from left to right.

A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.

Changing the page display

You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive

product supports multitouch gestures).

In addition, SMARTNotebook software includes the following views:

l Full Screen view expands the page area to fill the interactive screen by hiding the title bar,

toolbar, taskbar and sidebar.

l Transparent Background view enables you to see the desktop and windows behind the

SMARTNotebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page.

l Dual Page view displays two pages side-by-side.

C H A P T E R 3

Creating and working with pages

Zooming in and out

You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive

product supports multitouch gestures).

g To zoom in or out using the View Screens button

Press View Screens .

2. Select a magnification level between 50% and 300%.

Select Entire Page to make the entire page fit your display.

Select Page Width to set the page’s width to the same width as your display.

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g To zoom in or out using multitouch gestures

Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in.

Drag your fingers toward each other to zoom out.

A message appears, displaying the current zoom level.

Displaying pages in Full Screen view

In Full Screen view, SMARTNotebook software expands the page to fill the screen by hiding the

other user interface elements. You can still access commonly used commands using the Full Screen

toolbar.

T I P

Before displaying a page in Full Screen view, select Format > Full Screen Page Border, and

then select the appropriate aspect ratio for your interactive product. A blue line appears, indicating

the portion of the page that will appear in Full Screen view without scrolling.

This feature is useful when you’re creating content that you want to present in Full Screen view.

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g To display a page in Full Screen view

Press View Screens , and then select Full Screen.

The page expands to fill the screen, hiding the other user interface elements, and the Full

Screen toolbar appears.

Button Command Action

Previous Page Display the previous page in the file.

Next Page Display the next page in the file.

More Options Open a menu of options.

Exit Full Screen Return to the standard view.

Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons.

N O T E S

The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file.

If SMARTResponse software is installed, additional buttons appear that enable you to

insert questions and administer assessments.

If you’re using a widescreen interactive product and gray bars appear on the sides of

the page, you can change the zoom level to the page’s width to hide the gray bars by

selecting More Options > Page Width. You can return to Full Page view by

selecting More Options > Entire Page.

g To display more toolbar buttons

Press Toolbar Options .

The toolbar expands to include the following buttons:

Button Command Action

Insert Blank Page

Undo Reverse the effect of the last action.

Select Select objects on the current page.

Insert a new, blank page in the current file.

Magic Pen Create objects that slowly fade, open a magnification window or

open a spotlight window (see Using the Magic Pen on page 124).

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Displaying pages in Transparent Background view

Using Transparent Background view, you can see the desktop and windows behind the

SMARTNotebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page. You

can draw in digital ink on a transparent page and save your notes in the file. You can also display

measurement tools, take screen captures and more. If an area of the screen doesn’t include any

SMARTNotebook software objects, you can select and interact with the desktop and applications

behind the SMARTNotebook software window.

g To display a page in Transparent Background view

Press View Screens , and then select Transparent Background.

The background of the SMARTNotebook software window becomes transparent, enabling you

to see the desktop and program behind SMARTNotebook software, but any objects on the

.notebook file page remain visible.

The Transparent Background toolbar appears.

Button Command Action

Select Select objects on the current page or interact with desktop and

application objects that aren’t covered by a SMARTNotebook software object.

Pens and

Write or draw digital ink on the current page.

Highlighters

Previous Page Display the previous page in the current file.

Next Page Display the next page in the current file.

More Options Open a menu of options that enable you to add a screen shade,

select different digital ink, select a Creative pen style, add straight lines, add shapes and more.

Exit Transparent

Return to the standard view.

Background

Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons.

N O T E S

The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file.

If SMARTResponse software is installed, additional buttons appear that enable you to

insert questions and administer assessments.

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g To display more toolbar buttons

Press Toolbar Options .

The toolbar expands to include the following buttons:

Button Command Action

Blank Page Insert a new, blank page in the current file.

Undo Reverse the effect of the last action.

Delete Delete all selected objects.

Clear Page Erase all digital ink and delete all objects from the page.

Screen Capture

Open the Screen Capture toolbar.

Toolbar

Insert Ruler Insert a ruler on the page (see Using the ruler on page 128).

Insert Protractor Insert a protractor on the page (see Using the protractor on page

129).

Insert Geodreieck

Insert a Geodreieck protractor on the page (see Using the Geodreieck protractor on page 132).

Protractor

Insert Compass Insert a compass on the page (see Using the compass on page

134).

Displaying pages in Dual Page view

You can display two pages side-by-side. You can draw, make notes, import files and add links on

either page in the same way as you would on a single page.

When you’re displaying dual pages, you can pin a page to continue displaying it in the page area while

you view other pages in the Page Sorter.

g To display a page in Dual Page view

Press View Screens , and then select Dual Page Display.

A second page appears. A red border indicates the active page.

g To pin a page

1. If you haven’t done so already, display dual pages.

2. Select the page you want to continue displaying.

3. Select View > Zoom > Pin Page.

Pin icons appear in the top corners of the pinned page.

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g To unpin a page

Clear the selection of View > Zoom > Pin Page.

g To return to standard view

Press View Screens , and then select Single Page Display.

Creating pages

You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter.

g To insert a page using the Add Page button

Press Add Page .

The new page appears after the current page.

g To insert a page using the Page Sorter

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want the new page to appear after.

3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Blank Page.

The new page appears after the selected page.

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Cloning pages

As an alternative to creating a blank page, you can create a duplicate (or “clone”) of an existing page.

N O T E

You can clone a page only if it contains content.

g To clone a page

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want to clone.

3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Clone Page.

The cloned page appears immediately after the current page.

N O T E

You can repeat this process as many times as you want.

Rearranging pages

If you want, you can rearrange the order of the pages in a file.

g To rearrange pages

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Press the thumbnail of the page you want to move in the file.

A blue border appears around the thumbnail.

3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position in the Page Sorter.

A blue line indicates the page’s new position.

4. Release the thumbnail.

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Grouping pages

You can group pages in a file. This enables you to find a particular group quickly in the Page Sorter,

and then display its pages. This is useful when there are a lot of pages in a file.

g To create or edit a group

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Press the first group’s menu arrow, and then select Edit Page Groups.

All the groups and pages for the current file are displayed. Groups appear as blue bars and

pages appear as thumbnails:

If you created and edited the groups in this file, the pages appear under the blue bars you

created and renamed.

If you haven’t edited the groups, a default group titled Group 1 appears and includes all of

the pages and their thumbnails below its blue bar.

N O T E

Thumbnails below each blue bar include the same menu arrow options as thumbnails in the

Page Sorter. This enables you to press a thumbnail in a group, select its menu arrow, and

then delete the page, clear the page, insert a new page, clone the page, rename the page,

add a Screen Shade to the page or add the page to the Gallery.

3. Press the Add New Group button in the upper-right corner.

A new group, with a new, blank page, appears.

4. Type a new name for the group.

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5. Do the following:

To move a page into a group, press the page’s thumbnail, and then drag it below the

group’s blue bar and to the right of the thumbnail you want it to follow.

To rearrange the order of pages in a group, press a page’s thumbnail, and then drag it to

the right of the thumbnail you want it to follow.

To rearrange the order of groups, press a group’s blue bar, and then drag it below the blue

bar of the group you want it to follow.

N O T E S

You can also change the order of the groups by pressing a blue bar’s menu

arrow, and then selecting Move Up or Move Down.

SMARTNotebook software numbers pages sequentially across a file. If you

change the order of groups, SMARTNotebook software renumbers the pages in

the groups accordingly.

To delete a group and keep its pages, move all of its pages to different groups. When a

group contains no pages, SMARTNotebook software automatically deletes it.

To delete a group and all pages in the group, press the blue bar’s menu arrow, and then

select Delete Group.

Press .

g To access a group in the Page Sorter

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Press the first group’s menu arrow, and then select the name of the group you want to access.

The Page Sorter displays the thumbnail for the first page in the group you want to access.

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Renaming pages

When you create a page, SMARTNotebook software automatically names this page with the date

and time of its creation. You can change this name.

g To rename a page

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Double-click the page’s name.

3. Type a new name for the page.

4. Press elsewhere.

Extending pages

If you need more room at the bottom of a page, you can extend the page vertically without affecting

the page’s width.

g To extend a page

1. If you’re displaying the page in Entire Page view, select a different zoom level.

2. Press the Extend Page link at the bottom of the page.

Recording pages

The Page Recording options enable you to record your actions on the current page.

N O T E

SMART Recorder is a different but similar tool. Using SMART Recorder, you can record your

actions in programs other than SMARTNotebook software. With SMART Recorder, you can

record a full screen, specified window or rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a

microphone to your computer, you can also record audio.

g To record a page

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

2. Press Page Recording.

Press .

A red circle appears in the upper-left corner of the page.

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4. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page.

When you finish performing these actions, press .

A playback toolbar appears on the page.

g To play a page recording

1. Display the page.

If the page includes a page recording, a playback toolbar appears on the page.

Press Play .

g To pause the playback

Press Pause .

g To stop the playback

Press Stop .

g To rewind the playback

Press Rewind .

g To remove a page recording

1. Display the page.

If the page includes a page recording, a playback toolbar appears on the page.

To remove the recording, press Close on the toolbar.

Deleting pages

You can delete a page from the current file using the Delete Page button or the Page Sorter.

T I P

As an alternative to deleting a page, you can clear all of its objects (see Clearing pages on page

34).

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g To delete a page using the Delete Page button

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to delete.

Select Delete Page .

Select Delete Page

g To delete a page using the Page Sorter

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want to delete.

3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Page.

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Clearing pages

You can erase digital ink and delete individual objects from a page. You can also clear all objects or all

digital ink objects from a page simultaneously.

N O T E

You’re unable to clear objects locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80) or infinitely cloned

objects (see Cloning objects on page 82). To clear all objects from a page, you must unlock all

locked objects and clear the selection of Infinite Cloner on any infinitely cloned objects.

g To clear all objects from the page

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to clear.

2. Select Edit > Clear Page.

N O T E S

This option is disabled if there are no objects on the page or if the objects are locked or

infinitely cloned.

You can also select this option by doing one of the following:

Control-clicking the page

Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter

Pressing the page’s menu arrow while editing page groups (see Grouping pages

on page 29)

Pressing Clear Page if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 143)

You can clear all objects from multiple pages at the same time. Select the pages’

thumbnails in the Page Sorter, press the menu arrow, and then select ClearPage.

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g To clear all digital ink objects from the page

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to clear.

2. Select Edit > Clear Ink from Page.

N O T E S

This option is disabled if there is no digital ink on the page or if the digital ink is locked

or infinitely cloned.

You can also select this option by doing one of the following:

Control-clicking the page

Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter

Pressing the page’s menu arrow while editing page groups (see Grouping pages

on page 29)

Pressing Clear Ink if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 143)

You can clear all digital ink objects from multiple pages at the same time. Select the

pages’ thumbnails in the Page Sorter, press the menu arrow, and then select ClearInk

from Page.

Resetting pages

If you make changes to a page (without saving those changes), you can reset the page to the state it

was in before you made the changes.

N O T E

Resetting a page doesn’t reset any AdobeFlash Player compatible files running on the page.

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g To reset a page

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to reset.

2. Select Edit > Reset Page.

A dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm the reset.

N O T E S

This option is disabled if you haven’t made changes to the page since last saving the

file.

You can also select this option by doing one of the following:

Control-clicking the page

Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter

Pressing the page’s menu arrow while editing page groups (see Grouping pages

on page 29)

Pressing Reset Page if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 143)

You can reset multiple pages at the same time. Select the pages’ thumbnails in the

Page Sorter, press the menu arrow, and then select ResetPage.

3. Press Reset Page.

Working with page backgrounds and themes

By default, page backgrounds are white. However, you can set page backgrounds to other colors,

gradients of two colors, patterns or pictures.

Themes enable you to define a custom background for one or more pages in your .notebook file as

well as custom fonts and objects.

Applying page backgrounds and themes

You can define the appearance of pages’ backgrounds using the Properties tab or the Gallery.

Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab

You can set a page’s background to a solid color, a gradient of two colors, a pattern or a picture using

the Properties tab.

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g To apply a background

1. Select Format > Background Color.

The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.

2. Select a fill style:

Fill style Procedure

None (transparent) Select No fill.

Solid color

Gradient of two colors

Pattern

Picture

Select Solid fill.

Do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select Gradient fill.

For each color, do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select an option in the Style drop-down list.

Select Pattern fill.

Select a pattern.

Press Foreground color, select a color in the dialog box, and

then press OK.

Press Background color, select a color in the dialog box, and

then press OK.

Select Image fill.

Press Browse.

The Open dialog box appears.

Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a

background, and then press Open.

N O T E

If you insert a large picture, a dialog box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see Reducing file sizes on page 17.

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g To remove a background

1. Select Format > Background.

The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.

2. Select No fill.

Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery

You can set a page, all the pages in a group or all the pages in a file using a background or theme from

the Gallery.

g To apply a background or theme

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list to view your own backgrounds and themes

(see Creating themes on the next page).

Select Gallery Essentials to view backgrounds and themes you installed with the software.

3. Select Backgrounds and Themes.

The Gallery displays thumbnails of the available backgrounds and themes.

4. Press the thumbnail of the theme you want to apply.

5. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Insert in Notebook.

The Insert Theme dialog box appears.

6. Select Insert theme on all pages to apply the background or theme to all pages in a file.

Select Insert theme on all pages of current group to apply the background or theme to all

pages in the current group.

Select Insert theme on current page only to apply the background or theme to the current

page.

7. Press Ok.

g To remove a background or theme

1. Control-click the page.

2. Select Delete Theme.

You remove the background or theme from all the pages to which you applied it.

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Creating themes

You can use themes to customize pages. You can create a theme and add it to the Gallery so that it’s

available in a convenient location. You can then apply this theme to a page, all pages in a group or all

pages in a file.

The Gallery also includes some themes.

g To create a theme

1. Select Format > Themes > Create New Theme.

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

3. Set the background in the same way that you would for a page (see Applying page

backgrounds and themes on page 36).

4. Add and modify objects on the theme in the same way that you would on a page (see Creating

basic objects on page 41).

5. Press Save.

The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery.

g To create a theme based on the current page

1. Select Format > Themes > Create Theme from Page.

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

3. Press Save.

The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery.

Chapter 4

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink 42

Writing or drawing digital ink 42 Writing or drawing fading digital ink 44 Creating custom Creative pen styles 45 Erasing digital ink 48

Creating shapes and lines 48

Creating shapes with the Shapes tool 48 Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool 49 Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool 50 Creating straight lines and arcs 51

Creating text 52

Typing text 52 Converting handwriting to typed text 53 Formatting text 54 Resizing text objects 56 Inserting mathematical symbols 56 Checking the spelling of text objects 56 Cutting or copying text 57

Creating tables 58

Creating tables in SMARTNotebook software 58 Pasting tables from other programs 60 Adding objects to tables 60 Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells 61 Moving tables 62 Changing a table’s properties 63 Resizing tables, columns or rows 65 Adding or removing columns, rows or cells 66 Splitting or merging table cells 67 Adding or removing cell shades 68 Deleting tables and the contents of tables 68

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Creating basic objects

Objects are the building blocks of content in your .notebook files. An object is simply an item on a

page that you create or import and then work with. Basic types of objects include the following:

l Digital ink (freehand writing and drawing)

l Shapes

l Straight lines

l Arcs

l Text

l Tables

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink

Digital ink is freehand text or objects that you create using your interactive product’s pens or the

SMARTNotebook software Pens tool. Writing or drawing digital ink enables you to quickly add

content to your SMARTNotebook software files, either when creating the files or when presenting the

files to students.

After you create digital ink, you can erase it.

Writing or drawing digital ink

The easiest way to write or draw digital ink is to use your interactive product’s pen or pens.

You can also create freehand objects using the Pens tool. The Pens tool enables you to write or draw

digital ink using five pen types:

You can create freehand objects using

Pen type Purpose and example Notes

Standard

Calligraphic

Write or draw digital ink in a variety of colors and line styles.

Write or draw digital ink, like you do with the Standard pen type, but with lines of varying thickness.

Using the Standard pen type, you can write or draw digital ink that fades after a few seconds (see

Writing or drawing fading digital ink on page 44).

The Calligraphic pen type is useful for teaching students handwriting.

The Calligraphic pen type is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product.

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Pen type Purpose and example Notes

Crayon

Write or draw crayon-like digital ink. The Crayon pen type is intended

for artistic work such as painting, coloring pictures and so on rather than writing.

Highlighter

Creative

Highlight text and other objects.

Add colorful elements to your presentations. You can create custom Creative

g To write or draw digital ink

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

pen styles (see Creating custom Creative pen styles on page 45).

2. Press Pen Types, and then select a pen type.

N O T E

In addition to the above five pen types, you can select the Magic Pen and Shape Recognition

Pen tools (see Using the Magic Pen on page 124 and Creating shapes with the Shape

Recognition Pen tool on page 50).

3. Select a line type.

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4. Optionally, customize the line type using the property selectors.

N O T E

You can also customize the line type using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’

properties on page 74).

5. Write or draw digital ink on the page.

T I P S

Don’t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on your interactive product’s surface

while you write or draw.

If you write or draw multiple lines, SMARTNotebook software automatically combines

the lines into a single object. For example, if you write the letters of a word,

SMARTNotebook software combines the individual letters, enabling you to interact

with the whole word. If you want to write words on the same line but don’t want them

combined, leave a large gap between them, use different pens, or briefly put the pen in

the pen tray before writing another word (interactive whiteboards only).

If you want to write diagonally, write in a straight line, and then rotate it (see Rotating

objects on page 85).

If you want to write in small letters, write large letters, and then reduce their size (see

Resizing objects on page 83).

You can fill areas that you’ve enclosed with digital ink (see Filling digital ink drawings

on page 76).

Writing or drawing fading digital ink

You can create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the Pens tool.

N O T E

You can also create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the Magic Pen

tool (see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 124).

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g To write or draw fading digital ink

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Pen.

3. Select a line type.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

5. Press Fill Effects.

6. Select the Enable ink to fade after you write it check box, and then select the number of

seconds between the time you write or draw the digital ink and the time it fades in the Fade

time drop-down list.

7. Write or draw digital ink on the page.

Creating custom Creative pen styles

SMARTNotebook software includes eight Creative pen styles (see Writing or drawing digital ink on

page 42). In addition to these styles, you can create your own styles using pictures or objects on the

currently selected page.

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g To create a custom Creative pen using a picture

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Creative Pen.

3. Select a line type.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

5. Press Line Style.

6. Select Use a custom stamp image.

7. Click Browse.

The Insert Image File dialog box appears.

8. Browse to and select the picture you want to use for the Creative pen style.

9. Press Open.

10. Write or draw digital ink on the page.

T I P

To resume using the default line type, select Use the default pattern.

If you want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use, press Save Tool

Properties. You can later reset the Creative pen style (see Customizing the toolbar on

page 143).

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g To create a custom Creative pen using an object

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Creative Pen.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

4. Press Line Style.

5. Select Use a custom stamp image.

6. Press Select object, and then select an object on the page.

7. Write or draw digital ink on the page.

T I P

To resume using the default line type, select Use the default pattern.

If you want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use, press Save Tool

Properties. You can later reset the Creative pen style (see Customizing the toolbar on

page 143).

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Erasing digital ink

You can erase digital ink from your interactive product’s screen using the eraser or the erasing

gesture. If you’re erasing digital ink from a .notebook file page, you can also erase objects using the

Eraser tool.

N O T E

Although you can erase digital ink, you’re unable to erase other types of objects, including shapes,

lines, text and pictures. To remove these types of objects, you must delete them (see Deleting

objects on page 93).

g To erase digital ink

Press Eraser , and then select an eraser type.

2. Erase the digital ink.

Creating shapes and lines

In addition to creating freehand shapes and lines by drawing digital ink, you can create shapes and

lines using the tools in SMARTNotebook software.

N O T E

To remove a shape or line from a page, you must delete it (see Deleting objects on page 93). The

Eraser tool doesn’t remove shapes.

Creating shapes with the Shapes tool

You can use the Shapes tool to create a variety of shapes, including perfect circles, perfect squares,

perfect triangles, other geometric shapes, hearts, check marks and Xs.

You can add a shape to your page, and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customize a

shape’s outline color, fill color and line thickness, and then add it to your page.

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g To create a shape

Press Shapes .

The Shapes tool buttons appear.

2. Select a shape on the toolbar.

Press and then select a shape.

3. Optionally, customize the shape using the property selectors.

N O T E

You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties

on page 74).

4. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is

the size you want.

T I P

You can create perfect circles, squares, triangles and other shapes by holding down SHIFT

as you draw the shape.

Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool

In addition to creating shapes using the Shapes tool, you can create regular polygons with 3 to 15

sides using the Regular Polygons tool.

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g To create a shape with the Regular Polygons tool

Press Regular Polygons .

The Regular Polygons tool buttons appear.

2. Select a shape on the toolbar.

Press and then select a shape.

N O T E

The number in the shape indicates its number of sides.

3. Optionally, customize the shape using the property selectors.

N O T E

You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties

on page 74).

4. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is

the size you want.

Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool

You can use the Shape Recognition Pen tool to draw circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles

and arcs.

N O T E

You can also create shapes using the Shapes tool (see Creating shapes with the Shapes tool on

page 48) or the Regular Polygons tool (see Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool on the

previous page).

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g To draw a shape

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Shape Recognition Pen.

3. Draw a shape on the interactive screen.

If SMARTNotebook software recognizes your drawing as a circle, oval, square, rectangle,

triangle or arc, it adds this shape to the page.

Creating straight lines and arcs

You can use the Lines tool to draw straight lines and arcs.

You can add a line to your page, and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customize the line,

and then add it to your page.

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g To create a straight line or arc

Press Lines .

The Lines tool buttons appear.

2. Select a line or arc type.

3. Optionally, customize the line or arc type using the property selectors.

N O T E

You can also customize the line or arc type using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’

properties on page 74).

4. Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the

line to end.

Creating text

You can create text in SMARTNotebook software by doing any of the following:

l Typing the text using a keyboard connected to your computer

l Typing the text using SMART Keyboard

l Writing the text (see Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink on page 42) and then converting it

to typed text using the software’s handwriting recognition feature

After creating text, you can edit it, check its spelling and change its properties, including font style,

size and color.

Typing text

You can type new text or edit existing text.

g To type new text

If a keyboard isn’t accessible, press and hold SMART Board Tools in the Dock, and then select Keyboard.

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Press Text , and then select an available font style.

3. Optionally, customize the font style (see Formatting text on the next page).

4. Press where you want the text to start.

5. Type your text.

6. When you’re done, press outside the text object.

g To edit existing text

1. Double-click the text object.

2. Edit the text.

3. When you’re done, press outside the text object.

Converting handwriting to typed text

You can write on your interactive product’s screen using the Standard or Calligraphic pen types and

convert your writing to typed text. SMARTNotebook software can convert handwriting in multiple

languages.

g To convert handwriting to typed text

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.

Press Pen or Calligraphic Pen .

3. Write your text.

T I P

Write tidy, printed characters on a horizontal line. Although SMARTNotebook software can

convert slanted or cursive writing, it doesn’t always do so consistently.

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4. Select the text object.

The SMARTNotebook software handwriting recognition feature compares your written word

with its dictionary and identifies words that most resemble what you’ve written.

5. Press the text object’s menu arrow.

A menu appears and displays the list of matching words, each preceded by Recognize.

N O T E S

If you want SMARTNotebook software to identify words in a different language, select

Recognize Languages, and then select another language in the list.

SMARTNotebook software updates the list of matching words to include words in the

selected language.

If you change the handwriting recognition language, you don’t change the default

language of the SMARTNotebook software user interface or your operating system.

6. Select a word in the list of matching words.

The selected word appears on the page.

Formatting text

If you want to format all text in a text object, select the text object.

If you want to format specific text in a text object, double-click the text object, and then select the

text.

You can format text using the buttons in the toolbar or the options in the Properties tab or the Format

menu.

N O T E

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties , and then press Text Style.

The following table presents the formatting changes that you can make using the above tools:

Change Toolbar Properties

tab

Character, paragraph or object level

Change the font face

Format

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Change Toolbar Properties

tab

Change the font size

T I P

To select a font size that doesn’t appear in the dropdown list (including font sizes with decimal values such as 20.5), type the font size in the Font Size box on the toolbar.

Change the color

Bold, italicize or underline text

Strike out text

Superscript or subscript text

Paragraph or object level

Change justification (left, right or center)

Change indentation

Create a bulleted or numbered list

Change line spacing

Format

T I P

To add spacing between paragraphs, select the Add space after paragraphs check box in the Properties tab or select Format > Paragraph > Line Spacing > Add space after paragraphs.

Change language direction (left-to-right or right-to-left)

N O T E

Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Left to Right for languages that read left to right (for

example, English and French).

Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Right to Left for languages that read right to left (for example, Arabic and Hebrew).

Object level

Change text direction (horizontal or vertical)

Change transparency

* Press More Text Options to display the buttons for these formatting changes.

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Resizing text objects

When you resize a text object following the procedure in Resizing objects on page 83, the text in the

object changes size.

If you want to resize the text object without changing the size of the text in the object, complete the

following procedure.

g To resize a text object

1. Double-click the text object.

2. Press one of the two white circles on either side of text object, and then drag the circle to

increase or reduce the text object’s size.

Inserting mathematical symbols

You can insert a variety of mathematical and scientific symbols into a page.

N O T E

The mathematical symbols are characters only. They don’t perform mathematical operations.

g To insert a mathematical symbol

1. Type text on a page.

Press More Text Options and then select Insert Symbol .

The Characters dialog box appears.

3. Press a category.

A list of symbols appears.

4. Press the symbol you want to add to the text.

5. Press Insert.

The symbol appears in the text object.

Checking the spelling of text objects

As you type text, SMARTNotebook software checks the spelling. If you spell a word incorrectly,

SMARTNotebook software underlines the word red. You can then right-click the word and select the

correct spelling from a list of options.

If you prefer, you can disable this feature and check the spelling using the SpellingCheck dialog box.

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g To disable automatic spell checking

Press Text .

Press More Text Options , and then select Check Spelling .

g To manually check spelling of a text object

1. Select the text object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Check Spelling.

If SMARTNotebook software finds a misspelled word, the Spelling Check dialog box appears.

This dialog box displays the misspelled word and suggests alternatives.

3. For each misspelled word, do one of the following:

To keep the word’s current spelling for this instance, press Ignore Once.

To keep the word’s current spelling for all instances in the file, press Ignore All.

To keep the word’s current spelling for all instances in the file and add the spelling to the

dictionary, press Add to Dictionary.

To change the word’s spelling for this instance, select the correct word in the

Suggestions list, and then press Change.

To change the word’s spelling for all instances in the file, select the correct word in the

Suggestions list, and then press Change All.

N O T E

If you pressed a button by mistake, press Undo to undo the resulting change.

After you complete this step for each misspelled word, a dialog box appears asking whether

you want to check the spelling in the rest of the file.

4. Press Yes to check the remainder of the file.

Press No to close the Spelling Check dialog box without checking the rest of the file.

Cutting or copying text

You can cut, copy and paste text objects like any other objects (see Cutting, copying and pasting

objects on page 82). You can also cut, copy and paste selected text in text objects.

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g To cut and paste text to another location on the same page

1. Double-click the text object.

2. Select the text you want to cut.

3. Drag the selected text to another location on the same page.

g To copy and paste text to another page

If the Page Sorter tab isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. Double-click the text object.

3. Select the text you want to copy.

4. Drag the selected text to the other page’s icon in the Page Sorter tab.

Creating tables

You can create tables in SMARTNotebook software or paste them from other programs. After you

create a table, you can insert objects into the table’s cells.

If you want to customize a table, you can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells, and

then do any of the following:

l Move the table

l Change line type, fill and text properties

l Resize the table, a column or a row

l Insert or remove columns, rows or cells

l Split or merge cells

l Add or remove a cell shade

l Delete the table

Creating tables in SMARTNotebook software

g To insert a table using the Table button

Press Table .

A grid appears.

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2. Move the pointer over the grid to select the number of columns and rows that you want in the

table.

N O T E

The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table.

T I P

The grid displays eight rows and eight columns by default. You can add rows by moving the

pointer past the bottom row. Similarly, you can add columns by moving the pointer past the

right row.

If you’re using a mouse, click and hold the mouse button while moving the pointer.

3. Press the screen or click your mouse.

The table appears on the page.

g To insert a table using the Insert Table dialog box

1. Select Insert > Table.

The Insert Table dialog box appears.

2. Type the number of rows and columns in the boxes.

3. Optionally, select Make cells square to make the table cells square.

4. Optionally, select Remember dimensions for new tables to use the current table

dimensions for all future tables that you create in SMARTNotebook software.

5. Press OK.

The table appears on the page.

g To draw a table

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

2. Press Pen Types, and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.

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3. Select a line type.

4. Draw a table on the screen.

T I P

Make the lines of the table as straight as possible and connect the corners.

Press Select .

6. Select your drawing.

7. Press the menu arrow, and then select Recognize Table.

If SMARTNotebook software recognizes your drawing as a table, it removes your drawing and

adds a table to the page.

Pasting tables from other programs

You can cut or copy a table from Word or PowerPoint®, and then paste it into a .notebook file. The

table’s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in the .notebook file.

If you want to cut or copy more than one table, you must cut or copy each table individually.

N O T E

You can also cut or copy a table from a .notebook file, and then paste it into Word or PowerPoint.

However, the table’s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in Word or PowerPoint.

If you’re pasting a table into PowerPoint which has cells that contain non-text objects, the non-text

objects appear outside of the table in PowerPoint.

Adding objects to tables

After you insert a table on a page, you can insert objects into the table’s cells.

N O T E

You can add only one object to each cell. If you want to add multiple objects to a cell, do one of the

following:

l Group the objects before adding them to the table (see Grouping objects on page 87).

l Select all of the objects at once, and then add them to the table as described in the following

procedure. SMARTNotebook software automatically groups the objects in the table cell.

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g To add an object to a table

1. Select the object.

2. Drag the object to the table cell.

N O T E

You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80).

The object appears in the table cell.

N O T E

If you add a text object to a table, the cell resizes to fit to the text object. If you add other

object types to the table, the object resizes to fit the cell.

g To remove an object from a table

1. Select the object.

2. Drag the object out of the table.

Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells

You can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells. After you select a table or part of a

table, you can do the following:

l Move the table

l Change the table’s or cells’ properties

l Resize the table, columns or rows

l Add or remove columns, rows or cells

l Split or merge cells

l Add or remove cell shades

l Delete the table

g To select a table

Press Select .

2. Press outside, but near to, a corner of the table, and then drag to the opposite corner.

N O T E

Don’t start dragging from inside the table. If you do, you select a table cell instead of the

table.

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g To select a column

Press Select .

2. Press inside the column’s top cell, and then drag to the bottom cell.

g To select a row

Press Select .

2. Press inside the row’s leftmost cell, and then drag to the rightmost cell.

g To select a cell

Press Select .

2. Press inside the cell.

g To select multiple cells

Press Select .

2. Press inside the top and leftmost cell, and then drag to the bottom and rightmost cell.

N O T E

If you select multiple cells and drag them to a different position on the page, you create a new

table consisting of the selected cells and their contents.

Moving tables

After you create a table, you can move it on the page.

g To move a table

Select the table, and then drag it to a different position on the page.

Select all of the table’s cells, and then drag the cells to a different position on the page.

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Changing a table’s properties

You can use the Properties tab to change the table’s properties, including its transparency, cell color

and line color.

g To change a table’s fill

1. Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.

2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.

3. Press Fill Effects.

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4. Select a fill style:

Fill style Procedure

None (transparent) Select No fill.

Solid color

Gradient of two colors

Pattern

Picture

Select Solid fill.

Do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select Gradient fill.

For each color, do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select an option in the Style drop-down list.

Select Pattern fill.

Select a pattern.

Select Image fill.

Press Browse.

Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a

background, and then press Open.

N O T E

Select Keep image size to keep the picture’s size, regardless

of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object.

Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object.

5. Optionally, drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the table transparent.

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g To change a table’s line style

1. Select a table.

N O T E

You can only change the line style of an entire table, not individual cells, columns or rows.

2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.

3. Press Line Style.

4. Change the table’s line style.

g To change a table’s text style

1. Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.

2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.

3. Press Text Style.

4. Change the table’s text style (see Formatting text on page 54).

Resizing tables, columns or rows

If you want to customize a table, you can resize the table, a column or a row.

g To resize a table

1. Select the table.

2. Press the table’s resize handle (the gray circle), and then drag it to increase or reduce the size

of the table.

g To resize a column

Press Select .

2. Press the vertical border to the right of the column.

A resize pointer appears.

3. Drag the vertical border to resize the column.

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g To resize a row

Press Select .

2. Press the horizontal border below the row.

A resize pointer appears.

3. Drag the horizontal border to resize the row.

g To resize all cells in a table

1. Select the table.

2. Press the table’s menu arrow, and then select Adjust size.

3. Select one of the following options:

Make same height to make all cells in the table the same height.

Make same width to make all cells in the table the same width.

Make same size to make all cells in the table the same height and width.

Make cells square to make all cells in the table square.

Adding or removing columns, rows or cells

If you want to customize a table, you can add columns or rows.

g To add a column

1. Select a column.

2. Press the column’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Column.

A new column appears to the right of the current column.

g To remove a column

1. Select the column.

2. Press the column’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Column.

g To add a row

1. Select a row.

2. Press the row’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Row.

A new row appears below the current row.

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g To remove a row

1. Select the row.

2. Press the row’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Row.

g To remove a cell

1. Select the cell.

2. Press the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Cells.

N O T E

Removing a cell deletes the contents of the cell.

You’re unable to remove a cell if it provides the only connection between two halves of

a table.

Splitting or merging table cells

You can add tables to your page and insert objects into the table’s cells. If you want to customize a

table, you can split or merge cells.

g To split a cell

1. Select the cell.

2. Press the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Split.

3. Select an option to split the cell into multiple rows and/or columns.

N O T E

If you split a cell that contains content, the content appears in the upper-left cell after the

split.

g To merge cells

1. Select the cells.

2. Press the cells’ menu arrow, and then select Merge Cells.

N O T E

If you merge cells that contain content, the merged cell contains the contents of the top-left

cell. If the top-left cell is empty, the merged cell contains the contents of the next available

non-empty cell, moving from left to right, top to bottom.

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Adding or removing cell shades

You can add a cell shade to a table cell. This enables you to reveal the information in the cells during a

presentation.

N O T E S

l You must remove the cell shade if you want to change the cell’s properties; insert columns or

rows; remove columns, rows or cells; or split or merge cells.

l You can also add a screen shade to cover an entire page (see Using the Screen Shade on

page 123).

g To add a cell shade

1. Select the cell.

2. Press the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Add Cell Shade.

g To show and hide the contents of a cell

1. Press the cell shade.

The cell shade disappears, showing the contents of the cell.

Press in the top-left corner of the cell.

The cell shade appears, hiding the contents of the cell.

g To remove a cell shade

1. Select the cell.

2. Press the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Remove Cell Shade.

Deleting tables and the contents of tables

You can delete the contents of a table or the table itself.

N O T E

You can delete all objects on a page, including tables, by clearing the page (see Clearing pages on

page 34).

g To delete the contents of a table

1. Select the cells containing the content you want to delete.

Press Delete .

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g To delete a table

1. Select the table.

2. Press the table’s menu arrow, and then select Delete.

Chapter 5

Selecting objects 72 Changing objects’ properties 74

Changing the fill 74

Filling digital ink drawings 76 Changing other properties 76 Saving tool settings 77

Positioning objects 77

Moving objects 77 Moving objects to another page 78 Aligning objects 79 Rearranging stacked objects 80

Locking objects 80 Cutting, copying and pasting objects 82 Cloning objects 82 Resizing objects 83

Using the resize handle 83 Using the scaling gesture 84

Rotating objects 85

Using the rotation handle 85 Using the rotating gesture 86

Flipping objects 87 Grouping objects 87

Grouping objects manually 87

Using the menu 87

Using the group gesture 88 Grouping objects automatically 88

Adding links to objects 89 Adding sounds to objects 91 Animating objects 93 Deleting objects 93

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After creating an object, you can select it and work with it as described in this chapter.

N O T E

The tasks described in this chapter are for all objects, not just basic objects.

Selecting objects

Before you can work with an object, you must select it. You can select an individual object, multiple

objects or all objects on a page. When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it.

The gray circle in the object’s lower-right corner is a resize handle (see Resizing objects on page 83).

The green circle above the object is a rotation handle (see Rotating objects on page 85).

The downward arrow in the object’s upper-right corner is a menu arrow. Press the menu arrow to

display a menu of commands.

N O T E

Pressing an object’s menu arrow gives you access to the same menu as Control-clicking the

object.

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g To select an object

Press Select .

2. Press the object you want to select.

A selection rectangle appears around the object.

N O T E

If you press an object and a lock symbol appears instead of the menu arrow, the object is

locked. Depending on the type of lock, you might have to unlock the object before you can

manipulate it (see Locking objects on page 80).

g To select multiple objects

Press Select .

2. Press the interactive screen and drag until a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to

select.

Hold down the COMMAND (⌘) key, and then press the objects you want to select.

A selection rectangle appears around the selected objects.

N O T E

If you draw a rectangle around multiple objects and some of the objects are locked (see

Locking objects on page 80), you select only the unlocked objects.

g To select all objects on a page

Select Edit > Select All.

A selection rectangle appears around all objects on the page.

N O T E

If some of the objects are locked (see Locking objects on page 80), you select only the

unlocked objects.

g To select all locked objects on the page

Select Edit > Select All Locked Notes.

A selection rectangle appears around all locked objects on the page.

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Changing objects’ properties

You can change an object’s properties. The properties you can change depend on the object you

select. You can also select several objects and change their properties at the same time.

Changing the fill

You can change an object’s fill by selecting the object and then setting the fill in the Properties tab or

by clicking Fill , setting the fill, and then selecting the object.

g To change an object’s fill by first selecting the object

1. Select the object.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

3. Press Fill Effects.

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4. Select a fill style:

Fill style Procedure

None (transparent) Select No fill.

Solid color

Gradient of two colors

Pattern

Picture

Select Solid fill.

Do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select Gradient fill.

For each color, do one of the following:

Select one of the 40 colors in the palette.

Press More, and then select a color in the dialog box.

Press the eyedropper , and then select a color on the screen.

Select an option in the Style drop-down list.

Select Pattern fill.

Select a pattern.

Select Image fill.

Press Browse.

Browse to and select the picture you want to use as a

background, and then press Open.

N O T E

Select Keep image size to keep the picture’s size, regardless

of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object.

Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object.

5. Optionally, drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the object transparent.

T I P

You can also change an object’s properties using the property selectors on the toolbar.

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g To change an object’s fill by first pressing the Fill button

Press Fill , and then select a color.

2. Select the object.

3. Repeat step 2 for each object you want to apply the fill to.

Filling digital ink drawings

In addition to filling shapes, regular polygons and irregular polygons, you can fill areas enclosed by

digital ink using the Fill button.

N O T E S

l To fill an area, you must enclose it with a single digital ink path.

l You’re unable to fill an enclosed area if that area is part of a group (see Grouping objects on

page 87).

l When you fill an enclosed area, the fill becomes a separate object, which you can move

away from the original enclosed area. You can fill the enclosed area and move the resulting

fill object multiple times.

Changing other properties

In addition to fill, you can change objects’ line style and text style.

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g To change an object’s line style

1. Select the object.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

3. Press Line Style.

4. Change the object’s line style.

g To change an object’s text style

1. Select the object.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

3. Press Text Style.

4. Change the object’s text style (see Formatting text on page 54).

Saving tool settings

When you select a tool in the toolbar, you can change its default settings using the Properties tab and

then save your changes by clicking Save Tool Properties.

When you save your changes to a tool’s default settings, the tool’s button displays those changes:

To restore the default settings, see Customizing the toolbar on page 143.

Positioning objects

You can change the position of an object by moving it to another area of the existing page or to

another page. You can also align objects and change the order of stacked objects.

Moving objects

You can move objects to another position on the page. You can also flick objects.

N O T E

You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80).

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T I P

You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them, and then creating a group (see Grouping

objects on page 87).

g To move an object or objects

1. Select the object or objects.

2. Drag the object or objects to a new position on the page.

T I P

You can move an object in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard.

g To move an AdobeFlash Player compatible file

1. Press the colored bar at the top of the AdobeFlash Player compatible file.

2. Drag the file to its new position.

g To flick an object

1. Select the object.

2. Quickly flick your finger in any direction.

Moving objects to another page

You can move objects to another page in a file.

g To move an object or objects to another page

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. If you don’t see the page that you want to move the object to, scroll in the Page Sorter until you

see the page’s thumbnail.

3. Select the object or objects you want to move.

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4. Drag the object or objects into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to

move the objects to.

g To move an AdobeFlash Player compatible file to another page

If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .

2. If you don’t see the page that you want to move the object to, scroll in the Page Sorter until you

see the page’s thumbnail.

3. Press the colored bar at the top of the AdobeFlash Player compatible file.

4. Drag the file into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to move the object

to.

Aligning objects

You can move objects to another location on a page (see Moving objects on page 77). If you want,

you can display guidelines on a page to assist you in aligning objects with other objects, as well as

the page’s vertical and horizontal centers. You can also set objects to align automatically with these

guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

g To display guidelines

1. Select Format > Alignment.

The Alignment dialog box appears.

2. Select check boxes to specify which guidelines you want to display:

Check box Select this check box to:

Show guides for active objects

Show vertical page center guide

Show horizontal page center guide

Snap objects to guides

Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with another object.

Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s vertical center.

Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s horizontal center.

Automatically align objects to guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

3. If you want to change the color of the guidelines, press the colored bar to the left of Guide

Color, and then select a color.

4. Press OK.

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Rearranging stacked objects

If objects overlap on a page, you can rearrange the order of the stack (that is, you can control which

objects appear in front of others).

N O T E

You’re unable to move an object in the stack if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects below).

g To move an object to the front of the stack

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Order > Bring to Front.

g To move an object to the back of the stack

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Order > Send to Back.

g To move an object one place forward in the stack

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Order > Bring Forward.

g To move an object one place backward in the stack

1. Select the object.

2. Select the object’s menu arrow, and then select Order > Send Backward.

Locking objects

You can lock an object to prevent its modification, movement or rotation. Alternatively, you can lock

an object but allow its movement or its movement and rotation.

You can remove this lock at any time.

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g To lock an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Locking > Lock in Place.

You’re unable to move, rotate or modify the object until you unlock it.

N O T E

If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.

g To lock an object but allow its movement

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Locking > Allow Move.

You can move the object but you’re unable to rotate or modify it until you unlock it.

N O T E

If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.

g To lock an object but allow its movement and rotation

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Locking > Allow Move and Rotate.

You can move and rotate the object but you’re unable to modify it until you unlock it.

N O T E

If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.

g To unlock an object

1. Select the object.

Press the object’s lock icon , and then select Unlock.

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Cutting, copying and pasting objects

You can cut, copy and paste objects, including text, pictures, straight lines, arcs and shapes in a

.notebook file.

T I P S

l You can paste text from other programs into SMARTNotebook software and cut text from

SMARTNotebook software and paste it into other programs (see Cutting, copying and

pasting content from other programs on page 102 and Cutting or copying text on page 57).

l You can create an exact copy of an object by cloning it (see Cloning objects below).

g To cut and paste an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Cut.

3. If you want to paste the object onto a different page, display that page.

Press Paste .

g To copy and paste an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Copy.

3. If you want to paste the item onto a different page, display that page.

Press Paste .

Cloning objects

You can create a duplicate of an object by using the Clone command, or you can create multiple

copies of an object using the Infinite Cloner command.

N O T E

You can also copy and paste objects, including text, images, straight lines, arcs and shapes (see

Cutting, copying and pasting objects above).

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g To clone an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Clone.

A duplicate object appears on the page.

g To clone an object using the Infinite Cloner

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Infinite Cloner.

3. Select the object again.

An infinity symbol appears instead of the object’s menu arrow.

4. Drag the object to another position on the page.

5. Repeat step 4 as many times as you want.

6. When you finish cloning the object, select the original object.

7. Press the infinity symbol, and then clear the selection of Infinite Cloner.

Resizing objects

You can resize objects on a page by using the resize handle or the scaling gesture (if your interactive

product supports multitouch gestures).

N O T E

You’re unable to resize an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80).

Using the resize handle

g To resize an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s resize handle (the gray circle), and then drag it to increase or reduce the

object’s size.

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g To resize multiple objects

1. Group the objects (see Grouping objects on page 87), and then select the group.

A selection rectangle appears around the group.

2. Press the resize handle in the lower-right corner of the selection rectangle.

3. Drag the resize handle to increase or reduce the size of the objects.

Using the scaling gesture

g To resize an object from its center

1. Select the object.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.

3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object’s size.

Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object’s size.

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g To resize an object from its corner or side

1. Select the object.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at the corner or side you want to resize the

object from.

3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object’s size.

Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object’s size.

g To resize multiple objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects.

3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the objects’ size.

Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the objects’ size.

N O T E

The objects resize from their centers regardless of where you press the screen.

Rotating objects

You can rotate objects on a page by using the rotation handle or the rotating gesture (if your

interactive product supports multitouch gestures).

N O T E S

l You’re unable to rotate an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80).

l You’re unable to rotate tables.

Using the rotation handle

g To rotate an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s rotation handle (the green circle), and then drag it in the direction you want to

rotate the object.

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g To rotate multiple objects

1. Select the objects.

A selection rectangle appears around each object.

2. Press the rotation handle (the green circle) on any one of the selected objects, and then drag it

in the direction you want to rotate the object. When you rotate one object, all other selected

objects rotate automatically.

Using the rotating gesture

g To rotate an object around its center

1. Select the object.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.

3. Move your fingers in a circle around the center of the object to rotate it.

g To rotate an object around a corner

1. Select the object.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen in the corner you want to rotate the object

around.

3. Move your fingers in a circle around the corner to rotate the object.

g To rotate multiple objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects.

3. Move your fingers in a circle.

N O T E

The objects rotate around their centers regardless of where you press the screen.

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Flipping objects

You can flip an object on a page.

N O T E

You’re unable to flip an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80).

g To flip an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Flip > Up/Down or Flip > Left/Right.

g To flip multiple objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Press the menu arrow on any one of the selected objects, and then select Flip > Up/Down or

Flip > Left/Right.

Grouping objects

You can create a group of objects, which lets you interact with all grouped items at the same time.

After you create a group, you can select, move, rotate or resize the group as if it were an individual

object. However, if you want to interact with an individual object in a group, you must ungroup the

objects first.

Grouping objects manually

You can group and ungroup objects manually using the menu or the group gesture.

Using the menu

g To group objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Press the menu arrow of any one of the selected objects, and then select Grouping > Group.

g To ungroup objects

1. Select the group.

2. Press the group’s menu arrow, and then select Grouping > Ungroup.

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Using the group gesture

N O T E S

l You’re unable to use the group gesture with a mouse.

l The group gesture works only when you initially contact your interactive product’s surface.

g To group objects

Quickly shake your finger over the objects three times.

g To ungroup objects

Quickly shake your finger over the group three times.

Grouping objects automatically

If you write or draw multiple lines, SMARTNotebook software automatically combines the lines into a

single object. For example, if you write the letters of a word, SMARTNotebook software combines

the individual letters, enabling you to interact with the whole word. If you want to write words on the

same line but don’t want them combined, leave a large gap between them, use different pens, or

briefly put the pen in the pen tray before writing another word (interactive whiteboards only).

If SMARTNotebook software combined lines that you want to manipulate individually, ungroup the

lines as described above.

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Adding links to objects

You can link any object on a page to a web page, another page in the file, a file on your computer or an

attachment. An attachment is a copy of a file, a shortcut to a file or a link to a web page that you add

to the Attachments tab.

N O T E

You can display animated link indicators around all links on a page (see Displaying links on page

135).

g To add a link to a web page

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. Press Web Page, and then type the web address in the Address box.

4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.

If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.

5. Press OK.

If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the object.

g To add a link to another page in the file

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. Press Page in this File, and then select an option in the Select a page area.

4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.

If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.

5. Press OK.

If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the object.

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g To add a link to a file on your computer

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. Press File on this Computer, and then type the file’s location and name in the File box.

4. If you want to attach a copy of the file, select Copy of file.

If you want to insert a shortcut to the file, select Shortcut to file.

5. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.

If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.

6. Press OK.

If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the object.

g To add a link to an attachment

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. Press Current Attachments, and then select the attachment in the list.

4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.

If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.

5. Press OK.

If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the object.

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g To remove a link

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

The Insert Link dialog box appears.

3. Press Remove Link.

Adding sounds to objects

You can add a sound to any object (except AdobeFlash Player compatible files and widgets) by

attaching a sound file or recording a sound using a computer microphone. You can play the sound

during the lesson by pressing an icon in the corner of the object or the object itself.

N O T E

SMARTNotebook software supports the MP3 audio format. If you want SMARTNotebook

software to support other file types, you can install additional encoders (see Installing encoders for

additional formats on page 100).

g To add a sound file to an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Sound.

A dialog box appears.

3. Press Choose File.

The Open dialog box appears.

4. Browse to and select the sound file, and then press Open.

5. Select Corner Icon if you want to play the sound file when you press an icon in the object’s

lower-left corner.

Select Object if you want to play the sound file when you press anywhere on the object.

6. Press Attach Sound.

g To add a recorded sound to an object

1. Connect a microphone to your computer and turn it on.

2. Select the object.

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3. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Sound.

A dialog box appears.

4. Click Start Recording.

5. Record the sound using the microphone.

I M P O R T A N T

SMARTNotebook software stops recording after one minute. Therefore, ensure the sound is

no more than one minute long.

6. Click Stop Recording.

7. Type a name for the sound in the Recording name box.

8. Optionally, click Preview Recording to hear the sound before adding it to the object.

9. Select Corner Icon if you want to play the sound file when you press an icon in the object’s

lower-left corner.

Select Object if you want to play the sound file when you press anywhere on the object.

10. Press Attach Recording.

g To remove a sound from an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Sound.

A dialog box appears.

3. Press Remove Sound.

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Animating objects

You can animate an object to fly onto a page from the side, spin, fade in, shrink and more. You can

set the animation to start when you open a page or when you press the object.

g To animate an object

1. Select the object.

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .

3. Press Object Animation.

4. Select options in the Type, Direction, Speed, Occurs and Repeats drop-down lists.

Deleting objects

Although you can erase digital ink (see Erasing digital ink on page 48), you’re unable to erase some

types of objects, including text, shapes, straight lines, arcs and pictures. To remove these types of

objects from a page, you must delete them.

N O T E

You’re unable to delete an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80). To delete

a locked object from a page, you must unlock it.

g To delete an object

1. Select the object.

2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Delete.

Smart Technologies Notebook 11 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About the SMART software installed on your computer

Navigating the user interface

Menu

Toolbar

Actions panel

Plug-ins panel

Tools panel

Contextual panel

Customizing the toolbar You can add, remove and change the position of buttons on the toolbar by pressing Customize the

Page Sorter

Opening the Page Sorter

Customizing the Page Sorter

Gallery tab

Opening the Gallery tab

Customizing the Gallery tab

Attachments tab

Opening the Attachments tab

Customizing the Attachments tab

Properties tab

Opening the Properties tab

Customizing the Properties tab

Add-ons tab

Opening the Add-ons tab

Customizing the Add-ons tab

Page area

Creating and working with content

Using gestures

Creating files

Opening files

Opening files in Compatibility mode

Saving files

Exporting files

Printing files

Reducing file sizes

Undoing and redoing actions

Displaying pages

Changing the page display

Zooming in and out

Displaying pages in Full Screen view

Displaying pages in Transparent Background view

Displaying pages in Dual Page view

Creating pages

Cloning pages

Rearranging pages

Grouping pages

Renaming pages

Extending pages

Recording pages

Deleting pages

Clearing pages

Resetting pages

Working with page backgrounds and themes

Applying page backgrounds and themes

Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab

Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery

Creating themes

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink

Writing or drawing digital ink

Writing or drawing fading digital ink

Creating custom Creative pen styles

Erasing digital ink

Creating shapes and lines

Creating shapes with the Shapes tool

Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool

Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool

Creating straight lines and arcs

Creating text

Typing text

Converting handwriting to typed text

Formatting text

Resizing text objects

Inserting mathematical symbols

Checking the spelling of text objects

Cutting or copying text

Creating tables