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Contents

Chapter 1: Getting started with SMARTNotebook software 1

About SMARTNotebook software 2 About the other SMART software on your computer 2 Starting SMARTNotebook software 3 Navigating the user interface 3 Using gestures 8 Undoing and redoing actions 9

Chapter 2: Creating and working with files 11

Creating files 11 Opening files 11 Saving files 12 Exporting files 13 Printing files 15

Chapter 3: Creating and working with pages 17

Displaying pages in a file 17 Creating pages 18 Cloning pages 19 Extending pages 19 Renaming pages 20 Rearranging pages 20 Grouping pages 21 Deleting pages 22

Chapter 4: Creating basic objects 25

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink 26 Creating shapes and lines 29 Creating text 32 Creating tables 39

Chapter 5: Working with objects 49

Selecting objects 50 Changing objects’ properties 52 Positioning objects 55 Cutting, copying and pasting objects 59 Cloning objects 60 Resizing objects 60

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Rotating objects 63 Flipping objects 65 Grouping objects 65 Deleting objects 67

Chapter 6: Inserting, organizing and sharing content 69

Inserting content from the Gallery 70 Inserting content from the SMARTExchange website 72 Inserting content from other sources 72 Inserting Internet browsers 78 Attaching files and web pages 80 Organizing and sharing content using the Gallery 81 Sharing content using the SMARTExchange website 86

Chapter 7: Creating lesson activities 89

Using advanced object features 90 Using advanced page features 97 Creating example lesson activities 101

Chapter 8: Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration 109

Preparing before presenting 110 Using presentation tools while presenting 118 Clearing or resetting pages after presenting 131 Enabling two people to use an interactivewhiteboard 134

Chapter 9: Enhancing SMARTNotebook software with add-ons 137

Installing add-ons 137 Using add-ons 138 Identifying missing add-ons 138 Disabling and removing add-ons 139

Chapter 10: Maintaining SMARTNotebook software 141

Customizing the toolbar 141 Configuring SMARTNotebook software 143 Setting the language 150 Removing SMART software 150 Updating and activating SMART software 151 Sending feedback to SMART 155

Chapter 11: Troubleshooting SMARTNotebook software 157

Troubleshooting files 157 Troubleshooting the SMARTNotebook software window and toolbar 157 Troubleshooting digital ink 158 Troubleshooting objects 159 Troubleshooting gestures 160

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Chapter 1

SMARTNotebook software

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

Menu 3 Toolbar 3

Actions panel 4 Plug-ins panel 4 Tools panel 4 Contextual panel 4 Customizing the toolbar 5

Page Sorter 5

Opening the Page Sorter 5 Customizing the Page Sorter 5

Gallery tab 6

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 7

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

Using gestures 8 Undoing and redoing actions 9

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Getting started with SMARTNotebook software

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

to get started with the software.

About SMARTNotebook software

In SMARTNotebook software, you can create .notebook files that include graphics, text, tables,

lines, shapes, animations and more. Present your file and keep your class’s attention as you move

and interact with these objects. When your class provides comments and suggestions, write their

input on the page using digital ink. You can open .notebook files in SMARTNotebook software on a

Windows®, Mac or Linux® computer. You can also export your file in a variety of formats, including

HTML and PDF.

You can install SMARTNotebook Tools as well as third-party add-ons to add special features to

SMARTNotebook software. SMARTNotebook Tools include the following:

l 3DTools for SMARTNotebook software

l Mixed Reality Tools for SMARTDocumentCamera™

About the other SMART software on your computer

Your computer might include the following other SMART software.

l 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.

l SMARTInk™

Using SMARTInk, you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen, and then save

or erase your notes.

l SMARTBoard® Tools

You can draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMARTBoard Tools, such as the

Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier and Pointer.

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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.

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.

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).

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Actions panel

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

.notebook files:

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 55).

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.

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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 141).

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.

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.

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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 Inserting content from the Gallery on page 70.

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

tab (see Organizing and sharing content using the Gallery on page 81).

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 80.

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.

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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

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 52.

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 97).

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 (see Enhancing

SMARTNotebook software with add-ons on page 137).

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 .

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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.

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 25).

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)

Pinch to zoom in / scale (enlarge) Pinch to zoom out / scale (reduce)

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Pan Rotate

Shake Flick

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.

To reverse the effect of the last action

Press Undo .

N O T E

You can undo an unlimited number of actions.

To reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command

Press Redo .

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Chapter 2

Creating files 11 Opening files 11 Saving files 12 Exporting files 13 Printing files 15

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 and complete other common tasks.

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.

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.x, 9.0 and 9.1 software)

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

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

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Creating and working with files

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.

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.

To save a new file

Press Save .

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.

To save an existing file

Press Save .

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. Press Save.

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To save all open files

Select File > Save All.

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 80).

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.

To export a file as web pages

1. Select File > Export As > 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.

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To export a file as picture files

1. Select File > Export As > Image Files.

A dialog box appears.

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.

To export a file as a PDF file

1. Select File > Export As > 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.

To export a file as a CFF file

1. Select File > Export As > CFF.

A dialog box appears.

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

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

4. Press Save.

N O T E

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

on page 78).

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.

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.

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Displaying pages in a file 17 Creating pages 18 Cloning pages 19 Extending pages 19 Renaming pages 20 Rearranging pages 20 Grouping pages 21 Deleting pages 22

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.

Displaying pages in a file

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.

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.

To display the next page in a file

Press Next Page .

Swipe your finger across the page from right to left.

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

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.

Creating pages

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

To insert a page using the Add Page button

Press Add Page .

The new page appears after the current page.

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Creating and working with pages

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.

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.

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.

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. You can turn this feature off to prevent your pages from becoming longer.

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.

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To turn Extend Page on or off

1. Select View > Extend Page

2. Select Off to turn the ExtendPage feature off.

Select On to turn the ExtendPage feature on.

Renaming pages

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

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

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.

Rearranging pages

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

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.

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 .

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.

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

132).

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Creating and working with pages

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 .

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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Chapter 4

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink 26

Writing or drawing digital ink 26 Erasing digital ink 28

Creating shapes and lines 29

Creating shapes with the Shapes tool 29 Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool 30 Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool 31 Creating straight lines and arcs 31

Creating text 32

Typing text 33 Converting handwriting to typed text 33 Formatting text 34 Resizing text objects 36 Inserting mathematical symbols 36 Checking the spelling of text objects 37 Cutting and pasting text 38

Creating tables 39

Creating tables 39 Pasting tables from other programs 41 Adding objects to tables 41 Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells 42 Moving tables 43 Changing a table’s properties 43 Resizing tables, columns or rows 45 Adding or removing columns, rows or cells 46 Splitting or merging table cells 47 Deleting tables and the contents of tables 48

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

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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 display’s pen or 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 display’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 the following pen types:

Pen type Purpose and example Notes

Standard

Calligraphic

Crayon

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.

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

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

Using the Standard pen type to create fading objects on page

123).

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.

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

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Pen type Purpose and example Notes

Highlighter

Creative

Magic

Shape

Recognition

Highlight text and other objects.

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

pen styles (see Creating custom Creative pen styles on page 90).

Write or draw digital ink that fades after a few seconds.

You can also use the Magic Pen to open a magnification window or a spotlight window (see Using the Magic Pen on page 119).

Draw a variety of shapes with digital ink. You can draw circles, ovals,

squares, rectangles, triangles and arcs (see Creating shapes with

the Shape Recognition Pen tool

on page 31).

To write or draw digital ink

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

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

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 52).

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 63).

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

Resizing objects on page 60).

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

page 54).

Erasing digital ink

You can erase digital ink from your interactive display 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 67).

To erase digital ink

Press Eraser , and then select an eraser type.

2. Erase the digital ink.

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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 67). 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.

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 52).

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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.

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 52).

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

the size you want.

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

previous page).

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 page.

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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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 52).

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 26) 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.

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Typing text

You can type new text or edit existing text.

To type new text

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

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.

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.

To convert handwriting to typed text

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

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

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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.

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.

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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

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

Format

Change justification (left, right or center)

Change indentation

Create a bulleted or numbered list

Change line spacing

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.

Under More Text Options

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Change Toolbar Properties

tab

Format

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

Resizing text objects

When you resize a text object following the procedure in Resizing objects on page 60, 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.

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.

Under More Text Options

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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.

To disable automatic spell checking

Press Text .

Press More Text Options , and then select Check Spelling .

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.

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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 and pasting text

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

objects on page 59). You can also cut and paste text in a text object.

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.

To cut 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.

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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 Delete the table

Creating tables

To insert a table using the Table button

Press Table .

A grid appears.

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

table.

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.

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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.

To draw a table

Press Pens .

The Pens tool buttons appear.

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

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.

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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 65).

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.

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 96).

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.

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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 Delete the table

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.

To select a column

Press Select .

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

To select a row

Press Select .

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

To select a cell

Press Select .

2. Press inside the cell.

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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.

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.

Changing a table’s properties

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

and line color.

To change a table’s fill

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

2. 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

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 Setting image optimization preferences on page 145.

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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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.

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 34).

Resizing tables, columns or rows

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

To resize a table

1. 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.

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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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.

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.

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.

To remove a column

1. Select the column.

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

To add a row

1. Select a row.

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

A new row appears below the current row.

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To remove a row

1. Select the row.

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

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.

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.

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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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 132).

To delete the contents of a table

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

Press Delete .

To delete a table

1. Select the table.

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

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Selecting objects 50 Changing objects’ properties 52

Changing the fill 52

Filling digital ink drawings 54 Changing other properties 55 Saving tool settings 55

Positioning objects 55

Moving objects 56 Moving objects to another page 57 Aligning objects 57 Rearranging stacked objects 58

Cutting, copying and pasting objects 59 Cloning objects 60 Resizing objects 60

Using the resize handle 61 Using the scale gesture 61

Rotating objects 63

Using the rotation handle 63 Using the rotate gesture 64

Flipping objects 65 Grouping objects 65

Grouping objects manually 65

Using the menu 65

Using the shake gesture 66 Grouping objects automatically 66

Deleting objects 67

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.

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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 60).

The green circle above the object is a rotation handle (see Rotating objects on page 63).

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.

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 96).

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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 96), you select only the unlocked objects.

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 96), you select only the

unlocked objects.

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.

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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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 65).

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.

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Changing other properties

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

To change an object’s line style

1. Select the object.

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

3. Press Line Style.

4. Change the object’s line style.

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 34).

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 141.

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.

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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 96).

T I P

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

objects on page 65).

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.

To move an Adobe®Flash® Player compatible file

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

2. Drag the file to its new position.

To flick an object

1. Select the object.

2. Quickly flick your finger in any direction.

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Moving objects to another page

You can move objects to another page in a file.

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.

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

move the objects to.

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 the previous page). If

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

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

these guidelines when you move the objects on a page.

To display guidelines

1. Select View > Alignment.

A dialog box appears.

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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.

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 on page

96).

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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 77 and Cutting and pasting text on page 38).

l You can create an exact copy of an object by cloning it (see Cloning objects on the next page).

To cut and paste an object

1. Select the object.

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

T I P

Alternatively, you can press Cut if you added this button to the toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 141).

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

Press Paste .

To copy and paste an object

1. Select the object.

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

T I P

Alternatively, you can press Copy if you added this button to the toolbar (see Customizing the toolbar on page 141).

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

Press Paste .

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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 on the previous page).

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.

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 scale 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 96).

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Using the resize handle

To resize an object

1. Select the object.

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

object’s size.

To resize multiple objects

1. Group the objects (see Grouping objects on page 65), 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 scale gesture

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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 rotate 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 96).

l You’re unable to rotate tables.

Using the rotation handle

To rotate an object

1. Select the object.

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

rotate the object.

To rotate multiple objects

1. Select the objects.

A selection rectangle appears around each object.

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.

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Using the rotate gesture

To rotate an object around its center

1. Select the object.

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

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

To rotate an object around a corner

1. Select the object.

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

around.

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

To rotate multiple objects

1. Select 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 96).

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.

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 shake gesture.

Using the menu

To group objects

1. Select the objects.

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

To ungroup objects

1. Select the group.

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

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Using the shake gesture

N O T E S

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

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

To group objects

Quickly shake your finger over the objects three times.

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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Deleting objects

Although you can erase digital ink (see Erasing digital ink on page 28), 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 96). To delete

a locked object from a page, you must unlock it.

To delete an object

1. Select the object.

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

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content

Inserting content from the Gallery 70 Inserting content from the SMARTExchange website 72 Inserting content from other sources 72

Inserting pictures 73

Inserting pictures from files 73

Inserting pictures from a SMARTDocumentCamera 73

Working with pictures 73

Creating transparent areas in a picture 74 Inserting multimedia files 74

Inserting AdobeFlash Player compatible files 74

Inserting AdobeFlash Player compatible video files 76

Inserting sound files 76

Working with multimedia files 76

Installing encoders for additional formats 77 Inserting content from other programs 77

Cutting, copying and pasting content from other programs 77

Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs 78

Inserting Internet browsers 78

Inserting an Internet browser 79 Configuring proxy servers 79

Attaching files and web pages 80 Organizing and sharing content using the Gallery 81

Adding content to the Gallery 82 Organizing content in the Gallery 83 Sharing content with other teachers 84 Connecting to Team Content categories 85

Sharing content using the SMARTExchange website 86

You can insert pictures, multimedia files and other content into your .notebook files from a variety of

sources. These sources include the Gallery, the SMARTExchange™ website and the Internet.

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After inserting your content, you can organize it using the Gallery and share it with other teachers

using the Gallery or the SMARTExchange website.

Inserting content from the Gallery

The Gallery is a tab in the SMARTNotebook software user interface where you can browse or search

for content and then add that content to your .notebook files.

The Gallery contains Lesson Activity Examples, which includes Activity Builder examples (see

Creating a matching lesson activity on page 102), interactive techniques and 3D models to aid you in

creating lesson activities.

When your system administrator installs SMARTNotebook software, he or she can install the

following additional items:

l Gallery Essentials is a collection of thousands of pictures, multimedia objects and more,

organized into subject-specific categories.

l Lesson Activity Toolkit is a collection of customizable tools and templates that you can use to

create professional-looking and interactive lessons. The toolkit helps you create engaging

content like word games, quizzes and sorting activities. It also offers AdobeFlash Player

compatible files like hide-and-reveal and drag-and-drop.

The Gallery is divided into two sections. The top section of the Gallery is the category list. When you

select a category or subcategory in the list, its contents appear in the bottom section of the Gallery.

T I P

You can change the size of the category list and content list by pressing the boundary between

them, and then dragging it up or down.

You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category. Thumbnails in the categories

provide preview images of the content.

l In Pictures, pictures appear as thumbnails.

l In Interactive and Multimedia, video objects appear as a single frame from the videos, sound

objects appear with a speaker icon in the lower-left corner, and AdobeFlash Player compatible

files appear as an AdobeFlash icon or thumbnail of the content with a small AdobeFlash icon in

the upper-left corner.

l In 3D Objects, 3D models appear as thumbnails.

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l In Notebook Files and Pages, files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper-right

corner.

l In Backgrounds and Themes, backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower-right corner and

themes appear as thumbnails.

You can search for a Gallery item using the keyword search.

After browsing or searching for a Gallery item, you can add it to your .notebook file.

To browse the Gallery

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Press a category’s disclosure triangle to view its subcategories.

N O T E

You can close a category by pressing the category’s disclosure triangle a second time.

3. Select a category or subcategory to display its contents.

To search the Gallery

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

Type a keyword into the Type search terms here box, and then press Search .

The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword.

To add a Gallery item to your .notebook file

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Browse or search for the Gallery item you want to add.

3. Double-click the Gallery item’s thumbnail.

If you add a picture, AdobeFlash Player compatible file, video file or sound file, it appears

on the current page.

If you add a background, it replaces the page’s existing background (see Applying page

backgrounds and themes on page 98).

If you add a page from a .notebook file, SMARTNotebook software inserts it before the

current page.

If you add a .notebook file, SMARTNotebook software inserts the file’s pages before the

current page.

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Inserting content from the SMARTExchange website

The SMARTExchange website (exchange.smarttech.com) includes thousands of lesson plans,

question sets, widgets and other content that you can download and then open in SMARTNotebook

software.

N O T E

You can also share your lesson plans with other teachers through the SMARTExchange website.

For more information, see Sharing content using the SMARTExchange website on page 86.

To insert content from the SMARTExchange website

Press SMART Exchange .

The SMARTExchange website opens in your web browser.

2. If you’re new to the SMARTExchange website, press Join for free, and then follow the on-

screen instructions to create an account.

If you have an account, press Sign In, and then follow the on-screen instructions to log on to the

SMARTExchange website with your account.

3. Search or browse for content, and then download it to your computer.

4. Import content into the Gallery (see Sharing content with other teachers on page 84).

Inserting content from other sources

If you or other teachers in your school have created content outside of SMARTNotebook software,

you can include this content in your .notebook files. Specifically, you can do the following:

l Insert pictures, Adobe Flash Player compatible files and video files, and sound files

l Cut or copy, and then paste content from other programs

l Import content from other programs

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Inserting pictures

You can insert pictures into pages from files, a scanner or a SMARTDocumentCamera.

N O T E

You can also insert pictures from the Gallery tab. For more information, see Inserting content from

the Gallery on page 70.

After inserting a picture, you can define a transparent area in it.

Inserting pictures from files

You can insert a picture into a page.

SMARTNotebook software supports BMP, GIF, JPEG and PNG formats.

To insert a picture from a file

1. Select Insert > Picture.

The Open dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the picture you want to insert.

3. Press Open.

The picture appears in the upper-left corner of the page.

Inserting pictures from a SMARTDocumentCamera

You can insert pictures from a SMARTDocumentCamera into a page.

To insert a picture from a SMARTDocumentCamera

1. Select Insert > Picture from SMARTDocumentCamera.

The SMARTDocumentCamera window appears on the page.

2. Insert a picture following the instructions in the Help.

Working with pictures

When you insert a picture in a .notebook file, the picture becomes an object in the file. Therefore, you

can move, resize, rotate and make other changes to the picture like any other object.

For information on how to work with objects, including pictures, in .notebook files, see Working with

objects on page 49.

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Creating transparent areas in a picture

You can create transparent areas in a picture that you insert into a page. This is useful for removing

the picture’s background. You can make any color in the picture transparent.

N O T E

You can reduce the size of a large picture when you insert it in a file (see Setting image optimization

preferences on page 145). If you later create a transparent area in the picture, the picture is no

longer optimized.

To create a transparent area in a picture

1. Select the picture.

2. Press the picture’s menu arrow, and then select Set Picture Transparency.

The Picture Transparency dialog box appears.

3. Press any areas in the picture that you want to make transparent.

N O T E

Pressing an area makes only that area transparent, even if the picture includes that same color

in other areas.

4. Press OK.

Inserting multimedia files

You can insert multimedia files, including AdobeFlash Player compatible files, video files and sound

files, into pages.

N O T E

You can also insert multimedia files from the Gallery tab. For more information, see Inserting

content from the Gallery on page 70.

Inserting AdobeFlash Player compatible files

You can insert AdobeFlash Player compatible files into a page.

After you insert an AdobeFlash Player compatible file into a page, or display a page that already

contains an AdobeFlash Player compatible file, the file plays immediately. You can control the

playback of the file. If the file has buttons, you can press them on your interactive product. If the file

doesn’t have buttons, you can use the options in the file’s menu arrow.

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N O T E S

l AdobeFlash Player compatible files on a page must be self-extracting. You’re unable to use

AdobeFlash Player compatible files that load or rely on other AdobeFlash Player compatible

files.

l You’re unable to drag an AdobeFlash Player compatible file from an Internet browser into a

page.

l To write on top of an AdobeFlash Player compatible file with a handwriting recognition

component, start writing outside the file and continue to write over the file. This enables

SMARTNotebook software to recognize the digital ink as a separate object from the

AdobeFlash Player compatible file.

To insert an AdobeFlash Player compatible file

1. Select Insert > Adobe Flash Player Compatible File.

The Open dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the AdobeFlash Player compatible file that you want to insert into the

page.

3. Press Open.

The AdobeFlash Player compatible file appears in the upper-left corner of the page.

To control an AdobeFlash Player compatible file

1. Select the AdobeFlash Player compatible file.

2. Control the file by doing any of the following:

To play the file, press the file’s menu arrow, and then select Flash > Play.

To play the file from the beginning, press the file’s menu arrow, and then select Flash >

Rewind.

To advance the file slightly and pause playback, press the file’s menu arrow, and then

select Flash > Step Forward.

To rewind the file slightly and pause playback, press the file’s menu arrow, and then select

Flash > Step Back.

To play the file continuously, press the file’s menu arrow, and then select Flash > Loop.

To stop playing the file continuously, press the file’s menu arrow, and then clear the

selection of Flash > Loop.

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Inserting AdobeFlash Player compatible video files

You can insert AdobeFlash Player compatible video files into a page.

N O T E

SMARTNotebook software supports the AdobeFlash Player compatible video file (FLV) format. If

you want SMARTNotebook software to support other file types, you can install additional encoders

(see Installing encoders for additional formats on the next page).

To insert an AdobeFlash Player compatible video file

1. Select Insert > Video.

The Open dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the AdobeFlash Player compatible video file that you want to insert into

the page.

3. Press Open.

Inserting sound files

You can attach a sound file to any object (except AdobeFlash Player compatible objects) in a

.notebook file. For more information, see Adding sounds to objects on page 94.

Working with multimedia files

When you insert a multimedia file in a .notebook file, the multimedia file becomes an object in the file.

Therefore, you can move, resize, rotate and make other changes to the multimedia file like any other

object.

For information on how to work with objects, including multimedia files, in .notebook files, see

Working with objects on page 49.

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Installing encoders for additional formats

SMARTNotebook software supports the FLV and MP3 formats. If you want SMARTNotebook

software to support other video and audio formats, you can install the following encoder. If you install

this encoder, SMARTNotebook software automatically detects it and supports its video and audio

formats.

Encoder Video formats Audio formats Link

ffmpegX 0.0.9y

WAV

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MP4

MPEG and

AIF and AIFF

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MPG

WMV

N O T E

SMARTTechnologiesULC provides links to these programs as a courtesy, and makes no

representations or warranties regarding the programs or any information related thereto. Any

questions, complaints or claims regarding the programs must be directed to the appropriate

software vendor.

Inserting content from other programs

If you have content in other programs that you want to use in your .notebook files, you can move this

content to SMARTNotebook software by doing one of the following:

l Cutting or copying, and then pasting the content

l Importing the content

Cutting, copying and pasting content from other programs

You can cut or copy, and then paste content from other programs into SMARTNotebook software.

To cut content from another program

1. In the other program, select the content you want to cut, and then select Edit > Cut.

In SMARTNotebook software, press Paste .

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To copy content from another program

1. In the other program, select the content you want to copy, and then select Edit > Copy.

In SMARTNotebook software, press Paste .

Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs

You can import content into .notebook files from a variety of sources, including other interactive

whiteboard programs.

If the other interactive whiteboard programs support the Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format

(CFF), you can export a CFF file from those programs and then import that CFF file into

SMARTNotebook software.

N O T E

You can also export CFF files (see Exporting files on page 13).

To import CFF files

1. Select File > Import > All Common File Format Files (.IWB).

A dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the file you want to import.

3. Press Open.

The file opens.

Inserting Internet browsers

You can insert an Internet browser into a .notebook page. In the Internet browser, you can browse to

and display web pages. You can modify the Internet browser like any other object in

SMARTNotebook software (see Working with objects on page 49).

N O T E

When you resize an Internet browser, the Internet browser’s content scales automatically so that

you always see the entire web page that you are viewing.

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Inserting an Internet browser

To insert an Internet browser

1. Select Insert > Internet Browser.

An Internet browser appears.

2. Double-click the address bar, type the address of the web page you want to browse to, and then

press Go .

T I P

If there’s no keyboard connected to your computer, click SMARTKeyboard to display an on-screen keyboard.

3. Interact with the website using the buttons in the Internet browser toolbar:

Button Command Action

Back Display the previous web page.

Forward Display the next web page.

Return to Pinned Page

Pin Page Pin the current web page.

Reload Reload the current web page.

Move Toolbar Change the position of the Internet browser toolbar.

Open the pinned web page.

When you first open the .notebook file, the pinned web page appears in the Internet browser. You can return to the pinned page

at any time by pressing Return to Pinned Page .

Configuring proxy servers

Internet browsers in SMARTNotebook software work with any proxy server that adheres to the RFC

2068 HTTP standard. If your system administrator installed SMARTNotebook software behind a

proxy server, he or she must create access policy rules for inbound and outbound traffic on that proxy

server. Your system administrator can further enhance network security by enabling authentication,

such as basic or NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication.

N O T E

Although proxy servers protect internal networks from intruders, they unavoidably introduce

network latency.

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Attaching files and web pages

You can attach copies of files, aliases for files and links to web pages using the Attachments tab.

Attaching files or web pages enables you to find and open these items easily while presenting a

.notebook file.

N O T E S

l You can also link a file or web page to an object on a page (see Adding links to objects on page

92).

l As an alternative to attaching a link to a web page, you can also insert an Internet browser in

your .notebook file (see Inserting Internet browsers on page 78).

To attach a copy of a file

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

Press Insert File at the bottom of the Attachments tab

The Open dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select the file you want to attach.

4. Select Copy of File.

5. Press Open.

The file’s name and size appear in the Attachments tab.

N O T E

When you attach a file, the size of the .notebook file increases. Although SMARTNotebook

software compresses files to conserve space, SMARTNotebook software can compress

some file types more than others.

To attach an alias for a file

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

Press Insert File at the bottom of the Attachments tab.

The Open dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select the file you want to attach.

4. Select Alias.

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5. Press Open.

The file name and alias appear in the Attachments tab.

N O T E S

SMARTNotebook software doesn’t export aliases. If you want to export file

attachments, attach a copy of your file, not an alias for the file.

Make sure that the file is accessible on the computer you will use during the lesson.

To attach a link to a web page

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

Press Insert Hyperlink at the bottom of the Attachments tab.

A dialog box appears.

3. Type the web page’s address in the Hyperlink box.

4. Type a name for the link in the Display Name box.

5. Press Insert Hyperlink.

The display name and URL appear in the Attachments tab.

To open a file or web page from the Attachments tab

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

The Attachments tab lists all attachments in the open file.

If an attached item is a copy of a file, the file’s size appears in the Size column.

If an attached item is an alias for a file, alias appears in the Size column.

If an attached item is a link to a web page, URL appears in the Size column.

2. To open a file, double-click the file name or alias.

To open a web page, double-click the link.

Organizing and sharing content using the Gallery

The Gallery is a tab in the SMARTNotebook software user interface where you can browse or search

for content and then add that content to your .notebook files. The Gallery consists of a set of

categories, one of which is the My Content category.

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If you find you use the same content across multiple .notebook files, you can add this content to the

My Content category. You can share content from the My Content category with other teachers in

your school by importing or exporting Gallery collection files. You can also connect to a Team

Content category containing content that you and other teachers in your school contribute to.

After adding your content to the Gallery, you can insert it into .notebook files as described in Inserting

content from the Gallery on page 70.

Adding content to the Gallery

You can add SMARTNotebook software objects and pages as well as supported files to the My

Content category in the Gallery.

To add an object to the Gallery

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select the object that you want to add to the Gallery.

3. Drag the object from the page to the Gallery’s My Content category or one of its subcategories.

N O T E S

You’re unable to drag an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 96).

If you want to change a Gallery item’s name, select the item, press its menu arrow, and

then select Rename.

To add a page to the Gallery

1. Create and modify objects on the page until the page appears exactly as you want it to.

2. Select File > Export Page as Gallery Item.

A dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the page.

4. Type a name for the page in the Save As box.

5. Press Save.

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

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7. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu

arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

The Open dialog box appears.

8. Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5.

9. Press Open.

To add a supported file to the Gallery

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu

arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

The Open dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select the item you want to add to the Gallery.

4. Press Open.

N O T E

By default, SMARTNotebook software names the new Gallery item based on the original file

name. If you want to change the item’s name, select the Gallery item’s thumbnail, press its

menu arrow, and then select Rename.

Organizing content in the Gallery

As you add objects, pages and supported files to the My Content category in the Gallery, you may

want to reorganize the category’s structure. You can create subcategories and move Gallery items

between subcategories.

To create a subcategory

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu

arrow, and then select New Folder.

A new subcategory appears.

3. Type a name for the new subcategory, and then press RETURN.

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To rename a subcategory

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list, and then browse to the subcategory that you

want to rename.

3. Select the subcategory, press its menu arrow, and then select Rename.

4. Type a new name for the subcategory, and then press RETURN.

To move a Gallery item to a different subcategory

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Browse to the category that contains the Gallery item you want to move.

The Gallery displays the contents of the category.

3. Drag the item to another subcategory.

Sharing content with other teachers

Importing and exporting collection files is an ideal way to share custom categories with other teachers

and to use categories that other teachers have created. You can use collection files to add items to

the My Content category in the Gallery. After you import a collection file, all of its items appear in the

Gallery as a new subcategory.

To import a collection file from another teacher

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu

arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

The Open dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the folder that contains the collection file you want to import.

N O T E

A collection file has a .gallery extension.

4. Select the collection file, and then press Open.

The collection appears as a new subcategory.

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To export a collection file to share with other teachers

1. Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection.

N O T E

SMARTNotebook software exports the selected category but doesn’t export any of its

subcategories.

2. Press the category’s menu arrow, and then select Export as Collection File.

The Save dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file.

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

5. Press Save.

Connecting to Team Content categories

The Team Content categories feature enables you to connect to Gallery content in a shared location

on your school’s network. Multiple teachers can connect to the same folder. SMARTNotebook

software automatically updates your changes for all other teachers.

N O T E

Your access permissions for the Team Content category are the same as your folder access

permissions on your school’s network. If you have full access to a folder on the network, you can

add or remove items in that folder’s Team Content category. However, if you have read-only

access to the folder, you can copy items from the Team Content category, but you’re unable to add,

edit or remove items.

To connect to a Team Content category

If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

Press Click here for more Gallery options , and then select Connect to Team Content.

The Connect to Team Content dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select the folder containing the Team Content category you want to connect to,

and then press Open.

The Team Content category appears in the Gallery.

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To contribute to a Team Content category

Add content to a Team Content category as you do to the My Content category (see Adding

content to the Gallery on page 82).

Sharing content using the SMARTExchange website

In addition to sharing your content with other teachers in your school (see Sharing content with other

teachers on page 84), you can share .notebook files with teachers from around the world using the

SMARTExchange website (exchange.smarttech.com).

To share a .notebook file on the SMARTExchange website

1. Open the .notebook file you want to share.

2. Select File > Share on SMART Exchange.

A dialog box appears.

3. If you’re new to the SMARTExchange website, press Not a member yet, and then follow the

on-screen instructions to create an account.

If you have an account, type your e-mail address in the Email Address box and your password in

the Password box, and then press Sign In.

T I P S

If you forgot your password, click Forgot your password, and then follow the on-screen

instructions to reset it.

If you don’t want to log on to the SMARTExchange website each time you share content,

select the Keep me signed in check box.

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4. Enter the appropriate information:

Control Instructions

Enter resource details Type a title for the .notebook file.

Description Type a description of the .notebook file.

Subject(s) Select the subjects that the .notebook file is applicable to.

Grade(s) Select the grades that the .notebook file is applicable to.

Search terms Type words or phrases that other SMARTExchange users will

likely enter to search for the .notebook file. Separate the words or phrases with commas.

5. Read the sharing agreement.

6. If you accept the sharing agreement, press Agree and Submit.

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Chapter 7

Using advanced object features 90

Creating custom Creative pen styles 90 Adding links to objects 92 Adding sounds to objects 94 Animating objects 96 Locking objects 96

Using advanced page features 97

Recording pages 97 Applying page backgrounds and themes 98

Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab 98

Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery 100 Creating themes 101

Creating example lesson activities 101

Creating a matching lesson activity 102 Creating a hide-and-show lesson activity 104 Creating a reveal lesson activity 106 Creating other types of lesson activities 108

Using SMARTNotebook software, you can not only present information to students but also engage

them in interactive lesson activities.

You can create lesson activities by inserting objects such as shapes, pictures and tables, and using

features such as the Activity Builder and scaling gesture.

This section documents the advanced features you can use to create lesson activities and shows

you how to create a set of example lesson activities. You can use these example lesson activities or

develop your own. You can also use resources available to you in the Gallery and SMARTExchange

website.

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Using advanced object features

You can use the following advanced object features when creating lesson activities:

l Custom creative pen styles

l Object links

l Object sounds

l Object animation

You can also lock any objects that you don’t want moved or otherwise modified during the

presentation of a lesson activity.

Creating custom Creative pen styles

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

page 26). In addition to these styles, you can create your own styles using pictures or objects on the

currently selected page.

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.

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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 141).

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.

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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 141).

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

116).

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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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 77).

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.

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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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About the other SMART software 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

Using gestures

Undoing and redoing actions

Creating files

Opening files

Saving files

Exporting files

Printing files

Displaying pages in a file

Creating pages

Cloning pages

Extending pages

Renaming pages

Rearranging pages

Grouping pages

Deleting pages

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink

Writing or drawing digital ink

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 and pasting text

Creating tables

Creating tables

Pasting tables from other programs

Adding objects to tables

Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells

Moving tables

Changing a table’s properties

Resizing tables, columns or rows

Adding or removing columns, rows or cells

Splitting or merging table cells

Deleting tables and the contents of tables

Selecting objects

Changing objects’ properties

Changing the fill

Filling digital ink drawings

Changing other properties

Saving tool settings

Positioning objects

Moving objects

Moving objects to another page