Smart Aware: Making Third-Party Programs Board-Aware - Smart Technologies Smart Board User Manual

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Win
NOTE
For a complete list of all
third-party Windows
operating system
applications supported by
SMART Aware, turn to
page 77.
Mac
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NOTE: Windows operating system users can also enlarge the Floating Tools with
additional buttons, and create and save unique Floating Tools profiles for individual
users.
In the Aware tab (Windows operating system only) you can:
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disable SMART Aware (the default is an active Aware application), access Aware
preferences and display a list of active Aware applications (Windows operating system
only)
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establish PowerPoint program preferences
In the Display Controllers tab (Windows operating system only) you can:
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install on-screen display controls for your particular projector or plasma display panel

SMART Aware: Making Third-Party Programs Board-Aware

In the Windows operating system, SMART Aware works in the background to make a
number of popular conferencing, graphics, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation
programs board-aware.
A board-aware program is one in which anything you write or draw with a Pen Tray stylus
becomes an actual component of that program. Annotations you make over a non-board
aware program − such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Notepad software − can be captured
using screen-capture tools, but you can't make actual changes to the program itself. In other
words, you can't save your annotation into the program.
While Aware functions transparently, you may want to deactivate it for certain applications if
you prefer them not to be board-aware. In other words, if you'd rather not save the
annotations you've created as a part of the program, you don't need to. You may prefer to
save screen captures of your annotations in a Notebook file, or keep no record whatsoever.
NOTE: Check the release notes for the version numbers supported for each application.
Macintosh users have access to one third-party board-aware program: Microsoft PowerPoint
software for Macintosh computers. The unique touch shortcuts, annotation-capture and
printing capabilities available when running PowerPoint software on a Macintosh-connected
SMART Board interactive whiteboard are described in Using PowerPoint Software on an
Interactive Whiteboard on page 82.
Using Microsoft Paint on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
Microsoft Paint is one of a number of graphics programs supported by SMART Aware. When
you open Paint on an interactive whiteboard, you can use the Pen Tray stylus to draw a
picture, instead of using your mouse to draw the picture as you would normally. Similarly,
pick up the Pen Tray eraser and erase part of the picture. Or use the Paint toolbox to further
enhance the object you're creating. Now save or print the picture by selecting Save or Print
from the Paint File menu.
You'll find you've created a bitmap with much greater ease than normal: you have the extra-
large canvas of the interactive-whiteboard surface to work on and the artistic control that can
only be achieved with a pen in your hand. You'll also find that Aware offers the same
advantages when you're running CorelDRAW (version 8.0) or AutoCAD software.
Two Popular Board-Aware Programs: Microsoft NetMeeting    and
PowerPoint    Software
SMART Aware is especially useful for interactive whiteboard users running NetMeeting and
PowerPoint software – two very popular applications for conferencing and presentation
purposes respectively.
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