Disabling Smart Aware - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

The Board-aware functionality of Microsoft PowerPoint is different from that of the other
programs to provide greater flexibility of use on the SMART Board. The use of PowerPoint on
the SMART Board is described in detail in the next section of this manual.
Using Microsoft Paint on a SMART Board
Microsoft Paint is one of the graphics programs supported by SMART Aware. When you
open Paint on a SMART Board, you can use the Pen Tray stylus to draw a picture – instead
of using your mouse to select and then manipulate a tool from the Paint toolbox, 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 SMART Board 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 or AutoCAD.

Disabling SMART Aware

By default all the third-party applications listed above automatically become Board-aware
programs when activated. You may, however, want to annotate over rather than write into
one of these programs, preserving rather than altering the displayed file.
You have the option of totally disabling Aware for all supported applications or selectively
disabling Aware for specific applications, as described below.
To disable SMART Aware for all supported applications:
1 Press the SMART Board icon in the System Tray and select Control Panel.
2 Press the Aware tab.
3 De-select the check box beside Enable SMART Aware.
All Aware-supported third-party applications running on your computer will lose their
Board-aware status.
To selectively disable any of the supported third-party applications:
1 Press the SMART Board icon in the System Tray and select Control Panel.
2 Press the Aware tab.
3 Press the Aware Preferences button.
The Aware Preferences dialog will appear.
4 Scroll to the application you want changed and double-press on the application name
or icon. This will toggle the indicator to enable or disable the application.
5 Press the Apply and OK buttons.
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