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  • Page 1 SMART Notebook™ 14 Mac OS X operating system software User’s guide Scan the following QR code to view the SMART Notebook software Help on your smart phone or other mobile device.
  • Page 2 Trademark notice SMART Notebook, SMART Document Camera, SMART Ink, SMART Board, SMART Response, SMART Exchange, smarttech, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mac, Mac OS, OS X, Finder and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Getting started with SMART Notebook software About SMART Notebook software About the other SMART software on your computer Starting SMART Notebook software Navigating the user interface Using gestures Undoing and redoing actions Chapter 2: Creating and working with files Creating files Opening files Saving files Exporting files...
  • Page 4 C O N T E N T S Resizing objects Rotating objects Flipping objects Grouping objects Deleting objects Chapter 6: Inserting, organizing and sharing content Inserting content from the Gallery Inserting content from GeoGebra Inserting content from the SMART Exchange website Inserting content from other sources Inserting Internet browsers Attaching files and web pages...
  • Page 5 C O N T E N T S Updating and activating SMART software Sending feedback to SMART Chapter 12: Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting files Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar Troubleshooting digital ink Troubleshooting objects Troubleshooting gestures Index smarttech.com/kb/170656...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Getting Started With Smart Notebook Software

    Chapter 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software About SMART Notebook software About the other SMART software on your computer Starting SMART Notebook software Navigating the user interface Menu Toolbar Actions panel Plug-ins panel Tools panel Contextual panel Customizing the toolbar Page Sorter Opening the Page Sorter Customizing the Page Sorter Gallery tab...
  • Page 8: About Smart Notebook Software

    C H A P T E R 1 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.
  • Page 9: Starting Smart Notebook Software

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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.
  • Page 10: Actions Panel

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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:...
  • Page 11: Customizing The Toolbar

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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 151). By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the SMART Notebook software window.
  • Page 12: Gallery Tab

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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.
  • Page 13: Properties Tab

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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: The color, thickness and style of lines The transparency and fill effects of objects The font type, size and style of text...
  • Page 14: Using Gestures

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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.
  • Page 15 C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software Pinch to zoom in / scale (enlarge) Pinch to zoom out / scale (reduce) Rotate Shake Flick smarttech.com/kb/170656...
  • Page 16: Undoing And Redoing Actions

    C H A P T E R 1 Getting started with SMART Notebook software 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.
  • Page 17: Chapter 2: Creating And Working With Files

    Chapter 2 Creating and working with files Creating files Opening files Saving files Exporting files Printing files 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.
  • Page 18: Saving Files

    C H A P T E R 2 Creating and working with files To open a file 1. 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.
  • Page 19: Exporting Files

    C H A P T E R 2 Creating and working with files To save all open files Select File > Save All. Exporting files You can export your .notebook files to the following formats: Web pages Picture formats JPEG TIFF Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format (CFF) N O T E S...
  • Page 20 C H A P T E R 2 Creating and working with files 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.
  • Page 21: Printing Files

    C H A P T E R 2 Creating and working with files 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 83).
  • Page 23: Chapter 3: Creating And Working With Pages

    Chapter 3 Creating and working with pages Displaying pages in a file Creating pages Cloning pages Extending pages Renaming pages Rearranging pages Grouping pages Deleting pages 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.
  • Page 24 C H A P T E R 3 Creating and working with pages 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.
  • Page 25 C H A P T E R 3 Creating and working with pages To insert a page using the Page Sorter 1. 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.
  • Page 26 C H A P T E R 3 Creating and working with pages 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.
  • Page 27 C H A P T E R 3 Creating and working with pages 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 1.
  • Page 28: Deleting Pages

    C H A P T E R 3 Creating and working with pages 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.
  • Page 29 C H A P T E R 3 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. 2. Select Delete Page To delete a page using the Page Sorter 1.
  • Page 31: Chapter 4: Creating Basic Objects

    Chapter 4 Creating basic objects 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...
  • Page 32: Writing, Drawing And Erasing Digital Ink

    C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects Straight lines Arcs Text 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.
  • Page 33 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects Pen type Purpose and example Notes Highlight text and other objects. Highlighter Text Write notes that automatically convert to You can edit your text as you editable text. work without touching a keyboard (see Using the Text Pen on page 127).
  • Page 34 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To write or draw digital ink 1. Press Pens The Pens tool buttons appear. 2. Press Pen Types, and then select a pen type. 3. Select a line type. 4.
  • Page 35: Creating Shapes And Lines

    C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 36 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To create a shape 1. 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’...
  • Page 37 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To create a shape with the Regular Polygons tool 1. 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.
  • Page 38 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To draw a shape 1. 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.
  • Page 39: Creating Text

    C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To create a straight line or arc 1. 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’...
  • Page 40 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects Typing text You can type new text or edit existing text. To type new text 1. If a keyboard isn’t accessible, press and hold SMART Board Tools in the Dock, and then select Keyboard.
  • Page 41 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 42 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects The following table presents the formatting changes that you can make using the above tools: Change Toolbar Properties Format menu 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 drop-...
  • Page 43 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects Change Toolbar Properties Format menu 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 >...
  • Page 44 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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. To insert a mathematical symbol 1.
  • Page 45 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 46: Creating Tables

    C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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: Move the table Change line type, fill and text properties...
  • Page 47 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 48 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 49 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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: Move the table Change the table’s or cells’...
  • Page 50 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To select multiple cells 1. 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.
  • Page 51 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 4. Select a fill style: Fill style Procedure None (transparent) Select No fill. Solid color a. Select Solid fill. b. 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.
  • Page 52 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 53 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects To resize a row 1. 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.
  • Page 54 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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.
  • Page 55 C H A P T E R 4 Creating basic objects 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 138).
  • Page 57: Chapter 5: Working With Objects

    Chapter 5 Working with objects 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 Aligning objects Rearranging stacked objects Cutting, copying and pasting objects Cropping images with a mask Cloning objects Resizing objects...
  • Page 58: Selecting Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects Selecting objects Before you can work with an object, you must select it. You can select an individual object, multiple objects or all objects on a page. When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it. The gray circle in the object’s lower-right corner is a resize handle (see Resizing objects on page 64).
  • Page 59 C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects To select multiple objects 1. 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.
  • Page 60: Changing Objects' Properties

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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...
  • Page 61 C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 4. Select a fill style: Fill style Procedure None (transparent) Select No fill. Solid color a. Select Solid fill. b. 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.
  • Page 62: Filling Digital Ink Drawings

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects To change an object’s fill by first pressing the Fill button 1. 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.
  • Page 63: Positioning Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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. 2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties 3.
  • Page 64: Moving Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects Moving objects You can move objects to another position on the page. You can also flick objects. N O T E You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 100). T I P You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them, and then creating a group (see Grouping objects on page 69).
  • Page 65: Aligning Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects Moving objects to another page You can move objects to another page in a file. To move an object or objects to another page 1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter 2.
  • Page 66 C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 3. Press an alignment button: Button Name Select this button to: Align selected objects along their bottom edge. Align bottom Align selected objects along their left edge. Align left Align selected objects vertically through the middle of the objects.
  • Page 67: Cutting, Copying And Pasting Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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 100).
  • Page 68: Cropping Images With A Mask

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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 151).
  • Page 69 C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects To crop an image with a mask 1. Select the image. 2. Press the image’s menu arrow, and then select Mask. A cropping mask appears on the image. Cropped out sections of the image are shaded gray. 3.
  • Page 70: Cloning Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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 page 61).
  • Page 71: Using The Resize Handle

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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.
  • Page 72 C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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.
  • Page 73: Rotating Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the objects’ size. Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the objects’ size. N O T E The objects resize from their centers regardless of where you press the screen. Rotating objects You can rotate objects on a page by using the rotation handle or the rotate gesture (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).
  • Page 74: Using The Rotate Gesture

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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.
  • Page 75: Flipping Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects 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 100). To flip an object 1.
  • Page 76: Using The Shake Gesture

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects Using the shake gesture N O T E S You’re unable to use the shake gesture with a mouse. 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.
  • Page 77: Deleting Objects

    C H A P T E R 5 Working with objects Deleting objects Although you can erase digital ink (see Erasing digital ink on page 29), 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.
  • Page 79: Chapter 6: Inserting, Organizing And Sharing Content

    Chapter 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content Inserting content from the Gallery Inserting content from GeoGebra Inserting content from the SMART Exchange website Inserting content from other sources Inserting pictures Inserting pictures from files Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera Working with pictures Creating transparent areas in a picture Inserting multimedia files Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files...
  • Page 80: Inserting Content From The Gallery

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 81 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content In Notebook Files and Pages, files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper-right corner. In Backgrounds and Themes, backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower-right corner and themes appear as thumbnails.
  • Page 82: Inserting Content From Geogebra

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content Inserting content from GeoGebra GeoGebra is an interactive mathematics software for all levels of education. When you insert the GeoGebra widget in SMART Notebook software, you can explore geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and calculus with your students.
  • Page 83: Inserting Content From The Smart Exchange Website

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 84 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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 74.
  • Page 85 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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 154).
  • Page 86 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content N O T E S 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.
  • Page 87 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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).
  • Page 88 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 89: Inserting Internet Browsers

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content To copy content from another program 1. In the other program, select the content you want to copy, and then select Edit > Copy. 2. 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.
  • Page 90 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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...
  • Page 91: Attaching Files And Web Pages

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 92: Organizing And Sharing Content Using The Gallery

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 93 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 94 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 95 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content To rename a subcategory 1. 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.
  • Page 96 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 97: Sharing Content Using The Smart Exchange Website

    C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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 87). Sharing content using the SMART Exchange website In addition to sharing your content with other teachers in your school (see Sharing content with other...
  • Page 98 C H A P T E R 6 Inserting, organizing and sharing content 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.
  • Page 99: Chapter 7: Creating Lesson Activities

    Chapter 7 Creating lesson activities Using advanced object features Creating custom Creative pen styles Adding links to objects Adding sounds to objects Animating objects Locking objects Using advanced page features Recording pages Applying page backgrounds and themes Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery Creating themes Creating example lesson activities...
  • Page 100: Using Advanced Object Features

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities Using advanced object features You can use the following advanced object features when creating lesson activities: Custom creative pen styles Object links Object sounds Object animation You can also lock any objects that you don’t want moved or otherwise modified during the presentation of a lesson activity.
  • Page 101 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 4. 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.
  • Page 102: Adding Links To Objects

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 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.
  • Page 103 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 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.
  • Page 104: Adding Sounds To Objects

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 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.
  • Page 105 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 3. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Sound. A dialog box appears. 4. Click Start Recording. 5. Record the sound using the microphone. I M P O R T A N T SMART Notebook software stops recording after one minute.
  • Page 106: Animating Objects

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities Animating objects You can animate an object to fly onto a page from the side, spin, fade in, shrink and more. You can set the animation to start when you open a page or when you press the object. To animate an object 1.
  • Page 107: Using Advanced Page Features

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities To lock an object but allow its movement and rotation 1. Select the object. 2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Lock > Allow Move and Rotate. You can move and rotate the object but you’re unable to modify it until you unlock it.
  • Page 108: Applying Page Backgrounds And Themes

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 5. When you finish performing these actions, press A playback toolbar appears on the page. To play a page recording 1. Display the page. If the page includes a page recording, a playback toolbar appears on the page. 2.
  • Page 109 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities To apply a background 1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill. The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options. 2. Select a fill style: Fill style Procedure None (transparent) Select No fill.
  • Page 110: Applying Backgrounds And Themes Using The Gallery

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities To remove a background 1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill. The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options. 2. Select No fill. Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery You can set a page, all the pages in a group or all the pages in a file using a background or theme from the Gallery.
  • Page 111: Creating Example Lesson Activities

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 3. Select From All Pages to remove the background or theme from all the pages to which you applied it. Select From Page to remove the background or theme from the selected page only. Creating themes You can use themes to customize pages.
  • Page 112: Creating A Matching Lesson Activity

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities Creating a matching lesson activity N O T E You’ll complete the following tasks when creating matching lesson activities: Using the Activity Builder Adding sounds to objects (see Adding sounds to objects on page 98) The Activity Builder enables you to create matching activities, sorting activities, labeling activities, games and more using your own content.
  • Page 113 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities To change a matching lesson activity’s settings 1. Press Add-ons , and then press Activity Builder. 2. Select the activity object, and then press Edit. T I P If you don’t know which object on the page is the activity object, click Identify. Blue diagonal lines appear for three seconds over any activity objects on the page.
  • Page 114: Creating A Hide-And-Show Lesson Activity

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities Creating a hide-and-show lesson activity N O T E You’ll complete the following tasks when creating hide-and-show lesson activities: Moving objects (see Moving objects on page 58) Locking objects (see Locking objects on page 100) Resizing objects using the scaling gesture (see Using the scale gesture on page 65) You can hide an object and then reveal it using several techniques: Add a Screen Shade to a page.
  • Page 115 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 2. Create or insert the object you want to lock. 3. Move the object you want to lock so that it covers the object you want to hide. 4. Select the object you want to lock, press its menu arrow, and then select Locking > Lock in Place.
  • Page 116: Creating A Reveal Lesson Activity

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities 5. Use the scaling gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object while keeping the locked object in place (see Using the scale gesture on page 65). Creating a reveal lesson activity N O T E You’ll complete the following tasks when creating reveal lesson activities: Creating tables (see Creating tables on page 40)
  • Page 117 C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities A memory-style reveal lesson activity where you reveal the contents of the cell and then ask students to choose other cells until they find the cell with matching contents. To create a puzzle-style reveal lesson activity 1.
  • Page 118: Accessing Xc Collaboration

    C H A P T E R 7 Creating lesson activities Creating other types of lesson activities The Lesson Activity Toolkit and Lesson Activity Examples in the Gallery include interactive objects you can use to create lesson activities. For more information on the Lesson Activity Toolkit, the Lesson Activity Examples and the Gallery in general, see Inserting content from the Gallery on page The SMART Exchange website includes thousands of lesson plans, question sets and other content that you can download and then open in SMART Notebook software.
  • Page 119: Chapter 8: Presenting Lesson Activities And Facilitating Collaboration

    Chapter 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Preparing before presenting Setting the page display Zooming in and out Panning pages Displaying pages in Full Screen view Displaying pages in Transparent Background view Displaying pages in Dual Page view Displaying links Moving windows between screens Adjusting the volume Using presentation tools while presenting...
  • Page 120: Preparing Before Presenting

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard Selecting tools After creating lesson activities in SMART Notebook software, you can present the lesson activities to students using your interactive product and the presentation features of the software.
  • Page 121: Zooming In And Out

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Zooming in and out You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures). To zoom in or out using the View Screens button 1.
  • Page 122: Panning Pages

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Panning pages If your interactive product supports the pan gesture, you can pan a page when zoomed in (see Zooming in and out on the previous page). To pan 1.
  • Page 123 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To display a page in Full Screen view Press View Screens , and then select Full Screen. The page expands to fill the screen, hiding the other user interface elements, and the Full Screen toolbar appears.
  • Page 124: Displaying Pages In Transparent Background View

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Button Command Action Select Select objects on the current page. Magic Pen Create objects that slowly fade, open a magnification window or open a spotlight window (see Using the Magic Pen on page 123). Displaying pages in Transparent Background view Using Transparent Background view, you can see the desktop and windows behind the SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page.
  • Page 125: Displaying Pages In Dual Page View

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration N O T E S The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file. If SMART Response software is installed, additional buttons appear that enable you to insert questions and administer assessments.
  • Page 126: Displaying Links

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To display a page in Dual Page view Press View Screens , and then select Dual Page Display. A second page appears. A red border indicates the active page. To pin a page 1.
  • Page 127: Moving Windows Between Screens

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To display links on the current page Select View > Show All Links. An animated indicator appears around each object that has a link. Depending on how you define the links, each indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object’s lower-left corner.
  • Page 128: Using Presentation Tools While Presenting

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using presentation tools while presenting While presenting lesson activities to students, you can use the following tools: Screen Shade Cell shades Magic Pen Text Pen (to write editable ink) Standard pen type (to create fading objects) Measurement tools Ruler...
  • Page 129: Using Cell Shades

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using cell shades You can add a cell shade to a table cell. This enables you to reveal the information in the cells during a presentation. N O T E S You must remove the cell shade if you want to change the cell’s properties;...
  • Page 130: Using The Magic Pen To Create Fading Objects

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To select the Magic Pen 1. Press Pens The Pens tool buttons appear. 2. Press Pen Types, and then select Magic Pen. Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects You can create an object that slowly fades using the Magic Pen.
  • Page 131 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To open a magnification window 1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 123). 2. Using your finger or a pen, draw a square or rectangle on the interactive screen. A magnification window appears.
  • Page 132: Using The Magic Pen To Open A Spotlight Window

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window You can open a spotlight window using the Magic Pen. To open a spotlight window 1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 123). 2.
  • Page 133: Using The Text Pen

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using the Text Pen The Text Pen enables you to do the following: Write notes that automatically convert into editable text Edit the text as you work without touching a keyboard Writing with the Text Pen You can write notes that automatically convert to editable text using the Text Pen.
  • Page 134: Editing With The Text Pen

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration 5. Press to accept the typed text. Press to restore your handwritten notes. T I P S You can perform this action while the Text Pen is active without having to switch to the Select tool The typed text is accepted by default if you don’t press one of the icons.
  • Page 135: Using The Standard Pen Type To Create Fading Objects

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Edit Instruction Example Replace text 1. Draw a circle around the text you want to replace. 2. Write the replacement text in the box that appears. Words that most resemble what you’ve written display underneath your handwriting.
  • Page 136: Using Measurement Tools

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration 6. Select the Enable ink to fade after you write it check box, and then enter or select the number of seconds between the time you write or draw the digital ink and the time it fades in the Fade time drop-down list.
  • Page 137 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To shorten the ruler (without changing its scale) Press the ruler’s far edge, between the menu arrow and the resize handle, and then drag toward the middle of the ruler. To rotate the ruler Press the top or bottom edge of the ruler (displayed as a lighter shade of blue), and then drag the ruler in the direction you want to rotate it.
  • Page 138: Using The Protractor

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using the protractor You can insert a protractor into a page, manipulate its size, rotation and location, and then draw along its edges. To insert a protractor Press Measurement Tools , and then select Insert Protractor A protractor appears.
  • Page 139 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To display the protractor as a complete circle 1. Press the blue circle next to the 180 label on the inner circle of numbers. 2. Press the blue circle again to return to the semi-circle. To draw using a pen and the protractor 1.
  • Page 140: Using The Geodreieck Protractor

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration 4. Draw along the edge of the protractor. Digital ink appears in an arc along the edge of the protractor. To display angles using the protractor 1.
  • Page 141 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To resize the protractor Press the semi-circle, and then drag away from the center of the protractor to make it bigger or toward the center of the protractor to make it smaller. To rotate the protractor Press the outer part of the protractor (outside of the semi-circle), and then drag the protractor in the direction you want to rotate it.
  • Page 142: Using The Compass

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Using the compass You can insert a compass into a page, manipulate its width, rotation and location, and then use it to draw circles and arcs. To insert a compass Press Measurement Tools , and then select Insert Compass...
  • Page 143: Clearing Or Resetting Pages After Presenting

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To draw using the compass 1. Press the compass’s pen tip. The cursor changes to a pen symbol. 2. Drag the compass in the direction you want to rotate it. To change the color of the compass’s pen 1.
  • Page 144: Clearing Pages

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Clearing pages You can erase digital ink and delete individual objects from a page. You can also clear all objects or all digital ink objects from a page simultaneously. N O T E You’re unable to clear objects locked in place (see Locking objects on page 100) or infinitely cloned objects (see Cloning objects on page 64).
  • Page 145: Resetting Pages

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To clear all digital ink objects from the page 1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to clear. 2. Select Edit > Clear Ink from Page. N O T E S This option is disabled if there is no digital ink on the page or if the digital ink is locked or infinitely cloned.
  • Page 146: Enabling Two People To Use An Interactive Whiteboard

    C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration To reset a page 1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to reset. 2. Select Edit > Reset Page. A dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm the reset. N O T E S This option is disabled if you haven’t made changes to the page since last saving the file.
  • Page 147 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard If you’re using a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard, two users can use the interactive whiteboard simultaneously when SMART Notebook software is in Dual-User mode. In Dual-User mode, the screen is divided in half.
  • Page 148 C H A P T E R 8 Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration Selecting tools To change tools or to set properties for touch, the touch user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with his or finger. The following is an example: To change tools or to set properties for the pen, the pen user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with the pen.
  • Page 149: Chapter 9: Enhancing Smart Notebook Software With Add-Ons

    Chapter 9 Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons Installing add-ons Using add-ons Identifying missing add-ons Disabling and removing add-ons Add-ons are extensions to SMART Notebook software created by SMART Technologies and by third-party software developers. SMART Notebook software includes the Activity Builder add-on (see Creating a matching lesson activity on page 106) and the Alignment Tools add-on (see Aligning objects on page 59).
  • Page 150: Using Add-Ons

    C H A P T E R 9 Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons 3. 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.
  • Page 151: Disabling And Removing Add-Ons

    C H A P T E R 9 Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons Disabling and removing add-ons In some situations, you might want to disable or remove a previously installed add-on. If you choose to disable an add-on, the add-on no longer appears in SMART Notebook software but is still installed on your computer.
  • Page 153: Chapter 10: Accessing Rss Feeds With Notebook Connect

    Chapter 10 Accessing RSS feeds with Notebook Connect Finding, adding and deleting an RSS feed Viewing RSS feed content Bookmarking articles Inserting images and video in the drawing area Using the Notebook Connect add-on, you can access the latest articles and receive continuously updated headlines from your favorite publications.You can add, delete and manage feeds, view and bookmark articles and insert images and videos from the articles into SMART Notebook software to share with your class.
  • Page 154: Viewing Rss Feed Content

    C H A P T E R 1 0 Accessing RSS feeds with Notebook Connect To delete an RSS feed Press Settings , and then press Delete Feed beside the feed’s URL. Viewing RSS feed content After you add an RSS feed, you can access the feed’s content and headlines from the main feed. You can mark articles as either read or unread, and you can refresh the main feed to ensure you have access to the latest content.
  • Page 155: Bookmarking Articles

    C H A P T E R 1 0 Accessing RSS feeds with Notebook Connect To refresh the main feed Press Main Feed , and then select To select the default software for opening articles 1. Press Settings 2. Select Notebook if you want articles to open in SMART Notebook software. Select Your default Web browser if you want articles to open in your web browser.
  • Page 156 C H A P T E R 1 0 Accessing RSS feeds with Notebook Connect 3. Press on an article thumbnail to insert the article’s image in the drawing area. Press on an article thumbnail to insert the article’s video in the drawing area. smarttech.com/kb/170656...
  • Page 157: Chapter 11: Maintaining Smart Notebook Software

    Chapter 11 Maintaining SMART Notebook software Customizing the toolbar Configuring SMART Notebook software Setting gesture preferences Setting hardware acceleration preferences Setting image optimization preferences Manually reducing the size of large pictures Exporting optimized files Setting default background color preferences Setting measurement tool preferences Setting table cell padding preferences Setting the language Removing SMART software...
  • Page 158 C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To add or remove toolbar buttons 1. Click Customize the toolbar Right-click the toolbar. A dialog box appears. 2. Press Actions or Tools. 3. Do the following: To add a button to the toolbar, press its icon in the dialog box, and then drag it to the toolbar. To remove a button from the toolbar, press its icon in the toolbar, and then drag it away from the toolbar.
  • Page 159: Configuring Smart Notebook Software

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To restore the tools’ default settings 1. Click Customize the toolbar Right-click the toolbar. A dialog box appears. 2. Press Restore Default Tool Properties. Configuring SMART Notebook software This section explains how to configure SMART Notebook software. Setting gesture preferences You can interact with objects in SMART Notebook software using gestures, including the shake gesture and the press-and-hold gesture.
  • Page 160: Setting Hardware Acceleration Preferences

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To disable the shake gesture 1. Select Notebook > Preferences. A dialog box appears. 2. Press General. 3. Clear the Use the shake gesture to group and ungroup objects check box. 4.
  • Page 161: Manually Reducing The Size Of Large Pictures

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software file sizes when you insert them. 4. Press OK. Manually reducing the size of large pictures If you selected Ask every time I insert a large image in the Image Optimization drop-down list, you can manually reduce the size of large pictures when you insert those pictures in your file or afterwards.
  • Page 162: Setting Default Background Color Preferences

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To export an optimized file 1. Select File > Export As > Optimized SMART Notebook File. A dialog box appears. 2. Browse to where you want to save the new file. 3.
  • Page 163 C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software You can change these measurement tools’ color to yellow if you want to use them with dark-colored backgrounds. N O T E Completing the following procedure affects the appearance of measurement tools in .notebook files when viewed on your copy of SMART Notebook software only.
  • Page 164: Setting Table Cell Padding Preferences

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software Setting table cell padding preferences SMART Notebook 11 software adds cell padding to tables. Complete the following procedure to remove cell padding from tables. This is particularly useful if you created tables prior to upgrading to SMART Notebook 11 software and intended the tables’...
  • Page 165: Setting The Language

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software Setting the language You can set the language for the SMART applications installed on your computer using the international system preferences. N O T E This procedure may vary depending on your version of Mac OS X operating system software. To set the language 1.
  • Page 166: Updating And Activating Smart Software

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software 2. Select the software you want to remove. N O T E S Some SMART software is dependent on other SMART software. For example, if you select SMART Notebook, SMART Uninstaller removes SMART Response software automatically because SMART Response software is dependent on SMART Notebook software.
  • Page 167 C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To check for updates automatically 1. In Finder, browse to and double-click Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART Tools/SMART Product Update. The SMART Product Update window appears. 2. Select the Check for updates automatically check box, and then type the number of days (up to 60) between SPU checks.
  • Page 168: Activating Smart Software

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software To disable automatic checking for updates 1. In Finder, browse to and double-click Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART Tools/SMART Product Update. The SMART Product Update window appears. 2. Clear the Check for updates automatically check box. I M P O R T A N T SMART recommends that you do not clear this check box.
  • Page 169 C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software 2. Press Activate or Manage for the software you want to activate. The SMART Software Activation window appears. N O T E The value in the Status column indicates the status for each product: Value Description Installed...
  • Page 170: Sending Feedback To Smart

    C H A P T E R 1 1 Maintaining SMART Notebook software Sending feedback to SMART When you start SMART software for the first time, a dialog box could appear asking whether you want to join the SMART Customer Experience Program. If you choose to join the program, the software sends information to SMART that helps us improve the software for future releases.
  • Page 171: Chapter 12: Troubleshooting Smart Notebook Software

    Chapter 12 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting files Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar Troubleshooting digital ink Troubleshooting objects Troubleshooting gestures This chapter explains how to troubleshoot issues with SMART Notebook software. Troubleshooting files Issue Recommendation Your file contains large pictures and runs slowly Export an optimized version of the file (see when you open it in SMART Notebook software.
  • Page 172: Troubleshooting Digital Ink

    C H A P T E R 1 2 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Issue Recommendation Toolbar buttons described in this documentation If a down arrow appears on the right side of the don’t appear on the toolbar. toolbar, press it to display additional toolbar buttons.
  • Page 173: Troubleshooting Objects

    C H A P T E R 1 2 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Troubleshooting objects Issue Recommendation When you create a .notebook file on one There are several possible causes. The computer and then open it on another computer, following are the most common: the objects in the file appear differently.
  • Page 174: Troubleshooting Gestures

    C H A P T E R 1 2 Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software Issue Recommendation When you fill an object with a picture that is When filling an object with a picture, select larger than the object, the picture is cut off: Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object: Conversely, when you fill an object with a...
  • Page 175: Index

    Index CFF files 14, 83 check marks 29 circles 29, 31 activation 162 cloning Activity Builder 106 objects 64 add-ons pages 19 about 143 compasses 136 disabling 145 content identifying missing 144 inserting in .notebook files 73 installing 143 organizing 88 removing 145 sharing with other teachers 89 using 144...
  • Page 176 I N D E X Essentials for Educators See Gallery finding and working with content from 74 importing content to 89 Essentials organizing your content in 88 exports 13, 90 Gallery Essentials 74 Gallery Sampler See Lesson Activity Examples Geodreieck protractors 134 fading objects 124, 129 GeoGebra feature request e-mails 164...
  • Page 177 I N D E X Internet browsers 83 My Content category 88, 90, See invisible areas See transparent areas also Team Content categories italicized text 36 names JPEG files 13, 78 of files 12, 156 of page groups 21 of pages 20 .notebook file format 12 Notebook software See SMART Notebook languages 34, 127-128, 159...
  • Page 178 I N D E X Shape Recognition 27, 31 Standard 26 Text 27 padding 158 pentagons 29-30 page numbers 14-15 photographs See pictures pages pictures adding to the Gallery 87 about 78 clearing 138 creating transparent areas in 79 cloning 19 exporting files to 14 creating 18 inserting from a SMART Document...
  • Page 179 I N D E X set squares See Geodreieck protractors removing 49 Shape Recognition Pen tool 27, 31 removing cell padding from 158 shapes removing cell shades from 123 about 29 removing columns, rows or cells from 47 creating with the Regular Polygons tools 30 selecting 43 creating with the Shape Recognition Pen splitting or merging cells in 48...
  • Page 180 I N D E X updates 160 video encoders 82 videos 81 volume 121 WAV files 82 web browsers See Internet browsers web pages 13, 86, 96 widgets 77 Windows Media files 82 Windows operating systems 12 Word 42 XBK files 11 zooming in and out 115, 124 smarttech.com/kb/170656...
  • Page 182 SMART Technologies smarttech.com/support smarttech.com/contactsupport smarttech.com/kb/170656...

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