Text Injection In Non-Aware Applications; Accessing And Exiting The Smart Board Tools - Smart Technologies Smart Board User Manual

Using Microsoft Word and Excel on an Interactive Whiteboard
With this release of SMART Board software, Microsoft Word and Excel are now board-
aware. You can enter annotations on the board while using both applications, and you can
then save these annotations directly into your document or spreadsheet as either graphics or
text. You also have the option of converting your handwritten notes to typed text.
If you prefer to capture the annotations you make in Microsoft Word or Excel to Notebook
software, you can do so. A Capture/Save toolbar appears whenever you pick up a Pen Tray
stylus while working in these applications. This toolbar includes buttons for:
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capturing the current screen, including the annotations and application background
•
capturing a selected area of the screen, including the annotations and application
background
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inserting your handwritten note or drawing as a graphic in the application you're using
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converting your handwritten note to typed text, and inserting this text in the document
or spreadsheet you're working on

Text Injection in Non-Aware Applications

Much like Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint software, you still have the option of injecting
your handwritten text as typed text in a non-aware application.
You can also capture these annotations into Notebook software by using the capture buttons
available on the Floating Tools palette or the Save/Print toolbar, which appears whenever
you pick up a Pen Tray stylus.
NOTE: In non-aware applications, you can't insert your annotations directly into the
application as freehand notes or graphics.
Accessing and Exiting the SMART Board Tools (Windows
Operating System)
During the SMART Board software installation, the setup software will ask if you wish to put
the SMART Board tools in your Windows operating system StartUp folder. We recommend
that you reply affirmatively, so the SMART Board tools are always available when you start
the Windows operating system. (An icon automatically appears in your system tray.)
If you close down the SMART Board tools, your SMART Board interactive whiteboard will
remain touch sensitive, and you can still use the Pen Tray buttons to create a right-mouse
click and access the SMART Keyboard. However, you can't write over top of an application
with a Pen Tray stylus or use any of the other SMART Board tools.
To open the SMART Board tools in the Windows operating system:
1 Double-press on the SMART Board Tools icon in the desktop.
or
Press the Start button in the Task Bar, select Programs > SMART Board Software >
SMART Board Tools.
The SMART Board icon will appear in the system tray (on the right side of the Task Bar).
2 Press on the SMART Board icon and select an option from the pop-up menu that
appears.
or
SMART Board User's Guide
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