Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual page 21

In the Boards tab you can:
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connect or disconnect the SMART Board to serial ports on your computer
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perform the SMART Board orientation procedure
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configure projected or non-projected mode of SMART Board operation
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run a status log for diagnostic purposes, and if you're a Windows user, access the
SMART Board Diagnostics program to test the functionality of connected SMART
Boards
• access advanced Board settings
NOTE: This should only be attempted with the assistance of SMART Technical Support.
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configure video card(s) and perform orientation for multiple SMART Board operation
(Windows only)
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install on-screen display controls for your particular projector or plasma display panel
(Windows only)
In the Pen Tray tab you can:
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customize the Pen Tray tools to accommodate individual user preferences or revert to
default values
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create and save individual user profiles (Windows only)
In the Floating Tools tab (Windows only) you can:
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customize the Floating Tools to accommodate individual user preferences
NOTE: Windows 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 you can:
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disable SMART Aware (the default is an active Aware application), access Aware
preferences and display active Aware applications (Windows only)
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establish PowerPoint preferences
Floating Tools
The Floating Tools are a versatile palette of buttons that float over any open application on
your SMART Board and offer you a wide variety of functionality: In addition to providing
software counterparts to the Pen Tray tools (a virtual stylus, highlighter and eraser), the
Floating Tools also offer access to tools that change a left- to a right-mouse click (Windows
only), create geometric shapes, provide a large pointer for presentation purposes and restore
cleared annotations.
SMART On-Screen Keyboard
The SMART Board (used with a projector) is a great tool for presenting information to
others, allowing you to control your applications by touch alone and write over top of those
applications to make or emphasize a point. Many occasions arise, however, when a
keyboard is a necessary tool. For example, you may want to rename a file and type a new
name into the Save As dialog. The SMART On-Screen Keyboard is a quick and easy way to
fill in the dialog right at the Board surface, without having to move to an attached keyboard.
The On-Screen Keyboard also offers a very easy way to log in without resorting to an actual
keyboard.
SMART Board User's Guide
Win
Floating Tools
Tip
You can press and
drag the SMART
Keyboard by its title
bar anywhere on the
Board. If you want to
try two-handed, ten-
fingered typing,
position the keyboard
higher up on the
Board.
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