Appendix A: Using The Smart Board Without A Projector; Setting Up The Smart Pen Tray For Non-Projected Use; Configuring Smart Board Software For Non-Projected Use - Smart Technologies SMART BOARD User Manual

Appendix A: Using the SMART Board without
a Projector
Warning
If you own a SMART
Board with OptiPro 
disregard this
section on non-
projected SMART
Board use. The
OptiPro surface is
optimized for use
with a projector and
should not be
marked with dry-
erase ink.
Tip
Use the Notebook
SMART Zoom feature.
SMART Zoom
accommodates the
entire Board
workspace without
scrolling, ensuring that
whatever you write on
the Board will be
displayed on your
monitor. Select the
SMART Zoom
command from the
View, Zoom menu of
Notebook.
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In non-projected (whiteboard mode), you can write on the SMART Board with dry-erase
markers just as you would on an ordinary whiteboard. Unlike an ordinary whiteboard,
however, whatever you write in dry-erase ink is simultaneously displayed on your computer
screen in the pen color you selected. You can save this electronic version of your writing as
a Notebook file, print it, save it as an image file, in PDF format or in HTML format, and send
it via e-mail to others.
We recommend that you purchase a set of high-quality dry-erase markers in black, blue,
red and green and place each pen in the matching colored slot of the Pen Tray.

Setting Up the SMART Pen Tray for Non-Projected Use

When you set up your SMART Pen Tray, make sure you remove the Projection button label
from the label recess, revealing the Whiteboard Mode button label.
This label indicates that the upper Pen Tray button is the New Page button, a very important
button for non-projected SMART Board use. Pressing this button opens a New Page in
Notebook to receive fresh notes. The bottom button is the Print button, which sends your
current page of notes to the default printer.
Configuring SMART Board Software for Non-Projected
Use
If you're using the SMART Board without a projector, you should ensure that the Control
Panel in the SMART Board tools has been set for non-projected (whiteboard) use. Otherwise,
when you write anywhere outside a Board-aware application workspace (such as SMART
Notebook) with dry-erase ink, you may accidentally activate menu commands or other system
elements with mouse clicks.
It's important to note that when you initially install SMART Board Software, the default setting
is projected mode. Therefore, you must change this setting, as described below.
To set the SMART Board Service for non-projected operation:
1 Click the SMART Board icon and select Control Panel.
2 Click the radio button beside Non-Projected (Whiteboard Mode).
3 Click the OK button.
The SMART Board Service is now ready to function without a projector, and will
effectively capture your dry-erase ink in electronic form.
NOTE: You do not need to perform an orientation in non-projected mode; the computer
automatically scales the entire surface of the SMART Board to an image the size of the
writing area of the application in which you're working.
SMART Board User's Guide
New Page
Button
Print
Label