Smart Technologies SMART Board Quick Reference Manual

Quick Reference
SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics
This Quick Reference Guide provides an overview of the information you need to begin using a SMART Board™ interactive
whiteboard. Before you begin, make sure the appropriate SMART Board software has been loaded on your computer. For
more information, refer to your SMART Board User's Guide.

Starting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

1 Ensure the interactive whiteboard and projector are connected to the computer.
2 Turn on the projector, then the computer. The interactive whiteboard draws power from the computer and will be
activated automatically. The Ready Light, indicating the status of your interactive whiteboard, will be red while the
SMART Board and the computer are establishing communication.
: Depending on the model of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard you are using, the Ready Light is either
NOTE
located on the right side of the SMART Pen Tray or the lower-right of the frame bezel.
3 Log on, if required, using the computer keyboard. When the Ready Light on the pen tray turns green, the computer
and the interactive whiteboard have established communication. The SMART Board is now touch sensitive, and you
can open any application available on the connected computer.

Orienting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

You should orient your interactive whiteboard when setting it up, or if either the projector or interactive whiteboard has been
moved since you last used it.
1 Press and hold the Keyboard and the Right Mouse button simultaneously until the Orientation screen appears.
Pen tray buttons
2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen.
Press your finger or pen firmly on the center of each cross in the order
indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.
Ready Light on right
side of pen tray
Pen tray buttons
Ready Light on lower-
right of frame bezel
Orientation screen