Smart Technologies SMART Board Quick Reference

Quick Reference
SMART Board™ Interactive Whiteboard Basics
This Quick Reference 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 have been 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. You'll know the whiteboard has power when the Ready Light on
the right side of the SMART Pen Tray turns red.
3 Log on, if required, using the computer keyboard. When the Ready Light on the pen tray turns green,
the computer and interactive whiteboard have established communication. The whiteboard is now
touch sensitive and you can open any application available on the attached 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 both pen tray buttons until the orientation interface appears.
or
Press the SMART Board icon in the Microsoft® Windows® Notification Area, located in the
bottom right of your screen.
2 Select Orient from SMART Board Tools.
3 Begin orientation at the upper left corner. Press your finger or pen squarely in the center
of each red cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped background.

Controlling Projected Applications

Use your finger the same way you would use the mouse to control applications on the SMART Board
interactive whiteboard.
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For tasks that require a double-click, press the whiteboard twice in rapid succession.
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For tasks that require a right-click, press the Right Mouse button on the pen tray. Your next press
will be recognized as a right-click. You can also press and hold the area of the screen you would like
the interactive whiteboard to recognize as a right-click.

Writing and Erasing Annotations

Pick up a pen from the pen tray to write on the interactive whiteboard. You can write over the desktop
or any open application. When writing, press firmly and consistently on the whiteboard and avoid
resting your hand on the surface. The cursor will reappear when you return the pen to the pen tray and
you'll regain touch control. If you return the pen to the pen tray without capturing the annotation, your
annotation will disappear the next time you touch the screen. How to save annotations is covered on
the next page.
Pick up the eraser from the pen tray. Move the eraser in a smooth motion over your annotations to
erase them. The interactive whiteboard only recognizes the last tool removed from the pen tray. For
example, if you already have a pen in your hand when you pick up the eraser, the whiteboard will
assume you want to erase.
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Light
Notification Area