SMART Ink™ 1.5
Mac OS X operating system software
User’s guide
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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome
About SMART Ink
About the other SMART software on your computer
Getting started with SMART Ink
Using SMART Ink after you disconnect your interactive product
Chapter 2: Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
Accessing SMART Ink tools
Writing or drawing with SMART Ink
Highlighting content
Manipulating ink
Erasing and clearing ink
Saving ink
Converting handwriting to text
Turning off and turning on SMART Ink
Chapter 3: Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMART Ink Notes
Writing or drawing with SMART Ink Notes
Manipulating objects in SMART Ink Notes
Saving SMART Ink Notes
Deleting SMART Ink Notes
Chapter 4: Using SMART Ink with Microsoft Office
Chapter 5: Changing SMART Ink settings
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Chapter 1:
Chapter 1
Welcome
About SMART Ink
About SMART Ink Notes
About the other SMART software on your computer
SMART Product Drivers
SMART Notebook software
SMART Meeting Pro PE software
Getting started with SMART Ink
Using SMART Ink after you disconnect your interactive product
This guide explains how to use SMART Ink™ with your SMART interactive product.
About SMART Ink
When you connect your computer to your SMART interactive product, you can use SMART Ink to write and draw in digital ink over open applications, files, folders, websites and any other open window on your computer.
You can write over each tab in an Internet browser. You can write over a video without pausing the video and without interfering with your ability to interact with the video. You can highlight content on your screen. When you move, resize or minimize a window, the ink stays with the window.
You can convert your digital ink notes to text. You can move, copy and paste and erase your digital ink notes. You can also capture your notes as an image and save it in a SMART software file.
When you open an application that has its own ink tools, you can turn off SMART Ink, and then use the application ink tools to write in the content.
About SMART Ink Notes
SMART Ink Notes enable you to write in digital ink anywhere on your desktop. When you write outside of the open windows on your computer, a SMART Ink Note appears and you can write inside the note.
For more information, see Writing or drawing with SMART Ink Notes on page 13.
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C H A P T E R 1
Welcome
About the other SMART software on your computer
SMART Ink and SMART Product Drivers are included with SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software and SMART Meeting Pro™ PE (Personal Edition) software.
N O T E
In most cases, SMART Product Drivers installs automatically when you install your SMART software.
SMART Product Drivers
SMART Product Drivers enables your computer to detect input from your SMART interactive product.
SMART Ink works with SMART Product Drivers to enable you to write on your screen in digital ink with your interactive product’s pens or with your finger or your mouse using the drawing tools in the
SMART Ink toolbar.
SMART Notebook software
You can write in SMART Notebook software with your SMART interactive product’s pens or with your finger or your mouse using the drawing tools in the SMART Ink toolbar, and the digital ink becomes part of your .notebook file.
SMART Meeting Pro PE software
You can write in SMART Meeting Pro PE software with your SMART interactive product’s pen or your finger and a SMART Ink pen tool, and the digital ink becomes part of your SMART Meeting Pro file.
Getting started with SMART Ink
If your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product, the SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window when you start your computer and SMART Ink starts automatically.
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You can change the settings so that SMART Ink doesn’t start automatically (see Changing
SMART Ink settings on page 19).
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C H A P T E R 1
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SMART applications, such as SMART Notebook software and SMART Meeting Pro PE software, don’t display the SMART Ink toolbar because they include their own ink tools that you can use to write directly in your file.
If the toolbar doesn’t appear, ensure your interactive product is connected to your computer. If the toolbar still doesn’t appear, manually start SMART Ink.
To manually start SMART Ink
1. In Finder, go to Applications/SMART Technologies.
2. Double-click SMART Ink.
SMART Ink starts and the SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window.
Using SMART Ink after you disconnect your interactive product
When you disconnect your interactive product, the SMART Ink toolbar turns yellow.
You can continue using SMART Ink in Mouse mode, or you can hide the toolbars and erase the ink that was on your interactive product when you disconnected it.
To continue using SMART Ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select Keep On.
To stop using SMART Ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
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Welcome
2. Select Erase and Hide.
N O T E
To start SMART Ink after you select Erase and Hide, you must connect your interactive product.
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Chapter 2:
Chapter 2
Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
SMART Ink enables you to write or draw in digital ink over open applications, files, folders, websites and any other open window on your computer. You can write with your interactive product’s pens or with your finger or your mouse using with the drawing tools in the SMART Ink toolbar.
SMART Notebook software doesn’t display the SMART Ink toolbar because it includes its own ink tools that you can use to write directly in your document. All other open applications display the
SMART Ink toolbar.
T I P
If your interactive product supports multitouch, two people can work together to write, erase or interact with content anywhere on the interactive surface at the same time.
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C H A P T E R 2
Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
Accessing SMART Ink tools
The SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window on your computer. Use the toolbar to select ink properties for that window and to perform common tasks such as capturing your notes.
The SMART Ink toolbar includes the following tools:
Select
Pen Color
Line Thickness
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Calligraphic Ink
Highlighter
Eraser
Capture
Clear Ink
Settings
When you pick up your interactive product’s pen or select a SMART Ink pen tool with your finger or your mouse, a fly-out shows the ink color and the tool.
When you use another tool, the fly-out shows the ink color of all the active tools.
You can move the toolbar anywhere along the edge of the window.
To access SMART Ink tools
Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
To move the toolbar
1. Press the Move icon .
2. Drag the toolbar to a new location on the edge of the open window.
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Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
Writing or drawing with SMART Ink
When you write or draw in digital ink over an open application or in your SMART software, the ink becomes an object that you can move and manipulate.
To write or draw with SMART Ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select a pen color and a line thickness.
3. If you want to write or draw in calligraphic ink, select the Calligraphic Ink check box.
Without calligraphic ink
4. Write or draw over an open file, folder or website.
With calligraphic ink
5. Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as pen strokes.
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C H A P T E R 2
Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
Highlighting content
You can highlight any content on your screen.
To highlight content on your screen
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select a highlighter.
3. Highlight over an open file, folder or website.
4. Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as highlighting.
Manipulating ink
You can manipulate objects created with SMART Ink by selecting, moving, and deleting them.
To select an object
Press the object once.
A border appears around the object.
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Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
N O T E
If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
To move an object
1. Select the object.
2. Drag the object to a new location on the page.
T I P
You can also select and then flick your ink notes to move them quickly to a new location.
To delete an object
1. Select the object.
A border appears around the object.
2. Press Delete on the border.
T I P
You can use your interactive product’s eraser or the SMART Ink eraser to delete objects (see
Erasing and clearing ink below).
Erasing and clearing ink
You can erase or clear ink from a window at any time.
To erase ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select an eraser.
3. Erase the ink with your interactive product’s eraser.
4. Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as erasing.
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Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
To erase a large area of ink from a window
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select an eraser.
3. Circle the area you want to erase, and then press inside the circle.
4. Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as erasing.
To clear all ink from a window
Press , and then select Clear Ink .
Saving ink
You can save whatever you write on your interactive product’s screen by taking a screen capture.
To capture and save your ink notes
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Press Capture .
The screen capture appears in the page area of your SMART software.
3. Save your SMART software file.
To capture and save a portion of your ink notes
1. In Finder, browse to and double-click Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART
Tools/Screen Capture.
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Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
2. Do one of the following: o Press Area Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
o Press Window Capture , and then select the window you want to capture.
o Press Full Screen Capture .
o Press Freehand Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
Converting handwriting to text
You can write with SMART Ink, and then convert your writing to text. For example, you can write over your browser, and then insert the ink as text in the browser’s search field.
To convert handwriting to text
1. Select the ink notes you want to convert.
A border appears around your notes.
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If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
2. Press Convert to text on the border.
A message appears asking you to touch where you want to insert this text, and the interpretation of your notes appears.
3. Press the location in an application where you want to insert the text.
Your ink notes copy to the application as text.
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Writing or drawing in applications with SMART Ink
Turning off and turning on SMART Ink
When you start your computer and your interactive product, SMART Ink is on by default for all open windows. At any time, you can turn off or turn on SMART Ink for any window.
Many applications have their own ink tools that you can use to write in the application’s content. If you want to write in such an application’s content, you can turn off SMART Ink and use the application ink tools instead.
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Objects and notes on the window disappear when you turn off SMART Ink and are restored when you turn on SMART Ink.
To turn off SMART Ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select Turn off SMART Ink.
The SMART Ink toolbar turns gray.
To turn on SMART Ink
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Select Turn on SMART Ink.
The SMART Ink toolbar turns green.
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Chapter 3:
Chapter 3
Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMART Ink Notes
Writing or drawing with SMART Ink Notes
Manipulating objects in SMART Ink Notes
Saving SMART Ink Notes
Deleting SMART Ink Notes
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SMART Ink Notes enable you to write with digital ink anywhere on your desktop, and then save your notes.
Writing or drawing with SMART Ink Notes
When you write outside of your open windows, a SMART Ink Note appears. You can write inside the note and the note grows as you write, in the direction you write. In addition, you can do the following: l
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Resize the note
The SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar of each note. Use the toolbar to select ink properties and perform most common tasks such as capturing your notes.
To create a SMART Ink Note
1. Pick up your interactive product’s pen or select a SMART Ink pen tool.
2. Write or draw on your desktop.
A SMART Ink Note appears.
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The SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar of each note. Use the toolbar to select ink
properties and perform common tasks (see Accessing SMART Ink tools on page 6).
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Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMART Ink Notes
To move a SMART Ink Note
Press and hold the title bar, and then drag the note to a new location.
To resize a SMART Ink Note
Press and hold the bottom-right corner of the note, and then drag it.
Manipulating objects in SMART Ink Notes
You can select, move and delete objects that you create in SMART Ink Notes.
To select an object in a SMART Ink Note
Press the object once.
A border appears around the object.
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If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
To move an object in a SMART Ink Note
1. Select the object.
2. Press and hold Move on the border, and then drag the object to a new location in the note.
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Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMART Ink Notes
To delete an object in a SMART Ink Note
1. Select the object.
A border appears around the object.
2. Press Delete on the border.
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You can use your interactive product’s eraser or the SMART Ink eraser to delete objects.
Saving SMART Ink Notes
You can save a SMART Ink Note by taking a screen capture of it.
You can also convert your ink notes to text, and insert the text in another application. For more
information, see Manipulating ink on page 8.
To capture and save your ink notes
1. Press .
SMART Ink tools appear.
2. Press Capture .
The screen capture appears in the page area of your SMART software.
3. Save your SMART software file.
To capture and save a portion of your ink notes
1. In Finder, browse to and double-click Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART
Tools/Screen Capture.
2. Do one of the following: o Press Area Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
o Press Window Capture , and then select the window you want to capture.
o Press Full Screen Capture .
o Press Freehand Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
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Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMART Ink Notes
Deleting SMART Ink Notes
You can delete a SMART Ink Note from your screen at any time.
I M P O R T A N T
This procedure is not reversible.
N O T E
When you log off your computer, your SMART Ink Notes disappear.
To delete a SMART Ink Note
Press Delete in the SMART Ink Note title bar.
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Chapter 4:
Chapter 4
Using SMART Ink with
Microsoft Office
When you open a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a PowerPoint presentation, the
SMART Ink toolbar appears in the title bar.
Use SMART Ink with Microsoft Office to write or draw over your documents, spreadsheets and
presentations in Edit mode and in your PowerPoint slides in Presentation mode (see Writing or
drawing in applications with SMART Ink on page 5).
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Chapter 5:
Chapter 5
Changing SMART Ink settings
You can change general settings for SMART Ink.
To change general settings
1. Press , and then select Settings
The SMART Ink Settings window opens.
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You can also open the SMART Ink Settings window from the Finder.
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Changing SMART Ink settings
2. Change settings:
Control Procedure Notes (if any)
Start SMART Ink when you log on
Select the check box to automatically start SMART Ink when you log on to the computer.
If you clear the check box,
SMART Ink doesn’t start when you log on to the computer and you’re unable to write or draw over applications or create SMART Ink
Notes.
You can manually start SMART Ink
(see Getting started with
SMART Ink on page 2).
Hide SMART Ink toolbars until you draw over a window
Select the check box to hide the
SMART Ink toolbar on an application window until you draw over the window.
When you erase the ink, the
SMART Ink toolbar will disappear again.
Erase ink after it’s converted to text
Use detailed ink thickness
Select the check box to erase ink after you insert it as text in an application.
Select the check box to select the thickness of ink using a slider.
OR
Clear the check box to select the thickness of ink from four options.
3. Press Apply, and then press OK.
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