SMART 15.1 collaborative learning software Notebook software USER’S GUIDE
Below you will find brief information for SMART Notebook software SMART Notebook 15.1 collaborative learning software. This software allows you to create and present interactive lessons, including graphics, text, tables, lines, shapes, animations, and more. You can also save files as webpages, picture formats, PowerPoint, PDF, and Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format.
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SMART Notebook® 15.1 collaborative learning software
USER’S GUIDE
FOR WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Contents
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Chapter 1: Getting started with SMART Notebook software
About the other SMART software on your computer
Starting SMART Notebook software
Viewing tool change notifications
Chapter 2: Creating and working with files
Attaching files to email messages
Chapter 3: Creating and working with pages
Cutting or copying and pasting pages
Chapter 4: Creating basic objects
Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink
Managing a Shout It Out! activity
Chapter 5: Working with objects
Cutting, copying and pasting objects
CONTENTS
Chapter 6: Inserting, organising and sharing content
Inserting content from the Gallery
Inserting content from GeoGebra
Inserting content from the SMART Exchange website
Inserting content from other sources
Inserting equations with the Maths Editor
Organising and sharing content using the Gallery
Sharing content using the SMART Exchange website
Chapter 7: Creating lesson activities
Using advanced object features
Creating example lesson activities
Chapter 8: Using Lesson Activity Builder (LAB)
Creating activities with Lesson Activity Builder
Adding a Flip Out flipcard activity
Adding a Fill In the Blanks activity
Adding a Match ’Em Up! activity
Adding a Shout It Out! activity
Adding a game component to your activity
Managing Lesson Activity Builder content
Chapter 9: Using Concept Mapping
Creating and Using Concept Mapping Nodes
Chapter 10: Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration
Using classroom presentation tools
Clearing or resetting pages after presenting
Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard
Chapter 11: Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons
Disabling and removing add-ons
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Chapter 12: Maintaining SMART Notebook software
Configuring SMART Notebook software
Updating and activating SMART software
Chapter 13: Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software
Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar
Troubleshooting DPI settings on 4K UHD Displays
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SMART Notebook software
About the other SMART software on your computer
Starting SMART Notebook software
Customising the Attachments tab
Customising the Properties tab
Viewing tool change notifications
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This chapter introduces you to SMART Notebook® collaborative learning software and explains how to get started with the software.
About SMART Notebook software
In SMART Notebook software, you can create .notebook files that include graphics, text, tables, lines, shapes, animations and more. Present your file and keep your class’s attention as you move and interact with these objects. When your class provides comments and suggestions, write their input on the page using digital ink. You can open .notebook files in
SMART Notebook software on a Windows®, Mac or Linux® computer. You can also export your file in a variety of formats, including HTML and PDF.
You can install SMART Notebook Tools as well as third-party add-ons to add special features to SMART Notebook software. SMART Notebook Tools include the following: l
3D Tools for SMART Notebook software l
Mixed Reality Tools for SMART Document Camera™ l
SMART Notebook Maths Tools
About the other SMART software on your computer
Your computer might include the following other SMART software.
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SMART Product Drivers
Your interactive product detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point, along with Pen tool information, to the connected computer. SMART Product Drivers translates the information into mouse clicks and digital ink. SMART Product Drivers enables you to perform normal computer operations by using your finger or a pen.
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SMART Ink™
Using SMART Ink, you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen and then save or erase your notes.
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SMART Board® Tools
You can draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMART Board Tools, such as the
Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier and Pointer.
What’s new
SMART Notebook 2015 software introduces the following new features in the August release.
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SMART Notebook 15.1 software
Feature
Four new Lesson Activity Builder activities have been added to LAB, including Match ’Em Up!, Fill in the Blanks, Rank Order, and Shout It Out!. Colourful new themes have also been added.
Shout It Out! is a content creation tool that students and teachers can use with Lesson Activity Builder (LAB). Students can quickly create and contribute text and images to LAB content creation activities using their own mobile devices and teachers can easily curate the content. Students become highly engaged as they see their own work and suggestions develop.
Images are now supported in the new LAB activities except for
Fill in the Blanks. Add images as well as lists to your LAB categories. This feature is now also available in the Flip Cards activity.
SMART Ink 3.1 Improvements include: l l l l
Dynamic toolbar update
SMART Ink window tools
SMART Ink Favourite Pens
SMART Touch Inking Tool
Topic
SMART Notebook 15 software
Feature
Lesson Activity Builder lets you quickly build gaming style interactive activities for students, enabling a new level of student engagement and learning.
Concept Mapping helps the student to organise information by creating concept maps.
Shape and angle features are now available for all users from the Toolbar: l
Irregular Polygon Creation tool l
Polygon tool l l
Show side lengths
Show interior angles l
Show vertices l
Divide shapes
Performance improvements to the browser mean a better
YouTube™ and GeoGebra experience.
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Starting SMART Notebook software
Start SMART Notebook software by double-clicking the SMART Notebook icon on the desktop.
When you start SMART Notebook software the first time, a tutorial file opens automatically.
You can read the contents of this file to learn more about the software and the new features in the latest release. When you’ve finished, select File > New to create a new, blank file.
NOTE
When you start the software subsequent times, a new, blank file opens automatically. To open the tutorial file, select Help > Tutorial.
Navigating the user interface
The SMART Notebook software user interface consists of the following components: l
Menu l
Toolbar l
Tabs (Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments, Properties, Add-ons and SMART Response®) l
Page area
Menu
The menu contains all the commands you can use to manipulate files and objects in
SMART Notebook software.
Toolbar
The toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands. The buttons on the toolbar are organised in panels.
Actions panel
The Actions panel of the toolbar includes buttons that enable you to browse and make changes to .notebook files:
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Add-ons panel
If you install SMART Notebook Tools such as SMART Notebook Maths Tools,
SMART Response software, Lesson Activity Builder (LAB), or Concept Mapping, an add-on panel appears to the right of the Actions panel:
Tools panel
The Tools panel includes buttons that enable you to create and work with basic objects on pages:
Contextual panel
When you select one of the buttons in the Tools panel, additional buttons appear. For example, if you select Pens , the following additional buttons appear:
Press the Pen Types button to select a pen type and then press one of the line type buttons to write or draw digital ink in that line type. You can customise a selected line type using the
options in the Properties tab and then save your changes for future use (see Saving tool
The three property selectors beside the line type buttons enable you to set the colour, thickness, style and transparency of digital ink.
If you click any of the other buttons in the Tools panel, similar sets of additional buttons appear.
Customising the toolbar
You can add, remove and change the position of buttons on the toolbar by pressing
Customise the toolbar
(see Customising the toolbar on page 193).
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By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the SMART Notebook software window. However, you can move it to the bottom of the window by pressing Move toolbar to top/bottom of
window
. This is useful in situations where you or your students can’t reach the toolbar when it’s at the top of the window.
Page Sorter
The Page Sorter displays all of the pages in the open file as thumbnails and automatically updates these thumbnails as you change the contents of the pages.
Using the Page Sorter, you can do the following: l
Cut or copy and paste pages l
Display pages l
Cutting, copying, pasting pages l
Create pages l
Clone pages l
Clear pages l
Delete pages l
Rename pages l
Rearrange pages l
Move objects from one page to another l
Group pages
Opening the Page Sorter
To open the Page Sorter, press Page Sorter .
Customising the Page Sorter
You can move the Page Sorter from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar .
You can resize the Page Sorter by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Page
Sorter when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide tickbox. (To display the Page Sorter when it’s hidden, press Page Sorter .)
NOTE
If you reduce the Page Sorter to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.
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Gallery tab
The Gallery tab contains clip art, backgrounds, multimedia content, files and pages that you can use in your lessons, and displays preview images of this content. The Gallery tab also
provides access to other online resources. For more information, see Inserting content from
You can also include your own content and content from other teachers in your school in the
Gallery tab (see Organising and sharing content using the Gallery on page 93).
Opening the Gallery tab
To open the Gallery tab, press Gallery .
Customising the Gallery tab
You can move the Gallery tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar .
You can resize the Gallery tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Gallery tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide tickbox. (To display the Gallery tab when it’s hidden, press Gallery .)
NOTE
If you reduce the Gallery tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.
Attachments tab
The Attachments tab displays the files and webpages attached to the current file. For more
information, see Attaching files and webpages on page 92.
Opening the Attachments tab
To open the Attachments tab, press Attachments .
Customising the Attachments tab
You can move the Attachments tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar .
You can resize the Attachments tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the
Attachments tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide tickbox. (To display the
Attachments tab when it’s hidden, press Attachments .)
NOTE
If you reduce the Attachments tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.
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Properties tab
The Properties tab enables you to format objects on a page, including digital ink, shapes, lines, text and tables. Depending on the object that you select, you can change the following: l
The colour, thickness and style of lines l
The transparency and fill effects of objects l
The font type, size and style of text l
The animation of objects
The Properties tab displays only the options that are available for the object that you select.
For more information on displaying and setting object properties in the Properties tab, see
Changing objects’ properties on page 59.
The Properties tab also includes a Page Recording button. You can use this feature to record
your actions on the current page (see Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder on page 152).
Opening the Properties tab
To open the Properties tab, press Properties .
Customising the Properties tab
You can move the Properties tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar .
You can resize the Properties tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the
Properties tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide tickbox. (To display the
Properties tab when it’s hidden, press Properties .)
NOTE
If you reduce the Properties tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.
Add-ons tab
The Add-ons tab enables you to work with SMART Notebook software add-ons (see Chapter
11: Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons on page 189).
Opening the Add-ons tab
To open the Add-ons tab, press Add-ons .
Customising the Add-ons tab
You can move the Add-ons tab from one side of the SMART Notebook software window to the other by pressing Move Sidebar .
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You can resize the Add-ons tab by dragging its border left or right. You can also hide the Addons tab when you aren’t using it by selecting the Auto-hide tickbox. (To display the Add-ons tab when it’s hidden, press Add-ons .)
NOTE
If you reduce the Add-ons tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide feature turns on automatically.
SMART Response tab
The SMART Response tab is part of SMART Response software and is available only if you have SMART Response software installed.
Page area
The page area displays the contents of a selected page in a file. This is the area of the page
where you create and work with objects (see Chapter 4: Creating basic objects on page 31).
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Viewing tool change notifications
If your SMART product has Touch Recognition enabled, SMART Notebook software displays tool change notifications when you select a new hardware tool or change a tool’s settings.
Pens, the eraser and the mouse are all hardware tools. You can also view tool change notifications when you touch the display with your finger.
NOTE
Only some SMART hardware products support Touch Recognition. For more information, refer to your SMART hardware product’s user’s guide.
To view tool change notifications
Using a hardware tool or your finger, press the toolbar to select tool settings.
A status bar appears under the toolbar and shows the active tool and settings. The status bar updates each time you select another tool or setting.
NOTE
The status bar also appears when you assign ink settings to the hardware pen using the
Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties on page 59).
Using gestures
You can interact with objects in SMART Notebook software using the following gestures (if supported by your interactive product):
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Pinch to zoom in / scale (enlarge) Pinch to zoom out / scale (reduce)
Pan Rotate
Shake Flick
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Undoing and redoing actions
When you make changes to a file, you can reverse the effects of your previous actions and commands.
NOTE
If two people are using your interactive product, pressing Undo and Redo affects the actions of both users.
To reverse the effect of the last action
Press Undo .
NOTE
You can undo an unlimited number of actions.
To reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command
Press Redo .
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Creating and working with files
Attaching files to email messages
In SMART Notebook software, you can create or open SMART Notebook software (.notebook) files. After creating or opening a .notebook file, you can save it, print it and complete other common tasks.
Creating files
When you start SMART Notebook software for the first time, a tutorial file opens automatically.
When you start the software subsequent times, a new .notebook file opens automatically.
However, you can create a new file at any time.
To create a file
Select File > New.
If you’re working on a file with unsaved changes, a dialogue box appears and prompts you to save the current file. Press Yes to save your changes and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Opening files
SMART Notebook 15.x software, opens and saves .notebook files, which is also the default file format for SMART Notebook 9.5, 9.7, 10 and 11 software).
NOTE
SMART Notebook 8.x, 9.0 and 9.1 can open .xbk files, but not .notebook files.
The method by which you open a file is the same for all versions of SMART Notebook software.
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To open a file
1. Press Open File .
The Open dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to and select the file.
3. Press Open.
TIP
You can open a recently opened file by selecting the File menu and then selecting the file name.
Saving files
SMART Notebook 15.x software opens and saves your files in .notebook format, which is also the default file format for SMART Notebook 9.5, 9.7, 10 and 11 software.
NOTE
The default file format for SMART Notebook 8, 9.0 and 9.1 software is .xbk.However, the .xbk
format doesn’t support some of the objects and properties available in this version of
SMART Notebook software.
To save a new file
1. Press Save
.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.
3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Press Save.
To save an existing file
Press Save .
To save an existing file with a new name or location
1. Select File > Save As.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.
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3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Press Save.
Exporting files
You can export your .notebook files to the following formats: l
Webpages l
Picture formats o
BMP o
GIF o
JPEG o
PNG l
PowerPoint® l
PDF l
Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format (CFF) l
NOTES
SMART Notebook software doesn’t include attachments when you export files as picture files. To include attachments, you must export your file as either webpages or
PDF (Adobe® Reader® 6.0 or later).
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SMART Notebook software doesn’t export files that you attach to your .notebook file as
shortcuts. If you want to include an attachment, attach a copy of the file (see Attaching
files and webpages on page 92).
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SMART Notebook software doesn’t export some gradient, pattern and image effects.
These effects might appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file.
You can also set SMART Notebook software to save a .notebook file in one of the above formats automatically when you display a different page or after a specified period of time
(see Saving files automatically on page 18).
To export a file as webpages
1. Select File > Export As > Webpage.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to export the file.
3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Press Save.
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To export a file as picture files
1. Select File > Export As > Image Files.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Select a folder where you want to export the files.
3. Select a picture format in the Image Type drop-down list.
4. Select a picture size in the Size drop-down list.
5. Press OK.
To export a file as a PowerPoint file
1. Select File > Export As > PowerPoint.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to export the file.
3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Select PowerPoint 2007 Files (*.pptx) or PowerPoint Files (*.ppt) in the Save at type drop-down list.
5. Press Save.
NOTE
You can also import PowerPoint files (see Importing PowerPoint files on page 87).
To export a file as a PDF file
1. Select File > Export As > PDF.
The Export PDF dialogue box appears.
2. Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.
3. Optionally, type header text in the Header box, footer text in the Footer box and the current date in the Date box.
4. Optionally, select the Show page numbers tickbox to show a page number on each page.
5. If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2, select a thumbnail size in the
Thumbnail size drop-down list and, optionally, select the Page borders tickbox to show a border around each thumbnail and the Thumbnail titles tickbox to show titles under each thumbnail.
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6. Select All to include all pages.
OR
Select Pages to include select pages and then type the page numbers in the box.
Separate individual page numbers with commas and separate page ranges with a hyphen
(for example, 1,2,4-7).
7. Press Save.
The Save as PDF File dialogue box appears.
8. Browse to where you want to export the file.
9. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
10. Press Save.
To export a file as a CFF file
1. Select File > Export As > CFF.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to export the file.
3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Press Save.
NOTE
You can also import CFF files (see Importing files from other interactive whiteboard
Printing files
You can print all pages or select pages in a .notebook file. You can print the pages as thumbnails, handouts or full pages.
To print a file
1. Select File > Print.
The Print dialogue box appears.
2. Press Thumbnails, Handouts or Full Page.
3. Optionally, type header text in the Header box, footer text in the Footer box and the current date in the Date box.
4. Optionally, select the Show page numbers tickbox to show a page number on each page.
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5. If you pressed Thumbnails or Handouts in step 2, select a thumbnail size in the
Thumbnail size drop-down list and, optionally, select the Page borders tickbox to show a border around each thumbnail and the Thumbnail titles tickbox to show titles under each thumbnail.
6. Select All to include all pages.
OR
Select Pages to include select pages and then type the page numbers in the box.
Separate individual page numbers with commas and separate page ranges with a hyphen
(for example, 1,2,4-7).
7. Press the Printer Setup tab.
8. Specify other print settings, including the printer name and the number of copies.
9. Press Print.
Saving files automatically
You can manually save your .notebook files at any time (see Saving files on page 14) and
export them to a variety of formats (see Exporting files on page 15). You can also set
SMART Notebook software to save your file automatically when you display a different page or after a specified period of time.
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NOTES
SMART Notebook software doesn’t include attachments when you export files as picture files. To include attachments, you must export your file as either webpages or
PDF (Adobe Reader 6.0 or later).
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SMART Notebook software doesn’t export files that you attach to your .notebook file as
shortcuts. If you want to include an attachment, attach a copy of the file (see Attaching
files and webpages on page 92).
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SMART Notebook software doesn’t export some gradient, pattern and image effects.
These effects might appear as a solid fill or appear incorrectly in the exported file.
To save a file automatically
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
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2. Select Every time I move to a different page to save your file automatically every time you select a different page.
OR
Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to save your file automatically after a specified period of time.
3. Press Next.
4. Select Notebook Document.
5. Press Next.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
6. Browse to where you want to save the new file.
7. Type a name for the file in the File name box. SMART Notebook software automatically saves the file with the .notebook file extension.
8. Press Save.
To save a file automatically as webpages
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
2. Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page.
OR
Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time.
3. Press Next.
4. Select Webpage (HTML).
5. Press Next.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
6. Browse to where you want to export the file.
7. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
8. Press Save.
To save a file automatically as PDF files
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
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2. Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page.
OR
Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time.
3. Press Next.
4. Select PDF.
OR
Select Time Stamped PDFs, if you want the exported files’ names to include the time of the export.
5. Press Next.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
6. Browse to where you want to export the file.
7. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
8. Press Save.
To save a file automatically as picture files
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
2. Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page.
OR
Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time.
3. Press Next.
4. Select Image Files.
5. Press Next.
6. Press Browse, browse to where you want to export the files and then press Open.
7. Select the picture format in the Image Type drop-down list.
8. Select the picture size in the Size drop-down list.
9. Press OK.
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To save a file automatically as a PowerPoint file
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
2. Select Every time I move to a different page to export your file automatically when you display a different page.
OR
Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to export your file automatically after a specified period of time.
3. Press Next.
4. Select PowerPoint.
5. Press Next.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
6. Browse to where you want to export the file.
7. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
8. Press Save.
To cancel automatic file saving
1. Select File > Timed Saves.
The Timed Save Wizard appears.
2. Select Do not save the document automatically.
3. Press Next.
Attaching files to email messages
You can send your file to others by attaching the file, or a PDF version of the file, to an email message.
To attach a file to an email message
Select File > Send To > Mail Recipient.
Your default email program starts, creates a new message and attaches the current file to the message.
If you haven’t saved the file, SMART Notebook software saves it as a temporary file called
untitled.notebook and your email program attaches this temporary file to the email message.
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To attach a file to an email message as a PDF
Select File > Send To > Mail Recipient (as PDF).
Your default email program starts, creates a new message and attaches a PDF of the current file to the message.
If you haven’t saved the file, SMART Notebook software saves the PDF file as a temporary file called untitled.pdf and your email program attaches the temporary file to the email message.
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Creating and working with pages
Cutting or copying and pasting pages
A .notebook file is composed of a series of pages, each with its own objects and properties.
A thumbnail of each page appears in the Page Sorter. Using either the Page Sorter or menu commands, you can display an existing page, create a blank page, create a clone of an existing page or delete an existing page.
Displaying pages in a file
You can display any page in the file using the Page Sorter. You can display the next or previous page in the file using buttons or gestures.
To display a page
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter
.
2. Press the thumbnail of the page that you want to display.
To display the next page in a file
Press Next Page .
OR
Swipe your finger across the page from right to left.
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A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.
To display the previous page in a file
Press Previous Page .
OR
Swipe your finger across the page from left to right.
A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.
Creating pages
You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter.
To insert a page using the Add Page button
Press Add Page .
The new page appears after the current page.
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To insert a page using the Page Sorter
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Select the thumbnail of the page that you want the new page to appear after.
3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Insert Blank Page.
The new page appears after the selected page.
Cloning pages
As an alternative to creating a blank page, you can create a duplicate (or “clone”) of an existing page.
NOTE
You can clone a page only if it contains content.
To clone a page
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter
.
2. Select the thumbnail of the page that you want to clone.
3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Clone Page.
The cloned page appears immediately after the current page.
NOTE
You can repeat this process as many times as you want.
Extending pages
If you need more room at the bottom of a page, you can extend the page vertically without affecting the page’s width. You can turn this feature off to prevent your pages from becoming longer.
To extend a page
1. If you’re displaying the page in Entire Page view, select a different zoom level.
2. Press the Extend Page link at the bottom of the page.
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To turn Extend Page on or off
1. Select View > Extend Page
2. Select Off to turn the Extend Page feature off.
OR
Select On to turn the Extend Page feature on.
Renaming pages
When you create a page, SMART Notebook software automatically names the page with the date and time of its creation. You can change this name.
To rename a page
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Double-click the page’s name.
3. Type a new name for the page.
4. Press elsewhere.
Cutting or copying and pasting pages
You can cut or copy and paste a page from the current file using the Page Sorter.
To cut or copy and paste a page using the Page Sorter
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Select the thumbnail of the page that you want to cut.
3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Cut Page or Copy Page .
4. Select the thumbnail of the page that you want to follow the pasted page.
5. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Paste Page.
The new thumbnail appears preceding the thumbnail that you selected in the previous step.
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You can also copy and paste pages from other SMART Notebook software files.
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Rearranging pages
If you want, you can rearrange the order of the pages in a file.
To rearrange pages
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter
.
2. Press the thumbnail of the page that you want to move in the file.
A blue border appears around the thumbnail.
3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position in the Page Sorter.
A blue line indicates the page’s new position.
4. Release the thumbnail.
Grouping pages
You can group pages in a file. This enables you to find a particular group quickly in the Page
Sorter and then display its pages. This is useful when there are a lot of pages in a file.
To create or edit a group
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter
.
2. Press the first group’s menu arrow and then select Edit Page Groups.
All the groups and pages for the current file are displayed. Groups appear as blue bars and pages appear as thumbnails: o
If you created and edited the groups in this file, the pages appear under the blue bars you created and renamed.
o
If you haven’t edited the groups, a default group titled Group 1 appears and includes all of the pages and their thumbnails below its blue bar.
NOTE
Thumbnails below each blue bar include the same menu arrow options as thumbnails in the Page Sorter. This enables you to press a thumbnail in a group, select its menu arrow and then delete the page, clear the page, insert a new page, clone the page, rename the page, add a Screen Shade to the page or add the page to the Gallery.
3. Press the Add New Group button in the upper right-hand corner.
A new group, with a new, blank page, appears.
4. Type a new name for the group.
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5. Do the following: o
To move a page into a group, press the page’s thumbnail and then drag it below the group’s blue bar and to the right of the thumbnail that you want it to follow.
o
To rearrange the order of pages in a group, press a page’s thumbnail and then drag it to the right of the thumbnail that you want it to follow.
o
To rearrange the order of groups, press a group’s blue bar and then drag it below the blue bar of the group that you want it to follow.
o
NOTES
You can also change the order of the groups by pressing a blue bar’s menu arrow and then selecting Move Up or Move Down.
o
SMART Notebook software numbers pages sequentially across a file. If you change the order of groups, SMART Notebook software renumbers the pages in the groups accordingly.
o
To delete a group and keep its pages, move all of its pages to different groups.
When a group contains no pages, SMART Notebook software automatically deletes it.
o
To delete a group and all pages in the group, press the blue bar’s menu arrow and then select Delete Group.
6. Press
.
To access a group in the Page Sorter
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Press the first group’s menu arrow and then select the name of the group that you want to access.
The Page Sorter displays the thumbnail for the first page in the group that you want to access.
Deleting pages
You can delete a page from the current file using the Delete Page button or the Page Sorter.
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To delete a page using the Delete Page button
1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page that you want to delete.
2. Select Delete Page
.
To delete a page using the Page Sorter
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Select the thumbnail of the page that you want to delete.
3. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Delete Page.
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Chapter 4
Creating basic objects
Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink
Writing or drawing digital ink
Creating shapes with the Shapes tool
Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool
Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool
Creating straight lines and arcs
Converting handwriting to typed text
Inserting mathematical symbols
Checking the spelling of text objects
Pasting tables from other programs
Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells
Resizing tables, columns or rows
Adding or removing columns, rows or cells
Splitting or merging table cells
Deleting tables and the contents of tables
Managing a Shout It Out! activity
Objects are the building blocks of content in your .notebook files. An object is simply an item on a page that you create or import and then work with. Basic types of objects include the following: l
Digital ink (freehand writing and drawing) l
Shapes l
Straight lines l
Arcs
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l
Text l
Tables
Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink
Digital ink is freehand text or objects that you create using your interactive display’s pen or pens, or the SMART Notebook software Pens tool. Writing or drawing digital ink enables you to quickly add content to your SMART Notebook software files, either when creating the files or when presenting the files to students.
Once you have created digital ink, you can erase it.
Writing or drawing digital ink
The easiest way to write or draw digital ink is to use your interactive display’s pen or pens.
You can also create freehand objects using the Pens tool. The Pens tool enables you to write or draw digital ink using the following pen types:
Pen type
Standard
Calligraphic
Purpose and example
Write or draw digital ink in a variety of colours and line styles.
Write or draw digital ink, like you do with the Standard pen type, but with lines of varying thickness.
Notes
Using the Standard pen type, you can write or draw digital ink that fades after a few
The Calligraphic pen type is useful for teaching students handwriting.
Crayon
Write or draw crayon-like digital ink.
The Crayon pen type is intended for artistic work, such as painting and colouring pictures, rather than writing.
Highlighter
Highlight text and other objects.
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Pen type
Text
Creative
Purpose and example
Write notes that automatically convert to editable text.
Notes
You can edit your text as you work without touching a
Add colourful elements to your presentations.
You can create custom
Creative pen styles (see
Paint Brush
Magic
Shape
Recognition
Write or draw paint-like digital ink.
Write or draw digital ink that fades after a few seconds.
Draw a variety of shapes with digital ink.
The Paint Brush pen type is intended for artistic work, such as painting and colouring pictures, rather than writing.
You can also use the Magic
Pen to open a magnification window or a spotlight window
(see Using the Magic Pen on page 155).
You can draw circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles
Recognition Pen tool on page 37).
To write or draw digital ink
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select a pen type.
3. Select a line type.
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4. Optionally, customise the line type using the property selectors.
NOTE
You can also customise the line type using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’
5. Write or draw digital ink on the page.
o
TIPS
Don’t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on your interactive product’s surface whilst you write or draw.
o
If you write or draw multiple lines, SMART Notebook software automatically combines the lines into a single object. For example, if you write the letters of a word, SMART Notebook software combines the individual letters, enabling you to interact with the whole word. If you want to write words on the same line but don’t want them combined, leave a large gap between them, use different pens, or briefly put the pen in the pen tray before writing another word (interactive whiteboards only).
o
If you want to write diagonally, write in a straight line and then rotate it (see
o
If you want to write in small letters, write large letters and then reduce their size
(see Resizing objects on page 69).
o
You can fill areas that you’ve enclosed with digital ink (see Filling digital ink
Erasing digital ink
You can erase digital ink from your interactive display using the eraser or the erasing gesture. If you’re erasing digital ink from a .notebook file page, you can also erase objects using the
Eraser tool.
NOTE
Although you can erase digital ink, you’re unable to erase other types of objects, including shapes, lines, text and pictures. To remove these types of objects, you must delete them
(see Deleting objects on page 74).
To erase digital ink
1. Press Eraser and then select an eraser type.
2. Erase the digital ink.
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Creating shapes and lines
In addition to creating freehand shapes and lines by drawing digital ink, you can create shapes and lines using the tools in SMART Notebook software.
NOTE
Creating shapes with the Shapes tool
You can use the Shapes tool to create a variety of shapes, including perfect circles, perfect squares, perfect triangles, other geometric shapes, hearts, ticks and Xs .
You can add a shape to your page and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customise a shape’s outline colour, fill colour and line thickness and then add it to your page.
To create a shape
1. Press Shapes
.
The Shapes tool buttons appear.
2. Select a shape on the toolbar.
OR
Press and then select a shape.
3. Optionally, customise the shape using the property selectors.
NOTE
You can also customise the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’
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4. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size that you want.
o
TIPS
You can create perfect circles, squares, triangles and other shapes by holding down SHIFT as you draw the shape.
o
You can select a shape while the Shapes tool is active without having to switch to the Select tool . Press the shape once and a selection rectangle appears around the shape.
Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons tool
In addition to creating shapes using the Shapes tool, you can create regular polygons with 3 to
15 sides using the Regular Polygons tool.
To create a shape with the Regular Polygons tool
1. Press Regular Polygons .
The Regular Polygons tool buttons appear.
2. Select a shape on the toolbar.
OR
Press and then select a shape.
NOTE
The number in the shape indicates its number of sides.
3. Optionally, customise the shape using the property selectors.
NOTE
You can also customise the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’
4. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size that you want.
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Creating shapes with the Shape Recognition Pen tool
You can use the Shape Recognition Pen tool to draw circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles and arcs.
NOTE
You can also create shapes using the Shapes tool (see Creating shapes with the Shapes tool
on page 35) or the Regular Polygons tool (see Creating shapes with the Regular Polygons
To draw a shape
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Shape Recognition Pen.
3. Draw a shape on the page.
If SMART Notebook software recognises your drawing as a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle or arc, it adds this shape to the page.
Creating straight lines and arcs
You can use the Lines tool to draw straight lines and arcs.
You can add a line to your page and then edit its properties. Alternatively, you can customise the line, and then add it to your page.
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To create a straight line or arc
1. Press Lines .
The Lines tool buttons appear.
2. Select a line or arc type.
3. Optionally, customise the line or arc type using the property selectors.
NOTE
You can also customise the line or arc type using the Properties tab (see Changing
objects’ properties on page 59).
4. Create a line by pressing where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end.
Creating text
You can create text in SMART Notebook software by doing any of the following: l
Typing the text using a keyboard connected to your computer l
Typing the text using SMART Keyboard l
Writing the text (see Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink on page 32) and then
converting it to typed text using the software’s handwriting recognition feature
After creating text, you can edit it, check its spelling and change its properties, including font style, size and colour.
Typing text
You can type new text or edit existing text.
To type new text
1. If a keyboard isn’t accessible, press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Keyboard.
2. Press Text and then select an available font style.
3. Optionally, customise the font style (see Formatting text on page 40).
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4. Press where you want the text to start.
5. Type your text.
6. When you’ve finished, press outside the text object.
To edit existing text
1. Double-click the text object.
2. Edit the text.
3. When you’ve finished, press outside the text object.
Converting handwriting to typed text
You can write on your interactive product’s screen using the Standard or Calligraphic pen types and convert your writing to typed text. SMART Notebook software can convert handwriting in multiple languages.
To convert handwriting to typed text
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
3. Write your text.
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Write neat, printed characters on a horizontal line. Although SMART Notebook software can convert slanted or cursive writing, it doesn’t always do so consistently.
4. Select the text object.
The SMART Notebook software handwriting recognition feature compares your written word with its dictionary and identifies words that most resemble what you’ve written.
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5. Press the text object’s menu arrow.
A menu appears and displays the list of matching words, each preceded by Recognise.
o
NOTES
If you want SMART Notebook software to identify words in a different language, select Recognise Languages and then select another language in the list.
SMART Notebook software updates the list of matching words to include words in the selected language.
o
If you change the handwriting recognition language, you don’t change the default language of the SMART Notebook software user interface or your operating system.
6. Select a word in the list of matching words.
The selected word appears on the page.
Formatting text
If you want to format all text in a text object, select the text object.
OR
If you want to format specific text in a text object, double-click the text object and then select the text.
You can format text using the buttons in the toolbar or the options in the Properties tab or the
Format menu.
NOTE
If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties and then press Text Style.
The following table presents the formatting changes that you can make using the above tools:
Change Toolbar Properties tab
Format menu
Character, paragraph or object level
Change the font face
Change the font size
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To select a font size that doesn’t appear in the drop-down list (including font sizes with decimal values such as 20.5), type the font size in the
Font Size box on the toolbar.
Change the colour
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Change
Bold, italicise or underline text
Strike out text
Superscript or subscript text
Paragraph or object level
Change justification (left, right or centre)
Change indentation
Create a bulleted or numbered list
Insert a drop cap
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To insert a drop cap at the beginning of a paragraph, press Drop Cap in the
Properties tab under Text Style.
OR
Select Format > Paragraph > Drop Cap.
Change line spacing
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To add spacing between paragraphs, select the
Add space after paragraphs tickbox in the
Properties tab or select Format > Paragraph >
Line Spacing > Add space after paragraphs.
Toolbar Properties tab
Format menu
3
4
1
2
1
Under More Text Options
2
Under More Text Options
3
Under More Text Options
4
Under More Text Options
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Change
Change language direction (left-to-right or rightto-left)
NOTE
Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Left
to Right for languages that read left to right (for example, English and French).
OR
Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Right
to Left for languages that read right to left (for example, Arabic and Hebrew).
Object level
Change text direction (horizontal or vertical)
Change transparency
Toolbar Properties tab
Format menu
5
Resizing text objects
When you resize a text object following the procedure in Resizing objects on page 69, the text
in the object changes size.
If you want to resize the text object without changing the size of the text in the object, complete the following procedure.
To resize a text object
1. Double-click the text object.
2. Press one of the two white circles on either side of text object, and then drag the circle to increase or reduce the text object’s size.
Inserting mathematical symbols
You can insert a variety of mathematical and scientific symbols into a page.
NOTE
The mathematical symbols are characters only. They don’t perform mathematical operations.
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To insert a mathematical symbol
1. Type text on a page.
2. Press More Text Options and then select Insert Symbol .
The Insert Symbols dialogue box appears.
3. Press a category.
A list of symbols appears.
4. Press the symbol you want to add to the text.
5. Press Insert.
The symbol appears in the text object.
Checking the spelling of text objects
As you type text, SMART Notebook software checks the spelling. If you spell a word incorrectly, SMART Notebook software underlines the word in red. You can then right-click the word and select the correct spelling from a list of options.
If you prefer, you can disable this feature and check the spelling using the Spelling Check dialogue box.
To disable automatic spell checking
1. Press Text
.
2. Press More Text Options and then select Check Spelling .
To manually check spelling of a text object
1. Select the text object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Check Spelling.
If SMART Notebook software finds a misspelled word, the Spelling Check dialogue box appears. This dialogue box displays the misspelled word and suggests alternatives.
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3. For each misspelled word, do one of the following: o
To keep the word’s current spelling for this instance, press Ignore Once.
o
To keep the word’s current spelling for all instances in the file, press Ignore All.
o
To keep the word’s current spelling for all instances in the file and add the spelling to the dictionary, press Add to Dictionary.
o
To change the word’s spelling for this instance, select the correct word in the
Suggestions list and then press Change.
o
To change the word’s spelling for all instances in the file, select the correct word in the Suggestions list and then press Change All.
NOTE
If you pressed a button by mistake, press Undo to undo the resulting change.
Once you have completed this step for each misspelled word, a dialogue box appears asking whether you want to check the spelling in the rest of the file.
4. Press Yes to check the remainder of the file.
OR
Press No to close the Spelling Check dialogue box without checking the rest of the file.
Cutting and pasting text
You can cut, copy and paste text objects like any other objects (see Cutting, copying and
pasting objects on page 66). You can also cut and paste text in a text object.
To cut and paste text to another location on the same page
1. Double-click the text object.
2. Select the text that you want to cut.
3. Drag the selected text to another location on the same page.
To cut and paste text to another page
1. If the Page Sorter tab isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. Double-click the text object.
3. Select the text that you want to copy.
4. Drag the selected text to the other page’s icon in the Page Sorter tab.
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Creating tables
You can create tables in SMART Notebook software or paste them from other programs. Once you have created a table, you can insert objects into the table’s cells.
If you want to customise a table, you can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells and then do any of the following: l
Move the table l
Change line type, fill and text properties l
Resize the table, a column or a row l
Insert or remove columns, rows or cells l
Split or merge cells l
Delete the table
Creating tables
To insert a table using the Table button
1. Press Table
.
A grid appears.
2. Move the pointer over the grid to select the number of columns and rows that you want in the table.
NOTE
The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table.
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The grid displays eight rows and eight columns by default. You can add rows by moving the pointer past the bottom row. Similarly, you can add columns by moving the pointer past the right row.
If you’re using a mouse, click and hold the left mouse button whilst moving the pointer.
3. Press the screen or click your mouse.
The table appears on the page.
To insert a table using the Insert Table dialogue box
1. Select Insert > Table.
The Insert Table dialogue box appears.
2. Type the number of rows and columns in the boxes.
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3. Optionally, select Make cells square to make the table cells square.
4. Optionally, select Remember dimensions for new tables to use the current table dimensions for all future tables that you create in SMART Notebook software.
5. Press OK.
The table appears on the page.
To draw a table
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. Draw a table on the screen.
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Make the lines of the table as straight as possible and connect the corners.
5. Press Select
.
6. Select your drawing.
7. Press the menu arrow and then select Recognise Table.
If SMART Notebook software recognises your drawing as a table, it removes your drawing and adds a table to the page.
Pasting tables from other programs
You can cut or copy a table from Word or PowerPoint and then paste it into a .notebook file.
The table’s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in the .notebook file.
If you want to cut or copy more than one table, you must cut or copy each table individually.
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NOTE
You can also cut or copy a table from a .notebook file and then paste it into Word or
PowerPoint. However, the table’s formatting and layout can vary when the table appears in
Word or PowerPoint.
If you’re pasting a table into PowerPoint which has cells that contain non-text objects, the non-text objects appear outside of the table in PowerPoint.
Adding objects to tables
Once you have inserted a table on a page, you can insert objects into the table’s cells.
NOTE
You can add only one object to each cell. If you want to add multiple objects to a cell, do one of the following: l
Group the objects before adding them to the table (see Grouping objects on page 72).
l
Select all of the objects at once and then add them to the table as described in the following procedure. SMART Notebook software automatically groups the objects in the table cell.
To add an object to a table
1. Select the object.
2. Drag the object to the table cell.
NOTE
You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
The object appears in the table cell.
NOTE
If you add a text object to a table, the cell resizes to fit to the text object. If you add other object types to the table, the object resizes to fit the cell.
To remove an object from a table
1. Select the object.
2. Drag the object out of the table.
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Selecting tables, columns, rows or cells
You can select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells. Once you have selected a table or part of a table, you can do the following: l
Move the table l
Change the table’s or cells’ properties l
Resize the table, columns or rows l
Add or remove columns, rows or cells l
Split or merge cells l
Delete the table
To select a table
1. Press Select .
2. Press outside, but near to, a corner of the table and then drag to the opposite corner.
NOTE
Don’t start dragging from inside the table. If you do, you select a table cell instead of the table.
To select a column
1. Press Select
.
2. Press inside the column’s top cell and then drag to the bottom cell.
To select a row
1. Press Select
.
2. Press inside the row’s leftmost cell and then drag to the rightmost cell.
To select a cell
1. Press Select
.
2. Press inside the cell.
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To select multiple cells
1. Press Select .
2. Press inside the top left-hand cell, and then drag to the bottom right-hand cell.
NOTE
If you select multiple cells and drag them to a different position on the page, you create a new table consisting of the selected cells and their contents.
Moving tables
Once you have created a table, you can move it on the page.
To move a table
Select the table and then drag it to a different position on the page.
OR
Select all of the table’s cells and then drag the cells to a different position on the page.
Changing a table’s properties
You can use the Properties tab to change the table’s properties, including its transparency, cell colour and line colour.
To change a table’s fill
1. Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.
2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow and then select Properties.
3. Press Fill Effects.
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4. Select a fill style:
Fill style
None (transparent)
Solid colour
Gradient of two colours
Pattern
Picture
Procedure
Select No fill.
a. Select Solid fill.
b. Do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
a. Select Gradient fill.
b. For each colour, do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
c. Select an option in the Style drop-down list.
a. Select Pattern fill.
b. Select a pattern.
a. Select Image fill.
b. Press Browse.
c. Browse to and select the picture that you want to use as a background and then press Open.
NOTE
If you insert a large picture, a dialogue box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see
Setting image optimisation preferences on page 197.
d. Select Keep image size to keep the picture’s size, regardless of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object.
OR
Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object.
5. Optionally, drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the table transparent.
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To change a table’s line style
1. Select a table.
NOTE
You can only change the line style of an entire table, not individual cells, columns or rows.
2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow and then select Properties.
3. Press Line Style.
4. Change the table’s line style.
To change a table’s text style
1. Select a table, column, row, cell or selection of cells.
2. Press the table’s, column’s, row’s or cell’s menu arrow and then select Properties.
3. Press Text Style.
4. Change the table’s text style (see Formatting text on page 40).
Resizing tables, columns or rows
If you want to customise a table, you can resize the table, a column or a row.
To resize a table
1. Select the table.
2. Press the table’s resize handle (the grey circle) and then drag it to increase or reduce the size of the table.
To resize a column
1. Press Select
.
2. Press the vertical border to the right of the column.
A resize pointer appears.
3. Drag the vertical border to resize the column.
To resize a row
1. Press Select
.
2. Press the horizontal border below the row.
A resize pointer appears.
3. Drag the horizontal border to resize the row.
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To resize all cells in a table
1. Select the table.
2. Press the table’s menu arrow and then select Adjust size.
3. Select one of the following options: o
Make same height to make all cells in the table the same height.
o
Make same width to make all cells in the table the same width.
o
Make same size to make all cells in the table the same height and width.
o
Make cells square to make all cells in the table square.
Adding or removing columns, rows or cells
If you want to customise a table, you can add columns or rows.
To add a column
1. Select a column.
2. Press the column’s menu arrow and then select Insert Column.
A new column appears to the right of the current column.
To remove a column
1. Select the column.
2. Press the column’s menu arrow and then select Delete Column.
To add a row
1. Select a row.
2. Press the row’s menu arrow and then select Insert Row.
A new row appears below the current row.
To remove a row
1. Select the row.
2. Press the row’s menu arrow and then select Delete Row.
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To remove a cell
1. Select the cell.
2. Press the cell’s menu arrow and then select Delete Cells.
o
NOTE
Removing a cell deletes the contents of the cell.
o
You’re unable to remove a cell if it provides the only connection between two halves of a table.
Splitting or merging table cells
You can add tables to your page and insert objects into the table’s cells. If you want to customise a table, you can split or merge cells.
To split a cell
1. Select the cell.
2. Press the cell’s menu arrow and then select Split.
3. Select an option to split the cell into multiple rows and/or columns.
NOTE
If you split a cell that contains content, the content appears in the upper-left-hand cell after the split.
To merge cells
1. Select the cells.
2. Press the cells’ menu arrow and then select Merge Cells.
NOTE
If you merge cells that contain content, the merged cell contains the contents of the top-left cell. If the top-left cell is empty, the merged cell contains the contents of the next available non-empty cell, moving from left to right, top to bottom.
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Deleting tables and the contents of tables
You can delete the contents of a table or the table itself.
NOTE
You can delete all objects on a page, including tables, by clearing the page (see Clearing
To delete the contents of a table
1. Select the cells containing the content that you want to delete.
2. Press Delete
.
To delete a table
1. Select the table.
2. Press the table’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
Managing a Shout It Out! activity
You can manage the Shout It Out! activity session by moving student text or image responses on the Notebook desktop, pausing student contributions and by turning off contributor name displays. You can also end and save the activity to use later.
To reposition student text or image responses
1. In the Notebook Lesson Activity Builder activity desktop, position the arrow cursor on the object.
2. Left-click the object and drag it to a new position on the page.
To pause contributions to the Notebook desktop
1. Press the blue Pause Contributions button in the LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window.
The button turns green and indicates Resume.
Students see an Activity Paused message on their computer or device.
2. Press again to resume the activity.
The button turns blue and indicates Pause Contributions.
The Activity Paused message disappears and students can continue contributing.
To turn contributor name displays on or off
1. Press the Off On slider button beside Display Contributor Names.
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To end, save and restart the Shout It Out! activity
1. Press End and Save in the Student Contribution Activity dialogue window.
The Contribution for this activity has ended dialogue appears.
2. Press Restart Activity to continue with the same activity.
NOTE
You can run only one activity at a time.
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Moving objects to another page
Cutting, copying and pasting objects
Grouping objects automatically
After creating an object, you can select it and work with it as described in this chapter.
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Selecting objects
Before you can work with an object, you must select it. You can select an individual object, multiple objects or all objects on a page. When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it.
The green circle above the object is a rotation handle (see Rotating objects on page 71).
The downward arrow in the object’s upper right-hand corner is a menu arrow. Press the menu arrow to display a menu of commands.
NOTE
Pressing an object’s menu arrow gives you access to the same menu as right-clicking the object.
To select an object
1. Press Select
.
2. Press the object that you want to select.
A selection rectangle appears around the object.
NOTE
If you press an object and a lock symbol appears instead of the menu arrow, the object is locked. Depending on the type of lock, you might have to unlock the object before
you can manipulate it (see Locking objects on page 105).
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To select multiple objects
1. Press Select
.
2. Press the interactive screen and drag until a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to select.
OR
Hold down CTRL and then press the objects you want to select.
A selection rectangle appears around the selected objects.
NOTE
If you draw a rectangle around multiple objects and some of the objects are locked
(see Locking objects on page 105), you select only the unlocked objects.
To select all objects on a page
Select Edit > Select All.
A selection rectangle appears around all objects on the page.
NOTE
If some of the objects are locked (see Locking objects on page 105), you select only
the unlocked objects.
To select all locked objects on the page
Select Edit > Select All Locked Notes.
A selection rectangle appears around all locked objects on the page.
Changing objects’ properties
You can change an object’s properties. The properties that you can change depend on the object that you select. You can also select several objects and change their properties at the same time.
Changing the fill
You can change an object’s fill by selecting the object and then setting the fill in the Properties tab or by clicking Fill , setting the fill and then selecting the object.
To change an object’s fill by first selecting the object
1. Select the object.
2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties
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3. Press Fill Effects.
4. Select a fill style:
Fill style
None (transparent)
Solid colour
Gradient of two colours
Pattern
Picture
Procedure
Select No fill.
a. Select Solid fill.
b. Do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
a. Select Gradient fill.
b. For each colour, do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
c. Select an option in the Style drop-down list.
a. Select Pattern fill.
b. Select a pattern.
a. Select Image fill.
b. Press Browse.
c. Browse to and select the picture that you want to use as a background and then press Open.
NOTE
If you insert a large picture, a dialogue box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see
Setting image optimisation preferences on page 197.
d. Select Keep image size to keep the picture’s size, regardless of whether the picture is larger or smaller than the object.
OR
Select Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object.
5. Optionally, drag the Object transparency slider to the right to make the object transparent.
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To change an object’s fill by first pressing the Fill button
1. Press Fill and then select a colour.
2. Select the object.
3. Repeat step 2 for each object that you want to apply the fill to.
Filling digital ink drawings
In addition to filling shapes, regular polygons and irregular polygons, you can fill areas enclosed by digital ink using the Fill button.
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To fill an area, you must enclose it with a single digital ink path.
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Changing other properties
In addition to fill, you can change objects’ line style and text style.
To change an object’s line style
1. Select the object.
2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .
3. Press Line Style.
4. Change the object’s line style.
To change an object’s text style
1. Select the object.
2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .
3. Press Text Style.
4. Change the object’s text style (see Formatting text on page 40).
Saving tool settings
When you select a tool in the toolbar, you can change its default settings using the Properties tab and then save your changes by clicking Save Tool Properties.
When you save your changes to a tool’s default settings, the tool’s button displays those changes:
To restore the default settings, see Customising the toolbar on page 193.
Positioning objects
You can change the position of an object by moving it to another area of the existing page or to another page. You can also align objects and change the order of stacked objects.
Moving objects
You can move objects to another position on the page. You can also flick objects.
NOTE
You’re unable to move an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
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You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them and then creating a group (see
To move an object or objects
1. Select the object or objects.
2. Drag the object or objects to a new position on the page.
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You can move an object in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard.
To move an Adobe Flash® Player compatible file
1. Press the coloured bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatible file.
2. Drag the file to its new position.
To flick an object
1. Select the object.
2. Quickly flick your finger in any direction.
Moving objects to another page
You can move objects to another page in a file.
To move an object or objects to another page
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter
.
2. If you don’t see the page that you want to move the object to, scroll in the Page Sorter until you see the page’s thumbnail.
3. Select the object or objects that you want to move.
4. Drag the object or objects into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page that you want to move the objects to.
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To move an Adobe Flash Player compatible file to another page
1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter .
2. If you don’t see the page that you want to move the object to, scroll in the Page Sorter until you see the page’s thumbnail.
3. Press the coloured bar at the top of the Adobe Flash Player compatible file.
4. Drag the file into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page that you want to move the object to.
Aligning objects
You can use the Alignment Tools add-on to align and distribute objects on a page. You can align selected objects on the bottom, left, right, top, vertically or horizontally. You can also align stacked objects vertically or horizontally.
If you want, you can display guidelines on a page to assist you in manually aligning objects with other objects, as well as the page’s vertical and horizontal centres. You can also set objects to
align automatically with these guidelines when you move the objects on a page (see page 62).
To align objects on a page
1. Select the objects that you want to align (see Selecting objects on page 58).
2. Press Add-ons on the toolbar to display the Alignment Tools buttons.
3. Press an alignment button:
Button Name Select this button to:
Align bottom
Align selected objects along their bottom edge.
Align left
Align selected objects along their left edge.
Align middle X
Align selected objects vertically through the middle of the objects.
Align middle Y
Align selected objects horizontally through the middle of the objects.
Align right Align selected objects along their right edge.
Align top
Stack horizontally
Align selected objects along their top edge.
Align selected stacked objects horizontally.
Stack vertically Align selected stacked objects vertically.
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To display guidelines
1. Select View > Alignment.
The Alignment dialogue box appears.
2. Select tickboxes to specify which guidelines you want to display:
Tickbox
Show guides for active objects
Show vertical page centre guide
Show horizontal page centre guide
Snap objects to guides
Select this tickbox to:
Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with another object.
Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s vertical centre.
Display a guideline when you move an object into alignment with the page’s horizontal centre.
Automatically align objects to guidelines when you move the objects on a page.
3. If you want to change the colour of the guidelines, press the coloured bar to the left of
Guide colour and then select a colour.
4. Press OK.
Rearranging stacked objects
If objects overlap on a page, you can rearrange the order of the stack (that is, you can control which objects appear in front of others).
NOTE
To move an object to the front of the stack
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Order > Bring to Front.
To move an object to the back of the stack
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Order > Send to Back.
To move an object one place forward in the stack
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Order > Bring Forward.
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To move an object one place backward in the stack
1. Select the object.
2. Select the object’s menu arrow and then select Order > Send Backward.
Cutting, copying and pasting objects
You can cut, copy and paste objects—including text, pictures, straight lines, arcs and shapes— in a .notebook file.
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You can paste text from other programs into SMART Notebook software and cut text
from SMART Notebook software and paste it into other programs (see Cutting, copying
and pasting content from other programs on page 84 and Cutting and pasting text on page 44).
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You can create an exact copy of an object by cloning it (see Cloning objects on page 68).
To cut and paste an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Cut.
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Alternatively, you can press Cut if you added this button to the toolbar (see
Customising the toolbar on page 193).
3. If you want to paste the object onto a different page, display that page.
4. Press Paste
.
To copy and paste an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Copy.
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Alternatively, you can press Copy
Customising the toolbar on page 193).
if you added this button to the toolbar (see
3. If you want to paste the item onto a different page, display that page.
4. Press Paste
.
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Cropping images with a mask
You can use a mask to crop images. The mask hides the section of the image that you crop out instead of deleting it. This enables you to edit the mask if you want to crop a different section of the image. You can also unmask the image to restore the original image.
NOTE
You can crop raster images only. For example, you can crop raster pictures that you insert from the Gallery or from your computer. You’re unable to crop other types of objects.
To crop an image with a mask
1. Select the image.
2. Press the image’s menu arrow and then select Mask.
A cropping mask appears on the image. Cropped out sections of the image are shaded grey.
3. Drag the image until the section of the image that you want to keep appears in the cropping mask.
4. Optionally, press one of the cropping mask’s eight resize handles (the white circles) and then drag it to increase or reduce the cropping mask’s size.
5. Press anywhere outside of the image to crop it.
To edit the mask
1. Select the image.
2. Press the image’s menu arrow and then select Edit Mask.
A cropping mask appears on the image. Cropped out sections of the image are shaded grey.
3. Drag the image until the section of the image that you want to keep appears in the cropping mask.
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4. Optionally, press one of the cropping mask’s eight resize handles (the white circles) and then drag it to increase or reduce the cropping mask’s size.
5. Press anywhere outside of the image to crop it.
To restore the image
1. Select the image.
2. Press the image’s menu arrow and then select Unmask.
The original image is restored.
Cloning objects
You can create a duplicate of an object by using the Clone command, or you can create multiple copies of an object using the Infinite Cloner command.
NOTE
You can also copy and paste objects, including text, images, straight lines, arcs and shapes
(see Cutting, copying and pasting objects on page 66).
To clone an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Clone.
A duplicate object appears on the page.
To clone an object using the Infinite Cloner
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Infinite Cloner.
3. Select the object again.
An infinity symbol appears instead of the object’s menu arrow.
4. Drag the object to another position on the page.
5. Repeat step 4 as many times as you want.
6. When you have finished cloning the object, select the original object.
7. Press the infinity symbol and then clear the selection of Infinite Cloner.
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Resizing objects
You can resize objects on a page by using the resize handle or the scale gesture (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).
NOTE
You’re unable to resize an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
Using the resize handle
To resize an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s resize handle (the grey circle) and then drag it to increase or reduce the object’s size.
NOTE
To keep the shape’s original height-to-width ratio, hold down SHIFT whilst you drag the resize handle.
To resize multiple objects
1. Group the objects (see Grouping objects on page 72) and then select the group.
A selection rectangle appears around the group.
2. Press the resize handle in the lower-right-hand corner of the selection rectangle.
3. Drag the resize handle to increase or reduce the size of the objects.
Using the scale gesture
To resize an object from its centre
1. Select the object.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.
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3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object’s size.
OR
Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object’s size.
To resize an object from its corner or side
1. Select the object.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at the corner or side that you want to resize the object from.
3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the object’s size.
OR
Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the object’s size.
To resize multiple objects
1. Select the objects.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects.
3. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to increase the objects’ size.
OR
Drag your fingers toward each other to decrease the objects’ size.
NOTE
The objects resize from their centres regardless of where you press the screen.
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Rotating objects
You can rotate objects on a page by using the rotation handle or the rotate gesture (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).
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You’re unable to rotate an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
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You’re unable to rotate tables.
Using the rotation handle
To rotate an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s rotation handle (the green circle), and then drag it in the direction you want to rotate the object.
To rotate multiple objects
1. Select the objects.
A selection rectangle appears around each object.
2. Press the rotation handle (the green circle) on any one of the selected objects, and then drag it in the direction you want to rotate the object. When you rotate one object, all other selected objects rotate automatically.
Using the rotate gesture
To rotate an object around its centre
1. Select the object.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.
3. Move your fingers in a circle around the centre of the object to rotate it.
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To rotate an object around a corner
1. Select the object.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen in the corner that you want to rotate the object around.
3. Move your fingers in a circle around the corner to rotate the object.
To rotate multiple objects
1. Select the objects.
2. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of one of the objects.
3. Move your fingers in a circle.
NOTE
The objects rotate around their centres regardless of where you press the screen.
Flipping objects
You can flip an object on a page.
NOTE
You’re unable to flip an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
To flip an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Flip > Up/Down or Flip > Left/Right.
To flip multiple objects
1. Select the objects.
2. Press the menu arrow on any one of the selected objects and then select Flip > Up/Down or Flip > Left/Right.
Grouping objects
You can create a group of objects, which lets you interact with all grouped items at the same time. Once you have created a group, you can select, move, rotate or resize the group as if it were an individual object. However, if you want to interact with an individual object in a group, you must ungroup the objects first.
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Grouping objects manually
You can group and ungroup objects manually using the menu or the shake gesture.
Using the menu
To group objects
1. Select the objects.
2. Press the menu arrow of any one of the selected objects and then select Group > Group.
To ungroup objects
1. Select the group.
2. Press the group’s menu arrow and then select Group > Ungroup.
Using the shake gesture
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You’re unable to use the shake gesture with a mouse.
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The shake gesture works only when you initially contact your interactive product’s surface.
To group objects
Quickly shake your finger over the objects three times.
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To ungroup objects
Quickly shake your finger over the group three times.
Grouping objects automatically
If you write or draw multiple lines, SMART Notebook software automatically combines the lines into a single object. For example, if you write the letters of a word, SMART Notebook software combines the individual letters, enabling you to interact with the whole word. If you want to write words on the same line but don’t want them combined, leave a large gap between them, use different pens, or briefly put the pen in the pen tray before writing another word
(interactive whiteboards only).
If SMART Notebook software combined lines that you want to manipulate individually, ungroup the lines as described above.
Deleting objects
Although you can erase digital ink (see Erasing digital ink on page 34), you’re unable to erase
some types of objects, including text, shapes, straight lines, arcs and pictures. To remove these types of objects from a page, you must delete them.
NOTE
You’re unable to delete an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
To delete a locked object from a page, you must unlock it.
To delete an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
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Inserting, organising and sharing content
Inserting content from the Gallery
Inserting content from GeoGebra
Inserting content from the SMART Exchange website
Inserting content from other sources
Inserting pictures from a scanner
Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera
Creating transparent areas in a picture
Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files
Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible video files
Installing encoders for additional formats
Inserting content from other programs
Cutting, copying and pasting content from other programs
Importing content using SMART Notebook Print Capture
Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer
Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs
Inserting equations with the Maths Editor
Organising and sharing content using the Gallery
Organising content in the Gallery
Sharing content with other teachers
Connecting to Team Content categories
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You can insert pictures, multimedia files and other content into your .notebook files from a variety of sources. These sources include the Gallery, the SMART Exchange® website and the
Internet.
After inserting your content, you can organise it using the Gallery and share it with other teachers using the Gallery or the SMART Exchange website.
Inserting content from the Gallery
The Gallery is a tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface where you can browse or search for content and then add that content to your .notebook files.
The Gallery contains Lesson Activity Examples, which includes Activity Builder examples (see
Creating a matching lesson activity on page 113), interactive techniques and 3D models to aid
you in creating lesson activities.
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Gallery Essentials is a collection of thousands of pictures, multimedia objects and more, organised into subject-specific categories.
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Lesson Activity Toolkit is a collection of customisable tools and templates that you can use to create professional-looking and interactive lessons. The toolkit helps you to create engaging content such as word games, quizzes and sorting activities. It also offers
Adobe Flash Player compatible files like hide-and-reveal and drag-and-drop.
The Gallery is divided into two sections. The top section of the Gallery is the category list.
When you select a category or subcategory in the list, its contents appear in the bottom section of the Gallery.
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You can change the size of the category list and content list by pressing the boundary between them and then dragging it up or down.
You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category. Thumbnails in the categories provide preview images of the content.
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In Pictures, pictures appear as thumbnails.
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In Interactive and Multimedia, video objects appear as a single frame from the videos, sound objects appear with a speaker icon in the lower left-hand corner, and Adobe Flash
Player compatible files appear as an Adobe Flash icon or thumbnail of the content with a small Adobe Flash icon in the upper left-hand corner.
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In 3D Objects, 3D models appear as thumbnails.
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In Notebook Files and Pages, files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper right-hand corner.
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In Backgrounds and Themes, backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower righthand corner and themes appear as thumbnails.
You can search for a Gallery item using the keyword search.
After browsing or searching for a Gallery item, you can add it to your .notebook file.
To browse the Gallery
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Press a category’s plus sign to view its subcategories.
NOTE
You can close a category by pressing the category’s minus sign.
3. Select a category or subcategory to display its contents.
To search the Gallery
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Type a keyword into the Type search terms here box and then press Search
The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword.
.
To add a Gallery item to your .notebook file
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Browse or search for the Gallery item that you want to add.
3. Double-click the Gallery item’s thumbnail.
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If you add a picture, Adobe Flash Player compatible file, video file or sound file, it appears on the current page.
o
If you add a background, it replaces the page’s existing background (see Applying
page backgrounds and themes on page 109).
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If you add a page from a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts it before the current page.
o
If you add a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts the file’s pages before the current page.
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Inserting content from GeoGebra
GeoGebra is an interactive mathematics software for all levels of education. When you insert the GeoGebra widget in SMART Notebook software, you can explore geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics and calculus with your students.
You can also search for worksheets from GeoGebraTube using the keyword search. After searching for a worksheet, you can add it to your .notebook file. GeoGebraTube
( geogebratube.org
) contains thousands of worksheets created and shared by other teachers.
NOTE
For more information on how to use GeoGebra software, go to the GeoGebra Wiki
( wiki.geogebra.org
).
To access the GeoGebra widget
Press Add-ons and then press GeoGebra.
To insert the GeoGebra widget
1. If the GeoGebra widget isn’t visible, press Add-ons and then press GeoGebra.
2. Select Insert GeoGebra Widget.
To search GeoGebraTube
1. If the GeoGebra widget isn’t visible, press Add-ons and then press GeoGebra.
2. Type a keyword into the Search in Free Materials box and then press Search.
The GeoGebra widget displays thumbnail images of worksheets containing the keyword.
To add a GeoGebraTube worksheet to your .notebook file
1. If the GeoGebra widget isn’t visible, press Add-ons and then press GeoGebra.
2. Search for the GeoGebraTube worksheet that you want to add.
3. Press the worksheet’s thumbnail and then select Insert GeoGebra Widget.
The worksheet appears on the current page.
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For more information on a worksheet, press the thumbnail’s title to go to the worksheet’s download page in GeoGebraTube.
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Inserting content from the SMART Exchange website
The SMART Exchange website ( exchange.smarttech.com
) includes thousands of lesson plans, question sets, widgets and other content that you can download and then open in
SMART Notebook software.
NOTE
You can also share your lesson plans with other teachers through the SMART Exchange
website. For more information, see Sharing content using the SMART Exchange website on page 98.
To insert content from the SMART Exchange website
1. Press SMART Exchange
.
The SMART Exchange website opens in your web browser.
2. If you’re new to the SMART Exchange website, press Join for free and then follow the onscreen instructions to create an account.
OR
If you have an account, press Sign In and then follow the on-screen instructions to log on to the SMART Exchange website with your account.
3. Search or browse for content and then download it to your computer.
4. Import content into the Gallery (see Sharing content with other teachers on page 96).
Inserting content from other sources
If you or other teachers in your school have created content outside of SMART Notebook software, you can include this content in your .notebook files. Specifically, you can do the following: l
Insert pictures, Adobe Flash Player compatible files and video files and sound files l
Cut or copy and then paste content from other programs l
Import content from other programs
Inserting pictures
You can insert pictures into pages from files, a scanner or a SMART Document Camera.
NOTE
You can also insert pictures from the Gallery tab. For more information, see Inserting content
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Once you have inserted a picture, you can define a transparent area in it.
Inserting pictures from files
You can insert a picture into a page.
SMART Notebook software supports BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and WMF formats.
To insert a picture from a file
1. Select Insert > Picture.
The Insert Picture File dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to and select the picture that you want to insert.
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To select more than one picture, hold down CTRL and then select the pictures.
3. Press Open.
The picture appears in the upper-left-hand corner of the page.
Inserting pictures from a scanner
If a scanner is connected to your computer, you can insert pictures from the scanner into a page.
NOTE
You must install your scanner’s driver and software on your computer before inserting pictures from the scanner into SMART Notebook software.
To insert a picture from a scanner
1. Select Insert > Picture From Scanner.
The Insert Scanned Picture dialogue box appears.
2. Select a scanner from the list.
3. Press Scan.
4. Follow the instructions included with your scanner to scan your picture.
Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera
You can insert pictures from a SMART Document Camera into a page.
To insert a picture from a SMART Document Camera
1. Select Insert > Picture From SMART Document Camera.
The SMART Document Camera window appears on the page.
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2. Insert a picture following the instructions in the Help.
Working with pictures
When you insert a picture in a .notebook file, the picture becomes an object in the file.
Therefore, you can move, resize, rotate and make other changes to the picture like any other object.
For information on how to work with objects, including pictures, in .notebook files, see Chapter
5: Working with objects on page 57.
Creating transparent areas in a picture
You can create transparent areas in a picture that you insert into a page. This is useful for removing the picture’s background. You can make any colour in the picture transparent.
NOTE
You can reduce the size of a large picture when you insert it in a file (see Setting image
optimisation preferences on page 197). If you later create a transparent area in the picture,
the picture is no longer optimised.
To create a transparent area in a picture
1. Select the picture.
2. Press the picture’s menu arrow and then select Set Picture Transparency.
The Picture Transparency dialogue box appears.
3. Drag the corners of the dialogue box in or out to resize it.
4. Press any areas in the picture that you want to make transparent.
NOTE
Pressing an area makes only that area transparent, even if the picture includes that same colour in other areas.
5. Press OK.
Inserting multimedia files
You can insert multimedia files, including Adobe Flash Player compatible files, video files and sound files, into pages.
NOTE
You can also insert multimedia files from the Gallery tab. For more information, see Inserting
content from the Gallery on page 76.
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Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files
You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible files into a page.
Once you have inserted an Adobe Flash Player compatible file into a page, or display a page that already contains an Adobe Flash Player compatible file, the file plays immediately. You can control the playback of the file. If the file has buttons, you can press them on your interactive product. If the file doesn’t have buttons, you can use the options in the file’s menu arrow.
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NOTES
Adobe Flash Player compatible files on a page must be self-extracting. You’re unable to use Adobe Flash Player compatible files that load or rely on other Adobe Flash Player compatible files.
l
You’re unable to drag an Adobe Flash Player compatible file from an Internet browser into a page.
l
If Adobe Flash Player isn’t installed on your computer, SMART Notebook software notifies you when you insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible file into a page.
l
You can install Adobe Flash Player by visiting adobe.com
, but you must use
Internet Explorer® Internet browser to install it. If you use another browser, Adobe Flash
Player compatible files don’t work in SMART Notebook software.
l
To write on top of an Adobe Flash Player compatible file with a handwriting recognition component, start writing outside the file and continue to write over the file. This enables
SMART Notebook software to recognise the digital ink as a separate object from the
Adobe Flash Player compatible file.
To insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible file
1. Select Insert > Adobe Flash Player Compatible File.
The Insert Flash File dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to and select the Adobe Flash Player compatible file that you want to insert into the page.
3. Press Open.
The Adobe Flash Player compatible file appears in the upper left-hand corner of the page.
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To control an Adobe Flash Player compatible file
1. Select the Adobe Flash Player compatible file.
2. Control the file by doing any of the following: o
To play the file, press the file’s menu arrow and then select Flash > Play.
o
To play the file from the beginning, press the file’s menu arrow and then select Flash
> Rewind.
o
To advance the file slightly and pause playback, press the file’s menu arrow and then select Flash > Step Forward.
o
To rewind the file slightly and pause playback, press the file’s menu arrow and then select Flash > Step Back.
o
To play the file continuously, press the file’s menu arrow and then select Flash >
Loop.
o
To stop playing the file continuously, press the file’s menu arrow and then clear the selection of Flash > Loop.
Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible video files
You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible video files into a page.
NOTE
SMART Notebook software supports the Adobe Flash Player compatible video file (FLV) format. If you want SMART Notebook software to support other file types, you can install
additional encoders (see Installing encoders for additional formats on the next page).
To insert an Adobe Flash Player compatible video file
1. Select Insert > Video.
The Insert Video File dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to and select the Adobe Flash Player compatible video file that you want to insert into the page.
3. Press Open.
Inserting sound files
You can attach a sound file to any object (except Adobe Flash Player compatible objects) in a
.notebook file. For more information, see Adding sounds to objects on page 104.
Working with multimedia files
When you insert a multimedia file in a .notebook file, the multimedia file becomes an object in the file. Therefore, you can move, resize, rotate and make other changes to the multimedia file like any other object.
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For information on how to work with objects, including multimedia files, in .notebook files, see
Chapter 5: Working with objects on page 57.
Installing encoders for additional formats
SMART Notebook software supports the FLV and MP3 formats. If you want SMART Notebook software to support other video and audio formats, you can install the following encoder. If you install this encoder, SMART Notebook software automatically detects it and supports its video and audio formats.
Encoder
MediaCoder Full
Pack 0.3.9
Video formats
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ASF l
AVI l
MOV l l
MPEG and
MPG
WMV
Audio formats
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AIF and AIFF l
WAV
Link
mediacoderhq.com/dlfull.htm
NOTE
SMART Technologies ULC provides links to these programs as a courtesy and makes no representations or warranties regarding the programs or any information related thereto. Any questions, complaints or claims regarding the programs must be directed to the appropriate software vendor.
Inserting content from other programs
If you have content in other programs that you want to use in your .notebook files, you can move this content to SMART Notebook software by doing one of the following: l
Cutting or copying and then pasting the content l
Importing the content
Cutting, copying and pasting content from other programs
You can cut or copy, and then paste content from other programs into SMART Notebook software.
To cut content from another program
1. In the other program, select the content that you want to cut and then select Edit > Cut.
2. In SMART Notebook software, press Paste
.
To copy content from another program
1. In the other program, select the content that you want to copy and then select Edit >
Copy.
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2. In SMART Notebook software, press Paste
.
Importing content using SMART Notebook Print Capture
When you install SMART Notebook software on a computer with Windows XP operating system, you also install SMART Notebook Print Capture. SMART Notebook Print Capture works like any other printer driver, except that it captures output in a .notebook file, instead of printing it on paper. Each page of an imported file appears as an object on its own page, with its original formatting and page breaks preserved.
NOTE
If you install SMART Notebook software on a computer with Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system, you can import content using SMART Notebook Document Writer (see
Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer on the next page).
To use SMART Notebook Print Capture
1. In the source file that you want to export to a .notebook file, select File > Print.
The Print dialogue box appears.
2. Select SMART Notebook Print Capture in the list of printers.
3. Optionally, change the page orientation and graphics resolution (see To change the page
orientation and graphics resolution below).
4. Specify a page range and then press OK or Print.
If an existing .notebook file isn’t open, a new .notebook file opens. Each page of the source file appears on a separate page.
OR
If an existing .notebook file is open, each page of the source file appears in the .notebook
file after the current page.
NOTE
This process can take several minutes.
To change the page orientation and graphics resolution
1. Press the Properties or Preferences button.
The SMART Notebook Print Capture Properties dialogue box appears.
2. Select Portrait or Landscape.
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3. Select a default resolution in the Resolution drop-down list.
OR
Select CUSTOM Resolution in the Resolution drop-down list and then type numbers in the Horizontal Resolution and Vertical Resolution boxes.
o
TIPS
Use the same value in both boxes to prevent image distortion.
o
The higher the resolution, the larger the image.
o
Don’t use the Draft, Low or Medium options because they might not scale the image proportionally.
4. Press OK.
Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer
When you install SMART Notebook software on a computer with Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system, you also install SMART Notebook Document Writer. SMART Notebook
Document Writer works like any other printer driver, except it captures output in a .notebook
file, instead of printing it on paper.
NOTE
If you install SMART Notebook software on a computer with Windows XP operating system,
you can import content using SMART Notebook Print Capture (see Importing content using
SMART Notebook Print Capture on the previous page).
To use SMART Notebook Document Writer
1. In the source file that you want to export to a .notebook file, select File > Print.
The Print dialogue box appears.
2. Select SMART Notebook Document Writer in the list of printers.
3. Optionally, change the page orientation (see To change the page orientation on the facing page).
4. Specify a page range and then press OK or Print.
A dialogue box appears.
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5. Select SMART Notebook pages with images to import the content of the file as pictures.
OR
Select SMART Notebook page with editable objects to import the content of the file as editable objects.
NOTE
If you choose to import the content as editable objects, some objects may not display correctly. You can import the content as pictures.
6. Press OK.
A new .notebook file opens. Each page of the source file appears on a separate page.
To change the page orientation
1. Press Properties or Preferences.
The Printing Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Select Landscape or Portrait in the Orientation drop-down list.
3. Press OK.
Importing PowerPoint files
You can import content into a .notebook file from a variety of sources, including PowerPoint files.
NOTE
SMART Notebook software doesn’t import some gradient, pattern and picture effects.
These effects may appear incorrectly in .notebook files as a result.
TIP
You can also export .notebook files to PowerPoint (see Exporting files on page 15).
To import a PowerPoint file
1. Select File > Import.
The Open dialogue box appears.
2. Select All PowerPoint Files (*.ppt;*.pptx) in the Files of type drop-down list.
3. Browse to and select the PowerPoint file that you want to import.
4. Press Open.
SMART Notebook software adds the contents of the PowerPoint file to a .notebook file.
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Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs
You can import content into .notebook files from a variety of sources, including other interactive whiteboard programs.
If the other interactive whiteboard programs support the Interactive Whiteboard Common File
Format (CFF), you can export a CFF file from those programs and then import that CFF file into
SMART Notebook software.
Otherwise, you can attempt to import the other interactive whiteboard programs’ native file formats.
NOTE
You can also export CFF files (see Exporting files on page 15).
To import CFF files
1. Select File > Import.
The Open dialogue box appears.
2. Select All Common File Format Files (*.iwb) in the Files of type drop-down list.
3. Browse to and select the file that you want to import.
4. Press Open.
The file opens.
To import other files
1. Press Open File
.
The Open dialogue box appears.
2. Select All Files (*.*) in the Files of type drop-down list.
3. Browse to and select the file that you want to import.
4. Press Open.
If you import a file that SMART Notebook software supports, the file opens.
OR
If you import a file that SMART Notebook software doesn’t support, SMART Notebook software adds it to the Attachments tab. You can open these attached files using thirdparty software, but you’re not able to add them to a page.
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Inserting equations with the Maths Editor
You can use the Maths Editor to insert a handwritten equation to a page in a more readable format. The Maths Editor recognises your handwriting and automatically converts it to a typeset format. You can also add the recognised equation to a GeoGebra worksheet if the equation is in a supported graph format.
To insert an equation to the page
1. Press Add-ons and then select Insert Equation .
The Maths Editor appears.
2. Select a pen tool and colour (see page 32).
3. Write a maths equation on the graph paper section of the editor.
The handwritten equation converts to a typed equation, which appears below the graph paper section. Accept and reject icons appear beside the recognised equation.
4. Press to accept the recognised equation.
The typed equation appears on the page.
OR
Press to reject the recognised equation and close the Maths Editor.
To edit the recognised equation
1. Press Select and then press the recognised equation on the page twice.
The handwritten equation appears on the Maths Editor.
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2. Edit the handwritten equation with the Eraser tool and a pen tool.
The edited equation is recognised and appears below the graph paper section. Accept and reject icons appear beside the recognised equation.
3. Press to accept the recognised equation.
The equation updates with your edits.
OR
Press to reject the recognised equation and close the Maths Editor.
The equation doesn’t update.
To add the recognised equation to a GeoGebra worksheet
1. Insert a GeoGebra worksheet on the page (see Inserting content from GeoGebra on page 78).
2. Drag the equation from the page to the GeoGebra widget.
The equation is automatically graphed in the worksheet.
Inserting Internet browsers
You can insert an Internet browser into a .notebook page. In the Internet browser, you can browse to and display webpages. You can modify the Internet browser like any other object in
SMART Notebook software (see Chapter 5: Working with objects on page 57).
NOTE
When you resize an Internet browser, the Internet browser’s content is rescaled automatically so that you always see the entire webpage that you are viewing.
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Inserting an Internet browser
To insert an Internet browser
1. Select Insert > Internet Browser.
An Internet browser appears.
2. Double-click the address bar, type the address of the webpage that you want to browse to and then press Go .
TIP
If there’s no keyboard connected to your computer, click SMART Keyboard to display an on-screen keyboard.
3. Interact with the website using the buttons in the Internet browser toolbar:
Button Command
Back
Action
Display the previous webpage.
Forward Display the next webpage.
Return to
Pinned Page
Pin Page
Open the pinned webpage.
Reload
Pin the current webpage.
When you first open the .notebook file, the pinned webpage appears in the Internet browser. You can return to the pinned page at any time by pressing Return to Pinned Page .
Reload the current webpage.
Move Toolbar Change the position of the Internet browser toolbar.
Configuring proxy servers
Internet browsers in SMART Notebook software work with any proxy server that adheres to the
RFC 2068 HTTP standard. If your system administrator installed SMART Notebook software behind a proxy server, he or she must create access policy rules for inbound and outbound traffic on that proxy server. Your system administrator can further enhance network security by enabling authentication, such as basic or NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication.
NOTE
Although proxy servers protect internal networks from intruders, they unavoidably introduce network latency.
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Attaching files and webpages
You can attach copies of files, shortcuts to files and links to webpages using the Attachments tab.
Attaching files or webpages enables you to find and open these items easily while presenting a .notebook file.
l
NOTES
l
As an alternative to attaching a link to a webpage, you can also insert an Internet
browser in your .notebook file (see Inserting Internet browsers on page 90).
To attach a copy of a file
1. If the Attachments tab isn’t visible, press Attachments
.
2. Press Insert at the bottom of the Attachments tab and then select Insert Copy of File.
The Insert Copy of File dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to and select the file that you want to attach.
4. Press Open.
The file’s name and size appear in the Attachments tab.
NOTE
When you attach a file, the size of the .notebook file increases. Although
SMART Notebook software compresses files to conserve space, SMART Notebook software can compress some file types more than others.
To attach a shortcut to a file
1. If the Attachments tab isn’t visible, press Attachments
.
2. Press Insert at the bottom of the Attachments tab and then select Insert Shortcut to File.
The Insert File Shortcut dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to and select the file that you want to attach.
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4. Press Open.
The file name and Shortcut appear in the Attachments tab.
o
NOTES
SMART Notebook software doesn’t export shortcuts. If you want to export file attachments, attach a copy of your file, not a file shortcut.
o
Make sure that the file is accessible on the computer that you will use during the lesson.
To attach a link to a webpage
1. If the Attachments tab isn’t visible, press Attachments
.
2. Press Insert at the bottom of the Attachments tab and then select Insert Hyperlink.
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box appears.
3. Type the webpage’s address in the Hyperlink box.
4. Type a name for the link in the Display name box.
5. Press OK.
The display name and URL appear in the Attachments tab.
To open a file or webpage from the Attachments tab
1. If the Attachments tab isn’t visible, press Attachments .
The Attachments tab lists all attachments in the open file.
o
If an attached item is a copy of a file, the file’s size appears in the Size column.
o
If an attached item is a shortcut to a file, Shortcut appears in the Size column.
o
If an attached item is a link to a webpage, URL appears in the Size column.
2. To open a file, double-click the file name or shortcut.
OR
To open a webpage, double-click the link.
Organising and sharing content using the
Gallery
The Gallery is a tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface where you can browse or search for content and then add that content to your .notebook files. The Gallery consists of a set of categories, one of which is the My Content category.
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If you find that you use the same content across multiple .notebook files, you can add this content to the My Content category. You can share content from the My Content category with other teachers in your school by importing or exporting Gallery collection files. You can also connect to a Team Content category containing content that you and other teachers in your school contribute to.
After adding your content to the Gallery, you can insert it into .notebook files as described in
Inserting content from the Gallery on page 76.
Adding content to the Gallery
You can add SMART Notebook software objects and pages as well as supported files to the
My Content category in the Gallery.
To add an object to the Gallery
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Select the object that you want to add to the Gallery.
3. Drag the object from the page to the Gallery’s My Content category or one of its subcategories.
o
NOTES
You’re unable to drag an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105).
o
If you want to change a Gallery item’s name, select the item, press its menu arrow and then select Rename.
To add a page to the Gallery
1. Create and modify objects on the page until the page appears exactly as you want it to.
2. Select File > Export Page as Gallery Item.
The Save Page as Gallery Item dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to the folder in which you want to save the page.
4. Type a name for the page in the File name box.
5. Press Save.
6. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
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7. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content.
The Add to My Content dialogue box appears.
8. Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5.
9. Press Open.
To add a supported file to the Gallery
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content.
The Add to My Content dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to and select the item that you want to add to the Gallery.
4. Press Open.
NOTE
By default, SMART Notebook software names the new Gallery item based on the original file name. If you want to change the item’s name, select the Gallery item’s thumbnail, press its menu arrow and then select Rename.
Organising content in the Gallery
As you add objects, pages and supported files to the My Content category in the Gallery, you may want to reorganise the category’s structure. You can create subcategories and move
Gallery items between subcategories.
To create a subcategory
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .
2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow and then select New Folder.
A new subcategory appears.
3. Type a name for the new subcategory and then press ENTER.
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To rename a subcategory
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .
2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list and then browse to the subcategory that you want to rename.
3. Select the subcategory, press its menu arrow and then select Rename.
4. Type a new name for the subcategory and then press ENTER.
To move a Gallery item to a different subcategory
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Browse to the category that contains the Gallery item that you want to move.
The Gallery displays the contents of the category.
3. Drag the item to another subcategory.
Sharing content with other teachers
Importing and exporting collection files is an ideal way to share custom categories with other teachers and to use categories that other teachers have created. You can use collection files to add items to the My Content category in the Gallery. Once you have imported a collection file, all of its items appear in The Gallery as a new subcategory.
To import a collection file from another teacher
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow and then select Add to My Content.
The Add to My Content dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to the folder that contains the collection file that you want to import.
NOTE
A collection file has a .gallery extension.
4. Select the collection file and then press Open.
The collection appears as a new subcategory.
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To export a collection file to share with other teachers
1. Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection.
NOTE
SMART Notebook software exports the selected category but doesn’t export any of its subcategories.
2. Press the category’s menu arrow and then select Export as Collection File.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file.
4. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
5. Press Save.
Connecting to Team Content categories
The Team Content categories feature enables you to connect to Gallery content in a shared location on your school’s network. Multiple teachers can connect to the same folder.
SMART Notebook software automatically updates your changes for all other teachers.
NOTE
Your access permissions for the Team Content category are the same as your folder access permissions on your school’s network. If you have full access to a folder on the network, you can add or remove items in that folder’s Team Content category. However, if you have readonly access to the folder, you can copy items from the Team Content category, but you’re unable to add, edit or remove items.
To connect to a Team Content category
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Press Show additional Gallery actions and then select Connect to Team Content.
The Browse For Folder dialogue box appears.
3. Browse to and select the folder containing the Team Content category you want to connect to and then press OK.
The Team Content category appears in the Gallery.
To contribute to a Team Content category
Add content to a Team Content category as you do to the My Content category (see
Adding content to the Gallery on page 94).
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Sharing content using the SMART Exchange website
In addition to sharing your content with other teachers in your school (see Sharing content with
other teachers on page 96), you can share .notebook files with teachers from around the
world using the SMART Exchange website ( exchange.smarttech.com
).
To share a .notebook file on the SMART Exchange website
1. Open the .notebook file that you want to share.
2. Select File > Share on SMART Exchange.
A dialogue box appears.
3. If you’re new to the SMART Exchange website, press Not a member yet and then follow the on-screen instructions to create an account.
OR
If you have an account, type your email address in the Email Address box and your password in the Password box and then press Sign In.
o
TIPS
If you forgot your password, click Forgot your password and then follow the onscreen instructions to reset it.
o
If you don’t want to log on to the SMART Exchange website each time you share content, select the Keep me signed in tickbox.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
Control
Enter resource details
Description
Subject(s)
Year group(s)
Search terms
Instructions
Type a title for the .notebook file.
Type a description of the .notebook file.
Select the subjects that the .notebook file is applicable to.
Select the grades that the .notebook file is applicable to.
Type words or phrases that other SMART Exchange users are likely to enter to search for the .notebook file. Separate the words or phrases with commas.
5. Read the sharing agreement.
6. If you accept the sharing agreement, press Agree and Submit.
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Chapter 7:
Chapter 7
Creating lesson activities
Using advanced object features
Creating custom Creative pen styles
Displaying student page borders
Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder
Applying page backgrounds and themes
Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab
Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery
Creating example lesson activities
Creating a matching lesson activity
Creating a hide-and-show lesson activity
Creating a reveal lesson activity
Creating other types of lesson activities
Using SMART Notebook software, you can not only present information to students but also engage them in interactive lesson activities.
You can create lesson activities by inserting objects such as shapes, pictures and tables, and using features such as the Activity Builder and scaling gesture.
This section documents the advanced features that you can use to create lesson activities and shows you how to create a set of example lesson activities. You can use these example lesson activities or develop your own. You can also use resources available to you in the Gallery and
SMART Exchange website.
Using advanced object features
You can use the following advanced object features when creating lesson activities: l
Custom creative pen styles l
Object links
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Object sounds l
Object animation l
Link a tool to an object
You can also lock any objects that you don’t want moved or otherwise modified during the presentation of a lesson activity.
Creating custom Creative pen styles
SMART Notebook software includes eight Creative pen styles (see Writing or drawing digital
ink on page 32). In addition to these styles, you can create your own styles using pictures or
objects on the currently selected page.
To create a custom Creative pen using a picture
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Creative Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties
.
5. Press Line Style.
6. Select Use a custom stamp image.
7. Click Browse.
The Insert Image File dialogue box appears.
8. Browse to and select the picture you want to use for the Creative pen style.
9. Press Open.
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10. Write or draw digital ink on the page.
o
TIP
To resume using the default line type, select Use the default pattern.
o
If you want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use, press Save Tool
Properties. You can later reset the Creative pen style (see Customising the toolbar on page 193).
To create a custom Creative pen using an object
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Creative Pen.
3. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties .
4. Press Line Style.
5. Select Use a custom stamp image.
6. Press Select object and then select an object on the page.
7. Write or draw digital ink on the page.
o
TIP
To resume using the default line type, select Use the default pattern.
o
If you want to save your custom Creative pen style for future use, press Save Tool
Properties. You can later reset the Creative pen style (see Customising the toolbar on page 193).
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Adding links to objects
You can link any object on a page to a webpage, another page in the file, a file on your computer or an attachment. An attachment is a copy of a file, a shortcut to a file or a link to a webpage that you add to the Attachments tab.
NOTE
To add a link to a webpage
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link.
The Insert Link dialogue box appears.
3. Press Webpage and then type the web address in the Address box.
4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.
OR
If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.
5. Press OK.
If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower left-hand corner of the object.
To add a link to another page in the file
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link.
The Insert Link dialogue box appears.
3. Press Page in this File and then select an option in the Select a page area.
4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.
OR
If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.
5. Press OK.
If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower left-hand corner of the object.
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To add a link to a file on your computer
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link.
The Insert Link dialogue box appears.
3. Press File on this Computer and then type the file’s location and name in the File box.
4. If you want to attach a copy of the file, select Copy of file.
OR
If you want to insert a shortcut to the file, select Shortcut to file.
5. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.
OR
If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.
6. Press OK.
If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower left-hand corner of the object.
To add a link to an attachment
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link.
The Insert Link dialogue box appears.
3. Press Current Attachments and then select the attachment in the list.
4. If you want to open the link by pressing an icon, select Corner icon.
OR
If you want to open the link by pressing anywhere in the object, select Object.
5. Press OK.
If you selected Corner icon, the icon appears in the lower left-hand corner of the object.
To remove a link
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link.
The Insert Link dialogue box appears.
3. Press Remove Link.
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Adding sounds to objects
You can add a sound to any object (except Adobe Flash Player compatible files and widgets) by attaching a sound file or recording a sound using a computer microphone. You can play the sound during the lesson by pressing an icon in the corner of the object or the object itself.
NOTE
SMART Notebook software supports the MP3 audio format. If you want SMART Notebook
software to support other file types, you can install additional encoders (see Installing
encoders for additional formats on page 84).
To add a sound file to an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Sound.
The Insert Sound dialogue box appears.
3. Press Browse.
The Insert File dialogue box appears.
4. Browse to and select the sound file and then press Open.
5. Select Corner Icon if you want to play the sound file when you press an icon in the object’s lower left-hand corner.
OR
Select Object if you want to play the sound file when you press anywhere on the object.
6. Press Attach Sound.
To add a recorded sound to an object
1. Connect a microphone to your computer and turn it on.
2. Select the object.
3. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Sound.
The Insert Sound dialogue box appears.
4. Click Start Recording.
5. Record the sound using the microphone.
IMPORTANT
SMART Notebook software stops recording after one minute. Therefore, ensure that the sound is no more than one minute long.
6. Click Stop Recording.
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7. Type a name for the sound in the Recording name box.
8. Optionally, click Preview Recording to hear the sound before adding it to the object.
9. Select Corner Icon if you want to play the sound file when you press an icon in the object’s lower left-hand corner.
OR
Select Object if you want to play the sound file when you press anywhere on the object.
10. Press Attach Recording.
To remove a sound from an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Sound.
The Insert Sound dialogue box appears.
3. Press Remove Sound.
Animating objects
You can animate an object to fly onto a page from the side, spin, fade in, shrink and more. You can set the animation to start when you open a page or when you press the object.
To animate an object
1. Select the object.
2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties
.
3. Press Object Animation.
4. Select options in the Type, Direction, Speed, Occurs and Repeats drop-down lists.
Locking objects
You can lock an object to prevent its modification, movement or rotation. Alternatively, you can lock an object but limit its movement either vertically or horizontally, or allow more movement and rotation.
You can remove this lock at any time.
To lock an object
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1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Lock > Lock in Place.
You’re unable to move, rotate or modify the object until you unlock it.
NOTE
If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.
To lock an object but allow its movement
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Lock > Allow Move.
You can move the object but you’re unable to rotate or modify it until you unlock it.
NOTE
If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.
To lock an object but allow its movement vertically
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Lock > Allow Vertical Move.
You can move the object vertically but you’re unable to rotate or modify it until you unlock it.
NOTE
If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.
To lock an object but allow its movement horizontally
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Lock > Allow Horizontal Move.
You can move the object horizontally but you’re unable to rotate or modify it until you unlock it.
NOTE
If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.
To lock an object but allow its movement and rotation
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1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Lock > Allow Move and Rotate.
You can move and rotate the object but you’re unable to modify it until you unlock it.
NOTE
If you press a locked object, a lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow.
To unlock an object
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s lock icon and then select Unlock.
Using advanced page features
You can use the following advanced page features when creating lesson activities: l
Student page borders l
Page recording l
Page backgrounds and themes
Displaying student page borders
If your students use SMART Notebook SE (Student Edition) software to answer questions and take assessments, you might find it helpful when you create question pages to display a student page border showing the page area that will be visible on your students’ computer screens.
NOTE
This procedure applies only if you’re using SMART Response software in CE mode.
To display a student page border
1. Select View > Alignment.
The Alignment dialogue box appears.
2. Press Student Page Border.
3. Select the Show a border around the area that will be visible in SMART Notebook SE
during an assessment tickbox.
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4. Select Preset value and then select a screen resolution from the drop-down list.
OR
Select Custom value and then type the width and height of your students’ screens in the boxes.
5. Press OK.
A coloured border appears on the page around the area that your students will be able to view on their computer screens.
Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder
You can use the Lesson Recorder add-on to record your activities on a page. You can then play the recording on the same page by using the Lesson Recorder or the new playback widget.
NOTE
SMART Recorder is a different but similar tool. Using SMART Recorder, you can record your actions in programs other than SMART Notebook software. With SMART Recorder, you can record a full screen, specified window or rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can also record audio.
For more information, see Using SMART Recorder on page 164.
To record a page
1. Press Add-ons and then press Lesson Recorder.
2. Press
New Recording.
A red square appears around the perimeter of the recorded page.
3. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page.
4. Press
Stop Recording when you finish performing these actions.
o
TIPS
To save your recording, simply save the .notebook file.
o
Close the Lesson Recorder add-on during presentations. The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page. You can unlock and move it anywhere on the page.
o
You can’t remove the recording from the page.
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To play a page recording using the Lesson Recorder add-on
1. Open the page that you recorded.
2. If the Lesson Recorder add-on isn't open, press Add-ons and then press Lesson
Recorder.
3. Press Play on the playback toolbar.
You can toggle between Play and Pause whilst playing the recording.
4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions: o
Press Rewind to rewind the playback.
o
Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.
To play a page recording using the playback widget
1. Open the page that you recorded.
2. If the Lesson Recorder is open, press on the add-on title bar to close it.
The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page.
TIPS
You can unlock and move the widget to anywhere on the page that is easy to access during your presentation.
3. Press Play on the playback widget.
You can toggle between Play and Pause whilst playing the recording.
4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions: o
Press Rewind to rewind the playback.
o
Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.
Applying page backgrounds and themes
You can define the appearance of pages’ backgrounds using the Properties tab or the Gallery.
Applying backgrounds using the Properties tab
You can set a page’s background to a solid colour, a gradient of two colours, a pattern or a picture using the Properties tab.
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To apply a background
1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill.
The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.
2. Select a fill style:
Fill style
None (transparent)
Solid colour
Gradient of two colours
Pattern
Picture
Procedure
Select No fill.
a. Select Solid fill.
b. Do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
a. Select Gradient fill.
b. For each colour, do one of the following: o
Select one of the 40 colours in the palette.
o
Press More and then select a colour in the dialogue box.
o
Press the eyedropper and then select a colour on the screen.
c. Select an option in the Style drop-down list.
a. Select Pattern fill.
b. Select a pattern.
c. Press Foreground colour, select a colour in the dialogue box and then press OK.
d. Press Background colour, select a colour in the dialogue box and then press OK.
a. Select Image fill.
b. Press Browse.
The Insert Image File dialogue box appears.
c. Browse to and select the picture that you want to use as a background and then press Open.
NOTE
If you insert a large picture, a dialogue box may appear and prompt you to either reduce the picture’s file size or retain the picture’s file size. For more information, see
Setting image optimisation preferences on page 197.
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To remove a background
1. Select Format > Page > Set Background Fill.
The Properties tab displays Fill Effects options.
2. Select No fill.
Applying backgrounds and themes using the Gallery
You can set a page, all the pages in a group or all the pages in a file using a background or theme from the Gallery.
To apply a background or theme
1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery
.
2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list to view your own backgrounds and
themes (see Creating themes on the next page).
OR
Select Gallery Essentials to view backgrounds and themes that you installed with the software.
3. Select Backgrounds and Themes.
The Gallery displays thumbnails of the available backgrounds and themes.
4. Press the thumbnail of the theme that you want to apply.
5. Press the thumbnail’s menu arrow and then select Insert in Notebook.
The Insert Theme dialogue box appears.
6. Select Insert theme on all pages to apply the background or theme to all pages in a file.
OR
Select Insert theme on all pages of current group to apply the background or theme to all pages in the current group.
OR
Select Insert theme on current page only to apply the background or theme to the current page.
7. Press OK.
To remove a background or theme
1. Right-click the page.
2. Select Remove Theme.
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3. Select From All Pages to remove the background or theme from all the pages to which you applied it.
OR
Select From Page to remove the background or theme from the selected page only.
Creating themes
You can use themes to customise pages. You can create a theme and add it to the Gallery so that it’s available in a convenient location. You can then apply this theme to a page, all pages in a group or all pages in a file.
The Gallery also includes some themes.
To create a theme
1. Select Format > Theme > Create New Theme.
2. Type a name for the theme in the Theme name box.
3. Set the background in the same way that you would for a page (see Applying page
backgrounds and themes on page 109).
4. Add and modify objects on the theme in the same way that you would on a page (see
Chapter 4: Creating basic objects on page 31).
5. Press Save.
The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery.
To create a theme based on the current page
1. Select Format > Theme > Create New Theme From Page.
2. Type a name for the theme in the Theme name box.
3. Press Save.
The theme appears in the My Content category of the Gallery.
Creating example lesson activities
This section includes example lesson activities that you can create and also explains how to create other types of lesson activities.
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Creating a matching lesson activity
NOTE
You’ll complete the following tasks when creating matching lesson activities: l
Using the Activity Builder l
Adding sounds to objects (see Adding sounds to objects on page 104)
The Activity Builder enables you to create matching activities, sorting activities, labelling activities, games and more using your own content.
Using the Activity Builder, you define one object on the page as an activity object. You then define which objects on the page will be accepted and which will be rejected when you drag the objects over the activity object.
To create a matching lesson activity
1. Create the object you want to use as the activity object and the objects that you want to accept or reject when dragged to the activity object.
2. Press Add-ons and then press Activity Builder.
3. Select the object that you want to use as the activity object and then press Edit.
4. Drag the objects that you want to accept to the Accept these objects list.
A green tick appears beside objects that you select to accept.
5. Drag the objects that you want to reject to the Reject these objects list.
A red X appears beside objects that you select to reject.
o
NOTES
To quickly select any remaining objects on the page to accept or reject, press Add
All Remaining in the appropriate list.
o
To remove an object from a list, drag it to the rubbish bin icon .
6. Press Done.
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To change a matching lesson activity’s settings
1. Press Add-ons and then press Activity Builder.
2. Select the activity object and then press Edit.
TIP
If you don’t know which object on the page is the activity object, click Identify. Blue diagonal lines appear for three seconds over any activity objects on the page.
3. Press Settings.
4. Select the desired animation for accepted objects in the first Animation drop-down list.
5. Optionally, select the Also play the object’s sound tickbox to play sounds attached to
accepted objects when they’re dragged over the activity object (see Adding sounds to
6. Select the desired animation for rejected objects in the first Animation drop-down list.
7. Optionally, select the Also play the object’s sound tickbox to play sounds attached to
rejected objects when they’re dragged over the activity object (see Adding sounds to
8. Press Done.
To present a matching lesson activity
1. Drag the objects (or get students to drag the objects) to the activity object.
o
If the object is accepted, the accepted object animation plays (fade out by default).
o
If the object is rejected, the rejected object animation plays (bounce back by default).
2. Press Add-ons
, press Activity Builder and then press Reset All when you’re done.
To remove a matching lesson activity
1. Press Add-ons and then press Activity Builder.
2. Select the activity object and then press Clear Properties.
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Creating a hide-and-show lesson activity
NOTE
You’ll complete the following tasks when creating hide-and-show lesson activities: l
Moving objects (see Moving objects on page 62)
l
Locking objects (see Locking objects on page 105)
l
Resizing objects using the scaling gesture (see Using the scale gesture on page 69)
You can hide an object and then reveal it using several techniques: l
Add a Screen Shade to a page. During the presentation, gradually remove the shade to
reveal the underlying text and graphics when you’re ready to discuss them (see Using the
l
Cover the object with digital ink and then erase the digital ink (see Writing, drawing and
erasing digital ink on page 32).
l
Cover the object with another object and then change the order of the objects in the
stack (see Rearranging stacked objects on page 65).
l
Use the object animation feature (see Animating objects on page 105).
Alternatively, you can hide an object behind a locked object and then use the scaling gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object if you’re using a SMART interactive product that supports multitouch gestures.
To create a hide-and-show lesson activity
1. Create or insert the object that you want to hide.
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2. Create or insert the object that you want to lock.
3. Move the object that you want to lock so that it covers the object that you want to hide.
4. Select the object that you want to lock, press its menu arrow and then select Locking >
Lock in Place.
5. Use the scaling gesture to enlarge and show the hidden object while keeping the locked
object in place (see Using the scale gesture on page 69).
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Creating a reveal lesson activity
NOTE
You’ll complete the following tasks when creating reveal lesson activities: l
Creating tables (see Creating tables on page 45)
l
Resizing cells (see Resizing tables, columns or rows on page 51)
l
Filling a table’s background with a picture (see Changing a table’s properties on page 49)
l
Adding objects to cells (see Adding objects to tables on page 47)
l
Adding and removing cell shades (see Using cell shades on page 154)
You can use tables and cell shades to create a variety of reveal lesson activities. The following are two examples: l
A puzzle-style reveal lesson activity where you reveal parts of a picture until students can guess what the picture is.
l
A memory-style reveal lesson activity where you reveal the contents of the cell and then ask students to choose other cells until they find the cell with matching contents.
To create a puzzle-style reveal lesson activity
1. Create a table with the number of cells that you want to include in the reveal lesson
activity (see Creating tables on page 45).
2. Resize the cells as appropriate (see Resizing tables, columns or rows on page 51).
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3. Select the table, press the table’s menu arrow and then select Properties.
The Properties tab appears.
4. Press Fill Effects.
5. Select Image fill, press Browse, browse to and select the picture that you want to use in the reveal lesson activity and then press Open.
6. Select Scale image to fit.
7. Press the table’s menu arrow and then select Add Table Shade.
To create a memory-style reveal lesson activity
1. Insert the objects that you want to include in the lesson activity.
2. Create a table with the number of cells that you want to include in the reveal lesson
activity (see Creating tables on page 45).
3. Resize the cells as appropriate (see Resizing tables, columns or rows on page 51).
4. Drag the objects into the cells of the table.
5. Press the table’s menu arrow and then select Add Table Shade.
To present a reveal lesson activity
Press a individual cell’s cell shade to reveal the contents of the cell.
To hide the cell behind the cell shade, press in the corner of the cell.
Creating other types of lesson activities
The Lesson Activity Toolkit and Lesson Activity Examples in the Gallery include interactive objects you can use to create lesson activities. For more information on the Lesson Activity
Toolkit, the Lesson Activity Examples and the Gallery in general, see Inserting content from the
The SMART Exchange website includes thousands of lesson plans, question sets and other content that you can download and then open in SMART Notebook software. For more
information on the SMART Exchange website, see Inserting content from the
SMART Exchange website on page 79.
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Chapter 8
Using Lesson Activity Builder
(LAB)
Creating activities with Lesson Activity Builder
Adding a Flip Out flipcard activity
Adding a Fill In the Blanks activity
Adding a Match ’Em Up! activity
Adding a Shout It Out! activity
Adding Student Contributions To A Shout It Out! Activity
Managing a Shout It Out! activity
Device, browser, operating system and network recommendations
Operating system recommendations
Adding a game component to your activity
Managing Lesson Activity Builder content
Creating activities with Lesson Activity Builder
Use Lesson Activity Builder to enhance your lessons by creating and adding interactive activities. These activities help students to memorise concepts and facts, identify objects, learn vocabulary definitions and more.
Choose from a variety of activities:
Flip Out flipcard activity
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Flip Out is a flipcard activity in which students flip cards over just like flash cards. You add text or images to the face and back of as many flipcards as you need. Students flip cards over one at a time to reveal what’s on the other side. Flipcards are a great way to reinforce concepts
and memory. To begin creating a flipcard activity, see Adding a Flip Out flipcard activity below.
Super Sort sorting activity
Super Sort is an activity in which students sort items into categories. Sorting categories are the groups into which students move sorting items. Sorting items are the words or terms that students move into sorting categories. You define the categories and the items, then assess students’ knowledge of each category and the items that might belong to those categories.
To begin creating a Super Sort activity, see Adding a Super Sort activity on page 122.
Match ’Em Up! activity
Using Match ’Em Up!, students can match items on one side of the board with items on the other side using drag and drop. This activity is easy to set up and is very engaging. To begin
creating a Match ’Em Up! activity, see Adding a Match ’Em Up! activity on page 125.
Fill in the Blanks activity
With the Fill in the Blanks activity, students can drag and drop missing content to correctly
Rank Order activity
Students play Rank Order by ordering items as you instruct. Try sorting whole numbers from smallest to largest, listing steps in a process or arranging items in order of preference. See
Adding a Rank Order activity on page 126.
Shout It Out! mobile device activity
Shout It Out! is a content-creation tool that students and teachers can use with Lesson Activity
Builder . Students can quickly create and contribute text and images to LAB activities using
their own devices, and teachers can easily curate the content. See Adding a Shout It Out!
Adding a Flip Out flipcard activity
When you create a Flip Out flipcard activity, you can use as many cards as you like and choose from different themes, such as Flippin’ Monkeys Island or Jungle themes, or Low-gravity Flip
Out Mars and Moon themes.
You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.
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To preview an activity
1. Press Preview this Activity.
The Activity Preview window opens, giving detailed information about the activity.
2. Press Cancel to close the window, or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
To add a Flip Out flipcard activity
1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the toolbar icon
The Add an Activity window opens.
in the Notebook toolbar.
2. In the Choose Design Template and Theme window, select a Flip Out theme from either the Flippin’ Monkeys or Low gravity Flip Out activities by pressing its thumbnail image.
The thumbnail is highlighted with a blue box.
3. Press Next.
The Add content dialogue box opens
4. Press the blue-highlighted cells under Card back and Card face and start typing to add text to the back and face of the flipcards, or click the file folder icon to add an image. See the TIP below.
Create as many cards as you need. If you create more than 12 cards, the additional cards will be located in the middle of the Notebook desktop, along with the Discard pile.
Card placement is random.
You can also paste or drag and drop sort items associated with the category, or add category content from a previously saved list. For more information about adding content,
see Managing Lesson Activity Builder content on page 137.
You can also see how many cards you’ve made.
TIP
To use an image in your Flipcard activity, click the file folder icon in either content list.
Select the image from the appropriate Windows Explorer folder by clicking Open. The image will then appear in the Card back or Card face list and also on the flipcards.
5. Press Next.
The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game component if
desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
6. Press Finish. LAB builds the activity and it will be ready for use in a few moments.
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7. Get the students to flip over cards to reveal what’s on the other side. For example, the back of a card may be named “run”, while the face of the card is named “verb”, After the card has been flipped and the content discussed, it can be dragged to the discard pile.
o
TIPS
You can navigate Lesson Activity Builder by pressing one of the navigation buttons at the top of the Activity Creation wizard.
o
You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity menu.
Press Preview this Activity to open the Flip Out flipcard Activity Preview. The preview gives you more information about the activity that you have chosen.
Press Cancel to close the window or Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
o
Use the Activity Restart button to restart the current activity. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.
o
Use the Activity Edit button to open the Add an Activity window. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.
Adding a Super Sort activity
In a Super Sort activity, students sort items into one of two categories. An item disappears if a student sorts it to the correct category and the item is sent back to be resorted if it’s sorted incorrectly. Add optional game components to make the activity even more engaging.
You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.
To preview an activity
1. Press Preview this Activity.
The Activity Preview window opens, giving detailed information about the activity.
2. Press Cancel to close the window or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
To add a Super Sort sorting activity
1. To open Lesson Activity Builder, press the toolbar icon
Add an activity window opens.
in the Notebook toolbar. The
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2. Scroll to locate the Super Sort activity and press Add this Activity.
The Choose design Template and Theme window opens.
3. Select a Super Sort theme from either the Just Jungling or Sort in Space sorting activities. The selected activity is highlighted with a blue box.
4. Press Next
The Add an Activity Add Content dialogue window opens.
5. In Category Name, type the name that you want to use for the category.
6. In Category Content, type category content names, drag and drop the sort items associated with the category, or edit content. Alternatively, you can add category content from a previously saved list or paste content from an Excel® spreadsheet or text
document. For more information about adding content, see Managing Lesson Activity
7. Perform the same actions for the category on the right.
8. Press Next. The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game
component if desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
9. Press Finish.
LAB builds the activity and it will be ready for use in a few moments.
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Press Preview this Activity to open the Super Sort Activity Preview. The preview gives you more information about the activity that you have chosen.
Press Cancel to close the window or Add this Activity to continue building your activity.
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Use the Activity Edit button to open the Add an Activity window. This button is located at the top right of the LAB activity page.
Adding a Fill In the Blanks activity
Fill In the Blanks is a fun activity where students fill in missing information. Write a sentence with up to ten blank spaces, then let students drag the words around the board and fill in the missing information that belongs in those blanks.
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You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.
To preview an activity
1. Press Preview this Activity.
The Fill in the Blanks Activity Preview dialogue box opens. This dialogue gives detailed information about the activity.
2. Press Cancel to close the window or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
To add a Fill In the Blanks activity
1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the LAB toolbar icon toolbar.
The Add an Activity window opens.
in the Notebook
2. Scroll to locate the Fill In the Blanks activity and press Add this Activity.
The Choose Design page of the Add an Activity window opens.
Select a theme by pressing it. The selected theme is surrounded by a blue box.
3. Press Next.
The Add Content dialogue opens.
In the Edit Content area, enter the desired text. You can use up to 300 characters for your content. The character counter indicates how many characters you have left. You will define the blanks in the next step.
4. Press Define Blank Spaces.
The Add Blank Spaces dialogue box appears.
5. In the text that you previously entered, press each word that you would like to be blanked, or drag a blank box from the bottom of the activity to the word that you want to blank. You may also blank only part of the word by dragging the blue handles of the blank box.
The text that you have chosen to blank is surrounded by a transparent blue box.
6. When you have completed blanking the desired words, press Next.
The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game component if
desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
7. Press Finish.
Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
The sentence and word blanks appear.
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8. Get students to drag and drop the words to the appropriate spaces in the sentence.
9. Press the Check answers button that appears when the activity is complete.
Ticks or Xs will appear beside the completed blanks to indicate correct or incorrect answers. Answers can be re-ordered to produce correct answers.
Adding a Match ’Em Up! activity
Students can use the animated Match Em Up! activity to drag and drop matching components into the underwater tank of the Immersive Matching activity, or the laboratory beakers in the
Matching Beakers activity. Add game components to make the activity even more engaging.
To preview an activity
1. Press Preview this Activity.
The Match ’Em Up! Activity Preview dialogue box opens. This dialogue gives detailed information about the activity.
2. Press Cancel to close the window, or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
To add a Match ‘Em Up! activity
1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the toolbar icon in the Notebook toolbar.
The Add an Activity window opens.
2. Scroll to locate the Match ‘Em Up! activity and press Add this Activity.
3. In the Template and Theme section, select the Immersive Matching theme or the
Matching Beakers theme. The selected theme is surrounded by a blue box.
4. In the Answers section under Check matches, select Check answers right away to immediately reject incorrect answers, or select Check answers after students have
finished to reject incorrect answers at the end of the activity.
5. Press Next to move to the Add Content page.
6. In the Category Name boxes, type the name that you want to use for each category.
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7. In Category Content boxes, type category content names, drag and drop the matching items associated with the category, or edit content. You can also add category content from a previously saved list or paste in content from a spreadsheet or text document. For
more information about adding content, see Managing Lesson Activity Builder content on page 137.
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To use an image in your activity, click the file folder icon in either content list. Browse to and select the image, then press Open. The image appears in the content list. Although you can create as many items as you like, only the first 10 are used in your activity.
Create at least two matches to continue.
8. Perform the same actions for the category on the right.
9. Press Next.
The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game component if
desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
10. Press Finish.
Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
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You can navigate Lesson Activity Builder by pressing one of the navigation buttons at the top of the Activity Creation wizard.
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You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity menu.
Press Preview this Activity. The activity preview window opens and gives you more information about the activity you have chosen.
Press Cancel to close the window or Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
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Use the Activity Restart button to restart the current activity. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.
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Use the Activity Edit button to open the Add an Activity window. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.
Adding a Rank Order activity
In the Rank Order activity, students arrange items in a list according to your instructions. Try arranging whole numbers from smallest to largest, steps in a scientific procedure or other items in order of preference.
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You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.
To preview an activity
1. Press Preview this Activity.
The Rank OrderActivity Preview dialogue box opens. This dialogue gives detailed information about the activity.
2. Press Cancel to close the window, or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
To add a Rank Order activity
1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the LAB toolbar icon toolbar.
The Add an Activity window opens.
in the Notebook
2. Scroll to locate the Rank Order activity and press Add this Activity.
3. In the Template and Theme section, select the desired theme. The selected theme will be surrounded by a blue box.
4. In the Answers section, press Correct/Incorrect for the activity content to be evaluated as right or wrong, or Preference to allow students to arrange items in any order they want.
5. Also In the Answers section, press Check answers right away to check the answers as items are ordered, or Check answers after students have finished to check the rank order items at the end of the activity.
6. Press Next. The Add Content dialogue box opens.
7. In the Item order dialogue box, select the way in which the items are to be ordered. You may select from First → Last, Smallest → Biggest, Highest → Lowest, or Custom.
If you select Custom, enter the terms that you would like to use to indicate the order, such as Tallest and Shortest.
if you want to reverse the order label, first select the order that you wish to change, such as First →Last, then press Flip labels. The order label will now be Last →First.
8. Enter the items to be ordered.
Although you can create as many items as you like, only the first 10 are used in the activity.
9.
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10. Press Next.
The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game component if
desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
11. Press Finish.
Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
12. Get students to drag and drop the items in the correct order from top to bottom. When correctly completed, the items will gently move to indicate completion.
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A green tick or a red X will appear beside each ordering answer to indicate correct or incorrect. The order may be changed until all answers are correct.
If you selected Check answers straight away, answers are checked as they are given.
Correct answers are accepted and incorrect answers are rejected.
If you selected Check answers after students have finished, the answers are checked after students answer all the questions, giving you more time for discussion.
Adding a Shout It Out! activity
Students can quickly create and contribute text and images to LAB content-creation activities using their own device web browsers, and teachers can easily curate the content.
To ensure the best possible user experience with Shout It Out!, see Device, browser,
operating system and network recommendations on page 133.
IMPORTANT
If you are using a trial version of SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, you might receive a reCaptcha notification. You will need to validate the trial version to use
Shout It Out!. For more information, go to Shout It Out! user validation on page 130.
You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.
To preview an activity
Press Preview this Activity and the Shout It Out! Activity Preview dialogue window opens.
This dialogue gives detailed information about the activity.
Press Cancel to close the window, or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.
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To add a Shout It Out! activity
1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing press the toolbar icon toolbar. The Add an activity window opens.
2. Scroll to locate the Shout It Out! activity and press Add this Activity.
in the Notebook
The Shout It Out! Choose design page opens. Select the theme that you would like to use. You can choose from either the Arranged Randomly theme or the Categorised theme.
3. Click Next.
The Add content page opens. If you previously selected Categorised placements, at least two categories are required for the activity.
In Contribution Categories, give names to the categories to contain student contributed content.
In Acceptable Contributions, choose from Text or Images contribution types.
4. Enter the maximum number of text and image contributions per device.
5. Press Off or On under Display contributor names to select whether contributor names will be displayed.
6. Press Next. The Add game components dialogue box opens. Select an optional game
component if desired. See Adding a game component to your activity on page 135.
7. Press Finish.
Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
To start the activity and allow your students to make contributions, see Adding Student
Contributions To A Shout It Out! Activity on the next page.
To start a Shout It Out! Activity
1. After you have created a Shout It Out! activity, confirm that the Display Contributor Names and Contributions per Device settings are correct.
2. Press Start Activity.
The LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window appears. It includes the URL that students will enter into their browsers, and the generated activity ID number that students will enter on the SMART Notebook lesson activity builder website. The activity icon turns green to indicate that an activity is currently in progress.
3. Direct students to classlab.com and have them enter the activity ID number and their names. Students are connected to the activity.
Student contributions appear in the Notebook Lesson Activity Builder page. See Adding
Student Contributions To A Shout It Out! Activity on the next page.
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NOTE
To delete a contribution, drag it to the Recycle bin at the top left of the Lesson Activity
Builder activity page. After a contribution is deleted, it cannot be retrieved.
Shout It Out! user validation
If you are using a trial version of SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, you might receive a reCaptcha notification when you open Shout It Out! in Lesson Activity Builder for the first time.
If you receive this notification, you must first validate the trial version before Shout It Out!
features will work. After you have registered as a trial user, you will no longer receive reCaptcha notifications.
To validate as a trial user
1. If you receive a reCaptcha notification In the LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window, select the I’m not a robot tickbox.
An image questionnaire appears.
2. Complete the questionnaire and press Verify.
If you answer the questionnaire correctly, a green tick will appear in the I’m not a robot tickbox.
3. Press Start Activity to begin adding the Shout It Out! activity. See Adding a Shout It Out!
Adding Student Contributions To A Shout It Out! Activity
Students will enjoy adding their own contributions to your Lesson Activity Builder activities.
Students can add text or images, depending on activity requirements. Get other students to position comments into categories or use the contributions to begin discussions.
Adding student text contributions
After a student has signed in to the activity using the LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window on their computer or mobile device browser, the Activity response window opens.
1. Students enter their contribution in the text window. A student may enter up to 150 characters into the window including spaces and can contribute as many times as specified by the teacher.
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If you previously selected Categorised placements, the text window includes a category menu.
After making their contributions, students select the category to which they wish to contribute from the Select a category drop-down menu.
2. Students press Send Response to send their contributions to the Notebook Lesson
Activity Builder activity page.
The student contribution appears on the Notebook LAB activity page.
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Adding student image contributions
1. After a student has signed in to the activity using the LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window, the Activity response window opens.
2. The student presses Select an image.
The device file explorer opens.
3. Select the image and press Open.
As with the text contribution, the image contribution appears on the Notebook Lesson
Activity Builder page.
To enlarge the image contribution, the teacher can press the image on the Notebook page and the image will enlarge.
To return the image to its normal size, press outside the enlarged image, or press the X in the top right-hand corner of the enlarged image.
NOTE
To delete a contribution, drag it to the Recycle bin at the top left of the Lesson Activity
Builder activity page. After a contribution is deleted, it cannot be retrieved.
4. To leave the activity, students can press the application exit symbol on their device browsers .
Managing a Shout It Out! activity
You can manage the Shout It Out! activity session by moving student text or image responses on the Notebook desktop, pausing student contributions and by turning off contributor name displays. You can also end and save the activity to use later.
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To reposition student text or image responses
1. In the Notebook Lesson Activity Builder activity desktop, position the arrow cursor on the object.
2. Left-click the object and drag it to a new position on the page.
To pause contributions to the Notebook desktop
1. Press the blue Pause Contributions button in the LAB Student Contribution Activity dialogue window.
The button turns green and indicates Resume.
Students see an Activity Paused message on their computer or device.
2. Press again to resume the activity.
The button turns blue and indicates Pause Contributions.
The Activity Paused message disappears and students can continue contributing.
To turn contributor name displays on or off
1. Press the Off On slider button beside Display Contributor Names.
To end, save and restart the Shout It Out! activity
1. Press End and Save in the Student Contribution Activity dialogue window.
The Contribution for this activity has ended dialogue appears.
2. Press Restart Activity to continue with the same activity.
NOTE
You can run only one activity at a time.
Device, browser, operating system and network recommendations
This section describes the devices, web browsers, operating systems and network capacity that ensure the best possible user experience with Lesson Activity Builder Shout It Out!. The version of SMART Product Drivers that ensures the best experience on SMART interactive products is also listed, as well as websites that must be white-listed in order for the Shout It
Out! activity to work correctly.
NOTE
When using the Shout It Out! activity, students may check their website access at http://classlab.com/connection/check.html
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Device recommendations
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Any laptop or MacBook l iPad 2 or later l iPad Air l iPad mini l
Microsoft® Surface RT2 or Pro l
Samsung Galaxy Note (8" and 10") l
Google Nexus 2013 or later (7" and 10") l
Any Google Chromebook
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Shout It Out! is not currently supported by the following devices: o iPad 1 (1st generation) o
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
Mobile Device recommendations
l iPhone 5C - 8GB, MG2E2C/A l iPhone 6 Plus - 16GB, MG9M2CL/A l iPhone 4S - 16GB, MC924LL/A l iPod touch - 16GB, A1421 l
Samsung Galaxy S4 - 16GB, SGH-I337M l
Samsung Galaxy S5 - 16GB, SM-G900W8 l
Nexus 5 - 16GB, - LG-D820 l
Nexus 6 - 32GB, - XT1103 l
Motorola moto g - 8GB, XT1032 l
Nokia Lumia 635 - Windows phone, RM-975 l
HTC Desire 510 - 8GB
Web browser recommendations
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Google Chrome™ 30 or later l
Safari 7 or later l
Firefox® 40 or later l
Firefox ESR l
Internet Explorer® 10 or later l
Internet Explorer 11 Metro
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NOTE
Android™ devices must use the Android versions of Chrome or Firefox instead.
Operating system recommendations
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Windows® 7 or higher operating system l
OS X 10.8 or higher operating system software l iOS 8 or higher operating system software l
Android™ 4.2 or higher operating system l
The current release of the Chrome OS™ operating system
Network recommendations
Shout It Out! is designed to keep network requirements as low as possible whilst still supporting rich collaboration. The network recommendation for Shout It Out! alone is 0.3 Mbps per device. A school that regularly uses other Web 2.0 tools should have enough network capacity to run Shout It Out!. If Shout It Out! is used in conjunction with other online resources, such as streaming media, greater network capacity could be required, depending on the other resources being used.
Website access requirements
To ensure that Shout It Out! works correctly, add the following URLs to your network’s whitelist.
l https://www.classlab.com
l http://id.smarttech.com
l https://smart-labc-prod.firebaseio.com
l https://smart-labc-prod-001.firebaseio.com
l https://smart-labc-prod-002.firebaseio.com
l https://smart-labc-prod-010.firebaseio.com
l https://content.smarttech-prod.com
l https://metric.smarttech-prod.com
l https://google.com
l http://google-analytics.com
l https://www.gstatic.com (used by Google to load reCAPTCHA)
Adding a game component to your activity
You can make your activity more interesting and engaging for your students by adding optional game components.
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Game components
Five game components are available.
Timer
Use the timer to track how long it takes students to complete an activity. In the Timer dialogue box you can choose from 15 second, 30 second, or one minute predetermined count down
from or count up to times, or you can customise a time in minutes and seconds.
Dice
Roll dice to pick numbers at random. Select one die or two dice in the Add Dice dialogue box.
Hat Picker
Use the Hat Picker to randomly select the students or the activity’s content. You can randomise flipcard backs, numbers, or student lists. In the Hat Picker dialogue box, you can randomise
Flipcard backs or numbers from 1 to 30. You can also randomise selected student names by adding them to the Student List box or by adding student names from a student list you have already saved. Each item can only be chosen once.
Buzzer
Students can compete to see who gets to go next. You can select and use up to four buzzers from the Buzzer dialogue box.
Spinning Wheel
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Use the Spinning Wheel to randomly select the students or the activity’s content. You can randomise flipcard backs, numbers, or student lists. Use the randomiser in the Spinning Wheel dialogue box to randomise Flipcard backs or numbers from 1 to 30. You can also add students, or add students from a student list you have already saved. Each item can be chosen any number of times.
To add a game component to an activity
1. In the Add game components dialogue box, press On for any of the game components.
2. Select an option for the game component.
3. Press Finish.
Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
Managing Lesson Activity Builder content
You can easily manage Lesson Activity Builder category content. Add new list items or add content from a previously saved list to the Super Sort, Rank Order, Match ‘Em Up! or Flip Out flipcard activities.
To create, edit and reuse content lists
The Manage Content Lists dialogue window opens.
2. Press Edit beside the list that you wish to edit. The Edit this list dialogue box opens.
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Edit List Content to select a previously saved content list to reuse, change the list content and add images o
Edit Student List to add a previously saved student list
4. Press Save.
To select and add previously saved activity content lists
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list.
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In the Flip Out Add Content page of the Add an Activity window, press Add from
listunder the Card back or Card face pull down menus to select and add a previously saved list. To delete a previously saved list, press Clear. To save a new list, press Save
list.
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In the Rank Order Add Content page of the Add an Activity window, press Lists under the
Items to order to select and add a previously saved list. To delete a previously saved list, press Clear. To save a new list, press Save list.
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In the Match Em Up! Add Content page of the Add an Activity window, press Lists under
Category Name (optional) to select and add a previously saved list. To delete a previously saved list, press Clear. To save a new list, press Save list.
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You can add content from a previously saved Excel® spreadsheet by selecting and copying the desired spreadsheet cells and pasting them into the Category content areas of the Add content dialogue box.
You can add content from a previously saved text document by selecting and copying the desired text in the text document and pasting it into the Category content areas of the Add content dialogue box.
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Using Concept Mapping
Use Concept Mapping to quickly create concept maps that encourage dynamic participation from students. You can use ink gestures along with traditional interactions to build concept maps.
To begin using Concept Mapping, see Creating and Using Concept Mapping Nodes below.
Creating and Using Concept Mapping Nodes
To create a root node
To begin using Concept Mapping, open it from the toolbar. A root node appears automatically.
You then use additional nodes to create the concept map.
To create a root node
1. Press Start a new concept map
A root node opens.
in the Add-ons menu.
2. Double press within the root node to edit the text. Press Properties or Text to open the Text menu, where you can select text size, font and colour.
To create additional nodes
1. Press the + button in the root node. A new node appears with a line connecting it to the root node.
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2. Double press within the node to edit the text.
Using an image as a node
To use an image as a node
1. Open Concept Mapping and drag or paste an image, Ink or text to the Notebook page.
2. Use a Notebook pen to draw a circle around the image.
3. The image appears within a new node. Move the node to wherever you like on the
Notebook page.
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4. Now use the pen to draw a regular ink line from the new node to another node. The line turns into a segment and joins the two nodes.
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Use the Undo and Redo buttons to undo or redo your Concept Mapping work.
If you delete a root node, all other nodes are also deleted.
You can re-size the node by pressing the re-size handle and moving it to make the
node larger or smaller. See Resizing objects on page 69
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Presenting lesson activities and facilitating collaboration
Displaying pages in Full Screen view
Displaying pages in Transparent Background view
Displaying pages in Dual Page view
Moving windows between screens
Using classroom presentation tools
Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder
Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects
Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window
Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window
Using the Standard pen type to create fading objects
Changing a recording’s video and audio quality
Changing a recording’s video format
Changing a recording’s file location
Adding a watermark to recordings
Enhancing system performance for recording
Reducing the screen resolution and display colours
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Disabling hardware acceleration
Clearing or resetting pages after presenting
Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard
Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard
Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard
After creating lesson activities in SMART Notebook software, you can present the lesson activities to students using your interactive product and the presentation features of the software.
In addition to presenting lesson activities to students, you can facilitate collaboration in your classroom using SMART Notebook software and your interactive product. Specifically, you can enable two people to use your SMART Board D600 series or 800 series interactive whiteboard at the same time.
Preparing before presenting
When you have completed your .notebook files and are ready to present them to students, save the files on a CD, DVD or USB drive. This enables you to access and display the files by inserting the CD, DVD or USB drive into the computer connected to the interactive product.
Alternatively, make the files accessible on your local area network and then browse to them on the interactive product.
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Set the page display l
Display any links in the file l
If you have multiple interactive products in your classroom, move windows to the appropriate screens l
If you’re presenting video or sound files, adjust the volume
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Setting the page display
You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).
In addition, SMART Notebook software includes the following views: l
Full Screen view expands the page area to fill the interactive screen by hiding the title bar, toolbar, taskbar and sidebar.
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Transparent Background view enables you to see the desktop and windows behind the
SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page.
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Dual Page view displays two pages side-by-side.
Zooming in and out
You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).
To zoom in or out using the View Screens button
1. Press View Screens
.
2. Select a magnification level between 50% and 300%.
OR
Select Entire Page to make the entire page fit your display.
OR
Select Page Width to set the page’s width to the same width as your display.
To zoom in or out using multitouch gestures
Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in.
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A message appears, displaying the current zoom level.
Panning pages
If your interactive product supports the pan gesture, you can pan a page when zoomed in (see
Zooming in and out on the previous page).
To pan
1. Using two fingers on the same hand, press and hold the screen.
2. Keeping your fingers on the screen, move up, down, left or right.
3. When you reach the area that you want to view, release your fingers.
Displaying pages in Full Screen view
In Full Screen view, SMART Notebook software expands the page to fill the screen by hiding the other user interface elements. You can still access commonly used commands using the
Full Screen toolbar.
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Before displaying a page in Full Screen view, select View > Full Screen Page Border and then select the appropriate aspect ratio for your interactive product. A blue line appears, indicating the portion of the page that will appear in Full Screen view without scrolling.
This feature is useful when you’re creating content that you want to present in Full Screen view.
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To display a page in Full Screen view
Press View Screens and then select Full Screen.
The page expands to fill the screen, hiding the other user interface elements and the Full
Screen toolbar appears.
Button Command Action
Previous Page Display the previous page in the file.
Next Page Display the next page in the file.
More Options
Page Width
Open a menu of options.
Change the zoom level to the page’s width.
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This is useful if you’re using a widescreen interactive product and grey bars appear on the sides of the page.
Entire Page Change the zoom level to Full Page view.
Exit Full Screen Return to the standard view.
Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons.
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NOTES
The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file.
o
If SMART Response software is installed, additional buttons appear that enable you to insert questions and administer assessments.
To display more toolbar buttons
Press Toolbar Options .
The toolbar expands to include the following buttons:
Button Command
Blank Page
Action
Insert a new, blank page in the current file.
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Button Command
Undo
Select
Magic Pen
Action
Reverse the effect of the last action.
Select objects on the current page.
Create objects that slowly fade, open a magnification
window or open a spotlight window (see Using the Magic
Displaying pages in Transparent Background view
Using Transparent Background view, you can see the desktop and windows behind the
SMART Notebook software window and continue to interact with the open, transparent page.
You can draw in digital ink on a transparent page and save your notes in the file. You can also display measurement tools, take screen captures and more. If an area of the screen doesn’t include any SMART Notebook software objects, you can select and interact with the desktop and applications behind the SMART Notebook software window.
To display a page in Transparent Background view
Press View Screens and then select Transparent Background.
The background of the SMART Notebook software window becomes transparent, enabling you to see the desktop and program behind SMART Notebook software, but any objects on the .notebook file page remain visible.
The Transparent Background toolbar appears.
Button Command Action
Select Select objects on the current page or interact with desktop and application objects that aren’t covered by a
SMART Notebook software object.
Pens and
Highlighters
Write or draw digital ink on the current page.
Previous Page Display the previous page in the current file.
Next Page Display the next page in the current file.
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Button Command Action
More Options Open a menu of options that enable you to add a screen shade, select different digital ink, select a Creative pen style, add straight lines, add shapes and more.
Exit Transparent
Background
Return to the standard view.
Toolbar Options Display additional toolbar buttons.
o
NOTES
The toolbar displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the file.
o
If SMART Response software is installed, additional buttons appear that enable you to insert questions and administer assessments.
To display more toolbar buttons
Press Toolbar Options .
The toolbar expands to include the following buttons:
Button Command
Blank Page
Action
Insert a new, blank page in the current file.
Undo
Delete
Reverse the effect of the last action.
Delete all selected objects.
Clear Page Erase all digital ink and delete all objects from the page.
Screen Capture
Toolbar
Insert Ruler
Open the Screen Capture toolbar.
Insert a ruler on the page (see Using the ruler on page 176).
Insert Protractor Insert a protractor on the page (see Using the set-square on page 178).
Insert setsquare
Insert a set-square on the page (see Using the set-square on page 180).
Insert Compass
Insert a compass on the page (see Using the compass on page 182).
Displaying pages in Dual Page view
You can display two pages side-by-side. You can draw, make notes, import files and add links on either page in the same way as you would on a single page.
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When you’re displaying dual pages, you can pin a page to continue displaying it in the page area whilst you view other pages in the Page Sorter.
To display a page in Dual Page view
Press View Screens and then select Dual Page Display.
A second page appears. A red border indicates the active page.
To pin a page
1. If you haven’t done so already, display dual pages.
2. Select the page that you want to continue displaying.
3. Select View > Dual Page Display > Pin Page.
Pin icons appear in the top corners of the pinned page.
To unpin a page
Clear the selection of View > Dual Page Display > Pin Page.
To return to standard view
Press View Screens and then select Single Page Display.
Displaying links
You can attach a copy of a file, a shortcut to a file, a link to a webpage or a sound file to any
object on a page (see Adding links to objects on page 102). You can display an animated
indicator around each object that has a link.
To display links when a page opens
Select View > Show All Links When Page Opens.
Each time that you open a page, an animated indicator appears around each object that has a link. Depending on how you define the links, each indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object’s lower-left-hand corner. The indicators disappear automatically after several seconds.
NOTE
Clear the selection of View > Show All Links When Page Opens to stop displaying links when you open a page.
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To display links on the current page
Select View > Show All Links.
An animated indicator appears around each object that has a link. Depending on how you define the links, each indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object’s lower-left-hand corner. The indicators disappear automatically after several seconds.
Moving windows between screens
You can operate multiple interactive products from the same computer. You can split the computer display over two or more screens, or you can display some programs on one screen and other programs on another. For more information, see Connecting multiple interactive
whiteboards to one computer ( smarttech.com/kb/000315 ).
If you connect multiple interactive products to one computer, you can move windows from one screen to another.
To move a window from one screen to another
1. If you haven’t already done so, display the window.
NOTE
You can move a window only if it’s neither maximised nor minimised.
2. Press and hold the window on the first screen with your finger.
3. Press the second screen with a finger on your other hand.
4. Lift your finger from the first screen.
The window disappears from the first screen and appears on the second screen.
Adjusting the volume
If you’re presenting a video or sound file and want to adjust volume, you can do so pressing the Volume Control button and then adjusting your operating system’s volume controls.
NOTE
Ensure your speakers are turned on.
To add this button to the toolbar, see Customising the toolbar on page 193.
Using classroom presentation tools
Whilst presenting lesson activities to students, you can use the following tools: l
Screen Shade l
Cell shades
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l
Magic Pen l
Text Pen (to write editable ink) l
Standard pen type (to create fading objects) l
SMART Blocks l
Measurement tools o
Ruler o
Protractor o set-square o
Compass
Recording pages with the Lesson Recorder
You can use the Lesson Recorder add-on to record your activities on a page. You can then play the recording on the same page by using the Lesson Recorder or the new playback widget.
NOTE
SMART Recorder is a different but similar tool. Using SMART Recorder, you can record your actions in programs other than SMART Notebook software. With SMART Recorder, you can record a full screen, specified window or rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can also record audio.
For more information, see Using SMART Recorder on page 164.
To record a page
1. Press Add-ons and then press Lesson Recorder.
2. Press
New Recording.
A red square appears around the perimeter of the recorded page.
3. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page.
4. Press
Stop Recording when you finish performing these actions.
o
TIPS
To save your recording, simply save the .notebook file.
o
Close the Lesson Recorder add-on during presentations. The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page. You can unlock and move it anywhere on the page.
o
You can’t remove the recording from the page.
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To play a page recording using the Lesson Recorder add-on
1. Open the page that you recorded.
2. If the Lesson Recorder add-on isn't open, press Add-ons and then press Lesson
Recorder.
3. Press Play on the playback toolbar.
You can toggle between Play and Pause whilst playing the recording.
4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions: o
Press Rewind to rewind the playback.
o
Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.
To play a page recording using the playback widget
1. Open the page that you recorded.
2. If the Lesson Recorder is open, press on the add-on title bar to close it.
The playback widget appears at the bottom of the page.
TIPS
You can unlock and move the widget to anywhere on the page that is easy to access during your presentation.
3. Press Play on the playback widget.
You can toggle between Play and Pause whilst playing the recording.
4. Optionally, you can perform the following actions: o
Press Rewind to rewind the playback.
o
Press Fast forward to fast forward the playback.
Using the Screen Shade
If you want to cover information and reveal it slowly during a presentation, you can add a
Screen Shade to a page. You can also change the colour of your screen shade to enhance your presentation.
If you add a Screen Shade to a page and save the file, the Screen Shade appears over the page the next time you open the file.
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To add a Screen Shade to a page
1. Press Show/Hide Screen Shade
A Screen Shade appears over the entire page.
2. Press the screen shade to automatically change it to a different colour.
To reveal part of the page
Drag one of the Screen Shade’s resize handles (the small circles at the edges of the
Screen Shade).
To remove the Screen Shade from a page
Press Show/Hide Screen Shade
OR
Press Close in the upper right-hand corner of the Screen Shade.
Using cell shades
You can add a cell shade to a table cell. This enables you to reveal the information in the cells during a presentation.
l
NOTES
You must remove the cell shade if you want to change the cell’s properties; insert columns or rows; remove columns, rows or cells; or split or merge cells.
l
To add a cell shade
1. Select the cell.
2. Press the cell’s menu arrow and then select Add Cell Shade.
To show and hide the contents of a cell
1. Press the cell shade.
The cell shade disappears, showing the contents of the cell.
2. Press in the top left-hand corner of the cell.
The cell shade appears, hiding the contents of the cell.
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To remove a cell shade
1. Select the cell.
2. Press the cell’s menu arrow and then select Remove Cell Shade.
Using the Magic Pen
The Magic Pen enables you to do the following: l
Create an object that slowly fades l
Open a magnification window l
Open a spotlight window
Selecting the Magic Pen
Before you can use the Magic Pen, you must select it.
To select the Magic Pen
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Magic Pen.
Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects
You can create an object that slowly fades using the Magic Pen.
NOTE
Fading objects are not saved in .notebook files.
To create a fading object
1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen above).
2. Using your finger or a pen, write or draw objects on the interactive screen.
The objects slowly fade.
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To set the number of seconds before the object fades
1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen on the previous page).
2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties
.
3. Press Fill Effects.
4. Enter or select the number of seconds before the object fades in the Fade time dropdown list.
TIP
You can save your changes to the Magic Pen tool’s default settings by clicking Save
Tool Properties (see Saving tool settings on page 62).
Using the Magic Pen to open a magnification window
You can open a magnification window using the Magic Pen.
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To open a magnification window
1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 155).
2. Using your finger or a pen, draw a square or rectangle on the interactive screen.
A magnification window appears.
TIP
You can draw a square but get it to fade rather than open a magnification window by
using the Standard pen type (see Using the Standard pen type to create fading objects on page 162).
3. Do the following: o
To reduce the magnification window’s size, press in the middle of the window and then drag to the left.
o
To increase the magnification window’s size, press in the middle of the window and then drag to the right.
o
To move the magnification window, press near the edge of the window and then drag it.
4. Press Close when you’ve finished.
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Using the Magic Pen to open a spotlight window
You can open a spotlight window using the Magic Pen.
To open a spotlight window
1. Select the Magic Pen (see Selecting the Magic Pen on page 155).
2. Using your finger or a pen, draw a circle or ellipse on the interactive screen.
A spotlight window appears.
TIP
You can draw a circle but get it to fade rather than open a magnification window by
using the Standard pen tool (see Using the Standard pen type to create fading objects on page 162).
3. Do the following: o
To reduce the spotlight window’s size, press in the middle of the window and then drag to the left.
o
To increase the spotlight window’s size, press in the middle of the window and then drag to the right.
o
To move the spotlight window, press near the edge of the window and then drag it.
4. Press Close when you’ve finished.
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Using the Text Pen
The Text Pen enables you to do the following: l
Write notes that automatically convert into editable text l
Edit the text as you work without touching a keyboard
Writing with the Text Pen
You can write notes that automatically convert to editable text using the Text Pen.
To write editable text
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Text Pen.
3. Select a line type.
TIP
Write neat, printed characters on a horizontal line. Although SMART Notebook software can convert slanted or cursive writing, it doesn’t always do so consistently.
4. Write digital ink notes on the page.
Your handwriting converts to typed text. Accept and reject icons appear beside the typed text.
5. Press to accept the typed text.
OR
Press to restore your handwritten notes.
o
TIPS
You can perform this action whilst the Text Pen is active without having to switch to the Select tool .
o
The typed text is accepted by default if you don’t press one of the icons.
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Editing with the Text Pen
You can apply mark-ups and make revisions to editable text using the Text Pen. You can delete unwanted text by drawing a cross-out line through the text. You can use different colour ink to highlight different parts of your text. You can also apply other mark-ups to insert spaces, to insert text and to replace text with new text.
TIP
Write your mark-ups in a different colour from your editable text. This makes it easier for students to see these edits when you’re presenting writing lessons.
Examples of available mark-ups are defined in the following table:
Edit
Delete text
Instruction
Draw a cross-out line through the text.
Example
Insert space Draw a vertical line in the text.
Insert text
1. Draw a caret ^ symbol where you want to insert text.
2. Write the new text in the text box that appears.
TIP
Press a line type or press Colour to select a new colour for the inserted text.
Words that most resemble what you’ve written display underneath your handwriting.
3. Select a word to insert it as typed text. You can also press to automatically select the word that appears as bold text.
OR
Press to cancel insert text.
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Edit
Replace text
Change text colour
Change text colour of a word with a gesture
Instruction
1. Draw a circle around the text that you want to replace.
2. Write the replacement text in the box that appears.
Words that most resemble what you’ve written display underneath your handwriting.
3. Select a word to replace the typed text or press to automatically select the word that appears as bold text.
OR
Press to cancel replace text.
1. Press one of the line types or press
Colour
to select a new colour for the typed text.
2. Draw a circle around the typed text you want to change.
3. Press to automatically accept the new colour selection.
OR
Press to cancel the new colour selection.
1. Press one of the line types or press
Colour
to select a new colour for the typed word.
2. Draw a horizontal line through the word and return to the start of your line in a back and forth gesture.
The word automatically changes to the new colour selection.
Example
Linking objects to tools
Your SMART Notebook software page Toolbar has tools that enable you to create and work with basic objects on pages. If your users find it difficult to reach the toolbar, you can link an object to the Select tool, the Pens tool, or the Eraser tool to create a customised tool that you can place anywhere on your page. Press the object at any time to activate the tool.
To link an object to a tool
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link to Tool.
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3. Press one of the tool options.
Your object is linked to the tool.
When you press the linked object, the tool is activated:
Pen Tool
Eraser
Selection o o
When you click on the object, the
Pens tool is activated
You can write content with only the
Pen type.
o o
When you click on the object, the
Eraser tool is activated.
You can erase content created by any pen type.
o o
When you click on the object, the
Select tool is activated.
You can click on another object on the page to open its menu or move it around the page.
o
TIPS
You can draw your own object, use an object from the Gallery, or use a text object.
o
You can pre-select the colour or line options for your Pen before linking an object to the Pens tool. If you select a new colour or line option through the Pens tool on the toolbar, the change automatically applies to your linked object.
To delete an object’s link to a tool
1. Select the object.
2. Press the object’s menu arrow and then select Link to Tool.
3. Press None.
Using the Standard pen type to create fading objects
You can create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the Pens tool.
NOTE
You can also create freehand objects that fade after a specified period of time using the
Magic Pen tool (see Using the Magic Pen to create fading objects on page 155).
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To write or draw fading digital ink
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties
.
5. Press Fill Effects.
6. Select the Enable ink to fade after you write it tickbox, and then enter or select the number of seconds between the time when you write or draw the digital ink and the time when it fades in the Fade time drop-down list.
7. Write or draw digital ink on the page.
Using SMART Blocks
SMART Blocks is an add-on that enables you to perform maths activities with your class by writing numbers on the page and then connecting them to a SMART Block. You can choose from seven different equation types to work with. You can learn how to use SMART Blocks through the pop-up guide.
To access SMART Blocks
Press Add-ons and then select SMART Blocks.
To access the SMART Blocks pop-up guide
1. Press Add-ons and then select SMART Blocks.
2. Press Learn More.
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SMART Block activities
The following SMART Block activities are available:
SMARTBlock Function
Addition blocks accept up to two inputs. The output is the sum of the inputs.
Subtraction blocks accept up to two inputs. The output is the difference of the inputs.
Multiplication blocks accept up to two inputs. The output is the product of the inputs.
Division blocks accept up to two inputs. The output is the quotient of the inputs.
Power blocks accept up to two inputs. The output is the first input to the power of the second input.
Square root blocks accept one input. The output is the square root of the input.
Unknown blocks accept two inputs. The output is a random operation applied to the inputs.
Using SMART Recorder
Using SMART Recorder, you can record your actions on your interactive product. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your voice as well.
Once you have created a recording, you can play the recording on any computer using
SMART Video Player or Windows Media® Player, or you can share the recording with others.
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l
NOTES
Windows Media Player is available from www.windowsmedia.com/download .
l
If your computer meets the SMART Notebook software minimum computer requirements, you can use SMART Recorder. However, for best performance, install the software on a computer with a Pentium 4 processor or greater and a sound card and microphone that are compatible with Windows operating systems.
If your computer meets the SMART Meeting Pro software minimum computer requirements, you can use SMART Recorder. However, for best performance, install the software on a computer with a Pentium 4 processor or greater and a sound card and microphone that are compatible with Windows operating systems.
Starting SMART Recorder
The first step in using SMART Recorder is to start it.
To start SMART Recorder
Press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Recorder.
NOTE
If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower right-hand corner .
If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon is grey and includes an X in its lower right-hand corner .
In Windows 7 operating system, select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies >
SMART Tools > Recorder.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press Recorder.
SMART Recorder appears. A SMART Recorder icon appears in the notification area.
Hiding SMART Recorder
If you want to, you can hide SMART Recorder but continue to access its menu options using the SMART Recorder icon .
To hide SMART Recorder
In SMART Recorder, select Menu > Hide to System Tray.
SMART Recorder disappears.
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To show SMART Recorder
Press the SMART Recorder icon
SMART Recorder appears.
in the notification area and then select Show.
Changing a recording’s video and audio quality
You can change SMART Recorder settings to control a recording’s audio and video quality.
To change a recording’s video and audio quality
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Select a sound quality in the Sound Quality list.
NOTE
Although higher sound quality produces better audio playback, it also increases the file size.
3. Select a video quality in the Video Quality list.
OR
Select Customand then type the required frame rate.
NOTE
Although a higher frame rate produces higher quality recordings, it also increases the file size.
TIP
If you select Automatic Selection (Recommended), SMART Recorder automatically evaluates your computer and selects the optimal frame rate.
4. Press OK.
To restore a recording’s default video and audio quality
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
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The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press Restore Defaults.
3. Press OK.
Changing a recording’s video format
You can change SMART Recorder settings to select a recording’s video format.
To change a recording’s video format
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Video Format tab.
3. Select Windows Media Video (*.wmv) or SMART Recorder Video (*.avi).
o
NOTES
Any version of Windows Media Player can play a Windows Media video file.
Windows Media Player can also play a SMART Recorder video file if
SMART Notebook software is installed on the computer playing the file.
Any version of Windows Media Player can play a Windows Media video file.
Windows Media Player can also play a SMART Recorder video file if
SMART Meeting Pro software is installed on the computer playing the file.
o
You can convert a SMART Recorder video file to a Windows Media video file by
sharing the recording (see Sharing a recording on page 175).
4. Press OK.
To restore a recording’s default video format
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Video Format tab.
3. Press Restore Defaults.
4. Press OK.
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Changing a recording’s file location
You can change SMART Recorder settings to select a recording’s file location.
To change the folder in which SMART Recorder saves files
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Target Files tab.
3. Press the Browse button next to the Default Save Directory box.
4. Browse to and select the folder in which you want to save the files and then press OK.
TIP
For best performance, save the files on your computer’s hard disk rather than a network drive.
5. Press OK.
To change the folder in which SMART Recorder saves temporary files
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Target Files tab.
3. Press the Browse button next to the Temporary Files Directory box.
4. Browse to and select the folder in which you want to save the temporary files and then press OK.
TIP
For best performance, save files and temporary files on the same drive to reduce the time needed to save a recording.
5. Press OK.
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To specify disk space limits
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Target Files tab.
3. Select the Warn me if free disk space is below tickbox and then type a disk space limit to display a message when available disk space is low.
4. Type a disk space limit below which SMART Recorder will stop recording.
5. Press OK.
To restore the default file location of recordings
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Target Files tab.
3. Press Restore Defaults.
4. Press OK.
in the notification
Adding a watermark to recordings
You can change SMART Recorder settings to add a watermark to a recording’s background.
To add an image watermark to recordings
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Watermark tab.
3. Select Image.
4. Press Browse.
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5. Browse to and select the image that you want to use and then press Open.
6. Press Properties.
The Watermark Properties dialogue box appears. A preview of your selected image appears in the Preview pane.
7. Do the following: o
To change the watermark’s position, drag the preview image to another area in the
Preview pane.
o
To change the watermark’s size, drag the white circle in the preview image’s lowerright-hand corner.
8. Select Transparency and Effect settings.
9. Press OK to close the Watermark Properties dialogue box.
10. If you want to revert to using no watermark after SMART Recorder closes, select Turn off
the watermark when recorder closes.
11. Press OK to close the Options dialogue box.
To add a text watermark to recordings
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Watermark tab.
3. Select Text.
4. Type text for the watermark.
5. Press Properties.
The Watermark Properties dialogue box appears. A preview image appears in the
Preview pane.
6. Select Colour, Font and Transparency settings.
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7. Do the following: o
To change the watermark’s position, drag the preview image to another area in the
Preview pane.
o
To change the watermark’s size, drag the white circle in the preview image’s lowerright-hand corner.
o
To add additional information to the watermark, select Add Current Date, Add
Current Time and/or Add Frame Number.
8. Press OK to close the Watermark Properties dialogue box.
9. If you want to revert to using no watermark after SMART Recorder closes, select Turn off
the watermark when recorder closes.
10. Press OK to close the Options dialogue box.
To remove a watermark from recordings
1. Select Menu > Options in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
The Options dialogue box appears.
2. Press the Watermark tab.
3. Select No Watermark.
4. Press OK.
in the notification
Recording your actions
Using SMART Recorder, you can record the full screen, a specified window or a rectangular portion of the screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your voice.
You can create the recording as a SMART Recorder video file that you can view using SMART
Video Player, or you can create the recording as a Windows Media video file that you can view using Windows Media Player. If you create the recording as a SMART Recorder video file, you can also convert it to a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file to share with those who don’t have SMART software.
NOTE
You can also create a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file of previously created
recordings to share with others (see Sharing a recording on page 175).
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To create a recording
1. Change SMART Recorder settings to configure the recording’s quality, video format, file location and watermark.
o
NOTES
If you have multiple displays, you must select the display that you want to record.
o
You can hide SMART Recorder and continue to access its menu options by pressing the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area.
2. To record the entire screen, press Record
.
NOTE
To record the entire screen while SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART
Recorder icon in the notification area and then select Record.
OR
To record a screen area, press the down arrow next to the Record button in SMART
Recorder, select Record Area and then draw a rectangle around the area that you want to record.
OR
To record a window, press the down arrow next to the Record button in SMART
Recorder, select Record Window and then select the window that you want to record.
TIP
If you need to reduce the file size of the recording, limit the recording to a rectangular area of the screen or to a window.
3. Perform the on-screen actions that you want to record. If you connected a microphone to your computer, speak into your microphone.
SMART Recorder displays the time elapsed during the recording.
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Animations and other special effects greatly increase the file size of the recording.
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4. If you want to pause your recording, press Pause
. To resume recording, press Record
.
o
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To pause the recording whilst the SMART Recorder window is hidden, press the
SMART Recorder icon in the notification area and then select Pause.
o
To resume recording, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area and then select Record.
5. After you complete the actions that you want to record, press Stop in SMART
Recorder.
NOTE
To stop the recording whilst SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon in the notification area and then select Stop.
The Save As dialogue box appears.
NOTE
If you want to exit without saving your recording, press Cancel, press Yes to confirm deletion and then ignore the remaining steps of this procedure.
6. Type a file name.
7. If you want to save the recording in a different location, browse to the new location.
8. Press Save.
The Completing Capture dialogue box appears whilst SMART Recorder creates the video file.
After SMART Recorder creates the video file, the Recording Complete dialogue box appears. The information in this dialogue box includes the file location of the recording, file size and duration of the recording.
9. If you want to view the recording after you close this dialogue box, select Play Recording.
10. If you want to share the recording with viewers who don’t have SMART Video Player but you created the recording in the SMART Recorder video format, select Share Recording.
11. Press OK.
If you select Play Recording, the file plays in your default media player.
If you select Share Recording, the Share Recording dialogue box appears. Create a
Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file as described below.
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To create a Windows Media video file or a self-extracting file
1. Create the recording as described above. Ensure that you select the Share Recording option.
The Share Recording dialogue box appears.
2. Select WMV to create a Windows Media video file and then press Next.
OR
Select Self-extracting to create a self-extracting file and then press Next.
3. Press Next.
4. Press Browse, browse to the location where you want to save the file, type a file name and then press Save.
5. Press Next.
6. Press Finish.
Enhancing system performance for recording
If your system performance is slow when you use SMART Recorder, or the recording quality isn’t the standard that you want, the following may improve performance: l
Reduce your computer’s screen resolution and display colour settings
. Smaller screens and fewer colours result in faster performance.
l
Save your files to a local hard disk
. Network drives are slower and reduce performance.
l
Disable hardware acceleration .
l
Try a different video card. Some video cards perform better than others. PCI Express cards generally provide a faster performance than Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards.
l
Select a lower video quality setting
. You need to balance your expectations for video quality with your computer’s limitations. Higher video quality produces larger files and places higher demands on your computer.
Reducing the screen resolution and display colours
If your system performance slows down when you use SMART Recorder, or the recording quality isn’t as good as you want, you can reduce your computer’s screen resolution and display colours. Smaller screens and fewer colours result in faster performance.
NOTE
This procedure may vary depending on your version of Windows operating system and your system preferences.
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To reduce the screen resolution and display colours
1. Open Windows Control Panel.
2. Press Display and then press Change display settings.
3. Select a lower setting in the Resolution drop-down list.
4. Select a lower setting in the Colours drop-down list.
NOTE
You’re unable to change display colours in Windows 7 and later operating systems.
5. Press OK.
Disabling hardware acceleration
SMART Recorder constantly takes screen captures as you record. Some operating systems take screen captures very slowly and this can affect recording quality. To improve recording quality, disable hardware acceleration or upgrade your video driver and video card.
IMPORTANT
Disabling hardware acceleration can reduce the performance of SMART Notebook software.
NOTE
This procedure may vary depending on your version of Windows operating system and your system preferences.
To disable hardware acceleration
1. Open Windows Control Panel.
2. Press Display, press Change display settingsand then press Advanced settings.
3. Press the Troubleshoot tab.
4. Drag the Hardware Acceleration slider to None.
5. Press OK.
6. Restart your computer.
Sharing a recording
If you want to share a recording with viewers who have SMART Notebook software, create a recording as a SMART Recorder video file that they can play using SMART Video Player. If you want to share the recording with viewers who don’t have SMART Notebook software, create a
Windows Media video file that they can play using Windows Media Player, or create a selfextracting file that they can play on any computer.
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If you want to share a recording with viewers who have SMART Meeting Pro software, create a recording as a SMART Recorder video file that they can play using SMART Video Player. If you want to share the recording with viewers who don’t have SMART Meeting Pro software, create a Windows Media video file that they can play using Windows Media Player, or create a selfextracting file that they can play on any computer.
To convert a SMART Recorder video file
1. Select Menu > Share Recording in SMART Recorder.
NOTE
If SMART Recorder is hidden, press the SMART Recorder icon area and then select Configure Options.
in the notification
The Share Recording dialogue box appears.
2. Select WMV to create a Windows Media video file.
OR
Select Self-extracting to create a self-extracting file and then press Next.
3. Press Browse.
4. Browse to and select the SMART Recorder video file that you want to convert and then press Open.
5. Press Next.
6. If you want to change the converted file’s location or name, press Browse, browse to the location where you want to save the file, type a file name and then press Save.
7. Press Next.
8. Press Finish.
Using measurement tools
Using the SMART Notebook software measurement tools, you can insert a ruler, protractor, set-square or compass into a page.
Using the ruler
You can insert a ruler into a page and then manipulate its size, length, rotation and location and draw along its edges.
To insert a ruler
Press Measurement Tools and then select Insert Ruler .
A ruler appears.
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To move the ruler
Press the middle of the ruler (displayed as a darker shade of blue) and then drag the ruler to a different position on the page.
To resize the ruler
1. Select the ruler.
2. Drag the ruler’s resize handle (the circle in the lower-right-hand corner) to increase or reduce the ruler’s size.
To lengthen the ruler (without changing its scale)
Press the ruler’s far edge, between the menu arrow and the resize handle and then drag away from the ruler.
To shorten the ruler (without changing its scale)
Press the ruler’s far edge, between the menu arrow and the resize handle and then drag towards the middle of the ruler.
To rotate the ruler
Press the top or bottom edge of the ruler (displayed as a lighter shade of blue) and then drag the ruler in the direction that you want to rotate it.
The ruler displays the current rotation in degrees.
To reverse the measurements
Press the ruler’s flip symbol .
If the metric measurements appeared on the top edge of the ruler, they now appear on the bottom edge and vice versa.
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To draw using a pen and the ruler
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. Draw along the edge of the ruler.
Digital ink appears in a straight line along the edge of the ruler.
To remove the ruler
1. Select the ruler.
2. Press the ruler’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
Using the set-square
You can insert a set-square into a page, manipulate its size, rotation and location and then draw along its edges.
To insert a set-square
Press Measurement Tools and then select Insert set-square .
A set-square appears.
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To move the set-square
Press the inner part of the set-square (displayed as a darker shade of blue) and then drag the set-square to a different position on the page.
To resize the set-square
Press the inner circle of numbers and then drag away from the set-square to enlarge it or toward the centre of the set-square to shrink it.
To rotate the set-square
Press the outer circle of numbers and then drag the set-square in the direction you want to rotate it.
The set-square displays the current rotation in degrees.
To display the set-square as a complete circle
1. Press the blue circle next to the 180 label on the inner circle of numbers.
2. Press the blue circle again to return to the semi-circle.
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To draw using a pen and the set-square
1. Press Pens .
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. Draw along the edge of the set-square.
Digital ink appears in an arc along the edge of the set-square.
To display angles using the set-square
1. Select the set-square.
2. Drag the green circle until it shows the correct angle for the first of two intersecting lines.
3. Drag the white circle until it shows the correct angle for the second of two intersecting lines.
4. Press the green arrow in the bottom corner.
The lines and the angle between them appear as a separate object.
To remove the set-square
1. Select the set-square.
2. Press the set-square’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
Using the set-square
You can insert a set-square (also known as a set square or T-square) on a page and then manipulate its size, rotation and location.
To insert a set-square
Press Measurement Tools and then select Insert set-square .
A set-square appears.
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To move the set-square
Press the inner part of the set-square (within the semi-circle) and then drag the set-square to a different position on the page.
To resize the set-square
Press the semi-circle and then drag away from the centre of the set-square to make it bigger or towards the centre of the set-square to make it smaller.
To rotate the set-square
Press the outer part of the set-square (outside of the semi-circle) and then drag the setsquare in the direction you want to rotate it.
The set-square displays the current rotation in degrees.
To draw using a pen and the set-square
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen or Calligraphic Pen.
3. Select a line type.
4. Draw along the edge of the set-square.
Digital ink appears in a straight line along the edge of the set-square.
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To remove the set-square
1. Select the set-square.
2. Press the set-square’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
Using the compass
You can insert a compass into a page, manipulate its width, rotation and location and then use it to draw circles and arcs.
To insert a compass
Press Measurement Tools and then select Insert Compass .
A compass appears.
To move the compass
Press the arm of the compass that holds the spike and then drag the compass to a different position on the page.
To widen the compass
1. Press the arm of the compass that holds the pen.
Two blue arrows appear.
2. Drag to change the angle between the spike and the pen.
The number on the compass’s handle displays the current angle between the spike and the pen.
To flip the compass
Press the compass’s flip symbol .
The compass’s pen appears on the opposite side of the spike.
To rotate the compass (without drawing)
Press the compass’s rotation handle (the green circle) and then drag the compass in the direction that you want to rotate it.
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To draw using the compass
1. Press the compass’s pen tip.
The cursor changes to a pen symbol.
2. Drag the compass in the direction that you want to rotate it.
To change the colour of the compass’s pen
1. Press Pens
.
The Pens tool buttons appear.
2. Press Pen Types and then select Pen.
3. Select a line type.
The colour of the compass’s pen changes to display its new colour.
To remove the compass
1. Select the compass.
2. Press the compass’s menu arrow and then select Delete.
Clearing or resetting pages after presenting
After presenting a lesson activity to students, you can clear or reset the pages in your
.notebook files to use the files again for future lesson activities.
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Clearing pages
You can erase digital ink and delete individual objects from a page. You can also clear all objects or all digital ink objects from a page simultaneously.
NOTE
You’re unable to clear objects locked in place (see Locking objects on page 105) or
infinitely cloned objects (see Cloning objects on page 68). To clear all objects from a page,
you must unlock all locked objects and clear the selection of Infinite Cloner on any infinitely cloned objects.
To clear all objects from the page
1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page that you want to clear.
2. Select Edit > Clear Page.
o
NOTES
This option is disabled if there are no objects on the page or if the objects are locked or infinitely cloned.
o
You can also select this option by doing one of the following: o
Right-clicking the page o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow whilst editing page groups (see Grouping
o
Pressing Clear Page
if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customising the
o
You can clear all objects from multiple pages at the same time. Select the pages’ thumbnails in the Page Sorter, press the menu arrow and then select Clear Page.
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To clear all digital ink objects from the page
1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page that you want to clear.
2. Select Edit > Clear Ink from Page.
o
NOTES
This option is disabled if there is no digital ink on the page or if the digital ink is locked or infinitely cloned.
o
You can also select this option by doing one of the following: o
Right-clicking the page o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow whilst editing page groups (see Grouping
o
Pressing Clear Ink
if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customising the
o
You can clear all digital ink objects from multiple pages at the same time. Select the pages’ thumbnails in the Page Sorter, press the menu arrow and then select
Clear Ink from Page.
Resetting pages
If you make changes to a page (without saving those changes), you can reset the page to the state that it was in before you made the changes.
NOTE
Resetting a page doesn’t reset any Adobe Flash Player compatible files running on the page.
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To reset a page
1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to reset.
2. Select Edit > Reset Page.
A dialogue box appears, prompting you to confirm the reset.
o
NOTES
This option is disabled if you haven’t made changes to the page since last saving the file.
o
You can also select this option by doing one of the following: o
Right-clicking the page o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow in the Page Sorter o
Pressing the page’s menu arrow whilst editing page groups (see Grouping
o
Pressing Reset Page
if it’s included on the toolbar (see Customising the
o
You can reset multiple pages at the same time. Select the pages’ thumbnails in the
Page Sorter, press the menu arrow and then select Reset Page.
3. Press Reset Page.
Enabling two people to use an interactive whiteboard
If you have a SMART Board D600 or 800 series interactive whiteboard, two people can create and manipulate objects in SMART Notebook software at the same time. How the two people do this depends on whether you have a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard or a
SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard.
Allowing two people to use an interactive whiteboard is useful in scenarios such as the following: l
Two students work on an assignment on the interactive whiteboard at the same time.
l
A teacher and student work on an assignment on the interactive whiteboard at the same time l
A teacher or student poses questions or problems on the interactive whiteboard and another student responds to these questions or problems
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Enabling two people to use a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard
If you’re using a SMART Board D600 series interactive whiteboard, two users can use the interactive whiteboard simultaneously when SMART Notebook software is in Dual-User mode.
In Dual-User mode, the screen is divided in half. Each user can press his or her half of the screen with a finger to left-click or drag objects, write using a pen tray pen and erase digital ink using the eraser.
You can press a toolbar button to switch between Single-User mode and Dual-User mode.
To display a file in Dual-User mode
Press View Screens and then select Dual Write Mode.
To return to Single-User mode
Press Exit .
Enabling two people to use a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard
If you’re using a SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard, two people can create and manipulate objects in SMART Notebook software at the same time. Both people can create and manipulate objects in any area of the SMART Notebook software page. Neither user is restricted to a particular section of the page.
Dual-user collaboration mode is enabled when you pick up a pen from the pen tray. One user creates or manipulates objects with his or her finger (“the touch user”). The other user creates or manipulates objects with the pen (“the pen user”).
NOTE
In addition to enabling one touch user and one pen user to use the interactive whiteboard at the same time, you can enable two pen users or two touch users to use the interactive whiteboard at the same time. However, the two users must use the same tool.
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Selecting tools
To change tools or to set properties for touch, the touch user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with his or finger. The following is an example:
To change tools or to set properties for the pen, the pen user must press the appropriate button on the toolbar or control in the Properties tab with the pen. The following is an example: l
NOTES
If the pen user presses a button on the toolbar or sets a property with his or finger instead of the pen, SMART Notebook software changes the selected tool or property for the touch user rather than the pen user.
l
When both the touch user and the pen user select multiple objects on the screen, the dashed border of the objects selected by the touch user will be a different colour than the dashed border of the object selected by the pen user.
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Enhancing SMART Notebook software with add-ons
Disabling and removing add-ons
Add-ons are extensions to SMART Notebook software created by SMART Technologies and by third-party software developers.
SMART Notebook software includes the Activity Builder add-on (see Creating a matching
features to the software. In addition, you can manage all installed add-ons using the Add-on
Manager.
Installing add-ons
You can search for, browse and install add-ons from the SMART Exchange website.
To install an add-on
1. Select Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
The Add-on Manager appears.
2. Select one of the add-ons in the left panel and press Done.
Using add-ons
After installing an add-on, you can use the features of that add-on like any other features in
SMART Notebook software.
To view an add-on
1. Press Add-ons to open the list of add-ons.
2. Press the add-on’s icon to open the add-on.
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3. Press to return to the list of add-ons.
To view an add-on’s version and other information
1. Select Add-ons > Manage Add-ons on the software toolbar
OR
Press on the add-on title bar.
The Add-on Manager appears.
2. Press the add-on’s name.
3. Press About.
Identifying missing add-ons
If you open a page in a .notebook file that requires an add-on that isn’t installed or is disabled on your computer, a message appears at the top of the page. Press the message to open the
Add-on Manager. The Add-on Manager identifies which add-on is required. You can then install
that add-on (see Installing add-ons on the previous page) or enable it (see Disabling and
Disabling and removing add-ons
In some situations, you might want to disable or remove a previously installed add-on.
If you choose to disable an add-on, the add-on no longer appears in SMART Notebook software but is still installed on your computer. You can subsequently enable the add-on.
If you choose to remove an add-on, the add-on no longer appears in SMART Notebook software and is removed from your computer.
To disable an add-on
1. Select Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
The Add-on Manager appears.
2. Press the add-on’s name.
3. Press Disable.
TIP
To enable the add-on again, press Enable.
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To remove an add-on
1. Select Add-ons > Manage Add-ons.
The Add-on Manager appears.
2. Double press the add-on’s name.
3. Press Remove.
o
NOTES
You’re unable to remove the Activity Builder add-on and the Alignment Tools addon.
o
You can only remove an add-on that you have installed after you installed
SMART Notebook software.
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Maintaining SMART Notebook software
Configuring SMART Notebook software
Changing the default program for .notebook files
Setting image optimisation preferences
Manually reducing the size of large pictures
Setting default background colour preferences
Setting measurement tool preferences
Setting table cell padding preferences
Updating and activating SMART software
Activating SMART software with a product key
This chapter explains how to maintain SMART Notebook software.
Customising the toolbar
The SMART Notebook software toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands and tools. You can customise the toolbar so that it includes the tools that you use most frequently.
After adding or removing toolbar buttons, you can restore the default set of toolbar buttons.
You can also restore the tools’ default settings if you customised and saved the settings using
the Properties tab (see Saving tool settings on page 62).
To add or remove toolbar buttons
1. Click Customise the toolbar
OR
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Right-click the toolbar.
The Customise Toolbar dialogue box appears.
2. Press Actions or Tools.
3. Do the following: o
To add a button to the toolbar, press its icon in the dialogue box and then drag it to the toolbar.
o
To remove a button from the toolbar, press its icon in the toolbar and then drag it away from the toolbar.
o
To rearrange the buttons, press an icon in the toolbar and then drag it to a new position in the toolbar.
o
NOTES
You can only add, remove and rearrange buttons in the panel of the toolbar that you selected in step 2. For example, if you pressed Actions in step 2, you can only add, remove and rearrange buttons in the Actions panel.
o
To span a button across rows, drag and hold it between two columns of buttons.
If you’re using a smaller screen resolution, only span one or two buttons across rows to prevent issues when the toolbar is wider than the SMART Notebook software window.
4. Press Done.
To restore the default set of toolbar buttons
1. Click Customise the toolbar
OR
Right-click the toolbar.
The Customise Toolbar dialogue box appears.
2. Press Restore Default Toolbar.
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To restore the tools’ default settings
1. Click Customise the toolbar
OR
Right-click the toolbar.
The Customise Toolbar dialogue box appears.
2. Press Restore Default Tool Properties.
Configuring SMART Notebook software
This section explains how to configure SMART Notebook software.
Changing the default program for .notebook files
If you install a SMART program other than SMART Notebook software that can open .notebook
files, you can set that program to be the default for .notebook files. If you want, you can change the default program back to SMART Notebook software later.
To change the default program when you open a file
1. Open a .notebook file using SMART Notebook software (see Opening files on page 13).
A message appears asking whether you want to change the default program for
.notebook files to SMART Notebook software.
2. Press Yes.
To change the default program using the Preferences dialogue box
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press General.
3. Press Make Default.
4. If you want a message to appear when you open a .notebook file and your default program isn’t SMART Notebook software, select Tell me if SMART Notebook software
isn’t the default program for .notebook files.
5. Press OK.
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Setting gesture preferences
You can interact with objects in SMART Notebook software using gestures, including the shake gesture and the press-and-hold gesture.
Gesture Name
Shake gesture
Purpose
Group two or more objects.
Press-and-hold gesture
Perform a right-click.
The shake and press-and-hold gestures are enabled by default. However, you can choose to disable them if you find that you or your students frequently invoke the gestures by accident.
To disable the shake gesture
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press General.
3. Clear the Use the shake gesture to group and ungroup objects tickbox.
4. Press OK.
To disable the press-and-hold gesture
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press General.
3. Clear the Press and hold to perform a right-click tickbox.
4. Press OK.
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Setting image optimisation preferences
If your .notebook files contain large pictures (pictures over 1 MB in file size), your files could open and run slowly. You can reduce the pictures’ file size without noticeably reducing their quality. As a result, your .notebook files’ overall file sizes will be smaller and the files will open and run more quickly.
To set image optimisation preferences
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press Defaults.
3. Select one of the following options in the Image optimisation drop-down list: o
Ask every time I insert a large image to have the option of reducing or not reducing large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.
o
Never change the resolution of inserted images to never reduce large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.
o
Always change image resolution to optimise file size to always reduce large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them.
4. Press OK.
Manually reducing the size of large pictures
If you selected Ask every time I insert a large image in the Image Optimisation drop-down list, you can manually reduce the size of large pictures when you insert those pictures in your file or afterwards.
To reduce the size of a large picture when inserting it in a file
1. Insert the picture as described in Inserting pictures on page 79.
After you press Open, the Image Optimisation dialogue box appears.
2. Press Optimise to reduce the picture’s file size.
OR
Press Keep Resolution to not reduce the picture’s file size.
o
NOTES
When you insert a BMP file, SMART Notebook software internally converts the file to PNG format. This conversion reduces the size of the file. As a result, you might
not need to export an optimised version of the .notebook file (see Exporting
optimised files on the next page) even if the BMP file is over 1 MB in size.
o
SMART Notebook software automatically reduces the file size of pictures over 5
MB or 5 megapixels regardless of which option you choose.
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To reduce the size of a large picture after inserting it in a file
1. Select the picture.
2. Press the picture’s menu arrow and then select Image Optimisation.
The Image Optimisation dialogue box appears.
3. Click Optimise.
Exporting optimised files
If you have existing files that contain large pictures or if you chose Never change the
resolution of inserted images in the Image Optimisation drop-down list, you can export optimised versions of your files that contain reduced pictures. This is particularly useful when you need to present a .notebook file on an older or less powerful computer.
To export an optimised file
1. Select File > Export As > Optimised SMART Notebook File.
The Export Optimised File dialogue box appears.
2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.
3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
4. Press Save.
Setting default background colour preferences
By default, new pages added to your file have a default white background colour. You can change the default background colour.
NOTE
This setting only affects new pages, and will be overridden by any applied Themes.
To change the default background colour
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press Defaults.
3. Select Change Colour and then select a colour.
4. Press OK.
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Setting measurement tool preferences
By default, the ruler, protractor and set-square in SMART Notebook software are blue and display best with light-coloured backgrounds.
You can change these measurement tools’ colour to yellow if you want to use them with darkcoloured backgrounds.
NOTE
Completing the following procedure affects the appearance of measurement tools in
.notebook files when viewed on your copy of SMART Notebook software only. If you open the same .notebook files on another copy of SMART Notebook software, the measurement tools could display in a different colour.
To change the measurement tools’ colour
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press Defaults.
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3. Select Blue tint (recommended for light backgrounds) in the Measurement tool colour drop-down list to set the measurement tools’ colour to blue.
OR
Select Yellow tint (recommended for dark backgrounds) in the Measurement tool colour drop-down list to set the measurement tools’ colour to yellow.
4. Press OK.
Setting table cell padding preferences
SMART Notebook 11 software adds cell padding to tables.
Complete the following procedure to remove cell padding from tables. This is particularly useful if you created tables prior to upgrading to SMART Notebook 11 software and intended the tables’ contents to display without cell padding.
NOTE
Completing the following procedure affects the appearance of tables in .notebook files when viewed on your copy of SMART Notebook software only. If you open the same
.notebook files on another copy of SMART Notebook software, the tables display with cell padding (assuming the procedure hasn’t been completed on that copy of SMART Notebook software).
To remove cell padding from tables
1. Select Edit > Preferences.
The SMART Notebook Preferences dialogue box appears.
2. Press Defaults.
3. Clear the Add cell padding to table cells tickbox.
4. Press OK.
5. Close and restart SMART Notebook software.
New and existing tables in your .notebook files display without cell padding.
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Setting the language
The SMART Language Setup utility enables you to set the language for a specific SMART application or all SMART applications installed on your computer.
To set the language
1. Select Options > Language Setup.
The Language Setup dialogue box appears.
2. Select All Listed Applications in the first drop-down list to set the language for all applications.
OR
Select an application in the first drop-down list to set the language for only that application.
3. Select the appropriate language in the second drop-down list.
NOTES
o
If appears beside your selected language, the language is installed on your computer.
o
If appears beside your selected language, the SMART Language Setup utility downloads the language from the website after you press OK.
o
By default, the SMART Language Setup utility uses Internet Explorer Internet browser’s settings to connect to the Internet. However, you can use different settings by completing the steps under the next procedure.
TIP
To display the languages in their native names (for example, Deutsch for German), select the Show native names tickbox.
4. If you want to use different languages for handwriting recognition and spell checking, select languages in the Handwriting recognition and Spell check drop-down lists.
NOTE
If AUTO appears in the drop-down list, the SMART Language Setup selects your chosen language if available or a similar language if otherwise. If neither option is available, SMART Language Setup selects the current language.
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5. If you want to use a different keyboard layout, select a layout in the Keyboard input
language drop-down list.
IMPORTANT
The Keyboard input language drop-down list is available only if there’s more than one keyboard layout installed on your computer.
The keyboard layout that you select in the Keyboard input language drop-down list applies to both the on-screen keyboard and the keyboard connected to your computer when you use SMART software.
In some situations, you might want to select a layout that is different from the layout of the keyboard connected to your computer (for example, to teach a second language).
In these situations, the on-screen keyboard works correctly, but the keyboard connected to your computer might not.
For best results, ensure that the layout you select is identical to the layout of the keyboard connected to your computer. For example, if an English (US) keyboard is connected to your computer, select English (United States) in this drop-down list.
For information on keyboard layouts, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964651 .
6. Press OK.
To set the connection options
1. Select Options > Language Setup.
The Language Setup dialogue box appears.
2. Press Connection Options.
The Connection Options dialogue box appears.
3. Select Use Internet Explorer settings.
OR
Select Use other proxy and then type the host, user name and password in the appropriate boxes.
4. Press OK.
Removing SMART software
SMART Support might ask you to remove existing versions of SMART software before you install new versions. You can do this using the SMART Uninstaller.
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To remove SMART software
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Uninstaller.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press SMART Uninstaller.
2. Press Next.
3. Select the tickboxes of the SMART software and supporting packages that you want to remove and then press Next.
o
NOTES
Some SMART software is dependent on other SMART software. For example, if you select the SMART Notebook tickbox, SMART Uninstaller selects the
SMART Response tickbox automatically because SMART Response software is dependent on SMART Notebook software.
o
SMART Uninstaller automatically removes any supporting packages that are no longer being used. If you choose to remove all SMART software, SMART
Uninstaller automatically removes all supporting packages, including itself.
o
TIPS
To select all software and supporting packages, press Select All.
o
To clear the selection of all software and supporting packages, press Clear All.
4. Press Uninstall.
SMART Uninstaller removes the selected software and supporting packages.
5. Press Finish.
Updating and activating SMART software
After you install SMART software, you need to activate it. Once you have activated the software, you need to install updates from SMART.
IMPORTANT
To update and activate SMART software, you need to be connected to the Internet.
Updating SMART software
SMART periodically releases updates to its software and firmware products. (Firmware is software installed in hardware products like the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.) You can use SMART Product Update (SPU) to check for and install these updates.
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Your system administrator can install SPU in Full mode or Dashboard mode. In Full mode, you can view installed versions and download and install updates as documented in this section. In
Dashboard mode, you can only view installed versions.
To check for updates automatically
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Product Update.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press
SMART Product Update.
The SMART Product Update window appears.
2. Select the Check for updates automatically tickbox and then type the number of days (up to 60) between SPU checks.
3. Close the SMART Product Update window.
If an update is available the next time SPU checks, the SMART Product Update window appears automatically and the Update button of the affected product is enabled.
To check for updates manually
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Product Update.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press
SMART Product Update.
The SMART Product Update window appears.
2. Press Check Now.
If an update is available for a product, its Update button is enabled.
3. If an update is available, install it by following the next procedure.
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To install an update
1. Open the SMART Product Update window as described in the previous procedures.
2. Press the product’s row.
Product details appear. These product details include the installed version’s number and the update’s number, date and download size (if an update is available).
TIP
Press View release notes to view a summary of the changes in the update and the computer requirements for the update.
3. Press Update.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the update.
IMPORTANT
To install updates, you must have full administrator access.
To disable automatic checking for updates
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Product Update.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press
SMART Product Update.
The SMART Product Update window appears.
2. Clear the Check for updates automatically tickbox.
IMPORTANT
SMART recommends that you do not clear this tickbox.
Activating SMART software
Typically, you activate SMART software after installing it. However, in some situations, you activate the software later. For example, you could be evaluating the software before deciding to purchase it.
l
NOTES
As of version 11.1, you don’t need to activate SMART Notebook software or
SMART Product Drivers. SMART provides you with the right to use this software when you purchase a SMART interactive product.
l
If you want to use SMART Notebook software with a device that isn’t a SMART interactive product, you must purchase a product key.
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Obtaining a product key
The SMART Software Portal is a web service that helps you to view product keys, activations and other information for you SMART software. Currently, the SMART Software Portal is available only for English speakers in North America and the United Kingdom. Visit the portal at licensing.smarttech.com
.
If you live outside of North America or the United Kingdom, contact your reseller
( smarttech.com/wheretobuy ) to obtain a product key.
TIP
If you lose your product key, go to smarttech.com/findproductkey .
Activating SMART software with a product key
Once you have obtained a product key, you can activate SMART software.
To activate SMART software
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Product Update.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press
SMART Product Update.
The SMART Product Update window appears.
2. Press Activate or Manage for the software you want to activate.
The SMART Software Activation window appears.
NOTE
The value in the Status column indicates the status for each product:
Value Description
Installed
Activated
The software is installed.
The software is installed and activated with a perpetual or maintenance licence.
Subscription The software is installed and activated with a subscription licence. The number in parentheses indicates the days remaining in the subscription period.
Expiring
Expired
Unknown
The software is installed but not yet activated. The number in parentheses indicates the days remaining in the evaluation period.
The software is installed but not yet activated. The evaluation period is over. You’re unable to use the software until you activate it.
The software’s status is unknown.
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3. Press Add.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate the software using the product key.
To view product keys
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs >
SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Product Update.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press
SMART Product Update.
The SMART Product Update window appears.
2. Select Tools > View Licences.
The Product Keys dialogue box appears.
3. Press OK when you’ve finished viewing the product keys.
NOTE
Alternatively, you can view the product keys for a single product by pressing the product’s name in the SMART Product Update window and then pressing View
licences.
Sending feedback to SMART
When you start SMART software for the first time, a dialogue box may appear asking whether you want to join the SMART Customer Experience Programme. If you choose to join the programme, the software sends information to SMART that helps us to improve the software for future releases. After starting the software for the first time, you can enable or disable this feature through the Help menu.
You can also send feature request emails to SMART.
To enable the Customer Experience Programme tracking feature
Select Help > Customer Experience Programme > Feedback tracking ON.
To disable the Customer Experience Programme tracking feature
Select Help > Customer Experience Programme > Feedback tracking OFF.
To send a feature request email
1. Select Help > Submit Feature Request.
A new email message appears in your default email program.
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2. Type your request in the new email message and then press Send.
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Chapter 13:
Chapter 13
Troubleshooting SMART Notebook software
Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar
Troubleshooting DPI settings on 4K UHD Displays
This chapter explains how to troubleshoot issues with SMART Notebook software.
Troubleshooting files
Issue Recommendation
Your file contains large pictures and runs slowly when you open it in SMART Notebook software.
Export an optimised version of the file (see
Setting image optimisation preferences on page 197).
Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar
Issue Recommendation
When using SMART Notebook software on an interactive product, you or your students can’t reach the toolbar.
Press Move toolbar to top/bottom of
window
to move the toolbar from the top of the window to the bottom.
TIP
If you have a height-adjustable wall mount, you can also adjust the height of your interactive whiteboard or display so that students can reach it.
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Issue
Toolbar buttons described in this documentation don’t appear on the toolbar.
Recommendation
If a down arrow appears on the right-hand side of the toolbar, press it to display additional toolbar buttons.
If your desired button doesn’t appear when you click the down arrow , you or another user might have removed the button (see
Customising the toolbar on page 193).
Don’t span more than a few buttons across rows to prevent the toolbar from being wider than the SMART Notebook software window.
There isn’t enough room on your interactive product to display the contents of a page.
Press View Screens and then select Full
Screen to display the page in Full Screen mode.
OR
Select the Auto-hide tickbox to hide the tabs when not in use.
Press one of the tab’s icons to display it and then clear the Auto-hide tickbox.
The Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments,
Properties and other tabs disappear whenever you press outside of the tabs.
Two users are creating or manipulating objects in SMART Notebook software on a
SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard. One user is using his or her finger. The other user is using a pen from the pen tray.
When the user using the pen presses a button in the toolbar, the selected tool or option changes for the user using his or her finger instead.
The user using the pen must press buttons in the toolbar with the pen, not with his or her finger.
For more information, see Enabling two
people to use a SMART Board 800 series
interactive whiteboard on page 187.
Troubleshooting digital ink
Issue Recommendation
SMART Notebook software doesn’t recognise handwriting in your language.
You want your handwriting to appear more smooth and natural in SMART Notebook software.
Install the appropriate language pack (see
Setting the language on page 201).
Use the Calligraphic pen type rather than the
Standard pen type (see Writing or drawing
You’re having trouble writing smoothly in
SMART Notebook software on Windows 7 operating system.
The Single Finger Panning feature is turned on. Turn it off (see smarttech.com/kb/147470 ).
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Issue
When you write with a pen,
SMART Notebook software on Windows 7 operating system interprets your actions as mouse clicks.
Recommendation
The Flicks feature is turned on. Turn it off (see smarttech.com/kb/144274 ).
Troubleshooting objects
Issue Recommendation
When you create a .notebook file on one computer and then open it on another computer, the objects in the file appear differently.
You want to move, resize or otherwise change an object, but when you do so, you also move, resize or otherwise change other objects.
You want to move, resize or otherwise change an object but can’t. A lock icon appears instead of a menu arrow when you select the object.
There are several possible causes. The following are the most common: l
You used a font that’s installed on one computer but not on the other.
l l
The two computers have different operating systems.
The two computers have different versions of SMART Notebook software.
The objects are grouped. Any changes you make to one object affect the other objects.
Select the objects and then select Format >
Group > Ungroup to ungroup them. You can then move, resize or otherwise change the individual objects.
For more information, see Grouping objects on page 72.
The object is locked, which prevents you from making changes to it. To unlock the object, select it, press its lock icon then select Unlock.
and
For more information, see Locking objects on page 105.
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Issue
One object on a page covers another:
Recommendation
As you create objects, newer objects cover older objects automatically if the objects are in the same position on the page.
You can change the order of objects. For
more information, see Rearranging stacked
You want to change this so that the second object covers the first:
When you fill an object with a picture that is larger than the object, the picture is cut off:
When filling an object with a picture, select
Scale image to fit to resize the picture to fit the object:
Conversely, when you fill an object with a picture that is smaller than the object, the picture is tiled:
For more information, see Changing objects’
Troubleshooting gestures
Issue Recommendation
The multitouch gestures described in this guide aren’t working in SMART Notebook software.
Ensure that your interactive product supports multitouch gestures and that multitouch gestures are enabled.
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Troubleshooting DPI settings on 4K UHD
Displays
SMART recommends a DPI scaling factor of 125% for 4K UHD displays. If the current DPI settings are suboptimal, you may receive a notification in the top left-hand corner of the first
Notebook page when Notebook starts, asking you to increase the display DPI. If you dismiss the notification five times without action, a dialogue box appears. This dialogue box gives you the option to learn how to change the DPI or to disable the notification.
More information about changing DPI settings is available here: Increase the size of the screen display for SMART Notebook by adjusting the DPI settings .
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Index
A
add-ons
Adobe Flash Player compatible files, 82
audio files, See sound files automatic tasks
B
C
215
cloning
content
inserting in .notebook files, 75
sharing with other teachers, 96
cropping
Customer Experience Programme, 207
D
default program for .notebook files, 195
device requirements, 133 devices, 133
digital ink
converting to text, 39, 159-160
E
INDEX
Essentials for Teachers, See Gallery
Essentials
F
feature request emails, 207 feedback, 207
files
attaching to .notebook files, 92
attaching to email messages, 21
cutting, copying, and pasting content
displaying in Dual-User mode, 187
displaying in Dual Page view, 149
displaying in Full Screen view, 146
displaying in Transparent Background
Flash files, See Adobe Flash Player compatible files
Flash video files, See Adobe Flash video files
freehand objects, See digital ink
G
Gallery
applying backgrounds and themes
finding and working with content from, 76
organising your content in, 95
Gallery Sampler, See Lesson Activity
Examples
GeoGebra
finding and working with content from, 78
gestures
types of
GPU acceleration, 175 for SMART Recorder, 175
graphics, See pictures groups
H
I
handwriting, conversion to text of, 39, 159-160
images, See pictures
Interactive Whiteboard Common File
invisible areas, See transparent areas
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italicised text, 41 italicized text, 41
J
K
L
links
M
Mac OS X operating system software, 14
measurement tools
types of
MP3 files, See sound files
217
multiple interactive products, 151
music files, See sound files
N
names
.notebook file format, 14, 195
Notebook Software, See SMART
Notebook
O
objects
cutting, copying and pasting, 66
setting fill and line style for, 59
INDEX
P
pages
displaying in Dual-User mode, 187
displaying in Dual Page view, 149
displaying in Full Screen view, 146
displaying in Transparent Background
hiding with Screen Shades, 153
PDF files pens
attaching to email messages, 22
types of
performance, improving
disabling hardware acceleration, 175
for SMART Recorder
disabling hardware acceleration, 175
reducing screen resolution, 174 reducing screen resolution, 174
photographs, See pictures pictures
creating transparent areas in, 81
inserting from a SMART Document
Camera, 80 inserting from files, 80
preferences
Preferences
Q
QuickTime files, See MOV files
R
S
218
INDEX
set-square, 180 set-squares, 180
Shape Recognition Pen tool, 33, 37
shapes
creating with the Regular Polygons
creating with the Shape Recognition
creating with the Shapes tool, 35
SMART Board 800 series interactive
SMART Board D600 series interactive
SMART Board interactive products, 133
SMART Ink
SMART Notebook Document Writer, 86
SMART Notebook Print Capture, 85
SMART Recorder
changing video and audio quality, 166
219
SWF files, See Adobe Flash Player compatible files
T
tables
adding columns, rows or cells to, 52
removing cell padding from, 200
removing cell shades from, 154
removing columns, rows or cells from, 52
splitting or merging cells in, 53
Team Content categories, 97, See also My
Content category text
converting handwriting to, 39, 159-160
including mathematical symbols in, 42 resizing, 42
themes
thumbnails
toolbars
Transparent Background view, 148
INDEX
troubleshooting
SMART Notebook software window
U
V
W
web browsers, See Internet browsers
X
Z
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