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Quick Reference
The Floating Tools toolbar
The features you use most are literally at your fingertips with the Floating Tools toolbar.
If it is not already on your screen, you can launch the Floating Tools by selecting the SMART Board™ icon located in
Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and choosing Show Floating Tools from the menu.
Button What the button does
Stop using other tools and return the cursor to mouse mode
Write or draw in digital ink, and select the ink color
Highlight an area of the screen with translucent ink for emphasis, and select the ink color
Hide/Reveal toolbar
Move toolbar
Erase digital ink, and select the size of the eraser
Draw a line, and select the format of the line
Draw a pre-formed shape, and select the shape
Floating Tools toolbar
(default settings)
Make your next press on the interactive whiteboard a right-click
Launch the on-screen keyboard
Launch Notebook software
Undo your previous action.
Open the Customize Floating Tools menu to personalize toolbar functions
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Canada 03/2008.
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Customizing Floating Tools
Press the Customize button in the Floating Tools toolbar to choose from a variety of toolbar buttons. You can choose as many buttons as you like to fully customize Floating Tools with the buttons you need.
To add a button to the Floating Tools drag and drop the icon onto the toolbar. To remove a button, ensure the Customize button has been pressed, and drag the button off the Floating Tools toolbar.
To return the toolbar to its original configuration press the Restore Defaults button.
When you are finished customizing the toolbar press the Done button.
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Canada 03/2008.
Quick Reference
The buttons that have side menus can be further customized.
Right click on the side menu. The
Properties dialog box will appear where you can change the settings for the tool.
You can save the new settings so they become the default for that tool by clicking the Save Tool Settings button at the bottom of the dialog box after you’ve set the parameters above.
side menu Properties dialog box
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Example of Pen tool’s Properties dialog box
© 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. Printed in
Canada 03/2008.
