Smart 11 - Manual

N O T E When you start the software subsequent times, a new, blank file opens automatically. To open the tutorial file, select Help > Tutorial . For information on working with files, see Creating and working with files on page 11. Navigating the user interface The SMART Notebook software user in...

Opening the Gallery tab To open the Gallery tab, press Gallery . Customizing 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...

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 Creat...

In addition to these basic types of objects, you can insert pictures, Adobe Flash Player compatible files, Adobe Flash Player compatible video files, sound files, Internet content and widgets in your .notebook files. This content can come from your own resources, from the Gallery or from the SMART E...

Chapter 2: Creating and working with files Creating files 11 Opening files 11 Opening files in Compatibility mode 12 Saving files 12 Exporting files 14 Printing files 16 Reducing file sizes 17 Undoing and redoing actions 18 In SMART Notebook software, you can create or open SMART Notebook software (...

g To open a file 1. Press Open File . The Open dialog box appears. 2. Browse to and select the file. 3. Press Open . T I P You can open a recently opened file by selecting File > Open Recent , and then selecting the file name. Opening files in Compatibility mode If you open a .notebook file creat...

Exporting files You can export your .notebook files to the following formats: l Web pages l Picture formats o BMP o JPEG o PNG o TIFF l PDF l Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format (CFF) N O T E S l SMART Notebook software doesn’t include links when you export files as web pages, picture files or...

4. Press Save . N O T E You can also import CFF files (see Importing files from other interactive whiteboard programs on page 102). 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. g To print a file 1. Select F...

Reducing file sizes 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 ...

2. Select 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. OR Select Never change the resolution of inserted images to never reduce large pictures’ file sizes when you insert them. OR Select Always change image reso...

Chapter 3: Creating and working with pages Displaying pages 20 Changing the page display 21 Zooming in and out 22 Displaying pages in Full Screen view 23 Displaying pages in Transparent Background view 25 Displaying pages in Dual Page view 26 Creating pages 27 Cloning pages 28 Rearranging pages 28 G...

Displaying pages 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. g To display a page 1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter . 2. Press the thumbnail of the page you want to display. g To disp...

g 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. Changing the page display You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive...

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). g 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...

g To zoom in or out using multitouch gestures Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in. OR Drag your fingers toward each other to zoom out. A message appears, displaying the current zoom level. Displaying pages in Full Screen view In Full Screen view, SMART Notebook software expands the p...

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...

g To display more toolbar buttons Press Toolbar Options . The toolbar expands to include the following buttons: Button Command Action Blank Page Insert a new, blank page in the current file. Undo Reverse the effect of the last action. Delete Delete all selected objects. Clear Page Erase all digital ...

g To unpin a page Clear the selection of View > Zoom > Pin Page . g To return to standard view Press View Screens , and then select Single Page Display . Creating pages You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter. g To insert a page using the Add Page...

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. g To create or edit a group 1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter . 2. Press the ...

4. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page. 5. When you finish performing these actions, press . A playback toolbar appears on the page. g To play a page recording 1. Display the page. If the page includes a page recording, a playback toolbar appears on the page. 2. Press Pla...

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. N O T E You’re unable to clear objects locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80) or infinitely cloned objects (see Cloning ...

g To clear all digital ink objects from the page 1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to clear. 2. Select Edit > Clear Ink from Page . N O T E S o 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...

g 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 dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm the reset. N O T E S o This option is disabled if you haven’t made changes to the page since last saving the file. o You can also s...

Creating themes You can use themes to customize 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. g To create a theme 1....

Chapter 4: Creating basic objects Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink 42 Writing or drawing digital ink 42 Writing or drawing fading digital ink 44 Creating custom Creative pen styles 45 Erasing digital ink 48 Creating shapes and lines 48 Creating shapes with the Shapes tool 48 Creating shapes ...

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 l Text l Tables Writing,...

4. Optionally, customize the line type using the property selectors. N O T E You can also customize the line type using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties on page 74). 5. Write or draw digital ink on the page. T I P S o Don’t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on your interac...

g 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 check box, and ...

Erasing digital ink You can erase digital ink from your interactive product’s screen 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. N O T E Although you can erase digital ink, you’re unable to erase...

g 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, customize the shape using the property selectors. N O T E You can also customize the shape using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properti...

g 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. N O T E The number in the shape indicates its number of sides. 3. Optionally, customize the shape using the pro...

g 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 interactive screen. If SMART Notebook software recognizes your drawing as a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle or arc, it adds this shape to the ...

g To create a straight line or arc 1. Press Lines . The Lines tool buttons appear. 2. Select a line or arc type. 3. Optionally, customize the line or arc type using the property selectors. N O T E You can also customize the line or arc type using the Properties tab (see Changing objects’ properties ...

2. Press Text , and then select an available font style. 3. Optionally, customize the font style (see Formatting text on the next page). 4. Press where you want the text to start. 5. Type your text. 6. When you’re done, press outside the text object. g To edit existing text 1. Double-click the text ...

Resizing text objects When you resize a text object following the procedure in Resizing objects on page 83, 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. g To resize a text object 1. D...

g To disable automatic spell checking 1. Press Text . 2. Press More Text Options , and then select Check Spelling . g 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 misspelle...

g To cut and paste text to another location on the same page 1. Double-click the text object. 2. Select the text you want to cut. 3. Drag the selected text to another location on the same page. g To copy and paste text to another page 1. If the Page Sorter tab isn’t visible, press Page Sorter . 2. D...

3. Select a line type. 4. Draw a table on the screen. T I P 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 Recognize Table . If SMART Notebook software recognizes your drawing as a table,...

g To select a column 1. Press Select . 2. Press inside the column’s top cell, and then drag to the bottom cell. g To select a row 1. Press Select . 2. Press inside the row’s leftmost cell, and then drag to the rightmost cell. g To select a cell 1. Press Select . 2. Press inside the cell. g To select...

Changing a table’s properties You can use the Properties tab to change the table’s properties, including its transparency, cell color and line color. g 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...

g To change a table’s line style 1. Select a table. N O T E 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. g...

g 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. g 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 follo...

g To remove a row 1. Select the row. 2. Press the row’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Row . g To remove a cell 1. Select the cell. 2. Press the cell’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Cells . N O T E o Removing a cell deletes the contents of the cell. o You’re unable to remove a cell if it pr...

Adding or removing 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. N O T E S l 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 sp...

Chapter 5: Working with objects Selecting objects 72 Changing objects’ properties 74 Changing the fill 74 Filling digital ink drawings 76 Changing other properties 76 Saving tool settings 77 Positioning objects 77 Moving objects 77 Moving objects to another page 78 Aligning objects 79 Rearranging st...

After creating an object, you can select it and work with it as described in this chapter. N O T E The tasks described in this chapter are for all objects, not just basic objects. Selecting objects Before you can work with an object, you must select it. You can select an individual object, multiple ...

Changing objects’ properties You can change an object’s properties. The properties you can change depend on the object 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 sett...

g To change an object’s fill by first pressing the Fill button 1. Press Fill , and then select a color. 2. Select the object. 3. Repeat step 2 for each object you want to apply the fill to. Filling digital ink drawings In addition to filling shapes, regular polygons and irregular polygons, you can f...

g 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. g To change an object’s text style 1. Select the object. 2. If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press Properties . 3. Press Te...

T I P You can manipulate multiple objects by selecting them, and then creating a group (see Grouping objects on page 87). g 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. T I P You can move an object in small increments by p...

4. Drag the object or objects into the Page Sorter above the thumbnail of the page you want to move the objects to. g 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 t...

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). N O T E You’re unable to move an object in the stack if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects below). g To move an object to the ...

Cutting, copying and pasting objects You can cut, copy and paste objects, including text, pictures, straight lines, arcs and shapes in a .notebook file. T I P S l You can paste text from other programs into SMART Notebook software and cut text from SMART Notebook software and paste it into other pro...

g 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. g 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 a...

g To resize multiple objects 1. Group the objects (see Grouping objects on page 87), and then select the group. A selection rectangle appears around the group. 2. Press the resize handle in the lower-right corner of the selection rectangle. 3. Drag the resize handle to increase or reduce the size of...

g 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 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 decrea...

g 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 ob...

Flipping objects You can flip an object on a page. N O T E You’re unable to flip an object if it’s locked in place (see Locking objects on page 80). g 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 . g To flip multi...

Using the group gesture N O T E S l You’re unable to use the group gesture with a mouse. l The group gesture works only when you initially contact your interactive product’s surface. g To group objects Quickly shake your finger over the objects three times. g To ungroup objects Quickly shake your fi...

Adding links to objects You can link any object on a page to a web page, 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 web page that you add to the Attachments tab. N O T E You can display animated link indi...

g To remove a link 1. Select the object. 2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link . The Insert Link dialog box appears. 3. Press Remove Link . 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 o...

Chapter 6: Using your own content Inserting pictures 96 Inserting pictures from files 96 Inserting pictures from a SMART Document Camera 96 Creating transparent areas in a picture 97 Working with pictures 97 Inserting multimedia files 97 Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files 98 Inserting Ado...

In addition, you can add your content to the Gallery, where you can access and use it across multiple .notebook files or share your content on the SMART Exchange website. Inserting pictures You can insert pictures into pages from files, a scanner or a SMART Document Camera. N O T E You can also inse...

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 color in the picture transparent. N O T E You can reduce the size of a large picture when you insert it in a file ...

Inserting Adobe Flash Player compatible files You can insert Adobe Flash Player compatible files into a page. After you insert 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...

g 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 arro...

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. For information on how to work with objects, including ...

Inserting Internet browsers You can insert an Internet browser into a .notebook page. In the Internet browser, you can browse to and display web pages. You can modify the Internet browser like any other object in SMART Notebook software (see Working with objects on page 71). Inserting an Internet br...

N O T E Although proxy servers protect internal networks from intruders, they unavoidably introduce network latency. Using 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...

2. To open a file, double-click the file name or alias. OR To open a web page, double-click the link. Adding your content to 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. Th...

5. Press Save . 6. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery . 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 Open dialog box appears. 8. Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5. 9. Pre...

g 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...

g 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. N O T E 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 E...

g To contribute to a Team Content category Add content to a Team Content category as you do to the My Content category (see Adding your content to the Gallery on page 105). Finding and using your content in the Gallery After adding your content to the Gallery, you can find and use it as described in...

Chapter 7: Using content fromSMART resources Finding and using content from the Gallery 112 Finding and using content from the SMART Exchange website 113 SMART Notebook software includes Lesson Activity Examples, which includes Activity Builder examples (see Creating matching lesson activities on pa...

Finding and using content from the Gallery 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. T I P You can change the size of the category lis...

Chapter 8: Using SMART Notebooksoftware in your classroom Presenting files to students 116 Creating and presenting lesson activities 116 Creating matching lesson activities 116 Creating hide-and-show lesson activities 118 Creating reveal lesson activities 121 Using other resources to create lesson a...

Presenting files to students After creating a .notebook file using basic objects, your own content and content from SMART resources, you can present the file to students in your classroom. The following are tips to keep in mind when presenting files to students: l Save your completed file on a CD, D...

Creating reveal lesson activities N O T E You’ll complete the following tasks when creating reveal lesson activities: l Creating tables (see Creating tables in SMART Notebook software on page 58) l Resizing cells (see Resizing tables, columns or rows on page 65) l Filling a table’s background with a...

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 you want to use in the reveal lesson activity, and then press Open . 6. Select Scale image to fit...

Using presentation tools While presenting .notebook files to students, you can use the following tools: l Screen Shade l Magic Pen l Measurement tools o Ruler o Protractor o Geodreieck protractor o Compass Using the Screen Shade If you want to cover information and reveal it slowly during a presenta...

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. 1. Press Pens . The Pens tool buttons appear. 2. Press Pen Typ...

Using the measurement tools Using the SMART Notebook software measurement tools, you can insert a ruler, protractor, Geodreieck protractor 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...

N O T E Clear the selection of View > Show All Links When Page Opens to stop displaying links when you open a page. g 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, eac...

Chapter 9: TroubleshootingSMART Notebook software Troubleshooting files 139 Troubleshooting the SMART Notebook software window and toolbar 140 Troubleshooting digital ink 141 Troubleshooting objects 141 Troubleshooting gestures 142 This chapter explains how to troubleshoot issues with SMART Notebook...

Troubleshooting digital ink Issue Recommendation You want your handwriting to appear moresmooth and natural in SMART Notebooksoftware. Use the Calligraphic pen type rather than theStandard pen type (see Writing or drawing digital ink on page 42). N O T E The Calligraphic pen type is available only i...

Issue Recommendation One object on a page covers another: You want to change this so that the secondobject covers the first: As you create objects, newer objects cover olderobjects automatically if the objects are in thesame position on the page. You can change the order of objects. For moreinformat...

Appendix A: Customizing the toolbar The SMART Notebook software toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands and tools. You can customize the toolbar so that it includes the tools you use most frequently. After adding or removing toolbar buttons, you can restore the default set of too...

Appendix B: Setting the language You can set the language for the SMART applications installed on your computer using the international system preferences. N O T E This procedure may vary depending on your version of Mac OS X operating system software. g To set the language 1. Select > System Pre...

Appendix C: Updating, activating and sendingfeedback Updating and activating SMART Notebook software 149 Updating SMART Notebook software 149 Activating SMART Notebook software 151 Obtaining a product key 151 Activating SMART Notebook software with a product key 151 Sending feedback to SMART 152 Upd...

2. Clear the Check for updates automatically check box. I M P O R T A N T SMART recommends that you do not clear this check box. Activating SMART Notebook software Typically, you activate SMART Notebook software after installing it. However, in some situations, you activate the software later. For e...

N O T E S o Alternatively, you can open the SMART Software Activation window from SMART Product Update (SPU) by pressing  Activate in the SMART Notebook row. o The value in the Status column indicates the status for each product: Installed The software is installed. Activated The software is install...