Installation guide

Using the Slate and its Tools 19
To select text, move the pointer to the beginning of a text line, press the pen tip into the workspace,
drag the pen across the workspace until the text is highlighted and then lift the pen.
You can set the pen to erase using the side switch. To erase, press and hold the upper part of the
side switch, position the pen in the appropriate location and press the pen tip on the workspace. If
required, continue to press the side switch and move the pen tip over the workspace to continue to
erase.
NOTE: The above procedure assumes you haven’t customized the upper part of the side switch to
other functions. For information on customizing the side switch, see page 23.
As an alternative, press the tool strip’s Erase icon with the pen to set the pen’s function to erase.
Then position the pen in the appropriate location and press the pen tip on the workspace. If
required, move the pen tip over the workspace to continue to erase. For more information on using
the tool strip, see below.
The pen’s side switch has two customizable functions that you activate by pressing the upper and
lower half of the switch respectively. By default, the upper switch functions as an Eraser, and the
lower switch functions as Black Ink. To use the side switch, the pen tip must be within 1/4" (6.5
mm) of the surface, although it need not be touching the workspace.
For information on how to assign functions to the side switch, see page 23.
You can press icons on the slate’s underlay with the tethered pen to activate functions or launch
software. In this way you can activate a left-click, a right-click, the eraser, and black, blue, red and
green digital ink. You can also launch an on-screen keyboard, screen capture tools and the
SMART Board Control Panel.
For more information, see page 10 for how to install the underlay and page 28 for how to
customize the tool strip.
Erasing
Using the Side Switch
Using the Tool Strip
Side Switch