User guide
©2005 Innovative Technology Center
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The Floating Tools allows you access to a variety of one-touch controls. To launch the
Floating Tools, you need to click on the Floating Tools icon in the Start Center;
this will launch the default Floating Tools. You will also realize that whenever you pick up
a pen from SMART Board tray, the minimized Floating Tools with only two buttons
(camera and undo) appears. Clicking on the arrow icon will expand the toolbar to the
regular Floating Tools.
If you wish to move the Floating Tools around, grab by the bar located on the left of the
Floating Tools, and drag to a desired position.
The default toolbar looks like this:
Default options on the Floating Tools are:
Capture an Area - when you select this tool the mouse will change; then drag
your mouse diagonally across the area of the screen you want to capture to the
SMART Notebook.
Use Mouse Cursor – this is the default tool
Pen tool – use to create annotations on screen
Highlighter – use your hand or a pen to highlight in yellow
Restore Cleared Page (Undo)
Eraser – erase with a pen or your hand
Right-click of the mouse – your next tab (or click) on the screen will be a right-click
More – use to reach options like customizing or closing the Floating Tools










