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Important Information WARNING WARNING If you use a projector with your SMART Board interactive whiteboard, do not stare into the beam of light created by the projector. Instruct children not to look in the direction of, or stare at, the beam of light created by the projector. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose any interactive product to rain or moisture. NOTE: The precautions in this section of the guide apply to the SMART Board 500 interactive whiteboard.
Cleaning the Writing Surface of an Interactive Whiteboard Before you clean the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, log off the computer. Otherwise you will scramble the desktop icons or activate application components when you touch the screen. You should also put the projector on standby to more easily view dirt and streaks. For optimal clarity, clean a frequently used interactive whiteboard approximately once a week using a standard glass or whiteboard cleaner.
Contents Important Information ........................................................................................... i Other Precautions .................................................................................................. i Cleaning the Writing Surface of an Interactive Whiteboard .................................. ii Preventing Damage to the Writing Surface .......................................................... ii General Tips for Trouble-Free Performance ...........................
Orienting Multiple Displays ................................................................................. 25 Displaying the Same Image on Multiple Displays ............................................... 26 Displaying Different Applications on Multiple Displays ....................................... 26 Displaying Applications over Multiple Displays ................................................... 27 Using SMART Board Software in Non-Projected Mode ...................................
Overview From the classroom to the boardroom, SMART Board interactive whiteboards and Sympodium lecterns are intuitive, easy-to-use tools for delivering dynamic presentations and conducting effective meetings. Imagine the advantages of presenting documents, Web pages and videos on an interactive screen that responds to the touch of your finger or a stylus. Through touch, you can control computer applications and create annotations over these applications in electronic ink.
Mac OS Requirements Mac OS X Version Java Version Handwriting Recognition Connection Status Mac OS X v10.1.5 * 1.3.1 Update 1 SMART USB Adapter Cable (p/n USB-FRU) n/a Supported Mac OS X Jaguar v10.2 1.3.1 Update 1 or later SMART USB Adapter Cable n/a Supported Mac OS X Panther v10.3.2 or later 1.4.2 or later SMART USB Adapter Cable Yes Recommended * If you use OS X v10.1.5 with SMART USB Adapter Cable (Part No.
SMART Recorder Requirements QuickTime Compatible Recommended QuickTime v6.0.2 or later QuickTime v6.1 or later You can download the latest version of QuickTime® Player from www.apple.com/quicktime.
SMART Board Control Panel Open the SMART Board Control Panel if you need to change or check the settings of the software and your SMART interactive product.
To use the pen tray buttons Press the top pen tray button to open the SMART Keyboard. Press the bottom button to make your next contact with the interactive screen a right-click (the same as Control-Click on a Mac). Keyboard Right-Click If you prefer, you can modify either of these buttons to perform a different function (such as printing the current page, clearing annotations or advancing to the next page). For detailed instructions, refer to Changing the Button Behavior in the SMART Board tools Help.
Using SMART Board Software in Projected Mode You can run SMART Board software in one of two modes: Projected (Mouse) or Non-Projected (Whiteboard) mode. Projected (Mouse) mode offers the most functionality at the interactive screen. In fact, if you’re using a Rear Projection SMART Board interactive whiteboard, a SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive overlay or a Sympodium product, you must always keep SMART Board software in projected mode.
To orient the interactive screen Press the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Orient. The Orientation screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructions. To change the orientation level 1. Press and hold the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Control Panel. 2. Press the Advanced button on the Boards tab. The Edit Advanced Board Settings dialog box appears. 3. On the Pick Orientation Precision tab, press the orientation level that you prefer. 4.
Writing, Erasing and Capturing with SMART Board Software SMART interactive products make it easy to work with any computer application. You can write on the screen with a stylus, the various tools available in the Floating Tools, or a combination of both. After you annotate on the screen, you can erase the notes or capture and save them using various methods.
NOTE: SMART Board software retains your settings until you log off or shut down your computer Using the Floating Tools at the Interactive Screen The Floating Tools palette is a portable toolbar that appears over any open application on your interactive screen and gives you access to a variety of annotation and presentation tools. To access these tools, press and hold the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Floating Tools. Then press the tool you want.
Modifying the Floating Tools If you want, you can change the color, size and transparency of the annotation tools so they suit your presentation needs. To change a drawing tool 1. Press the Configure Floating Tools button. The Configure Floating Tools dialog box appears. 2. Select the drawing tool you want to configure from the Tool list. TIP Double-press the Pen, Highlighter, Rectangle, Ellipse or Line tool for the Configure Floating Tools dialog box to open with that tool selected in the Tool list. 3.
Erasing What You Write It’s easy to remove any annotation on the interactive screen. If you have an interactive whiteboard has a pen tray, pick up the eraser and drag it across your annotation. If you’re using a Sympodium interactive pen display, press the Eraser button and touch the stylus to the screen. If you’d prefer to remove all annotations at once, you can configure a pen tray button to clear all annotations when you press it.
Recording Your Actions with SMART Recorder You can use SMART Recorder to record everything you do and say while working at the interactive screen or your computer. Your recording is saved as a QuickTime .mov file, which you can view with QuickTime player. To access SMART Recorder, press and hold the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Recorder. You can set the options for your recording by pressing the Options button. For example, you can set a higher sound and video quality.
Using Notebook Software With Notebook software, you can create a presentation that’s full of colorful clip art, graphics and text from a variety of sources. As you present, keep your audience’s attention by moving, uncovering and otherwise manipulating these objects. As your audience provides comments and suggestions, capture their input on a Notebook page by using the many tools available. All the notes you make are selectable objects on your Notebook page.
In all views, you’ll see a toolbar for accessing the functions available in that view. For example, the Full Screen view includes a toolbar for navigating through the pages of your file and for returning to the Whiteboard view. Similarly, in the Whiteboard or Page Sorter view, you can access either the Simple toolbar or the Standard toolbar.
To draw objects with the pen tool 1. Press the Pen button. 2. Draw on the interactive screen with your finger or with your mouse on the computer. To use a different ink color, select Current Color from the Format menu, and then press a color square in the color palette. To change the thickness of the pen’s line, select Line Width from the Format menu, and select a new line width.
To highlight an object 1. Select Highlighter from the Draw menu. 2. To change the ink color, select Current Color from the Format menu, and then press a color square in the color palette. 3. To change the line width for the highlighter, select Line Width from the Format menu, and select a width. 4. Draw on the interactive screen with your finger or with your mouse on the computer. To create geometric objects 1. Select Rectangle, Ellipse, Line or Shapes from the Draw menu.
Editing Objects in Notebook Software You can modify the objects on a page in either the Whiteboard or Full Screen view. However, before you can edit an object, you must select it. Do this by pressing the object on the interactive screen. If another tool is active, you may need to press the Select button before you press the object in the Whiteboard view. When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it, with both a resize and a rotation handle.
To move or copy an object between pages In the Whiteboard view, select an object on the current page and drag it to a thumbnail in the Side Sorter to move the object to that page. In the Whiteboard and Full Screen views, you can also copy an object by selecting it and pressing Edit > Copy. Likewise, you can move an object by selecting it and pressing Edit > Cut. Then go to the new location and paste it by selecting Edit > Paste.
To reorder the objects within a stack When you work with many objects, they can become stacked one on top of another. However, you may want to rearrange them to reveal an object that’s otherwise hidden. To do this, select an object, and then select Draw > Order > Bring Forward or Draw > Order > Send Backward to move the selected object one position forward or backward. To move an object to either the front or rear of the stack, select Draw > Order > Bring to Front or Draw > Order > Send to Back.
Managing Notebook Pages and Files Notebook software lets you control the look and organization of the pages in your Notebook file, as well as the organization of the entire file. For example, you can: • hide your page content with the screen shade, which is especially useful for presentations and lessons (page 24) • change the background color of specific pages • customize your pages with templates. You can access these templates individually or through the Gallery.
To undo/redo actions You can reverse an action that you have performed in Notebook software by selecting the Edit > Undo command, and you can select the Edit > Redo command to repeat an action that you’ve undone. To save your file After you create your Notebook file, you can select File > Save to save it in .xbk format, which you can open with Notebook software for the Windows, Mac OS X or UNIX® operating systems. You can also select File > Save As to save the file with a different name.
To use the Gallery The Gallery is a companion application to Notebook software that contains collections of page templates and pictures. Use these collections (in .xbc format) to add graphics to your Notebook files and to store your most commonly used graphics in easily accessible collections. Because the Gallery is a separate application, you can leave it open as you work with the other tools in Notebook software. However, you can only use it with Notebook software.
Presenting on the Interactive Whiteboard The SMART Board interactive whiteboard was designed to maximize the power of presentations. A variety of hardware and software features make the job of presenting information easy for the presenter and stimulating for the audience. Using the SMART Board Tools On the interactive screen, you can annotate over your presentation to highlight or emphasize important information and you can jot down notes and suggestions that are made by the audience.
Presenting Your Notebook File After you create your presentation in the Whiteboard view, deliver it using the Full Screen view. This view maximizes the viewing area of the screen by minimizing the toolbar clutter, and includes a three-button navigation toolbar (the Full Screen toolbar). You can use this toolbar to navigate through your presentation and end the full screen view.
Using Multiple Displays You can operate multiple SMART interactive products simultaneously from the same computer.
Displaying the Same Image on Multiple Displays With this setup, anything you do on one interactive screen is displayed on all connected interactive screens. Also, each interactive screen has touch control. More than one person can write over a projected application at a time, with the exception of Notebook software, where only one person can write on an interactive screen at a time.
Displaying Applications over Multiple Displays With this setup, you can display one application across multiple interactive whiteboards to enlarge the view and show greater detail, while having touch control on all displays. More than one person can write over a projected application at a time, with the exception of Notebook software.
Using SMART Board Software in Non-Projected Mode CAUTION If you own a SMART Board interactive whiteboard with an OptiPro surface, disregard this section. The OptiPro surface is optimized for use with a projector and should not be marked with dry-erase ink. Also, if you have a Rear Projection SMART Board interactive whiteboard, SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive overlay or Sympodium interactive pen display, don’t use SMART Board software in non-projected mode.
Setting Up SMART Board Software for Non-Projected Use When you initially install SMART Board software, it is set to the default Projected (Mouse) mode. However, if you’re using your interactive whiteboard without a projector, you should change the software mode to Non-Projected (Whiteboard) in the SMART Board Control Panel. Otherwise, when you write anywhere other than on the Notebook page, you may accidentally activate menu commands or other program elements.
Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software Action Adding an Object Circular object Standard Simple Toolbar Toolbar Button Button Menu Access Keyboard Shortcut Comments Draw > Ellipse +6 Drag to create an ellipse Freehand object Draw > Pen +2 Changes cursor to a pen Highlighter ink Draw > Highlighter +3 Changes cursor to a highlighter Line Draw > Line +7 Drag to create a line Insert > Clip Art Picture View > Gallery 30 Also see the Gallery (page 22) The Gallery window has its own keyboard
Action Adding Page Elements Page Standard Simple Toolbar Toolbar Button Button Menu Access Keyboard Shortcut Comments Insert > Blank Page Inserts after the current page Format > Background Color Colors only the current page Insert > Current Template Inserts the previously selected page template Insert > Select Template Selects a page template Format > Current Color Applies to the selected object or the next object you create Color fill Format > Fill Applies to the selected object or the ne
Action Standard Simple Toolbar Toolbar Button Button Keyboard Shortcut Comments Full Screen view View > Full Screen Next page View > Next Page Page Sorter view View > Page Sorter Previous page View > Previous PAGE UP Page Whiteboard view View > Whiteboard + F1 Full Screen Toolbar: File > Open +O Opening a File Existing New View > Gallery PAGE DOWN Picking an Object All objects Individual objects , and hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the objects Full Screen Toolbar: + F2 Full
Action Printing File Page only Removing Standard Simple Toolbar Toolbar Button Button Menu Access Keyboard Shortcut File > Print Comments +P File > Print Page Edit > Delete Sends only the current page to the default printer DELETE Deletes the selected object An object Draw > Eraser +4 You can also use the physical eraser Edit > Cut +X Places the object on the clipboard Objects from a page Edit > Clear Page +L Page Edit > Delete Page +D Draw > Group +G Copy selected object Edit > Co
Action Standard Simple Toolbar Toolbar Button Button Menu Access Keyboard Shortcut Comments SHIFT Draw > Order > Bring to Front + + Moves the selected object(s) to the front of the stack + Moves the selected object(s) to the back of the stack PG UP SHIFT Draw > Order > Send to Back Stack + PG DOWN Draw > Order > Bring Forward + Moves the selected object(s) one layer forward + Moves the selected object(s) one layer deeper PG UP Draw > Order > Send Backward PG DOWN Saving File Page templat
Customer Support Contacting SMART Technical Support SMART’s Technical Support team welcomes your call. However, you may first want to contact your local reseller if you experience any difficulty with SMART Board software, as they may be able to solve the problem without delay. All SMART products include free telephone, fax and e-mail support. Telephone: 1.866.518.6791 (toll-free in Canada/U.S.) or +1.403.228.5940 (all other countries) (Available 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Mountain time from Monday to Friday) Fax: +1.
Warranty Shipping Charges You are responsible for transporting the system to the service center, and SMART pays return shipping via ground service on any product that’s returned for service within the warranty period. If you request a rush order, any associated charges are billed to you. Read the warranty that was included with your SMART product for details. NOTE: After the warranty period, you are responsible for transporting the product to and from the service center.
Index A Accessing Screen Shade 24 SMART Keyboard 10 SMART Recorder 12 Spotlight 23 Tools 3 Adding Information to Notebook Pages 16 Page Templates 20 Pictures to Notebook Pages 16 Typed Text 10 Adjusting the Projected Image 7 Annotations 8 During a Presentation 23 Applications on Multiple Displays 27 B Background Moving Objects 18 Bold 19 Buttons Changing 8 Convert to Text 15 Convert-to-text 17 Non-Projected Mode 28 C Capturing 11 Non-Projected Mode 29 on a Non-Projected Interactive Whiteboard 29 Changing
Exporting, Notebook Files 21 Changing 8 Opening 5 Shortcuts 30 F Floating Tools 9 Changing 9 Clearing Annotations 11 Erasing 11 Restore Annotations 9 Font Changing Attributes 19 Shortcuts 31 Size 19 Formatting Text 19 Full Screen View 13, 24 Function Buttons 5 Changing 8 Keyboard 5 G Gallery Adding Pictures 22 Collections 20 Creating a New Collection 22 Grouping Objects 18 H Handwriting Recognition 15 Highlighting 8 HTML, Exporting Notebook Files 21 I Images Multiple Displays 26 Problems 7 Saving 21 Sp
Resizing Objects 18 Rotating Objects 18 Saving Files 21 Screen Shade 24 Selecting 17 Shapes 16 Shortcuts 30 Sorting Information 13 Text Attributes 19 Toolbars 14 Ungrouping Objects 18 Views 13 O Objects Background 18 Changing Attributes 19 Cutting, Copying and Pasting 18 Deleting 19 Erasing 19 Linking 19 Protecting 18 Rearranging 19 Resizing 18 Rotating 18 Selecting 17 Shortcuts 30 Opening Notebook Software 13 Shortcuts 32 Tools 3 Operating Systems and Notebook Files 21 Organizing Information in Notebook S
S Safety Precautions i Saving 21 Annotations 11 Images 21 Page Template 20 Shortcuts 34 Screen Capture 11 During a Presentation 23 Screen Shade 24 Selecting hand drawn shapes 17 Objects 17 Shortcuts 32 Setting Up Non-Projected Mode 28 Pen Tool and Function Buttons 8 Pen Tray Tools 8 Projected Mode 6 Shapes 16 Sharing Notebook Files 21 Shortcuts 30 Side Sorter 13 SMART Board Control Panel 4 SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Cleaning ii Without a Projector 28 SMART Board Software Changing the Mode 6, 29 Non-
