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BasicsQuick Troubleshooting:

The Ready Lighto Not lit – No power, not functioning, check the USB cable connectiono Solid green – Ready to go!o Flashing green – SMARTBoard driver isn’t installed on the computer, or if it’s

installed, it isn’t running.o Solid red – Board has power but is not communicating with the computero Flashing amber – Occurs only when updating firmware; this is normal.o Solid amber – Problem state, try resetting the board by disconnecting and then

reconnecting the USB cable at the board’s end. Orienting

o Quick Method Press and hold the Pen tray buttons at the same

time When the Orientation screen appears hold a

pen towards the outside of the first diamond shape, press to the board and drag into the center of the target

This will give you a more accurate orientation

Do that for each of your spots

9 is the default orientation, but you may want a more precise orientation. To accomplish this:

Click on the Smart Board Tools icon in your Dock (lower right hand side of screen)

From the Open menu select Smart Settings Select Smart Hardware Settings From the drop down menu select Orientation/Alignment Settings Choose 4, 9, 12 or 20

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Smart Notebook & Toolbars

Floating Toolbar Appears on the side of your computer screen, even when Smart Notebook is not open You can hide it by clicking on the Smart Board Tools icon in your Dock then choose Hide

Floating Tools Customize the tools on your floating tool bar by clicking on the Settings wheel and then

dragging icons you would like to add into the floating toolbaro I would suggest adding Smart Recorder

Smart Notebook Toolbar You can choose to have it at the top or bottom of the screen by clicking on the arrows To change the tools that you have visible in the toolbar, click the Settings Wheel You can add tools to the tool bar in the same way that you would on the

floating toolbar, by clicking on the tool you want to add and dragging it to where you would like to add it.

Good Action icons to add might include: dual page and pin page. Good Tool icons to add might include: Magic Pen, shape recognition and highlighter

Pens To

access the pen options, click on the icon that shows three pens.

Click on the Single pen to change the type of pen being used

You also have the options to changeo Coloro Line styleo Transparency

Specialty Pens

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o Creative Pen – writes with rainbow, smiley faces, patterns etco Magic Pen – disappears – good to use to get attention or have students quiet downo Shape Recognition – allows you to draw a shape and it will recognize it and make it a

permanent part of the slide so it can’t be erased by the eraser

Text To add typed text, click on the letter A on the toolbar An additional toolbar will open that will allow you to choose different styles, sizes and color To type, click on the page, a box will appear

and you can either type with the keyboard for your computer or click on the keyboard key on the penboard of the Smartboard and use that to type on the screen

Under additional options – the button with the A and arrow, you will find additional formatting options like bullets and numbering

Erasers Change Eraser preferences by clicking the Eraser icon, then

choosing a size You can use the eraser by simply picking up the eraser from the

pen tray Quick erase the board by drawing a large circle around the area you would like to erase and

tapping

Shapes & Lines Draw different shapes by selecting either the

Shapes icon or the Regular Polygon icono After you draw the shape you can choose to fill it in with a color by selecting the paint

can – then choose a color and click in the shape Draw different lines using the line tool

Inserting Objects and LinksTo insert a photo, link, sound, table etc, you will click on Insert from the top of the screen

When you insert a link, you will be directed to type in the URL and it will appear with a globe symbol to indicate that it is linked

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You can also put a link on an object like a picture, text, or shape.

Click on the picture, then the drop down arrow Choose link and type in the link you would like to

connect to Linked objects will have a globe appear in the corner

Object MenuEach time you insert text or an object you have a variety of options of how to treat that object or text by clicking the down arrow:

Clone will allow you to essentially copy the object or text

Infinite cloner – will allow you to do just that – infinitely clone an object each time you touch it. Simply choose infinite cloner and an infinity sign will replace the object’s down arrow.

o Clicking on the object will now clone it – click and drag your new object out

o This can be a nice timesaver You can also add sound and links to an object

in this way – for example you may want to add a sound file that will show how to pronounce a word – or a link for more information

Locking – will lock your object in place – this is helpful if students are working with a smartboard page and you want the object to remain stationary so that they can draw on top of it

When you handwrite text or draw an object, you can click on the object’s arrow to Recognize the shape or the text

This will convert the handwriting to typed text or to a perfectly drawn shape or table.

Working with PagesAdd and delete pages using the add and delete icons on the tool bar and move back and forth between pages by clicking the left and right arrows

AddDelete

View your pages in the page sorter by clicking on the icon on the left that looks like a blank page.

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To hide the sorter, check the auto-hide box at the bottom of the screen at it will hid each time you begin working in the page

Building Lessons Some BasicsCustomize the look of your Smart Notebook pages by changing the color of the background or using gallery designs.

Change the Background Color Select Format Select Background You can select an auto fill color from the menu that appears and a gradient or

pattern fill if you choose If you discover a style that you prefer to use the most, create a theme for that

page by going back to Format Select Theme – then choose the background style, and format for your text and

give it a name To access the page style from here on out, it will appear under My Content

o Click on the Gallery icon (picture frame)o Then choose My Contento Click on Backgrounds and Themes – your theme, as you designed it

will appear in the box. Double click the theme, and it will allow you to select to apply it to all pages or just the current.

Use Smart Notebook Gallery Background and ThemesYou can also choose from a variety of pre-made background and theme pages in the Gallery.

Choose the Gallery Icon Click on Gallery Essentials

Expand the blue menu that says Background and Themes When you find a theme you would like to apply to your presentation double click

on the page – you can then choose to apply it to the current page, all pages or a range of pages

Currently there are 135 options

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