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Registration Benefits In the past, we’ve made new features such as handwriting recognition, USB support and SMART Recorder available as free software upgrades. Register your SMART product to be notified of free upgrades like these. Keep the following information available in case you need to contact Technical Support: Serial Number Date of Purchase Register online at: www.smarttech.com/registration Trademark Notice SMART Board, Sympodium, Notebook, DViT, OptiPro and the SMART logo are trademarks
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Important Information 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. WARNING 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. If you
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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. Just spray the screen with c
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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 ..............
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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 ................................... 28 Setti
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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. As you progress
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Mac OS Requirements Handwriting Mac OS X Version Java Version Connection Status Recognition Mac OS X v10.1.5 * 1.3.1 Update 1 SMART USB Adapter n/a Supported Cable (p/n USB-FRU) Mac OS X Jaguar 1.3.1 Update 1 SMART USB Adapter n/a Supported v10.2 or later Cable Mac OS X Panther 1.4.2 or later SMART USB Adapter Yes Recommended v10.3.2 or later Cable * If you use OS X v10.1.5 with SMART USB Adapter Cable (Part No. 93-00481), your computer may crash unexpectedly, especially if you unplug and plu
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SMART Recorder Requirements Compatible Recommended QuickTime QuickTime v6.1 or later QuickTime v6.0.2 or later You can download the latest version of QuickTime® Player from www.apple.com/quicktime. SMART Board Software Components SMART Board software has two main components: • the service – the background driver that translates contact with the interactive screen into mouse behavior • the tools – the interface you use to access most setup and annotation tools (beyond basic touch control) With
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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. On the Boards tab of this dialog box, you can: • view status information for your SMART hardware and access the status log for information and diagnostic purposes • orient your interactive whiteboard (page 6) • access advanced settings, such as the level of orientation NOTE: Use the other advanced settings only when Technical Support advis
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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 t
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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. And, of course, the most effective way t
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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. Press Apply, and then press OK t
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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. This section of the guide describes how to: • write on the screen using the pen tray or pen tool buttons (this page) • modify the pen t
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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. Along with a virtual stylus and
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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
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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. Alternatively, you can press the Clear Annotations button
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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. Howeve
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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. Also, you can use the tools in No
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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. These two toolbars provide a variety of shortcuts for performing tasks in Notebook software, including object-creation, navigation, file management and
