1. SMARTBoard
Tutorial
Presented By
Robert Petitto

2. Hardware
Basics

3. How does a SMART Board Work?
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4. Board Basics
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5. Orienting the Board
To access the orientation screen press the
two buttons on the pen tray simultaneously.
Then, touch each point at its direct center.

6. Right-Click
To right-click (control click on for Mac), press
the right click mouse button. A bubble will
appear informing you that your next screen
press will be a right click.

7. The Circle-Tap Erase
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8. Digital Layer
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9. Notebook 10
Basics

10. The Toolbar
Navigation Buttons
Displays the previous notebook page
Displays the next notebook page
Adds a new blank page to your notebook

11. The Toolbar
Saving Your Work
Saving your notes is one of the single greatest advantages of
working with a SMART Board. From the toolbar, select the save
button , specify the name and location and then click 'save'.
Note that if you do this right now, you will save all the changes that you have made to this file.
Click here to open a sample notebook file and
practice saving your changes.

12. The Toolbar
The Screen Shade
The screen shade button can be placed over any page. You can then use
it to reveal information in smaller portions (much like a piece of paper on an
overhead). Little dimples will appear on the screen along the edges. Click on
one of the circles and drag it towards the center. Double tap anywhere on the
shade to restore it. Click the button to get rid of the shade.

13. The Toolbar
Full Screen Mode
The full screen button can be used to optimize the amount of board
space to write on. Use the arrow buttons to move forward and backward
through the pages of this notebook. To exit full screen click the exit full
screen button.

14. The Toolbar
Capture Toolbar
The Capture Toolbar
Click on the camera icon to bring up the screen capture toolbar
This toolbar will float over top of ALL windows so that you can access the screen
capture feature while working in ANY application.
Area capture : press on the screen and, using constant pressure, drag a
square around the object or area that you want to capture. When you
release the pressure on the SMART Board, Notebook will take a picture and
insert it into your file. Try capturing a portion of your desktop or a portion of an
internet window.
Note that checking the 'capture to new page' box
allows you to control where the captured image is
displayed.

15. The Toolbar
The Capture Toolbar
Window capture : press inside the window you want to capture. Release
the pressure once the desired window appears as a hatched area.
Notebook will capture the hatched area.
Screen capture : navigate to the screen that you want to capture. A
single press will capture the entire screen.
Freehand Capture : Press and drag to create a freehand shape around
the area that you want to capture. Release pressure once the desired area is
selected.

16. The Toolbar
Tables
The tables button can be used to insert a table into Notebook. Select
the number of rows and columns to create the table. Marquee select the
entire table and use the handle on the top left to move. You can add/
delete cells, add cell shades, and drag and drop into cells.

17. The Toolbar
Pens and Lines
The pen tool can be used to write, draw or highlight in
Notebook. The pens and highlighters can be customized by
clicking on the properties tab.
Use the creative pen tool to write on the board.
The line tool can be used to draw different types of lines.

18. The Toolbar
Shapes
Use the shape tool to add a variety of shapes to the page.
Customize any shape by selecting the properties tab.
Use the shape pen to add allow your shapes to snap. Try
drawing a circle, triangle, and square.

19. The Toolbar
Text Boxes
Click to create a text box for typing. Or, simply start typing
and a text box will automatically appear.
NOTE: Text boxes cannot be erased with the eraser. You must use
the delete button .

20. The Tab Menu

21. The Tab Menu

22. The Tab Menu
The properties tab allows you to change properties of an
object, set transparency, create object animation, and page
recording.
Click on the properties tab and select page recording.
This allows you to record a step by step process and save it as
a recording on a Notebook page.

23. Resizing and Rotating
Use the select tool to select one of the shapes above
(by tapping on it). This will bring up three handles. Drag the
green circle to rotate the shape. Drag the white circle to
resize the shape. The third handle is the drop down menu.
We will explore this option later.

24. The Tab Menu
Click on the Gallery Side Tab and explore the extensive gallery
collection. It is organized into folders and subfolders. Navigate
through the folders by clicking the plus signs. When you see
something you like, double click or drag it into your workspace.

25. Linking
The linking feature allows you to link to a web page, page in
Notebook, attachments file, or file on your computer.