Smartboard Tips and Tricks

Smartboard – Tips and Tricks

“FLOATING” Toolbar

“TOOLS” Toolbar

Calligraphic Pen Makes lines of varying width, does NOT write in calligraphy Crayon Makes lines look like they are done in crayon Creative Pen Adds colorful elements to your presentation Eraser Deletes text, items, objects (Eraser can be customized to be big or small) Fill “Floods” a selected area Highlighter Highlights text and other objects Lines Creates simple free flowing lines (Color and width can be customized) Magic Pen Ink will disappear over time Pen Creates simple free flowing line (Color and width can be customized) Pens Customizable colors, width, and features Regular Polygons Create perfect polygons Selection Mouse properties with right-click capabilities Shape Recognition Pen Create your own polygons from your sketch Shapes Create various shapes (i.e. ovals, polygons, stars, harts, etc. Text Allows you to type text on your page “ACTION” Toolbar

Blank Page Creates a blank page Clear Ink Clears ALL “Ink Pen” marks, but does NOT clear shapes, pictures, objects, etc. Clear Page Clears page completely (a “clean slate”) Clone Page Copies the page and adds it as the next page (slide) Delete Deletes highlighted item only Delete Page Deletes the entire page (slide) Dual/Single Page Lets you see two pages at once Full Screen Shows ONLY the active Page (i.e. like a PowerPoint Show) Insert Compass To create circles based upon your angle and/or size (this tool floats and rotates) Insert Geodreieck To create angles and straight lines (this tool floats and rotates) Insert Ruler To create straight lines along your customizable ruler (this tool floats and rotates) Instant Conferencing Application Not Available Internet Browser Brings up an internet window on your page that you can use to explore the web Measurement Tools An all-in-one app that lets you select: ruler, protractor, geodreieck, or compass) Next Page Goes on to the next page Open Opens a SMART file (lesson) Paste Inserts what you copied last Pin Page Allows you to see the same page when you open the file Previous Page Goes back a previous page (slide) Print Prints your file in various thumbnail formats and pages (i.e. like PowerPoint slides) Properties To select: Fill & Effects, Object Animation, and Page Recording Redo To “Undo” a mistake Reset Page Clears the pages back to the last known save Save Saves the file Screen Capture Makes a “snapshot” picture of what is displayed on your screen Screen Shade Customizable “blackout” with horizontal and vertical properties Show All Links Highlights what objects, texts, pictures, etc. will take you to a certain web address Show/Hide Alignment Adds “crosshairs” to the center of the page (slide) SMART Camera Application Not Available Smart Exchange Application Not Available SMART Keyboard Brings up a floating keyboard to type text SMART Recorder Records your actions and then saves it as a video files (WMV). Great “animation” tool SMART Video Player SMARTS own version of a video player (similar to Windows Media Player) Table Inserts a customizable table (cells) Transparent Background Acts as if you wrote on glass and placed it on the screen Undo Undoes your last action View Screens Lets you customize who you want your SMART screen to look Volume Control Lets you adjust the volume of any media file