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Power Button:

- Once to turn on

- Twice to turn off

Calibration:

Use if touch seems not

aligned correctly

SMART Pen Pen Colors

Eraser

Right Mouse Click On Screen Keyboard

Volume Source:

Use when connecting

a DVD/VCR/Laptop

Ready Light:

Should be solid green when

board is working properly

(must be logged on to the

computer to see solid green)

SMART board

do not write on the

board with dry erase

Projector

try not to touch/move

the projector

Speakers

on/off switch at bottom

can leave them on always

Pen Try

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Board Parts

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Floating Tool Bar

Move tool bar:

click on “dots” and drag to

left or right of screen.

Minimize tool bar:

click arrows

Toggle between

mouse and pen

highlighter

eraser

right mouse click

open SMART Notebook software

on screen keyboard

undo

Customize floating tools:

add other quick tools that you use

often and delete others that you

hardly use.

Hidden Tools

Right click on

SMART icon in taskbar

(lower right corner of screen)

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On Screen Tools

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There are some best practices to keep in mind when using a SMART board.

Do not do “blind” internet searches on the board—meaning check all searches

before showing results and search to students.

Keep your computer backgrounds professional since students will be seeing it.

Do not open Skyward while the SMART board is on.

Do not unplug the board unless a tech tells you to.

Do not write on the SMART board with any marker, including dry erase

Do not use magnets on the board while it’s on—it confuses the board.

Turn off email alerts in Outlook. (See notes below)

Use SMART exchange - “don’t reinvent the wheel”

Always feel free to ask a tech for help.

Turning off Email alerts in Outlook

An email alert is that little pop up window when you get a new email.

If you are a SMART board user you should not have those turned on as sensitive emails and

information could pop up during your lessons.

Right click on the outlook icon in your task manager

(lower right corner of tool bar)

Uncheck “show new mail desktop alert”

This will hide those alerts now.

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Best Practices

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SMART

Notebook 11

First time you open the software it will load a large SMART

notebook tutorial. Look over that tutorial for good tips.

To Access the Tutorial Later:

click Help —> SMART Notebook Tutorial

Side bar can be hidden

can move to either

side of screen

Tool bar can be moved to top or bottom

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SMART Notebook

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Tool Bar

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navigate

between pages

add

page

redo

open

view

screens

paste

Screen

capture

Measurement

tools undo

delete

page

save

delete

screen

shade

insert

table

SMART

exchange

Add-ons

select

shapes

polygons

fill

pens

text

lines

eraser

customize

tool bar

move

tool bar

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SMART Notebook: Tool Bar

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Side Bar

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gallery

page sorter view

page sorter

insert file/attachments

properties

add-ons

move side bar

page navigation

add page

delete page

Auto hide side bar

Can view it again by going to:

View —> side bar options —> uncheck auto hide

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SMART Notebook: Side Bar

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