#SCREEN SHADE TOOL ICON SMART BOARD HOW TO#
#SCREEN SHADE TOOL ICON SMART BOARD SOFTWARE#

To change to a 20 point orientation, click the Extend page Settings button, choose Alignment/Orientation Precision from the drop-down menu, select the Fine (20 point) option (see image below).Ħ Orienting Your SMART Board Click the SMART Board icon (in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen) to access the SMART Board menu. You may select a 20 point orientation if you require finer resolution. NOTE: The default orientation procedure uses a 9 point orientation. You will see the following: Extend page Settings this is where you set the resolution of your Extend page orientation.

#SCREEN SHADE TOOL ICON SMART BOARD HOW TO#

The next section will explain how to orient the SMART Board.ĥ SMART Board Control Panel: Click the SMART Board icon (in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen) to open the SMART Board Control Panel. Of course, you cannot actually do anything with your SMART Board unless it is properly connected to and oriented with your computer. In the example shown above, the shape will have a green outline and orange fill. These set the outline and fill color of any shapes drawn using the shape tool. Note that you may customize several of the tools (colors, line thickness, transparency, etc.).ģ Pens & highlighters Creative pens Eraser width Lines & arrows ShapesĤ Text Outline & Fill Color Line Width Transparency Line Pattern Use to input text onto a page using your keyboard. See the options for the pens and drawing tools in the next table.

#SCREEN SHADE TOOL ICON SMART BOARD SOFTWARE#

You ll see why this right pane is useful later.Ģ We ll get into software tips later for now, it is best to get used to what the icons do and play around with them when practicing with your SMART Board. Of interest are: Taskbar (File Edit View Insert Format Draw Help) with related menus Toolbar containing numerous icons that will be explained as we go along Two panes: left pane is the blank screen and the right pane has three tabs to change the view of what is seen (Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments). The following screen shot shows the interface seen when SMART Board software is opened. The SMART Notebook software is used both to prepare lectures in advance and to actually run the SMART Board once it is connected to your laptop (in conjunction with a projector). If the Extend page icon does not appear in your system tray, double click the SMART Tools icon on your desktop. You may also double click the SMART Board icon in the system tray to open the Start Center, which is a vertical icon bar that performs the same tasks as the menu shown at left. These will be discussed in detail later on. This is one place you may go to orient your SMART Board, customize your Floating toolbar, etc. SMART Notebook software Click the SMART Board icon (in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen) to access the SMART Board menu. 1 SMART Board Tips & Tricks (version 9.0) Getting Started SMART Tools vs.

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