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Course: Smart Notebook 101

Course Outline

Objective: This introductory session will acquaint you with the basic features of the Smart Notebook software. The Smart Notebook software includes many page templates and lesson activities that can be customized to fit different subject areas.

• Working with SMART Notebook software 1\). iLot' in Rt CW'nU" • Creating a SMART Notebook file N. 01: f 1\-'- scr~• Organizing and enhancing pages

• Customizing your workspace

• Working with objects in SMART Notebook software • Creating your own objects

• Searching for gallery objects

• Manipulating objects

• Modifying object properties

• Capturing an image

• SMART Notebook toolbar

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Working with SMART Notebook software

Introduction SMART Notebook software is designed to use with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. You can use it to create interactive and collaborative presentation materials. The intuitive interface makes it easy to use.

SMART Notebook software lets you:

• Draw or write on the pages using the pen and eraser tools from the pen tray or the SMART Notebook software toolbar

• Access thousands of learning objects in the SMART Notebook software Gallery

• Attach documents, shortcuts and hyperlinks to the SMART Notebook file for easy access

• Reorder, copy and delete pages

• Add an unlimited number of pages

Creating a SMART Notebook file

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The SMART Notebook software interface includes four main parts:

1 Work area - lets you work with objects, including handwritten notes, typed text, graphics, clip art and Flash® files

2 SMART Notebook software toolbar - provides tools for creating and presenting files

3 Menu bar­provides text­based options

4 Side Tabs­provide additional tools and features

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Organizing and enhancing pages

The Page Sorter tab lets you see an overview of all pages in the SMART Notebook file, navigate to a different page and reorder the pages.

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Customizing your workspace

You can customize the SMART Notebook software interface to suit your delivery style and classroom needs.

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Try the following tasksto test your knowledge

0 Create a new SMART Notebook file

0 Add a new page

0 Use a Pen Tool to write your name on the first page

0 Add an object from the Gallery to the second page

0 Move the page with your name on it to the end of the SMART Note­book file

0 Attach a file

0 View both pages at once using Dual Page Display

0 Return to Single Page Display

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Working with objects in SMART Notebook software

Introduction

Anything that you can select on the SMART Notebook page is an object. Each object can be moved, resized or rotated. You can also change additional properties depending on the type of object.

You ca add an object a a page using the following methods:

• Typing text

• Drawing or writing in the work area

• Using the drawing tools on the SMART Notebook software toolbar

• Inserting content from the Gallery, your computer or the Internet

• Capturing an area of your screen with the Capture tool

Creating your own objects

The easiest way to create an object is to pick up a pen tool and write or draw on the SMART Notebook page.

You can also use the drawing tool buttons on the SMART Notebook software toolbar. You can customize most drawing tools by using the tool button's sub-menus.

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Searching for Gallery objects

The Gallery contains thousands of images, pages, videos and Flash files that you can add to your SMART Notebook file. There are two ways to find content in the . .

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Manipulating objects Press or click an object to select it. Two handles and a drop-down menu arrow appear.

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The object drop-down menu provides access to additional actions. Flip and Clone are examples of these actions:

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Modifying object properties The Properties side tab lets you make changes to an object. Using this tab, you can modify the following object properties:

• Line style

• Text style

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The options that are available in the Properties tab vary depending on the object that you have selected. If no object is selected, changes will affect the background ofthe SMART Notebook page.

Action Method

Change object properties

1 Select the object you want to modify

2 Press the Properties tab

3 Press the button for the property you want to change

4 Select properties from the options provided. The changes are visible immediately.

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Capturing an image You can use the Capture tool to capture anything that is displayed on your screen and use it as an object in a SMART Notebook software file. When you press the Capture button, the Screen Capture toolbar appears.

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The captured image appears in a new SMART Notebook page as an object.

You can access the Screen Capture toolbar when you are not using SMART Notebook software. Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification area. Select Other SMART Tools> Screen Capture Toolbar.

Hands-on Practice

Trythe following tasks to test your knowledge

0 Create an object using each of the drawing tools found on the SMART Notebook software toolbar

0 Use the Properties tab to modify the color, line style and text style of the objects

0 Create a table with two rows and two columns

0 Find a map of your country using the Gallery search tool

0 Add the map to the SMART Notebook page

0 Flip, rotate and clone the map

0 Experiment with the other options found in the object drop-down menu

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US. andlor other countries. All other third-party product and company names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Printed in Canada 0612008.

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