SimplySmart 99-00557-01 manual

User’ s Guide for Mac OS X SMAR T Board Softw are TM S e e r e v e r s e s i d e f o r W i n d o w s v e r s i o n 99-00557-01 REV A0 Macintosh version SMART Board Interactive Whiteboar d SMART Board Interactive Whiteboar d SMART Board Interactive Overlay Sympodium Interactive Lectern Rear Projection for Flat-Panel Displays TM[...]

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Macintosh Version Im portant Informatio n i Import ant Information NOTE: The prec autions in this section of th e guid e apply to the SMART Board 500 interactive whiteboard. If you have a Rear Projection SMART Boa rd interactive whiteboard, a Sympodium  interactive pen display , or a SMART Board for Flat-Panel Disp lays interactive overlay , ref[...]

ii Important Information Macintosh Version Cleaning the Wr iting Surface of an Interactive Whiteboard Before you clean the SMAR T Board interactive whiteboard, log of f the computer . Otherwise you will scramble the desktop icons or activa te application components when you touch the screen. Y ou should also put th e projector on st and by to more [...]

Macintosh Version iii Content s Important Information ................................................. .......................................... i Other Precautions .. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ i Cleaning the Writing Surface of an Interact ive Whiteboard ...... ..........[...]

iv Macintosh Version Orienting Multiple Displays .................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 25 Displaying the Same Image on Multiple Display s ............... ................ ................ 26 Displaying Different Applications on Multip le Displays ................. ................ ...... 26 Displaying[...]

Macintosh Version Overview 1 Overview From the classroom to the boardro om, SMART Board interactive whiteboards and Symp odium lecterns are intuitive, easy-t o-use to ols for delivering dynamic presentations and con ducting effective mee tings. Imagine the advantages of presenting docu ments, W eb pages and videos on an interactive screen that resp[...]

2 Overview Macintosh Version Mac OS Requirement s * If you use OS X v10.1.5 with SMART USB Adap ter Cable (Part No. 93-00481), your computer may crash unexpe ctedly , especially if you unplug a nd plug in the cable repeate dly . Y ou can eliminate these problems by upgrading to a later version of the Ma c operating system. Another solution is to or[...]

Macintosh Version Overview 3 SMART Recorder Requirements Y ou can download the latest version of Qu ickT ime® Player from www .apple.com/quicktime. SMART Board Sof tware Components SMART Board sof tware has two main component s: • the service – the background driver tha t tran slates contact with t he interactive screen into mouse be havior ?[...]

4 Overview Macintosh Version Open the SMART Board Control Panel if you need to change or check the settings of th e software and your SMART in teractive product. On the Boards tab o f this dialog box, you can: • view status information for your SMART hardware and access the status log for information and dia gnostic purposes • orient your inter[...]

Macintosh Version Overview 5 Press the top pen tray button to open the SMART Keyboard. Press th e bottom button to make your next contact with the interactive screen a ri ght-click (the same as Control-Click on a Mac). If you prefer , you can mod ify either of these bu ttons to perfor m a different function (such as printing the current p age, clea[...]

6 Using SMART Board Software in Projected Mode Macintosh Version Using SMART Board Sof tware in Projected Mode Y ou can run SMART Board sof tware in one of two modes: Proj ected (Mouse) or Non-Projected (Whiteboar d) mode. Projected (M ouse) mode of fers the mo st functionality at the interactive screen. In fact, if you’re using a Rear Projection[...]

Macintosh Version Using SMART Board Software in Projected Mode 7 Press the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Or ient . The Orient ation screen appears. Follow the on-screen instructio ns. 1. Press and hold the SMART Board icon in the Dock and select Open Control Panel . 2. Press the Advanced button on the Boards ta b. The Edit Advanced B[...]

8 Writing, Erasing and Capturing with SM ART Board Software Macintosh Version W riting, Erasing and Capturing with SMART Board Sof tware SMART interactive pr oducts make it easy to work with any com puter application. Y ou can write on the screen with a stylus, the vario us tools available in the Floating T o ols, or a combination of both. Af ter y[...]

Macintosh Version Writing, Erasi ng and C apturing with SMART Board Software 9 NOTE: SMART Board s oftware retains your setting s until you lo g off or shut down your computer Using the Floating T ools at the Interactive Screen The Floating T ools palette is a po rtable toolbar that appea rs over any open application on your interactive scre en and[...]

10 Writing, Erasing and Capturing with SM ART Board Software Macintosh Version Modifying the Floating T ools If you want, you can ch ange the co lor , size and transpar ency of the annotation to ols so they suit your pr esentation need s. 1. Press the Configure Floating T ools button. The C onfigure Floa ting T ools dialog box appears. 2. Select th[...]

Macintosh Version Writing, Erasi ng and C apturing with SMART Board Software 11 Erasing What Y ou Write It’s easy to re move any annotation on the in teractive screen. If you have an interactive whiteboard has a pen tray , pick up the eraser and drag it across your anno tation. If you’re using a Sympodium interactive pen display , press the Era[...]

12 Writing, Erasing and Capturing with SM ART Board Software Macintosh Version Recording Y our Actions with SMART Recorder Y ou can use SMART Recorder to recor d everything you do and say while working at the interactive screen or you r computer . Y our reco rding is saved as a Quic kTime .mov file, which you can view with QuickTime player. T o a c[...]

Macintosh Version Using Notebook Software 13 Using Notebook Sof tware With Notebook sof tware, you can create a present a tion that’s full of colorful clip art, graph ics and text from a variety of sour ces. As you pres ent, keep yo ur audience’s a ttention by moving, uncovering and otherwise mani pulating these obje cts. As yo ur audience prov[...]

14 Using Notebook Software Macintosh Version In all views, you’ll see a toolbar for accessing the functions avail able in that view . For example, the Full Screen view includes a toolbar for navig ating through the p ages of your file and for returning to the Whit eboard view . Similarly , in the Whitebo ard or Page Sorter view , you can access e[...]

Macintosh Version Using Notebook Software 15 1. Press the Pen button. 2. Draw on the interactive screen with your finger or with your mouse on the computer . T o use a different ink color , select Current Color from the Format menu, and th en press a color square in the color palette. T o change the thickness of the pen’ s line, select Line Wid t[...]

16 Using Notebook Software Macintosh Version 1. Select Highlighter from the Draw menu. 2. T o change the ink color , s elect Current Color from the Format menu, and th en press a color square in the color palette. 3. T o change the line wid th for the highlighter , select Line Wid th from the Format menu, and select a width. 4. Draw on the interact[...]

Macintosh Version Using Notebook Software 17 Editing Object s in Notebook Sof tware Y ou can modify the objects on a p age in either the Whiteboard or Full Screen view . However , before you can edit an obje ct, you must select it. Do this by pressing the object on the interactive screen . If another tool is active, you may ne ed to press the Selec[...]

18 Using Notebook Software Macintosh Version In the Whiteboard view , select an object on the current page an d drag it to a thumbnail in the Side Sorter to move the ob ject to that page. In the Whiteboard and Full Screen views, you can also copy an object by selecting it an d pressing Edit > Copy . Likewise, you can move an object by selecting [...]

Macintosh Version Using Notebook Software 19 When you work with many object s, they can become stacked one on top of another . However , you may want to r earrange them to reveal an object that’s otherwise hidden. T o do this, select an object, and then select Draw > Order > Bring Forward or Draw > Orde r > Send Backward to move the s[...]

20 Using Notebook Software Macintosh Version Managing Notebook Pages and Files Notebook sof tware lets you cont rol the look and organization of the pages in your No tebook file, as well as the organization of the entire file. For example, you can: • hide your page content with the screen shade, which is especially useful for presentations an d l[...]

Macintosh Version Using Notebook Software 21 Y ou can reverse an action that you have perfo rmed in Notebook soft ware by selecting the Edit > Undo command, and yo u can select the Edit > Redo command to repeat an action that you’ve undon e. After you create your Note book file, you can select File > Save to save it in .xbk format, which[...]

22 Using Notebook Software Macintosh Version The Gallery is a companion applic ation to Note book software that contains collections of page templates an d pictures. U se these colle ctions (in .xbc format) to add graphics to your Notebook files and to store your most commonly used graphics in easily accessible collections. Because the Gallery is a[...]

Macintosh Version Presenting on the Intera ctive Whiteboard 23 Presenting on the Interactive Whiteboard The SMAR T Board interactive whiteboard was designed to maximize the power of presentations. A variety of hardware and sof tware features make the job of presenting information easy for th e presente r and stimu lating for th e audience . Using t[...]

24 Presenting on the Interactive Whiteboard Macintosh Version Presenting Y our Notebook File After you crea te your presentation in the Whiteboar d view , deliver it using the Full Screen view . This view maxim izes the viewin g area of th e screen by minimizing the toolbar clutt er , an d includes a th ree-button na vigation toolb ar (the Fu ll Sc[...]

Macintosh Version Using Multiple Di splays 25 Using Multiple Displays Y ou can operate multiple SMART inte ractive products simulta neously from the same computer . For front projection SMART Boar d interactive whiteboards, yo u’ll need a projector for each unit, and one of the following: • a separate video ca rd for each projector and interact[...]

26 Using Multiple Displays Macintosh Version Displaying the Same Image on Multiple Displays With this setup, anything you do on one inter active screen is displayed on all connec ted interactive screens. Also, each interactive screen has touch control. More than one person can write over a projected application at a time , with the exception of Not[...]

Macintosh Version Using Multiple Di splays 27 Displaying Applications over Multiple Displays With this setup, you can disp lay one application across mu ltip le interactiv e whiteboards to enlarge the view and show greater detail, while having touch control on all displa ys. More than one person can write over a pro jected applicat ion at a time, w[...]

28 Using SMART Board So ftware in Non-Projecte d Mode Macintosh Versi on Using SMART Board Sof tware in Non-Projected Mode In Non-Projected (Whitebo ard) mode, you can write on the screen with dr y-erase markers just as you would on an ordinary wh iteboard. However , unlike an ordinary whitebo ard, what you write is simultaneo usly displayed on a N[...]

Macintosh Version Using SMART Board So ftware in Non-Projecte d Mode 29 Setting Up SMART Board Sof twa re for Non -Projected Use When you initially install SMAR T Board software , it is set to the default Projected (Mous e) mode. Howeve r , if you ’re using yo ur interactive w hiteboard with out a projecto r , yo u should change the sof tware mod[...]

30 Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software Macintosh Version Appendix: Shortcut s in Notebook Sof tware Action Stan da r d To o l b a r Button Simple To o l b a r Button Menu Access Keyboard Shortcut Comment s Adding an Object Circular object Draw > Ellip se + 6 Drag to create an ellipse Freehand object Draw > Pen + 2 Changes cursor to a pen[...]

Macintosh Version Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software 31 Adding Page Elements Page Insert > Blank Page Inserts af ter the current pag e Page color Format > Background Color Colors only the current page Page template Insert > Current Te m p l a t e Inserts the previously selected page template Insert > Select Te m p l a t e Selects [...]

32 Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software Macintosh Version Full Screen view Vi e w > Full Screen + F3 Next page Vie w > Next Page P AGE DOWN Full Screen T oolbar: Page Sorter view Vie w > Page Sorter + F2 Previous page View > Previous Page P AGE UP Full Screen T oolbar: Whiteboard view Vie w > Whiteboard + F1 F ull Screen T oolbar[...]

Macintosh Version Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software 33 Printing File File > Print + P Page only File > Print Page Sends only the current page to the default printer Removing An object Edit > Delete DELE TE Deletes the selected object Draw > Eraser + 4 Y ou can also use the physical eraser Edit > Cut + X Places the object on th[...]

34 Appendix: Shortcuts in Notebook Software Macintosh Version St a c k Draw > Order > Bring to Front SHIFT + + PG UP Moves the selected object(s) to the front of the stack Draw > Order > Send to Back SHIFT + + PG DOWN Moves the selected object(s) to the back of the stack Draw > Order > Bring Forward + PG UP Moves the selected obje[...]

Macintosh Version Customer Sup port 35 Customer Support Cont acting SMART T echnical Support SMART’ s T echnical Support team welcomes your call. However , you may first want to cont act your local reseller if you experi ence any diff iculty with SMART Board sof tware, as they may be able to solve the problem without de lay . All SMART product s [...]

36 Customer Su pport Macinto sh Version Y ou are responsible for transporting the system to the service ce nter , an d SMART pa ys return shipping via ground service on an y product that ’s return ed for service within the warranty period. If you request a rush order , any associated charges are billed to you. Read the warranty that was in cluded[...]

Macintosh Version Index 37 Index A Accessing Screen Shade 24 SMART Keyboard 10 SMART Recorder 12 Spotlight 23 Tools 3 Adding Information to Notebook Pag es 16 Page Templates 20 Pictures to Notebook Pages 16 Typed Text 10 Adjusting the Projecte d Image 7 Annotations 8 During a Presen tation 23 Applications on Multiple Displays 27 B Background Moving[...]

38 Index Macintosh Version Exporting, Notebook Files 21 F Floating Tools 9 Changing 9 Clearing Annotati ons 11 Erasing 11 Restore Annotations 9 Font Changing Attributes 19 Shortcuts 31 Size 19 Formatting Text 19 Full Screen View 13, 24 Function Buttons 5 Changing 8 Keyboard 5 G Gallery Adding Pictures 22 Collections 20 Creating a New Collection 22 [...]

Macintosh Version Index 39 Resizing Objects 18 Rotating Objects 18 Saving Files 21 Screen Shade 24 Selecting 17 Shapes 16 Shortcuts 30 Sorting Information 13 Text Attributes 19 Toolbars 14 Ungrouping O bjects 18 Views 13 O Objects Background 18 Changing Attributes 19 Cutting, Copying and Pasting 18 Deleting 19 Erasing 19 Linking 19 Protecting 18 Re[...]

40 Index Macintosh Version S Safety Precautions i Saving 21 Annotations 11 Images 21 Page Template 20 Shortcuts 34 Screen Captur e 11 During a Presen tation 23 Screen Shade 24 Selecting hand draw n shapes 17 Objects 17 Shortcuts 32 Setting Up Non-Projected Mode 28 Pen Tool and Function Buttons 8 Pen Tray Too ls 8 Projected Mode 6 Shapes 16 Sharing [...]