SMARTInk™ 1.5
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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome 1
About SMARTInk 1
About the other SMART software on your computer 2
Getting started with SMARTInk 3
Using SMARTInk after you disconnect your interactive product 3
Chapter 2: Writing or drawing in applications with SMARTInk 5
Accessing SMARTInk tools 6
Writing or drawing with SMARTInk 7
Highlighting content 8
Manipulating ink 8
Erasing and clearing ink 9
Saving ink 10
Converting handwriting to text 11
Turning off and turning on SMARTInk 12
Chapter 3: Writing or drawing on the desktop with SMARTInk Notes 13
Writing or drawing with SMARTInk Notes 13
Manipulating objects in SMARTInk Notes 14
Saving SMARTInk Notes 15
Deleting SMARTInk Notes 16
Chapter 4: Using SMARTInk with MicrosoftOffice 17
Switching between Microsoft’s ink tools and SMARTInk 18
Comparing Microsoft’s ink tools and SMARTInk 19
Using Microsoft’s ink tools 19
Using SMARTInk during PowerPoint presentations 21
Chapter 5: Using the SMARTInk DocumentViewer 25
Getting started with the SMARTInk DocumentViewer 25
Using the SMARTInk Document Viewer toolbar 26
Chapter 6: Changing SMARTInk settings 29
Changing general settings 29
Changing Microsoft Office settings 31
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting SMARTInk 33
Using the Troubleshooting tab 33
Turning on Tablet PC components 34
Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: Welcome
About SMARTInk 1
About SMARTInk Notes 1
About the SMARTInk Document Viewer 2
About the other SMART software on your computer 2
SMARTProductDrivers 2
SMARTNotebook software 2
SMARTMeetingPro software 2
Getting started with SMARTInk 3
Using SMARTInk after you disconnect your interactive product 3
This guide explains how to use SMARTInk™ with your SMARTinteractive product.
About SMARTInk
When you connect your computer to your SMARTinteractive product, you can use SMARTInk to
write and draw in digital ink over open applications, files, folders, websites and any other open
window on your computer.
You can write over each tab in an Internet browser. You can write over a video without pausing the
video and without interfering with your ability to interact with the video. You can highlight content on
your screen. When you move, resize or minimize a window, the ink stays with the window.
You can convert your digital ink notes to text. You can move, copy and paste and erase your digital
ink notes. You can also capture your notes as an image and save it in a SMARTsoftware file.
When you open an application that has its own ink tools, you can turn off SMARTInk, and then use
the application ink tools to write in the content.
About SMARTInk Notes
SMARTInk Notes enable you to write in digital ink anywhere on your desktop. When you write
outside of the open windows on your computer, a SMARTInk Note appears and you can write inside
the note.
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For more information, see Writing or drawing with SMARTInk Notes on page 13.
About the SMARTInk Document Viewer
The SMARTInk Document Viewer enables you to view your PDFfiles and to write in digital ink over
yourfiles.
For more information, see Using the SMARTInk DocumentViewer on page 25.
About the other SMART software on your
computer
SMARTInk and SMARTProductDrivers are included with SMARTNotebook™ collaborative
learning software and SMARTMeetingPro™ software.
N O T E
In most cases, SMARTProductDrivers installs automatically when you install your SMART
software.
SMARTProductDrivers
SMARTProductDrivers enables your computer to detect input from your SMARTinteractive
product.
SMARTInk works with SMARTProductDrivers to enable you to write on your screen in digital ink
with your interactive product’s pens or with your finger or your mouse using the drawing tools in the
SMARTInk toolbar.
SMARTNotebook software
You can write in SMARTNotebook software with your SMART interactive product’s pens or with
your finger or your mouse using the drawing tools in the SMARTInk toolbar, and the digital ink
becomes part of your .notebook file.
SMARTMeetingPro software
There are two editions of SMARTMeetingPro software:
l SMARTMeetingPro software
l SMARTMeetingPro™PE (PersonalEdition) software
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You can write in either edition with your SMART interactive product’s pen or your finger and a
SMARTInk pen tool, and the digital ink becomes part of your SMARTMeetingPro file.
Getting started with SMARTInk
If your computer is connected to a SMARTinteractive product, the SMARTInk toolbar appears in the
title bar of each open window when you start your computer and SMARTInk starts automatically.
N O T E S
l You can change the settings so that SMARTInk doesn’t start automatically (see Changing
general settings on page 29).
l SMARTapplications, such as SMARTNotebook software, SMARTMeetingPro software and
SMARTInk Document Viewer, don’t display the SMARTInk toolbar because they include
their own ink tools that you can use to write directly in your file.
If the toolbar doesn’t appear, ensure your interactive product is connected to your computer. If the
toolbar still doesn’t appear, manually start SMARTInk.
To manually start SMARTInk
In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs > SMART
Technologies > SMARTInk.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press SMART
Ink.
SMARTInk starts and the SMARTInk toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window.
Using SMARTInk after you disconnect your
interactive product
When you disconnect your interactive product, the SMARTInk toolbar turns yellow.
You can continue using SMARTInk in Mouse mode, or you can hide the toolbars and erase the ink
that was on your interactive product when you disconnected it.
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To continue using SMARTInk
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select Keep On.
To stop using SMARTInk
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select Erase and Hide.
N O T E
To start SMARTInk after you select Erase and Hide, you must connect your interactive
product.
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Chapter 2: Writing or drawing in applications
with SMARTInk
SMARTInk enables you to write or draw in digital ink over open applications, files, folders, websites
and any other open window on your computer. You can write with your interactive product’s pens or
with your finger or your mouse using with the drawing tools in the SMARTInk toolbar.
SMART applications, such as SMARTNotebook software, SMARTMeetingPro software and the
SMARTInk Document Viewer, don’t display the SMARTInk toolbar because they include their own
ink tools that you can use to write directly in your document. All other open applications display the
SMARTInk toolbar.
T I P
If your interactive product supports multitouch, two people can work together to write, erase or
interact with content anywhere on the interactive surface at the same time.
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Accessing SMARTInk tools
The SMARTInk toolbar appears in the title bar of each open window on your computer. Use the
toolbar to select ink properties for that window and to perform common tasks such as capturing your
notes.
The SMARTInk toolbar includes the following tools:
Select
Pen Color
Line Thickness
OR
Calligraphic Ink
Highlighter
Eraser
Capture
Clear Ink
Settings
When you pick up your interactive product’s pen or select a SMARTInk pen tool with your finger or
your mouse, a fly-out shows the ink color and the tool.
When you use another tool, the fly-out shows the ink color of all the active tools.
You can move the toolbar anywhere along the edge of the window.
To access SMARTInk tools
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
To move the toolbar
1.
Press the Move icon .
2. Drag the toolbar to a new location on the edge of the open window.
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Writing or drawing with SMARTInk
When you write or draw in digital ink over an open application or in your SMARTsoftware, the ink
becomes an object that you can move and manipulate.
To write or draw with SMARTInk
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select a pen color and a line thickness.
3. If you want to write or draw in calligraphic ink, select the Calligraphic Ink check box.
Without calligraphic ink With calligraphic ink
4. Write or draw over an open file, folder or website.
5.
Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches
as pen strokes.
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Highlighting content
You can highlight any content on your screen.
To highlight content on your screen
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select a highlighter.
3. Highlight over an open file, folder or website.
4.
Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches
as highlighting.
Manipulating ink
You can manipulate objects created with SMARTInk by selecting, moving, and deleting them.
To select an object
Press the object once.
A border appears around the object.
N O T E
If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
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To move an object
1. Select the object.
2. Drag the object to a new location on the page.
T I P
You can also select and then flick your ink notes to move them quickly to a new location.
To delete an object
1. Select the object.
A border appears around the object.
2.
Press Delete on the border.
T I P
You can use your interactive product’s eraser or the SMARTInk eraser to delete objects (see
Erasing and clearing ink below).
Erasing and clearing ink
You can erase or clear ink from a window at any time.
To erase ink
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select an eraser.
3. Erase the ink with your interactive product’s eraser.
4.
Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches
as erasing.
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To erase a large area of ink from a window
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select an eraser.
3. Circle the area you want to erase, and then press inside the circle.
4.
Press , and then select Select when you’re done.
N O T E
If you don’t complete this step, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches
as erasing.
To clear all ink from a window
Press , and then select Clear Ink .
Saving ink
You can save whatever you write on your interactive product’s screen with SMARTInk by taking a
screen capture. You can also copy and save your notes as an object in another application.
To capture and save your ink notes
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2.
Press Capture .
The screen capture appears in the page area of your SMART software.
3. Save your SMART software file.
To capture and save a portion of your ink notes
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs > SMART
Technologies > SMART Tools > Screen Capture.
OR
In Windows 8 operating systems, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press Screen
Capture.
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2. Do one of the following:
o
Press Area Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
o
Press Window Capture , and then select the window you want to capture.
o
Press Full Screen Capture .
o
Press Freehand Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
To save your ink notes as an object in another application
1. Select the ink notes.
A border appears around the ink notes.
2.
Press the arrow on the border.
A Copy, Cut and Delete menu appears.
3. Press Copy.
4. Go to the application where you want to insert your ink notes, and then paste your ink notes.
Your ink notes appear as an object.
Converting handwriting to text
You can write with SMARTInk, and then convert your writing to text. For example, you can write over
your browser, and then insert the ink as text in the browser’s search field.
To convert handwriting to text
1. Select the ink notes you want to convert.
A border appears around your notes.
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N O T E
If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
2.
Press Convert to text on the border.
A message appears asking you to touch where you want to insert this text, and the interpretation
of your notes appears.
3. Press the location in an application where you want to insert the text.
Your ink notes copy to the application as text.
Turning off and turning on SMARTInk
When you start your computer and your interactive product, SMARTInk is on by default for all open
windows. At any time, you can turn off or turn on SMARTInk for any window.
Many applications have their own ink tools that you can use to write in the application’s content. If
you want to write in such an application’s content, you can turn off SMARTInk and use the
application ink tools instead.
N O T E
Objects and notes on the window disappear when you turn off SMARTInk and are restored when
you turn on SMARTInk.
To turn off SMARTInk
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select Turn off SMARTInk.
The SMARTInk toolbar turns gray.
To turn on SMARTInk
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select Turn on SMARTInk.
The SMARTInk toolbar turns green.
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Chapter 3: Writing or drawing on the
desktop with SMARTInk Notes
Writing or drawing with SMARTInk Notes 13
Manipulating objects in SMARTInk Notes 14
Saving SMARTInk Notes 15
Deleting SMARTInk Notes 16
SMARTInk Notes enable you to write with digital ink anywhere on your desktop, and then save your
notes.
Writing or drawing with SMARTInk Notes
When you write outside of your open windows, a SMARTInk Note appears. You can write inside the
note and the note grows as you write, in the direction you write. In addition, you can do the following:
l Move the note
l Resize the note
l Change the transparency of the note’s background
The SMARTInk toolbar appears in the title bar of each note. Use the toolbar to select ink properties
and perform most common tasks such as capturing your notes.
To create a SMARTInk Note
1. Pick up your interactive product’s pen or select a SMARTInk pen tool.
2. Write or draw on your desktop.
A SMARTInk Note appears.
N O T E
The SMARTInk toolbar appears in the title bar of each note. Use the toolbar to select ink
properties and perform common tasks (see Accessing SMARTInk tools on page 6).
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To move a SMARTInk Note
Press and hold the title bar, and then drag the note to a new location.
To resize aSMARTInk Note
Press and hold the bottom-right corner of the note, and then drag it.
To change the background transparency of aSMARTInk Note
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2. Select the background you want.
Manipulating objects in SMARTInk Notes
You can select, move and delete objects that you create in SMARTInk Notes.
To select an object in aSMARTInk Note
Press the object once.
A border appears around the object.
N O T E
If you press another object, the selection border expands to include it.
To move an object in a SMARTInk Note
1. Select the object.
2.
Press and hold Move on the border, and then drag the object to a new location in the note.
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To delete an object in a SMARTInk Note
1. Select the object.
A border appears around the object.
2.
Press Delete on the border.
T I P
You can use your interactive product’s eraser or the SMARTInk eraser to delete objects.
Saving SMARTInk Notes
You can save a SMARTInk Note by taking a screen capture of it, or you can copy and save your ink
notes as an object.
You can also convert your ink notes to text, and insert the text in another application. For more
information, see Manipulating ink on page 8.
To capture and save your ink notes
1.
Press .
SMARTInk tools appear.
2.
Press Capture .
The screen capture appears in the page area of your SMART software.
3. Save your SMART software file.
To capture and save a portion of your ink notes
1. In Windows XP and Windows 7 operating systems, select Start > All Programs > SMART
Technologies > SMART Tools > Screen Capture.
OR
In Windows 8 operating systems, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press Screen
Capture.
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2. Do one of the following:
o
Press Area Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
o
Press Window Capture , and then select the window you want to capture.
o
Press Full Screen Capture .
o
Press Freehand Capture , and then drag your cursor over the area you want to capture.
To save your ink notes as an object in another application
1. Select the ink notes.
A border appears around the ink notes.
2.
Press the arrow on the border.
A Copy, Cut and Delete menu appears.
3. Press Copy.
4. Go to the application where you want to insert your ink notes, and then paste your ink notes.
Your ink notes appear as an object.
Deleting SMARTInk Notes
You can delete a SMARTInk Note from your screen at any time.
I M P O R T A N T
This procedure is not reversible.
N O T E
When you log off your computer, your SMARTInk Notes disappear.
To delete a SMARTInk Note
Press Delete in the SMARTInk Note title bar.
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