CHAPTER 2
USING SMARTINK
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Using the SMARTTouch InkingTool
After you start the SMARTTouch InkingTool, the SMARTTouch InkingTool
dynamic toolbar appears. The SMARTTouch InkingTool dynamic toolbar is
identical to the SMARTInk dynamic toolbar except that its circle is blue
rather than grey, black or red (see About the dynamic toolbar on page6).
With the SMARTTouch InkingTool dynamic toolbar, you can do everything that you can do
with your SMART interactive product’s pens and erasers, but with your finger or an accessibility
aid, such as a tennis ball:
l Write or draw in digital ink
l Manipulate digital ink
l Erase digital ink
l Save digital ink in a screen capture
l Convert handwriting to typed text
l Save and use favourites
Closing the SMARTTouch InkingTool
To close the SMARTTouch InkingTool, do one of the following:
l Dock the SMARTTouch InkingTool dynamic toolbar, push it off the screen until it
disappears and then press CloseInk when prompted.
l
Press the SMARTBoard icon in the notification area and then select
HideSMARTTouch InkingTool.
l Open the SMART Ink Settings window, press General Settings and then press
CloseSMARTTouch InkingTool (see Changing SMARTInk settings on page37).
NOTE
You can also turn off the SMARTTouch InkingTool for a specified window or application
(see Turning off SMARTInk on page27).
Writing and drawing in digital ink
When you write or draw over an open application or in SMART software, the ink becomes an
object that you can move and manipulate.
NOTE
To write or draw in digital ink outside of SMART software, you must start SMARTInk (see
StartingSMARTInk on page6) and connect your computer to a SMART interactive product.