Importing PDF files

1. Select FileImport.

2. Browse to and select the PDF file you want to import.

3. Click Open.

4. Select how you want to import the file:

   Option	Description	Recommended if
   SMART Notebook pages with images	Each page is converted to a Notebook page. Although the converted pages are not editable, their appearance matches the original file exactly.	You don’t need to make changes to your original file. You just want to add new activities or assessments but don’t need to change the page contents from the original file.
   SMART Notebook pages with editable objects	Each page is converted to a Notebook page. Objects such as lines, images, text, shapes, and so on, are imported and converted to Notebook objects. You can move and edit these objects in Notebook. Some adjustments may be required to make the converted pages look the way you want them to.	You want to be able to make changes to the lesson’s contents from the original file. If your file has special formats, styles, objects, or animations. Some styles and features may not be supported in SMART Notebook.

   Tip 

   If you selected the SMART Notebook pages with editable objects option, see the table at the end of this section to learn how different objects are handled when they are imported into SMART Notebook.

5. Click OK.

   SMART Notebook software adds the contents of the PDF file to a new .notebook file.

How PDF objects are converted

Note 

The following table applies when you use the SMART Notebook pages with editable objects option when converting a PDF.

PDF object type	Appears in SMART Notebook as	Notes
Text	Text	Text that uses special styles or fonts, such as a gradient fill or 3D style, is converted to plain text. The text’s size and position appears much the same as in the original file. You might need to make some minor adjustments.
Tables	Images	Tables are converted to images of the tables and are not editable once in Notebook.
Images	Images	Pictures are imported as-is.
Links	Text	Full links appear as text. To make them clickable from the page, copy the link and select InsertLink from the Notebook menu and paste the link in the Address box. Inline links (links attached to text) are not transferred. You will need to add the link from the original file to the text in the Notebook page again if you want to include it.
Charts / graphs	An image of the chart / graph	None
Equations	An image of the equation	None

Each page from the original PDF file is imported as an individual Notebook page. The content from the PDF pages is converted to images, so everything appears on the Notebook page exactly as it did in the original file. After the PDF is converted, you can add new interactive activities, pages, and assessments to complete your lesson.

To import a PDF file (Mac)

1. Select FileImportPortable Document Files (.PDF).

2. Browse to and select the PDF file you want to import.

3. Click Open.

   SMART Notebook software adds the contents of the PDF file to a new .notebook file.