Writing, drawing and erasing

You can write or draw in most applications and on the desktop.

To write or draw in digital ink

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Pens.

3. Press Pen Options, and then select one of the following pens:

   Icon	Name
   Standard pens
   	Pen
   	Highlighter
   	Calligraphic pen
   SMART Notebook pens 1 These pens are available only if SMART Notebook is installed.
   	Crayon
   	Creative pen
   	Text pen 2 The text pen behaves like the standard pen outside of SMART Notebook.
   	Paint brush

   Note 

   For information on the magic pen and shape recognition pen, see Writing and drawing in disappearing digital ink, Drawing spotlights, and Drawing magnifiers.

4. Set the color and line properties for the pen:

   Property	Standard pen	Highlighter	Calligraphic pen	Crayon	Creative pen	Text pen	Paint brush
   Color	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 3 Presets, rather than color options, are available for the creative pen.	Yes	Yes
   Line style	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
   Line start	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
   Line end	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
   Thickness	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
   Transparency	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No

5. Write or draw in digital ink.

   Note 

   When you write or draw in digital ink on the desktop, the digital ink appears inside a SMART Ink Note. You can move and close the SMART Ink Note as you would any other window.

If SMART Notebook is installed, you can use photographs or other picture files to create personal creative pens.

To add a personal creative pen

1. Save the Bitmap, GIF, JPEG, PNG or TIFF picture file you want to use for a personal creative pen in a location you can access from the computer on which SMART Ink is installed.

2. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

3. Press Pens.

4. Press Pen Options, and then select Creative Pen.

5. Press Color Options.

6. Press Add.

   The Open dialog box appears.

7. Browse to the picture file you saved in step 1, and then press Open.

   SMART Ink adds a creative pen based on the picture file.

If SMART Notebook is installed, you can use the magic pen to write or draw in digital ink that disappears after a few seconds.

To write or draw in disappearing digital ink

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Pens.

3. Press Pen Options, and then select Magic Pen.

4. Set the color and line thickness for the magic pen.

5. Write or draw in digital ink using the magic pen.

   The digital ink disappears after a few seconds.

If SMART Notebook is installed, you can create a spotlight to highlight content on the screen. You do this by drawing a circle or oval using the magic pen.

To draw a spotlight

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Pens.

3. Press Pen Options, and then select Magic Pen.

4. Set the color and line thickness for the magic pen.

5. Draw a circle or oval around the portion of the screen you want to display using the magic pen.

   A spotlight appears.

6. Optionally, press the spotlight’s edge, and then drag outward or inward to make the spotlight larger or smaller.

7. When you’re done with the spotlight, press Close.

   Tip 

   Alternatively, you can open the Spotlight tool from the toolbox (see Using the Spotlight tool).

If SMART Notebook is installed, you can magnify content on the screen by drawing a square or rectangle with the magic pen.

To draw a magnifier

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Pens.

3. Press Pen Options, and then select Magic Pen.

4. Set the color and line thickness for the magic pen.

5. Use the magic pen to draw a square or rectangle around the portion of the screen you want to magnify.

   A magnifier appears.

6. Optionally, do the following:

   • Press within the magnifier and then drag to move it.

   • Press the magnifier’s edge, and then drag outward or inward to make the magnifier larger or smaller.

   • Drag the slider below the magnifier to zoom in and out.

7. When you’re done with the magnifier, press Close.

   Tip 

   Alternatively, you can open the Magnifier tool from the toolbox.

If SMART Notebook is installed, you can use the shape recognition pen to draw circles, ovals, squares, rectangles, triangles and arcs. SMART Ink converts your drawings to the appropriate shapes.

To draw a shape

1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

   OR

   Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

2. Press Pens.

3. Press Pen Options, and then select Shape Recognition Pen.

4. Set the color and line thickness for the shape recognition pen.

5. Draw a shape using the shape recognition pen.

   If SMART Ink recognizes your drawing as a circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle or arc, it converts the drawing to that appropriate shape.

The procedure for erasing digital ink depends on the type of SMART interactive product that you’re using:

On the following SMART interactive products, two users can write, draw and erase at the same time:

• SMART Board 8000i‑G5 series interactive flat panels

• SMART Board 8000i-G3 and 8000i-G4 series interactive flat panels

• SMART Board 6000 series interactive flat panels

• SMART Board 4000 series interactive flat panels

• SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboards

• SMART Board M600 series interactive whiteboards

• LightRaise 60wi and 60wi2 interactive projectors

SMART Board 6000 series and 8000i-G5 series interactive flat panels have Pen ID, which enables two users to specify colors and other settings for their pens independently.

You can manipulate digital ink objects that you created with SMART Ink.

To select an object

1. Press the object once.

   A border appears around the object.

   

To select multiple objects

1. Press the first object once.

   A border appears around the object.

   

2. Press Select on the border.

3. Drag a rectangle around the objects you want to select.

To select all objects

1. Press the first object once.

   A border appears around the object.

   

2. Press the arrow on the border, and then select Select All.

To clear the selection of objects

1. Press the arrow on the border, and then select Select None.

To move objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Drag the objects to a new location.

   Tip 

   You can also flick the objects to move them quickly.

To cut or copy and then paste objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Press the arrow on the border, and then select Cut or Copy.

3. Paste the objects in another application.

To delete objects

1. Select the objects.

2. Press Delete on the border.

   Tip 

   You can also erase digital ink to delete it (see Erasing).