Inserting shapes, lines, text, images, and files in the Whiteboard

Use your interactive display’s pen or the Pen tool on the SMART Business Toolbar to write or draw in digital ink in the Whiteboard.

To write or draw in digital ink when connected to a SMART interactive display

1. See Writing, drawing and erasing using SMART Ink.

To write or draw in digital ink when not connected to a SMART interactive display

1. Tap Pen on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then select a color and line thickness.

   

   Tips 

   • You can also select a transparent yellow or green highlighter.

   • You can write or draw in either calligraphic ink or regular ink.

2. Write or draw in digital ink.

You can erase digital ink using your interactive display’s eraser or the Eraser tool.

To erase digital ink when connected to a SMART interactive product

1. Use the SMART interactive product’s eraser or use SMART Ink.

   See Writing, drawing, and erasing using SMART Ink.

To erase digital ink when not connected to a SMART interactive product

1. Tap Eraser on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then select an eraser size.

   

2. Erase digital ink using one of the tools available for your interactive product.

   Tip 

   To erase digital ink in a large area, circle the area and then tap in the center of the circle.

You can create a variety of geometric shapes and lines.

To create a shape

1. Tap Shapes on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then select a shape.

   

   Note 

   If you don’t select a shape, SMART Meeting Pro software uses the last shape or line you selected.

2. Create a shape by tapping the screen where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want.

   Tip 

   You can create perfect circles, squares, triangles and other shapes by holding down SHIFT as you draw the shape. To resize a shape while maintaining its proportions, hold down SHIFT as you resize the shape.

To create a line

1. Tap Shapes on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then select a line.

   

   Note 

   If you don’t select a line, SMART Meeting Pro uses the last shape or line you selected.

2. Create a line by tapping the screen where you want the line to start and dragging to where you want the line to end.

   Tip 

   You can create lines at perfect 45° increments by holding down the SHIFT key as you draw the line. To resize a line while maintaining its angle, hold down the SHIFT key as you resize the line.

In Whiteboard mode, you can create typed text by using a keyboard connected to the computer or an on-screen keyboard. After creating text, you can edit it and change its font, size, and other properties.

To type text

1. Tap Text on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then tap the screen where you want the text to appear.

   The Fonts toolbar appears above the text box. You can use this toolbar to change the text’s font, size, and alignment. You can also use the Fonts toolbar to format existing text.

2. Begin typing using the keyboard connected to your computer or an on-screen keyboard.

3. When you finish typing text, tap anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   The text is now a separate object that you can select, edit, resize, and move.

To edit or format text

1. Double-click the text.

   The Fonts toolbar appears.

2. Select the text you want to change by dragging over it (just as you would in a word-processing program).

3. Type the new text.

   OR

   Use the options in the toolbar to change the formatting, including font, size, and style.

4. After you finish, tap anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   Tips 

   • You don’t need to change the position of rotated text before you edit it. Double-click the text object to make it rotate to a horizontal position, making it easier to edit. As soon as you tap outside the text box, it returns to its original rotation.

   • You can also format the entire text object using the Selection Properties dialog.

To resize a text box

1. Double-click the text.

   The Fonts toolbar appears.

2. Drag one of the sizing handles to resize the text box.

3. After you finish, tap anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   Note 

   Using this procedure to resize a text box changes the way text wraps inside the box.

You can convert any note that you write in the Whiteboard drawing area to typed text.

To convert handwriting to typed text

1. Select the handwritten note.

2. Tap the menu arrow, and then select Convert to Text.

   The object menu appears with possible word options to insert as text.

3. Select a word option.

   The word appears as typed text.

   Note 

   You can also select multiple handwritten words and then convert them all to typed text.

You can easily insert images in Whiteboard pages, where you can then move, size, and rotate them as you would any object. Whiteboard mode supports BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and GIF file formats.

To insert an image

1. Select Insert > Image.

   The Select Image dialog appears.

2. Browse to the image you want to insert, select it, and then tap Open.

   The image appears as an object in the upper-left corner of the page.

You can insert PowerPoint presentations into Whiteboard files.

To insert a PowerPoint presentation

1. Save any changes to the current Whiteboard file.

2. Select File > Open.

   The Open dialog appears.

3. Select Microsoft PowerPoint (*.ppt; *.pptx) in the drop-down list.

4. Browse to and select the PowerPoint presentation you want to insert.

5. Tap Open.

6. Tap OK.

   If you’re displaying pages in Classic Workspace, SMART Meeting Pro software places each slide in the PowerPoint file on its own page. Navigate from slide to slide by tapping Next Page and Previous Page in the Page Sorter.

   OR

   If you’re displaying pages in Unbound Workspace, SMART Meeting Pro software places all slides in the PowerPoint file on a single page with bookmarks marking the location of each slide. Navigate from slide to slide by tapping Next Bookmark and Previous Bookmark in radar view.

You can insert PDF files into Whiteboard files.

To insert a PDF file

1. Save any changes to the current Whiteboard file.

2. Select Insert > Document.

   The Open dialog appears.

3. Browse to and select the PDF file you want to insert.

4. Tap Open.

   SMART Meeting Pro software places all the PDF’s pages on a single page in the Whiteboard file.

   If you’re displaying pages in Unbound Workspace, you can navigate PDF pages by tapping Next Bookmark and Previous Bookmark in radar view.