Preparing to deliver lessons on a desktop computer connected to a SMART Board interactive display

Click View Screens on the toolbar or click View in the SMART Notebook menu to see options for setting the page display.

SMART Notebook includes these options for displaying the page:

SMART Notebook includes this option for displaying the page:

If you have SMART Notebook Plus, you can also use the following options for displaying the page:

If you have SMART Notebook Plus, you can also use the following option for displaying the page:

To display the next page in a file

1. Swipe your finger across the page from right to left.

   

   A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.

   

To display the previous page in a file

1. Swipe your finger across the page from left to right.

   

   A message appears, displaying the current page’s number.

   

You can zoom in and out using the View Screens button or multitouch gestures (if your interactive product supports multitouch gestures).

To zoom in and out using the view menu

1. Tap View Screens.

2. Select a magnification level between 50% and 300%.

   OR

   Select Entire Page to make the entire page fit your display.

   OR

   Select Page Width to set the page’s width to the same width as your display.

To zoom in and out using the view menu

1. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in.

   

   OR

   Drag your fingers toward each other to zoom out.

   

   A message appears, displaying the current zoom level.

If your interactive product supports the pan gesture, you can pan a page when zoomed in.

To pan a page

1. Using two fingers on the same hand, press and hold the screen.

2. Keeping your fingers on the screen, move up, down, left or right.

   

3. When you reach the area you want to view, release your fingers.

You can attach a copy of a file, a shortcut to a file, a web link, or a sound file to any object on a page (see Using advanced object features). Before you deliver the lesson, you can choose to display an animated indicator around each linked object when you first go to that page. You can also use the View menu to quickly show any links on the current page .

To display links when a page opens

1. Select ViewShow All Links When Page Opens.

   Each time you go to a page, an animated indicator appears around each object that has a link. Depending on the type of link, the indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object’s lower-left corner. The indicators disappear automatically after a few seconds.

   Note 

   Clear the selection of ViewShow All Links When Page Opens to stop displaying links when you open a page.

To display links on the current page

1. Select ViewShow All Links.

   An animated indicator appears around each object that has a link. Depending on the type of link, the indicator surrounds either the entire object or an icon in the object’s lower-left corner. The indicators disappear automatically after a few seconds.

You can use multiple interactive products from the same computer. You can split the computer display over two or more screens, or you can display some programs on one screen and other programs on another. For more information, see Connecting multiple interactive whiteboards to one computer (docs.smarttech.com/kb/000315).

If you connect multiple interactive products to one computer, you can move windows from one screen to another.

To move a window from one screen to another

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the window.

   Note 

   You can move a window only if it isn’t maximized or minimized.

2. Press and hold the window on the first screen with your finger.

3. Tap the second screen with a finger on your other hand.

4. Lift your finger from the first screen.

   The window disappears from the first screen and appears on the second screen.