Using the Gallery

Use the Gallery tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface to browse or search for lesson activities and content. You can then add that content to your .notebook files.

You can organize your content using the Gallery and share it with other teachers.

The Gallery contains Lesson Activity Examples, which includes Activity Builder examples (see Creating a matching lesson activity), interactive techniques and 3D models to aid you in creating lesson activities.

When your system administrator installs SMART Notebook software, he or she can install the following additional items:

  • Gallery Essentials is a collection of thousands of pictures, multimedia objects and more, organized into subject-specific categories.

  • Lesson Activity Toolkit is a collection of customizable tools and templates that you can use to create professional-looking and interactive lessons. The toolkit helps you create engaging content like word games, quizzes and sorting activities.

Important 

SMART Notebook 16.2 for OS X operating systems does not play Adobe Flash content. However, some of your Flash content may be accessible through your web browser. You will see a notification when you attempt to open Flash content in Notebook 16.2 for OS X operating systems. See Knowledge Base article 171128 for more information.

The Gallery is divided into two sections. The top section of the Gallery is the category list. When you select a category or subcategory in the list, its contents appear in the bottom section of the Gallery.

Tip 

You can change the size of the category list and content list by pressing the boundary between them, and then dragging it up or down.

You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category. Thumbnails in the categories provide preview images of the content.

  • In Pictures, pictures appear as thumbnails.

  • In Interactive and Multimedia, video objects appear as a single frame from the videos, sound objects appear with a speaker icon in the lower-left corner.

  • Adobe Flash content is not supported in OS X operating systems. However, some of your Flash content may be accessible through your web browser. You will see a notification when you attempt to open Flash content in Notebook 16.2 for OS X operating systems.

  • In 3D Objects, 3D models appear as thumbnails.

  • In Notebook Files and Pages, files appear as binders and pages appear with a folded upper-right corner.

  • In Backgrounds and Themes, backgrounds appear as pages with a folded lower-right corner and themes appear as thumbnails.

You can search for a Gallery item using the keyword search.

After browsing or searching for a Gallery item, you can add it to your .notebook file.

To browse the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery.

  2. Press a category’s plus sign to view its subcategories (for Windows operating systems) or press a category’s disclosure triangle to view its subcategories (for OS X operating systems).

    Note 

    You can close a category by pressing the category’s minus sign (Windows operating systems). For OS X operating systems. you can close a category by pressing the category’s disclosure triangle a second time.

  3. Select a category or subcategory to display its contents.

To search the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Type a keyword into the Type search terms here box, and then press Search .

    The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword.

To add a Gallery item to your .notebook file

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Browse or search for the Gallery item you want to add.

  3. Double-click the Gallery item’s thumbnail.

    • If you add a background, it replaces the page’s existing background.

    • If you add a page from a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts it before the current page.

    • If you add a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts the file’s pages before the current page.

You can add SMART Notebook software objects and pages as well as supported files to the My Content category in the Gallery.

To add an object to the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Select the object that you want to add to the Gallery.

  3. Drag the object from the page to the Gallery’s My Content category or one of its subcategories.

    Notes 

    • You’re unable to drag an object if it’s locked in place.

    • If you want to change a Gallery item’s name, select the item, press its menu arrow, and then select Rename.

To add a page to the Gallery

  1. Create and modify objects on the page until the page appears exactly as you want it to.

  2. Select File > Export Page as Gallery Item The Save Page as Gallery Item dialog box appears.

  3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the page.

  4. Type a name for the page in the File name box (Windows operating systems) or in the Save As box (OS X operating systems).

  5. Press Save.

  6. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  7. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

    The Add to My Content dialog box appears (Windows operating systems) or the Open dialog box appears (OS X operating systems).

  8. Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5.

  9. Press Open.

To add a supported file to the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

    The Add to My Content dialog box appears (Windows operating systems) or the Open dialog box appears (OS X operating systems).

  3. Browse to and select the item you want to add to the Gallery.

  4. Press Open.

    Note 

    By default, SMART Notebook software names the new Gallery item based on the original file name. If you want to change the item’s name, select the Gallery item’s thumbnail, press its menu arrow, and then select Rename.

As you add objects, pages and supported files to the My Content category in the Gallery, you may want to reorganize the category’s structure. You can create subcategories and move Gallery items between subcategories.

To create a subcategory

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow, and then select New Folder.

    A new subcategory appears.

  3. Type a name for the new subcategory, and then press ENTER (or RETURN).

To rename a subcategory

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Select My Content in the Gallery’s category list, and then browse to the subcategory that you want to rename.

  3. Select the subcategory, press its menu arrow, and then select Rename.

  4. Type a new name for the subcategory, and then press ENTER (or RETURN).

To move a Gallery item to a different subcategory

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Browse to the category that contains the Gallery item you want to move.

    The Gallery displays the contents of the category.

  3. Drag the item to another subcategory.

Importing and exporting collection files is an ideal way to share custom categories with other teachers and to use categories that other teachers have created. You can use collection files to add items to the My Content category in the Gallery. After you import a collection file, all of its items appear in the Gallery as a new subcategory.

To import a collection file from another teacher

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press Gallery .

  2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

    The Add to My Content dialog box appears (Windows operating systems) or the Open dialog box appears (OS X operating systems).

  3. Browse to the folder that contains the collection file you want to import.

    Note 

    A collection file has a .gallery extension.

  4. Select the collection file, and then press Open.

    The collection appears as a new subcategory.

To export a collection file to share with other teachers

  1. Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection.

    Note 

    SMART Notebook software exports the selected category but doesn’t export any of its subcategories. See Knowledge Base article 171128 for more information.

  2. Press the category’s menu arrow, and then select Export as Collection File.

    The Save As dialog box appears (Windows operating systems) or The Save dialog box appears (OS X operating systems).

  3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file.

  4. Type a name for the file in the File name box (Windows operating systems) or in the Save As box (OS X operating systems).

  5. Press Save.

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