Inserting content using math tools

You can insert a Cartesian graph or quadrant graph into a page or generate a graph from an equation or a table of values. After you insert the graph, you can customize the title of the graph and edit the start point, end point, labels and grid lines of its axes. You can also add a line of best fit based on the points in the graph.

To customize a graph using the hidden menu

1. Select the graph (see Selecting graphs).

2. If no icons appear below the graph, press the two downward arrows in the graph’s lower-right corner.

3. Use the following icons to customize the graph:

   Button	Command	Action
   	Show/Hide Lines	Display horizontal and vertical lines on the graph
   	Show/Hide Point Labels	Display point labels
   	Show/Hide Line of Best Fit	Display a line of best fit, based on the points you add to the graph
   	Show/Hide Numbers	Display numbers on the axes
   	Show/Hide X/Y Labels and Titles	Display labels on the axes and a title above the graph

To customize a graph using the Properties tab

1. Select the graph (see Selecting graphs).

2. Press the graph’s menu arrow, and then select Properties.

3. Do the following:

   • To include a label above the graph, type it in the Title box.

   • To display numbers on the axes, select Show Numbers or clear this check box to remove them.

   • To display vertical lines, select Vertical Lines or clear this check box to remove them.

   • To display horizontal lines, select Horizontal Lines or clear this check box to remove them.

   • To display point labels, select Show Point Labels or clear this check box to remove them.

   • To change the labels on the axes, the range of the axes or the increments of the numbers on the axes, type new values in the Label, Start, End and Step boxes.

You can display the side lengths of a shape. If you edit the displayed length, SMART Notebook Math Tools recalculates and displays the lengths of the other sides.

To display side lengths

1. Select the shape.

2. Press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Side Lengths.

   SMART Notebook Math Tools calculates the lengths based on the ruler’s default units.

   Note 

   To hide side lengths, press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Side Lengths again.

To edit side lengths

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

2. Double-click the side length you want to change.

3. Type the new length.

4. Press somewhere else on the page.

   SMART Notebook Math Tools recalculates and displays the lengths of the other sides.

You can edit the position of a shape’s vertices. If you’re displaying the shape’s interior angles or side lengths, SMART Notebook Math Tools updates the labels and displays the new interior angles or side lengths automatically.

To display the vertices of a shape

1. Select the shape.

2. Press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Vertices.

   A red circle replaces each of the shape’s vertices.

To edit the vertices of a shape

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the shape’s vertices.

2. Drag a red circle to move that vertex.

3. When you finish editing the shape’s vertices, press anywhere else on the page.

To hide the vertices of a shape

1. Select the shape.

2. Press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Vertices again.

You can display the interior angles of a shape.

To display interior angles

1. Select the shape.

2. Press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Interior Angles.

   Note 

   To hide interior angles, press the shape’s menu arrow, and then select Show/Hide Interior Angles again.

To display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons, press Show Math Buttons .

To hide the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons when done, press Show Math Buttons again.

The following table describes the functions of the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons.

In addition to the above buttons, there are two other buttons you use with SMART Notebook Math Tools:

If you insert or write an equation, you can generate and display a graph based on the equation.

To generate a graph from an equation

1. Select the equation.

2. Press the equation’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Generate Graph.

   The graph appears.

   Note 

   After you insert the graph, you can also manipulate its position, size and rotation, as well as customize its title, axes and labels (see To customize a graph using the hidden menu.

   If you update the information in the equation, SMART Notebook Math Tools updates the graph.

To break the connection between an equation and a graph

1. Select the equation or the graph.

   A blue highlight appears around both the equation and the graph. An X in a blue circle appears between them.

2. Press the X symbol.

   If you update the information in the equation and the connection is broken, SMART Notebook Math Tools doesn’t update the graph.

To reconnect an equation and a graph

1. Select the equation.

   A selection rectangle appears around the table and a small blue square appears beside it.

2. Select the blue square and drag it over the graph.

You can create a table of values and then generate a graph based on these values.

To generate a graph from a table

1. Press Add-ons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graph Tables .

   A grid appears.

3. Select the number of rows that you want in the table. The cells of the grid correspond to the cells of your table.

   The table appears on the page.

4. Type values into the table’s cells.

5. Press the table’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Generate Graph.

   If you update the information in the table, SMART Notebook Math Tools updates the graph and vice versa.

To break the connection between a graph and a table

1. Select the table or the graph.

   A blue highlight appears around both the table and the graph. An X in a blue circle appears between them.

2. Press the X symbol .

   If you update the information in the table and the connection is broken, SMART Notebook Math Tools doesn’t update the graph and vice versa.

To reconnect a graph and a table

1. Select the table.

   A selection rectangle appears around the table and a small blue square appears beside it.

2. Select the blue square and drag it over the graph.

If you insert a Cartesian or quadrant graph, and then insert points into it, you can generate a table of values based on these points.

To generate a table from a graph

1. Select the graph.

2. Press the graph’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Generate Table.

   If you add or remove the points in the graph, SMART Notebook Math Tools updates the table and vice versa.

To break the connection between a table and a graph

1. Select the table or the graph.

   A blue highlight appears around both the table and the graph. An X in a blue circle appears between them.

2. Press the X symbol .

   If you update the information in the graph and the connection is broken, SMART Notebook Math Tools doesn’t update the table and vice versa.

To reconnect a table and a graph

1. Select the table.

   A selection rectangle appears around the table and a small blue square appears alongside it.

2. Select the blue square and drag it over the graph.

You can insert a Cartesian graph into a page. You can include the default Cartesian graph or create a graph with customized axes and insert this instead. After you insert the graph, you can add points to it.

To insert the default Cartesian graph

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Cartesian.

   A Cartesian graph appears.

To insert a customized Cartesian graph

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Wizard.

   The Insert Graph dialog box appears.

3. Select Cartesian, and then press Next.

4. Customize the graph by doing the following:

   • To change the increments of the numbers along either of the graph’s axes, type a value in the Step box.

   • To change the start and end points of the X (horizontal) axis and Y (vertical) axis, type values in the Start and End boxes.

   • To display a graph without horizontal lines, clear the Horizontal Lines check box.

   • To display a graph without vertical lines, clear the Vertical Lines check box.

   • To display a graph without numbers on the axes, clear the Show Numbers check box.

5. Press Finish.

To insert points in the graph

1. Double-click the position in the graph where you want to place a point.

2. Repeat step 1 until you’ve placed all the points you want to add to the graph.

   Note 

   You can generate a table of values based on your graph (see Generating tables from graphs).

To remove points from the graph 

1. Double-click the point you want to remove.

2. Repeat step 1 until you’ve removed all the points you want to remove from the graph.

To insert equations using the SMART Notebook Math Equation Editor

You can insert equations into a page using the Math Equation Editor available in Notebook.

1. Press Add-ons , then press the Math Equation Editor button .

   The Math Equation Editor opens.

   

2. Type the numerals and symbols you want to add to your equation.

3. Press Insert Equation. The equation will be inserted at the top of the Notebook page in which you are working. You can now select the equation and move it anywhere on the page like any other Notebook object.

   To update the equation, press Update Equation and make revisions as required.

   OR

   Double-click the equation on the Notebook page and the Math Equation Editor will reopen. You can then make revisions to the equations as required.

To insert handwritten equations using the SMART Notebook equation tool

1. See Inserting equations with the math equations tool.

In addition to creating shapes using the SMART Notebook software Shapes tool, you can insert irregular polygons using the Irregular Polygons tool.

To insert irregular polygons

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Irregular Polygons.

3. Press where you want to place the shape’s first vertex.

   The first vertex appears as a small red circle.

4. Press where you want to place the next vertex.

   A line appears between the two vertices.

5. Repeat step 4 to add more vertices.

6. Press the first vertex’s red circle to stop adding vertices and complete the shape.

   Note 

   After creating an irregular polygon, you can display its interior angles and display its side lengths (see Displaying interior angles and To display side lengths).

You can insert a number line graph into a page. You can include the default number line or create a customized axis and insert this instead.

To insert the default number line graph

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Number Line.

   A number line graph appears.

To insert a customized number line graph

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Wizard.

   The Insert Graph dialog box appears.

3. Select Number Line, and then press Next.

4. Customize the graph by doing the following:

   • To change the increments of the numbers along the axis, type a value in the Step box.

   • To change the start and end points of the axis, type values in the Start and End boxes.

   • To display a graph without numbers on the axes, clear the Show Numbers check box.

5. Press Finish.

You can insert a quadrant graph into a page. You can include the default quadrant graph or create a graph with customized axes and insert this instead. After you’ve inserted the graph, you can add points to it.

To insert the default quadrant graph

1. Press Add-ons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Quadrant.

   A quadrant graph appears.

To insert a customized quadrant graph

1. Display the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons (see Displaying the SMART Notebook Math Tools buttons).

2. Press Graphs, and then press Wizard.

   The Insert Graph dialog box appears.

3. Select Quadrant, and then press Next.

4. Customize the graph by doing the following:

   • To change the increments of the numbers along either of the graph’s axes, type a value in the Step box.

   • To change the start and end points of the X (horizontal) axis and Y (vertical) axis, type values in the Start and End boxes.

   • To display a graph without horizontal lines, clear the Horizontal Lines check box.

   • To display a graph without vertical lines, clear the Vertical Lines check box.

   • To display a graph without numbers on the axes, clear the Show Numbers check box.

5. Press Finish.

To insert points in the graph

1. Double-click the position in the graph where you want to place a point.

2. Repeat step 1 until you’ve placed all the points you want to add to the graph.

   Note 

   You can generate a table of values based on your graph (see Generating tables from graphs).

To remove points from the graph 

1. Double-click the point you want to remove.

2. Repeat step 1 until you’ve removed all the points you want to remove from the graph.

You can insert regular polygons with 3 to 15 sides using the Regular Polygons tool.

To insert a regular polygon

1. Press Regular Polygons.

   The Regular Polygons tool buttons appear.

2. Select a polygon. The number in the polygon represents the number of sides.

   Tip 

   To display more polygons, click the down arrow.

3. Create a shape by pressing where you want to place the shape and dragging until the shape is the size you want.

You can insert a Cartesian graph or quadrant graph into a page or generate a graph from an equation or a table of values. After you insert the graph, you can move or change the zoom level of this graph.

To move a graph

1. Select the graph (see Selecting graphs).

2. Press somewhere inside the border but outside of the graph, and then drag to a different position on the page.

To change a graph’s zoom level

1. Select the graph (see Selecting graphs).

2. If no icons appear below the graph, press the two downward arrows in the graph’s lower-right corner.

   Eight icons appear below the graph.

3. Press to zoom in.

   OR

   Press to zoom out.

To display a different part of a graph

1. Select the graph (see Selecting graphs).

2. If no icons appear below the graph, press the two downward arrows in the graph’s lower-right corner.

   Eight icons appear below the graph.

3. Press the hand icon.

4. Drag the graph.

5. When SMART Notebook Math Tools displays the part of the graph you want to view, press the hand icon again.

SMART Notebook Math Tools recognizes the mathematical symbols and functions in your equation and converts them into typed text. SMART Notebook Math Tools recognizes many symbols, including numbers, operators, Roman letters, Greek letters and other mathematical symbols.

• Numbers

  

• Operators

  

• Roman letters

  

• Greek letters

  

• Other mathematical symbols

  

To select the graph

1. Press Select.

2. Press outside but near to the upper-right corner of the graph, and then drag a rectangle to the opposite corner.

   A selection rectangle appears around the graph.

   • The circle in the graph’s lower-right corner is a resize handle.

   • The downward arrow in the graph’s upper-right corner is a menu arrow.

If you insert or write a mathematical expression on a page, you can solve this expression and display the complete equation using the available menu options.

To solve an expression numerically

1. Select the equation.

2. Press the equation’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Simplify Numerically.

To solve an expression symbolically

1. Select the equation.

2. Press the equation’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Simplify Symbolically.

To find an equation’s zero value

1. Select the equation.

2. Press the equation’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Find Zeroes.

To find an equation’s minimum and maximum values

1. Select the equation.

2. Press the equation’s menu arrow, and then select Math Actions > Find Extrema.