Opening, creating, printing, and saving files

When you start SMART Notebook software for the first time, the Welcome screen opens automatically. When you start the software subsequent times, a new .notebook file opens automatically. However, you can create a new file at any time.

To create a file

1. Select File > New.

   If you’re working on a file with unsaved changes, a dialog box appears and prompts you to save the current file. Tap Yes to save your changes, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

SMART Notebook opens and saves your files in .notebook format.

The method by which you open a file is the same for all versions of SMART Notebook software.

To open a file

1. Tap Open File .

   The Open dialog box appears.

2. Browse to and select the file.

3. Tap Open.

   Tip 

   You can open a recently opened file by tapping the File menu, and then tapping the file name (Windows operating systems) or File > Open Recent (OS X operating systems).

You can display any page in the file using the Page Sorter. You can display the next or previous page in the file using buttons or gestures.

To display a page

1. If the Page Sorter isn’t visible, press Page Sorter.

2. Tap the thumbnail of the page you want to display.

To display the next page in a file

1. Tap Next Page.

   OR

   Swipe your finger across the page from right to left.

   

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

   

SMART Notebook opens and saves your files in .notebook format.

To save a new file

1. Tap Save.

   The Save As dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

3. Type a name for the file in the File name box.

4. Tap Save.

To save an existing file

1. Tap Save.

To save an existing file with a new name or location

1. Select File > Save As.

   The Save As dialog box appears.

2. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

3. Type a name for the file in the File name ox.

4. Tap Save.

To save files automatically (Windows)

1. Select File > Timed Saves.

   The Timed Save Wizard appears.

2. Select Every time I move to a different page to save your file automatically every time you select a different page.

   OR

   Select 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 30 minutes to save your file automatically after a specified period of time.

3. Tap Next.

4. Select Notebook Document.

5. Tap Next.

   The Save As dialog box appears.

6. Browse to where you want to save the new file.

7. Type a name for the file in the File name box. SMART Notebook software automatically saves the file with the .notebook file extension.

8. Tap Save.

To print SMART Notebook files

1. Select File > Print.

   The Print dialog box appears.

2. Select what format you want to print the file in:

   • Thumbnails

   • Handouts

   • Full Page

3. Open the Page Layout tab and customize the layout options to suit your needs.

4. Open the Printer Setup tab to select the printer you want to use and any additional options, such as the number of copies you want to make, and color and orientation options.

5. Select Print.

If the default program for opening .notebook files has been changed to be opened by another program on the computer, you can change the default program for the .notebook file type back to SMART Notebook.

To change the default program

1. Open SMART Notebook and select Edit > Preferences.

2. Click General.

3. Click Make Default.

4. If you want a message to appear when you open a .notebook file and your default program isn’t SMART Notebook software, select Tell me if SMART Notebook software isn’t the default program for .notebook files.

5. Click OK.