Working with pages

To open the Page Sorter, select Page Sorter.

To move the tab

Tap Move Sidebar to move the tab from one side of the window to the other.

Note 

This moves all the tabs along with the tab you have open.

To resize or hide the tab

You can resize the tab by dragging its border left or right., or hide the tab when you aren’t using it by tapping the Auto-hide option.

To display the tab when it’s hidden, tap the tab’s icon.

Note 

For Windows operating systems: if you reduce the tab to its minimum size, the auto-hide option turns on automatically.

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.

You can add a blank page to the open file using the Add Page button or the Page Sorter.

To insert a page using the Add Page button

1. Tap Add Page.

   The new page appears after the current page.

   Tip 

   You can change the default background color for a page, see Setting default page preferences.

To insert a page using the Page Sorter

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

2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want the new page to appear after.

3. Tap the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Insert Blank Page.

   The new page appears after the selected page.

   Tip 

   You can change the default background color for a page, see Setting default page preferences.

When you create a page, SMART Notebook software automatically names the page with the date and time of its creation. You can also rearrange and group pages.

To rename a page

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

2. Double-click the page’s name.

3. Type a new name for the page.

4. Tap elsewhere.

   Tip 

   You can change the default name for a new page to be blank instead of the date time. See Setting default page preferences.

To rearrange pages

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

2. Tap the thumbnail of the page you want to move in the file.

   A blue border appears around the thumbnail.

3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position in the Page Sorter.

   A blue line indicates the page’s new position.

4. Release the thumbnail.

To create a group, move pages between groups, move a group, or delete a group

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

2. Do one of the following:

   Action	Windows operating system	Mac operating system
   Create a group	Select the first group’s menu arrow and then select Add New Group. Type a name for the group.	Select the first group’s menu arrow, then select Edit Page Groups and click Add new Group. Type a name for the group.
   Move pages between groups	Drag a page’s thumbnail to a new position within the group or into a different group.	Select a group’s menu arrow and select Edit Page Groups. Drag a page’s thumbnail to a new position within the group or into a different group.
   Move a group	Drag the group’s title bar to the group’s new position.	Select a group’s menu arrow and select Edit Page Groups. Drag the group’s title bar to the group’s new position.
   Delete a group (and keep pages)	Move the pages in a group to different groups. When a group contains no pages, SMART Notebook software deletes it automatically.	Select a group’s menu arrow and select Edit Page Groups. Move the pages in a group to different groups. When a group contains no pages, SMART Notebook software deletes it automatically.
   Delete a group and all of its pages	Tap the group’s menu arrow and select Delete Group.	Select a group’s menu arrow and select Edit Page Groups. Tap the group’s menu arrow and select Delete Group.

   Notes 

   • You can also rearrange groups by tapping a group’s menu arrow, and then clicking Move Up or Move Down.

   • SMART Notebook software numbers pages sequentially across a file. If you change the order of groups, SMART Notebook software renumbers the pages in the groups accordingly.

You can delete a page from the current file using the Delete Page button or the Page Sorter.

To delete a page using the Delete Page button

1. If you haven’t done so already, display the page you want to delete.

2. Select Delete Page .

To delete a page using the Page Sorter

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

2. Select the thumbnail of the page you want to delete.

3. Tap the thumbnail’s menu arrow, and then select Delete Page.

By default, new pages added to your file have a default white background color. You can change the default background color. You can also change the default page title from the date and time to be blank instead.

To change the default background color for a new page

1. For Windows operating systems select Edit > Preferences.

   OR

   For Mac operating systems, select Notebook > Preferences.

2. Click Defaults.

3. Select Change Color, and then select a color.

4. Click OK.

To change the default page title new page

1. For Windows operating systems select Edit > Preferences.

   OR

   For Mac operating systems, select Notebook > Preferences.

2. Click Defaults.

3. Under Default page title, select (blank).

4. Click OK.