SMART Board User’s Guide
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Using the Software in Projected Mode
When you use the software in projected mode, you can use your finger to control any application projected
on the interactive screen as effectively as a mouse. You can touch on the interactive whiteboard to start a
program, and then pick up a stylus from the pen tray to write over it in virtual, electronic ink. You can also
configure screen contact to produce a left or right click, write or draw in any color, highlight anything on the
interactive whiteboard, or erase annotations.
How does the system work? Basically, the SMART Board driver is responsible for translating your screen
touch into left or right clicks and your pen tray stylus use into electronic ink.
NOTE: SMART Sympodium interactive lectern functionality is slightly different. To
generate a left click, press the Left-Click pen tool button and then touch the stylus on the
interactive screen. For a right click, press the Right-Click pen tool button and then touch
the interactive screen with the stylus.
In non-projected mode, the computer automatically scales the entire surface of the SMART Board
interactive whiteboard into an image the size of the writing area of Notebook software. Since this scaling is
automatic, you don’t need to perform an orientation procedure. For information on running the interactive
whiteboard in non-projected (whiteboard) mode, turn to Appendix A: Using an Interactive Whiteboard
without a Projector on page 37.
The Importance of Being Oriented
To provide an accurate and appropriate response to your touch, the SMART Board driver needs to know
exactly where the projected image from your computer is located on the interactive screen. You provide
the SMART Board driver with this information when you perform an orientation procedure − a very simple
process of precisely touching on a grid of red crosses (targets) on the screen.
Although a default orientation is automatically assigned to your interactive whiteboard, you should
complete the orientation process to ensure the greatest level of tracking precision. You may also want to
re-orient on occasion, especially if your interactive whiteboard is accidentally jostled and the projected
image becomes misaligned.
With correct orientation, the cursor appears directly beneath your fingertip, and the system accurately
tracks your finger or tool contact on the screen.
Orientation Tips
• During the orientation, firmly press in the small yellow square in the center of each red cross. If
you neglect to do this, the SMART Board driver will not track your screen contact correctly.
• If you’re dissatisfied with the precision of a particular orientation point, don’t begin the entire
orientation procedure again. Just press either of the two pen tray buttons or the left-arrow key on
the keyboard to retract a poorly aligned orientation point.
When Should You Orient the Interactive Whiteboard?
You should orient after installing SMART Board software and configuring the COM port. Also, the
interactive whiteboard may be accidentally jostled or moved to another location. If this occurs, perform the
orientation procedure again.
To do this, press the SMART Board icon and select Orient SMART Board.
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