SMART Board Interactive whiteboard - Importing Information into Notebook Software; Capturing All or Part of a Screen; Importing Graphic Files

SMART Board User’s Guide
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Importing Information into Notebook Software
Notebook software allows you to add images and text from other applications to your current page. You
can then resize or move these objects, or cut and paste them into another page or file. A variety of import
methods are available, so your choice of import method largely depends on the kind of information you
want to bring into the Notebook file. In this section, you will learn to:
• capture all or part of the screen using the Capture Screen or the Capture Selection tools
• import graphic files directly into your Notebook file
• cut or copy text or graphics and then paste the contents into your Notebook file. You can copy
and paste any kind of object within Notebook software. However, you can only copy and paste
text between Notebook software and another application.
Capturing All or Part of a Screen
The Capture Screen and Capture Selection features allow you to capture your annotations and the
underlying application background into a Notebook file. You can capture the entire screen or a selected
area. Once you select one of these options, Notebook software automatically opens to receive the image.
By default, the captured image appears on a new page in the current Notebook file. You can change this
default setting by removing the check mark beside the Snapshot to New Page command on the Tools
menu. Doing this will cause the captured image to appear on the current page of your Notebook file.
To capture a selected area
1 Press the SMART Board icon in the menu bar.
2 Select Capture Selection.
3 Then press and drag to define the area you want captured.
To capture the entire screen
1 Press the SMART Board icon in the menu bar.
2 Select Capture Screen.
Importing Graphic Files
You can insert graphic files directly into the current page using the Picture from File command on the
Insert menu. The imported picture appears in the top-left corner of the current page.
This version of Notebook software supports images in the following formats:
• Targa (TGA)
• Windows bitmap (BMP)
• PICT
• SimpleText pictures
To import a graphic file
1 Select Picture from File from the Insert menu.
2 Navigate to the image file you want to import and select it.
3 Click the Open button.
The image appears in the top-left corner of the page.