SMART Table 230i - Customizing Hot Spaces

35 | CHAPTER 4 – CUSTOMIZING WITH SMART TABLE TOOLKIT
Customizing Hot Spaces
You can create custom diagrams in Hot Spaces to complement your class curriculum.
For example, if your class is studying the four seasons, you can create areas on the
table that represent each season and have students identify labels or pictures
associated with each season.
To customize
Hot Spaces
1. Click Home, and then select the Hot Spaces application’s check box.
The Hot Spaces icon appears on the desktop, and the Hot Spaces tab appears at
the top of the window.
2. Click the Hot Spaces tab.
3. Type a name for the activity in the Step 1: Create an activity box, and then click
Create.
4. Click the Hot Spaces tab.
5. Change the background image using either of these methods:
– In the Background area, click Import Image File to import a JPEG,
GIF or PNG file.
– Click Import Gallery Image to import an image from SMART
Exchange.
NOTE
Your computer must be connected to the Internet to access and
download Gallery images.
To create the Hot Spaces 1. Click one of the shape tools to the right of Hot Space Tools above the background
image.
2. Click and drag a shape around an area of the background image you want to use
as a Hot Space.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each Hot Space.
To add text labels 1. Click Add Label.
A new label appears on the background image.
2. Double-click the label, type its text, and then click outside of the label.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each text label you want to add to the diagram.
4. Click End Region if it isn’t already selected.
5. Drag each label to its correct Hot Space.
The Hot Space outline changes color to indicate that the label is part of the space.