Create
Table Tool
Create a table from the SMART Notebook software toolbar, then insert or drag text, images and objects into any cell with ease. Add or delete individual cells to create asymmetrical tables.
Themes
Create themed pages using elements such as fonts, background colours and images, and apply them to SMART Notebook pages.
Active Alignment
Format a SMART Notebook page with this tool, which accurately aligns objects to other objects and to the vertical and horizontal page centres.
Eyedropper Tool
Select any colour from your computer's colour palette and use it to outline or fill objects.
Fill Tool
Fill shapes with the last colour you used by selecting the Fill Tool from the SMART Notebook software toolbar.
SMART Response question sets
Insert SMART Response question sets directly into a SMART Notebook file. You don’t need to own a SMART Response interactive response system.
Insert function
Insert video, shapes, links, Adobe Flash files, text and audio into your SMART Notebook lessons. You can also compress images using the image optimisation tool. Anything inserted becomes a SMART Notebook software object that you can manipulate.
Special fonts and scientific notation
Add superscript and subscript to your text, or add scientific symbols and notation.
Drawing tools
Add connectors, shapes, dotted lines, creative pen styles and more using a variety of drawing tools.
Auto Spell Check
Check spelling quickly with the software’s spell check that automatically scans text objects and documents whilst in editing mode.
Calligraphic pen
Watch your own handwriting turn into beautifully stylised curves and lines.
Flick
Flick objects across the page with the touch of a finger.
Teach
Magic Pen
Use this three-in-one tool to spotlight, magnify or zoom in on an image, or write notes that will disappear in 10 seconds. Draw a square to magnify an object or draw a circle to add a spotlight.
Clear ink
Clear all the ink from a single page without losing any other objects on the page.
Shape Pen
Draw a freehand shape, and SMART Notebook software recognises it and perfects it.
Shape Recognition
Draw a freehand circle or other shape and access the Shape Recognition feature in the drop-down menu to quickly perfect it.
Page Recording
Teach a concept in SMART Notebook software and record every step you take. In the replay, students will only see the on-screen actions.
Presentation Highlighter
Highlight text or objects with highlighter ink that automatically straightens.
Lock all SMART devices
Prevent students from altering lessons by locking the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, SMART Slate wireless slate and SMART Podium interactive pen display.
Dual Page Display
Split your computer screen to view or work on two SMART Notebook pages simultaneously.
Work within reach
Keep tools within reach for smaller students by moving the toolbars to the bottom of the screen.
Full-screen mode
Create a bigger interactive whiteboard page area by hiding the toolbar and tabs. Navigate through your SMART Notebook pages with a small, movable toolbar.
Screen Shade
Conceal and reveal information point by point, dragging the Screen Shade over your SMART Notebook page.
Handwriting Recognition
Write notes in digital ink, and transform them into text in one click with the Handwriting Recognition feature.
Manage
Properties Tab
Use the Properties Tab to change an object’s line style, fill effects and animation options, all from one accessible location.
Save transparency mode
Create and save SMART Notebook files with fully transparent objects and digital ink.
Timed saves
Set your SMART Notebook file to save work automatically, from every minute up to every 30 minutes, or every time you move to a different page.
Mac Spotlight
Search through text in your SMART Notebook files using the Mac Spotlight tool.
Page turning for Mac
Use Mac page-turning effects to flip through SMART Notebook pages like a book.
Digital Ink Layer
Create a transparency layer over your desktop that functions like a SMART Notebook page. Capture your work and insert it into SMART Notebook software with the click of a button.
Full object manipulation
Manipulate objects that you have created, written or added in a multitude of ways. Change the properties of objects, such as colour, transparency or size. Hyperlink objects to the Internet, other SMART Notebook pages or documents on your computer. Display all linked objects on a page by using the Show All Links option in the View Menu.
Page Sorter
View SMART Notebook pages as thumbnails using the Page Sorter. Reorder your presentation by simply dragging and dropping thumbnails. Add a page title and a time stamp quickly by double-clicking on a thumbnail.
Quick tool access
Access every tool within two clicks of your mouse using SMART Notebook software’s refined menu navigation.
Export files
Save SMART Notebook files in various formats, including .ppt, .pdf and .html. You can also save individual SMART Notebook pages as separate image files (.jpeg, .png or .gif) for easy sharing.
Tablet computer support
Use SMART Notebook software on the go with enhanced tablet computer support.
One-click tabs
Switch between the Gallery, Page Sorter, Attachment or Properties tabs easily, with one click.
Languages
SMART Notebook software is available in over 40 languages: Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (US), English (UK), Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic (Scotland), Gaelic (Modern Irish), Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Maori, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (International Latin America), Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh.
Content
The SMART Exchange website
Discover easy-to-use, relevant, classroom-ready content and a growing online community on the SMART Exchange website. You can access the website by clicking the icon in the toolbar in SMART Notebook software. You can also easily share your lessons on the SMART Exchange website by selecting Share on SMART Exchange in the File menu.
Gallery Essentials
Choose from over 7,000 learning objects to enhance your lessons, including images, backgrounds, dynamic Flash files, video and audio content. Take advantage of music-notation sheets, a compass, a protractor, clocks, maps, sports fields, solar systems and a variety of shapes. You also have access to an extensive collection of classic artwork from the Bridgeman Art Library.
My Content
Store SMART Notebook pages, photos, pictures and animated .gif files from other applications and insert them directly into a SMART Notebook file. This function enables you to add objects to your own Gallery.
Team Content
Use the Team Content feature to access common Gallery content on a shared network drive. Add or delete content in the Team Content folder without needing system administration access and add Team Content items to your lessons.
Lesson Activity Toolkit
Discover customisable tools and templates to help you create professional and engaging lessons. Find templates for word games, quizzes, sorting tables and Flash tools to add interactive drag-and-drop or hide-and-reveal elements to your lessons.
SMART Gallery Sampler
Get the top 50 images, Flash tools, video and audio files available in the full version of SMART Notebook software's Gallery Essentials. Insert maps, images of historical figures, science diagrams and other educational visuals.
Multitouch
Multitouch support
Make the most of your SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard. Two can work together on the surface using a pen, finger or fist. There is no separate multiuser mode or restricted user area.
Gestures
Zoom, pan, flick and swipe on your 800 series. It’s easy to scale objects or pages, toss an object or swipe between pages. And with gesture feedback, you can see the percentage of your zoom level and know what page you’re on when you swipe between pages. The software also supports single-finger gestures on the 600 series.
Right click
Access the right-click menu on the 800 series using two simple touch methods.
