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Getting started with SMARTNotebook software
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This chapter introduces you to SMARTNotebook™ collaborative learning software and explains how
to get started with the software.
About SMARTNotebook software
In SMARTNotebook software, you can create .notebook files that include graphics, text, tables,
lines, shapes, animations and more. Present your file and keep your class’s attention as you move
and interact with these objects. When your class provides comments and suggestions, write their
input on the page using digital ink. You can open .notebook files in SMARTNotebook software on a
Windows®, Mac or Linux® computer. You can also export your file in a variety of formats, including
HTML and PDF.
You can install SMARTNotebook Tools as well as third-party add-ons to add special features to
SMARTNotebook software. SMARTNotebook Tools include the following:
l3DTools for SMARTNotebook software
lMixed Reality Tools for SMARTDocumentCamera™
About the other SMART software on your
computer
Your computer might include the following other SMART software.
lSMARTProductDrivers
Your interactive product detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point, along
with Pen tool information, to the connected computer. SMARTProductDrivers translates the
information into mouse clicks and digital ink. SMARTProductDrivers enables you to perform
normal computer operations by using your finger or a pen.
lSMARTInk™
Using SMARTInk, you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen, and then save
or erase your notes.
lSMARTBoard® Tools
You can draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMARTBoard Tools, such as the
Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier and Pointer.
