Using the Protractor

You can insert a protractor into a page, manipulate its size, rotation and location and then draw along its edges.

To insert a protractor

Press Measurement Tools IconMeasurementTools.png and then press Protractor IconProtractor.png.

A protractor appears.

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To move the protractor

Press the inner part of the protractor (displayed as a darker shade of blue) and then drag the protractor to a different position on the page.

To resize the protractor

Press the inner circle of numbers and then drag away from the protractor to enlarge it or towards the centre of the protractor to shrink it.

To rotate the protractor

Press the outer circle of numbers and then drag the protractor in the direction that you want to rotate it.

The protractor displays the current rotation in degrees.

To display the protractor as a complete circle

Press the blue circle ProtractorCircle.png next to the 180 label on the inner circle of numbers

To display the semi-circle again, press the blue circle again.

To draw using a pen and the protractor

  1. Press PenIconPen.png and then select an available line type.

  1. Draw along the edge of the protractor.

Digital ink appears in an arc along the edge of the protractor.

To display angles using the protractor

  1. Move the green circle until it shows the correct angle for the first of two intersecting lines.

  2. Press the green arrow in the bottom corner.

The first line appears.

  1. Move the green circle until it shows the correct angle for the second of two intersecting lines.

  2. Press the green arrow in the bottom corner.

The second line appears. SMART Notebook also displays the angle between the two lines.

To remove the protractor

  1. Press the protractor.

  2. Press the protractor's menu arrow and then select Delete.