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Inserting content from the Gallery

The Gallery is a tab in the SMART Notebook software user interface where you can browse or search for content and then add that content to your .notebook files.

The Gallery contains Lesson Activity Examples, which includes Activity Builder examples (see Creating a matching lesson activity), interactive techniques and 3D models to aid you in creating lesson activities.

When your system administrator installs SMART Notebook software, he or she can install the following additional items:

The Gallery is divided into two sections. The top section of the Gallery is the category list. When you select a category or subcategory in the list, its contents appear in the bottom section of the Gallery.

Tip 

You can change the size of the category list and content list by pressing the boundary between them, and then dragging it up or down.

You can browse the category list to view the contents of each category. Thumbnails in the categories provide preview images of the content.

You can search for a Gallery item using the keyword search.

After browsing or searching for a Gallery item, you can add it to your .notebook file.

ClosedTo browse the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press GalleryGallery icon.

  2. Press a category’s disclosure triangle to view its subcategories.

    Note 

    You can close a category by pressing the category’s disclosure triangle a second time.

  3. Select a category or subcategory to display its contents.

ClosedTo search the Gallery

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press GalleryGallery icon.

  2. Type a keyword into the Type search terms here box, and then press Search .

    The Gallery displays all content containing the keyword.

ClosedTo add a Gallery item to your .notebook file

  1. If the Gallery isn’t visible, press GalleryGallery icon.

  2. Browse or search for the Gallery item you want to add.

  3. Double-click the Gallery item’s thumbnail.

    • If you add a picture, Adobe Flash Player compatible file, video file or sound file, it appears on the current page.

    • If you add a background, it replaces the page’s existing background (see Applying page backgrounds and themes).

    • If you add a page from a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts it before the current page.

    • If you add a .notebook file, SMART Notebook software inserts the file’s pages before the current page.