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Maintaining SMART Ink

You can use the SMART Ink Settings window to change general and dynamic toolbar settings for SMART Ink.

ClosedTo change general settings

  1. If the dynamic toolbar is open, press the settings button in its lower-right cornerSettings icon.

    OR

    If the dynamic toolbar isn’t open, go to Applications/SMART Technologies in Finder and double-click SMART Ink Settings.

    The SMART Ink Settings window appears.

  2. Press General Settings.

  3. Change settings:

    Control

    Procedure

    Notes

    Start SMART Ink when you log on

    Select the check box to start SMART Ink automatically when you log on to the computer.

    If you clear the check box, SMART Ink doesn’t start when you log on to the computer and you must start it manually before you can write or draw over applications or create SMART Ink Notes (see Starting SMART Ink).

    Erase ink after it’s converted to text

    Select the check box to erase ink after you insert it as text in an application.

     

    When screenshots are captured

    Press Always ask me what to do with screenshots to clear the default action for screen captures and select from one of the following actions each time you take a screen capture:

    • Send the screen capture to SMART Notebook software

    • Save the screen capture as a PNG file to a Capture folder on the desktop

    • Save the screen capture as a PNG file to a location of your choosing

    • Leave the screen capture on the clipboard to paste in other applications

    If the Always ask me what to do with screenshots button isn’t available, no default action has been selected.

  4. Press Apply, and then press OK.

ClosedTo change dynamic toolbar settings

  1. If the dynamic toolbar is open, press the settings button in its lower-right cornerSettings icon.

    OR

    If the dynamic toolbar isn’t open, go to Applications/SMART Technologies in Finder and double-click SMART Ink Settings.

    The SMART Ink Settings window appears.

  2. Press Toolbar Settings.

  3. Change settings:

    Control

    Procedure

    Notes

    Restore Toolbar Positions

    Press Reset SMART Ink toolbars to their default positions to return dynamic toolbars to their original positions on the screen.

     

    SMART Touch Inking Tool

    Press Start SMART Touch Inking Tool to turn on the SMART Touch Inking Tool (see About the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

    OR

    Press Close SMART Touch Inking Tool to turn off the SMART Touch Inking Tool.

    This control is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product that supports touch recognition.

  4. Press Apply, and then press OK.