Changing Pen Settings

You can write notes in digital ink on your interactive screen. You can change SMART hardware settings to customize the behavior of your SMART product, including the line color, width, end style, thickness and transparency of the digital ink for each pen (on interactive whiteboards) or pen tool button (on interactive pen displays).

To change pen or pen tool button settings

  1. Open the SMART control panel.

  1. Press SMART Hardware Settings.

The upper area of the SMART control panel displays an image of the SMART product or products connected to the computer.

  1. Press the image of the product with the settings you want to change.

  2. Select Pen and Button Settings in the list.

  3. Press the button for the pen you want to customize.

The Properties dialog box appears.

  1. Press Fill Effects.

  2. Adjust the transparency.

  3. Press Line Style.

  4. Adjust the line color, thickness, start, end and style.

  5. Press Save Tool Properties to save your settings.

  6. Optionally, repeat steps 5 through 10 to customize other pens or pen tool buttons.

  7. Press OK to close the SMART control panel.