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About the SMART software installed on your computer

Your computer might include SMART Notebook Tools, SMART Product Drivers, SMART Ink and SMART Tools in addition to SMART Notebook software.

SMART Notebook software: Use SMART Notebook software to create lessons or presentations. Each .notebook file contains a series of pages, and each page has its own objects, properties and settings. You can add freehand objects, geometric shapes, straight lines, text, pictures, tables, widgets and Adobe Flash Player compatible files to a page. You can manipulate and edit these objects at any time.

You can save your files in the .notebook format, which you can open in any Windows, Mac or Linux computer running SMART Notebook software. You can also export your files to a variety of formats.

SMART Notebook Tools: You can install SMART Notebook Tools to add special features to SMART Notebook software. These tools include the following:

  • SMART Notebook Math Tools

  • 3D Tools for SMART Notebook software

  • SMART Document Camera and Mixed Reality Tools

  • SMART Response assessment software

SMART Product Drivers: Your interactive product detects contact with its screen and sends each contact point, along with Pen tool information, to the connected computer. SMART Product Drivers translates the information into mouse clicks and digital ink. SMART Product Drivers enables you to perform normal computer operations by using your finger or a pen.

SMART Ink and SMART Tools: Using SMART Ink, you can write or draw on the screen in digital ink using a pen, and then save or erase your notes.

You can also draw attention to specific parts of a page using SMART Tools, such as the Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier and Pointer.

Also in this section

Starting SMART Notebook software

Navigating the user interface

Creating and working with content

Using gestures