Importing and exporting collection files is an ideal way to share custom categories with other teachers and to use categories that other teachers have created. You can use collection files to add items to the My Content category in the Gallery. After you import a collection file, all of its items appear in the Gallery as a new subcategory.

To import a collection file from another teacher

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

2. Select My Content (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery’s category list, press its menu arrow, and then select Add to My Content.

   The Add to My Content dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the folder that contains the collection file you want to import.

   Note 

   A collection file has a .gallery extension.

4. Select the collection file, and then press Open.

   The collection appears as a new subcategory.

To export a collection file to share with other teachers

1. Select the category that contains the items you want to save in a collection.

   Note 

   SMART Notebook software exports the selected category but doesn’t export any of its subcategories.

2. Press the category’s menu arrow, and then select Export as Collection File.

   The Save As dialog box appears.

3. Browse to the folder where you want to save the collection file.

4. Type a name for the file in the File name box.

5. Press Save.