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Saving digital ink

You can save digital ink by taking a screen capture. After taking the screen capture, you can choose from a variety of actions:

Note 

Before taking screen captures, complete these tasks:

  • Make sure SMART Notebook software is installed on your computer.

  • Start SMART Ink (see Starting SMART Ink) and connect your computer to a SMART interactive product.

ClosedTo take a screen capture using the Capture toolbar

  1. Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar).

    OR

    Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see About the SMART Touch Inking Tool).

  2. Press ToolboxToolbox icon, and then press CaptureCapture icon.

  3. Press one of the following buttons:

    Area Capture icon

    Capture a rectangular area.

    Window Capture icon

    Capture a window.

    Full Screen Capture icon

    Capture an entire screen.

    Freehand Capture icon

    Capture a freehand area.

  4. Select the area, window or screen you want to capture.

    If you’ve already selected a default action for screen captures, the screen capture is saved accordingly.

    OR

    If you haven’t already selected a default action for screen captures, the Capture window opens. This window displays a thumbnail of the screen capture and a button for the last action you selected.

  5. Press the last action’s button.

    OR

    Press Do something else, and then select another action.

    Tip 

ClosedTo take a screen capture using SMART Ink window tools

  1. Write or draw digital ink over a window or on the desktop (see Writing and drawing in digital ink).

  2. Press the SMART Ink window tools buttonSMART Ink window tool icon in the top-right corner of the window or SMART Ink Note, and then select Capture Ink.

    If you’ve already selected a default action for screen captures, the screen capture is saved accordingly.

    OR

    If you haven’t already selected a default action for screen captures, the Capture window opens. This window displays a thumbnail of the screen capture and a button for the last action you selected.

  3. Press the last action’s button.

    OR

    Press Do something else, and then select another action.

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