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Using the SMART Ink Document Viewer

SMART Ink Document Viewer is available on your computer if you installed SMART Ink with SMART Notebook software, SMART Meeting Pro software or SMART Meeting Pro PE software.

Getting started with the SMART Ink Document Viewer

You can use the SMART Ink Document Viewer to view PDF files and write or draw over them. You can also navigate within files, magnify pages and save and print files, including your ink notes.

Tip 

When you install SMART software, you can choose to make SMART Ink Document Viewer the default PDF viewer. To use another PDF viewer, right-click the PDF file, and then select Open With.

ClosedTo start the SMART Ink Document Viewer

ClosedTo open a file

  1. Press Open FileOpen icon.

    The Open dialog box appears.

  2. Browse to and select the file you want to open.

  3. Press Open.

ClosedTo write with pen tools

  1. Pick up a pen from your interactive product’s pen tray.

    OR

    Press an ink color button on your interactive pen display.

  2. Write over the open file.

Using the SMART Ink Document Viewer toolbar

The SMART Ink Document Viewer toolbar contains all the tools you need to view PDF files.

Toolbar button

Description

Open icon

Open

Save icon

Save

Print icon

Print

Open In icon

Open file in another program

Zoom in icon

Zoom in

Zoom Out icon

Zoom out

Rotate Right icon

Rotate page clockwise

Rotate Left icon

Rotate page counterclockwise

%

Zoom to a specific percentage

Previous icon

Previous page

Next icon

Next page

4/10

Go to a specific page

Help icon

Help

Information icon

Information

Move Toolbar icon

Move toolbar

ClosedTo move the toolbar

  1. Press MoveMove Toolbar icon.

    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Select Top, Bottom, Left or Right.

ClosedTo zoom in or out

ClosedTo adjust the magnification and page view settings

  1. Press the magnification arrowDown arrow.

    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Select Fit Page, Fit Width, Two Page View or a magnification percentage.

ClosedTo display the previous page

ClosedTo display the next page

ClosedTo rotate the page

ClosedTo save a file

  1. Press SaveSave icon.

    The Save As dialog box appears.

  2. Browse to where you want to save the file.

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

  4. Press Save.

    Note 

    If you made notes in the file, the digital ink is saved as a permanent part of the file. When you open the file again later, the ink cannot be modified.

ClosedTo print a file

  1. Press PrintPrint icon.

    The Print dialog box appears.

  2. Select your printer from the Printer drop-down menu.

  3. Optionally, adjust the Page Range, Page Scaling and Print Option settings.

  4. Press Print.