Writing or Drawing with Creative Pens Using Floating Tools

You can use the Creative Pen tool in the Floating Tools toolbar to add colourful elements when you write or draw freehand objects. The Creative Pen tool enables you to draw a line of rainbow colours, smiley faces, stars and more.

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Some examples of SMART Notebook's creative pens

To write or draw with creative pens using Floating Tools

NOTE: The Creative Pen button is not included in the default Floating Tools toolbar. However, you can customise the Floating Tools toolbar by adding and removing tools. For the following steps, the Floating Tools toolbar must include a Creative Pen button.

  1. Press Creative PenFTCreativePen.png in the Floating Tools toolbar and then select an available line style.

  2. Write or draw on the interactive screen.

  3. When you have finished writing and drawing, press Select FTSelect.pngin the Floating Tools toolbar. Otherwise, SMART Notebook interprets screen touches as pen strokes.

To customise the Creative Pen floating tool

  1. Press Creative PenFTCreativePen.png in the Floating Tools toolbar and then press Customise FTCustomizeTool.png.

The Properties dialogue box appears.

  1. Press the digital ink style you want to customise from the Floating Tools toolbar.

  2. Select a line thickness.

  3. Press Save Tool Properties.