Opening the Spotlight Using Floating Tools

You can use the Magic Pen tool in the Floating Tools toolbar to open the Spotlight.

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The Magic Pen button isn't 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 Magic Pen button.

You can also use the Magic Pen tool to open the Magnifier.

You can create a spotlight window when you view a page of a .notebook file.

To open the Spotlight

  1. Press Magic PenFTMagicPen.png in the Floating Tools toolbar and then select an available digital ink style.

  2. Draw a circle on the interactive screen.

A highlighted area and a Spotlight icon SpotlightIcon.png appear.

  1. To move the highlighted area, press the Spotlight icon and then drag it to another location on the screen.

  2. To make the Spotlight larger or smaller, press the edge of the highlighted area and then drag it outward or inward.

  3. To change the highlighted area's shape, press the Spotlight icon's menu arrow, select Shape and then select Ellipse, Rectangle or Star.

  4. To change the transparency of everything outside of the highlighted area, press the Spotlight icon's menu arrow, select Transparency and then select a percentage of transparency or Not Transparent.

To remove the Spotlight

Press the Spotlight icon's menu arrow and then select Exit.