Floating Tools

The Floating Tools toolbar is a customizable collection of buttons that floats on top of other programs. The Floating Tools toolbar enables you to quickly access frequently-used tools and features.

The default Floating Tools toolbar enables you to write or draw, highlight, erase, Control-click, start the SMART Keyboard, create .notebook files and undo a previous action.

To open the Floating Tools toolbar

Press SMART Board Tools in the Dock, and then select Open > Show Floating Tools in the menu bar.

Available Tools

The following table describes the functions of each toolbar button in the default Floating Tools toolbar.

Tool	Name	Action
	Select	Left-click
	Pen	Write or draw in digital ink
	Highlighter	Highlight in digital ink
	Eraser	Erase digital ink
	Right-Click	Control-click
	Keyboard	Start SMART Keyboard
	Notebook	Create or open a .notebook file
	Undo	Reverse the effect of your previous action or command
	Customize	Customize the Floating Tools toolbar

The following table describes the functions of each toolbar button that you can add to a customized Floating Tools toolbar.

Tool	Name	Action
	Creative Pen	Write or draw in digital ink using creative pens
	Line	Create a straight line
	Shape	Add a shape
	Shape Recognition	Draw common shapes
	Magic Pen	Open Magnifier or Spotlight
	Instant Conferencing	Create or join a SMART Bridgit software conference
	Magnifier	Open a Magnification window
	Recorder	Start SMART Recorder
	Screen Shade	Add a Screen Shade to the screen
	Spotlight	Open a Spotlight window
	Pointer	Display a large pointer
	Welcome Center	Open the Welcome Center
	Capture Toolbar	Open the Capture toolbar
	Area Capture	Take a screen capture of an area
	Full Screen Capture	Take a screen capture of a screen
	Freehand Capture	Take a screen capture of a freehand area
	Print Screen	Print the current screen to your computer's default printer

Available Tools for Dual-User Mode

If you're using an SBD600 series interactive whiteboard in dual-user mode, two Floating Tools toolbars appear, one for each half of the interactive whiteboard. The following table describes the functions of each toolbar button in the default Floating Tools toolbar.

Tool	Name	Action
	Select	Left-click
	Pen	Write or draw in digital ink
	Highlighter	Highlight in digital ink
	Eraser	Erase digital ink
	Shape	Add a shape
	Straight Line	Create a straight line
	Customize	Customize the Floating Tools toolbar

NOTE: If you're using an SBD600 series interactive whiteboard in dual-user mode and you customize a Floating Tools toolbar, tools that are inappropriate for dual-user mode are unavailable. Also, any changes you make to a dual-user mode Floating Tools toolbar don't affect the single-user mode Floating Tools toolbar.