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Writing or drawing with SMART Ink

When you write in digital ink over an open application or in your SMART software, the ink becomes an object that you can move and manipulate.

ClosedTo write with your interactive product’s tools

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

    OR

    Press an ink color button on your interactive pen display and then pick up the pen.

  2. Write over an open file, folder or website on your interactive product.

ClosedTo write with SMART Ink pen tools

  1. Using your interactive product’s pen tool, your finger or your mouse, select a pen colorPen color icon and a line thicknessThickness icon from the SMART Ink toolbar.

  2. Write over an open file, folder or website on your interactive product.

  3. Press SelectSelect icon on the toolbar when you’re done. Otherwise, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as pen strokes.

ClosedTo write with calligraphic ink

  1. Using your interactive product’s pen tool, your finger or your mouse, select a pen colorPen color icon and a line thicknessThickness icon from the SMART Ink toolbar.

  2. Select the Calligraphic Ink check box.

  3. Write over an open file, folder or website on your interactive product.

  4. Press SelectSelect icon on the toolbar when you’re done. Otherwise, your interactive product continues interpreting screen touches as pen strokes.