The SMART Meeting Pro software user interface consists of the , the Bridgit Collaboration Bar and four modes:
Desktop
Whiteboard
View Screens
Organizer
You switch between modes by pressing the buttons at the top of the
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The
appears on the left or right side of the display. It contains the following items:Buttons for accessing the four modes
Meeting button
Reset Room button
Tools
Move Toolbar button
Collapse/Expand button
Programs button
If Microsoft Exchange integration is enabled, you can press the Meeting button on the to open the Meeting Notification window.
If you have Microsoft Exchange or SMTP email settings enabled, you can press the Reset Room button to end your meeting, to email your meeting notes and attachments to participants and to log off of the room resource computer.
You can select and use a variety of commands and tools on the
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Pan and zoom in or out. |
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Select |
Select, move and manipulate objects on a Whiteboard page. |
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Pen |
Select pen colors and widths you can use to write notes and create freehand objects. You can also select a transparent yellow or green highlighter. |
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Eraser |
Erase notes and objects created with digital ink. |
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Shapes |
Draw a variety of shapes, including circles, rectangles, stars and squares. You can also use this tool to select solid or broken lines and arrows. |
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Text |
Insert text into your Whiteboard page. When you touch the page, a text box appears, in which you can select the text object’s formatting. |
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Gallery |
Access a collection of images and content that you can use in your presentation. |
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Capture |
Take a screen capture of your notes and automatically insert them on a Whiteboard page. Open a list of three options so you can capture the full screen, a rectangular selection or a freehand selection of the screen. |
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Undo |
Reverse the effect of the last action. You can undo several actions by selecting Undo repeatedly. |
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Redo |
Reinstate the last action reversed with the Undo command. |
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Normal View |
Restore the Whiteboard page to Normal view. |
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Previous Page |
Display the previous page of the current file. You can also press the PAGE UP key on your keyboard. |
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Next Page |
Display the next page of the current file. You can also press the PAGE DOWN key on your keyboard. (Pressing Next Page on the last page inserts a new page. ) |
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You can move the
to either side of the screen by pressing the Move Toolbar button.You can collapse or expand the
by pressing the Collapse/Expand button.You can quickly access popular applications and tools by pressing the Programs button.
If Bridgit® conferencing software integration is enabled, you can use the Bridgit Collaboration Bar to create a meeting, invite meeting participants, share your screen and join meetings created by others. You can also chat with meeting participants.
In Desktop mode, you can interact with the room computer’s applications.
In Whiteboard mode, you can create or open Whiteboard files to brainstorm and present ideas. Whiteboard mode consists of three main areas:
Menu bar
Whiteboard drawing area
Page Sorter
The Whiteboard menu bar includes the following menu items:
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File |
Allows you to create, open, save, print, email and close files. |
Edit |
Provides tools to undo and redo actions; cut, copy and paste objects; clone and delete objects; select all objects and clear and delete pages. |
View |
Allows you to select Full Whiteboard view and to view the Business Gallery. |
Insert |
Allows you to add blank pages, images and links to your file. |
Object |
Allows you to lock, group, flip, order and change the properties of objects. |
Help |
Provides access to this Help and information about SMART Meeting Pro software and allows you to enable or disable the SMART Customer Experience program. |
Most of Whiteboard mode is dedicated to the Whiteboard drawing area, which displays the contents of a selected page in a file. This is where you write notes and create and work with objects.
The Page Sorter displays all the pages in the open file as thumbnails and updates the thumbnails automatically as you change the contents of the pages. Using the Page Sorter, you can add, delete and rearrange pages.
View Screens mode shows other meeting participants’ screens (if they’re sharing their screens) or meeting information (if otherwise).
You can use the Organizer to manage multiple screens and windows. You can view at a glance all open applications, files and Whiteboard pages and easily switch between them. If you enabled Microsoft Exchange integration, you can access the meeting details through the Organizer.