The SMART Meeting Pro PE software user interface consists of the and two modes:
Desktop
Whiteboard
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 Desktop and Whiteboard modes
Programs button
Tools
Move Toolbar button
Collapse/Expand button
You can quickly access popular applications and tools by pressing the Programs button.
You can select and use a variety of commands and tools on the
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Pan |
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.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:
Menu item |
Description |
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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 PE 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.