Typing, editing and formatting text

In Whiteboard mode, you can create typed text by using a keyboard connected to the computer or the SMART Keyboard (see Using SMART Keyboard). After creating text, you can edit it and change its font, size and other properties.

To type text

1. Press Text on the SMART Business Toolbar, and then press the screen where you want the text to appear.

   The Fonts toolbar appears above the text box. You can use this toolbar to change the font, size and alignment. You can also use the Fonts toolbar to format text you already typed.

2. Begin typing using the keyboard connected to your computer or the SMART Keyboard.

3. When you finish typing text, press anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   The text is now a separate object that you can select, edit, resize and move.

To edit or format text

1. Double-click the text.

   The Fonts toolbar appears.

2. Select the text you want to change by dragging over it (just as you would in a word-processing program).

3. Type the new text.

   OR

   Use the options in the toolbar to change the formatting, including font, size and style.

4. After you finish, press anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   Tips 

   • You don’t need to change the position of rotated text before you edit it. Double-click the text object to make it rotate to a horizontal position, making it easier to edit. As soon as you press outside the text box, it returns to its original rotation.

   • You can also format the entire text object using the Selection Properties dialog box (see Changing objects’ properties).

To resize a text box

1. Double-click the text.

   The Fonts toolbar appears.

2. Drag one of the sizing handles to resize the text box.

3. After you finish, press anywhere outside the text box or press the ESC key.

   Note 

   Using this procedure to resize a text box changes the way text wraps inside the box. Using the procedure in Resizing objects changes the size of the text.