Getting started with your interactive displays

Interactive displays include SMART Board interactive flat panels, SMART Board interactive overlays and SMART Board interactive display frames.

Using your interactive display, you can write, draw and erase digital ink, manipulate objects and browse content on the screen.

Writing, drawing and erasing digital ink

Using the pencil or pen supplied with your interactive display, you can write or draw digital ink over SMART Notebook software and other programs.

To write or draw digital ink 

1. Pick up the pencil or pen.

2. Write or draw on the screen.

   Tip 

   Don’t rest your elbow or the palm of your hand on the screen while you’re writing.

To erase digital ink

1. Pick up the pencil, and then press the eraser end of the pencil on the screen and move it over the digital ink you want to erase.

   OR

   Pick up the eraser, and then press the eraser on the screen and move it over the digital ink you want to erase.

   OR

   Using your flattened hand, palm or fist, press the screen and move your hand over the digital ink you want to erase.

   

Manipulating objects

Objects include icons, buttons, links and other components of programs that appear on your screen. You can manipulate these objects using your interactive display as described below.

To select or clear the selection of an object

To double-click an object

To right-click an object

To move an object

1. Press and hold the object.

2. Keeping your finger on the screen, slowly move the object.

3. When you reach the position you want to move the object to, release your finger.

   Note 

   If you press and hold an object, and then quickly flick your finger in any direction, the object continues to move after you release it.

   

To resize an object

1. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.

2. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to enlarge the object.

   

   OR

   Drag your fingers toward each other to reduce the object.

   

To rotate an object

1. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends of the object.

2. Rotate your fingers in the direction you want to rotate the object.

   

3. When you reach the angle you want to rotate the object to, release your fingers.

Browsing

In addition to manipulating objects, you can browse content on your screen.

To display the next page

To display the previous page

To zoom in or out 

1. Using one finger on each hand, press the screen at opposite ends.

2. Drag your fingers in opposite directions to zoom in.

   

   OR

   Drag your fingers toward each other to zoom out.

   

To pan

1. Using two fingers on the same hand, press and hold the screen.

2. Keeping your fingers on the screen, move up, down, left or right.

   

3. When you reach the area you want to view, release your fingers.

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