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Using the Screen Capture toolbar

The Screen Capture toolbar appears on top of active programs. It enables you to take a screen capture of an image in any window and automatically insert it on a page in a .notebook file.

To take a screen capture of an area

  1. Press the SMART Board iconSMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

    Note 

    If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower-right cornerSMART Board icon with X.

  2. Clear the Capture to new page check box to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

  3. Press Area CaptureArea Capture icon.

    The pointer changes to crosshairs.

  4. Drag the crosshairs on the screen to define the area you want to capture.

    An image of this area appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of a window

  1. Press the SMART Board iconSMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

    Note 

    If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower-right cornerSMART Board icon with X.

  2. Clear the Capture to new page check box to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

  3. Press Window CaptureWindow Capture icon.

  4. Select the window that you want to appear in the screen capture.

    An image of this window appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of the entire screen

  1. Press the SMART Board iconSMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

    Note 

    If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower-right cornerSMART Board icon with X.

  2. Clear the Capture to new page check box to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

  3. Press Full Screen CaptureFull Screen Capture icon.

    If more than one display is connected to your computer, the Select Display dialog box appears. Select the display you want to take a screen capture of, and then press OK.

    An image of this screen appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of a freehand area

  1. Press the SMART Board iconSMART Board icon in the notification area, and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

    Note 

    If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower-right cornerSMART Board icon with X.

  2. Clear the Capture to new page check box to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

  3. Press Freehand CaptureFreehand Capture icon.

    The pointer changes to crosshairs.

  4. Drag the crosshairs on the screen to define the area you want to capture.

    An image of this area appears on a page.

To close the Screen Capture toolbar