Changing SMART Ink settings

You can use the SMART Ink Settings window to change general and dynamic toolbar settings for SMART Ink.

To change general settings

1. If the dynamic toolbar is open, press the settings button in its lower-right corner.

   OR

   If the dynamic toolbar isn’t open, do one of the following:

   • In Windows 7 operating system, select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Ink Settings.

   • In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press SMART Technologies > SMART Ink Settings.

   • In Windows 10 operating system, select Start > All apps, and then scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Ink Settings.

   The SMART Ink Settings window appears.

2. Press General Settings.

3. Change settings:

   Control	Procedure	Notes
   Start SMART Ink when you log on	Select the check box to start SMART Ink automatically when you log on to the computer.	If you clear the check box, SMART Ink doesn’t start when you log on to the computer and you must start it manually before you can write or draw over applications or create SMART Ink Notes (see Starting SMART Ink).
   Erase ink after it’s converted to text	Select the check box to erase ink after you insert it as text in an application.
   When screenshots are captured	Press Ask me what to do with screenshots to clear the default action for screen captures and select from one of the following actions each time you take a screen capture: Send the screen capture to SMART Notebook software Save the screen capture as a PNG file to a Capture folder on the desktop Save the screen capture as a PNG file to a location of your choosing Leave the screen capture on the clipboard to paste in other applications	If the Ask me what to do with screenshots button isn’t available, no default action has been selected.
   SMART Ink Note opacity	Select the opacity of SMART Ink Notes in the drop-down list.	Select 25%, 50% or 75% to see through SMART Ink Notes.

4. Press Apply, and then press OK.

To change dynamic toolbar settings

1. If the dynamic toolbar is open, press the settings button in its lower-right corner.

   OR

   If the dynamic toolbar isn’t open, do one of the following:

   • In Windows 7 operating system, select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies > SMART Tools > SMART Ink Settings.

   • In Windows 8 operating system, go to the Apps screen and then scroll to and press SMART Technologies > SMART Ink Settings.

   • In Windows 10 operating system, select Start > All apps, and then scroll to and select SMART Technologies > SMART Ink Settings.

   The SMART Ink Settings window appears.

2. Press Toolbar Settings.

3. Change settings:

   Control	Procedure	Notes
   Restore Toolbar Positions	Press Reset SMART Ink toolbars to their default positions to return dynamic toolbars to their original positions on the screen.
   SMART Touch Inking Tool	Press Start SMART Touch Inking Tool to turn on the SMART Touch Inking Tool (see About the SMART Touch Inking Tool). OR Press Close SMART Touch Inking Tool to turn off the SMART Touch Inking Tool.	This control is available only if your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product that supports touch recognition.

4. Press Apply, and then press OK.