This version has been discontinued, but a newer version is available. You can download the newer version by visiting the downloads page. Some software requires a subscription.
Support resources for this discontinued version are available here. These resources are provided “as is” and won’t receive updates from SMART.
Using SMART Ink with Microsoft Office
Windows operating systems only
SMART Ink includes plug-ins that enable you to use the software with Microsoft Office applications.
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint have their own ink tools. You can enable these ink tools in SMART Ink Settings (see Changing settings in Windows operating systems ).
The following table compares Microsoft’s ink tools and SMART Ink:
Category | Microsoft’s ink tools | SMART Ink |
|---|---|---|
Purpose | Reviewing or making changes to a document | Highlighting important notes or drawing attention to content in a document |
How ink is captured | Ink is inserted directly in your document. | Ink is captured in a transparent layer over your document. |
How to save ink | The inserted ink is saved with the document. | Take a screen capture and save it using SMART software (see ). |
To write or draw using Microsoft’s ink tools
Open the SMART Ink dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Opening the dynamic toolbar ).
Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking Tool ).
Press Open Office® Ink Tools .
The Ink Tools ribbon appears.
Note
If the Open Office® Ink Tools doesn’t appear, Microsoft’s ink tools might be disabled (see Changing settings in Windows operating systems ).
Select a pen and set properties using the Ink Tools ribbon.
Write or draw in digital ink.
The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears when you start a PowerPoint presentation if the following are true:
SMART Ink is running.
Your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product.
The SMART Ink plug-in for PowerPoint is enabled.
The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint is enabled (see Changing settings ).
SMART Board 6000 series and 8000i-G5 series interactive flat panels have Pen ID. If you pick up one of the interactive flat panel’s pens and another user picks up the other pen, two SMART Ink Toolbars for PowerPoint appear. You and the other user can specify the colors and other settings for your pens independently.
The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears in the lower-left corner of the screen by default. You can move it by dragging it to a new location.
You can use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to select the previous or next slide in your presentation. You can also insert a new, blank slide.
To display the previous slide
To display the next slide
To insert a new, blank slide
You can use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to write or draw in your presentation.
To write or draw in digital ink
To highlight content
Highlight content.
To clear digital ink
You can use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to end your presentation.
To end your presentation
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Using PowerPoint Presentations With Smart Board Interactive Whiteboards
Smart Boards (or SMART Boards) are interactive boards which come with software that allows presenting interactive class lectures with touchscreen support. You can present your content, including PowerPoint slides with on-screen annotations and write or erase content from the board using your hands, pen and various objects. Let’s take a look at an overview of what Smart Boards have to offer for teachers and students.
What is a SMART Board?
SMART Boards are interactive whiteboards which are perfect for classroom lectures. You can engage your students, present content interactively, run PowerPoint slides, highlight and annotate board with a virtual pen and use your hands to make use of touchscreen features. Smart Boards have different models and associated software, such as the SMART Board 800 and Smart Board M600 white boards, the SMART Board 4000 and SMART Board 6000 Series Interactive Flat Panels and the SMART kapp Digital Capture Board .
The Smart Notebook and the Smart kapp iQ software make collaboration and interactive class lectures easy. Similarly, the LightRaise Interactive Projector is another fine Smart Tech device tied to Smart Boards.
To find out more about the various SMART Boards, see this developer’s video.
Three Main Features of a SMART Board
Smart Board is quite easy to use. It has three primary features:
- Touch Recognition: The Smart Boards are interactive whiteboards with touchscreen support which allow you to write with a pen, use a finger to navigate your content and even use a palm to erase the board.
- Pen Tray: The Pen tray works like a chalkboard. You can simply pick a colored pen and write with it on the board. You can also use the board with other objects.
- Smart Notebook Software: This interactive white board software lets you make use of powerful tools and readymade lesson activities. With the various tools that accompany this software you can present presentations and class lectures with interactivity.
The below video shows just how easy it is to use a Smart Board and how you as a teacher can make good use of it.
Using PowerPoint with a SMART Board
As mentioned earlier, you can also use PowerPoint with Smart Boards. You can open a PowerPoint file, highlight key points using the pen tray and make use of the touchscreen to touch and present slides interactively. Moreover, you can also insert notes and images to your slides on the fly. The below video shows how you can use PowerPoint with a Smart Board. Educators can combine the smart board with cool PowerPoint templates .
Jeopardy Game and Educational PowerPoint Templates for SMART Boards
There are various Educational PowerPoint Templates which are quite suitable for Smart Boards. We have listed few of these templates that you can download for free; including templates which allow playing the Jeopardy Game in class.
Free Blackboard PowerPoint Template
If you want to give your Smart Whiteboard the vintage blackboard look, you can use this blackboard PPT to make your slides.
Go to Download Free Blackboard PowerPoint Template
Free Jeopardy PowerPoint Template
This is a simple Jeopardy template for PowerPoint which can be used for interactive learning. This template is suitable for 4th or 5th grade students.
Go to Download Free Jeopardy PowerPoint Template
Free Jeopardy Fraction PowerPoint Template
This is another template suitable for 5th graders which can help interactively teach fractions using a Jeopardy style PowerPoint template.
Go to Download Free Jeopardy Fraction PowerPoint Template
Animated Jeopardy PowerPoint Template
The Animated Jeopardy PowerPoint Template is not only suitable for class lectures but even for playing the Jeopardy game among friends, family and co-workers. This highly customizable Jeopardy template comes with dozens of slides which you can edit to create a slide deck for playing Jeopardy . You can cover any topic with custom questions.
Go to Presenter Media – Animated Jeopardy PowerPoint Template
To find out all about Smart Boards and associated products, visit the Smart Tech website. Also see top downloads and Smart resources at Smart Exchange .
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Using PowerPoint with your Smart Board
Enable Smart board to work with PowerPoint whilst in presentation mode
Open Power point
Select File, Options
Select SmartInkPowerPoint-All, then Select Go
Place a tick in the tick box next to Smart Ink-PowerPoint-ALL, then select OK
Once you click ok you may be asked to install a program. Click on Install.
You will then need to check that Smart board software has been enabled in Power point repeating step one.
You should then see this text in the area highlighted
Close the PowerPoint then reopen.
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Using SMART Ink during PowerPoint presentations
When you start a PowerPoint presentation, the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears.
You can display the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint in horizontal or vertical view.
Moving the toolbar and changing its appearance
You can move the toolbar anywhere on the screen and set its appearance.
To move the toolbar
Drag the toolbar to a new location.
To change the toolbar’s appearance
The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears.
Select the Transparent Toolbar check box to make the toolbar transparent.
Select the Vertical Toolbar check box to display the toolbar in vertical view.
Displaying slides
The toolbar enables you to select the previous or next slide in your presentation, or a specific slide.
To display the previous slide
To display the next slide
To display a specific slide
A menu appears.
Select the slide from the drop-down menu.
Sharing your presentation
Using Bridgit conferencing software , you can start and stop sharing your presentation with other meeting participants.
Note
This feature has the following requirements:
SMART Meeting Pro software (with Bridgit software ) must be installed on your computer.
SMART Meeting Pro software must be running.
You must be in a Bridgit meeting.
To start sharing your presentation
To stop sharing your presentation
Using the pointer
You can display a pointer during your presentation to draw attention to an area. This is especially useful for remote viewers who are using Bridgit software .
To display the pointer
The pointer appears.
Tips
If you want the pointer to change directions as you move your finger around the screen, press the tip of the pointer, and then drag it where you want it to go.
If you want the pointer to follow your finger without changing its orientation, press the tail of the pointer, and then drag it where you want it to go.
To remove the pointer
Accessing the PowerPoint menu and ink tools
Use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to access the PowerPoint menu and ink tools during your presentation.
To access the PowerPoint menu
To access the PowerPoint ink tools
Ending your presentation
Use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to end your presentation.
To end your presentation
Also in this section
Switching between Microsoft’s ink tools and SMART Ink
Comparing Microsoft’s ink tools and SMART Ink
Using Microsoft’s ink tools
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Press the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select End Show from the drop-down menu. Select Yes in the SMART Aware message box to add your notes to your PowerPoint presentation. Select File > Save to save your notes into your original presentation, or select File > Save As to save to a new PowerPoint file.
Open the SMART Touch Inking Tool dynamic toolbar in full mode (see Starting the SMART Touch Inking ... The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears when you start a PowerPoint presentation if the following are true: ... SMART Board 6000 series and 8000i-G5 series interactive flat panels have Pen ID. If you pick up one of the interactive flat ...
It has three primary features: Touch Recognition: The Smart Boards are interactive whiteboards with touchscreen support which allow you to write with a pen, use a finger to navigate your content and even use a palm to erase the board. Pen Tray: The Pen tray works like a chalkboard. You can simply pick a colored pen and write with it on the board.
Moving the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint. The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears in the lower-left corner of the screen by default. You can move it by dragging it to a new location. Displaying slides. You can use the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint to select the previous or next slide in your presentation. You can also insert a new, blank slide. To display the previous slide
Note . SMART Board 8000i-G5 series interactive flat panels have Pen ID. If you pick up one of the interactive flat panel's pens and another user picks up the other pen, two SMART Ink Toolbars for PowerPoint appear, enabling you and the other user to specify the colors and other settings for your pens independently of each other.
19 Press the Notebook taskbar button to view your Notebook file. 20 Select File > Save or press the Save button. 21 Follow the directions to specify a file name and location. Congratulations! You've finished the Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Hands-on Practice.
Find out how to write over PPT files on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard or display.
This documentation is customised for SMART Board 6000 series interactive flat panels. ... Multiple SMART Response Device mode limitations; Starting SMART Response LE software the first time. ... the SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears when you start a PowerPoint presentation: SMART Ink is running.
This documentation is customized for SMART Board 8000i-G3 or G4 series interactive flat panels. This documentation is customized for SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboards. This documentation is customized for SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboards. This documentation is customized for LightRaise interactive projectors.
Using PowerPoint with your Smart Board. Enable Smart board to work with PowerPoint whilst in presentation mode. Open Power point. Select File, Options. Select SmartInkPowerPoint-All, then Select Go. Place a tick in the tick box next to Smart Ink-PowerPoint-ALL, then select OK. Once you click ok you may be asked to install a program.
PowerPoint slide in "presentation" mode, performing the following steps may solve the issue: 1. In PowerPoint, click on the SMART Ink toolbar in the upper-right of the screen (if you are NOT connected to a SMART Board, you may not see this). 2. If you see the following message, you will need to "repair" the SMART Ink plug-in. 3.
Press SMART Ink or SMART Ink. The SMART Ink Toolbar for PowerPoint appears. Select the Transparent Toolbar check box to make the toolbar transparent. Select the Vertical Toolbar check box to display the toolbar in vertical view. Displaying slides. The toolbar enables you to select the previous or next slide in your presentation, or a specific ...
Simple guide to using Power Point on a SMART Board
o Once you see the SMART Floating Tools bar appear, you can write on the slide by doing one of the following options. Use one of the SMARTBoard pens (Black, Red, Green, and Blue) Click either the black or red pen icon in the SMART Floating Tools bar and then use your finger to write on the slide. Saving your annotations
How to show a PowerPoint and other documents on a Smartboard (and annotate over them).
This tutorial provides a quick overview of how to use PowerPoint on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. You will learn how to navigate through a PowerPoint slide show and how you can make notes to focus your audience's attention. ... 10:48 Add to Added to queue How to Make a Good PowerPoint Presentation by lockergnome Featured Video 330,314 ...
2. Working with Smart boards in PowerPoint. 3. Working with other Microsoft applications. 4. Find Smart board Assistance. Detailed Instructions Working with the Floating Toolbar. The most common features are at your fingertips with the Floating Toolbar (Fig. 1). Stop using other tools and return the cursor to mouse mode. Write or draw in ...
Using SMART Boards with PowerPoint To annotate a PowerPoint presentation, open up the presentation and save it under a new name. That way you will still have an original copy after annotating. If you have trouble launching PowerPoint using your finger or a digital pen, the SMART Board may need calibrating (see page 8).
(Example: If you're in presentation mode in PowerPoint and you click on the screen the slide changes to the next slide, so if you want to write on a ppt you cannot usually have it in presentation mode. SMART software, however, can tell the difference between the pen and a touch with your finger usually.)Basically you don't need to worry ...
You can use these buttons by tapping them with the pen attached to the SMART Podium. Tap the arrows () to advance the slides. The button exits the presentation. To get to the annotation options, click the down arrow (). To annotate your presentation, click on the PowerPoint Ink Tools button. You'll be taken to the PowerPoint Pointer Options ...
I found the solution to the single screen problem for Surface PRO 3 running Office 2013 Powerpoint on Windows 10. You need to go to Settings/System/Display. Then slide the "Change the size of text, apps, and other items: 150%". change the slider to 100%, and then enter presentation mode, and the pen works!
Smart board. I make the powerpoint. And I have it so when I click a certain place something happens on that slide (it will say well done), but in some classrooms not all, it just moves to the next slide. sometimes I noticed it says "shadow mode" is that important or unrelated.