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=Basic Features=

**Orientation and your Smartboard**

 * Access Orientation through SMART Board Tools on your dock (Open, Orient), or hold the two keys (Keyboard and Right Click Mouse on the pen tray) down at the same time.
 * Orient whenever you haven't used the Smart Board in awhile
 * When it's been moved
 * When there has been a lot of movement in and around your room (from an upstairs classroom or if your room is next to a busy stairway)
 * When the cursor and your finger or pen tip don't match
 * Not needed every day

Key Features of a Notebook page
Tip: Make sure you press firmly with the pen or finger since the screen is touch sensitive. Using the edge of the eraser allows it to be more precise. In order to do things on your pages, select the correct tool on your toolbar.

Finger as a Tool
Your finger acts like your computer's mouse. It can select options by double tapping (instead of clicking), and can also write instead of using a pen tool.
 * To choose an object or to open a folder or file, double tap on it.
 * To write with your finger, simply pick up the color pen you wish and then use your finger on the screen.
 * There are different choices of pen tools in the toolbar. Simply select the pen icon, then tap on teh color/design you wish to use. Start writing!

Notebook Gallery Sidebar
The tab highlighted in blue means it is open, in use, and its features shown in the Group window to the left.

==**Page Sorter** == The tab with the picture of a piece of paper is the Page Sorter button. This is the default when Notebook opens up. Use this when you are creating your own notebook file or going to work within an existing file.

**New Page within a Group**
These choices are located beneath the tabs. In order to add a new page to your group, click on the piece of paper with the green circle and plus sign, and a new page will app ear in your group. You can select any page within the group simply by selecting it and a blue box highlights it. **More than one page in a group forms a //file.//** You can move the Gallery Sidebar from the right side of the screen to the left side of the screen by clicking on the left and right double-sided arrow. You can also move the toolbar from the top to the bottom of the screen if you would like your students to be able to use these tools. If you click on the blue double-sided up and down arrows, the toolbar will move to the top or bottom of the screen. This is a preference depending on the age and height of your students.

==**Gallery** ==

The Gallery is a collection of tools that are ready for you to use in your notebook files. Access the Gallery by clicking on the tab that looks like a picture frame. The tools and files in Gallery Essentials and Gallery Sampler are pre-made and can be interactive (like clipart, dice, letters with sound.). These can be dragged onto your page and sorted by category, ie: math, language arts, etc. The Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0 is available for download from SmartTech. It has an unb

 **Keyboard Feature** There are 4 ways to access the keyboard which will work in Notebook //and// in Word. 
 * Select the left tab on the pen tray with the keyboard picture.
 * Click on the Floating Toolbar and select the keyboard icon.
 * Open the Welcome Center, select Keyboard
 * Choose SmartBoard Tools on your dock, select Open on the menu, then select Keyboard.

Once selected, the default view is Classic. You can change this by clicking on the arrows and choosing Number Pad or Simple. You can also change the Settings and select Speech or alter the transparency.