SMART Board 6000 Series User manual

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SMART Product Drivers 12 and SMART
Ink® 5
USER GUIDE
FOR WINDOWS AND MACOS OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE

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Learn more
This guide and other resources for SMARTProduct Drivers and SMARTInk are
available in the Support section of the SMARTwebsite (smarttech.com/support). Scan
this QRcode to view these resources on your mobile device.
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SMARTBoard, smarttech, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMARTTechnologiesULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. All third-
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This product and/or use thereof is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
www.smarttech.com/patents
June 8, 2021

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Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome 4
About SMARTInk 4
About other SMART software 4
Other resources 5
Chapter 2: Using SMARTInk 6
Using the SMARTInk 5 dynamic (floating) toolbar 6
Getting started with the SMARTTouch InkingTool 8
Writing, drawing, and erasing 11
Saving and clearing digital ink 22
Converting handwriting to typed text 24
Saving and using favorite tools 26
Using the stamp pad 31
Using presentation tools 34
Turning SMARTInk on or off 38
Chapter 3: Using SMARTInk with MicrosoftOffice 42
Writing and drawing in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 42
Using SMARTInk during PowerPoint presentations 43
Chapter 4: Writing or drawing in PDF files 46
Using the SMARTInk plugin for AdobeAcrobatReader 46
Using the SMARTInk DocumentViewer for Windows computers 48
Using the SMARTInk DocumentViewer for Maccomputers 52
Chapter 5: Changing settings 55
Changing settings in Windows operating systems 55
Changing settings in Mac operating system software 59
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 62
Using SMARTInk Settings to troubleshoot 62
Turning on Tablet PC components 63
Troubleshooting the SMARTInk plug-ins for MicrosoftOffice 65

Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: Welcome
About SMARTInk 4
About other SMART software 4
SMART Product Drivers 4
SMARTNotebook software 5
SMART MeetingPro software 5
Other resources 5
This guide explains how to use SMARTInk® with your SMART interactive product.
About SMARTInk
You can use SMARTInk to write and draw in digital ink over open applications, files, folders, websites and
any other open window on your computer. When you move, resize or minimize a window, the ink stays with
the window.
You can write over each tab in Internet Explorer® and Chrome™ Internet browsers or over a video without
pausing it or interfering with the video’s interactivity. You can highlight content on the screen and move,
copy and paste and erase digital ink notes or convert them to text. You can also capture notes as an image
and save the image in a SMART software file.
When you open Microsoft® Word, Excel® or PowerPoint® in Windows® operating systems, you can use the
Microsoft ink tools to write in files.
About other SMART software
SMARTInk and SMART Product Drivers are included with SMARTNotebook® collaborative learning
software and SMART MeetingPro® software.
SMART Product Drivers
SMART Product Drivers enables your computer to detect input from SMART interactive products.

Chapter 1
Welcome
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SMARTInk works with SMART Product Drivers to give you the ability to write on the screen with the
interactive product’s pens using the drawing tools in the SMARTInk floating toolbar.
SMARTNotebook software
SMARTNotebook software is designed for education users.
Using your SMART interactive product’s pens and the drawing tools in the SMARTInk floating toolbar, you
can write in SMARTNotebook software, and the digital ink becomes part of the SMARTNotebook file.
SMART MeetingPro software
SMART MeetingPro software is designed for business users.
Using your SMART interactive product’s pens and the drawing tools in the SMARTInk floating toolbar, you
can write in SMART MeetingPro software, and the digital ink becomes part of the SMART MeetingPro file.
Other resources
For more information about SMARTInk and the other SMART software on your computer, refer to the
support pages on SMART’s website (smarttech.com/support). The support pages include all the information
in this guide. You can view the support pages on your SMART interactive product or on a mobile device.

Chapter 2
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Chapter 2: Using SMARTInk
Using the SMARTInk 5 dynamic (floating) toolbar 6
Getting started with the SMARTTouch InkingTool 8
Writing, drawing, and erasing 11
Saving and clearing digital ink 22
Converting handwriting to typed text 24
Saving and using favorite tools 26
Using the stamp pad 31
Using presentation tools 34
Turning SMARTInk on or off 38
Use SMARTInk to write and draw in digital ink.
Using the SMARTInk 5 dynamic (floating) toolbar
Opening the dynamic (floating) toolbar
Before opening the toolbar, connect your computer to a SMART interactive product and then start SMART
Ink.
SMARTBoard interactive flat panels use PenID™. If you pick up a pen, the floating toolbar appears.
The toolbar changes color based on the most-recently picked up pen tool. If you pick up the black pen first,
the toolbar will be black; if you then pick up the red pen, it will change to red.

Chapter 2
Using SMARTInk
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NOTE
If the toolbar is currently expanded (i.e. someone has touched the floating toolbar center icon), the Ink
software interprets this behavior as a potential change in pen properties, so even if other pens touch the
board during this time, the center of the toolbar won't be updated.
Users can choose the colors and other settings for their pens independently.
The procedure for opening the toolbar depends on the type of SMART interactive product you’re using.
NOTE
You can set the toolbar to appear on screen at all times (see Chapter 5: Changing settings on page55).
Viewing the toolbar in full mode
When you first open the toolbar, it appears minimized. To view the toolbar in full mode, tap it.
NOTES
lIf SMARTNotebook software is installed, buttons for the first four SMARTInk Favorites appear around
the toolbar when it’s minimized. These buttons are called “quick favorites” (see Saving and using
favorite tools on page26).
lThe options available in full mode depend on the type of SMART interactive product connected to
your computer.
The toolbar minimizes after 10 seconds of non-use. You can also minimize the toolbar at any time by
pressing its center.
Moving and docking the toolbar
If the toolbar is covering content, drag it to a different part of the screen.
You can dock the toolbar to the left or right edge of the screen by dragging it to that edge. You can also tap
the docking button in the top-right corner of the toolbar.

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Pinning palettes in the toolbar
When you tap one of the buttons in the toolbar’s circle, the button moves to the top of the circle and a
palette for the button appears. After 10 seconds of non-use, the toolbar minimizes and open palettes
disappear.
You can pin a palette so that it remains open while you write or draw or complete other tasks. To pin a
palette, tap in its upper-right corner. To unpin the palette, tap in its top-right corner.
NOTE
If you tap the center of the toolbar, the toolbar minimizes and pinned palettes disappear.
Closing (hiding) the toolbar
Unless the toolbar is set to appear at all times (see Chapter 5: Changing settings on page55), it disappears
when you return the pen to its holder. If you pick up the pen later, the toolbar reappears in the same
location.
You can also hide the toolbar in other ways:
lDock the toolbar, push it off the screen until it disappears, and then tap Close Ink when prompted.
lTap in the notification area (Windows operating systems) or Mac menu bar (OSX operating system
software) and select Hide Ink Toolbar.
NOTE
You can also turn off SMARTInk for a specific window or application (see Turning SMARTInk on or off on
page38).
SMARTNotebook software required
Getting started with the SMARTTouch InkingTool
If your computer is connected to a SMART interactive product that supports touch recognition, you can use
the SMARTTouch InkingTool to write or draw with your finger or an accessibility aid, such as a tennis ball.
NOTE
The SMART Touch Inking Tool is available only if SMARTNotebook software is installed.

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Starting the SMARTTouch InkingTool
You can start the SMARTTouch InkingTool in a variety of ways:
Operating system Options
Windows lTap in the notification area, and then select Show SMART Touch Inking
Tool.
lIn Windows 7 operating system, select Start > All Programs > SMART
Technologies > SMARTTouch InkingTool.
OR
In Windows 8.1 operating system, go to the Apps screen, and then scroll to and
select SMARTTechnologies> SMARTTouch InkingTool.
OR
In Windows 10 operating system, select Start > All apps, and then scroll to and
select SMARTTechnologies> SMARTTouch InkingTool.
TIP
Right-click SMARTTouch InkingTool, and then select Pin to Taskbar to add
a shortcut to SMARTTouch InkingTool to the task bar.
lOpen the SMART Ink Settings window, tap Toolbar Settings, and then tap Start
SMARTTouch Inking Tool (see Changing settings in Windows operating
systems on page55).
OSX lTap in the Mac menu bar, and then select Show SMART Touch Inking Tool.
lOpen the SMART Ink Settings window, tap Toolbar Settings, and then tap Start
SMARTTouch Inking Tool (see Changing settings in Mac operating system
software on page59).
NOTE
If the SMARTTouch InkingTool isn’t available for your SMART interactive product, a message informs you
when you try to open the tool.

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Using the SMARTTouch InkingTool
After you start the SMARTTouch InkingTool, its floating toolbar appears.
The SMARTTouch InkingTool toolbar is identical to the SMARTInk
toolbar except that its circle is blue rather than gray (see Using the
SMARTInk 5 dynamic (floating) toolbar on page6).
The SMARTTouch InkingTool toolbar lets you do everything that you can do with your SMART interactive
product’s pens and erasers, but with your finger or an accessibility aid, such as a tennis ball:
lWrite, draw and erase
lSave digital ink in a screen capture
lConvert handwriting to typed text
lSave and use SMARTInk Favorites
Closing the SMARTTouch InkingTool
You can close the SMARTTouch InkingTool in a number of ways:
Operating system Options
All Dock the SMARTTouch InkingTool toolbar, push it off the screen until it
disappears, and then tap CloseInk when prompted.
Windows lTap in the notification area, and then select HideSMARTTouch
InkingTool.
lOpen the SMART Ink Settings window, tap Toolbar Settings, and then tap
CloseSMARTTouch InkingTool (see Changing settings in Windows operating
systems on page55).
OSX lTap in the Mac menu bar, and then select HideSMARTTouch InkingTool.
lOpen the SMART Ink Settings window, tap Toolbar Settings, and then tap
CloseSMARTTouch InkingTool (see Changing settings in Mac operating
system software on page59).