has been loaded on your computer. For more information, refer to your SMART Board User's Guide.
Starting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
Ensure the interactive whiteboard and projector have been connected to the computer.
Turn on the projector, then the computer. The interactive whiteboard draws power from the
computer and will be activated automatically. You'll know the whiteboard has power when the
Ready Light on the right side of the SMART Pen Tray turns red.
Log on, if required, using the computer keyboard. When the Ready Light on the pen tray turns
green, the computer and interactive whiteboard have established communication. The
whiteboard is now touch sensitive and you can open any application available on the attached
You should orient your interactive whiteboard when setting it up, or if either the projector or
interactive whiteboard has been moved since you last used it.
Press and hold both pen tray buttons until the orientation interface appears.
Press the SMART Board icon in the Microsoft® Windows® Notification Area, located in the
bottom right of your screen.
Select Orient from SMART Board Tools.
Begin orientation at the upper left corner. Press your finger or pen squarely in the centre
of each red cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped background.
Controlling Projected Applications
Use your finger the same way you would use the mouse to control applications on the SMART Board
interactive whiteboard.
For tasks that require a double-click, press the whiteboard twice in rapid succession.
For tasks that require a right-click, press the Right Mouse button on the pen tray. Your next
press will be recognised as a right-click. You can also press and hold the area of the screen you
would like the interactive whiteboard to recognise as a right-click.
Writing and Erasing Annotations
Pick up a pen from the pen tray to write on the interactive whiteboard. You can write over the
desktop or any open application. When writing, press firmly and consistently on the whiteboard and
avoid resting your hand on the surface. The cursor will reappear when you return the pen to the
pen tray and you'll regain touch control. If you return the pen to the pen tray without capturing the
annotation, your annotation will disappear the next time you touch the screen. How to save
annotations is covered on the next page.
Pick up the eraser from the pen tray. Move the eraser in a smooth motion over your annotations to
erase them. The interactive whiteboard only recognises the last tool removed from the pen tray.
For example, if you already have a pen in your hand when you pick up the eraser, the whiteboard
will assume you want to erase.