SMART+Notebook

This is just a journal of notes and things that I've found helpful in the process of learning how to use Notebook software.

The Atomic Learning tutorials is how got I started. [|Atomic Learning SMART Notebook 10 tutorials]

Maryellen organized a bunch of things that were very helpful. Click [|HERE]

This 30 minute video presentation by SMART was very helpful. Click [|HERE].

This link offers 5 very useful tips for Notebook 10. Click [|HERE]

Duel windows is put away in an unusual place: VIEW - ZOOM - DUEL PAGE (PIN PAGE is located in the same menu)


 * QUESTION**: How do I get the Recorder into the floating toolbar? I see the Recorder in the Notebook application folder, inside anther folder called Additional Tools. I do not see it in the menu available when I go to customize toolbar.


 * ANSWER: __Recorder Tool and the Floating Toolbar__**: In an earlier version of Notebook you could put the Recorder tool in the floating toolbar. According to a SMART tech. support rep., this caused problems with the Recorder functioning properly. Thus, in Notebook 10, they took away the option to put the Recorder tool in the Floating toolbar. In Notebook 10 you CANNOT put the Recorder in the floating tool bar.


 * QUESTION**: How do I save a screen shot using Notebook or even Grab as a .jpg file.


 * ANSWER**: To save a notebook page as a .jpg or other image file, go to the File menu - Export - Image Files. Each page of the Notebook file will be saved as its own image.

This tutorial has some nice ideas to practice.

In [|this YouTube video] a nice highlighting effect was demonstrated. However, I noticed they were using a Windows version of Notebook and there was an 'image editor' (to slice up sections of a picture) which I cannot find on my Mac Notebook 10 software. Also, the author mentioned a function called 'Wizard' which I cannot locate in the Mac version of Notebook 10.

I found this (click [|HERE]) on line: Teacher On-Line Training


 * Tip**: to save a notebook page as a .jpg or other image file, go to the File menu - Export - Image Files. Each page of the Notebook file will be saved as its own image.

Mac OS **Tip**: command+shift+4 (all at once) turns the cursor into cross hairs. You can select an area and a picture of the selected area will be taken.

You can insert Flash (.swf and .flv) videos in a Notebook 10 page. I wish we could insert Quick Time files (.mov) but it doesn't seem possible at this time. You can convert a Quick Time file to a Flash file using the Macvide Video Flash Converter. Click [|HERE] for more information.


 * QUESTION**: How come, in the recordings produced by the 'Recorder,' you can not see the cursor movement?


 * ANSWER**: I'm using OSX 10.5.7 and the SMART service representative said that Notebook 10 was not tested on this operating system. 10.5.4 was the last Mac. OS that Notebook software was tested on. This problem will be addressed in updates to Notebook.

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