Customizing SMART Slate
Underlay and Icon Strip (cont.)
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You can customize the pen and function button settings using the
Control Panel.
To access pen and function button settings
1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notication area
2. Select Control Panel. The Control Panel appears.
3. Press SMART Hardware Settings
4. Select Pen and Button Settings from the drop-down menu
5. Modify the settings to your preference
6. Press OK
You can use the SMART Slate to control computer
applications and make notes on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard,
SMART Podium interactive pen display or any computer-projected image,
from anywhere in the classroom. You can customize function and pen
buttons and underlay icon strips to suit your needs, and deliver engaging,
collaborative lessons that are interactive and accessible.
Let’s review what you’ve learned:
• SMART Slate features
• How to customize the pen and button settings
• How to create a customized underlay and icon strip
Pen and Button Settings
Underlay and Icon Strip
You can customize the underlay image and icon strip buttons using the
Control Panel.
To access underlay and icon strip settings
1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notication area
2. Select Control Panel. The Control Panel appears.
3. Press SMART Hardware Settings
4. Select Set Up Underlay and Icon Strip from the
drop-down menu
To congure an icon strip
1. Press the Congure Icon Strip button. The Conguration
screen appears.
2. Modify the settings to your preference
TIP: Press the Browse button to add a shortcut to any
executable (.exe) program le or folder, or the Link to
Website button to create a shortcut to a website using your
default Internet browser.
3. Press OK
NOTE: You can add a maximum of 11 items to the icon strip
from any of the three Available Tools tabs.
To customize and print an underlay
1. Press the Customize Underlay button. The Conguration
screen appears.
2. Modify the properties and settings to your preference
3. Press the Add button to add a background image to the
underlay. The Open dialog box appears.
4. Browse to an image le, and then press the Open button
TIP: Use the Transparency slider to modify the clarity of your
background image.
5. Press the Print button. The Print window appears.
6. In your printer preferences, select Landscape Orientation,
and then print the underlay
NOTE: You need to trim the excess paper from the edges of
the underlay before installing it on your SMART Slate.
Conclusion
