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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 notification 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 notification 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 configure an icon strip

 

1.  Press the 

Configure Icon Strip

 button. The 

Configuration

 

screen appears.

 

2. Modify the settings to your preference

 

 TIP

: Press the 

Browse

 button to add a shortcut to any 

executable (.exe) program file 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 

Configuration

 

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 file, 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

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