Sharing a region of your desktop
You can share a selected portion or region of your desktop.
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To share a region your desktop
1. Create or join a meeting. See
Starting SMART Bridgit software
on page 12 or
2. Click the
Share My Desktop
button in the lobby screen.
A
Preparing to share your desktop
message appears briefly, and then the SMART Bridgit
toolbar and a blue border appear on your screen. Anyone in the meeting can see your desktop.
3. Click the
Share Desktop Region
button on your SMART Bridgit toolbar.
4. Click and drag the pointer on the region of your shared display that you want to share.
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You can also limit the shared area of your desktop by moving the outside colored borders of the
shared display. For more information, see
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To stop sharing the region
Select
Menu > Stop Sharing this Desktop
.
Using drawing tools while sharing
SMART Bridgit software enables you to draw in your screen while you are sharing your desktop. You
can also draw into applications like Microsoft Word or Excel. For more information, refer to
the Help
for SMART Notebook collaborative learning software
.
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SMART Bridgit software uses incremental annotation so meeting participants view new information
seamlessly. When you draw new information on your shared screen, the Bridgit software sends the
new input in small continuous chunks as it is being added and the meeting participants see it
incrementally.
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To use drawing tools while sharing
1. Start sharing your desktop. See
2. Select
Menu > Tools
, and then select the drawing tool you want to use.
You can also customize the drawing tools by selecting
Customize
.
C H A P T E R 2
Using SMART Bridgit
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