C H A P T E R 1
Welcome
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Getting started with SMARTInk
If your computer is connected to a SMARTinteractive product, theSMARTInk toolbar appears in the
title bar of each open window whenyou start your computerand SMARTInk starts automatically.
N OT E S
l Youcan change the settings so that SMARTInk doesn’t start automatically (see Changing
general settings on page 29).
l SMARTapplications, such as SMARTNotebook software, SMARTMeetingPro software and
SMARTInk Document Viewer, don’t display the SMARTInk toolbarbecause they include
their own ink tools that you canuse to write directly in yourfile.
If the toolbar doesn’t appear, ensure yourinteractive product is connected to your computer. If the
toolbarstill doesn’t appear, manually start SMARTInk.
To manually start SMARTInk
In Windows XP and Windows 7 operatingsystems, select Start > All Programs > SMART
Technologies > SMARTInk.
OR
In Windows 8 operating system, goto the Apps screenand then scroll to and press SMART
Ink.
SMARTInk starts andthe SMARTInk toolbar appears in thetitle barof each open window.
Using SMARTInk after you disconnect your
interactive product
When you disconnect yourinteractive product, the SMARTInk toolbar turns yellow.
Youcan continue using SMARTInk in Mouse mode, or youcan hidethe toolbars anderase the ink
that was onyour interactive product when you disconnected it.