User Guide

Chapter 1 Welcome
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How does the interactive whiteboard work?
SMARTBoard M700 and M700V series interactive whiteboards function as input devices for your
computer, enabling you to work in any application on your connected computer. You need two more
components to use your interactive whiteboard: a computer and a digital projector. Here’s how these
components work together:
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Your computer runs an application and sends the
image to the projector.
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The projector casts the image onto the interactive
whiteboard.
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The interactive whiteboard detects contact with its
screen and sends each contact point, along with Pen
tool information, to the connected computer.
When you touch your interactive whiteboard’s screen, the
touch of your finger becomes a mouse click, and you can
control your computer from your interactive whiteboard.
When you use a pen tool, the pointer changes to a pen, so you can write over your desktop or any open
application with digital ink. Dragging your palm across the interactive surface erases digital ink.
Note
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Your interactive whiteboard determines how you are interacting with its screen by measuring the size
of the object detected close to its screen. The smallest detected object will be identified as a pen tool
(tip). A larger object will be identified as a finger and even larger object will be identified as an eraser.
When you install SMARTProductDrivers, the SMARTInk
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dynamic (floating) toolbar appears on your
desktop. You can change pen settings such as the transparency, color, and width of the ink. You can then
save your notes to a file in SMARTNotebook software. You can also customize other tools, such as the
width of the eraser tool you use to erase notes. For more information, see Using SMARTInk on page16.
Installation tips
For instructions on installing SMARTBoard M700 and M700V series interactive whiteboards, see the
SMARTBoard M700 and M700V series interactive whiteboard installation instructions
(smarttech.com/kb/171771).