Ink+Layer

= SMARTBoard Ink Layer =

SMART Ink Layer...a video introduction

Ink Settings--for handwriting recognition

 * 1) ===Click the Apple Menu in the top left corner of your screen, and select "System Preferences"===
 * 2) ===Click on the Ink icon to open the Ink preference pane===

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 * 1) ===Click these settings //Handwriting recognition is On// and //Allow me to Ink in any application [[image:ink-pref.gif]]//===
 * 2) ===Close the System Preferences window===

Ink Layer settings--control how the pens work

 * 1) ===Click the SMART Board Tools icon in the Dock===
 * 2) ===Click the "Open" menu at the top of the screen, and select "Control Panel"===
 * 3) ===Click "Configure SMART Tools"===
 * 4) ==="Ink Layer Settings"===
 * 5) ===In the Ink Layer Option box, click the following settings~ [[image:ink-options.gif]]===
 * 6) ===Click OK===


 * N.B**. The important item here is the option **//Close ink layer with pointer//**. This enables you to make writing on the screen disappear with a single click of the mouse or touch of the board. If you leave this unchecked, then every time you write with the pens on the board, before you can use the mouse again, you will have to answer a prompt asking you whether or not to save your writing before clearing it. Check **//Close ink layer with pointer.//**
 * //Always Save Ink//** will automatically save everything written on the board to an image file when you clear it to use the mouse again. Do not check **//Always Save Ink.//**