Floating+Tools

=Floating Tools= The Floating Tools toolbar is a customizable collection of buttons that floats on top of other programs. The Floating Tools toolbar enables you to quickly access frequently used tools and features. The default Floating Tools toolbar enables you to write or draw, highlight, erase, right-click, start the SMART Keyboard, create .notebook files and undo a previous action.

To open the Floating Tools toolbar
Press the **SMART Board** icon in the notification area, and then select **Show Floating Tools**.
 * NOTE:** If your computer isn't currently connected to a SMART interactive product, the **SMART Board** icon includes an X in its bottom right corner [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/NotebookIconX.png width="16px" height="16px"]].

Available Tools
The following table describes the functions of each toolbar button in the default Floating Tools toolbar. The following table describes the functions of each toolbar button that you can add to a customized Floating Tools toolbar. =Customizing the Floating Tools Toolbar= The [|Floating Tools] toolbar is a set of buttons that floats on top of other programs. You can customize the toolbar so that it includes the tools you use most frequently.
 * Tool || Name || Action ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTSelect.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Select || [|Left-click] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTPen.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Pen || [|Write or draw in digital ink] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTHighlighter.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Highlighter || [|Highlight in digital ink] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTEraser.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Eraser || [|Erase digital ink] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTRightClick.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Right-Click || [|Right-click] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTKeyboard.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Keyboard || Start [|SMART Keyboard] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTNotebook.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Notebook || [|Create] or [|open] a .notebook file ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTUndo.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Undo || [|Reverse the effect] of your previous action or command ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCustomize.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Customize || [|Customize the Floating Tools toolbar] ||
 * Tool || Name || Action ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCreativePen.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Creative Pen || Write or draw in digital ink using [|creative pens] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTLines.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Straight Line || [|Create a straight line] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTShapes.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Shape || [|Add a shape] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTShapeRecognition.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Shape Recognition || [|Draw common shapes] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTMagicPen.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Magic Pen || Open [|Magnifier] or [|Spotlight] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTBridgit.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Bridgit Conferencing Software || [|Create] or [|join] a SMART Bridgit software conference ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTMagnifier.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Magnifier || Open a [|Magnification window] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTRecorder.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Recorder || Start [|SMART Recorder] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTScreenShade.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Screen Shade || Add a [|Screen Shade] to the screen ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTSpotlight.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Spotlight || Open a [|Spotlight window] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTPointer.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Pointer || Display a large [|pointer] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTWelcome.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Welcome Center || Open the [|Welcome Center] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTScreenCapture.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Screen Capture Toolbar || Open the [|Screen Capture toolbar] ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCaptureArea.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Area Capture || [|Take a screen capture] of an area ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCaptureScreen.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Full Screen Capture || [|Take a screen capture] of a screen ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCaptureFreehand.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Freehand Capture || [|Take a screen capture] of a freehand area ||
 * [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTPrint.png width="26px" height="26px"]] || Print || [|Print the current screen] to your computer's default printer ||
 * NOTE:** If you're using an SBD600 series interactive whiteboard in [|dual-user mode] and you customize a Floating Tools toolbar, tools that are inappropriate for dual-user mode are unavailable. Also, any changes you make to a dual-user mode Floating Tools toolbar don't affect the single-user mode Floating Tools toolbar.

To customize the Floating Tools toolbar
The //Customize Floating Tools// dialog box appears.
 * 1) Press **Customize** [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCustomize.png width="26px" height="26px"]] in the Floating Tools toolbar.
 * 1) To add a button to the toolbar, press an icon in the //Customize Floating Tools// dialog box, and then drag it to the Floating Tools toolbar.
 * NOTE:** You can add more than one Pen, Magic Pen, Shape Pen or Highlighter icon to the Floating Tools and then customize each icon with different properties, for example, multiple Pen icons with different digital ink styles.
 * 1) To remove a button from the toolbar, press its icon in the Floating Tools toolbar, and then drag it outside of the toolbar.
 * 2) To rearrange the buttons, press an icon in the Floating Tools toolbar, and then drag it to a new position in the toolbar.
 * 3) To add an additional column, press the **+** button.
 * 4) To remove a column, press the **-** button.
 * NOTE:** SMART Notebook removes the column that is furthest to the right. It also removes the icons you've added to that column.
 * 1) When you finish customizing the Floating Tools toolbar, press **Done**.

To restore the default Floating Tools toolbar
The //Customize Floating Tools// dialog box appears.
 * 1) Press **Customize** [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/FTCustomize.png width="26px" height="26px"]] in the Floating Tools toolbar.
 * 1) Press **Restore Defaults**.
 * 2) Press **Done**.