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__ Edit __ =Adding a Page to the Gallery= If you want to reuse a page, you can add it to the [|Gallery's] **My Content** category so that it's available in a convenient location.
 * NOTES**

You can also add [|supported files] and [|objects from the current page] to the Gallery.

You can [|organize] the **My Content** category to include subcategories.

To add a page to the Gallery
The //Save Page as Gallery Item// dialog box appears. The //Add to My Content// dialog box appears. =Cloning a Page= As an alternative to [|inserting a blank page], you can insert a duplicate (or clone) of an existing page.
 * 1) [|Create], [|edit] and [|manipulate] objects on the page until it appears exactly as you want it to appear.
 * 2) Select **File** **> Save Page as Gallery Item**.
 * 1) Browse to the folder where you want to save the page.
 * 2) Type a name for the page in the **File name** box.
 * 3) Press **Save**.
 * 4) Select **My Content** (or one of its subcategories) in the Gallery's category list, press its menu arrow, and then select **Add to My Content**.
 * 1) Browse to and select the item that you saved in step 5.
 * 2) Press **Open**.

To clone a page
The cloned page appears immediately after the current page.
 * 1) If the [|Page Sorter] isn't visible, press **Page Sorter** [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/PageSorterTab.png width="32px" height="32px"]].
 * 2) Select the thumbnail of the page you want to clone.
 * 3) Press the thumbnail's menu arrow, and then select **Clone Page**.
 * NOTE:** You can repeat this process as many times as you want.

=Importing Files from Other Interactive Whiteboard Programs= You can [|import content into .notebook files] from a variety of sources, including other interactive whiteboard programs. If the other interactive whiteboard program supports the Becta Interactive Whiteboard Common File Format, you can export a CFF file from the program and then import that CFF file into SMART Notebook software. Otherwise, you can attempt to import the other interactive whiteboard program’s native file format.
 * NOTE:** You can also [|export CFF files].

To import CFF files
> The //Open// dialog box appears. > The file opens.
 * 1) Select **File > Import**.
 * 1) Select **All Common File Format Files (*.iwb)** in the //Files of type// list.
 * 2) Browse to and select the file you want to import.
 * 3) Press **Open**.

To import other files
The //Open// dialog box appears. If you import a file that SMART Notebook software supports, the file opens. If you import a file that SMART Notebook software doesn't support, SMART Notebook adds it to the Attachments tab. You can open these attached files using third-party software, but you’re unable to add them to a page.
 * 1) Press **Open [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/IconOpen.png]]**.
 * 1) Select **All Files (*.*)** in the //Files of type// list.
 * 2) Browse to and select the file you want to import.
 * 3) Press **Open**.

=Importing Microsoft PowerPoint Files into a File= You can [|import content] into a [|.notebook file] from a variety of sources, including Microsoft PowerPoint files.
 * NOTES**

You can also [|export .notebook files to PowerPoint software].

To import PowerPoint files
The //Open// dialog box appears. The PowerPoint file opens in the .notebook file.
 * 1) In the [|//SMART Notebook//][| window], select **File > Import**.
 * 1) Browse to and select the PowerPoint file you want to import.
 * 2) Press **Open.**
 * NOTE:** SMART Notebook doesn't import some gradient, pattern and image effects. These effects may appear incorrectly on the page.

__ Save __ =Saving a File= By default, SMART Notebook saves your files in .notebook format. Anyone with SMART Notebook software version 9.5 or later for the Windows, Mac or Linux operating system installed on their computer can [|open a .notebook file]. You can also set SMART Notebook to [|save your file automatically] when you select a different page or after a specified period of time.
 * NOTE:** The default file format for SMART Notebook version 10 is .notebook, but the default file format for versions 8, 9.0 and 9.1 is .xbk. If you want to open your file in SMART Notebook software 8, 9.0 or 9.1, save your file with the .xbk extension. However, the .xbk format doesn't support some of the objects and properties available in SMART Notebook version 10. If you save your file in the .xbk format, SMART Notebook doesn't save the objects or properties in your file that the .xbk format doesn't support. Also, if you create text in SMART Notebook software 10 and save your file in .xbk format, you're unable to edit the text in SMART Notebook software 8, 9.0 or 9.1.

To save a new file
The //Save As// dialog box appears. OR If you want to create a file that you can open with SMART Notebook software versions 8, 9.0 and 9.1, select the .xbk file type.
 * 1) Press **Save [[image:http://onlinehelp.smarttech.com/english/windows/help/notebook/10_0_0/Images/IconSave.png]]**.
 * 1) Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file.
 * 2) Type a name for the file in the **File name** box.
 * 3) If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting, select the .notebook file type.
 * 1) Press **Save**.
 * 2) If you're saving your file in the .xbk format and there are objects or properties in your file that the .xbk format doesn't support, a dialog box appears indicating that SMART Notebook won't save these objects or properties if you continue. Press **Yes**.

To save an existing file
Press **Save **.

To save a file with a new name or location
The //Save As// dialog box appears. OR If you want to create a file that you can open with SMART Notebook software versions 8, 9.0 and 9.1, select the .xbk file type.
 * 1) Select **File > Save As**.
 * 1) Browse to the folder where you want to save the new file.
 * 2) Type a name for the file in the **File name** box.
 * 3) If you want to make sure that your file retains its formatting, select the .notebook file type.
 * 1) Press **Save**.
 * 2) If you're saving your file in the .xbk format and there are objects or properties in your file that the .xbk format doesn't support, a dialog box appears indicating that SMART Notebook won't save these objects or properties if you continue. Press **Yes**.