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Introduction

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 What’s New in Smoothboard 2.0? .......................................................................................... 1

1.2 Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 2

Chapter 2 Features .............................................................................................................................. 3

2.1 Floating Toolbar ...................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Click and Hold Trigger ............................................................................................................. 6

2.3 Smart Menu ............................................................................................................................ 8

2.4 Annotation ............................................................................................................................ 13

2.5 Outside Screen Toggle .......................................................................................................... 21

2.6 Calibration ............................................................................................................................. 22

2.7 Configurations ....................................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 3 Resources .......................................................................................................................... 25

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Smoothboard allows you to easily transform your flat screen display (projected screen or flat panel)

into an interactive whiteboard with just a Wiimote and IR Pen.

Smoothboard provides an intuitive interface that enables users to interact with their computer

directly at the screen. Smoothboard also allows you to control the computer away from the screen

with the use of the Wiimote. With Smoothboard, you will have impressive presentations that can be

free from the mouse and keyboard.

This document will describe the new features that are available for Smoothboard 2.0 in comparison

with Smoothboard 1.6.

For full features of Smoothboard 2.0 and previous versions, you can visit

http://www.smoothboard.net

1.1 What’s New in Smoothboard 2.0? Extended Annotation features –

o Size, Color, Shape (Line, Arrow, Rectangle, Ellipse, Scribble)

o Undo/Redo (15 steps)

o Select and Move/Resize

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o Screen Tools (Background Color (White/Black), Background Lines/Grid, Snapshot Screen, Snapshot Region, Open Snapshot Folder).

Smart Menu, alternative to Floating Toolbar. Allows quick access to Right Click, Middle Click

(for scrolling) and all the Floating Toolbar’s Functionality.

Click and Hold trigger ‐ Activates Right Click or Smart Menu if the IR pen is held down for

about 1 second.

Floating Toolbar is now resizable and can docked to the sides of the screen.

Outside Screen Toggles now fixed with Up and Down triggers on both sides of the screen.

Bottom of the screen used to toggle to Right Click.

Restart calibration by clicking and holding the IR pen for more than 2 seconds during

calibration.

Configurations for ‐ minimizing to taskbar, minimize application when launched, switch

calibration settings for Primary/Secondary Wiimotes, show/hide Floating Toolbar when

launched, saved snapshot folder.

Executables are now signed with our Smoothboard Tech certificate to prevent unauthorized

changes after the release of the compilation.

1.2 Requirements The requirements for Smoothboard 2.0 are the same with the previous versions. If your computer is

able to run Smoothboard 1.x, you should be able to run Smoothboard 2.0 without any issues.

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Chapter 2 Features

2.1 Floating Toolbar The Floating Toolbar allows you to quickly access pre‐defined settings to trigger specific events on

your computer such as key press combinations, and launching of files. In addition, the Floating

Toolbar gives you the convenience of using Smoothboard’s built‐in annotation features.

By default, we have included two settings files; Annotation and PowerPoint.

Similar like before, you are able to create additional settings files for specific users for other

applications. Please refer to the Smoothboard User Guide for steps to create your own settings file.

2.1.1 Resizing and Docking The new Floating Toolbar can be resized and docked to the sides of the screen.

To resize the Floating Toolbar, click and drag the corner of the Floating Toolbar.

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The Floating Toolbar will automatically turn to a horizontal or vertical orientation while resizing.

After resizing, you can adjust the position of the Floating Toolbar by clicking on the SB icon or on any

white space on the Floating Toolbar.

To minimize the Floating Toolbar, click on the Minimize button. The minimized Floating Toolbar can

then be reposition or maximized when required.

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2.1.2 Using Floating Toolbar The usage of the Floating Toolbar is Smoothboard 2.0 is similar to the earlier version except for the

addition of extended menus.

The following shows some examples of the positions of the extended menu depending on the

orientation and position of the Floating Toolbar.

2.1.3 Floating Toolbar Configurations

By default, the Floating Toolbar is shown when Smoothboard is launched. You are able to disable

this by unselecting Show Floating Toolbar when launched found under Settings‐>Whiteboard‐

>Floating Toolbar.

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2.2 Click and Hold Trigger You are able to trigger a right click or the new Smart Menu by clicking and holding the IR pen at a

position for about 1 second.

A circle animated graphic will appear around the clicked position to indicate the progress of the click.

You can select the triggered event by going to Show Settings‐>Whiteboard‐>Cursor Control

If Trigger Right Click is selected, the Right Click will be triggered after the IR pen is activated

continuously for about 1 second at the specific position.

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By default, the Click and Hold functionality will trigger the Smart Menu. The Right Click is still

accessible through the Smart Menu.

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2.3 Smart Menu The Smart Menu is a new addition to Smoothboard that allows you to use the Floating Toolbar’s

features on any part of the screen without the need of the Floating Toolbar. In addition, the Smart

Menu has Middle Click Scroll and Right Click functionality.

This feature will be useful for users who do not use the Floating Toolbar but would like easy access

to the functions provided such as for Annotation and PowerPoint control.

2.3.1 Triggering Smart Menu Smart Menu can be displayed by activating the IR pen on a specific spot on the screen for about 1

second.

When not in use, Smart Menu will automatically disappear and if you would like to display the Smart

Menu again, you can click and hold the IR pen till the Smart Menu appears.

Note: Smart Menu may not appear if the clicked position is near the

Floating Toolbar as you will be able to directly click on the

Floating Toolbar for this case.

2.3.2 Using Smart Menu As the functionality of the Smart Menu is similar with the Floating Toolbar, you can click on any of

the 12 buttons to activate a specific functionality.

Certain buttons in the Annotation Menu has extended functionality such as the Color, Shape, Size

and Screen Tool buttons.

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Note: Some of the PowerPoint buttons are meant to be used only

during a PowerPoint slideshow or outside a PowerPoint

slideshow. Refer to the Smoothboard User Guide for detailed

information.

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2.3.3 Right Click and Middle Click Scroll The two buttons at the centre allows you to trigger the Middle Click Scroll and Right Click.

If the Right Click button is chosen, a Right Click will be triggered on the original clicked position.

Click and Hold on the position where you

would like the Right Click to be triggered.

When Smart Menu appears, click on the

Right Click icon.

The Right Click will be triggered.

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The Middle Click Scroll allows you to navigate a large document or website easily. This works

similarly like an actual Middle Mouse button.

After selecting the Middle Click Scroll

button, you can click and drag on any

part of the screen to scroll.

Drag the cursor away from the center

point and the document or website will

scroll towards the same direction.

The further the cursor is away from the

center point, the faster the scroll. When

the cursor is at the center point, the

scrolling will stop temporarily.

To stop scrolling, release the IR pen.

Note: The Middle Click Scroll will work only in applications that

support this functionality such as web browsers (Internet

Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome) and document readers (Adobe

Reader, Ms Word).

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2.3.4 Switching Between Settings All the Floating Toolbar’s configurations are available in the Smart Menu. Therefore, by default we

have included the Annotation and PowerPoint settings.

To switch between pre‐existing settings, you can

click on the Left/Right arrows or the area below

the two arrows.

The drop down menu will display all the available

settings files.

Click on the required settings file.

Smart Menu will now be switched to the chosen

settings file.

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2.4 Annotation

Smoothboard 2.0 has a built‐in Annotation feature that allows you to write on top of any window

with ease. The Annotation features can be accessed via the Floating Toolbar and Smart Menu.

Pen

The Pen feature allows you to write directly on top of any window or document.

Highlighter

Similar to the Pen feature, the Highlighter feature allows you to highlight on your screen.

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Cursor

If you would like your drawings to stay on the screen and control the cursor again, click on the

Cursor button.

Erase

Click once to turn to Eraser mode where you are able to erase like an actual eraser.

Click twice to Erase All.

Undo/Redo

Undo to previous annotation states for up to 15 steps.

Color

Change the color of the Pen or Highlighter through the Color extended menu.

Size

Modify the size of the current Pen or Highlighter through the Size extended menu.

Shape

Switch between the various drawing modes available through the Shape extended menu.

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The current drawing mode can be seen on the Floating Toolbar or Smart Menu. In Addition, the

cursor will reflect the selected shape.

Select

The Select tool allows you to select a portion of the screen to be moved or resized.

Click and Drag on any part of the screen to move the selected area.

If you would like to resize the selected area, click on the bottom right resize icon and drag to the

required size.

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The Select tool also allows you to remove a portion of the screen by selecting the region and then

dragging the region out of the screen area.

Tip: To move the selected area, you can click and drag on any part

of the screen.

Screen

The Screen tool provides extended options to set the background overlay and also snapshot tools.

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Lines

Grid

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White Background

Black Background

Clear Background

Snapshot Whole Screen

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Snapshot Specific Region

You can select the screen area you would like the snapshot to be taken.

Open Snapshot Folder

You can retrieve the previously saved snapshots by clicking on the Open Snapshots Folder.

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2.4.1 Annotation Context Menu When the Annotation mode is activated and there is an overlay on the screen, you can Right Click to

show the context menu for the annotation features.

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2.5 Outside Screen Toggle The Outside Screen Toggle allows you to use the area outside the screen region that is still tracked

by the Wiimote. In Smoothboard 1.x, there are 12 customizable areas but we have fixed this to only

the left and right sides having the Up and Down triggers and the bottom of the screen to toggle to

Right Click.

This new update to the Outside Screen Toggle will minimize the learning curve required to familiarize

with the areas as there are only 3 types of triggers present. You are able to easily change slides

during your presentation without interrupting the flow of the presentation. In addition, the Right

Click toggle will be useful for most presentations and desktop navigations.

The Up and Down triggers support click and hold functionality where the key triggered will be

automatically repeated if the IR pen remains activated in the area. This will be useful for scrolling

down a long document or website.

You can activate or deactivate the Outside Screen Toggle by going to Settings‐>Whiteboard‐>Outside

Screen Toggle.

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2.6 Calibration Previously if you have adjusted the Wiimote or clicked the IR pen wrongly during calibration, you

had to manually restart the calibration by quitting or pressing the A button on the Wiimote.

In Smoothboard 2.0, you can restart the calibration by just clicking and holding the IR pen for more

than 2 seconds regardless of the position of the IR pen. The calibration point will return to the first

position at the top left corner.

As you are able to restart calibration by positioning the IR pen anywhere, you can also point the IR

pen towards the Wiimote and activate the IR pen for more than 2 seconds to restart the calibration.

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2.7 Configurations

2.7.1 Application In Smoothboard 2.0, we have added the Application tab under Settings‐>General‐>Application

Smoothboard can be set to be launched minimized. This is useful if you have already calibrated the

Wiimote with the screen.

In addition, Smoothboard can be shown in the taskbar when minimized instead of only appearing in

the system tray. This option is for users who are unable to access the system tray icons.

The Snapshot Directory can be configured by browsing to the required folder. The default location is

set to the Snapshots folder in the Smoothboard installation directory.

2.7.2 Wiimote

In addition to the Switch Primary and Secondary Wiimotes, we have added a new button, Switch

Wiimotes without switching calibration data in Settings‐.General‐>Wiimote. This feature can be used

if you have a permanent setup with multiple Wiimotes where the Wiimotes occasionally mixed up

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between the Primary and Secondary Wiimotes. With this, you do not need to recalibrate if the

Wiimotes are connected in a different order but you can just click this button.

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Chapter 3 Resources Smoothboard Software Download ‐ http://www.smoothboard.net/download

Download the latest version of Smoothboard in more than 20 languages.

Smoothboard Resellers ‐ http://www.smoothboard.net/resellers

Purchase all your Wiimote Whiteboard needs including the Smoothboard software from our

official resellers.

Smoothboard and Wiimote Whiteboard Wiki ‐ http://www.boonjin.com/smoothboard

Complete guide to all your Wiimote Whiteboard needs

Smoothboard User Guide ‐ http://www.smoothboard.net/files/doc/Smoothboard_User_Guide.pdf

Downloadable and printable guide for Smoothboard

Smoothboard’s Developer Blog ‐ http://www.boonjin.com

Get to know the Smoothboard Developer up‐close.

Smoothboard Facebook Fan Page ‐ http://www.facebook.com/smoothboard

Updates and Tips for all Smoothboard users.

Smoothboard Twitter Page ‐ http://www.twitter.com/smoothboard

Instant updates via tweets from the Smoothboard Team.

Wiimote Project Forum ‐ http://www.wiimoteproject.com/wiimote‐smoothboard/

Discussion forum for Wiimote users.

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