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StarBoardSo)ware9.2forWindows
• OpenStarBoardSo)ware• Calibra:on• Basics
• Func:onBu>ons• Ini:alScreen• MouseOpera:ons• Whiteboard
• PenVaria:ons• NormalPen• Intelli‐Pen• PointerPen
• Erasers• ObjectFillTool• TextRecogni:on• SearchtextinGoogle/Wikipedia
• DirectSearchfromhandwri:ng• ConfigureSearchEngines• Clipart,FlashLearningObject• Hyperlink/FileA>achment
• EditImage• InfiniteClone• RichText
• CustomizeToolbar
• Add,Removeicons
• SaveToolbar• LoadToolbar• Ac:onComponent
• AddExternalApp/DocIcons• Merge“yar”file
• Accessories• ScreenCapture• ScreenRecorder• SubjectToolbox• MathToolbox
• Plug‐ins• MyScriptStylus
• ExportFile• ConferenceMode
• Startconference• Joinandshareannota:on
• FurtherInforma:on
So#wareTrainingGuide•TableofContents:
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OpenStarBoardSo)ware
OpenStarBoardSo)ware
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IfCalibra:oniconisnotontoolbar,youcanaccessitat:
Se^ngs>StarBoard>Calibrate
Calibra:on
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Calibration is set as Function Button 15 (Blue with #1)
Calibra:on(con:nued)
PURPOSEOFCALIBRATING:•Tomatchcursorloca:ontopointofcontactwithStarBoardWHENTOCALIBRATE:•Cursorloca:onisdifferentfrompointofcontact•Projector/StarBoardisnotfixed(e.g.notceiling/wallmounted)•Mul:plelaptopsconnectedtoStarBoard
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Func:onBu>ons
CloseupofFunc=onBu>ons:
Basics:Ini:alScreen
MenuMenubaraddedlikeregularWindowsapplica:onshave.
Showscurrentpageandselectedtool
Statusindicator
SidebarEnablesquickaccesstoproper:es.Sidebarhas5expandabletabs:Document,Gallery,Proper:es,ViewandConference
ToggleSidebarThisarrowwillswitchsidebartotheotherside
RubbishbinQuicklydeleteobjectsbydraggingobjectsintoRubbishBin
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Basics:MouseOpera:ons
PCModeMouseiconmustbeselectedforcomputeropera:ons
WhiteonDesktopInStarBoardSo)wareselect“WriteonDesktop”foundhere:Se^ngs>Preferences>Annota:ontab>DesktopOp:ons
WriteonCapturedDesktopTocapturecurrentscreenforannota:oninStarBoardSo)ware,1)Makesure“WriteonCapturedDesktop”isselectedhere:Se^ngs>Preferences>Annota:ontab>DesktopOp:ons2)ScreenCapture:Menu>Insert>ScreenshotorclickonanypeniconfromPCmode
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PC Mode is set as Function Button 8 (computer mouse). Digital Ink Pens are Function Buttons 9-13 (color pens)
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DocumentTabViewallpagesatonce,deletepages,insertpages,print,export,copytowhiteboard,addordeletea>achments
PageMenu
AddNewBlankPage
MovetoPreviouspageMovetoNextpage
Clickonarrowbelowpagethumbnailtogetindividualpagemenuop:ons
Basics:Whiteboard
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PenVaria=ons:NormalPen
NormalPen
ClearPage
Eraser
Proper=esTab6digitalinkstylestochoosefrom:solid,pa>erned,shadowed,3D,two‐tone,andtranslucent
Bestforannota:onsandfreehand
12colorsforeachink/plus4customizablecolors
Small,midium,large/customizewidthwithslider
Eraseen:repage(currentpage)
ClearAnnota=on
EraselinesmadewithNormalPenonly
Eraseannota:onsonly(currentpage)
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PenVaria=ons:Intell‐pen/Pointer‐pen
Intelli‐Pen• Automa:callyconvertsfreehandshapesintogeometricobjects(supportedshapes:rectangle,circle,arrow,star,triangle,polygon,diamond,do>edanddashedline)• Convertshandwri:ngintotext• SearchtextinGoogle,Wikipedia,oranysearchengines• GreatforMathlessonswhenusedwithgrid
PointerPen• Worksthesameasalaserpointer• Witheachannota:on,thepreviousannota:onwilldisappear• Clickoncetomakeanarrow• Workswellwithpresenta:ons
<Previousannota:onwilldisappear
<Clickoncetomakeanarrow
<Newannota:onwithshaperecogni:on
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NormalEraserErasesannota:onsbynormalpen
ImageEraserErasesbothannota:onsandinsertedimages
Erasableimagesmustbeinrasterformat(jpg,bmp,png,etc)
EraserwidthChoosefromthreedifferenteraserwidths
Erasers
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Fill‐inanyclosedlineobject,includingfreehandshapeswitheithersolidorhighlightercolors
Fill
Freehand shapes Geometric objects
ObjectFillTool
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Converthandwri=ngintotext1)WriteoutwordorphraseusingIntelli‐pen2)SelectwordbyclickingonitoncewithIntelli‐pen(Menubarwillautoma:callyappear)3)Choosethewordfromthemenutoreplacewri:ngwithtext
Intelli‐PenBestforwri:ngnotesanddrawingshapes
TextRecogni:on
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SearchTextinGoogle™/Wikipedia
GoogleSearchSelecthandwri:ngortexttobringupmenubar,thenselect“SearchinGoogle”
WikipediaSearchSelecthandwri:ngortexttobringupmenubar,Thenselect“SearchinWikipedia”
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DirectSearchfromHandwri:ng
DirectSearchfromhandwri=ngSelectthehandwri:ngtobringupthemenubar,thenselect“SearchwordinGoogle/Wikipedia”
Handwri=ngwillnotconverttotextautoma=cally.Ifyouwanttoconvert,pleasefollowtheprocedureofTextRecogni=on.
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ConfigureSearchEngines
ConfigureSearchEnginesCustomizetheSearchEnginesbyfollowingthesesteps:1)OpenMenu>Tools>Search>ConfigureSearchEngines2)Typethe:tleandURLoftheSearchEngineofyourchoice3)ChecktheboxnexttotheSearchEngineyouwanttoac:vate
DefaultSearchEngines:Google,Wikipedia,Bing,andYahoo!
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StarBoardContent1)SelectGallerytab2)SelectClipart,chooseanysub‐folder3)Dragimageontopage4)Move,resize,androtatewithselecttool
Clipartop=onsClickonarrowbelowobject,thenchooseanop=on:Insertimage,Insertbackgroundimage,Addasbackgroundonnewpage,Delete,andItemse^ngs
MyPicturesChooseMyPicturesicontoaccessalltheimagesfromyourcomputer
USBflashmemoryChoosedrivesicontoaccessimagesfromexternaldrives
Clipart,FlashLearningObjects
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FlashlearningobjectTheStarBoardClipartLibraryincludesinterac:veFlashfilesforMathandScience.Oryoucanuseyourown/downloadedFlashfilesbydragginganddroppingthefileintotheSo)ware.
YoucanalsosavethefileasClipArt:Selectthefile,Menu>SaveasClipArt
Downloadedflashfile
DefaultfileinClipArt
FlashLearningObjects(con:nued)
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1)SelectobjectwithSelecttool2)Choose“EditHyperlink”frommenu3)ChooseHyperlinktype:A>achment–embeddedyarfileFile–ExternalfileoncomputerWebpage–h>p://…Pageinthedocument–linkstoanypage
EditHyperlink
NOTE:Youcanopenthehyperlinkbydoubleclickingtheobject.IfyouselectA>achment,theyarcontentsworkonanyPC.
Hyperlink/FileA>achment
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EditImage
EditImageGreatfordele:ngthebackgroundofanimage.1)SelectimagewithSelecttool2)GotoMenu>EditImage3)EditImagewindowwillappear,choosecolortoerasewitheye‐dropper,oruseeraser4)PressOKwhendone
Step1
Step2
Step3
Step4
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InfiniteClone
Youcancloneanobjectasmany:mesasyouwantwith“InfiniteClone”1)Selecttheobject2)OpenProper:estab,andcheckInfiniteClone3)Draganddroptheobjectforcloning
InfiniteClone
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TexttoolTypethetextinStarBoardSo)warebykeyboard,orbyusingtheIntelli‐pen.
Proper=esYoucanchangethetextproper:es:Size,font,texttype,color,alignment,etc.
RichText
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1)Locatedesiredtoolinmenu2)Draganddropiconontotoolbar
Addbu>ontotoolbar
Removebu>onfromtoolbar1)Clickandholddowniconontoolbar2)Draganddropiconontopage3)Select“Removebu>onfromtoolbar”
Savetoolbar1)GotoSe^ngs>Profile>SaveProfileAs2)SaveonUSBtousewithanycomputer
Loadtoolbar1)GotoSe^ngs>Profile>LoadProfile2)Selectfile,click“Open”
NOTE:Therearepredefinedprofilesforspecificpurposes:Se^ngs>Profile>Newprofile
1)Standardse^ngs(DUO/TRIO)2)Standardse^ngs(othermodels)3)Simplese^ngs(DUO/TRIO)4)Simplese^ngs(othermodels)5)Slideshowse^ngs
CustomizeToolbar
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Createbu>ononpage1)Click,holddownbu>onontoolbarormenu2)Draganddropbu>onontopage3)Menuwillpromptyouwith3op:ons:Createbu>ononpageRemovebu>onfromtoolbarCancelSelect“Createbu>ononpage”
Removebu>onfrompage1)Selectbu>onwithSelecttool2)GotoMenu>Delete(or)draganddropitintoRubbishbin
CustomizeToolbar(con:nued)
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AddexternalappsanddocstotoolbarWhileinMouseOpera:onsmode,locatetheapplica:onordocumentyouwanttoaddanddragitontothetoolbar
Example1:A)eraddinganyapplica:on(suchasMicroso)Word)totheStarBoardtoolbar,youcanquicklylaunchthatprogramdirectlyfromStarBoardSo)ware.
Example2:A)eraddinganydocument(suchasaPDF)totheStarBoardtoolbar,youcancreateashortcutbu>ononanypagewithintheSo)wareandopendocumentdirectlyfromStarBoardSo)ware.
NOTE:Shortcut/documentnamecanbeviewedbyhoveringthecursorontheicon
CustomizeToolbar(con:nued)
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Merge“yar”fileYoucanmergetwoormore“yar”filesintoonefileusingtheimportfunc=on:1)Openthebase“.yar”file2)Addotheryarfilesbygoingto:Menu>File>Import3)Onceyouselectthefileyouwanttomerge,thefileswillautoma:callymerge
Merge
Merge“yar”Files
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AccessoriesSomeclassroomtoolsareprovidedasdefaultfunc:ons:Menu>Tools>Accessories
Example:Compass,Protractor,Ruler,Timer,etc…
Accessories
ScreenCaptureOp=onsToaccessScreenCapture,goto:Tools>Accessories>ScreenCapture1)FullScreen2)Window3)Par:alSelec:on4)FreehandSelec:on
(1) (2) (3) (4)
FullScreen Window
Par=alSelec=on
FreehandSelec=on
ScreenCapture
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Record/Stop
Pause ScreenRecorderSebngs
ScreenRecorderRecordyourannota:onsandvoicewithScreenRecorder:Tools>Accessories>ScreenRecorder
YoucansavetherecordedfileasWindowsMediaVideo(wmv)andreplayany:mewithanymediaplayerthatsupportswmvfileformat.
ScreenRecorder(WindowsXP/Vistaonly)
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SubjectToolboxincludes:Geography,LanguageArts,Math,andScienceTools>SubjectToolbox>subject
Geography:MapCompass,FlagsandCountries,Maps,FlagsLanguageArts:Anagrams,wordbankScience:Balancescales,kitchenscales,Measuringcylinder,ThermometerMath:MathToolbox(USCustomary/Metric),lessonfiles,Protractor,Ruler
SubjectToolbox
SubjectToolbox
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MathToolboxwasoriginallydevelopedbyCambridge‐Hitachiandincludesmanyinterac:vefeatures,including:Frac:ons,Numbers,Calcula:ons,ShapesandSpace,Measures,Probability,HandlingData,SolvingProblems,Imagelibraryetc.
MathToolboxalsoprovidesover200lessonfilesandplans.(USschoolscanuseeitherUSCustomaryorMetric)
MathToolbox LessonFiles(example)
MathToolbox
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StarBoardSo)wareprovidesaddi:onaltoolsandbetaversiontoolsasplug‐insonwebsite.
Toaccessplug‐insdownloadpage,goto:Se^ngs>Plug‐ins>DownloadPlug‐ins(Webbrowseropenstodownloadpageautoma:cally)
Toinstallplug‐ins,goto:Se^ngs>Plug‐ins>InstallNewPlug‐ins
Note:YouneedtoprovideStarBoardmodeltypeandSerialNumbertodownload.
Plug‐ins
Plug‐insDownloadpage
Plug‐ins
MyScriptStylusisatextinputtoolthatyoucanusewithanyapplica:on.
Toac:vateMyScriptStylus,eitherdouble‐clickshortcutondesktop,orclickicononTaskTray.Thereare3differentmodesinMyScriptStylus:1)Wri:ngpad:recognizescursiveorprintstylewri:ng2)Characterpad:UsethismodeforProperNouns,Acronyms,Abbrevia:ons,Emailaddresses,etc.3)Virtualkeyboard:onscreenkeyboard
FormoredetailsonMyScriptStylus,pleaserefertoMyScriptStylushelppageinPreferences
MyScriptStylus
Double‐ClickthisIconondesktoporclicktheicononTaskTray
MyScriptStylus
PreferencesSendtext
Wri=ngpad Characterpad Virtualkeyboard Clear Undo/Redo
Wri=ngarea
inputstext“StarBoard”intheapplica:on
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ExportafileGoto:File>Export
Choosefileloca=on
Namethefile
SupportedExportformats:HTML,BMP,JPG,PNG,PDF
NOTE:TosaveasStarBoardSocwareformat(yar),goto:File>Save(orSaveAs)
Choosefiletype
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ExportFile
ConferenceTab
Hostaconference
ConferenceUsername
SebngsServerportse^ngs(port:18737asdefault)
ConferencemodeallowsyoutoshareyourStarBoardinterac:vepresenta:onsthroughTCP/IP.(Maximum4places)
Host:Start/EndaconferenceClient:Joinaconference
Tostartaconference,goto:Conferencetab,orMENU>Conference
StarBoardConference
ConferenceMode(StartConference)
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ConferenceMode(JoinConference)
HostIPandstatus
UserList
Ac=onbu>ons
IconsinHostMakeselecteduserthepresenter
Removeaselecteduserfromtheconference
Synchronizeallusers
EndConference
ConferenceConsole
RequesttobePresenter
Sync/Asynccurrentsharedpage
Leaveconference
IconsinClient
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DetailsonStarBoardSo)warecapabili:esarelocatedat:Help>StarBoardHelp
StarBoardSocwareHelpOurresourcecenterfeaturesfreestate‐alignedStarBoardlessonsandac:vi:esfromourapprovedpartnersandeducatorsacrosstheglobe.h>p://resourcecenter.hitachi‐socware.de/us/
ResourceCenter
TheStarBoardForumisaplaceforStarBoardeducatorsacrosstheglobetocommunicate,shareideas,posttopics,andaskques:ons.h>p://www.starboardforum.com/
StarBoardForumCheckforStarBoardSo)wareupdatesat:Help>CheckForUpdates
StarBoardSocwareupdates
Self‐pacedonlinetutorialvideosexplainingthetoolsandfeaturesofStarBoardSo)wareareincludedonyourStarBoardSo)wareinstallDVD.
VideoTutorials
OurEducatorPortalprovidesacollec:onofinterac:vewebsiteswithpowerfulresourcestouseinconjunc:onwithyourStarBoard.h>p://www.hitachi‐soc.com/icg/educators_corner/classrooms.html
Interac=veSitesforClassrooms
www.hitachi‐soc.com/starboard
FurtherInforma:on