StarBoard
So)ware
9.2
for
Windows
So#ware
Training
Guide
•
Table
of
Contents:
•  Open
StarBoard
So)ware
• 
Calibra:on
• 
Basics
• 
Func:on
Bu>ons
• 
Ini:al
Screen
• 
Mouse
Opera:ons
• 
Whiteboard
• 
Pen
Varia:ons
• 
Normal
Pen
• 
Intelli‐Pen
• 
Pointer
Pen
• 
Erasers
• 
Object
Fill
Tool
• 
Text
Recogni:on
• 
Search
text
in
Google/Wikipedia
• 
Direct
Search
from
handwri:ng
• 
Configure
Search
Engines
• 
Clipart,
Flash
Learning
Object
• 
Hyperlink/File
A>achment
• Edit
Image
• Infinite
Clone
• Rich
Text
• 
Customize
Toolbar
• 
Add,
Remove
icons
• 
Save
Toolbar
• 
Load
Toolbar
• 
Ac:on
Component
• 
Add
External
App/Doc
Icons
• 
Merge
“yar”
file
• 
Accessories
• 
Screen
Capture
• 
Screen
Recorder
• 
Subject
Toolbox
• 
Math
Toolbox
• 
Plug‐ins
• 
MyScript
Stylus
• 
Export
File
• 
Conference
Mode
• 
Start
conference
• 
Join
and
share
annota:on
• 
Further
Informa:on
1
Open
StarBoard
So)ware
Open
StarBoard
So)ware
2
Calibra:on
If
Calibra:on
icon
is
not
on
toolbar,
you
can
access
it
at:
Se^ngs
>
StarBoard
>
Calibrate
Calibration is set as Function
Button 15 (Blue with #1)
3
Calibra:on
(con:nued)
PURPOSE
OF
CALIBRATING:
•
To
match
cursor
loca:on
to
point
of
contact
with
StarBoard
WHEN
TO
CALIBRATE:
•
Cursor
loca:on
is
different
from
point
of
contact
•
Projector/StarBoard
is
not
fixed
(e.g.
not
ceiling/wall
mounted)
•
Mul:ple
laptops
connected
to
StarBoard
4
Func:on
Bu>ons
Close
up
of
Func=on
Bu>ons:
5
Basics:
Ini:al
Screen
Menu
Menu
bar
added
like
regular
Windows
applica:ons
have.
Status
indicator
Shows
current
page
and
selected
tool
Toggle
Side
bar
Side
bar
This
arrow
will
switch
side
bar
to
the
other
side
Enables
quick
access
to
proper:es.
Side
bar
has
5
expandable
tabs:
Document,
Gallery,
Proper:es,
View
and
Conference
Rubbish
bin
Quickly
delete
objects
by
dragging
objects
into
Rubbish
Bin
6
Basics:
Mouse
Opera:ons
PC
Mode
Mouse
icon
must
be
selected
for
computer
opera:ons
White
on
Desktop
In
StarBoard
So)ware
select
“Write
on
Desktop”
found
here:
Se^ngs
>
Preferences
>
Annota:on
tab
>
Desktop
Op:ons
Write
on
Captured
Desktop
To
capture
current
screen
for
annota:on
in
StarBoard
So)ware,
1)
Make
sure
“Write
on
Captured
Desktop”
is
selected
here:
Se^ngs
>
Preferences
>
Annota:on
tab
>
Desktop
Op:ons
2)
Screen
Capture:
Menu
>
Insert
>
Screenshot
or
click
on
any
pen
icon
from
PC
mode
PC Mode is set as Function Button 8
(computer mouse). Digital Ink Pens
are Function Buttons 9-13 (color pens)
7
Basics:
Whiteboard
Document
Tab
View
all
pages
at
once,
delete
pages,
insert
pages,
print,
export,
copy
to
whiteboard,
add
or
delete
a>achments
Add
New
Blank
Page
Move
to
Previous
page
Move
to
Next
page
Page
Menu
Click
on
arrow
below
page
thumbnail
to
get
individual
page
menu
op:ons
8
Pen
Varia=ons:
Normal
Pen
Proper=es
Tab
6
digital
ink
styles
to
choose
from:
solid,
pa>erned,
shadowed,
3D,
two‐tone,
and
translucent
12
colors
for
each
ink
/
plus
4
customizable
colors
Small,
midium,
large
/
customize
width
with
slider
Normal
Pen
Best
for
annota:ons
and
freehand
Clear
Page
Erase
en:re
page
(current
page)
Eraser
Erase
lines
made
with
Normal
Pen
only
Clear
Annota=on
Erase
annota:ons
only
(current
page)
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Pen
Varia=ons:
Intell‐pen
/
Pointer‐pen
Intelli‐Pen
• 
Automa:cally
converts
freehand
shapes
into
geometric
objects
(supported
shapes:
rectangle,
circle,
arrow,
star,
triangle,
polygon,
diamond,
do>ed
and
dashed
line)
• 
Converts
handwri:ng
into
text
• 
Search
text
in
Google,
Wikipedia,
or
any
search
engines
• 
Great
for
Math
lessons
when
used
with
grid
Pointer
Pen
• 
Works
the
same
as
a
laser
pointer
• 
With
each
annota:on,
the
previous
annota:on
will
disappear
• 
Click
once
to
make
an
arrow
• 
Works
well
with
presenta:ons
<
Previous
annota:on
will
disappear
<
Click
once
to
make
an
arrow
<
New
annota:on
with
shape
recogni:on
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Erasers
Normal
Eraser
Erases
annota:ons
by
normal
pen
Image
Eraser
Erases
both
annota:ons
and
inserted
images
Erasable
images
must
be
in
raster
format
(jpg,
bmp,
png,
etc)
Eraser
width
Choose
from
three
different
eraser
widths
11
Object
Fill
Tool
Geometric objects
Freehand shapes
Fill
Fill‐in
any
closed
line
object,
including
freehand
shapes
with
either
solid
or
highlighter
colors
12
Text
Recogni:on
Convert
handwri=ng
into
text
1)
Write
out
word
or
phrase
using
Intelli‐pen
2)
Select
word
by
clicking
on
it
once
with
Intelli‐pen
(Menu
bar
will
automa:cally
appear)
3)
Choose
the
word
from
the
menu
to
replace
wri:ng
with
text
Intelli‐
Pen
Best
for
wri:ng
notes
and
drawing
shapes
13
Search
Text
in
Google™
/
Wikipedia
Google
Search
Select
handwri:ng
or
text
to
bring
up
menu
bar,
then
select
“Search
in
Google”
Wikipedia
Search
Select
handwri:ng
or
text
to
bring
up
menu
bar,
Then
select
“Search
in
Wikipedia”
14
Direct
Search
from
Handwri:ng
Direct
Search
from
handwri=ng
Select
the
handwri:ng
to
bring
up
the
menu
bar,
then
select
“Search
word
in
Google/Wikipedia”
Handwri=ng
will
not
convert
to
text
automa=cally.
If
you
want
to
convert,
please
follow
the
procedure
of
Text
Recogni=on.
15
Configure
Search
Engines
Configure
Search
Engines
Customize
the
Search
Engines
by
following
these
steps:
1)
Open
Menu
>
Tools
>
Search
>
Configure
Search
Engines
2)
Type
the
:tle
and
URL
of
the
Search
Engine
of
your
choice
3)
Check
the
box
next
to
the
Search
Engine
you
want
to
ac:vate
Default
Search
Engines:
Google,
Wikipedia,
Bing,
and
Yahoo!
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Clipart,
Flash
Learning
Objects
My
Pictures
Choose
My
Pictures
icon
to
access
all
the
images
from
your
computer
StarBoard
Content
1)
Select
Gallery
tab
2)
Select
Clipart,
choose
any
sub‐folder
3)
Drag
image
onto
page
4)
Move,
resize,
and
rotate
with
select
tool
USB
flash
memory
Choose
drives
icon
to
access
images
from
external
drives
Clipart
op=ons
Click
on
arrow
below
object,
then
choose
an
op=on:
Insert
image,
Insert
background
image,
Add
as
background
on
new
page,
Delete,
and
Item
se^ngs
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Flash
Learning
Objects
(con:nued)
Flash
learning
object
The
StarBoard
Clipart
Library
includes
interac:ve
Flash
files
for
Math
and
Science.
Or
you
can
use
your
own/downloaded
Flash
files
by
dragging
and
dropping
the
file
into
the
So)ware.
You
can
also
save
the
file
as
Clip
Art:
Select
the
file,
Menu
>
Save
as
Clip
Art
Default
file
in
Clip
Art
Downloaded
flash
file
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Hyperlink
/
File
A>achment
Edit
Hyperlink
1)
Select
object
with
Select
tool
2)
Choose
“Edit
Hyperlink”
from
menu
3)
Choose
Hyperlink
type:
A>achment
–
embedded
yar
file
File
–
External
file
on
computer
Web
page
–
h>p://…
Page
in
the
document
–
links
to
any
page
NOTE:
You
can
open
the
hyperlink
by
double
clicking
the
object.
If
you
select
A>achment,
the
yar
contents
work
on
any
PC.
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Edit
Image
Step2
Step1
Edit
Image
Great
for
dele:ng
the
background
of
an
image.
1)
Select
image
with
Select
tool
2)
Go
to
Menu
>
Edit
Image
3)
Edit
Image
window
will
appear,
choose
color
to
erase
with
eye‐dropper,
or
use
eraser
4)
Press
OK
when
done
Step3
Step4
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Infinite
Clone
You
can
clone
an
object
as
many
:mes
as
you
want
with
“Infinite
Clone”
1)
Select
the
object
2)
Open
Proper:es
tab,
and
check
Infinite
Clone
3)
Drag
and
drop
the
object
for
cloning
Infinite
Clone
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Rich
Text
Text
tool
Type
the
text
in
StarBoard
So)ware
by
keyboard,
or
by
using
the
Intelli‐pen.
Proper=es
You
can
change
the
text
proper:es:
Size,
font,
text
type,
color,
alignment,
etc.
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Customize
Toolbar
Remove
bu>on
from
toolbar
1)
Click
and
hold
down
icon
on
toolbar
2)
Drag
and
drop
icon
onto
page
3)
Select
“Remove
bu>on
from
toolbar”
Add
bu>on
to
toolbar
1)
Locate
desired
tool
in
menu
2)
Drag
and
drop
icon
onto
toolbar
Save
toolbar
1)
Go
to
Se^ngs
>
Profile
>
Save
Profile
As
2)
Save
on
USB
to
use
with
any
computer
Load
toolbar
1)
Go
to
Se^ngs
>
Profile
>
Load
Profile
2)
Select
file,
click
“Open”
NOTE:
There
are
predefined
profiles
for
specific
purposes:
Se^ngs
>
Profile
>
New
profile
1)
Standard
se^ngs
(DUO/TRIO)
2)
Standard
se^ngs
(other
models)
3)
Simple
se^ngs
(DUO/TRIO)
4)
Simple
se^ngs
(other
models)
5)
Slideshow
se^ngs
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Customize
Toolbar
(con:nued)
Create
bu>on
on
page
1)
Click,
hold
down
bu>on
on
toolbar
or
menu
2)
Drag
and
drop
bu>on
onto
page
3)
Menu
will
prompt
you
with
3
op:ons:
Create
bu>on
on
page
Remove
bu>on
from
toolbar
Cancel
Select
“Create
bu>on
on
page”
Remove
bu>on
from
page
1)
Select
bu>on
with
Select
tool
2)
Go
to
Menu
>
Delete
(or)
drag
and
drop
it
into
Rubbish
bin
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Customize
Toolbar
(con:nued)
Add
external
apps
and
docs
to
toolbar
While
in
Mouse
Opera:ons
mode,
locate
the
applica:on
or
document
you
want
to
add
and
drag
it
onto
the
toolbar
Example
1:
A)er
adding
any
applica:on
(such
as
Microso)
Word)
to
the
StarBoard
toolbar,
you
can
quickly
launch
that
program
directly
from
StarBoard
So)ware.
Example2:
A)er
adding
any
document
(such
as
a
PDF)
to
the
StarBoard
toolbar,
you
can
create
a
shortcut
bu>on
on
any
page
within
the
So)ware
and
open
document
directly
from
StarBoard
So)ware.
NOTE:
Shortcut/document
name
can
be
viewed
by
hovering
the
cursor
on
the
icon
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Merge
“yar”
Files
Merge
Merge
“yar”
file
You
can
merge
two
or
more
“yar”
files
into
one
file
using
the
import
func=on:
1)
Open
the
base
“.yar”
file
2)
Add
other
yar
files
by
going
to:
Menu
>
File
>
Import
3)
Once
you
select
the
file
you
want
to
merge,
the
files
will
automa:cally
merge
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Accessories
Accessories
Some
classroom
tools
are
provided
as
default
func:ons:
Menu
>
Tools
>
Accessories
Example:
Compass,
Protractor,
Ruler,
Timer,
etc…
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Screen
Capture
Screen
Capture
Op=ons
(1)
(2)
Full
Screen
(3)
(4)
To
access
Screen
Capture,
go
to:
Tools
>
Accessories
>
Screen
Capture
1)
Full
Screen
2)
Window
3)
Par:al
Selec:on
4)
Freehand
Selec:on
Window
Freehand
Selec=on
Par=al
Selec=on
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Screen
Recorder
(Windows
XP/Vista
only)
Pause
Screen
Recorder
Sebngs
Record/Stop
Screen
Recorder
Record
your
annota:ons
and
voice
with
Screen
Recorder:
Tools
>
Accessories
>
Screen
Recorder
You
can
save
the
recorded
file
as
Windows
Media
Video
(wmv)
and
replay
any:me
with
any
media
player
that
supports
wmv
file
format.
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Subject
Toolbox
Subject
Toolbox
Subject
Toolbox
includes:
Geography,
Language
Arts,
Math,
and
Science
Tools
>
Subject
Toolbox
>
subject
Geography:
Map
Compass,
Flags
and
Countries,
Maps,
Flags
Language
Arts:
Anagrams,
word
bank
Science:
Balance
scales,
kitchen
scales,
Measuring
cylinder,
Thermometer
Math:
Math
Toolbox
(US
Customary/Metric),
lesson
files,
Protractor,
Ruler
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Math
Toolbox
Math
Toolbox
Lesson
Files
(example)
Math
Toolbox
was
originally
developed
by
Cambridge‐Hitachi
and
includes
many
interac:ve
features,
including:
Frac:ons,
Numbers,
Calcula:ons,
Shapes
and
Space,
Measures,
Probability,
Handling
Data,
Solving
Problems,
Image
library
etc.
Math
Toolbox
also
provides
over
200
lesson
files
and
plans.
(US
schools
can
use
either
US
Customary
or
Metric)
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Plug‐ins
Plug‐ins
StarBoard
So)ware
provides
addi:onal
tools
and
beta
version
tools
as
plug‐ins
on
website.
To
access
plug‐ins
download
page,
go
to:
Se^ngs
>
Plug‐ins
>
Download
Plug‐ins
(Web
browser
opens
to
download
page
automa:cally)
To
install
plug‐ins,
go
to:
Se^ngs
>
Plug‐ins
>
Install
New
Plug‐ins
Note:
You
need
to
provide
StarBoard
model
type
and
Serial
Number
to
download.
Plug‐ins
Download
page
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MyScript
Stylus
MyScript
Stylus
MyScript
Stylus
is
a
text
input
tool
that
you
can
use
with
any
applica:on.
To
ac:vate
MyScript
Stylus,
either
double‐click
shortcut
on
desktop,
or
click
icon
on
Task
Tray.
There
are
3
different
modes
in
MyScript
Stylus:
1)
Wri:ng
pad:
recognizes
cursive
or
print
style
wri:ng
2)
Character
pad:
Use
this
mode
for
Proper
Nouns,
Acronyms,
Abbrevia:ons,
Email
addresses,
etc.
3)
Virtual
keyboard:
onscreen
keyboard
For
more
details
on
MyScript
Stylus,
please
refer
to
MyScript
Stylus
help
page
in
Preferences
Wri=ng
pad
Character
pad
Virtual
keyboard
Double‐Click
this
Icon
on
desktop
or
click
the
icon
on
Task
Tray
Clear
Undo/Redo
Preferences
Send
text
Wri=ng
area
inputs
text
“StarBoard”
in
the
applica:on
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Export
File
Supported
Export
formats:
HTML,
BMP,
JPG,
PNG,
PDF
Export
a
file
Go
to:
File
>
Export
NOTE:
To
save
as
StarBoard
Socware
format
(yar),
go
to:
File
>
Save
(or
Save
As)
Choose
file
loca=on
Name
the
file
Choose
file
type
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Conference
Mode
(Start
Conference)
StarBoard
Conference
Conference
mode
allows
you
to
share
your
StarBoard
interac:ve
presenta:ons
through
TCP/IP.
(Maximum
4
places)
Host:
Start/End
a
conference
Client:
Join
a
conference
Host
a
conference
Conference
Username
To
start
a
conference,
go
to:
Conference
tab,
or
MENU
>
Conference
Sebngs
Server
port
se^ngs
(port
:
18737
as
default)
Conference
Tab
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Conference
Mode
(Join
Conference)
Icons
in
Host
Make
selected
user
the
presenter
Remove
a
selected
user
from
the
conference
Synchronize
all
users
Host
IP
and
status
Conference
Console
User
List
End
Conference
Icons
in
Client
Request
to
be
Presenter
Ac=on
bu>ons
Sync/Async
current
shared
page
Leave
conference
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Further
Informa:on
StarBoard
Socware
Help
Resource
Center
Details
on
StarBoard
So)ware
capabili:es
are
located
at:
Help
>
StarBoard
Help
Our
resource
center
features
free
state‐aligned
StarBoard
lessons
and
ac:vi:es
from
our
approved
partners
and
educators
across
the
globe.
StarBoard
Socware
updates
StarBoard
Forum
Check
for
StarBoard
So)ware
updates
at:
The
StarBoard
Forum
is
a
place
for
StarBoard
educators
across
the
globe
to
communicate,
share
ideas,
post
topics,
and
ask
ques:ons.
h>p://resourcecenter.hitachi‐socware.de/us/
Help
>
Check
For
Updates
h>p://www.starboardforum.com/
Video
Tutorials
Self‐paced
online
tutorial
videos
explaining
the
tools
and
features
of
StarBoard
So)ware
are
included
on
your
StarBoard
So)ware
install
DVD.
Interac=ve
Sites
for
Classrooms
Our
Educator
Portal
provides
a
collec:on
of
interac:ve
websites
with
powerful
resources
to
use
in
conjunc:on
with
your
StarBoard.
h>p://www.hitachi‐soc.com/icg/educators_corner/
classrooms.html
www.hitachi‐soc.com/starboard
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