How to Convert PowerPoint to a Smart Notebook
The Smart Notebook application enables users to create an interactive white board for presentations and teaching, with options to embed or export notes, drawings and narration as part of the lecture file. Newer versions of Smart Notebook software support all Microsoft Office 2007 applications on Windows computers and Word and Excel 2007 on Macs. Users with versions earlier than Smart Notebook 10 or those on a Mac computer need to either import a PowerPoint file into the Notebook application or generate a PDF containing each slide per page before presenting with the Smart tools.
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Instructions
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Import
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Launch the Smart Notebook application and select "Import" under "File" in the top menu bar.
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Set the file type to view "All PowerPoint Files" and select the desired file.
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Click the "Import" button.
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Type the file name for the converted file and click the "Save" button.
PDF Solution
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Launch PowerPoint and open the desired file.
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Select "Print" under "File" in the top menu bar (or under the Office 2007 ribbon).
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Select the virtual PDF printer (such as "Adobe PDF") from the drop-down menu of available printers and click the "Print" button.
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Type the name of the PDF file and click the "Save" button.
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Launch Acrobat Standard or Professional and open the PDF file created in Step 4 to remove the white border around each page of slides if desired. Select "Crop Pages" under "Document" in the top menu bar. Click the box next to the option for "Remove white margins." Select "All Pages" and click the "Crop" button. Make sure to save the updated file by selecting "Save" under "File."
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Launch the Notebook application and select "Import" under "File" in the top menu bar.
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Select the updated PDF created in Step 5 and click the "Import" button.
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Type the file name in the field and click the "Save" button to save the file in ".notebook" format.
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