How to add digital photos into SMART Notebook

“I’ve taken some great photos of the children in my setting, which I want to display on my interactive whiteboard. How do I add them into SMART Notebook?”

SMART Notebook allows you to easily insert images taken on a digital camera – all you need to do is follow these step-by-step instructions:

Step 1: Save your photos

Attach your camera to your computer – this is usually a USB cable. Save the photos in a new folder, somewhere that will be easy to find (e.g. in your Documents or Pictures folder).

Step 2: Add your photos to the Gallery

Open SMART Notebook.

Click on the Gallery tab – this is the second tab down at the side of your screen. Now click on My Content, then on the drop-down arrow on the right of it. Click on New Folder, and give the folder a suitable name, and press ‘Return’.

Now click on the drop-down arrow on the right of your new folder, and click on Add to My Content... In the window that appears, go to the folder where you saved your photos (you may need to click on the Documents button on the left to find it).

To select all the photos, click once on the first photo in your folder, then hold down the ‘Shift’ key on your keyboard and click on the last picture – or on a Mac, hold down the apple key on your keyboard and press ‘A’.

Now click Open. The photos are now saved in your Gallery, for you to use them whenever you need them.

Step 3: Insert photos onto a page

To add photos to your Notebook file, click once on the folder you added (under My Content). Then click on Pictures in the panel below, and double-click on the photo you want to insert.

Step 4: Resize a photo

Don’t worry if your photo appears very large on the page!

To resize it, select it by clicking on it once, then drag it up until you can see the grey circle in the bottom right hand corner. Now hold down the shift key on your keyboard while you drag the grey circle until the photo is the size you want.

You can then drag it to where you want it on the page.

Step 5: Rotate a photo

If your photo appears on its side, you can easily rotate it so it’s the right way up.

Click on the photo, then drag it down until you can see the green circle attached to the top. Now drag the green circle around until the photo is the right way up.

Now your photos are ready for you to annotate, create sorting or matching activities, or simply display for discussion with the children. Have fun!

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