Here's the new title splash screen for SMART Notebook 9.7. The Windows version can be downloaded from a high speed (500kBs) cable connection in less than four minutes. Uninstall SMART Notebook 9.5 (or earlier) and install the new 9.7 software. You don't need to uninstall Essentials Educators (Gallery), if you installed it as part of SMART Board software 9.5 service pack 5. The InstallShield install makes you think you are installing over the gallery, but the Gallery does remain intact. You can update your Gallery to add some Egyptian history images.
More powerful print formatting is my favorite new 9.7 software feature, including adding header and footer information. There's also a preview window at the right, so you know exactly what your page looks like. This print feature is also used in the Senteo software, so my guess is that is was designed for better response system reporting. Senteo also has printouts for showing all test questions and for a study guide, showing all test questions plus correct answers.
Vertical type is the nicest enhancement to SMART Notebook that I could see. A new Vertical Typing Button has been added to the vertical text. The vertical text flows from the right to the left of the screen (for certain foreign languages). There is NOW Ink Aware support for Adobe Acrobat and the new 2007 releases of Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The Floating Toolbar snaps to the edge of your screen and can be rotated horizontally or vertically to maximize your workspace. Other features include improved third-party sound and video integration and greater team content accessibility for the Gallery in a network configuration. SMART Board software 9.7 also automatically installs support for a host of foreign languages (accessible from SMART Board Tools / Start Center / Control Panel / SMART Board Software Language Settings).
For further reading... New Features in SMART Board Software 9.7, SMART Board Software for Windows - Quick Reference of Features and Functions, Version 9.7, What's New in SMART Notebook 9.7.
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