Objects

All text, images, audio, video and multimedia are considered objects in the Smart Notebook Software. This includes objects included among the built in Smart Gallery and anything you might add or create within the notebook's pages Each object has numerous properties that can be manipulated and modified to create more enriching presentations.

Once something is added to the Notebook work area it becomes an Object. This includes:
 * Typing text.
 * Drawing or writing in the work area with a pen tool.
 * Creating geometric shapes with the Smart Toolbar drawing tools.
 * Inserting content from the Gallery, your computer or the internet.

Modifying and Manipulating Objects
To select an Object on the desktop just press the screen anyplace on the Object. A dotted line square/rectangle will surround the object. There three icons on the square/rectangle that when chosen give you greater control over the Object. The Green Circle at the top can be used to rotate the object. The downwards pointing Black Triangle is clicked for the dropdown menu And in the lower right hand corner is a white circle that can be clicked and dragged to resize the object.

Object Drop-Down Menu
The Object Drop-down menu gives you one-click access to an object's properties.
 * **Clone** - Creates an exact copy of the object or objects next to the original object
 * **Cut** - Removes the selected object from the Smart Notebook page and places it on the clipboard
 * **Copy** - Creates an identical copy of the selected object
 * **Paste** - Places the object from the clipboard onto the Smart Notebook page
 * **Delete** - Deletes the selected object
 * **Check Spelling** - Checks the spelling for the text object(s) selected
 * **Locking** - Protects an object or an entire group of objects from editing. Choose between Unlock, Lock in Place, Allow Move & Allow Move and Rotate.
 * **Grouping** - Group two or more objects to act as one object. Select, change, move, delete and resize a group as a single unit. To edit or resize the objects individually, ungroup them.
 * **Flip** - Flip an object either Left/Right or Up/Down
 * **Order** - Change the order in which objects are layered
 * **Infinite Cloner** - Make unlimited copies of an Object on a Smart Notebook Page, a file on a computer or a file, such as a video clip or other multimedia element, residing in the Attachments Tab
 * **Sound** - Attach a sound file to any object
 * **Properties** - Change the visual characteristics of any object you've created in the Smart Notebook. Opens the Properties Tab.

Moving Objects
To move objects from one Smart Notebook page to another, you need to make sure the Page Sorter Tab is active and the Auto-hide box is unchecked. Click on the object you would like to move then drag it to the appropriate page on the side. You can also click on the drop-down menu and chose **Cut** then **Paste** when you are ready to place the item where it belongs. You can choose //Copy// if you want to keep the original then **Paste** it. You can also right-click within the object to activate the menu.

Alignment
Smart Notebook offers Alignment Guides that allow you to control the placement of objects on your page. This way objects can be placed wherever you want and exactly how you want them to be. There are two ways to access alignment:
 * Click **Format > Alignment** from the menu bar
 * Click the Alignment icon in the toolbar. (This icon is part of a new update circa 11/09. If it does not appear in the toolbar you can add it by following the add icon instructions.)[[image:object3.jpg]]

Once open you get the Alignment Guides menu: Clicking the check boxes activates the alignment guide lines. Chose a color so they stand out. The lines allow you to line up the objects on the screen. You can then Lock them down so they don't move. Reopen the Alignment Menu to turn off the lines by unchecking all the boxes.

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