Help with Campus Hardware

Instructions for using SoftBoards
Use only the special markers and eraser provided. Use no other pens, erasers or markers.
To start:
On the SoftBoard:
- Press the on/off toggle switch to ON (located below the board to the right of the plugs).
- Plug the whiteboard connector into the "Softboard Input" connector on the front of the desk unit.
On the computer:
- From the START menu, choose Programs, SoftBoard Applications, SoftBoard Record.
- From within the SoftBoard software, choose the SoftBoard pull-down menu.
- Click SoftKeys setup.
- From the setup window choose Presentation Strip and click OK.
To create a page using SoftBoard:
On the SoftBoard:
- Using the a stylus, press the RECORD square on the SoftKeys control strip on the upper left edge of the SoftBoard.
- IMPORTANT: you must always choose record before you write on the board in order for the SoftBoard to capture what you write.
- IMPORTANT: The SoftBoard sounds a two-sound alarm when the RECORD and STOP SoftKeys are pressed with the stylus. Listen for this sound before writing. Write with any or all of the black-cased-color-designated markers. Write or print words, draw diagrams, create mock-up charts.
- IMPORTANT: Use only one marker at a time.
To erase information:
- Use only the special eraser tool.
- IMPORTANT: SoftBoard must be in RECORD mode to erase.
- IMPORTANT: don't worry about ghosting of prior lines, words, etc. as they will not appear on your printout.
To save a page using SoftBoard:
On the SoftBoard:
- Choose the STOP SoftKey from the control strip.
On the Computer:
- Choose Save As from the FILE menu.
- Choose your appropriate drive and folder as the save location.
- Enter a file name (under 8 characters) with the SoftBoard (.sbd) extension.
To generate a second or multiple pages
On the SoftBoard:
- Press RECORD SoftKey from the control strip.
- In RECORD mode, write desired information.
- Press PAGE BREAK SoftKey from the control strip.
- Write or draw, as desired.
To turn off the SoftBoard:
On the Computer:
- Save your work.
- Choose CLOSE from the FILE menu.
On the SoftBoard:
- Press the on/off toggle switch to OFF (located below the board to the right of the plugs).
- Recap all stylus markers.
- Return the stylus markers and the eraser to the tray below the SoftBoard.
- Unplug the Softboard from the front of the desk.
Courtesy of Pam Schindler, Wittenberg University Professor of Management.