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.