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Lines (horizontal/vertical)
Latest version (25.0).
First of all, thank you for bringing the alignment features back! 🙏
But why stop there? Why can't we draw perfectly horizontal/vertical lines?
It has been reported several times:I hope you will take this into consideration... Thanks!
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Ability to set the default line thickness on pens
This is something that is requested in every edition - it was added as a SMART setting for the boards with different pens but the MX series or the 24 version of SMART notebook still does not have any user customizable settings for default pen line width. We still have to click pen, line size dropdown, smallest option, EVERY TIME we change colors. It's infuriating!
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Bring back one-dimensional stretching of images
Until the latest update, it was possible to stretch images in SMART Notebook horizontally or vertically only, but this ability disappeared in the new version. I've used horizontal image stretching for years, to illustrate how the unique tissue which lines the urinary bladder distorts without tearing as the bladder distends and empties in my A&P I lectures. I'm sure that one-dimensional stretching has applications for other courses' visual demonstrations too. Any chance that such a one-way-only resizing option can be restored? Losing it kind of spoiled one of my best tricks with my Anatomy I displays.
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9 votes
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Fix the problems
Dear Support Team,
I am writing to express my deep dissatisfaction with the latest version of Smart Notebook, which has been causing significant disruptions in my workflow. After using the software for six years, I have never encountered such persistent issues, and I am now reconsidering whether to continue my subscription.
Here is a list of the major problems I’ve encountered:
- The software crashes at least twice per hour, making it highly unreliable.
- It offers to restore lost data after a crash, but this function does not work as promised.
- The handling of tables is terrible, with constant glitches that…
6 votesHi Anna
I understand your frustration. If you would be willing to send us some of the .notebook files where you experience these issues, it would help us identify and resolve the issues as quickly as possible.
If so, please reach out to https://www.smarttech.com/connect-with-smart/contact-support to send the files to the Notebook product team.
Thank you.
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Extend page function misaligns
Please fix the pen alignment problems when extending a page.
Overall, this software is at its most glitchy and buggy that it's ever been.
When trying to complete a handwriting lesson, using a Smart dedicated lined handwriting paper background, when I extend the page, it messes up the alignment of the pen, so what was once written nicely on the line, is now floating in the air!
This is just one of many glitchy problems. Are your software engineers looking at all these bugs?
5 votesThank you for your feedback. And extra thanks for the video! That was incredibly helpful. We will fix this error in SMART Notebook 24.1, currently scheduled to release in December of this year.
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Transparent Background Mode - Pedagogical Practices
Please add Transparent Background Mode back into SB24. We have developed our teaching pedagogy and learned to stack windows in a certain order with SMART Notebook software on top to utilize this feature. This feature was helpful and built into our teaching practices.
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We would like an actual square root symbol with the top line attached. Currently we only have the front "check" part.
We would like an actual square root symbol with the top line attached. Currently we only have the front "check" part.
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Font Change
"Please update the way you can change fonts in an entire lesson. Would like a way to automatically change the fonts of an entire slide similar to how it is done in PowerPoint, instead of having to change fonts one by one." Submitted on behalf of a customer, case 00761693
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it would be EXTREMELY nice if smartnotebook 24 could still play nice with mathtype like v22 did.
In Notebook 22.0, I used to be able to drag and drop math expressions from Math Type. I'm not sure why this doesn't work anymore with version 24. I would pay money for this functionality to return if possible, as the built in equation editor is just not as robust as the one in mathtype software.
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Zoom Feature on a File Page
The zoom feature in SMART Notebook is currently quite unintuitive and difficult to use in the classroom.
Default Zoom Level: The default zoom setting is at 230%, which is intended to fill a SMART Board screen. However, this level limits the zoom range, as the maximum zoom is only 300%, meaning you can only magnify content an additional 30%. This limited zoom range doesn’t offer the flexibility needed in a classroom setting, where a larger range would be more helpful. For comparison, a useful magnification tool would allow zooming in and out with larger, practical increments—similar to how a microscope…
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Include 'Auto save' option
Include the 'Autosave' option as they used to get with other apps such as Microsoft Word. Submitted on behalf of customer case: 00774265
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Editable Full Screen Toolbar
I’d like to suggest an improvement to the full screen toolbar in Smart Notebook. It would be very useful if the toolbar were customizable. For example, I could add my favorite type of pen, frequently used shapes, or other tools I need for a specific lesson.
This would save time during instruction and make the full screen mode more efficient and tailored to each teacher’s needs.
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Multiple Select for SMART Notebook 25
In SMART Notebook 25, you cannot drag a rectangle to select multiple objects on top of an imported PDF.
Consider this...
Import a PDF of a guided notes page used by students.
Annotate that PDF with SMART Notebook in front of the class.
Make a mistake or want to move something... With the current SMART Notebook software, you cannot drag a rectangle to select multiple objects. You would need to return to your desk and individually select the objects while holding your shift key!
This is not ideal. SMART Tech Support have confirmed that this is not possible in Version…
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Voreinstellung Seitengröße
Es sollte möglich sein, dass man das voreingestellte Format einer neuen Seite auf 4:3 umstellen kann, sodass ich nicht bei jeder einzelnen neue Seite das Format umstellen muss.
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Copying and pasting formatting issues
When you copy and paste an image, you use to be able to grab the item by selecting it from the bottom right corner and resize it anyway you like. With this version, you can only make it bigger or smaller. In 22, you could stretch or shorten the image in any direction. You can do this now with shapes that you create , but you cannot do it with images that you paste from somewhere else. This feature was crucial when trying to fit certain images in specific spaces. Please bring this back, thank you.
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Text Boxes
Please can you create a text box function? It's 2024 (almost 2025) and Notebook still doesn't have a working textbox function.
Please make a text box function, where you can align the text in different places inside the box and be able to format colours of both the text and the box.
Without this feature, it is painfully slow and arduous to make a text box, as you have to make a box, then some text and finally group them together.
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Bring Back SMART Exchange
When I went to go to exchange.smarttech.com to download a notebook file on the website it takes me straight to Lumio by SMART for some reason. When I went to download a smart notebook file on my computer that option is not there, there is only a upload to lumio icon. Please bring back the feature that allows you to download files as SMART Notebook Files on your computer, and SMART Exchange.
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Right click to get previous files
Get a recent files list when right-clicking on the SMART Notebook icon in the taskbar while using SMART Notebook 24.
Used to be there now disappeared. Really useful when planning the day ahead and then closing the files before going home.3 votesWe had to do some extra investigation on this one, because it wasn't a feature we built into Notebook. It turns out this was a feature of Windows, and they have since removed that feature. We do not have the ability to add it back in.
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2 votes
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