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Product comparison

SMARTNotebook family of products


The following table compares the four different products in the SMARTNotebook family:
Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Windows and Mac


computers

Windows and Mac


computers

Computers with Internet


access

iPads

See the SMART Notebook


11 software release notes
(smarttech.com/kb/170144)
for computer requirements.

See the SMARTNotebook


Interactive Viewer
releasenotes
(smarttech.com/kb/170268)
for computer requirements.

Basics
Platform

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Intended users

Teachers and other users


with access to a
SMARTBoard interactive
whiteboard or another
interactive display

Offline users who need to


view .notebook files but
dont have access to a
SMARTBoard interactive
whiteboard or other
interactive display

Online users who need to


Students and other users
open .notebook files on a
who want to open .notebook
computer without
files on an iPad
SMARTNotebook software

Languages

Windows operating
systems: 56 languages

Windows operating
systems: 16 languages

5 languages

5 languages

MacOSX operating system MacOSX operating


software: 10 languages
system software: 6
languages
File-level features
Create files

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Open local files

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Open files from


URLs

Not supported

Not supported

Partially supported

Not supported

Save files

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Import files in other


formats

Interactive Whiteboard
Common File Format

Interactive Whiteboard
Common File Format

Not supported

Not supported

PowerPoint

PowerPoint

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Web pages

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Browse pages using


the Page Sorter

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Add pages

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Rename pages

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Reorder pages

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Not supported

Group pages

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Record pages

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Use screen shades


to reveal page
contents

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Delete pages

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Export files in other


formats

Pictures
PDF
Interactive Whiteboard
Common File Format
PowerPoint

Undo and redo


actions
Page-level features

Pen and eraser support


Standard pen

Supported

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Calligraphic pen

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

Crayon pen

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

Highlighter pen

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Creative pen

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

Magic pen

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Shape Recognition
pen

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Eraser

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Recognize
handwriting

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Modify digital ink


objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Create text

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Edit text

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Format text

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Supported

Spell-check text

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Not supported

Text support

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Tables

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported (viewing)

Shapes

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported

Move, rotate and


scale text objects
Object support

(viewingandbasic
modification)

Lines and arcs

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification of lines only)

Regular polygons

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Irregular polygons

Supported with the


installation of
SMARTNotebook
MathTools software

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

Mathematical
graphs, tables and
equations

Supported with the


installation of
SMARTNotebook
MathTools)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported (viewing)

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Rulers, protractors
and compasses

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

Pictures

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Supported

AdobeFlash
Player compatible
files

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Partially supported
(viewingandbasic
modification)

Not supported

3D models

Supported with the


Partially supported
installation of 3D Tools for
(viewingandinteracting
SMARTNotebook software with 2D versions)

Partially supported
Not supported
(viewingandinteracting with
2D versions)

Internet browsers
and other widgets

Supported

Partially supported
(viewingandinteraction)

Not supported

Not supported

Select objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Change object
properties (fill, line
style, and so on)

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Cut, copy and paste


objects

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Partially supported (text


only)

Clone objects

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

Move objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Align objects

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Object modification

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

Resize objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Rotate objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Change the order of


objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Flip objects

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Animate objects

Supported

Partially supported
(viewing)

Partially supported
(viewingselect animations)

Not supported

Manipulate objects
using gestures

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Delete objects

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Links and attachments


Attach files and web
pages

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

View attached files


and web pages

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Link objects to files


and web pages

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

View linked files and


web pages

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Integration with other SMART products and services


Gallery

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

SMARTExchange Supported
website

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

PR OD U C T C OMPA R ISON
SMART Notebook family of products

Feature
SMARTNotebook
collaborative learning
software

SMARTNotebook
Interactive Viewer

SMARTNotebook
Express web application

SMARTResponse Supported
interactive response
system

Partially supported
(viewing)

Partially supported (viewing) Not supported

SMART Document
Camera

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Add buttons to and


Supported
remove buttons from
the toolbar

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Move the toolbar to


the top or bottom of
the window

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Move the tabs to the


left or right of the
window

Supported

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Automatically hide
the tabs when not
used

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Help

Available

Available

Available

Available

Technical support

Available

Available

Available

Available

Supported

SMARTNotebook
AppforiPad

User interface customization

Help and support

smarttech.com/support
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2012SMARTTechnologiesULC. All rights reserved. SMARTBoard, SMARTDocumentCamera, SMARTNotebook, SMARTResponse, SMARTExchange, smarttech, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or
registered trademarks of SMARTTechnologiesULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mac, OSX and iPad
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents are subject to change without notice. 06/2012.

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