SMART Ideas Quick Start

The Basics

1. The software will open with a menu; highlight “Blank diagram”; select “Open”
2. Type a word; it will replace the cursor  click “Enter”; your name is now in a circle or
oval
3. Click on the word you typed again  click on “Quick Connect” at the top  click on
“Layout” and select the layout you want  type in some more related text  click
“Enter”  type another course  click “Enter”, etc.  When you are done, click on “Quick
Connect” to turn it off

NOTE: You can add layers of cells to any symbol using “Quick Connect”; just be sure you have
clicked on the symbol you want to expand on

1. Click on the white space outside your diagram. Notice that a flashing cursor appears.
Click on “Clipart” on the symbols palette on the left side of the screen
2. Select the clipart you want to use; you can move it to the workspace by dragging and
dropping the image.
3. Click twice on the inserted clip to create a textbox; type in your text; click “Enter”
4. Click on the original text box; then use the blue circle with the arrow to create a
connector to the new symbol
5. Click on the connector to perform these functions: change its style from the “Connectors”
menu on the symbols palette; create a textbox on the connector so that you can label it;
reshape it using the “Customize” button at the bottom of the symbols palette or the menu
at the top of the screen

NOTE: You may move symbols by clicking and dragging.  You may move the whole diagram
by clicking on the “hand” icon at the top of the screen.

Views:

Use the View button in the top menu to access various view modes.

 Click on “Outline View” at the bottom of the screen; notice that you can switch back and
forth between diagram and outline and work in either mode
 “Global View” gives you the full picture.