Orienting the SMART Board

Here is something I didn't know before:

When you orient the board, the cross hairs do not register your initial touch on the board. It is only the point of release that affects the orientation. This means that you can touch the board close to the cross hairs with a pen or your finger, and then drag the pen or finger to the exact spot in the middle of the cross-hairs before you let go or release your touch from the board. This gives a much more precise orientation and should save time in the end.

In other words, the orientation comes from the point where you lift OFF your finger or pen so if you are having trouble aiming for the yellow dot, place the pen near it on the board then (without lifting the pen) move the pen to the yellow dot and then lift off.

If you are not satisfied with the precision of a particular orientation point while orienting, press one of the pen-tray buttons or the left arrow key on your keyboard to redo the previous orientation point.

If you need to review the full process for orienting your SMART board, read this pdf tutorial.