Changing the toolbar defaults is easy to do and necessary if you want notebook software to feel comfortable. As I have often said in my trainings, if we all have different pens in our pen cups on our desk, we should have different pens in notebook software.
The pen, line, shape and text tools can all be changed to fit your needs. Simply click on the tool, choose the one that you would like to change and click on the properties tab. In the properties area, choose the default setting that you would like for that item. Be sure to click on "save tool properties" to insure that it is there the next time you open notebook software.
Changing the shape tool is something that most people don't think about, but a great time saver. Every shape that is created is an outline of a shape and you must click on the black outline in order to move the shape. You can change all of your shapes to have a white fill. This will allow you to quickly create a shape and use it right away. Students can then easily click and drag them w/o you having to fill every single time you make one. You will still be able to change the fill color, but white works nicely as a default.
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