# How to use the smartpen

How to use the pen tool(change pen tip type, color, and thickness) and how to delete the handwriting

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1\. Choose the pen(keyboard shortcut \[Q]) and write on the board.

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2\. You can adjust the character thickness by keyboard shortcut \[Z\~B].

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3.You can change the writing color by keyboard shortcut\[1\~0].

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4\. Please choose the highlighter pen (keyboard shortcut \[R]) and write on the board.

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5\.
 You can delete the handwriting data with the Eraser(keyboard shortcut \[E]).

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6\.  
You can delete the handwritten data on the page at once by pressing the Erase All button (keyboard shortcut \[Y]) on the upper right side of the page.

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7\. 
Select the Pointer (keyboard short \[T]) to activate it in blue, then you can check the pen's position on the board


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