This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard. What Is Ink Aware? Ink Aware integrates SMART Board software with many types of applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel® or PowerPoint®. When you use an application that is ink aware, whatever you write or draw on your interactive whiteboard becomes embedded in the file, rather than an external note created over the file.