When you are working at the board and do not want to use your computer
keyboard, you can write on your flipchart with the Pen
Here we show you how to:
Most of the tools we describe in this section are in the Main Toolbox.
In ActivInspire Studio, Pen Modifiers are in the View Menu. In ActivInspire Primary, Pen Modifiers are in the Pen Tray.
When you run ActivInspire, the Pen is enabled by default, so that you can start writing immediately. At other times, you may have to click or tap on it to select it.
With the Pen enabled:
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Every time you write on a flipchart, you create an annotation.
The Pen remains enabled until you select another tool.
For details of how to turn your annotations into text, see More
about ActivInspire > Working at the board > Using Handwriting Recognition.
To make some or all of your text stand out:
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Just like a real highlighter, you can use the Highlighter on any area of your flipchart, not just on text.
In ActivInspire Studio, the Pen width is set to 4 pixels, and the Highlighter to 20 pixels, by default.
To change the width:
Click on the Pen
or Highlighter
Set the line width:
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In ActivInspire Primary, you simply select a wider or narrower Pen or Highlighter from the Pen Tray.
The Pen colour is set to black, and the Highlighter to translucent yellow, by default.
Quickest way (ActivInspire Studio)
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Quickest way (ActivInspire Primary)
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More choices (ActivInspire Studio)
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To pick a colour from the ActivInspire window:
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To mix your own colour:
With the Extended Colour Palette open, click on the Colour Dialog
icon. A Dialog Box specific
to your operating system opens.
Example
The picture below shows the Dialog Box for the Windows operating system. The table names the numbered components.
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ActivInspire saves your chosen Pen and Highlighter colour and width settings. Next time you use these tools, they'll be set to use whatever colour and width they were set to previously. |
More choices (ActivInspire Primary)
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ActivInspire saves your chosen Pen and Highlighter colour and width settings. Next time you use these tools, they'll be set to use whatever colour and width they were set to previously. |
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You need ActivInspire Professional to use this function. In Dual User mode, only the teacher can access Pen Modifiers.. |
Pen Modifiers let you quickly draw shaped annotations with the Pen, Highlighter, or Magic Ink tools.
Using Pen Modifiers has several advantages:
You can change from one type of annotation to another without swapping tools. For example, you can write on he board, neatly underline your text or draw a border, then carry on writing without having to swap tools.
Unlike other types of objects, you can erase all or part of an annotation created with Pen Modifiers with the Eraser.
Select the tool of your choice, for example the Pen and write some text.
To use Pen Modifiers:
ActivInspire Studio:
ActivInspire Primary:
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Both:
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