Using the ActivPen and Touch

Default Settings

ActivInspire's default settings enable you to use Touch as the Select tool.

This gives you a great advantage while you present at the ActivBoard.

When you draw or create an object and you want to select it, the Select tool is available to your finger.

 

You can either tap on an object or swipe on the ActivBoard to select objects. All objects that you touch are selected.

If you lift your hand from the ActivBoard, the Marquee Handles appear.

While you drag the object around the ActivBoard, the Marquee Handles don't appear.

 

When you display the Toolbox, it shows the Select tool as current, but you can continue writing with the ActivPen.

With ActivInspire 1.5 running in your ActivClassroom, these new ActivBoards enable you to make your lesson delivery more dynamic than ever before!

The following examples show a few ways of using the new technology with the ActivBoard 500 Pro series.

Selecting and moving objects

  1. Draw or write with the ActivPen.

  2. Touch the object with your finger and drag it anywhere on the board.

 

Resizing and rotating objects

  1. Touch and drag resources from the Resource Browser to your flipchart page.
  2. 'Pinch' an object by touching with your finger and thumb at the same time. Move your finger and thumb to change the distance between them, and the object is resized.

  3. With your finger and thumb touching the object, turn your hand and the object rotates.

 

Using Maths Tools

  1. Touch and drag the Ruler from the Toolbox to your flipchart page.

  2. Touch the Ruler with one finger from each hand  and place it accurately.
  3. Draw a line with the ActivPen.

 

Flicking flipchart pages

  1. Tap on a page thumbnail to navigate your flipchart.

  2. With Page Turn effects enabled, swipe across a small section of the ActivBoard, using one finger. The flipchart turns to the next page.

  3. Swipe with your finger in the opposite direction, to turn the flipchart back to the previous page, shown in step 2.

 

Full Touch support

From the Main Menu, select File > Settings. The 'Edit Profiles' Dialog opens.

Select Dual Mode ActivBoards,

Select Touch Input Handling > Full Touch support.

The Main Toolbox shows independent Pen and Touch input.

The following table shows the possible combinations, according to the option selected from Default Tool For Touch.

Settings

Options

 

Description

Default Tool For Touch

 

Pen

The Pen tool is selected by default for Touch gestures.

Highlighter

 

The Toolbox shows the Highlighter tool for Touch input.

Eraser

The Eraser tool is selected by default for Touch gestures.

Select

The Select tool is selected by default for Touch gestures.

Fill

The Fill tool is selected by default for Touch gestures. If you tap on the page on a blank area, the Fill colour is applied to the page as a background.

For more information, see New Dual Mode ActivBoards Settings.

 

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