Choosing the layout

Here we introduce the components of the ActivInspire window whose layout you can customise and show you how to do this:

What can you customise?

You can control the default position, visibility and behaviour of toolboxes, toolbars, browsers and other areas of ActivInspire.

Here we briefly describe the available layout options.

Option

 Description

Icon size

Set the icon size appropriate to working at the computer or at the board and to the age of your learners.

The range is from 16 to 32 pixels. The larger the number, the larger the icons in the ActivInspire window.

Main Toolbox

Position the Main Toolbox and control its behaviour:

 

Dock  top, bottom, left, right or floating

 

Attach the Main Toolbox to the inside edge of the ActivInspire window in the chosen position, or leave it floating, so that you can drag and drop it as required.

 

Display 8, 16 or 24 colours

 

Set the number of colours to be displayed in the Colour Palette.

 

Pinned, Rolled up, Rolled in

Pin the Main Toolbox, so it stays in place when you move the cursor to another part of the ActivInspire window. Or leave it unpinned, so that it rolls into the margin when not in use.

Roll up the Main Toolbox, so that only the first row of icons in the toolbox is visible.

Roll in the Main Toolbox, so that the Toolbox Shortcut Bar is hidden.

Dual Toolbox

Position the Dual Toolbox and control its behaviour:

 

Dock left, dock right or floating

 

Attach the Dual Toolbox to the inside edge of the ActivInspire window in the chosen position, or leave it floating, so that you can drag and drop it as required.

 

Display 8, 16 or 24 colours

Set the number of colours to be displayed in the Colour Palette.

 

Pinned

Pin the Dual Toolbox, so it stays in place when you move the cursor to another part of the ActivInspire window. Or leave it unpinned, so that it rolls into the margin when not in use.

Browsers

Position the Browsers and control their behaviour:

 

Dock left, dock right or floating

 

Attach the Browsers to the inside edge of the ActivInspire window in the chosen position, or leave them floating, so that you can drag and drop them as required.

 

Pinned

Pin the Browsers, so they stay in place when you move the cursor to another part of the ActivInspire window. Or leave them unpinned, so that they roll into the margin when not in use.

 

Visible

Show or hide the Browsers.

Menubar

Position the Menubar and control its behaviour:

 

Dock top or dock bottom

Attach the Menubar to the top or bottom inside edge of the ActivInspire window.

 

Visible

Show or hide the Menubar.

Document Tabs

Position the Document Tabs and control their behaviour:

 The Document Tabs settings are not available for Mac®.

 

Dock top or dock bottom

Attach the Document Tabs to the top or bottom inside edge of the ActivInspire window.

 

Visible

Show or hide the Document Tabs.

Show Flipchart bin

Show or hide the Flipchart bin.

Show fullscreen

Show flipcharts in Fullscreen Mode, or in the size in which they were created.

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Open Layout Tab

  1. From the Edit Menu, select Profiles. The Layout Tab opens.

  2. Select the profile whose settings you want to customise, or accept the default.

  3. Select the components whose layout you want to customise.

ActivInspire Studio

ActivInspire Primary

Save changes

You can save the changes to the current profile, or to a new profile.

Save changes to the current profile

Click on Done.

Save changes to a new profile

  1. Click on Save As The 'Save Profile As' Dialog Box opens.

  2. Type the name of your new profile, for example, 'Show World' and click on Save.

  3. The new 'Show World' profile is now the current profile.

  4. Click on Done.

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