Here we introduce the areas of ActivInspire that you can customise by changing their settings and show you how to do this.
The following table briefly describes each of the areas you can customise. For details about the available settings for each area, click on the links in the table.
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Use these settings to... |
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Customise
the look and feel of the Clock |
Control how objects behave while Design Mode is selected. These settings override individual object properties, which are set in the Property and Action Browsers. | |
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Specify how you want the Spotlight |
Specify default settings for your flipcharts. | |
Define options to improve the quality of and for displaying objects. | |
Change the language ActivInspire uses. | |
Customise the way in which you work with ActivExpression and ActiVote devices and how to display responses. | |
Customise the way in which you work with sound, video and Flash files. | |
Enter the details necessary for you to access online resources using ActivInspire. | |
Specify where you want to store profiles, My Resource Library and Shared Resource Library folders, as well as template and question page files. | |
Change various video and sound settings. Changing these settings can, particularly, improve the performance of the Screen Recorder. | |
Automatically fill shapes that were created with the Shape Recognition Tool. | |
Define rules for spell checking. | |
Change the look of rulers, protractors and the compass. There are also options to change the location of the Resource Library and the speed of the Dice Roller and Page Zoom. | |
Change how the Floating Keyboard and Handwriting Recognition work. |
From the File Menu, select Settings. The 'Settings' Tab opens.
Select the profile whose settings you want to customise, or accept the default.
In the left-hand pane of the 'Settings' Tab, select the area you want to customise, for example, Learner Response System.
ActivInspire Studio
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ActivInspire Primary
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Some settings have a simple check box that acts like a toggle switch, while other settings have different controls:
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To choose a setting, check or uncheck the box. |
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To change the setting, select the default and type over it. |
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To change the colour, click on the colour and select another one from the standard Colour Palette for your operating system. |
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To change the setting, move the slider. |
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To change the setting, select a different one from the drop-down menu. |
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To change the setting, click on the icon and browse to another folder. |
When you have made the changes, click on Done to save them.