Desktop Tools are a collection of commonly used ActivInspire tools which
you may find useful when working in other applications, on occasions where
you might not necessarily require the full facilities offered by Desktop Annotate
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When you click on the Desktop Tools icon, ActivInspire is minimised and the floating Desktop Tools toolbox is displayed: |
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This toolbox can be moved around the desktop by dragging the icon to the required position, where it remains showing over other applications. You can click on the icon to expand the Desktop Tools. The toolbox contains the following tools (moving clockwise from the top): |
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Closes the Desktop Tools Toolbox and returns you to the main ActivInspire application. |
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Shows or hides the voting Wonderwheel. |
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Starts the ActivInspire Screen Recorder. |
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See below. |
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See below. |
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Loads your chosen on-screen keyboard program. |
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Opens the Promethean Planet web site in your web browser. |
When you move the cursor over the More Tools icon a further level of the Desktop Tools Toolbox open. You can select the following tools: |
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Starts the ActivInspire Tickertape feature. |
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Displays the ActivInspire Clock. |
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Starts the ActivInspire Sound Recorder. |
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Opens your chosen Calculator program. |
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Displays the Dice Roll feature. |
When you move the cursor over the Camera icon a further level of the Desktop Tools Toolbox opens. You can select the following snapshot types:
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For details of all the tools available on the Desktop Tools Toolbox, see the relevant sections of this Help file. |