Use links to files or websites in your flipcharts to enrich the learning experience, change the pace of a lesson, or refocus your students attention.
To open the file or access the website, simply click on the link at an appropriate moment in the lesson.
Here we show you how to:
When you create a link to a file, you have the following options to control how the link appears on the page and where the file is stored:
Choose this option... |
To do this... |
Add link as... |
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Text |
Add the link as a text string. |
Image Icon |
Add the link as an image icon |
Action Object |
Add the link as an action object. |
Existing object |
Associate the link with an existing object on the page. |
Placeholder |
Insert a placeholder (for multimedia files). You
can change the placeholder image |
Store as |
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Store file externally |
Store the file separately from the flipchart. |
Store file in flipchart |
Include the file in the flipchart. Depending on the size and nature of the file, this may increase the size of the .flipchart file considerably. |
Store file in flipchart + Directory |
Included the file in the flipchart, as well as in a directory of your choice. |
Multimedia |
Applies to multimedia files only: |
Autoplay |
Play file automatically when the flipchart is opened. |
Loop |
Play the file in a continuous loop. |
Controller |
Display the Multimedia Controller so that you can stop and start play. |
Placeholder |
Add the link as a placeholder image. You can either accept the default image, or browse to and select another image. |
Here we show you how to link an existing object to a file, so that the file opens, when you click on the object.
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Creating a link to a website is almost the same as creating a link to a file. You can add the link as:
Text
Image Icon
Action Object
Existing object
For descriptions of the options, see Create a link to a file above.
Here we show you how to add a link as an image icon, so that the internet browser supplied with your operating system opens the selected URL, when you click on the icon.
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Websites change and so do your flipcharts. Sometimes you may have to remove or edit a link and here we show you how.
Two quick ways to remove a link, right-click the icon, image, object or text string, then:
Drag and drop it into the Flipchart bin.
Select Delete from the Popup Menu.
Alternatively:
Right-click on the link.
From the Popup Menu, select Action Browser.
Click on Remove Existing.
Right-click on the link.
From the Popup Menu, select Action Browser.
In 'Action Properties', select the URL and change it.
Click on Apply Changes.