Using Desktop Tools

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 .

When you click on the Desktop Tools icon, ActivInspire is minimised and the floating Desktop Tools toolbox is displayed:

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):

Restore Inspire

Closes the Desktop Tools Toolbox and returns you to the main ActivInspire application.

ExpressPoll

Shows or hides the voting Wonderwheel.

Screen Recorder

Starts the ActivInspire Screen Recorder.

More Tools

See below.

Camera

See below.

On-screen keyboard

Loads your chosen on-screen keyboard program.

Promethean Planet

Opens the Promethean Planet web site in your web browser.

More Tools

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:

 

Tickertape

Starts the ActivInspire Tickertape feature.

Clock

Displays the ActivInspire Clock.

Sound Recorder

Starts the ActivInspire Sound Recorder.

Calculator

Opens your chosen Calculator program.

Dice Roller

Displays the Dice Roll feature.

Camera

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:

Fullscreen Snapshot

Window Snapshot

Freehand Snapshot

Point to Point Snapshot

Area Snapshot

For details of all the tools available on the Desktop Tools Toolbox, see the relevant sections of this Help file.