Important information for users of actions in ActivStudio and ActivPrimary

Summary of differences

ActivInspire has been streamlined to work on WindowsTM, Mac® and LinuxTM computers. Flipcharts produced with ActivStudio and ActivPrimary 3.n should open in ActivInspire, on any of these platforms. Furthermore, ActivInspire is integrated to support devices which previously needed separate software.

However, as a result of the streamlining, some flipchart objects with previously associated actions may lose their action when you open the flipchart in ActivInspire.

If this happens, you can assign another appropriate action or delete the object.

The following sections list the differences between actions in ActivStudio and ActivPrimary 3.n and actions in ActivInspire:

Not supported actions

These actions do not work in ActivInspire:

Export Page

Fraction Creator

Powerpoint Convertor

Link Library

Power Tools

Export to ppt

Export to ppt obj

Export to doc

Export to pdf

Export to html

Export to swf

Export Results to Text

Export Wizard

Activity Wizard

Activcataloger

Annotation Upgrader

Open My Notes and Pointers

Open Shared Notes and Pointers

Open Other Notes and Pointers

Export to QuickTime (Mac)

Export to picture slides (Mac)

Export to Applescript (Mac)

Activmarker

Clipboard Tickertape

Open My Tickertapes

Open Shared Tickertapes

Open Other Tickertapes

Resource Library Small Thumbnails

Resource Library Large Thumbnails

Page Select Small

Page Select Medium

 

Page Select Large

Superseded actions

These actions do not work in ActivInspire, because they have been superseded by other actions. We recommend that you read the notes and save your flipcharts to the new .flipchart format with File > Save as... Then consider mapping other actions and try them out, before you use the flipcharts in the classroom. See the Notes column for suggestions.

Action

Notes

Recognition Toolbox

Choose between Handwriting Recognition and Shape Recognition

Flipchart Recorder

Consider using the Screen Recorder

Update Thumbnails

Thumbnails are automatically updated in the Browser

Embed File Actions

Choose between Insert Link to File and Insert Media from File

Resource Manager

In ActivInspire, you manage resources with the Resource Browser

Keyword Editor

In ActivInspire, you access the Keywords Editor from the Property Browser

Flipchart Builder

In ActivInspire, you build flipcharts with the Page Browser and Resource Browser

Launch/Quit Application (Mac)

Consider using Insert Link to File. You can launch an application, but you cannot quit.

Actions supported with differences

These actions work, but they may behave differently in ActivInspire. We recommend that you read the notes, save your flipcharts to the new .flipchart format, then try the actions out before you use them in the classroom. See the Notes column for a brief description of the differences.

ActivStudio & ActivPrimary Action

ActivInspire Action

Notes

Deconstruct Text

Extract Text

New name, same functionality.

Start/Stop ActiVote

Start Flipchart Vote

Enables Start Flipchart Vote  if there is a question on the current flipchart page.

ActiVote Results

Voting Browser

Shows voting results in the Voting Browser

ActiVote Session

Voting Browser

Opens the Voting Browser and displays information about the current session.

Various Show Clock actions

Clock

Displays the Clock according to the settings in the 'Edit Profiles Settings' Tab.

ActiVote Question Settings

Question on Current Page

Launches the Insert Question Wizard. When you complete the wizard, the question is displayed on the current page.

Recorder Menu

Screen Recorder

Displays the Screen Recorder

There is no Area Screen Recorder in ActivInspire.

Area Screen Recorder

Straight Line

Horizontal Line

Vertical Line

Square Tool

Circle Tool

Semi Arc

Rectangle

Ellipse

Corner Arc

Callout

Arrow

Point to Point

Shape

Enables the Shape  Tool.

Slate Control

Device Register

ActiVote Users

Device Registration

 

Starts Device Registration

Individual Resource Folder Actions

Resource Library

Opens Shared Resources.

Question Master

Question Wizard

Launches the Insert Question Wizard. When you complete the wizard, the question is displayed on the current page.

Cut Page

Cut Page

Cuts, copies or pastes the designated target object.

If there is no designated target object, applies the action to the currently selected object. If no object is selected, applies the action to the action object itself.

Copy Annotation

Copy

Paste Annotation

Paste

Show Page Selector

Page Browser

Opens the Page Browser

Edit Text

Text

Starts the Text tool.

Set Grid (Mac)

Grid Designer

Opens the Grid Designer

Set Page Colour (Mac)

Set Background

Opens the 'Set Background' Dialog Box, where you can set a background colour or image.

Slate XR (Mac)

Slate IR (Mac)

Device Registration

Starts Device Registration

Print to pdf (Mac)

Print Dialogue Box

Opens the 'Print' Dialog Box, where you can select options to print to PDF

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In ActivInspire, all the following actions open the 'Edit Profiles' Dialog Box. See the Notes column for details of what to do next.

ActivStudio & ActivPrimary Action

Notes

Vote Settings

Click on the 'Settings' Tab and select Learner Response Systems.

Toolstore

Click on the 'Commands' Tab and add or remove tools to/from the Main Toolbox or Marquee Handles

Open Toolbox Layout

Click on the 'Layout' Tab.

Small Toolbox

Medium Toolbox

Large Toolbox

Vertical Orientation

Right Orientation

Left Orientation

8, 16, 24 Toolbox Colours

Click on the 'Layout' Tab and select the desired layout.

Dock Resource Library Left

Dock Resource Library Right

Dock Resource Library Bottom Left

Dock Resource Library Bottom Right

In ActivInspire Studio, the Resource Library opens in the Resource Browser. Click on the 'Layout' Tab and select the desired Browser behaviour.

Save Toolbox Layout

Click on the 'Layout' Tab. Save the layout to the default profile, or to another profile.

Clock Settings

Click on the 'Settings' Tab, then click on Clock Settings.

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