Choosing application settings

Here we introduce the areas of ActivInspire that you can customize by changing their settings and show you how to do this.

What can you customize?

The following table briefly describes each of  the areas you can  customize. For details about the available settings for each area, click on the links in the table.

 

Use these settings to...

 

Clock Tool

 Customize the look and feel of the Clock

Design Mode

Control how objects behave while Design Mode is selected. These settings override individual object properties, which are set in the Property and Action Browsers.

 

Effects

Specify how you want the Spotlight and Revealer to work.

Flipchart

Specify default settings for your flipcharts.

Flipchart Objects

Define options to improve the quality of and for displaying objects.

Language

Change the language ActivInspire uses.

Learner Response System

Customize the way in which you work with ActivExpression and ActiVote devices and how to display responses.

Multimedia

Customize the way in which you work with sound, video and Flash files.

Online Settings

Enter the details necessary for you to access online resources using ActivInspire.

Profile and Resources

Specify where you want to store profiles, My Resource Library and Shared Resource Library folders, as well as template and question page files.

Recordings

Change various video and sound settings. Changing these settings can, particularly, improve the performance of the Screen Recorder.

Shape Recognition

Automatically fill shapes that were created with the Shape Recognition Tool.

Spell Checker

Define rules for spell checking.

Tools

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.

User Input

Change how the Floating Keyboard and Handwriting Recognition work.

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Open Settings Tab

  1. From the File Menu, select Settings. The 'Settings' Tab opens.

  2. Select the profile whose settings you want to customize, or accept the default.

  3. In the left-hand pane of the 'Settings' Tab, select the area you want to customize, for example, Learner Response System.

ActivInspire Studio

 

ActivInspire Primary

 

Change settings

Some settings have a simple check box that acts like a toggle switch, while other settings have different controls:

To choose a setting, check or uncheck the box.

To change the setting, select the default and type over it.

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To change the color, click on the color and select another one from the standard Color Palette for your operating system.

To change the setting, move the slider.

To change the setting, select a different one from the drop-down menu.

To change the setting, click on the icon and browse to another folder.

Save changes

When you have made the changes, click on Done to save them.

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