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| Some Inspiration Tools explained |
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The Symbols Palette offers a wide selection of different box designs and holds a collection of images on the following topics: You could also download Inspiration's own Quick Start Tutorial - it is an Adobe Acrobat file so you will need the Adobe® Reader® if it is not installed in your computer. |
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It is possible to add to the symbols palette. Instructions are provided in the Inspiration Help file. |
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Switching the view For users who prefer to use lists, a single click on the Outline icon converts any diagram into a bulleted list. In addition, List Notes View offers extra features. Changes can be made to the Lists view and these are carried back into the diagram view.
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usually the default setting |
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allows the info to be viewed in a list. |
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The Inspiration (version 7.5) menu bar
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You can use the RapidFire tool when you want to add a series of connected ideas to a symbol. The advantage of using the RapidFire tool is that you can concentrate on adding the ideas, rather than creating symbols one at a time. Each symbol you add is automatically linked to the symbol you start with. from the Inspiration Help File Copyright © 2002 Inspiration Software, Inc. |
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This very useful tool links boxes to help develop a topic such as the files stored in the Fife Education sample page and within the different social subjects menus. | ||
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There are many occasions when it is best not to clutter the screen, but where it is useful to have the ability to tag a note to an object (symbol). Click here to view a sample file showing this feature. | ||
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Three sample files using hyperlinks are described on this website. |
The Hyperlink tool is very versatile and allows users to link to files stored locally, to internet sites and can be used to open all manner of associated files. |
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A tool new to version 7.5 which allows an Inspiration file to be transfered into Word or Claris Works. A full description is included in the Inspiration Help file. | ||
| The menu bar offers a range of useful functions, two of which are text formatting and the effects that may be asigned to objects. | |||
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Text formatting is as one would expect with any word processor or desk top publishing application, for example style, text size and font options. A user can click on a box to activate it then can access text formatting from the menu bar (opposite) or from the text toolbar (below). |
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The Effects menu has a range of option some of which are inactive (greyed) if only one object is selected. |
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The Align option is very useful as it allows objects grouped together to be aligned in a number of ways.
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Whichever object is selected can have its colour modified using the effect tool. As can be seen this applies to the fill colour of the object, the line colour of any link and the background colour to the whole screen.
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