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Getting Started with Inspiration
Customer service
Starting Inspiration
Quitting Inspiration
About the Inspiration Views
Diagram View
Map View
Outline View
Presentation Manager
Uses of graphic organisers
Concept map
Idea map
Web
Mind map
Storyboard
Uses of outlines
Creating a diagram
Tools for creating diagrams
The Main toolbar in Diagram View
The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View
The Symbols palette
Adding symbols to a diagram
Entering your main idea in a diagram
Using the RapidFire tool to quickly add ideas to a diagram
Using the Create tool to add a linked symbol in any direction
Using point and type to add an unconnected idea to a diagram
Inserting a symbol between linked symbols
Using Command (Control) to add a linked symbol
Using Command (Control) to add an unconnected idea to a diagram
Adding symbols to a diagram using the Symbols palette
Searching for symbols
Changing a symbol shape
Selecting symbols in a diagram
Moving symbols in a diagram
Connecting ideas in a diagram using links
Connecting ideas using the Link tool
Connecting ideas using link creation points
Changing a link's connection
Labelling the connections between ideas
Moving the text on a link
Adding notes to a diagram
Adding citations to a symbol
Creating a diagram from a map
Creating an outline from a diagram
Working with the diagram
Viewing a diagram as you work
Magnifying or reducing the view of a diagram
Selecting objects in a diagram
Positioning a diagram in the window
Hiding parts of a diagram
Scrolling to a selected object in a diagram
Showing or hiding Quick Controls in a diagram
Showing or hiding subtopics in a diagram
Showing or hiding notes in a diagram
Selecting all or parts of a diagram
Selecting all objects in a diagram
Selecting all symbols in a diagram
Selecting all symbols at a specific level in a diagram
Selecting all links in a diagram
Selecting a symbol's subtopics
Selecting all notes in a diagram
Selecting all draw objects in a diagram
Copying, cutting and pasting objects in a diagram
Copying and pasting symbols in a diagram
Cutting and pasting symbols in a diagram
Deleting objects in a diagram
Undoing changes
Enhancing your diagram
Formatting text in a diagram
Changing the font
Changing text size
Applying bold formatting to text
Italicizing text
Underlining text
Changing text colour
Justifying text
Applying superscript formatting
Applying subscript formatting
Changing text to all capital letters
Returning text to the default style
Working with symbols in a diagram
Using animated symbols
Turning off animated symbols
Using the custom strip symbol in a diagram
Importing graphics for symbols in Diagram View
Changing the location of the caption on an imported graphic
Importing videos for symbols in Diagram View
Playing a video symbol
Changing a video symbol's image
Formatting symbols in a diagram
Adding a frame to a symbol in a diagram
Adding a shadow to a symbol in a diagram
Changing the line thickness of a symbol in a diagram
Changing the colours of a symbol in a diagram
Applying a white background to symbol text in Diagram View
Adding a fill pattern to a symbol in a diagram
Changing the way symbols grow as you add text
Displaying symbol text as a caption in a diagram
Re-sizing a symbol in a diagram
Returning a symbol to its original size
Making symbols the same size in a diagram
Working with links in a diagram
Making a straight link
Making a right angle link
Making a single curve link
Making a double curve link
Drawing a custom link
Adjusting the shape of a link
Reversing a link
Freezing connection points for a link
Showing 32 connection points for links
Drawing links under symbols
Showing or hiding links
Formatting links in a diagram
Changing arrow direction on a link
Changing arrowhead style on a link
Changing the thickness of a link
Changing the colour of a link
Applying a pattern to a link
Applying a dashed or solid line to a link
Working with notes in a diagram
Detaching or attaching a note in a diagram
Re-sizing a note
Optimizing the size of a note in a diagram
Importing a graphic into a note in a diagram
Changing the colours of a note
Adding video to a note
Working with draw objects
Using the Draw tools
Drawing a freeform shape
Drawing a straight line
Drawing an oval or circle
Drawing a triangle or polygon
Drawing a rectangle or square
Drawing a rounded rectangle or square
Drawing a text box
Selecting a draw object
Re-sizing a draw object
Arranging linked symbols in a diagram
Arranging a diagram using the Arrange tool
Arranging a selected part of a diagram
Setting Arrange options
Controlling the arrangement of a diagram using AutoArrange
Arranging a diagram from the Main toolbar
Positioning selected objects in a diagram
Positioning objects using the grid
Showing or hiding the grid
Setting the height and width of the grid
Positioning symbols using grid snap
Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool
Aligning objects in a diagram
Evenly spacing objects in a diagram
Grouping symbols and draw objects in a diagram
Sending a symbol or draw object to the back of a stack in a diagram
Bringing a symbol or draw object to the front of a stack in a diagram
Changing the defaults of your current diagram
Changing symbol defaults in your current diagram
Changing link defaults in your current diagram
Changing note defaults in your current diagram
Applying defaults in your current diagram
Changing the background colour
Creating an outline
Tools for creating outlines
The Main toolbar in Outline View
The Formatting toolbar in Outline View
Switching to Outline View from Diagram or Map View
Entering your main idea in an outline
Automatically using symbol labels as topic text
Turning automatic topic labelling on or off
Adding topics and subtopics to an outline
Adding a topic
Adding a subtopic
Inserting a higher level topic
Inserting topics or subtopics using smart insert
Inserting a new main idea in an outline
Adding notes to an outline
Importing a graphic into notes in an outline
Adding sound or video to a note
Editing text in an outline
Creating a diagram from an outline
Organizing your outline
Viewing the outline as you work
Specifying how many outline levels to show
Focusing on one topic and its subtopics in an outline
Magnifying or reducing the view of an outline
Showing or hiding subtopics in an outline
Showing or hiding link text in an outline
Showing or hiding notes in an outline
Showing or hiding symbols in an outline
Selecting all or part of the outline
Selecting topics and subtopics in an outline
Selecting all topics at a particular level in an outline
Selecting all subtopics for a specific topic in an outline
Selecting everything in an outline
Copying, cutting and pasting in an outline
Copying and pasting a topic in an outline
Cutting and pasting a topic in an outline
Deleting a topic in an outline
Moving topics in the outline
Moving a topic by dragging it
Moving a topic to the right in an outline
Moving a topic to the left in an outline
Promoting a set of subtopics to topics in an outline
Demoting a set of topics to subtopics in an outline
Moving a topic up in an outline
Moving a topic down in an outline
Syncronizing the ordering of topics and subtopics with the Diagram VIew
Syncronizing the ordering of topics and subtopics with the Map View
Consolidating several topics under one topic in an outline
Splitting a topic into two topics in an outline
Combining two topics into one
Creating a topic that includes line breaks
Breaking apart notes text
Sorting topics in an outline
Enhancing your outline
Formatting text in an outline
Changing the font
Changing text size
Applying bold formatting to text
Italicizing text
Underlining text
Changing text colour
Justifying text
Applying superscript formatting
Applying subscript formatting
Changing text to all capital letters
Returning text to the default style
Working with prefixes in an outline
Changing the prefixes
Formatting prefixes
Adding a prefix at the main idea level
Creating custom prefixes
Showing or hiding the prefixes
Changing the background colour
Changing the defaults in your current outline
Creating a mind map
Uses of mind maps
Tools for creating mind maps
The Main toolbar in Map View
The Formatting toolbar in Map View
The Symbols palette
Entering your central idea in Map View
Adding topics to the central idea on a mind map
Replacing the Central Idea symbol on a mind map
Adding topics to a mind map
Adding topics to a mind map using the RapidFire tool
Adding symbols to a mind map
Showing a connection between two topics on a mind map
Moving the text on a relationship link
Changing a relationship link's connection point
Adjusting the shape of a relationship link
Searching for symbols
Adding notes to a mind map
Detaching or attaching a note on a mind map
Re-sizing a note
Optimizing the size of a note on a mind map
Adding citations to a branch
Creating a map from a diagram
Creating an outline from a mind map
Working with your mind map
Viewing the mind map as you work
Magnifying or reducing the view of a mind map
Zooming in
Zooming out
Fitting the entire document into the window
Zooming to a specific percentage
Positioning a mind map in the window
Showing or hiding Quick Controls on a mind map
Showing or hiding subtopics on a mind map
Showing or hiding notes on a mind map
Selecting all or parts of a mind map
Selecting objects on a mind map
Selecting all objects
Selecting all topics at the same level on a mind map
Scrolling to a selected object on a mind map
Positioning objects on a mind map
Aligning objects on a mind map
Evenly spacing objects on a mind map
Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool
Detaching or attaching a branch on a mind map
Deleting objects on a mind map
Deleting a branch on a mind map
Deleting a topic without deleting its subtopics
Deleting a symbol from a topic on a mind map
Cutting and pasting objects on a mind map
Copying and pasting objects on a mind map
Undoing changes
Enhancing your mind map
Formatting text on a mind map
Changing the font
Using fonts not on the Inspiration Font menu
Changing text size
Applying bold formatting to text
Italicizing text
Underlining text
Changing text colour
Justifying text
Applying superscript formatting
Applying subscript formatting
Changing text to all capital letters
Applying a white background to text on a mind map
Returning text to its original formatting on a mind map
Formatting branches on a mind map
Changing a branch's position to left or right
Increasing or decreasing the thickness of a branch
Changing the colour of a branch
Applying the formatting of a branch to a lower level branch
Formatting relationship links on a mind map
Changing the line type of a relationship link
Applying a dashed or solid line to a relationship link
Changing the colour of a relationship link
Changing the thickness of a relationship link
Changing arrow direction on a relationship link
Changing arrowhead style on a relationship link
Working with notes on a mind map
Changing the colours of a note
Importing a graphic into a note on a mind map
Adding video to a note
Working with symbols on a mind map
Using the custom strip symbol on a mind map
Importing graphics for symbols in Map View
Importing videos for symbols in Map View
Re-sizing a symbol on a mind map
Returning a symbol to its original size
Formatting symbols on a mind map
Changing the colours of a symbol on a mind map
Displaying topic text inside a symbol on a mind map
Adding a frame to a symbol on a mind map
Adding a shadow to a symbol on a mind map
Changing the background colour
Changing and applying text defaults on your current mind map
Creating graphics or text using the Draw tools in Map View
Creating a presentation
What is a presentation?
Planning for your presentation
Creating snapshots
Switching to Presentation Manager
Presentation Settings
Working with your presentation
Tools for creating presentations
The Main toolbar in Presentation Manager
The Formatting toolbar in Presentation Manager
The Slide Sorter
The Snapshots gallery
The Themes gallery
The Bullets gallery
The Layout gallery
Parts of a slide
Opening a slide
Adding and editing talking points
Adding a snapshot to a slide
Adding slides
Speaker notes
Moving slides in a presentation
Splitting a slide into two slides
Printing your presentation
Exporting your presentation as a PDF file
Enhancing your presentation
Formatting talking points
Containers
Importing a graphic
Formatting graphics
Changing colours on a slide
Changing the bullet graphics in your presentation
Changing the theme of your presentation
Creating a custom theme
Revealing talking points one at a time
Setting the transitions between slides
Auto Play Settings
Presenting a slide show
Inspiration Presenter vs. Inspiration 9
Gathering the files you need
Installing Inspiration Presenter
Starting Presenter
Using two displays
Using one display
Playing your presentation
Removing your presentation from the Presenter host
Tips for a successful presentation
Inspiration Presenter Quick Reference
Enriching the content of your documents
Working with hyperlinks
Creating hyperlinks
Inserting a hyperlink to another file
Inserting a hyperlink to a new Inspiration document
Inserting a hyperlink to an email address
Inserting a hyperlink using drag and drop
Turning automatic formatting of hyperlinks on or off
Inserting a hyperlink to a web page
Turning hyperlinks on or off
Gathering hyperlinked files
Following a hyperlink
Editing a hyperlink
Removing a hyperlink
Working with audio
Audio settings
Choosing the computer voice
Showing or hiding the Listen tool on the Main toolbar
Turning recording on or off
Automatically read text in program menus and buttons
Listening to symbol or topic text in a document
Recording and playing audio
Attaching an audio file to a symbol or topic
Playing a recording
Removing a recording or attached audio file
Working with the checklist
Sorting ticked topics
Locking items in a diagram or outline
Summing numbers and currency
Adding the date to your document
Managing and proofing documents
Opening, closing and saving documents
Opening a new document
Opening an existing document
Saving a document
About file extensions in Inspiration
Saving a document in Inspiration 8 format
Reverting to the last saved document
Renaming a document
Closing a document
Working with templates
Opening a template
Creating a template
Creating a template in Map View
Editing a template
Sharing a template with another computer
Importing documents
Opening a document created in another program
Opening a file created in another version of Inspiration
Exporting Inspiration documents
Saving an outline as a text file
Saving a document as a word processing document
Saving a diagram or mind map as a graphic
Saving Inspiration documents as web pages
Starting a web site based on the structure of your document
Saving a diagram or mind map as a web page
Saving an outline as a web page
Saving an outline as multiple web pages
Tips for saving outlines as web pages
Transferring a document to a word processor
Transferring a document to clipboard
Saving a document as a PowerPoint presentation
Saving a document as a PDF
Looking up words using the Word Guide
Checking spelling
Using Auto Spell Check
Checking the spelling of an entire document or selected text
Finding text in a document
Replacing text in a document
Managing multiple documents on the screen
Arranging document windows so you see each window
Arranging document windows so they overlap
Quickly switching between open Inspiration documents
Managing the symbol libraries
Working with custom symbol libraries
Creating a symbol library
Copying a symbol library
Sharing a symbol library with another computer
Deleting a custom library
Editing custom libraries
Adding symbols to custom libraries
Adding a symbol on your diagram or mind map to a custom library
Copying a symbol from the Symbols palette to a custom library
Importing a graphic into a custom library
Deleting a symbol from a custom library
Printing
Printing a document
Previewing a document before printing
Showing or hiding the page lines
Setting print options
Setting page layout options
Setting page orientation
Setting margins
Setting topic spacing in a printed outline
Setting line spacing in a printed outline
Indenting the notes in a printed outline
Adding page numbers
Adding headers and footers
Setting page breaks
Adjusting the page breaks in a diagram
Setting page breaks in an outline
Sizing diagrams and mind maps for printing
Printing a diagram or mind map on one page
Printing a diagram or mind map at full size
Printing a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols
Scaling a diagram or mind map for printing
Showing or hiding parts of a printed document
Hiding notes in a printed outline
Hiding subtopics in a printed outline
Hiding prefixes in a printed outline
Showing Quick Controls in a printed diagram or mind map
Tips for improving printing
Tips for printing multiple-page diagrams or mind maps
Improving font spacing with laser printers
Customizing Inspiration
Setting Preferences
Working with default settings
Changing the default settings for the Inspiration program
Selecting a new default template
Restoring the factory default settings
Customizing the display
Moving the Main toolbar to the bottom of the window
Showing or hiding the toolbars
Showing or hiding Tooltips
Showing or hiding the Symbols palette
Showing or hiding the rulers in Diagram View
Customizing keyboard operations
Setting the operation of the Return key (Mac OS) or Enter key (Windows)
Setting the operation of the Tab key
Setting the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad
Customizing the font menu
Specifying a colour on the Inspiration colour menu
Setting the date and time format
Setting the measurement units
Setting your preferred word processor
Setting the Auto Save time
Turning Stylus Mode on or off
Reference
Using shortcut menus
Using keyboard shortcuts
Shortcuts for common commands
Shortcuts for viewing documents
Shortcuts for using the Listen tool
Shortcuts for selecting, editing and formatting text
Shortcuts for inserting hyperlinks
Shortcuts for working with notes
Shortcuts for using the Symbol palette
Shortcuts for navigating in Diagram and Map View
Shortcuts for selecting and moving objects in Diagram View
Shortcuts for selecting and moving objects in Map View
Shortcuts for formatting objects in Diagram View
Shortcuts for adding symbols in Diagram View
Shortcuts for adding topics in Map View
Shortcuts for adding links in Diagram View
Shortcuts for creating relationships in Map View
Shortcuts for navigating in Outline View
Shortcuts for selecting and moving topics in Outline View
Shortcuts for adding topics in Outline View
Shortcuts for Presentation Manager
Accessibility
Increasing the visibility of your document
Enhancements for vision-impaired users
Other accessibility enhancements
Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus-based systems
Using the stylus to create symbols
Moving tools to the bottom of the whiteboard
About entering text with the stylus or pen
Enabling handwriting recognition in Inspiration
Using handwriting recognition on Windows
Promethean ACTIVboard
Showing or hiding the Handwriting Area
SMART Board
Tablet PC
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