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1. 132 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Adjusting the shape of a relationship link You can change the shape of the angle or curve in a relationship link using the resize handles that appear when you select the link The number of resize handles varies depending on the line type or shape of the link In the following example the double curve link has two resize handles You can drag any resize handle to adjust the link s shape To adjust the shape of a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Dragaresize handle to adjust the shape To adjustthe shape of a relationship link drag a resize handle E hd Topic T i ink Text MON oe Neem qoe CE HTRAL IDEA Resize handle Adding notes to a mind map Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 139 For each topic on a mind map including the Central Idea symbol a note is available Notes allow you to expand your ideas and begin writing while continuing to work in the visual format To add a note to a topic 1 Select the topic or Central Idea symbol 2 On the Main toolbar click the Note button Mote 3 Enter your text into the note CENTRAL IDEA 4 Click X to close the note 134 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Detaching or attaching a note on a mind map After you add a note to a topic you can move the note to any location on the mind map When you detach a note from its topic the note does not move when you move the topic If you l
2. Select the symbol then click a symbol on the Symbol palette Selecting symbols in a diagram To select a symbol Click the symbol To select multiple symbols gt Hold down the Shift key then click each symbol If the symbols are next to each other you can drag the cursor across the symbols until the marquee appears around them Moving symbols in a diagram As you re building your diagram you will often want to move a symbol to another location One of the simplest ways to move symbols around on your diagram is to drag them You can select one symbol or multiple symbols To move a symbol in a diagram Select the symbol then drag it to the new location You can also move selected symbols one pixel at a time For more information see Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool on page 86 Al 42 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Connecting ideas in a diagram using links Links show the relationships and connections between ideas When you use the RapidFire With Links tool or the Create tool your ideas are automatically linked You can also create your own links change the point where a link connects to a symbol add text to a link and move the text on a link Connecting ideas using the Link tool As you are working you can use the Link tool to quickly create links between symbols To connect ideas using the Link tool 1 Onthe Main toolbar click the Link button d Link 2 Sel
3. Select the folder in which to save the web pages 10 Enter a name for the first web page then click Save Inspiration automatically uses your main idea as the name and assigns the appropriate file extension but you can change the name Tips for saving outlines as web pages If you use prefix labels keep them simple Web browsers don t support many of the complex prefixes available in Inspiration When you convert an Inspiration document to HTML format all the fonts font sizes and styles automatically convert to the web browser s default settings Avoid using slashes and and quotation marks in the names you assign to the HTML files When you export an outline to web page format the export may create many files including GIF files for any graphics you have in the outline To browse the exported web pages all the files need to be kept in the same folder The additional files are named based on the first file name you select Diagram and outlines exported as web pages include hyperlinks so you can construct both simple and multilevel web pages Any hyperlinks are retained in the resulting web pages 190 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Transferring a document to a word processor You can easily move an Inspiration document to a word processor to format and edit the document for publication The new document retains the look and structure of the document outline Videos graphics and hyperlinks to other files are inc
4. to do this Go to Outline View Enter attached or detached topics RapidFire quickly Click to select RapidFire options P Add a new attached topic Subtopic he Add a relationship link between two Relate topics S Mote e Hyperlink GB Add or edit a note attached to topic Create a hyperlink to another item such as a Web site or file Look up definitions synonyms and Word Guide antonyms and learn the pronunciations of words DE Transfer work to a word processor Transfer Listen to the computer read the content in a document Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 123 The Formatting toolbar in Map View The Formatting toolbar has tools for formatting text branches and symbols Draw tools for creating symbols and enhancing a mind map with graphics or text you do not want to appear in Outline View and tools that enable you to position the mind map on the page position objects precisely and space objects evenly Use this to do this Times New Roman Y Change the font Font 12 Change the text size Text Size B Apply bold formatting to text Bold I Italicise text Italic U Underline text Underline Text Colour me a mmm F Branch thickness e Change the colour of text Increase or decrease the thickness of a branch Turn on the selected Draw tool Click to Draw select a different tool AT Move a selected object up down left or right Nudge one pixel at a t
5. 220 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Setting the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad You can set the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad in Outline View to fit the way you work To set the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad in Outline View 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Keyboard 3 Onthe Enter Key menu Macintosh or 10 key Enter menu Windows select one of the following e New Topic Press the Enter key on the numeric key pad to start a new topic e New Line Press the Enter key on the numeric key pad to start a new line Turning access to online resources on or off The Inspiration online resources include templates symbols and training videos The Online Access option in Preferences enables you to turn access to the online resources on or off To turn access to online resources on or off 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select the Online Access checkbox Online resources are available when a check appears in the Online Access checkbox Note Access to online symbols can be disabled for individual templates using the Symbols dialog Template Wizard For more information see Creating a Template on page 177 Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration 221 Customising the font menu If you are using Windows you can specify which fonts you want to appear on the Inspiration Font menu When Inspiration is installed on your compu
6. e Superscript or subscript formatting is applied only to the selected topic e A subtopic down the branch with unique text formatting retains its formatting When you select text within a topic and apply text formatting the formatting 1s only applied to the selected text When you select multiple topics text formatting 1s applied only to the selected topics and not to subtopics down the branches Changing the font 1 Select the text or object Times Nem Raman 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Font box then select a font On the Text menu choose Font then select a font Tip If you re using Windows you can change the fonts that appear on the Inspiration Font menu For more information see Customising the font menu on page 220 146 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Using fonts not on the Inspiration Font menu If you are using Inspiration on a computer running Windows you can use fonts that do not appear on the Inspiration Font menu To use a font not on the Inspiration Font menu Windows 1 2 Select the text or object On the Text menu choose Font then select More Fonts The Font dialog box appears On the Font menu select the font Select the text size The font and size are applied to the selected text or objects Tip If you re using Windows you can change the fonts that appear on the Inspiration Font menu For more information see Customising the font menu on page 220 Changing tex
7. 4 Open the document On the File menu choose Page Setup Click the Layout tab then select 1 Page To proceed click Print Note Print size 1 Page is the default setting for new diagrams and mind maps 210 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Printing a diagram or mind map at full size Inspiration automatically prints diagrams and mind maps to fit on one page However you can print a diagram or mind map as it appears on the screen Printing a document at full size is useful for creating banners posters and boards for presentations Note that symbols may break along page breaks unless you adjust the position of the symbols before printing You can also print diagrams and mind maps at full size without breaking across symbols To print a diagram or mind map at full size 1 Open the document you want to print 2 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 3 Click the Layout tab then select Actual size 100 4 To proceed click Print For more information about adjusting page breaks before printing see Adjusting the page breaks on a diagram or mind map on page 208 and Printing a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols on page 210 Printing a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols You can print multiple page diagrams and mind maps so that symbols fit within the margins of each page and are kept intact Printing a document this way may readjust symbols slightly to avoid splitti
8. notes or draw objects To position symbols using grid snap Onthe View menu choose Grid Settings then select the Snap to Grid checkbox Grid snap is on when a check appears in the Snap to Grid checkbox Tip To temporarily suspend grid snap press the Option key Macintosh or Ctrl Shift keys Windows while dragging a symbol then release the Option key Macintosh or Ctrl Shift keys Windows when the symbol is where you want it 86 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool You can move symbols notes and draw objects up down right or left one pixel at a time using the Nudge tool on the Formatting toolbar To position an object precisely 1 Select the object AT 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the arrow on the Nudge button that points in the direction you want to move the object One click moves the object one pixel Notes e Youcan also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge an object e You don t have to turn grid snap off to use the Nudge tool It works the same way whether grid snap is on or off Aligning objects in a diagram When you are fine tuning your diagram you may find it useful to align objects in various ways You can align symbols and draw objects And you can align notes To align objects in a diagram 1 Select the objects Y ou must select a total of at least two symbols and draw objects or at least two notes 2 Onthe Effect menu choos
9. the topic where you wantto attach it Topic Topic Deleting objects on a mind map When you want to remove an object from a mind map you delete it You can delete topics branches relationship links notes and objects created using the Draw tools When you delete a topic you also remove its subtopics Special commands allow you to remove a branch remove a topic without removing its subtopics and delete a symbol from a topic To delete an object on a mind map 1 Select the object 2 Press the Delete or Backspace key _or On the Edit menu choose Clear Note You cannot delete or cut the Central Idea symbol on a mind map Deleting a branch on a mind map When you delete a branch you remove the selected topic and the subtopics down the branch To delete a branch 1 Select the highest level topic on the branch 2 Press the Delete or Backspace key or choose Delete Branch on the Branch menu Chapter 9 Working with your mind map 143 Deleting a topic without deleting its subtopics When you delete a topic without deleting its subtopics the subtopics move up one level and attach to the next higher level topic To delete a topic without deleting its subtopics 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Branch menu choose Delete Topic Only Deleting a symbol from a topic on a mind map 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Symbol then select Remove Cutting and pasting objects on a mind map When
10. 1 Start ACTIVstudio or ACTIVprimary and click the handwriting button on the tools palette to display the handwriting control palette 2 Inthe handwriting control palette click the button to toggle between handwriting mode and mouse mode e Use handwriting mode to enter text e Use mouse mode to create symbols and use Inspiration tools Showing or hiding the Handwriting Area If you are using a Promethean ACTIVboard in conjunction with Inspiration running on a Windows computer you can use the Handwriting Area to enter text To show or hide the Handwriting Area 1 Make sure the ACTIVboard is connected to your computer 2 Start Inspiration 3 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 4 Click behaviours 5 Select the Stylus Mode checkbox then click OK 6 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Handwriting Area button SMART Board You can use one of two modes on the SMART Board to write text the Writing Pad or the Floating Tools palette The Writing Pad is the recommended method for entering text The Writing Pad is displayed by pressing the Keyboard button on the SMART Board tray Press the Write Keyboard button to toggle between the Writing Pad and the Keyboard When the Writing Pad is displayed use the stylus to write your text in the writing area When the Keyboard is displayed text can be entered directly from the keyboard 244 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Tablet PC Recommended settings Inspiration and the Ta
11. 114 Sounds importing audio files 15 167 playing 168 removing 168 working with 165 Spacing objects evenly diagram 86 mind map 140 Spelling checker 190 Splitting notes text 112 Splitting topics 112 Squares drawing 79 Starter screen 15 Starting Inspiration 21 Storyboard example 29 Straight links 66 Stylus 236 Subscript characters 56 Subtopics adding to mind map 126 adding to outline 96 hiding in printed outline 207 promoting to topics 109 showing by level in outline 102 showing or hiding in diagram 49 showing or hiding in mind map 137 showing or hiding in outline 103 Summing figures 169 Superscript characters 55 Switching to Diagram View 101 Switching to Map View 134 Symbol categories 35 Symbol defaults 89 Symbol frame Index 255 adding in diagram 61 adding in mind map 158 Symbol labels in outline 95 Symbol libraries available on Symbol palette 174 copying 194 copying symbol to custom library 197 creating 194 deleting symbol 199 importing graphic 198 managing 194 searching 15 40 sharing 195 using 35 Symbol palette available libraries 174 searching for symbols 40 showing or hiding 213 using 35 Symbol shadow adding in diagram 61 adding in mind map 158 Symbols adding fill pattern in diagram 63 adding frame in diagram 61 adding frame in mind map 158 adding shadow in diagram 61
12. Ctrl Shift Left Arrow Ctrl Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Ctrl Shift Up Arrow Ctrl Shift Down Arrow Esc or Shift Enter or Shift 10 Key Enter Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for editing text When editing text you can use these shortcuts to move the insertion point in text To move the insertion point to Beginning of topic End of topic Beginning of line End of line Left one character Right one character Left one word Right one word Up one line Down one line Up one paragraph Down one paragraph To End text editing Add a Tab character Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text Outline View only Macintosh Command Home Command End Home End Left Arrow Right Arrow Command Left Arrow Command Right Up Arrow Down Arrow Command Up Arrow Command Down Arrow Macintosh Esc or Shift Return or Shift Enter Option Tab Command E Windows Ctrl Home Ctrl End Home End Left Arrow Right Arrow Ctrl Left Arrow Ctrl Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl Up Arrow Ctrl Down Arrow Windows Esc or Shift Enter or Shift 10 Key Enter Ctrl E Shortcuts for formatting text To apply Macintosh Plain Command Shift P Bold Command B Italic Command lI Underline Command U Left align Command Shift L Centre align Command Shift C Right align Command Shift R Increase font size Command Shift gt Decrease f
13. On the Formatting toolbar click the Underline button Ui On the Text menu choose Style then select Underline Changing text colour 1 2 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Text Colour button then select a colour On the Text menu choose Colour then select a colour Justifying text 1 2 Select the text or object On the Text menu choose Justify then select Left Centre or Right Applying superscript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Superscript 56 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Applying subscript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Subscript Changing text to all capital letters 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select ALL CAPS Returning text to the default style If you select text and make changes to its appearance you can easily return the text to its original style by using the Revert To Style command on the Text menu To return text to the default style 1 Select the text or objects that you want to change back to the default style 2 Onthe Text menu choose Revert to Style Working with symbols in a diagram The Inspiration symbol libraries contain more than 1 100 symbols including animated symbols and the custom strip symbol which you can customise with text or a simple graphic You can also create your own
14. Reference 239 Shortcuts for selecting and moving objects in Map View You can use the following keyboard commands to select objects in your diagram when you are not in text editing When the grid is off movements still occur relative to the grid width and height To select objects such as links with the arrow keys we recommend setting the grid width and height to 25 in 64 cm To Select all objects Select this level Select central idea Select parent topic or subtopic left Select parent topic or subtopic right Select nearest sibling topic up Select nearest sibling topic down Nudge selected topics left one pixel Nudge selected topics right one pixel Macintosh Command A Command Shift A Home Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Nudge selected topics up one pixel Up Arrow Nudge selected topics down one pixel Move selected topics left one grid box Move select topics right one grid box Move selected topics up one grid box Move selected topics down one grid box Down Arrow Command Shift Left AITOW Command Shift Right Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Down Arrow Windows Ctrl A Ctrl Shift A Home Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow ShifttDown Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Control Shift Left Arrow Control Shift Right Arrow Control Shift Up Arrow Control
15. Select subtopics Select this level Select previous topic Select next topic Select next topic above at same level Select next topic below at same level Select superior topic Select superior topic and hide Select inferior topic and show it Select inferior topic Move topic left Move Left Move topic right Move Right Move topic up Flip Up Move topic down Flip Down Promote subtopics Demote topics Split notes text and add text in front of the cursor to the topic text Macintosh Command A Home Command Shift M Command Shift A Up Arrow Down Arrow Command Up Arrow Command Down Arrow Command Left Arrow Command Shift Left Arrow Command Shift Right Arrow Command Right Arrow Command L or Shift Left Arrow Command R or Shift Right Arrow Command or Shift Up Arrow Command or ShifttDown Arrow Command Command Command E Windows Ctr A Home Ctrl Shift M Ctrl Shift A Up Arrow Down Arrow Ctrl Up Arrow Ctrl Down Arrow Ctrl Left Arrow Ctrl Shift Left Arrow Ctrl Shift Right Arrow Ctrl Right Arrow Ctrl L or Shift Left Arrow Ctrl R or Shift Right Arrow Ctrl or Shift Up Arrow Ctrl or ShifttDown Arrow Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl E Chapter 16 Reference 237 Shortcuts for adding topics in Outline View To Macintosh Windows Add topic Command G Ctrl G Insert subtopic Command K Ctrl K Insert higher level Command J Ctrl
16. Thickness branch 147 link 71 relationship link 151 symbol line 61 Tiling open windows 192 Time format 216 To Do list 168 Toolbars Formatting toolbar in Diagram View 34 Formatting toolbar in Map View 123 Formatting toolbar in Outline View 94 Main toolbar in Diagram View 31 33 Main toolbar in Map View 122 Main toolbar in Outline View 92 93 showing or hiding 213 Tooltips 213 Topic defaults in outline 119 Topic spacing setting in printed outline 202 Topics adding to mind map 125 126 127 adding to outline 96 attaching audio file 167 consolidating in outline 112 copying and pasting in outline 106 cutting and pasting in outline 106 defaults in outline 119 deleting in outline 107 demoting in outline 110 focusing on in outline 102 grouping in outline 112 inserting line breaks in outline 113 moving down in outline 111 moving up in outline 111 sorting in outline 114 splitting in outline 112 Training videos 13 15 Transferring documents to word processor 15 188 Tree arrange 82 83 Triangles 78 Turning animated symbols on or off 56 Turning automatic formatting of hyperlinks on or off 163 Turning automatic topic labelling in Outline View on or off 95 Turning grid snap on or off 85 Turning hyperlinks on or off 164 Turning Main Toolbar to Bottom on or off 212 Turning Stylus Mode on or off 218 U Unconnected ideas diagram 37 39 mind ma
17. This command allows you to format all the topics at once For example you could change the colour or the shape of the symbols for all the topics at the same level To select all topics at the same level on a mind map 1 Select one topic at the level 2 Onthe Edit menu select This Level Scrolling to a selected object on a mind map If you scroll away from the current selection on a mind map you can centre it in the window To scroll to a selected object on a mind map Onthe Edit menu choose Scroll to Selection Positioning objects on a mind map You can drag branches notes and draw objects to change their position You can also change the length of a branch by dragging it Special commands allow you to evenly space objects align objects and move objects one pixel at a time Aligning objects on a mind map You can align branches topics and objects created using the Draw tools To align objects on a mind map 1 Select at least two objects 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Align then select an arrangement Chapter 9 Working with your mind map 141 Evenly spacing objects on a mind map Use the Evenly Space command on the Effect menu to create an equal amount of space between selected objects You can evenly space branches topics and objects created using the Draw tools You can choose to evenly space selected objects vertically or horizontally To space objects evenly 1 Select at least three objects 2 Onthe Effect m
18. people hours in each one of the subtopics you want included in the summation process Select a topic or symbol with subtopics you want to add To sum all numbers in the entire document select the Main Idea topic or symbol When only a topic or symbol is selected only the subtopics for that item are summed On the Tools menu choose Summation The Summation Options dialog box appears Select a Search For option e To calculate only topics or symbols with numbers select General Numbers Topics or symbols with currency symbols are ignored e To add only topics or symbols preceded by currency symbols select Currency Numbers The currency symbol will vary on versions of Inspiration sold outside the United States If you want to look for numbers or currency amounts surrounded by specific text type the text into the Preceded By and Followed By fields These settings let you further control which figures will be added You can embed number or dollars in text or have spaces that precede them Summation will search and add numbers and dollars using your criteria exactly as specified As you select your options Inspiration displays an example of what it will search for in the lower part of the dialog box For example to total the number of people hours in an outline select General Numbers and type people hours in the Followed By box To total the number of dollars select Currency Numbers and leave the Preceded By and Followed By box
19. the size of a vector symbol Returning a symbol to its original size If you resize a symbol or imported graphic you can easily return it to its original size To return a symbol to its original size 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Original Size Graphic Formatting symbols on a mind map Changing the colours of a symbol on a mind map You can change the fill colour of a symbol When you change the line colour you change the colour of the line around the symbol or if the symbol has a frame the frame Changing the line colour of a symbol also changes the colour of the branch For more information see Changing the colour of a branch on page 149 You can also change any colour in a multi colour symbol including imported GIFs To change the fill colour of a symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Fill Colour button then select a colour BrUA E 2 0 i Click the Fill Colour button ta change the fill colour of the selected syrmboal To change the colours of a multi colour symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 On the Formatting toolbar click an Image Colour button then select a colour 160 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Displaying topic text inside a symbol on a mind map In Map View topic text is always displayed as a caption beneath a symbol image When a topic is detached the topic text can be displayed inside the symbol or beneath the symbol When the text is ins
20. 2 Select the topic where you want the link to begin 3 On the topic where you want the link to end click a connection point To create 4 relationship link select the topic where you wart the link to begin then CENTRAL IDEA click a connection paint an the topic where you wantthe link to end 4 Enter a description for the connection Enter text describing the connection between the topics Topic Enter text describing the CENTRAL IDEA connection 5 To turn off the Relate tool click the Relate button or click the background of the mind map Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 131 Moving the text on a relationship link gt To move the text on a relationship link drag the selection handle on the text box eon Topic Topic ne Link Text To move the text on a relationship link select the link then drag the selection handle along the link Changing a relationship link s connection point You can use the selection handle at either end of a relationship link to change the link s connection point You can change the connection to another point on the same topic or move the relationship to a different topic To change a relationship link s connection point 1 Select the relationship link 2 Drag the selection handle at the end of the link to the new connection point Select the link then drag the s lection handle to another connection point CENTRAL IDEA
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22. Click to do this Te Switch to Diagram View Diagram Add a topic below and at the same Topic level as the selected topic E Add a subtopic below and one level Subtapic to the right of the selected topic Move a topic and its subtopics to the Left left one level Move a topic and its subtopics to the Right right one level Add or edit a note attached to a topic Note Create a hyperlink to another Hyperlink document or a web site iii Look up definitions and synonyms Word Guide and hear the pronunciations of words DE Transfer work to a word processor Transfer Listen to the computer read the Listen content in a document 93 94 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The Formatting toolbar in Outline View The Formatting toolbar has tools for formatting text changing default settings and changing outline prefixes Use this to do this Times New Roman Y Change the font Font 12 Y Change the text size Text Size B Apply bold formatting to text Bold I Italicise text Italic U Underline text Underline Change the colour of text Text Colour tT Set default formatting for topics subtopics Topic Defaults and notes I Change the prefix labels for the outline Prefix Switching to Outline View from Diagram or Map View Onthe Main toolbar click the Outline button Outline On the View menu choose Outline The Main Idea topic is already selected ready for you to type your own main idea Tip
23. Click the Note Quick Control _or 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe View menu choose Notes then select Show To show all notes in an outline gt On the View menu choose Notes then select Show All To hide a topic s note gt Click the Note Quick Control iz _or 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe View menu choose Notes then select Hide To show all notes in an outline gt Onthe View menu choose Notes then select Hide All Chapter 6 Organising your outline 105 Selecting all or part of the outline You can select one or multiple topics and subtopics You can also use special commands on the Edit menu to select all or part of an outline Selecting topics and subtopics in an outline To select a topic gt Click to the left of the topic T Family Vacation T L What we want to do ww A Mom l Sun 2 Scuba En B Dad C Sarah Click ta the left af a topic to select it To select multiple topics gt Hold down the Shift key then select each topic Selecting all topics at a particular level in an outline 1 Selecta topic at the level you want to select all topics 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select This Level Selecting all subtopics for a specific topic in an outline 1 Select the topic that has the subtopics you want to select 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select Subtopics Selecting everything in an outline 1 Selecta topic 2 On the Edit menu choose Select All 10
24. Enhancing your diagram Making a single curve link A single curve link has one bend Single curve link To make a single curve link 1 Select the link 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Link Style button es then select Single Curve On the Link menu choose Single Curve Making a double curve link A double curve link has two bends Double curve link To make a double curve link 1 Select the link 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Link Style button es then select Double Curve On the Link menu choose Double Curve 67 68 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Drawing a custom link Custom links are made up of segments They are often used to show that communication occurs between two symbols Custom link To draw a custom link 1 Select the symbol where you want the link to begin 2 Click a link handle then drag to create the first segment of the link 3 Press Option Macintosh or Ctrl Shift Windows to end the first segment and begin a new segment Press Option Mac Q8 or Ctri Shift Windows to end a segment and begin a new segment You don t need to hold down the Option key Macintosh or Ctrl Shift Keys Windows Just press and release when you want to change direction 4 To complete the link click a connection point on the symbol where you want the link to end ERRARRARARARERRRRREHRARSRASARARESRESRERRRERAMRS Click a connection point on the other sym
25. IE User s Manual Mind map A mind map is a hierarchical diagram with a central idea or image at the centre of the map surrounded by branches that extend from the central idea Inspiration mind maps follow the techniques developed by Tony Buzan and others Mind map branches contain supporting ideas or topics with higher level topics closest to the central idea Mind mapping provides a powerful framework to help organise and recall information whilst allowing for easy editing Personal interests French Yi Student Portfolio Lab report Trip to Paris University Research paper _ applications Curriculum vitae Matisse Summer presentation Student Portfolio is an example of a mind map Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 29 Storyboard A storyboard is a visual way to organise projects such as multimedia presentations or the design of a web page A storyboard helps you plan what you re going to say and show and figure out which ideas belong at the beginning middle and end In a storyboard each symbol can represent a different slide screen or page Sclence Fair Web Site Plan What to Getting help expect with your science fair project Judging guidelines On line science l demonstrations Science CSOLITCESN Important dates and deadlines The Science Fair Web Site Plan diagram is an example of a storyboard 30 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Uses of o
26. Inspiration 7 x format 1 Onthe File menu choose Save As 2 Select the folder in which to save the document 3 In the Name box Mac OS or the File Name box Windows enter a name for the document 4 In the Format Mac OS or Save as Type box Windows select Inspiration Version 7 isf 5 Click Save Note Mind maps and outlines created from mind maps cannot be saved in Inspiration 7 format Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 175 Reverting to the last saved document If you work on a document and then decide you don t want to save the changes you ve made you can discard your changes and have Inspiration open the previously saved version To revert to the last saved document 1 Onthe File menu choose Revert to Saved 2 Doone ofthe following To discard your changes and return to your previously saved document click OK _or To return to your current document with your changes intact click Cancel Note You can also use the Undo command on the Edit menu to undo changes For more information see Undoing changes on page 53 Renaming a document 1 On the File menu choose Save As 2 Select the folder in which to save the document 3 Enter a name for the document then click Save Closing a document 1 On the File menu choose Close If you ve made changes Inspiration asks if you want to save the changes 2 Click Yes to save your changes and close your document 176 Inspiration 8 IE Use
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28. Map View To edit a template in Map View see To edit a template in Map View below To edit a template in Diagram View or Outline View Open the template Make any changes to the content and formatting of the template On the Utility menu choose Template Wizard Enter a description for the template then click Next In each dialog choosing the settings you want then click Next When you are done choosing settings click Finish Vu dee cde ub M I cet In the Save Template dialog select the folder in which to save the template Inspiration automatically opens the Templates folder but you can select another In the File Name box type a name for the template then click Save 8 To set the newly created template as the default template for the Inspiration program select the Set as Default checkbox When you choose this option all new Inspiration documents will be based on the newly created template Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 179 To edit a template in Map View 1 Open the template 2 Make any changes to the content and formatting of the template 3 Onthe File menu choose Save Sharing a template with another computer You can share a template with another computer running Inspiration by simply copying the template and transferring it to the other computer You can also make a template available to other computers by placing it on a network server To share a template with another computer 1 Tr
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30. ShifttDown Arrow Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for formatting objects in Diagram View Set default look of symbols links or notes Apply default look to symbols links or notes Paste symbol size Command J Command J Command Shift J Ctrl Shiftt J Command Shift V Ctrl Shift V Shortcuts for adding symbols in Diagram View When a symbol is selected these commands make new symbols in relationship to the selected symbol With a symbol selected Make a symbol to the left Make a symbol to the right Make a symbol above Make a symbol below With a symbol selected or when in text editing Turn on RapidFire Create a new symbol where you click linked to the currently selected symbol With no selection Select any open space crosshair showing in workspace Shortcuts for adding topics in Map View Macintosh Command Left Arrow Command Right Arrow Command Up Arrow Command Down Arrow Macintosh Command R Command Click Macintosh Type any text character Windows Ctrl Left Arrow Ctrl Right Arrow Ctrl Up Arrow Ctrl Down Arrow Windows Ctrl R Ctrl Click Windows Type any text character When a topic is selected these commands make new topic in relationship to the selected topic With a symbol selected Macintosh Add a subtopic to the currently Tab or Command K or selected topic Command Arrow key Add a topic at the same level of Shift Tab the currently selec
31. Starter screen click the Open File button zoi On the File menu choose Open Select the file then click Open If the file contains child documents continue with these steps Click OK when you see this message This document contains child documents To work with version 8 these children must be converted to hyperlinked files Inspiration creates a new folder in the location of the original document In the Save into folder box type a name for the folder Click Save Inspiration creates the new folder containing a copy of the original document and a folder containing a copy of each hyperlinked file child document Child documents without names are automatically named Child1 Child2 and so on In the document each symbol or topic with a child document now has a hyperlink to the appropriate file 182 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The new folder contains a copy ofthe original document C3 Things 1 Like XE File Edit View Favorites AN zx Things I Hyperlinked Like ist Files 2 objects 18 9 KB 4 My Con and a folder containing any child documents Exchanging an Inspiration document between Mac OS and Windows Inspiration 8 can open files created using Inspiration 6 and later If you are opening a file created in an earlier version of Inspiration see Opening a file created in another version of Inspiration on page 181 for more information Note Hyperlinks may be broken when you move a document
32. Working with custom symbol libraries A custom symbol library contains a set of symbols It is a file with an INL extension and is stored inside the Custom Libraries folder which is located in the Inspiration 8 IE Libraries folder You can copy delete and share custom symbol libraries Creating a symbol library Custom libraries you create are stored in the Custom Libraries folder inside of the Inspiration 8 IE Libraries folder When you do not have the write access privileges that allow you to copy files and folders to the Libraries folder custom libraries are stored in your Personal Libraries folder To create a symbol library 1 Onthe Utility menu choose New Symbol Library 2 In the New Library Name box type a name for the library then click OK 3 Click OK Chapter 13 Managing the symbol libraries 197 Copying a symbol library When you do not have the write access privileges that allow you to copy files and folders to the Custom Libraries folder inside the Inspiration 8 IE Libraries folder custom libraries you create are stored in your Personal Libraries folder To copy a symbol library 1 4 Navigate to the Inspiration 8 IE folder Double click the Libraries folder then double click the Custom Libraries folder If you are copying a custom library and you do not have the necessary privileges to the Libraries folder navigate to your Personal Libraries folder inside your personal documents folder Typically you
33. You can set Inspiration to always open in Outline View by creating a template then selecting it as the default template for new documents For more information see Creating a template on page 177 and Selecting a new default template on page 216 Chapter 5 Creating an outline 95 Entering your main idea in an outline gt To enter your main idea type over the Main Idea text Automatically using symbol labels as topic text After you create a diagram and switch to Outline View Inspiration creates an outline using the symbol labels For example a symbol with the label Sun becomes a topic Sun in the outline The symbol labels serve as placeholders for topics as you develop your outline When you return to Diagram View the topic text appears in the symbols To automatically use symbol labels as topic text 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Picture to Topic Symbol labels appear as topic text when a check appears next to Picture to Topic on the Utility menu 2 In Diagram View use the Symbol palette to add symbols to your diagram For example add the Book and Key symbols to your diagram 3 Onthe Main toolbar click the Outline button to switch to Outline View Outline The symbol labels are displayed as the topics Book and Key 4 Toreturn to Diagram View click the Diagram button on the Main toolbar Diagram Note Picture to Topic labels are available for symbols found in the Libraries tab of the Symbols palette
34. You can use the selection handle at either end of a link to change a link s connection point To change a link s connection point 1 Select the link 2 Click the selection handle at the end of the link then click the new connection point then click the new connection paint Select the link click the selection handle Tip A symbol can have 8 or 32 connection points To show 32 connection points choose 32 Link Connection Points on the Link menu Or press the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows at the same time you change the link s connection AA Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Labelling the connections between ideas Each link has a text box that appears when the link is selected You can enter text to describe the link connection nmnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngi Desens mai To add text to a link hansuanuanananug Pasas Lg usususunnsnunnnnn select the link then tpe To label the connection between ideas Select the link then type To edit the text on a link select the link then click in the text area Moving the text on a link After you add text to a link you can move the text to a specific location along the link To move the text on a link 1 Select the link The text box is displayed and a selection handle appears beneath the text Drag the selection handle to change the position of the text on a link 2 Drag the selection handle to move the t
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37. adding to diagram 36 adding to mind map 128 aligning in diagram 86 aligning in mind map 139 attaching audio file 167 bringing to front 88 changing colours in diagram 62 changing colours in mind map 157 connecting 42 copying and pasting 51 cutting and pasting 52 defaults 89 deleting and keeping links 52 deleting in diagram 52 deleting in mind map 142 displaying text as caption in diagram 64 displaying text inside in mind map 158 evenly spacing 86 fitting text 64 inserting between connected ideas 38 layering with links 70 making same size 65 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual moving 41 positioning precisely 86 resizing in diagram 65 resizing in mind map 156 returning to original size 65 searching 40 selecting all 50 selecting all at specific level 50 sending to back 87 setting defaults 89 sizing by level 82 83 Synonyms 15 189 T Tab key 214 Tablet PC 239 Template Wizard 15 175 176 Templates Basic 211 creating 175 default 211 editing 176 opening 174 sharing 177 Text finding 191 finding and replacing 192 fitting in symbol 64 formatting in diagram 54 formatting in mind map 144 formatting in outline 115 returning to default style 56 Text background colour 63 relationship links 147 symbols in diagram 63 symbols in mind map 147 Text boxes 80 Text colour 55 Text size 54
38. and name of the file you selected in the Link To box Select the document then click OK Click OK 164 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Inserting a hyperlink to a new Inspiration document You can insert a hyperlink to a new Inspiration document that you create on the fly The new document is connected to the document you are currently working on using a hyperlink To insert a hyperlink to a new Inspiration document 1 Select the text to be displayed as a hyperlink For example if you want to create a separate bibliography you might select the text Bibliography If you don t select any text Inspiration automatically inserts the name of the new file at the insertion point in the document 2 Onthe Main toolbar click the Hyperlink button Hyperlink 3 Select New Inspiration Document The selected text appears in the Hyperlink Text box You can edit the text 4 Click OK The Save dialog appears with the selected text as the file name 5 Navigate to the folder where you want to save the file Inspiration automatically opens the folder where the original document is located 6 Typea name for the file then click Save The new document opens with the same defaults as the original document Inserting a hyperlink to an email address You can insert a hyperlink to an email address For example you might create a hyperlink that reads Contact me or Send me email When the reader of your document clicks the hyperlink an
39. are hidden on the screen In some cases you may not want to print the notes that are hidden When you print you can hide the notes so the printed document looks exactly like the document on the screen To hide notes in a printed outline 1 In the outline hide the notes you don t want to print 2 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 3 Click the Layout tab then clear the Hidden Notes Text checkbox 4 To proceed click Print 212 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Hiding subtopics in a printed outline When you print an outline Inspiration automatically prints all subtopics even if they are hidden on the screen In some cases you may not want to print the hidden subtopics When you print you can hide the subtopics so the printed document looks exactly like the document on the screen To hide subtopics in a printed outline 1 Inthe outline hide the subtopics you don t want to print 2 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 3 Click the Layout tab then clear the Hidden Subtopics checkbox 4 To proceed click Print For more information about hiding subtopics see Showing or hiding subtopics in an outline on page 103 Hiding prefixes in a printed outline When you print an outline Inspiration automatically prints the prefixes In some cases you may not want the prefixes to appear in the printed outline When you print you can hide the prefixes so the printed document looks more like a piece of prose rather than an outli
40. box enter the prefix you want e To use a format in which topics at the same level are numbered or lettered sequentially for example 1 2 3 or A B C select the Sequential Prefixes checkbox e To use a format in which topics at the same level have the same prefix for example 1 1 l or A A A clear the Sequential Prefixes checkbox e To include the first level prefix as part of the second level and so on select the Appending Prefixes checkbox To use a format in which prefixes at higher levels are repeated at lower levels select the Repeat Prefixes checkbox In the From Level checkbox enter the first prefix you want to repeat In the To Level box enter the last prefix you want to repeat For example if you enter From Level 1 to Level 3 the prefixes for those levels will be repeated in the next three levels and so on 4 Click OK Showing or hiding the prefixes Onthe Outline menu choose Show Prefixes The prefixes show when a check appears next to Show Prefixes on the Outline menu Chapter 7 Enhancing your outline 119 Changing the background colour in an outline You can change the colour of the background that appears on your screen To change the background colour Onthe Effect menu choose Background Colour then select a colour Changing the defaults in your current outline You can set the defaults for any or all topic levels and notes The default options include font text size text colour and other style
41. but not for online symbols or imported graphics Turning automatic topic labelling on or off Before switching to Outline View on the Utility menu choose Picture to Topic Automatic topic labelling is on when a check appears next to Picture to Topic on the Utility menu Adding topics and subtopics to an outline Topics are the main ideas or points you want to make in your outline Subtopics are related to and support the main ideas 96 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Adding a topic 1 Select the topic under which you want to add a new topic To select a topic click to the left of its prefix A selection box appears around the topic to show you it s selected 2 On the Main toolbar click the Topic button Topic _or On the Outline menu choose Add Topic Inspiration inserts a new topic below the selected topic and automatically assigns it a prefix If you selected Dad then added a topic here s where it would appear T Family Vacation ww L What we want io do A Mom B Dad C 3 Enter your text Tip To add a topic at the same level at which you ve been working press Command G Macintosh or Ctri G Windows For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts see Using keyboard and mouse shortcuts on page 224 Adding a subtopic Subtopics are ideas or pieces of information that are subordinate to or add supplemental information to a topic When you add a subtopic it is indented under the topic you have selecte
42. by importing videos created in other programs You can insert AVI MPG and QuickTime files and any type of video file that can be viewed using QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu The first frame of the video is the symbol image that appears Click the Video button Bk to show the video controls You can pause the video and select that frame as the video symbol image To create a video symbol 1 Click where you want to place the video symbol 2 Onthe Tools menu point to Insert Video or Sound then select Video 3 Select the video file then click Open Notes e Youcan drag and drop a video from a video editing program or drag and drop the video file Arrange the program windows so that both the video and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the video to the diagram e To copy and paste a video onto a diagram in the video editing program copy the video In the diagram click where you want the video symbol to appear On the Edit menu choose Paste e When you import a file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file To reduce file size you can create video symbols using streaming video Streaming video files are stored on a network server and are not embedded in the Inspiration document When you play the video symbol the video is sent in a continuous stream over an Internet connection and displayed on your computer For more information about creating streami
43. checking a symbol or topic automatically checks its subtopics Likewise checking off all the subtopics below a symbol or topic automatically checks the symbol or topic To show or hide the checklist Onthe Tools menu choose Show Checklist The checkboxes show when a check appears next to Show Checklist on the Tools menu In Outline and Map View a checkbox is displayed to the left of a topic In Diagram View a checkbox is displayed at the lower right of the symbol To turn Smart Checklist on or off Onthe View menu choose Smart Checklist Smart Checklist is on when a check appears next to Smart Checklist on the Tools menu Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents 171 Sorting checked topics In Outline View you can sort topics by the state of the checkbox associated with each topic To sort topics by the state of the checkbox you must first enable Show Checkboxes on the Tools menu When you sort checked items topics at the level you selected can be arranged with checked items first ascending or checked items last descending To sort checked topics 1 Select the main idea or a topic then choose Sort on the Outline menu 2 Under Sort do one of the following e Select Entire Outline to sort all the topics in the outline e Select Subtopics to sort the subtopics for the selected topic 3 Under Key select Checklist to sort your outline by the state of the checkbox associated with each topic 4 Und
44. choices When you change the defaults the changes apply only to the document you are working on not to new Inspiration documents To change the default settings for the Inspiration program see Changing the default settings for the Inspiration program on page 215 To change the defaults in your current outline 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Topic Defaults button T _or On the Edit menu choose Topic Defaults 2 Select the outline level for which you want to change the defaults To choose defaults for Select All text in the outline including Al Items topics and notes Main Idea and all topic levels in All Topic Levels the outline A specific level in the outline The level for example Main Idea or Level 1 and so on All notes text in the outline Notes Text 3 Select defaults for font type size font colour and text style 4 Do one of the following To preview the changes and leave the Topic Defaults dialog box open click Preview Select another outline level or type of text and select defaults To apply the changes and close the Topic Defaults dialog box click OK 120 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 8 Creating a mind map A mind map is a hierarchical diagram with a central idea or image at the centre of the map surrounded by branches that extend from the central idea Inspiration mind maps follow the techniques developed by Tony Buzan and others Mind map branches contain supporting ideas or
45. choose Sort on the Outline menu The Sort dialog box appears Under Sort do one of the following e Select Entire Outline to sort all the topics in the outline e Select Subtopics to sort the subtopics for the selected topic Under Key do one of the following e Select Topic Text to sort your outline in alphanumeric order e Select Checklist to sort your outline by the state of the checkbox associated with each topic Under Order select Ascending or Descending Click OK The topics at the level you selected are rearranged in the order you choose Chapter 7 Enhancing your outline 115 Chapter 7 Enhancing your outline After you add topics and notes and arrange and edit the content in your outline you can use the many options for formatting text and prefixes to visually enhance the content Formatting text in an outline You can change the look of the text in your topics and notes using the tools on the Formatting toolbar in Outline View and the commands on the Text menu You can select your favorite font change the text size and make text bold or italic for example Changing the font 1 2 Select the text or object Times Mew Roman Y then select a font On the Formatting toolbar click the Font box On the Text menu choose Font then select a font Tip If you re using Windows you can change the fonts that appear on the Inspiration Font menu For more information see Customising the font menu on page 220
46. computers can read see your computer s documentation e Copy the file to a network server e Send the file as an attachment using email Navigate to the Inspiration 8 IE folder Double click on the Libraries folder then double click the Custom Libraries folder or If you do not have the necessary privileges to the Libraries folder navigate to your Personal Libraries folder inside your personal documents folder Typically your personal documents folder is called Documents Macintosh or My Documents Windows If you can t find your personal documents folder consult your system administrator Copy the symbol library file to the Custom Libraries folder Note Do not move or delete any of the folders or files inside of the Libraries folder except for the Custom Libraries folder Chapter 13 Managing the symbol libraries 199 Deleting a custom library When you delete a custom library it is no longer available on the Symbol palette to use in new documents When you do not have the privileges that allow you to copy files and folders to the Libraries folder inside the Inspiration 8 folder the custom libraries you create are stored in your Personal Libraries folder To delete a custom library L 2 4 Quit Inspiration On the File menu choose Quit Macintosh or Exit Windows Navigate to the Inspiration 8 IE folder Double click the Libraries folder then double click the Custom Libraries folder If you are dele
47. detection 163 Preferred word processor 217 Prefixes adding to main idea 118 changing 117 creating 118 formatting 118 hiding in printed outline 207 showing or hiding 118 Previewing before printing 200 Printing lt viewNameMulttisAnd gt at full size 205 at full size without breaking across symbols 206 on one page 205 tips for printing multi page 208 Printing documents 200 Printing hidden subtopics 207 Printing options hiding notes 207 hiding prefixes 207 hiding subtopics 207 scaling document 206 setting 201 showing Quick Controls 208 Printing preview 200 Index 253 Printing tips 208 Privileges copying symbol libraries 194 creating symbol libraries 194 deleting symbol libraries 195 sharing symbol libraries 195 Promethean ACTIVboard 238 Promoting subtopics to topics 109 Pronouncing words 189 Q Quick Controls showing in printed document 208 showing or hiding 49 137 Quitting Inspiration 21 R Raising characters 55 RapidFire tool using in Diagram View 36 using in Map View 127 without links option 15 Reading text in program menus and buttons 166 Reattaching branches 140 Reattaching notes mind map 133 Recorded sounds playing 168 removing 168 Recovering documents after a crash 217 Rectangles drawing 79 Reducing the view diagram 46 mind map 135 outline 103 Relationship links adjusting shape 131
48. from the Mac OS to Windows and vice versa To fix a broken hyperlink reinsert it To exchange an Inspiration document between Mac OS and Windows 1 Save the file Make sure the file name does not have any of the following characters init lt gt xon 2 Transfer the file to the other computer using one of the following methods e Copy the file to a floppy disk or other removable medium e g CD ROM that both computers can read For more information about disks that both Macintosh and Windows computers can read see your computer s documentation e Copy the file to a network server e Send the file as an attachment using email 3 Onthe other computer start Inspiration 4 Onthe Inspiration Starter screen click the Open File button 5 Select the file then click Open Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 183 Exporting Inspiration documents Once you ve created a document in Inspiration you can export it to a variety of document types including plain text files word processing documents PowerPoint slides web pages and graphics files Each export format has options you can use to control what elements of the Inspiration document are included in the exported document When you export a document hyperlinks graphics videos and attached audio files may or may not be included depending on the export format you choose For all export formats except web page format external audio and video files are copied to a fo
49. improvements 15 Dragging and dropping videos onto diagram 60 onto mind map 155 Dragging objects on mind map 139 Dragging symbols between libraries 197 Dragging symbols in diagram 41 Dragging text on link 44 Dragging text on relationship link 130 Dragging topics and subtopics in outline 107 Draw objects aligning 86 bringing to front 88 creating 75 76 grouping 87 resizing 81 sending to back 87 spacing evenly 86 Draw tools Circle button 77 Freeform Line button 76 Line button 76 Polygon button 78 Rectangle button 79 Rounded Rectangle button 79 Text Box button 80 using 76 Drawing custom links 68 Drawing freeform shapes 76 Drawing lines 76 Drawing lines at angles 78 Drawing links under symbols 70 Drawing polygons 78 Drawing rectangles and squares 79 Drawing rounded rectangles and squares 79 Drawing text boxes 80 Drawing triangles 78 E Editing hyperlinks 165 Editing notes diagram 45 mind map 132 outline 99 Editing templates 176 Email addresses 162 Enter key 214 215 Enter key on numeric key pad 215 Entering central idea in Map View 125 Entering main idea in diagram 36 Entering text with the stylus or pen 237 Erasing recorded sounds 168 Exiting Inspiration 21 Exporting documents 15 172 181 F Families 179 File extensions 172 Files copying 164 177 194 exporting 181 importing 17
50. last change you made You can undo up to the last 50 changes To undo changes Onthe Edit menu choose Undo Press Command Z Macintosh or CtrI Z Windows To cancel an undo choose Redo on the Edit menu Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 145 Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map After you arrange and edit the content in a mind map you can enhance it using the options for formatting text branches symbols relationship links and notes In addition you can enrich the content of the mind map by importing graphics and videos created in other programs You can import graphics and videos to use as symbols and you can also import graphics into notes You can create your own symbols and add graphic elements such as geometric shapes and lines using the Draw tools Formatting text on a mind map You can format the text in the Central Idea symbol topics relationship links and notes using the tools on the Formatting toolbar and the commands on the Text menu For example you can select a different font change the text size and apply bold or italic formatting You can format all the text in an object by selecting the object object level formatting or you can format selected text text level formatting Text formatting 1s applied differently depending on whether you select the topic or you select text within the topic When you select a topic the text formatting is applied to all subtopics down the branch with two exceptions
51. mind map Depending on your project you may want to display the Quick Controls for notes audio and subtopics in different ways Quick Controls CENTRAL IDEA To show or hide Quick Controls 1 Onthe View menu choose Quick Controls 2 Do one of the following To show Quick Controls for selected topics only select Show on Selection _or To show Quick Controls for all topics at all times select Always Show or To hide Quick Controls select Never Show Note The Add Topic Quick Control will always behave as if set to Show on Selection Showing or hiding subtopics on a mind map After you add topics to a mind map you can show or hide any of the subtopics below any topic including the central idea You can also show or hide all subtopics on the mind map To show the subtopics below a topic 1 Select the topic 2 Click the Subtopic Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Show To hide the subtopics below a topic 1 Select the topic 2 Click the Subtopic Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide Chapter 9 Working with your mind map 139 To show all subtopics on a mind map gt Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Show All To hide all subtopics on a mind map gt Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide All Showing or hiding notes on a mind map After you add a note to a topic or to the central idea yo
52. note is detached from its symbol the symbol handles are not filled To move 4 i nn idest e 1 note drag it nates Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram To attach a note to its symbol 1 Select the note 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Reattach Note or Drag the note back to its symbol When a nate Is attached to its sevmbol the symbol handles are filled Expand your ideas using notes Resizing a note in a diagram To increase or decrease the size of a note drag the lower right corner of the note To increase ar decrease the size of a nate drag the lower right carner To maintain the height to width proportions of the note hold down the Shift key while you drag 74 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Optimising the size of a note in a diagram You can quickly resize a note to the minimum size required to display the contents of the note To optimise the size of a note in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show 3 Click the Optimise button 4 To return the note to its previous size click the Optimise button again Importing a graphic into a note in a diagram In Windows you can import GIF JPEG PICT TIFF Windows Bitmap bmp and Windows Metafile wmf files In the Mac OS you can import GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files your computer must have QuickTim
53. of mind map 158 background of outline 119 links 71 notes in diagram 74 notes in mind map 151 relationship links 151 symbols in diagram 62 symbols in mind map 157 text oo text background in diagram 63 text background in mind map 147 Changing computer voice 165 Changing connection links 43 relationship links 131 Changing defaults diagrams 88 Inspiration program 210 links 89 notes 90 outlines 119 symbols 89 Changing document names 173 Changing line thickness branches 147 links 71 relationship links 151 symbols 61 Changing line type relationship links 149 Checkboxes sorting 169 working with 15 168 Checking spelling 190 Child documents 179 Circles drawing 77 Closing documents 21 173 Colour menu 216 Colours background of diagram 90 background of mind map 158 background of outline 119 branches 148 links 71 notes in diagram 74 notes in mind map 151 relationship links 151 symbols in diagram 62 symbols in mind map 157 text 55 Command key adding linked symbols 39 adding unconnected symbols 39 Computer voice 165 Concept map example 25 Connecting symbols in diagram 42 Connecting topics on mind map 129 Connection points for links 43 70 Copying and pasting graphics custom strip symbol in diagram 57 custom strip symbol in mind map 153 diagram 59 mind map 155 notes in diagram 74 notes in mind map 152 no
54. on the workspace In Outline View a detached topic appears at the central 1dea level There are several ways to add topics and subtopics to your mind map When you add a topic it appears at the same level and attached to the same branch as the selected topic When you add a subtopic it appears attached to and one level below the selected topic To add a subtopic 1 Select the topic to which you want to add the subtopic 2 Click the Add Topic Quick Control 9 at the end of the branch Select the topic to which vau wantto add a subtopic then CENTRAL IDEA S Topic click the Add Topic Quick Control On the Main toolbar click the Subtopic button Subtapic 3 Enter the topic text To add a topic 1 Selecta topic at the same level on the branch 2 Click the Add Topic Quick Control 9 at the junction before the selected topic Select a topic atthe same level an the branch then choose Add Topic on the Mind Pap menu Topic CENTRAL DEA 4 Topic 3 Enter the topic text Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 127 Note You can add topics and subtopics using the Branch menu You can also use the shortcut menu by right clicking Windows or holding down the Control key and clicking Macintosh the topic To add a detached topic Click the background of the mind map then type the topic text Adding topics to a mind map using the RapidFire tool You can use the Ra
55. relationship link connects topics with a 90 degree angle Right angle relationship link CENTRAL IDEA e A Single Curve relationship link connects topics with a curved line that has one bend Single curve relationship link CENTRAL IDEA 152 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual e A Double Curve relationship link connects topics with a curved line that has two bends Double curve relationship link CENTRAL IDEA After you apply a line type to a relationship link you can adjust the shape of the line To change the line type of a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Relationship gt Line Type then select a line type Applying a dashed or solid line to a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Relationship then select Dashed Line The relationship link is a dashed line when a check appears next to Dashed Line on the Effect gt Relationship menu Changing the colour of a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Line Colour button then select a colour BIUA 274 7 i Click the Line Colour button ta change the colour of the selected relationship link On the Effect menu choose Relationship gt Line Colour then select a colour Changing the thickness of a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 On the Effect menu choose Relationship gt Line Thickne
56. specific level e 139 one or multiple 138 Selecting topics in outline all topics 105 all topics at specific level e 105 subtopics 51 topics 105 Setting Arrange options 15 83 Setting date and time format 216 Setting defaults diagram 88 Inspiration program 210 outline 119 Setting height and width of grid 85 Setting line spacing 203 setting margins 202 Setting measurement units 217 Setting operation Enter key Windows 214 Enter key on numeric key pad 215 Return key Mac OS 214 Tab key in Outline View 214 Setting page breaks diagram or mind map 204 206 outline 205 Setting preferred word processor 217 Setting print options 201 Shadow applying to symbol in mind map 158 applying to symbol in diagram 61 Sharing documents 164 180 Sharing symbol libraries 195 Sharing templates 177 Shortcut keys 219 Shortcut menus 219 Showing 8 or 32 connection points for links e 70 Showing checkboxes 168 Showing grid lines 85 Showing Handwriting Area 238 Showing links 70 Showing notes diagram 50 mind map 138 outline 104 Showing page lines 201 Showing prefixes 118 Showing Quick Controls diagram 208 mind map 137 Showing rulers 213 Showing subtopics diagram 49 mind map 137 outline 102 103 Showing Symbol palette 213 Showing toolbars 213 Showing Tooltips 213 SMART Board 238 Smart Checklist 15 168 Sorting checked topics 169 topics
57. t etes ect Oa tede 139 Selecunp albobjecis on d mind fd ation poteet testae rain n ratae eas Sa oni paie n an uenbustue uas N 140 Selecting all topics at the same level on a mind t sp ueu ertt Range k has eR aan a ent u ep nsus enu pese RR BERE eM EEE RES 140 Scrolling to a selected object on a mind map eseeeeeeeeeeeee eene 140 POSITIONING objects ona mind Map 5 tese n atn ete i Nee Vus ste deus ENSURE een a ns n tue de tus EN UV UN MEUS Un EA IxU e e DIU e bpME Us 140 Ali eins objects Ol a MMI Map beet eo tbt rn Nes RED ER uS I ni tu desde Qa i tuque e m aeu da E RAE a 140 Evenly spacing objects on a mind map sssssssssssseen II ree nennen nennen nenne nnn en sss s sess esses enne nene n enne e enne 141 Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool ssssssssesneeeneenenenenemen nennen 14 Detaching or attaching a branch on a mind map esses eene eene nnns 141 Deleting objects On da mind Mapei erronea Co Dol pautas Go sete tuus euteta a Oe eM DU DUE eos 142 Deleting a branch on amind fdp zo oon eto tee oxi eens aise iu tuba dents teen p tape diese tr pere ened sien 142 Deleting a topic without deleting its subtopics ssssssssssenr III nnne nennen nnns 143 Deleting a symbol from a topic on a mind map sssssssssssenIIIInennnneeeenneeennnennn nennen nein nennen nennen 143 Cutting and pasting objects on a mind map 2 0 0 eeeeesseeeeeesse
58. that have the same attributes For instance you may want to choose a common look for all links used in a diagram or change to a new style for each different class of links To change link defaults 1 Select a link 2 Change the link attributes to reflect your preferences using the tools on the Formatting toolbar or menus For example this may include line colour arrowhead arrow direction text colour text size or line thickness 3 On the Formatting toolbar click the Defaults button er then select Set Default New links you add to your diagram use the new defaults To apply defaults to existing links in the current diagram see Applying defaults in your current diagram on page 90 90 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Changing note defaults in your current diagram Changing the defaults for notes allows you to easily create multiple notes that have the same attributes For instance you may want to choose a common look for all notes used in a diagram or change to a new style for each different class of notes To change note defaults 1 Select a note 2 Change the note attributes to reflect your preferences using the tools on the Formatting toolbar or menus For example this may include fill colour line colour text colour or text Size 3 On the Formatting toolbar click the Defaults button Gr then select Set Default New notes you add to your diagram use the new defaults To apply defaults to existing links in th
59. the symbols equally 84 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Controlling the arrangement of a diagram using AutoArrange Easily maintain the arrangement of your diagram using AutoArrange which continuously arranges linked symbols as you work Unconnected symbols and draw objects created using the Draw tools are not affected by AutoArrange To turn on AutoArrange 1 Select the symbol where you want to start the arrange 2 On the Main toolbar click the Arrange button L Arrange 3 Click the AutoArrange checkbox 4 Click OK Notes e AutoArrange arranges all symbols on the diagram including unlinked symbols To arrange just one section of your diagram see Arranging a selected part of a diagram on page 82 e When AutoArrange is on the link styles under the Link menu are unavailable To adjust these settings click the Arrange button on the Main toolbar Arranging a diagram from the Main toolbar You can use the Arrange Options button on the Main toolbar to arrange your document and turn on AutoArrange without opening the arrange dialog ie Arrange Note Hyperlink w Tree weh Split Tree More AutoArrange s To arrange a diagram using the Arrange Options button 1 On the Main toolbar click the Arrange Options button 2 Select an arrangement To turn on AutoArrange using the Arrange Options button 1 Onthe Main toolbar click the Arrange options button then select a diagram arrangement Tree We
60. the Mac OS On the Macintosh some printers and some fonts can take advantage of fractional spacing to improve the way your text looks when you print Fractional spacing also ensures that your text wraps and shows properly in reduced views Onthe Text menu choose Fractional Fonts Choose Fractional Fonts again to turn the feature off To improve font spacing in Windows In Windows if you find that text 1s being clipped when you print a diagram use the Printer Fonts Wrap command This feature makes the text wrap and placement in symbols on screen reflect the text wrap and placement you will get when you print However the fonts on your screen may appear to be too close together Onthe Text menu choose Printer Fonts Wrap Choose Printer Fonts Wrap again to turn the feature off Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration 215 Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration Setting Preferences Use Preferences to customise the appearance and operation of the Inspiration application The settings you choose apply to all Inspiration documents To set Preferences 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click a category in the list then select from the available options Working with default settings Default settings for the Inspiration application control how new diagrams and outlines look transfer and print The default settings also control which symbol libraries appear on the Symbol palette and whether you have access to Insp
61. the end of the text Click Close to end the search Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 195 Managing multiple documents on the screen Arranging document windows so you see each window When you open several Inspiration documents you can arrange the document windows so you can see all of them at the same time To arrange document windows so you can see each window Onthe Window menu choose one of the following e Tile Top to Bottom to arrange the document windows vertically from top to bottom This option reduces the height of each window e Tile Side by Side to arrange the document windows horizontally from side to side This option reduces the width of each window e Tile in Grid to arrange the document windows in a grid This option resizes each window to the same size rectangle Arranging document windows so they overlap Onthe Window menu choose Cascade All open Inspiration documents are arranged so that you can see the title bar of each document You can see all of the document which appears in front Quickly switching between open Inspiration documents Onthe Window menu choose the document you want to display 196 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 13 Managing the symbol libraries You can create symbol categories and symbol libraries to make it more convenient to access the symbols you use most often or to make specific symbols available for a template assignment or special project
62. the following e To print the document click Print e To review print options before printing click Page Setup Chapter 14 Printing 205 Showing or hiding the page lines If you are printing a large diagram or mind map and would like it to print on multiple pages you can show the page lines to help you see where the page breaks will occur on your document when it S printed When you print a diagram or mind map the default is Fit to 1 Page which automatically sizes the document to fit on one page To change the default see Printing a diagram or mind map at full size on page 210 To show the page lines you first must set the Print Size option in Page Setup to Actual Size or Actual Size with Smart Page Breaks To show the page lines Onthe View menu choose Page Lines The page lines are displayed when a check mark appears next to Page Lines on the View menu Note When the Print Size is set to 1 Page in the Page Setup dialog your document will print on one page Setting print options Use the Page Setup options to customise how your document prints including margins page numbers and headers and footers The settings you choose apply only to the open document To set print options 1 On the File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click Options then select the options you want 3 Do one of the following To close the Page Setup dialog and continue working click OK or To print the document click Print 20
63. the handheld start Inspiration On the File menu choose Open and select the document in the list Note You cannot move mind maps to handheld devices Appendix B Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus based systems 241 Appendix B Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus based systems You can use Inspiration with stylus based systems such as interactive electronic whiteboards like SMART Board or Promethean ACTIVboard whiteboards Tablet PCs and Wacom tablets Inspiration is designed to take full advantage of these stylus based systems You can use the stylus to create symbols and links Inspiration even recognises text written with the stylus Note Inspiration features supporting the use of whiteboards stylus based systems and handwriting recognition are not available in Mac OS 9 or earlier Using the stylus to create symbols You can use the stylus to create symbols Inspiration recognises a variety of symbol shapes including circle oval square rectangle and diamond To create a symbol with the stylus 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select the Stylus Mode checkbox then click OK 4 In the workspace draw a shape Inspiration recognises circles ovals squares rectangles and diamonds Moving tools to the bottom of the whiteboard When using Inspiration with interactive electronic whiteboards you may want to move the Main toolbar to the bottom
64. the information you enter e The pages to print all for example or a range of pages e The number of copies 4 Click Print Previewing a document before printing Before you print it s a good idea to see how your document will look on the printed page The Print Preview command on the File menu shows you a reduced view of your document You can zoom in if you want to see parts of a page in full size view If you decide you re ready to print your document you can do so from the Print Preview window Tip If you re printing a multiple page diagram or mind map it s helpful to see where the page breaks will be For more information see Showing or hiding the page lines on page 205 To see a preview of your document before you print 1 Open the document you want to print 2 Onthe File menu choose Print Preview The Print Preview window appears showing you a reduced view of the first page of your document 3 To zoom in click the magnifying glass CX on the area you want to examine closely Click the magnifying glass again to zoom out 4 For multiple page documents click the Next Page button to display the next page in the document To return to a preceding page click the Prev Page button If you re printing a multiple page diagram or mind map you can go directly to a specific page Click the page you want to see on the Document Page icon above the Next Page button 5 When you finish previewing the document do one of
65. tools are not affected by the Arrange tool To arrange a selected part of a diagram 1 Select the symbol where you want to start the arrange 2 Onthe Main toolbar click the Arrange button bul Arrange 3 Select Tree 4 To select Arrange options click the More Options button 5 Clear the Entire Diagram checkbox then click OK Setting Arrange options Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 83 You can use the Arrange options to refine a diagram arrangement Not all options are available for every arrangement 1 To set Arrange options click the Arrange button on the Main toolbar bul Arrange 2 Click the More Options button Use this option Tree Direction Lowest Level Symbol Arrangement Entire Diagram Link Style Tighten spacing Arrange in outline order Size text by level Balanced web to do this Select the direction the symbols in the tree diagram appear relative to the Main Idea Control how the symbols in each branch of the tree diagram are arranged vertically Arrange a selected part of the diagram Select the style of links in the diagram Minimise the space between symbols Arrange the symbols in the same order they appear in Outline View Automatically size the text in a symbol based on the symbol s level in the diagram The text in higher level symbols is larger The text in lower level symbols is smaller Arrange the symbols in the diagram around the Main Idea and space
66. training videos Learn how to use Inspiration and complete projects efficiently with on demand training videos These online videos cover Inspiration s most commonly used features And more Arranges and changes Organising your diagrams just got easier Select an arrange style in one step with the new Arrange Options button on the Main toolbar or click the Arrange button to open the enhanced Arrange dialog Redesigned for greater clarity the dialog provides more layout options and a preview window to guide your choices Arrange st g Note w Tree web Split Tree More AutaArrange s e AutoArrange Now you can effortlessly maintain the structure of your diagram and keep your ideas organised AutoArrange automatically incorporates linked symbols into your chosen arrange style Simply click the Arrange Options button on the Main toolbar then select AutoArrange Note that when AutoArrange is on you can continue to move symbols to change their order of position e Split Tree arrange Choose the Split Tree arrange to organise your diagram across a left right axis To apply this arrange style click the Arrange Options button then select Split Tree RapidFire Options Use the RapidFire Without Links tool in diagrams or the RapidFire Detached tool in mind maps when you want to brainstorm ideas first and create relationships later To add a series of unconnected symbols click the RapidFire Options button and make your selecti
67. want it to appear release the mouse button The topic and subtopics appears in the new location 108 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Moving a topic to the right in an outline If you find that a topic belongs at a lower level in your outline you can move it to the right You can also move topics to the left so they are at a higher level To use the Right tool the topic immediately above the topic you want to move must be at the same level or lower You can also move topics to the right using the Demote command For more information see Demoting a set of topics to subtopics on page 110 1 Select the topic T Family Vacation wr L What we want to do wr 4 Mam Morn cannot be moved to the right because What we wantto do Is not l Sun atthe same level or lower 2 Scuba wr B Dad l Play golf wr C Sarah l Snorkeling E D Sarah s friend Carol Select the topic you wantto move to the right then click the Right button on the Main toolbar If vau move Sarah s friend Carol to the right it becomes a subtopic of Sarah 2 On the Main toolbar click the Right button Rant On the Outline menu choose Move Right The topic moves to the right making it a subtopic of the topic If the topic has subtopics they are moved also and maintain their subtopic status Chapter 6 Organising your outline 109 Moving a topic to the left in an outline If you find that a topic belongs at a higher level in your outline you
68. want the ideas to relate to each other Use links lines that connect symbols to show flow and the relationships between ideas and concepts This is the Main Idea symbol The link shows thatthe symbol 4 Inspiration ae a powerful Students grades 6 12 is directly Pe visual learning tool that related to the main idea A Students Wispires students to 4 develop ideas and The symbol Webs nd organise thinking is linked to Students to create grades 6 12 32 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Tools for creating diagrams Inspiration gives you lots of different tools to make it easy for you to capture and organise your ideas in diagrams In Diagram View you have two toolbars the Main toolbar and the Formatting toolbar There are also over 1 100 symbols that come with Inspiration The Symbol palette displays the libraries where you select symbols to put in your diagram Use the Symbol palette to add Use the Main toolbar far quick access to frequently symbols to your diagram Used tools and commands for creating diagrams Link Effect Took tity Window Hap oo 9m icta Hypar k WeedGuide Tinali Ember mea mods v Photes w Am oo Times New Roman t 32 B IUA T m Qu 942 ey MI Use the Zoom buttons to se the tools an the Formatting magnit or reduce the view toolbarto enhance your diagram Chapter 2 Creating a diagram The Main toolbar in Diagram View The Main toolbar a
69. you are working on not to new Inspiration documents To change the default settings for all newly created documents see Working with default settings on page 215 Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 89 Changing symbol defaults in your current diagram Changing the defaults for symbols allows you to easily create multiple symbols that have the same attributes For instance you may want to choose a common look for all symbols used in a diagram or change to a new style for each different class of symbols To change symbol defaults 1 Click the background of the diagram so that nothing 1s selected 2 Change the symbol attributes to reflect your preferences using the Formatting toolbar or menus For example this may include fill colour text colour text size or line thickness New symbols you add to your diagram use the new defaults 1 Select a symbol 2 Change the symbol attributes to reflect your preferences using the Formatting toolbar or menus For example this may include symbol shape fill colour text colour text size or line thickness 3 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Defaults button Gr then select Set Default New symbols you add to your diagram use the new defaults To apply defaults to existing symbols in the current diagram see Applying defaults in your current diagram on page 90 Changing link defaults in your current diagram Changing the defaults for links allows you to easily create multiple links
70. you cut and paste an object you remove it from its current location and place it in a new location You can cut and paste topics branches and objects created using the Draw tools When you cut and paste a branch you can attach it to another topic including the central idea Or you can paste it onto the background of the mind map where it becomes a detached branch To cut and paste an object on a mind map 1 Select the object 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Cut 3 Click the background of the mind map where you want the object to appear or To attach a branch to a topic select the topic 4 Onthe Edit menu choose Paste Note You cannot delete or cut the Central Idea symbol on a mind map 144 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Copying and pasting objects on a mind map When you copy and paste an object you create a copy of the object in a new location You can copy and paste topics branches and objects created using the Draw tools When you copy and paste a branch you can attach it to another topic including the central idea Or you can paste it onto the background of the mind map where it becomes an detached branch To copy and paste an object on a mind map 1 Select the object 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Copy 3 Click the background of the mind map where you want the object to appear or To attach a branch to another topic select the topic 4 Onthe Edit menu choose Paste Undoing changes Undo cancels the
71. your operating system s documentation Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration 217 Restoring the factory default settings When Inspiration is installed on your computer it has default format settings for symbols links notes and topics For example the default setting for font is Times and the default setting for text size is 12 point If you change the default settings and later decide that you want to restore the factory default settings that came with Inspiration you can do so The Default Settings dialog is not available in Map View To restore the factory default settings 1 On the Utility menu choose Default Settings 2 Select Reset 3 Click Next The factory default settings are restored To restore the factory default template in Map View 1 Delete the Basic mind map ist file in the Templates folder inside the Inspiration folder 2 Restart Inspiration Customising the display Moving the Main toolbar to the bottom of the window You can move the Main toolbar to the bottom of the Inspiration window so it appears above the Formatting toolbar This makes the Main toolbar easier to reach when using Inspiration on an electronic whiteboard To move the Main toolbar to the bottom of the window Onthe View menu choose Toolbar then select Main Toolbar to Bottom The Main toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the window when a check appears next to Main Toolbar to Bottom on the View gt Toolbar menu or l O
72. your serial number Our support services are open Monday Friday from 8 a m to 5 p m Pacific time Telephone 1 503 297 3004 Fax 1 503 297 4676 Email techsupport inspiration com Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 21 Starting Inspiration After you have your copy of Inspiration installed and personalised you re ready to get to work Here s how you open Inspiration To start Inspiration on a computer running Windows Click the Start button point to Programs then click Inspiration 8 To start Inspiration on a Macintosh computer gt Open the folder that contains Inspiration then double click the Inspiration icon About the Inspiration Starter screen When you start Inspiration the Inspiration Starter screen appears The Inspiration Starter is a handy way to begin a new document or open your files templates view training videos and more Click tO Create a diagram Begin a new diagram Create an outline Begin a new outline Create a mind Begin a new mind map map Find a template View and choose from the list of templates Open a file Open an existing document Click to view and select from the list of recently opened files Learn to use View and choose from the list of learning resources including documentation and training videos Quitting Inspiration 1 On the File menu choose Quit Macintosh or Exit Windows If you ve made changes to your document Inspiration asks 1f you wan
73. 2 Click the Subtopic Quick Control or On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide To show all subtopics in a diagram Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Show AII To hide all subtopics in a diagram Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide AII 50 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Showing or hiding notes in a diagram After you add a note to a symbol you can open the note and edit the text You can show or hide individual notes and you can show or hide all notes in a diagram To show a note for a symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 Click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show To hide a note for a symbol gt Click on the note Select the symbol or note On the View menu choose Notes then select Hide To show all notes in a diagram gt On the View menu choose Notes then select Show All To hide all notes in a diagram gt On the View menu choose Notes then select Hide All Selecting all or parts of a diagram Inspiration has some special commands that you can use to quickly select all or parts of a diagram as you organise information Selecting all objects in a diagram gt On the Edit menu choose Select All Selecting all symbols in a diagram gt On the Edit menu choose Select then select Symbols Selecting all symbols at a specific level in a diagram You can work on all the symbols at a particular leve
74. 3 mind maps 152 155 183 outlines 100 symbol libraries 198 Justifying text 55 K Keeping links when deleting symbol 52 Keeping subtopics when deleting topic 142 Keyboard shortcuts 219 L Labelling links 44 Layering links and symbols 70 Layering objects 70 87 88 Limiting access to online resources 215 Limiting libraries on Symbol palette 15 174 Line breaks 113 Line colour branches 148 links 71 notes in diagram 74 notes in mind map 151 relationship links 151 symbols in diagram 62 symbols in mind map 157 Line pattern links 72 relationship links 150 Line spacing in printed outlines 203 Line thickness branches 147 links 71 relationship links 151 symbols 61 Lines drawing 76 Link creation points 42 Link defaults 89 Link style 15 70 Links adding text 44 adjusting shape 69 changing arrow direction 71 changing arrowhead style 71 changing colour 71 changing connection 43 changing thickness 71 connection points 70 creating 42 creating custom 68 creating dashed 72 defined 31 freezing 69 hiding 70 labelling 44 layering with symbols 70 making curved 67 making right angle 66 making straight 66 reversing direction 69 selecting all 51 showing 70 Listening to document text 166 Listening to recorded sounds 168 Live Hyperlinks command 164 Looking up words 15 189 Lowering characters 56 Mac OS
75. 6 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Setting page layout options Setting page orientation If you preview your document especially a diagram or mind map and find that it S wider than one page you may want to print in landscape rather than portrait page orientation To set the page orientation 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Layout tab then select Portrait or Landscape 3 Click OK Setting margins The margins are the amount of space between the printed document s content and the edges of a page You can adjust the margins to make them smaller or larger on printed documents To set margins 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Margins tab then type the measurements you want in the Left Top Right and Bottom boxes 3 Click OK For more information see Showing or hiding the page lines on page 205 Setting topic spacing in a printed outline When you print an outline you can specify the amount of space that appears between topics Changing the topic spacing in the Page Setup dialog does not affect how the outline appears on the screen To set topic spacing 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Layout tab 3 In the Topic list select the spacing 4 Click OK Chapter 14 Printing 207 Setting line spacing in a printed outline When you print an outline you can specify the amount of space between the lines of text Changing the line spacing in the Page Setup di
76. 6 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Copying cutting and pasting in an outline Copying and pasting a topic in an outline You can copy one or more topics and their subtopics and then paste them into another location Or you can paste them into another outline or into a document in another program When you copy a topic its subtopics are copied as well To copy and paste a topic in an outline 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Copy 3 Select the topic under which you want to paste the topic 4 On the Edit menu choose Paste The topic and its subtopics appear in the new location The original topic and its subtopics remain in their original location Cutting and pasting a topic in an outline You can cut one or more topics and their subtopics and then paste them into another location Or you can paste them into another outline or into a document in another program When you cut a topic the topic and its subtopics are removed from the outline To cut and paste a topic in an outline 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Cut 3 Select the topic under which you want to paste the topic 4 On the Edit menu choose Paste The topic and its subtopics appear in the new location The original topic and its subtopics are removed Chapter 6 Organising your outline 107 Deleting a topic in an outline As you re working you may want to delete a topic in your outline When you delete a topic you automatic
77. 8 importing earlier Inspiration format 179 saving in Inspiration 7 format 172 Fill colour branches 148 links 71 notes in diagram 74 notes in mind map 151 relationship links 151 symbols in diagram 62 symbols in mind map 157 Fill pattern links 72 relationship links 150 symbols in diagram 63 Finding and replacing text 192 Finding antonyms 189 Finding synoyms 185 Finding text 191 Fit to 1 Page print option 205 208 Fitting diagram in window 15 47 Fitting mind map in window 15 47 Fitting text to symbol 64 Flipping topic down 111 Flipping topic up 111 Focusing on one symbol and its subtopics 48 Focusing on one topic and its subtopics 102 Font changing 54 Font menu 145 Font spacing 209 Font wrap 209 Footers 204 Formatting branches 147 Formatting links 70 Formatting notes in diagram 74 Formatting notes in mind map 151 Formatting prefixes 118 Formatting relationship links 149 Formatting symbols in diagram 61 Formatting symbols in mind map 157 Formatting text in diagram 54 Formatting text in mind map 144 Formatting text in outline 115 Formatting toolbar Diagram View 34 Map View 123 Outline View 94 showing or hiding 213 Formatting topics in outline 115 Fractional fonts 209 Frame adding fill pattern in diagram 63 adding to symbol in diagram 61 adding to symbol in mind map 158 changing colour in diagram 62 changing colour
78. Changing text size 1 2 3 4 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Text Size box iw then select a text size or On the Text menu choose Size then select a text size To use a size that doesn t appear on the text size menu choose Other Enter a text size then click OK Tip To increase or decrease the size of selected text one point size at a time on the Text menu choose Size then select Increase or Decrease Applying bold formatting to text 1 2 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Bold button B On the Text menu choose Style then select Bold 116 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Italicising text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Italic button Ij On the Text menu choose Style then select Italic Underlining text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Underline button Ui On the Text menu choose Style then select Underline Changing text colour 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Text Colour button then select a colour On the Text menu choose Colour then select a colour Justifying text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Justify then select Left Centre or Right Applying superscript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Superscript Appl
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80. Click the Zoom In button d in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom In Zooming out gt Click the Zoom Out button Las in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom Out Chapter 9 Working with your mind map 137 Zooming to a specific percentage Click the Change Zoom Level button in the lower left of the window then select a percentage On the View menu choose Zoom then select a percentage Fit to Window CErl E ers 15055 w LOO Pots a foie l2 Bo Cin aas aal a 4 imes New Roman 12 B T Click the Change Zoom Level button and then select a percentage ta magnify or reduce the view Fitting the entire document into the window gt Click the Fit to Window button in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom then select Fit to Window Positioning a mind map in the window Sometimes you want to position the mind map in the window so you can see parts of it more easily The Position tool makes it easy to move the mind map around within the window To position a mind map in the window 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Position button W 2 Drag the mind map in the direction you want 3 Click the Position button W to turn it off Tip You can also hold down Command Option Macintosh or Ctrl Alt Windows and drag to move the mind map in the window 138 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Showing or hiding Quick Controls on a
81. Colour then select a colour Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 161 Creating graphics or text using the Draw tools in Map View You can use the Draw tools to enhance a mind map with lines geometric shapes and text You can also use the Draw tools to create custom symbols The Draw tools are located on the Formatting toolbar For more information about using them see Working with draw objects in a diagram on page 75 162 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents Working with hyperlinks You can enrich your Inspiration documents by adding hyperlinks that connect your document to other documents including web sites Inspiration documents and files created in other programs You can also create hyperlinks that are email addresses that when clicked open the user s email program Creating hyperlinks You can add hyperlinks to symbols links topics and notes as well as text boxes created using the Draw tools Inserting a hyperlink to a web page To insert a hyperlink to a web page Copy and paste the Internet address onto your document or Drag and drop the Internet address onto your document or Type the Internet address in your document For example type www inspiration com To insert a hyperlink to a web page using selected text 1 Select the text to be displayed as a hyperlink For example select the text Please visit our web site On the Main toolba
82. EA nnen nennen nennen nennen 209 Printing a diagram or mind map on one page sssssssssssssseeeneneeeneneeee ne enn ne nenne nennen esee nennen enne nene 209 Printing a diacramior mind map at full SIze eir RR RUP ERR ESRRR XR EXER RR ARAS S ER En a RENS AREA SER RENTE ieee 210 Printing a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols sees 210 Scaling a diagram or mind map Tor printing ose asan enn esee pens aen na deau nean ananas equ nea quu vtdesl n hanaqe eu pen s RAS Esth Rud 211 Showing or hiding parts of a printed document sssssssssse emen nennen nennen nennen 211 PALAU MOLES TH At ILC online uoscosce hte o ieu as to a badefud ben pne a scene itue 211 Hiring subtopics Tta printed OUTS sioe te D mde ostro a dtbatefudt ben D deti ncs Gies ade ecce e ue 212 Hidits Brenxes ina PENCE d OULIIBE ecole eoe poe Rmus ott Rame RA nsi an eda o ia ud at seis a up Ragsvelass 212 Showing Quick Controls in a printed diagram or mind map esee 213 Tips Ob THTIDEOVIBS Printo sean sete eoa as UeToa tita step Mo noL A a eru tL tL e LH 213 Tips for printing multiple page diagrams sse nennen nennen eene nenne nenne eese enne ener enne 213 Improving font spacing with laser printers sssseenenennnnenenenen nnne n nennen enne nennen enne nnns 214 Table of Contents Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration ce ee ee ee ee ee ee ee
83. IS nain edral less a theary opinion or attitude indesalahy conviction estimate ies Pri her ideas abour educarran impression ldem insight E NOUI 4 point of view tedenstiecal gt a plan Intention femction 7 iedenstisfiacaation eee tine idea af becoming an Cancel inom Replace To look up a word select it and click the Word Guide button on the Main toolbar Word Guide Auto spell check Auto spell check streamlines the revision process by identifying misspelled words in the context of your document A dashed red line designates misspellings which are easily corrected with a single click More transfer options When you re ready to finalise a written project new Transfer tool options allow you to move just the information you need to your preferred word processor For instance transfer notes only with no indention to ready a report for finalisation To select transfer options click the Transfer button on the Main toolbar Transfer Inspiration Web Resources Use Inspiration with an Internet connection to seamlessly access these additional complimentary resources More than one million symbols Students better demonstrate their understanding and communicate their ideas by including symbols in their projects An online Inspiration symbol collection containing more than one million illustrations and photographs offers safe image choices for any topic 18 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual On demand
84. J topic Smart topic insert Command Shift G Ctrl Shift G Split topic Command Ctrl F Split notes text and Command E Ctrl E add text in front of the cursor to the topic text Transferring an outline from AlphaSmart to Inspiration You can create outlines using the Inspiration Outliner SmartApplet and transfer them into Inspiration You cannot transfer documents created in Inspiration to an AlphaSmart keyboard To transfer an outline from AlphaSmart to Inspiration 1 2 3 4 Connect the AlphaSmart to the computer running Inspiration Start Inspiration and switch to Outline View Select the Main Idea text or click where you want to insert the AlphaSmart outline Press Send on the AlphaSmart keyboard to transfer the outline to Inspiration 238 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 17 Accessibility Inspiration Software is committed to making its products easy for everyone to use Inspiration contains features to help people with disabilities use the software successfully Increasing the visibility of your document You can magnify a document to make text and symbols appear larger on the screen For more information see Magnifying or reducing the view of a diagram on page 46 Magnifying or reducing the view of an outline on page 103 Magnifying or reducing the view of a mind map on page 136 You can make the default symbol size larger You can also make the default text size larger For more information see Changi
85. Mac OS you can import GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files your computer must have QuickTime You can insert only one graphic into each note The graphic is inserted at the end of any text you have already entered If you insert a second graphic it replaces the first To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To insert a graphic into a note on a mind map 1 Select the topic then click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show 2 On the Edit menu choose Insert Graphic 3 Select the graphic file you want to insert then click Open Notes e You can drag and drop a graphic into a note Select the topic where you want the graphic to appear in notes then click the Note Quick Control or on the View menu choose Notes then select Show Open the folder containing the graphics file you want to place in the note Arrange the program windows so that both the graphics file and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the graphics file to the note You cannot drag a graphic into a note from within the same mind map You can copy and paste a graphic into a note In the graphics editing program copy the graphic Select the topic where you want the graphic to appear in notes Click the Note Quick Control or on the View menu choose Notes then select Show On the Edit menu choose Paste When you drag and drop or copy and paste a file that QuickTim
86. Microsoft Word 95 or later or AppleWorks 5 or later The exported document includes formatted topic text and any graphics inserted in Outline View that can be opened in the word processing program You can choose to include topics notes prefixes and outline indentation and a graphic of the diagram in the exported document When you export to Word format videos and attached audio files are converted to hyperlinks to external files When you export to Appleworks format hyperlinks and attached audio files are not included in the exported document Video symbols are converted to symbol text Videos inserted into notes are converted to graphics of the symbol image Graphics do not transfer to AppleWorks 5 for Windows Note When you open an exported document in Word a dialog box may appear asking if you want to convert the RTF data Click Yes to open the formatted document To save an Inspiration document as a word processing document 1 Open the Inspiration document 2 Onthe File menu choose Export 3 Click the Word Processor tab 4 Onthe File Format menu select Microsoft Word or Appleworks 5 To include a graphic of the diagram or mind map in the exported document select Include the diagram mind map 6 Under Export Outline with select the elements to include in the exported document e Select Topics to include topics e Select Hidden Subtopics to include hidden subtopics e Select Prefixes to include the topic prefixes fr
87. On the Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button 1 then select Polygon Click where you want the first segment of the polygon to begin then click where you want the segment to end To constrain the segment to a 45 degree vertical or horizontal line hold down the Shift key when you click Continue to click where you want each segment to begin and end then click ta end the segment and begin a new one Click ta begin a segment To complete the polygon do one of the following To create a closed polygon click the starting point To create an open polygon double click at the point where you want to complete the shape To turn the Polygon tool off click the Draw button J on the Formatting toolbar Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 79 Drawing a rectangle or square You use the Rectangle tool to draw rectangles and squares To draw a rectangle or square L On the Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button ul then select Rectangle The cursor turns into a crosshair Position the crosshair where you want a corner of the rectangle or square to begin To draw a rectangle drag the shape you want then release the mouse button _or To draw a square hold down the Shift key drag the square release the mouse button and then release the Shift key As you drag the square becomes proportionally larger To turn the Rectangle tool off click the Draw button m on the Formatting
88. The advantage of using the RapidFire tool is that you can concentrate on adding the ideas rather than creating symbols one at a time After you select a RapidFire option you can click the RapidFire button to enter ideas using the selected option To add linked symbols using the RapidFire tool 1 Select the symbol to which you want to add the linked symbols or click the background of the diagram 2 Click the RapidFire Options button then select With Links bul RapidFire The RapidFire icon appears in the symbol to show you the tool 1s turned on HapidFire icon 3 Enter an idea then press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each idea Your ideas appear as symbols on the diagram The ideas progress around the symbol where you started in a clockwise direction 4 To turn off the RapidFire tool click the RapidFire button or click the background of the diagram Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 37 To add unconnected symbols using the RapidFire tool 1 Click the RapidFire Options button then select Without Links we FapidFire 2 Enter an idea then press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each idea Your ideas appear as unconnected symbols on the diagram 3 To turn off the RapidFire tool click the RapidFire button or click anywhere on the background of the diagram Using the Create tool to add a linked symbol in any direction You can use the Create tool to add a linked symbol in any direc
89. VERSION 8 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Credits Inspiration is designed developed and marketed by Inspiration Software Inc Original Creators Don Helfgott and Mona Westhaver Product Management Peggy MacDonald Jonathan Maier Clara Steiner Jay Systems Analyst Jack Bennett Yuvi Zalkow Programming Management Sid Snyder Jason Stafford Technical Lead Michael Fawver John Shankland Programming Steve Bernard Brian Fagerberg Mark Fornia Dave Goldman Craig Kemper Keith Miller Daniel Pool Wyatt Webb Peter Wong Information Technology Support Jon Fronza Greg Watson Quality Assurance Managers Richard Stone Sue Williamson Quality Assurance Lead Jon Barwise Ken Rueckert Kim Russell Quality Assurance Staff Jon Barwise Jeff Lowell Kim Russell April Schuff Russ Van Rooy Geoffrey Unger Testers Elizabeth Butcher Chris Charles Clayton Hanson Wade Jackson Mauricio Machado Laura McLane Keith Miller Janet Redhawk Gina Shankland Tony Vu Eric West Templates amp Examples Mary Chase Bob Madar Caren Normandin Lori Deuchar Yum Interface amp Symbols Linnea Johnsson Adrian Quan Training Videos Glenn Green Megan Murphy Help System Adrian Quan Rebecca Rudd Prior Contributors Rob Clarke John Cromett Bruce Hoof Mark Oronzio Samson Tong 2006 Inspiration Software Inc All rights reserved Inspiration Inspiration Software Kidspiration RapidFire and Site Skeleton are registered trademarks of Ins
90. WIRD fr i jen Search Libraries ral idea Mind mapping Prewriting Organising Brainstorming i POEB e s o EILIA BD Planning Outlining iL Z Enter search reeds Diagramming iPhona fat CI Webbing LI ia eee 77 pe con yes Cee Formatting toolbar Note 24 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Outline View You can use Outline View to create an outline of your ideas or to organise and write a report Here s what Outline View looks like Primary or main idea or central topic Selectian control columns Subtopic or subpoint It Hie d cg Tage up Lm Fuga LI Paga uem Maihi leaf ai OF Inspiration Subtopic g L Visual Learni Quick Viewal kaing qecthodolegies help education build a strong leaming foundation for s Hoima Control A Brainsterming a Planning Organising Mole g D Cuilinimg Quick Chisa is pertcilerly uscful for planning and Tor ordering ideas when wing Control While culling structure may be sirmple outlines can help ong very complies onir inalerial E l reuriting Audio F ixgrammimg Quick G amp Concept Mapping Control 1 Hja sum see relationships binnen ibras Ho Welshimz aes X tJ Fir Formatting toolbar Notes text Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 25 Uses of graphic organisers In Inspiration you can c
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93. age layout adjusting page breaks 204 206 indenting notes 203 printing document at full size 205 printing document on one page 205 scaling diagram 206 setting line spacing 203 setting margins 202 setting page breaks 205 setting page orientation 202 setting topic spacing 202 Page lines showing or hiding 201 Page numbers 203 Page orientation 202 Pasting objects in diagram copying and pasting symbols 51 cutting and pasting symbols 52 Pasting objects in mind map copying and pasting objects 143 cutting and pasting objects 142 Pasting symbol size 65 Pattern applying to link 72 applying to relationship link 150 applying to symbol in diagram 63 Personal Libraries folder 194 195 Picture to Topic command creating outline 45 95 turning on or off 95 Playing recordings 168 Polygons drawing 78 Positioning diagram in window 48 Positioning mind map in window 136 Positioning objects diagram 85 mind map 139 Preferences Animate GIFs 56 Auto Save 217 Date Time Format 216 Enter key 214 Enter key on numeric key pad 215 Formatting toolbar 213 Inspiration program 210 Listen tool 166 Live Hyperlinks 164 Main toolbar 213 Measurement Units 217 Preferred Word Processor 217 Record Sound 167 Return Key 214 setting 210 Stylus mode 218 Symbol palette 213 Tab Key 214 Talking Interface 166 Tooltips 213 URL Hyperlink Auto
94. ally delete its subtopics If you don t want to delete the subtopics you can copy and paste them elsewhere or you can promote them one level so they are no longer subtopics For more information about promoting a set of subtopics see Promoting a set of subtopics to topics in an outline on page 109 To delete a topic in an outline 1 Select the topic 2 Do one of the following Press the Delete key On the Edit menu choose Clear Moving topics in the outline You can move a topic to change its order in an outline And you can move a topic to change its level in the outline hierarchy Moving a topic by dragging it You can drag a topic and its subtopics up or down in the outline keeping the topic at the same level You can also drag topics to the right or left changing the topic s level To move a topic by dragging it 1 Select the topic then drag it to the new location in the outline While you drag the topic remains in its original position until you release the mouse button You can tell where the topic s new location will be by watching the black line as you drag The arrow on the line indicates the level of the topic s new location T Family Vacation ww L What we want io do P A Mom B Sarah C Dad 4s you drag atopic use the black line and the red dot ta locate the topic The black line shows the topic location The red dot shows the level of the topic in the hierarchy 2 When the topic is at the level where you
95. alog does not affect how the outline appears on the screen To set line spacing 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Layout tab 3 In the Line list select the spacing 4 Click OK Indenting the notes in a printed outline When you print an outline you can indent the notes as a way of distinguishing the notes from the topics and subtopics Indenting notes in the Page Setup dialog does not affect how the outline appears on the screen To indent notes text 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Layout tab 3 Inthe Note Indent list select the indentation style 4 Click OK Adding page numbers You can add page numbers to a document header or footer Headers and footers appear only when you print the document Headers appear at the top of the document footers appear at the bottom To add page numbers 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Header Footer tab 3 Inthe Apply to list select the pages on which you want the page numbers to appear 4 In the Number from box type the starting number 5 Doone ofthe following To display the page number at the top of the page click in the Right Centre or Left box under Header To display the page number at the bottom of the page click in the Right Centre or Left box under Footer 6 Inthe Auto Fill list select Page number The following code appears amp Page 208 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual 7 To select a font and
96. ame level in your outline When you split a topic that has a subtopic the second part becomes a subtopic You can also split notes text When you do this the information in front of the cursor remains notes text and the remainder becomes a new topic To split a topic or notes text 1 In the topic or the notes text click where you want to split the text Select the topic you want to split then click where you want to split the topic T Family Vacation ww L What we t to do T A Mom l 5uninear the ocean 2 Scuba On the Outline menu choose Split Topic Chapter 6 Organising your outline 113 The topic or notes text divides T Family Vacation ww L What we want to do T Mom l Sun 2 near the ocean 3 Scuba Creating a topic that includes line breaks You might want to break a longer topic into several lines For example you may want to have a list of information appear as one topic with each item having its own line Then when you switch to Diagram View the list appears in one symbol Normally when you press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows at the end of a topic in Outline View Inspiration automatically changes to notes text mode You can override this by using the Set Notes Text command on the Outline menu To create a topic that includes line breaks 1 Select the topic to which you want to add more text then press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows A blinking cursor appears on the next l
97. ansfer the template to the other computer using one of the following methods e Copy the template to a floppy disk or other removable medium e g CD ROM that both computers can read For more information about disks that both Macintosh and Windows computers can read see your computer s documentation e Copy the template to a network server e Send the template as an attachment using email 2 Onthe other computer start Inspiration 3 Onthe Inspiration Starter screen click the Open File button 4 Select the file then click Open 180 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Importing documents Using Inspiration you can open or import documents created in other programs Opening a document created in another program Inspiration 8 can open the following types of files Inspiration for Palm OS Inspiration for Pocket PC Kidspiration 1 amp 2 Microsoft Word RTF RTF files created using other word processing programs Plain text files created using other word processing programs To open a document created in another program L 2 On the Inspiration Starter screen click the Open File button On the File menu choose Open Select the file then click Open If you are using Windows you can specify the type of document you want to open On the Files of Type menu select the type of file Here are your choices Inspiration Documents isf opens Inspiration version 7 and 8 documents Inspiration 6 Documents ins ope
98. applying solid line 150 changing arrow direction 151 changing arrowhead style 151 changing colour 151 changing connection 131 changing line type 149 changing thickness 151 creating 129 formatting 149 moving text 130 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Removing hyperlinks 165 Removing symbol from topic 142 Renaming documents 173 Replacing central idea in Map View 125 Replacing text 192 Resizing draw objects 81 Resizing symbols diagram 65 mind map 156 Restoring Inspiration default settings 211 Return key setting operation 214 Returning text to default style 56 147 Right angle links 66 Right angle relationship links 149 Rounded rectangles drawing 79 Rounded squares drawing 79 Rulers setting measurement units 217 showing or hiding 213 S Save for Sync 234 Saving documents 171 Inspiration 7 format 172 saving as graphic 183 saving as PowerPoint slides 182 saving as text file 181 saving as web pages 184 185 186 187 Saving libraries with document 15 174 Scaling documents for printing 206 Scrolling to selected object diagram 48 mind map 139 Searching for symbols 15 40 Selecting objects in diagram all e 50 all draw objects 51 all links 51 all notes 51 all symbols 50 all symbols at specific level 50 draw objects 80 one or multiple objects 47 symbol subtopics 51 Selecting objects in mind map 138 all e 139 all topics at
99. are some techniques you can use Click a location to change a black pixel to white Drag to draw a continuous line To draw a thinner line hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows as you draw To draw an even thinner line press the Option key Macintosh or Ctrl Shift keys Windows while you draw 5 To erase your drawing and begin again click the Clear button 6 When you finish click OK To copy and paste a graphic into a custom strip symbol Mac OS only 1 In the graphics program copy the graphic to the clipboard 2 In Inspiration click the strip area in the symbol Click the strip area and then click Paste to copy a graphic on the Clipboard inta the custom strip symbol 3 Select Fat Bits Editor 4 Click Paste 5 Click OK Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 59 Importing graphics for symbols in Diagram View You can use graphics created in other programs to represent your ideas You can also use scanned photographs or any other graphic images In Windows you can import GIF JPEG PICT TIFF Windows Bitmap bmp and Windows Metafile wmf files In Mac OS you can import GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files your computer must have QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu Inspiration automatically creates a text area below an imported graphic making the graphic a captioned symbol You can also position the text area inside the
100. ate on page 176 Saving a document 1 Onthe File menu choose Save 2 Select the folder in which to save the document 3 Enter a name for the document then click Save Each time you save a document you are prompted to replace the existing file Click Save then click Replace to save your file 174 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual About file extensions in Inspiration Inspiration documents are automatically saved with an ISF extension Inspiration templates are automatically saved with an IST extension You can choose to show or hide the file extension when you save the document Note In OS X Macintosh the Show AII File Extensions setting in Finder preferences controls the visibility of file extensions for all files regardless of the setting in Inspiration To show or hide a file extension 1 Onthe File menu choose Save 2 Inthe Save dialog select the Hide Extensions checkbox The file extension is hidden when a check appears in the Hide Extensions checkbox 3 Click Save Saving a document in Inspiration 7 format You can save Inspiration 8 documents in Inspiration 7 format so you can then open the document using the earlier version of Inspiration When you save a document in Inspiration 7 format some document formatting may be changed or lost including e mported audio files are lost e Video symbols cannot be played e Notes in a diagram are converted to the Inspiration 7 note format To save a document in
101. ater decide that you want the note to move with the topic you can reattach it To detach a note from its topic gt Drag the note to a new location on the mind map The note is detached when the selection handles on the topic are not filled When a nate is detached tram its topic the selection handles are nat filled CENTRAL IDEA Kg AURA Expand wour ideas Using notes To attach a note to its topic gt Select the note then choose Reattach Note on the Branch menu _or Drag the note to the topic The note is attached to the topic when the selection handles on the topic are filled When a note is attached to its topic the selection handles on the topic are filled a CENTRAL IDEA Topic Expand your ideas using notes Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 135 Resizing a note on a mind map gt To increase or decrease the size of a note drag the lower right corner of the note Expand your ideas Using nates To increase ar decrease the size i a nate drag the lower right corner To maintain the height to width proportions of the note hold down the Shift key while you drag Optimising the size of a note on a mind map You can quickly resize a note to the minimum size required to display the entire contents of the note To optimise the size of a note To return the note to its previous size click the Optimise button again Creating an ou
102. aults 211 symbols 89 Definitions 15 189 Deleting hyperlinks 165 Deleting objects in diagram 52 Deleting objects in mind map 141 branches 141 topic but not subtopics 142 Deleting symbol libraries 195 Index 247 Deleting symbols from libraries 199 Deleting topics in outline 107 Demoting topics 110 Detaching branches 140 Detaching notes diagram 72 mind map 133 Diagram View Formatting toolbar 34 Main toolbar 33 switching to 101 tools 31 Diagrams arranging using Arrange tool 82 Arranging using AutoArrange 84 changing defaults 88 creating 31 creating from outline 101 examples 25 exporting 181 previewing 200 printing 200 saving as graphic 183 saving as web pages 184 185 Dictionary 15 189 190 Distributing files 164 Documentation 13 Documents closing 21 173 exchanging between Mac OS and Windows 180 exporting 181 finding text 191 gathering hyperlinked 164 importing 178 Inspiration 6 and later 179 printing 200 renaming 173 replacing text 192 reverting to last saved 173 saving 171 saving as web pages 184 saving in Inspiration 7 format 172 spell checking 190 switching between 193 Dragging and dropping graphics into notes in diagram 74 into notes in mind map 152 into notes in outline 100 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual into symbol libraries 198 onto diagram 59 onto mind map 152 Dragging and dropping
103. aults in diagram 90 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual changing defaults in outline 119 detaching in diagram 72 detaching in mind map 133 formatting in diagram 74 formatting in mind map 151 hiding in printed outline 207 indenting in printed outline 203 optimising size in diagram 73 optimising size in mind map 134 resizing in mind map 134 selecting all in diagram 51 showing or hiding in diagram 50 showing or hiding in mind map 138 showing or hiding in outline 104 splitting 112 O Online resources 15 215 Open from Sync 234 Opening documents created in other programs 178 234 Opening existing documents 171 Opening Inspiration 6 or later documents 179 Opening Mac OS documents in Windows 180 Opening new documents 171 Opening templates 174 Opening Windows documents on Mac OS 180 Optimising note size diagram 15 73 mind map 134 Organising hyperlinked files 164 Outline View Formatting toolbar 94 Main toolbar 93 switching from Diagram View 45 switching from Map View 134 Tab key 214 tools 92 Outlines changing defaults 119 creating 45 editing text 100 examples 30 exporting 181 formatting text 115 Picture to Topic command 95 prefixes 117 previewing 200 printing 200 saving as text file 181 saving as web pages 184 186 setting page breaks 205 Ovals drawing 77 P Page breaks adjusting 204 206 setting 205 P
104. b Split Tree 2 To turn on AutoArrange click the Arrange Options button then choose AutoArrange Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 85 Positioning selected objects in a diagram There are a variety of tools you can use to position objects in a diagram You can use grid lines to manually position objects You can use grid snap to position objects automatically in relation to the grid The nudge tool allows you to move objects one pixel at a time You can use the Align command to align the tops bottoms or left or right sides of selected objects You can use the Evenly Space command to create an equal amount of vertical or horizontal space between selected objects Positioning objects using the grid You can use the grid to align symbols notes and draw objects On the screen the grid looks like graph paper Showing or hiding the grid Onthe View menu choose Grid Settings then select the Show Grid check box The grid is displayed when a check appears in the Show Grid check box Note You can use grid snap without showing the grid lines Setting the height and width of the grid 1 Onthe View menu choose Grid Settings 2 Enter measurements in the Grid Width box and the Grid Height box then click OK Positioning symbols using grid snap You can use grid snap to automatically position symbols within the squares of the grid When grid snap is on the symbols snap to the grid when you move them Grid snap does not affect links
105. blet PC are fully compatible You should not need to change any settings on your Tablet PC to access handwriting or shape recognition in Inspiration Basic use 1 Tap the Tablet PC Input Panel button on the Task bar to access the text entry area 2 Inthe Input Panel tap the Writing Pad button to open the handwriting area When you are finished writing your text tap Insert to enter your text into the Inspiration document Access the on screen keyboard by tapping the On Screen Keyboard button Tap your text on the keyboard to automatically add it to your Inspiration document Index 3 32 link connection points 42 70 9 90 degree links 66 A About moving Inspiration documents to and from handheld 234 Access privileges copying symbol libraries 194 creating symbol libraries 194 deleting symbol libraries 195 sharing symbol libraries 195 Access to online resources 215 Accessibility for people with disabilities 233 Adding figures 169 Adding notes diagram 45 mind map 132 outline 99 Adding page numbers 203 Adding prefix to main idea 118 Adding subtopics to outline 96 Adding symbols to diagram 36 using Command or Ctrl 39 using Create tool 37 using point and type 37 using RapidFire tool 36 using Symbol palette 40 Adding symbols to libraries 196 Adding symbols to mind map 128 Adding topics to mind map 125 126 127 Adding topics to outline 96 Adjusting link shape 69 131 Adjust
106. bol link or note For example if you want to change the colour of a single word within a symbol you select that word If you want to change the colour of all the text in a symbol you select the symbol Changing the font 1 Select the text or object Times Nem Raman 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Font box then select a font On the Text menu choose Font then select a font Tip If you re using Windows you can change the fonts that appear on the Inspiration Font menu For more information see Customising the font menu on page 220 Changing text size 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Text Size box LN then select a text size or On the Text menu choose Size then select a text size 3 To use a size that doesn t appear on the text size menu choose Other 4 Entera text size then click OK Tip To increase or decrease the size of selected text one point size at a time on the Text menu choose Size then select Increase or Decrease Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 55 Applying bold formatting to text m 2 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Bold button B On the Text menu choose Style then select Bold Italicising text 1 2 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Italic button I On the Text menu choose Style then select Italic Underlining text 1 2 Select the text or object
107. bol to complete the link Tip You can add new segments to a link you ve already drawn Select the link then hold down Option Macintosh or Ctrl Shift Windows and click the link where you want to make the segment Drag the segment Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 69 Adjusting the shape of a link You can change the shape of the angle or curve in a link To adjust the shape of a link 1 Select the link 2 Dragaresize handle to adjust the shape Tip You may want to move the end of a link so it attaches at a different place See Changing a link s connection point on page 43 Reversing a link Changing the direction of a link reverses the relationship between the ideas and changes the relationship of topics in Outline View To reverse a link 1 Select the link 2 Onthe Link menu choose Reverse Link The link changes so that the arrow points in the opposite direction Freezing connection points for a link Whenever you move a symbol Inspiration automatically moves a link with it adjusting where the link attaches to the symbol if necessary If you don t want Inspiration to reposition a link that 1s you want to keep the link attached to a specific connection point you can freeze it To freeze connection points for a link 1 Select the link 2 Onthe Link menu choose Freeze Link Connections When you drag a symbol the point at which a link connects does not change Although freezing stops Inspiration from
108. bols to represent the ideas in a mind map In addition to the libraries that come with Inspiration you can use the symbols in the online symbol collection It is easy to find symbols using the Search tab on the Symbol palette You can add a symbol to an existing topic or create a new detached topic Each topic can have one symbol To add a symbol to a topic Drag the symbol onto the topic Select the topic then click the symbol on the Symbol palette To create a detached topic using a symbol Drag the symbol onto the background of the mind map Click the background of the mind map then click the symbol on the Symbol palette To replace a symbol On the Symbol palette drag the new symbol onto the existing symbol Select the topic then click the new symbol on the Symbol palette Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 129 Searching for symbols When you search for symbols Inspiration searches the Inspiration libraries on your computer and the online symbol collection Custom libraries are not searched To search the online symbol collection the Online Access option must be selected in Preferences The Online Access option is selected by default For more information see Turning access to online resources on or off on page 220 Note In Diagram View you can turn off the symbol searching feature for a specific document using the Template Wizard For more information see Working with templates on page 176 To
109. c where you wantto add a higher level topic On the Outline menu choose Higher Level Topic Family Vacation L Whati we want io do 4 Mom l Sun 2 scuba B Dad l Play golf C D Sarah Anew higher level topic appears below the selected topic Sarah moves down to make room far the new topic To insert a higher level topic 1 2 3 Select the topic after which you want to insert a higher level topic On the Outline menu choose Insert Higher Level Topic A new topic appears below the topic you selected and at the next higher level in your outline Enter the text for the new topic Note You can use the Insert Higher Level Topic command for all topics and subtopics except for the Main Idea topic and first level topics To insert a new main idea see Inserting a new main idea in an outline on page 99 Chapter 5 Creating an outline 99 Inserting topics or subtopics using smart insert As you develop your outline you will find smart insert helpful Here s how it works e If you select a topic that is followed by another topic at the same level a new topic is inserted after the selected topic e If you select a topic that is followed by one or more visible subtopics a new subtopic is inserted after the selected topic To insert a topic or subtopic using smart insert 1 Select the topic under which you want to insert a new topic or subtopic On the Outline menu choose Smart Topic Insert 2 Enter your text Ins
110. can move it to the left You can also move subtopics to the left using the Promote command on the Outline menu To move a topic to the left in an outline 1 Select the topic 2 On the Main toolbar click the Left button Laft On the Outline menu choose Move Left The topic moves to the left which raises it one level If the topic has subtopics they are moved also and maintain their subtopic status Promoting a set of subtopics to topics in an outline When you have a number of subtopics you want to move to the left that is to promote them in the outline hierarchy you can move them all at the same time When you promote a set of subtopics they become parallel to the selected topic Any subtopics contained by topics you promote also move one level to the left To promote a set of subtopics to topics in an outline 1 Select the topic that contains the subtopics T Family Vacation wr L What we want io do A Mom T En l Sun a Wear the ocean To promote the subtopics b armowesiher below Sun select the topic Sun then choose Promote c Good beaches on the Outline menu wr B Dad l Play golf 2 On the Outline menu choose Promote 110 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The subtopic or subtopics move to the left one level raising them in the outline hierarchy ww Family Vacation ww L What we want io do ww 4 Mom l Sun 2 Mear the ocean The three topics move up 3 Warm weather one le
111. choose Paste Tip If you re not sure where you want the copy to appear paste it in any empty space on the diagram You can always move it later 52 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Cutting and pasting symbols in a diagram When you cut and paste symbols any links in the area you cut and paste are retained Any links to symbols outside the area are deleted To cut and paste symbols 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Cut 3 Click the background of the diagram where you want the symbol to appear 4 On the Edit menu choose Paste Deleting objects in a diagram As you re working you may want to delete some objects in the diagram You can delete symbols notes draw objects and links When you delete an object you also delete any text in the object When you delete a symbol you automatically delete the symbol note and the links that connect the symbol to other symbols When you delete a link you remove the relationship between a symbol and its subtopics The symbols become unconnected ideas A special command allows you to delete a symbol without deleting its links To delete an object 1 Select it 2 Press the Delete or Backspace key On the Edit menu choose Clear Chapter 3 Working with the diagram 53 Deleting a symbol without deleting its links If you ve created a symbol that is linked between two or more other symbols you can delete that symbol and the links will reattach to the other symb
112. ck way to import a graphics file is to drag and drop it onto the Symbol palette You can also copy and paste a graphic into a custom library You can import BMP GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files or to import BMP files in Mac OS your computer must have QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To import a graphic into a custom library 1 2 On the Utility menu choose Edit Symbol Libraries On the right palette select the custom library e On the Category list select the category that contains the library then select the library e Click Pto browse the libraries in the category Click Import Graphic Navigate to the folder containing the graphics file select the file then click Open Select Standard Symbol Size or Current Size then click OK e Select Standard Symbol Size to size the symbol equivalent to the other Inspiration symbols e Select Current Size to retain the graphic s current size To create a name for the symbol enter it in the box at the bottom of the right palette Repeat steps 3 6 until you are finished Click OK Notes e f you do not select a custom library before importing a graphic the symbol 1s installed in the last edited custom library e To drag and drop a graphic into a custom library select the custom library on the Symbol palette Open the folder or program containing the graphic Arrange the program windows so that both the
113. d Here s an example of an outline that includes both topics and subtopics T Family Vacation T L What we want to do T 4 Mom ham is a subtopic of L Sun What we wantto da 2 scuba B Dad C Sarah When you add a subtopic to a topic it s indented one level below the selected topic Scuba is a subtopic of Morn Chapter 5 Creating an outline To add a subtopic 1 Select the topic to which you want to add the subtopic A selection box appears around the topic to show you it s selected T Family Vacation T L What we want to do 4 Mom l Sun 2 scuba B Dad C Sarah Click ta the left af a topic to select it 2 Onthe Main toolbar click the Subtopic button Subtopic On the Outline menu choose Insert Subtopic Inspiration inserts a new indented subtopic below the selected topic A Subtopic Quick Control appears next to the topic to show that it has a subtopic T Family Vacation T L What we want to do ww A Mom l Sun 2 scuba T B Dad l C Sarah 3 Enter the text for the subtopic 97 98 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Inserting a higher level topic As you add topics and subtopics to your outline you may want to add a new topic that 1s at a higher level than the topic you are currently working on Here s an example b ad S baud 4 Family Vacation L Whati we want io do 4 Mom l Sun 2 scuba B Dad P l Play golf C Sarah Select the topi
114. d the symbol If there are no open slots in the library Inspiration creates a new library called User 1 under the Custom Libraries category on the Symbols palette If there is already a User 1 library Inspiration creates a User 2 library and so on Adding a symbol on your diagram or mind map to a custom library 1 In your diagram or mind map select the symbol 2 On the Symbol palette select the custom library 3 On the Utility menu choose Add Symbol to Library 4 Select Standard Symbol Size or Current Size then click OK e Select Standard Symbol Size to make the symbol size the same as the built in Inspiration symbols e Select Current Size to retain the symbol s current size 5 Click OK Notes e If you do not select a custom library on the Symbol palette the symbol is installed in the last edited custom library e To copy and paste a symbol on your diagram into a custom library select the symbol then choose Copy on the Edit menu On the Utility menu choose Edit Symbol Libraries On the Edit Symbol Libraries dialog select the custom library then click Paste Graphic e To create a name for the symbol enter it at the bottom of the right palette in the Edit Symbol Libraries dialog e You can also add symbols by searching for them on the left palette in the Edit Symbol Libraries dialog Chapter 13 Managing the symbol libraries 201 Copying a symbol from the Symbol palette to a custom library 1 On the Utility men
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116. document is saved as a set of web pages that can be finished using an HTML authoring tool 188 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Saving a diagram or mind map as a web page When you save a diagram or mind map as a web page the diagram or mind map is exported as a one page graphic in GIF file format You can choose to include hidden subtopics and hidden notes If you are focused in on a portion of the diagram only that portion of the diagram is exported Hyperlinked files are not exported To save a diagram as a web page 1 Onthe File menu choose Export 2 Click the Web Pages tab 3 Select diagram mind map 4 Click Save 5 Select the folder in which to save the web page 6 Enter a name for the file then click Save Inspiration automatically uses your main idea as the name and assigns the appropriate file extension but you can change the name Saving an outline as a web page When you save an outline as a web page the main idea becomes the title of the document and appears in large type at the top of the page Topics subtopics and notes are the body of the page At the end of the page a Back hyperlink appears which you can click to return to the top of the page You can choose to create a separate web page containing a table of contents You also can choose to include hidden subtopics and hidden notes in the web page To save an outline as a web page 1 Open the Inspiration document 2 Onthe File menu choose Expor
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118. e You can insert only one graphic into each note The graphic is inserted at the end of any text you ve already entered If you insert a second graphic it replaces the first To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To insert a graphic into a note in a diagram 1 Select the symbol then click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show 2 On the Edit menu choose Insert Graphic 3 Select the graphic file you want to insert then click Open Notes e You can drag and drop a graphic into a note Select the symbol where you want the graphic to appear in notes then click the Note Quick Control or on the View menu choose Notes then select Show Open the folder containing the graphics file you want to place in the note Arrange the program windows so that both the graphics file and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the graphics file to the note You cannot drag a graphic into a note from within the same diagram e You can copy and paste a graphic into a note In the graphics editing program copy the graphic Select the symbol where you want the graphic to appear in notes Click the Note Quick Control or on the View menu choose Notes then select Show On the Edit menu choose Paste e When you drag and drop or copy and paste a file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 75 Formatting
119. e Align then select an arrangement Each choice on the Align submenu shows how the selected objects will align Evenly spacing objects in a diagram Use the Evenly Space command on the Effect menu to create an even amount of space between selected symbols and draw objects or selected notes To evenly space objects in a diagram 1 Select the objects You must select a total of at least three symbols and draw objects or at least three notes 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Evenly Space then select Horizontal or Vertical Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 87 Grouping symbols and draw objects in a diagram Once you group a set of objects they all move as a unit and any enhancements you make such as fill colour or line width affect the whole group To group symbols and draw objects in a diagram 1 Select the symbols and draw objects To select more than one object press the Shift key and click each one or drag a selection box around the objects 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Group Press Command G Macintosh or Ctrl G Windows The selection boxes on each individual object disappear and a selection box for the group appears around the items To ungroup select the group and on the Symbol menu choose Ungroup Sending a symbol or draw object to the back of a stack in a diagram You can draw an object and place it behind a symbol You can position draw objects so they overlap or create a stack of symbols or objects To
120. e And Time 12 9 05 6 00 PM 222 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Setting the measurement units You can set the measurement units for the rulers and the grid to inches or centimetres The measurement units apply to outline layout margins the grid and headers and footers To set the measurement units 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Formats and Units 3 Onthe Measurement Units menu select Inches or Centimetres Setting your preferred word processor Your preferred word processor starts automatically when you transfer an Inspiration project using the Transfer tool The Transfer tool can move Inspiration projects to Microsoft Word 95 or higher and AppleWorks 5 or higher To set your preferred word processor 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Formats and Units 3 Onthe Preferred Word Processor menu select Microsoft Word or AppleWorks For more information about transferring work see Transferring a document to a word processor on page 190 Setting the Auto Save time If your computer shuts down unexpectedly Inspiration can recover the open documents using the files it automatically saves while you are working You can specify how often you want Inspiration to automatically save open documents in case of a shut down To set the Auto Save time 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Formats and Units 3 In the Auto Save box enter in minutes how often to save open docu
121. e Effect menu choose Symbol then select Edit Custom Strip Click the strip area to add text ta the custom strip symbol Select Text Editor Enter the text you want to appear in the strip area Format the text using the available options Click OK dd M Se 156 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Tip To display a person s name vertically one character at a time enter the name one character at a time pressing Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each letter To add a picture to a custom strip symbol 1 Select the custom strip symbol 2 Click the strip area in the symbol On the Effect menu choose Symbol then select Edit Custom Strip Click the strip area to add a graphic tao the custom strip symboal 3 Select Fat Bits Editor 4 Click inside the Fat Bits Editor box to create a picture Here are some techniques you can use e Click a location to change a black pixel to white e Drag to draw a continuous line e To draw a thinner line hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows as you draw e To draw an even thinner line press the Option key Macintosh or Ctrl Shift keys Windows while you draw 5 To erase your drawing and begin again click the Clear button 6 When you finish click OK The custom strip symbol appears in your diagram with the picture you drew in the strip To copy and paste a graphic into a custom strip symbol Mac OS only 1 In the graphics program copy the graph
122. e Rulers When the rulers are displayed a check appears next to Rulers on the View menu Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration 219 Customising keyboard operations Setting the operation of the Return key Mac OS or Enter key Windows You can set the operation of the Return key Macintosh or Enter key Windows in Outline View to fit the way you work To set the operation of the Return key Mac OS or Enter key Windows in Outline View 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Keyboard 3 Onthe Return Enter Key menu select one of the following e New Topic Press the Return key Macintosh or Enter key Windows to start a new topic e New Line Press the Return key Macintosh or Enter key Windows to start a new line To set the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad see Setting the operation of the Enter key on the numeric key pad on page 220 Setting the operation of the Tab key You can set the operation of the Tab key in Outline View to fit the way you work To set the operation of the Tab key in Outline View 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Keyboard 3 Onthe Outline View Tab Key menu select one of the following e Move Right Left Press the Tab key to move a topic to the right one level and press Shift Tab to move a topic to the left one level e Standard Tab Press Tab to move text to the next tab stop e Next Topic Press Tab to move the cursor to the next topic
123. e current diagram see Applying defaults in your current diagram on page 90 Applying defaults in your current diagram After you change the defaults for symbols links or notes you can apply these changes to existing objects in your diagram To apply defaults 1 Select the object to which you want to apply the new defaults You can select objects of the same type for example several symbols notes or links 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Defaults button Gr then select Apply Default Changing the background colour in a diagram You can change the colour of the background that appears on your screen To change the background colour gt On the Effect menu choose Background Colour then select a colour Chapter 5 Creating an outline 91 Chapter 5 Creating an outline Outlining is useful for planning and for structuring ideas when writing When you create an outline in Inspiration you use topics to represent your ideas You begin with your main idea which is the focus of your document Then you add the topics you want to cover A topic generally contains one idea or piece of information Topics can have subtopics which provide more detail An outline can have up to 99 levels of subtopics In Inspiration outlines as in diagrams you can add a note to any topic or subtopic Use notes to add details to your ideas Notes text can be one or two sentences several paragraphs or even several pages When you add notes to a
124. e does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 155 Working with symbols on a mind map There are several ways you can create your own unique symbols to use on a mind map The custom strip symbol allows you to add text or a simple graphic to the symbol You can also create symbols using imported graphics and videos You can increase or decrease the size of a symbol And you can change the way a symbol looks using format options that include colour frame shadow and text background For information about adding symbols to a mind map see Adding symbols to a mind map on page 128 Using the custom strip symbol on a mind map You can use the custom strip symbol to create a symbol with text or a graphic in it Custom strip symbol When you add the custom strip symbol to your mind map the strip area is blank You can enter text or draw a simple picture in the strip area On the Mac OS you can also copy and paste a graphic created in another program into the strip area First you add the custom strip symbol to your mind map Then you add the text or graphic After you create a custom strip symbol you can add it to a custom library so it is available to use in other diagrams or mind maps For more information see Adding a symbol to a custom library on page 200 To add text to a custom strip symbol 1 Select the custom strip symbol 2 Click the strip area in the symbol On th
125. eas TO Training examples and planning help and more ET x Inspiration Version B More inspiring templates Start projects quickly with templates that offer frameworks for gathering information and organising ideas Choose from 60 templates that cover English science humanities thinking skills and planning topics When creating templates with the Template Wizard you can limit symbol libraries to focus learning And custom libraries can now be distributed with any template Powerful drag and drop capabilities Inspiration 8 introduces familiar drag and drop actions that make research a snap Quickly move text images video and sound files from other sources into your Inspiration projects Drag and drop URLs or files from your desktop to create hyperlinks to important reference materials Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 17 Write with more clarity and accuracy Innovative Word Guide The Word Guide helps you select words with precision while building vocabulary This integrated dictionary and thesaurus links synonyms to specific definitions so word choices can be made with greater understanding Word Guide a Fee ah idaa A A ar ra i NCRUN n E SYNONYM H federal anything existing in the concep edealess mind as amp product of mental image isdesalsise activity or awareness such natian iedesalsism as a concepilon or Image thaught iadesaalaist T reception i desal isstiz D MOL
126. ecific width before you select this option Displaying symbol text as a caption in a diagram You can display a symbol s text area as a caption below the symbol rather than inside the symbol This is especially useful for symbols that are detailed images To display symbol text as a caption in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Captioned Symbol The symbol text area is displayed as a caption when a check appears next to Captioned Symbol on the Symbol menu Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 65 Resizing a symbol in a diagram You can change the size of any symbol including imported graphics and video symbols To resize a symbol in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Draga selection handle to increase or reduce the size LLL E Drag 4 selection handle to change the size of a symbol Note When resizing a non captioned symbol which has its text area on the symbol itself dragging a selection handle resizes the image freely To resize a non captioned symbol proportionally hold down the Shift key as you drag When resizing a captioned symbol which has its text area below the symbol dragging a selection handle resizes the image proportionally To resize a captioned symbol freely hold the Shift key as you drag Returning a symbol to its original size If you resize a symbol or imported graphic you can easily return it to its original size To return a symbol to its original size 1 Selec
127. eck and correct the spelling of the text in a document using the built in spell checker You can use Auto Spell Check which automatically underlines misspelled words with a dashed red line and you can check the spelling of the entire document or selected text You can add words to the dictionary and remove the ones you ve added Using Auto Spell Check gt To turn on Auto Spell Check choose Auto Spell Check on the Tools menu Auto Spell Check is on when a check appears next to Auto Spell Check on the Tools menu Misspelled words are underlined with a dashed red line To correct a misspelled word 1 Click the misspelled word then hold down Control and click the mouse button Macintosh or click the right mouse button Windows 2 Onthe shortcut menu do one of the following e Select a suggested spelling to replace the misspelled word Choose Ignore All to ignore all instances of the misspelled word in the document Choose Learn Spelling to add the word to the dictionary Checking the spelling of an entire document or selected text 1 Click anywhere in the document 6p Select the text to check 2 On the Tools menu choose Spell Check Inspiration searches for words it doesn t recognise It displays unrecognised words in the Misspelled box If there s a similar word in the Inspiration dictionary it displays it in the Change To box If there are other possible spellings in the dictionary they are displayed in the Alternate
128. ect the symbol where you want the link to begin The cursor looks like this bs 3 Select the symbol where you want the link to end The link appears and the arrowhead points to the second symbol you selected 4 To continue creating links between symbols repeat steps 2 3 5 To turn off the Link tool click the Link button or click the background of the diagram For information about changing a link s connection see Changing a link s connection point on page 43 For information about adding text to a link see Labelling the connections between ideas on page 44 Connecting ideas using link creation points A symbol has four diamond shaped link creation points You can create a link quickly by clicking a link creation point on the symbol where you want the link to begin then clicking a connection point on the symbol where you want the link to end To connect ideas using a link creation point 1 Select the symbol where you want the link to begin 2 Click a link creation point Click the link creation paint 3 On the other symbol click the connection point where you want the link to end Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 43 Click the connectian point on the other symbol Tip A symbol can have 8 or 32 connection points To show 32 connection points choose 32 Link Connection Points on the Link menu Or hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows as you create the link Changing a link s connection point
129. ections and add links you can organise and rearrange your diagram Viewing a diagram as you work Inspiration gives you many different ways to view your diagram Magnifying or reducing the view of a diagram When you want to reduce the size of the document in the window zoom out When you want to magnify the document zoom in You can zoom in or out to a specific percentage You can also fit the entire diagram into the window Use the buttons in the lower left of the window to zoom in or out Click to view the entire diagram Click ta magnify the view Click to reduce the view Click to magnify or reduce the view to 4 specific percentage Note Zooming in and out does not change the actual size of the document only the magnification at which you see it To scale symbols see Resizing a symbol on page 65 Zooming in gt Click the Zoom In button in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom In Zooming out gt Click the Zoom Out button a in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom Out Chapter 3 Working with the diagram 47 Zooming to a specific percentage Click the Change Zoom Level button in the lower left of the window then select a percentage On the View menu choose Zoom then select a percentage Fit to Window CErl E ers 15055 w LOO Pots a foie l2 Bo Cin aas aal a 4 imes New Roman 12 B T Click the Change Zoom Level button and
130. ed Inspiration will not find occurrences of the search text inside other words It will only search for occurrences of the whole word Match Case The Match Case option finds only those occurrences of the search text that exactly match the upper and lowercase letters you specify When not selected Inspiration finds all occurrences of the search text ignoring the case of the letters Click Find Next to begin the search Inspiration looks through the text stops at each occurrence of the search text and selects it Click Find Next to continue the search until it finds the next occurrence or reaches the end of the text Click Close to end the search Tips Inspiration remembers the last character word or phrase you searched for After you finish a search you can restart it by choosing Find Next on the Tools menu or by pressing Cmd F Shift Macintosh or Ctrl F Shift Windows You can also select a new word and press Cmd F Shift Macintosh or Ctrl F Shift Windows to find the next occurrence of that word 194 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Replacing text in a document You can find and then replace text in your document using the Replace command Replace searches all text areas in a diagram mind map or outline for the specified text and then lets you replace that text with new text In Diagram or Map View Replace searches through all symbol text including notes text and link text currently displayed on the screen In Outline View al
131. ed files External files such as video or audio files are stored in a folder named filename files where filename is the name of your Inspiration document The filename files folder is stored in the same folder as the exported document Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 187 Starting a web site based on the structure of your document The Site Skeleton export allows you to transform your diagram mind map or outline into the foundation of a web site including a clickable site map Each symbol or topic becomes a separate page in your web site All notes text appears on the page corresponding to the symbol or topic to which it was associated Links in your diagram become hyperlinks on your web pages Arrows show hyperlink direction Two headed arrows signify that there are hyperlinks back and forth between two pages Single headed arrows make a hyperlink in one direction only Each symbol becomes a separate page in the web site Links become hyperlinks In the web page Short Stories To start a web site based on the structure of your document 1 On the File menu choose Export 2 Click the Web Pages tab 3 Select Site Skeleton then click Save 4 Select the folder in which to save the web pages 5 Enter a name for the first page in the web site Inspiration automatically uses your main idea as the name and assigns the appropriate file extension but you can change the name 6 Click Save The
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134. elect Library button E2 select a category then select a library gt To find a specific symbol type a word or words describing the symbol you are looking for in the box at the bottom of the palette then click the Find button For more information see Searching for symbols on page 40 ETPITPTT Click to select a library ft Click to go to the next library Click ta go to the previous library s Enter seach Wons w Photos At Q Enter a keyword to Click to begin search tor sym bols searching 36 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Adding symbols to a diagram You choose the way you build your diagram You might want to add all your main topics first then expand each of them Or you might want to add the main topic and expand it with related topics before continuing to another main idea Entering your main idea in a diagram When you click Diagram on the Inspiration starter screen a new untitled diagram with a Main Idea symbol appears aa f f 1 a i M C gt The text Main Idea is selected Simply start typing to enter your idea into the Main Idea symbol Now you re ready to add topics that expand or explain your main idea Using the RapidFire tool to quickly add ideas to a diagram In Diagram View you can use the RapidFire tool to add a series of ideas that are connected to a symbol RapidFire With Links option or to add a series of unconnected ideas RapidFire Without Links option
135. email message with the correct email address in the To line is created provided the reader has an email program installed Note Email hyperlinks work properly only if the reader of the document has an email program installed and has access to an authorised email system For more information consult the documentation for your computer or your system administrator To insert a hyperlink to an email address 1 Select the text to be displayed as a hyperlink For example select the text Send me email If you don t select any text Inspiration automatically inserts the email address at the insertion point in the document 2 Onthe Main toolbar click the Hyperlink button Hyperlink 3 Select Email The selected text appears in the Hyperlink Text box You can edit the text Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents 165 4 Inthe Mail To box type the email address For example techsupport inspiration com 5 Click OK Inserting a hyperlink using drag and drop You can add hyperlinks by dragging and dropping hyperlinked text or pictures from your web browser onto the document File hyperlinks can also be inserted by dragging them from your desktop To insert a hyperlink to a web page or email address using drag and drop gt Drag the hyperlinked text or picture from your web browser onto your Inspiration document To insert a hyperlink to another file using drag and drop gt Drag the file you want to hyper
136. end Carol Moving a topic down in an outline You can move or flip a topic and its subtopics to a lower position in the order of an outline To move a topic down in the outline order 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Outline menu choose Flip Down The topic and its subtopics move down changing places with the topic below it 111 112 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Consolidating several topics under one topic in an outline You can consolidate ideas that are scattered throughout the outline under one topic You can also choose to copy the selected topics and place them under one topic while leaving the originals intact in the outline To consolidate several topics under one topic 1 2 Select the topic under which you want to place the other topics Hold down the Shift key then select the topics you want to consolidate A dotted rectangle appears around each topic you select You don t need to select each subtopic On the Outline menu choose Collect and Move Do one of the following Select Move Collected Topics to move the topics under the selected topic a Select Copy Collected Topics to copy the topics and place them under the selected topic and leave the originals intact in the outline Click OK Splitting a topic into two topics in an outline If you discover that a topic contains two ideas you can split it into two separate topics When you split a topic that has no subtopics both parts remain at the s
137. enu choose Evenly Space 3 Doone ofthe following To evenly space the objects vertically select Vertical _or To evenly space the objects horizontally select Horizontal Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool You can move symbols notes and draw objects up down right or left one pixel at a time using the Nudge tool on the Formatting toolbar To position an object precisely 1 Select the object 4 gt 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the arrow on the Nudge button that points in the direction you want to move the object One click moves the object one pixel Notes e You can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge an object e You don t have to turn grid snap off to use the Nudge tool It works the same way whether grid snap is on or off Detaching or attaching a branch on a mind map You can detach a branch from a mind map and then reattach it to another branch or to the Central Idea symbol When you detach a branch it detaches at the currently selected topic To detach a branch 1 Select the topic where you want to detach the branch 2 Onthe Branch menu choose Detach Branch 142 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual To attach a branch Select the branch then drag the branch to the topic where you want to attach it or to the Central Idea symbol When the branch is positioned to attach an arrow indicates where the branch will appear a Select the branch then drag it onto
138. er Order do one of the following e Select Ascending to arrange the topics with checked items first and unchecked items last e Select Descending to arrange topics with checked items last and unchecked items first 5 Click OK Adding the date to your document You can add today s date to your document To change the format in which the date appears see Setting the date and time format To add the date to your document 1 Click in the document where you want the date to appear 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Paste Date 172 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Summing numbers and currency The Summation feature is useful whenever you need quick simple addition When Inspiration sums it looks for numbers in each level of subtopics under the selected topic The values are added then inserted in the selected topic at the insertion point If the topic 1s selected and you are not in the text editor the total 1s placed at the end of the topic If a number already exists in the topic Inspiration replaces the number with the summed number To add numbers and currency amounts 1 Enter numeric data or currency amounts in the subtopic or subtopic text For example to total the number of dollars in an expense report type a dollar sign and the amount If the dollar amount is surrounded by text be sure and put a space before and after the dollar amount To total the number of people hours in an outline enter the number a space and then type
139. erting a new main idea in an outline You can add a topic at the same level as the main idea To insert a new main idea Onthe Outline menu choose Insert New Main Idea A new topic appears at the main idea level Adding notes to an outline Once you ve created an outline that includes topics and subtopics you can develop your ideas by adding notes text This 1s where you do your writing You can add anything from one sentence to multiple paragraphs to several pages of text You can also insert graphics created in other programs To add notes to a topic 1 Select the topic 2 Press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows On the Main toolbar click the Note button Note The cursor appears below the selected topic so you can enter your notes text 3 Enter your notes 100 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Importing a graphic into notes in an outline In Windows you can import GIF JPEG PICT TIFF Windows Bitmap bmp and Windows Metafile wmf files In Mac OS you can import GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files your computer must have QuickTime You can insert only one graphic per note The graphic is inserted at the end of any text you ve already entered If you try to insert a second graphic it replaces the first Tip To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To import a graphic into notes in an outline 1 Select the topic where you want to insert the graphic i
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141. es blank Select Create Subtotals When selected subtotals are inserted in the upper level topic To suppress the insertion of the subtopic totals deselect this option Click OK or press Return Enter to perform the summation or click Cancel to cancel this option and return to your document Summation adds the numbers from the lowest subtopic upward and places the total in the selected topic or symbol Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 173 Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents Opening closing and saving documents Opening a new document A new document has the attributes of the default template To open a new document 1 Onthe File menu choose New 2 On the Inspiration Starter screen do one of the following Click the Create a diagram button to begin a new diagram or Click the Create a mind map button to begin a new mind map or Click the Create an outline button to begin a new outline For information about selecting a new default template see Selecting a new default template on page 216 Opening an existing document 1 Onthe Inspiration Starter Screen click Open File On the File menu choose Open 2 Select the document you want to open then click Open Tip To view a list of recently opened files click the Open File Options button on the Inspiration Starter or choose Open Recent File on the File menu For information about opening Inspiration templates see Opening a templ
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145. ew menu choose Focus In The symbol and its subtopics show on the screen The rest of the diagram is hidden 3 To view the complete diagram again on the View menu choose Focus Out The whole diagram reappears Scrolling to a selected object in a diagram If you have scrolled away from a selected object in a diagram you can easily return to it and centre it in the window To scroll to a selected object in a diagram Onthe Edit menu choose Scroll to Selection Chapter 3 Working with the diagram 49 Showing or hiding Quick Controls in a diagram Depending on your project you may want to display the Quick Controls for notes audio and subtopics in different ways Li TUN v Guick Controls To show or hide Quick Controls in a diagram 1 Onthe View menu choose Quick Controls 2 Doone ofthe following To show Quick Controls for selected symbols only select Show on Selection _or To show Quick Controls for all symbols at all times select Always Show _or To hide Quick Controls select Never Show Showing or hiding subtopics in a diagram After you add subtopics to symbols in your diagram you can show or hide subtopics for individual symbols and you can show or hide all subtopics in the diagram To show subtopics for a symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 Click the Subtopic Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Show To hide subtopics for a symbol 1 Select the symbol
146. ext along the link Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 45 Adding notes to a diagram For each symbol in a diagram a note is available Notes allow you to expand your ideas and actually begin the writing process while continuing to work in the visual format Notes are flexible You can choose to keep a note attached and move it with its symbol or detach it from its symbol and place it anywhere on the diagram To add a note to a symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 On the Main toolbar click the Note button Mote 3 Enter your text into the note Enter details into the nate then click to close the note 4 Click X to close the note For more information about showing and hiding notes see Showing or hiding notes in a diagram on page 50 For information about moving a note see Detaching or attaching a note in a diagram on page 72 Creating an outline from a diagram After you have your ideas in a visual format you can easily create an outline from your diagram by switching to Outline View Here you can continue to develop your information in a written form Changes you make in Outline View are automatically made in Diagram View and vice versa To create an outline from a diagram Onthe Main toolbar click the Outline button Outline On the View menu choose Outline 46 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 3 Working with the diagram After you have some of your ideas down and you begin to make conn
147. eyboard commands to select objects in your diagram when you are not in text editing When the grid is off movements still occur relative to the grid width and height To select objects such as links with the arrow keys we recommend setting the grid width and height to 25 in 64 cm To Select all objects Select this level Select first main idea Select nearest symbol left Select nearest symbol right Select nearest symbol up Select nearest symbol down Nudge selected symbols left one pixel Nudge selected symbols right one pixel Nudge selected symbols up one pixel Nudge selected symbols down one pixel Move selected symbols left one grid box Move select symbols right one grid box Move selected symbols up one grid box Move selected symbols down one grid box Group selected diagram objects Arrange diagram Macintosh Command A Command Shift A Home Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Command Shift Left AITOW Command Shift Right Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Down Arrow Command G Command 7 Windows Ctrl A Ctrl Shift A Home Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Arrow Control Shift Left Arrow Control Shift Right Arrow Control Shift Up Arrow Control Shiftt tDown Arrow Ctrl G Ctrl 7 Chapter 16
148. font spacing 209 fractional fonts 209 opening Windows files 180 Magnifying view diagrams 46 mind maps 135 outlines 103 Main idea adding prefix 118 entering in diagram 36 entering in outline 95 inserting new in outline 99 Main toolbar Diagram View 31 33 Map View 120 122 Outline View 92 93 showing or hiding 213 Making relationship links 129 149 Making symbols the same size 65 Managing symbol libraries 194 Index 25 Map View Formatting toolbar 123 Map View Main toolbar 122 tools 120 Margins setting 202 Mind Maps creating 120 examples 28 120 exporting 181 previewing 200 printing 200 205 206 saving as web pages 185 Modifying templates 176 Moving diagram in window 48 Moving documents between handheld and desktop computer 234 Moving mind map in window 136 Moving objects in diagram notes 72 symbols 41 using Nudge tool 86 Moving objects in mind map 139 branches 140 notes 133 Moving text on link 44 Moving text on relationship link 130 Moving tools to the bottom of the whiteboard 236 Moving topics in outline down 111 dragging 107 left 109 right 108 up 11l Multicolour symbols changing colours in diagram 62 changing colours in mind map 62 N New features 15 Note defaults 90 Notes adding to diagram 45 adding to mind map 132 adding to outline 99 applying defaults in diagram 90 changing def
149. format A B C 1 2 3 a b c etc Legal Uses numbers for each level and includes the first level prefix as part of the second level and so on 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 etc Numeric Uses numbers for each level 1 2 3 1 2 3 etc in an outline document No Prefix On printed outline documents there are no prefixes Bullets Uses a single bullet for all levels in an outline document Power Outlining Assigns the same number or letter to all topics at a specific level Custom Lets you specify your own system of prefixes in an outline document 118 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Formatting prefixes You can change the font and text style of the prefixes in an outline To format prefixes 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Prefix button A then select Custom 2 Select the Custom Font and Style checkbox 3 Onthe Font list select a font e To apply bold formatting to the prefixes select the Bold checkbox e To italicise the prefixes select the Italics checkbox e To underline the prefixes select the Underline checkbox 4 Click OK to apply the formatting Adding a prefix at the main idea level Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Prefix button then select Start at Main Idea Creating custom prefixes I 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Prefix button A then select Custom 2 To start the outline at the main idea level select the Start at Main Idea checkbox 3 In each outline Level
150. get the right effect you may need to change the order of the objects in the stack To send a symbol or draw object to the back of a stack in a diagram 1 Select the symbol or draw object you want to send to the back of a stack 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Send to Back The symbol or object moves to the back 3 To deselect the symbol or draw object click the background of the diagram You can now move the other symbols or objects to make the arrangement you want 88 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Bringing a symbol or draw object to the front of a stack in a diagram 1 Select the symbol Y ou may need to move one or more of the symbols or objects that cover the one you want to bring to the front 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Bring to Front The symbol or object moves to the front and is selected 3 To deselect the symbol or draw object click the background of the diagram You can now move the other symbols or objects to make the arrangement you want Changing the defaults of your current diagram You can set the defaults for symbols links and notes The default options include symbol shape font text size text colour line colour fill colour and other style choices Once you set the defaults for a symbol link or note all new items will reflect these choices You can also apply the new defaults to any existing symbol link or note When you change the defaults the changes apply only to the document
151. gment to a 45 degree horizontal or vertical angle hold down the Shift key as you drag Arranging linked symbols in a diagram You can use the Arrange tool and AutoArrange to arrange linked symbols in a diagram The Arrange tool allows you to apply one of three basic arrangements to a diagram then refine the arrangement using the Arrange options You can use AutoArrange to automatically arrange linked symbols as you add them to the diagram You can use the Arrange tool separately or together with AutoArrange 82 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Arranging a diagram using the Arrange tool You can use the Arrange tool to apply three basic arrangements to a diagram tree web and split tree After you choose an arrangement you can use the Arrange options to refine the arrangement Unconnected symbols and draw objects created using the Draw tools are not affected by the Arrange tool In addition to applying an arrangement to your diagram you can use AutoArrange to automatically control the arrangement of linked symbols To arrange a diagram using the Arrange tool 1 On the Main toolbar click the Arrange button we Arrange or On the Symbol menu choose Arrange 2 Select an arrangement 3 To select Arrange options click the More Options button 4 Click OK Arranging a selected part of a diagram You can use the Arrange tool to arrange a selected part of a diagram Unconnected symbols and draw objects created using the Draw
152. graphic To add an imported graphic to a custom symbol library see Adding symbols to custom libraries on page 200 To import a graphic for a symbol 1 Click where you want to place the graphic 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Insert Graphic 3 Select the graphic file then click Open Notes e Youcan drag and drop a graphic from a graphics editing program or drag and drop the graphics file Arrange the program windows so that both the graphic and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the graphic to the diagram e To copy and paste a graphic onto a diagram in the graphics editing program copy the graphic On the diagram click where you want the graphic to appear On the Edit menu choose Paste e When you import a file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file Changing the location of the caption on an imported graphic When you import a graphic into a diagram the symbol text area 1s displayed as a caption beneath the graphic You can also place the text area inside the graphic To change the location of the caption on an imported graphic 1 Select the graphic 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Captioned Symbol The text is displayed as a caption when a check appears next to Captioned Symbol on the Symbol menu 60 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Importing videos for symbols in Diagram View Video symbols are symbols that play digital video files within the diagram Y ou create video symbols
153. graphic and the Symbol palette are visible Drag the graphic onto the Symbol palette e To copy and paste a graphic into a custom library copy the graphic to the clipboard On the Utility menu choose Edit Symbol Libraries On the Edit Symbol Libraries dialog select the custom library then click Paste Graphic Chapter 13 Managing the symbol libraries 203 Deleting a symbol from a custom library When you delete a symbol from a custom library it is no longer available on the Symbol palette to use in new documents To delete a symbol from a custom library 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Edit Symbol Libraries 2 Onthe right palette display the library that contains the symbol e On the Category menu select the category that contains the library e Click to browse the libraries in the category 3 Drag the symbol to the Trash icon then click OK Note You can only delete symbols from custom symbol libraries 204 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 14 Printing Printing a document Inspiration prints the document displayed on screen When you print a diagram or mind map the default automatically sizes the document to print on one page To change the default see Printing a diagram or mind map at full size on page 210 To print a document 1 Open the document 2 Onthe File menu choose Print 3 The options in the Print dialog depend on the type of printer and printer software you re using In general here is
154. ground The text background is white when a check appears next to White Text Background on the Effect menu Adding a fill pattern to a symbol in a diagram When you add a fill pattern to a symbol the pattern is applied inside the symbol or if the symbol has a frame inside the frame To add a fill pattern to a symbol in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Fill Pattern then select a pattern To prevent the fill pattern from running behind the text make the text background white For more information see Applying a white background to symbol text on page 148 64 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Changing the way symbols grow as you add text If a symbol has captioned text the settings for Auto Symbol Grow do not affect the symbol size because the text area appears below the symbol image To change the way a symbol grows as you add text 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Auto Symbol Grow 3 Doone ofthe following To increase symbol size vertically as you add text select Standard This is the default setting To maintain symbol height to width ratio as you add text select Proportional To maintain symbol size as you add text select Off When the text does not fit inside the symbol part of the text is displayed followed by an ellipsis To maintain a specific symbol width and then increase symbol size vertically as you add text select Fixed Width Resize the symbol to the sp
155. han passive You discover where your deepest knowledge lies and where the gaps in your understanding are When you create a visual map of ideas you can recall the details better than 1f you had read a paragraph That s because you can see it in your mind If you have an idea that you want to expand whether it s an idea for a written document or a plan to map out Inspiration can help you organise your thoughts and save you time Use the Diagram or Map View to develop your ideas gather research and make connections 1in other words to clarify your thinking Use Outline View to organise your ideas in a hierarchical form Inspiration s outlining environment is perfect for creating structure for written documents speeches and plans Learning Inspiration Inspiration includes the following help resources and documentation Training videos Inspiration includes on demand training videos that show how to do specific tasks using Inspiration including creating symbol libraries using templates and more Note To play a video your computer must have QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Inspiration Help menu To play a training video 1 Onthe Inspiration Starter click Learn to Use Learn To Use TO Training examples help and more 2 Onthe Help menu choose Learn to Use 3 Double click Training Videos to see the list of available videos 4 Select a video title in the list then click Open 14 Inspirati
156. he Formatting toolbar Tip To change the width of the text box click the frame of the box to select it so that the selection handles show then drag any of the four handles to the right or left Selecting a draw object Before you can work with an object you ve drawn you need to select it To select a draw object gt Ifthe draw object has no fill colour click anywhere on the line or border of the object r If the draw object has a fill colour click anywhere on the object When you select the object its selection handles appear Click the line or fill of a draw object to select it E B Selection handle To select multiple draw objects gt Hold down the Shift key and select each draw object Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 81 Resizing a draw object You can change the height or width of a draw object You can also change the size of a draw object and maintain its height to width proportions In addition to resizing a polygon you can change the length of individual polygon segments To resize a draw object 1 Select the object 2 Draga selection handle to increase or reduce the size 3 To proportionally resize a draw object hold down the Shift key as you drag A Drag a selection handle to change the size of a draw object To change the length of a polygon segment 1 Select the polygon 2 Draga selection handle at the end of the segment to increase or reduce the length 3 To constrain a se
157. i es ese baen aps ee Sos inen ads on ead 108 Moyinp a topic to the left ti an Out Bie oos tte tpe na e rg MER b ME Ra ee pars S op CR Ope dS Up NS 109 Promoting a set of subtopics to topics in an outline sssssseee nennen nennen enne nennen nennen 109 Demoting a set of topics to subtopics in an outline ssssssssssssnnnneneneneneeenenenne nennen eene 110 IMOVIBP atope ap Tn dic OU ITI d eeeters istae to ESPERE etri Eee ptt esiti uen RE e ES p Re ES ER S oA eerste 111 Movinp atopic down 1n an OUTING set ia a e pad oves oA Hp NER EE EREER 111 Consolidating several topics under one topic in an outline ssssenoosoeeesesnsesesesesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssenneneneeeeeenee 112 Splitting a topic into two topics in an outline ssssseeneeeeeneneneme nennen nennen nnne enn nennen nennen nes 112 Creating a topic thatmeludes Ime DISAKS iere ete te Duro rR ot Hau bee tet oto toe pu ble Pu on sante bet o o ted Nodes tees bar arla 113 SOMO TODICS Il ATECOUEDIBIO noct D uibe a tod Id obe tutt seamen md ed eui baltut dtactedadi miu a RE Su End uua 114 Chapter 7 Enhancing your outline c ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee esee esecscsss 1 12 LOormatrdo te XE Ii dp OUI DO nsara reset v o eiss in ess tended isole esset n ies Lebe ect a ane 115 Chanine t6 TOL coss Mee tee tienen a eo Eanes Mie On bem e Es d tastu e aci Meno erum a A eee ae 115 Cange de XE SIZC oran a Ta A a a beef a A eT er A 115 ADplviu
158. ic to the clipboard 2 In Inspiration click the strip area in the symbol Click the strip area and then click Paste to copy a graphic on the Clipboard into the custom strip symbol 3 Select Fat Bits Editor 4 Click Paste 5 Click OK Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 157 Importing graphics for symbols in Map View You can use graphics created in other programs to represent your ideas You can also use scanned photographs or any other graphic images In Windows you can import GIF JPEG PICT TIFF Windows Bitmap bmp and Windows Metafile wmf files In Mac OS you can import GIF JPEG PICT PNG and TIFF files To import PNG or TIFF files your computer must have QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To add an imported graphic to a custom symbol library see Adding symbols to custom libraries on page 200 To import a graphic for a symbol in Map View 1 Click where you want to place the graphic 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Insert Graphic 3 Select the graphic file then click Open Notes e Youcan drag and drop a graphic from a graphics editing program or drag and drop the graphics file Arrange the program windows so that both the graphic and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the graphic to the mind map e To copy and paste a graphic onto a mind map in the graphics editing program copy the graphic On the mind map click where you want the graphic to appear On the Ed
159. ickly reapply the formatting of the branch s higher level topic using the Inherit Branch Format command on the Effect menu When you use this command the lower level branch inherits the text formatting and the branch colour of the branch one level up To apply the formatting of a branch to a lower level branch Identify the topic you want to inherit the formatting from and select the subtopic you wish to change Select the highest level topic an the branch then choose Inherit Branch Format on the Effect menu i Topic CENTRAL IDEA On the Effect menu choose Inherit Branch Format The selected branch inherits the formatting of the branch one level up t Ll TREES m H Topic Topic ae Topic Topic CEHTRAL IDEA Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 151 Formatting relationship links on a mind map You have many options for formatting relationship links You can choose from four different line types or shapes standard right angle single curve and double curve You can apply a solid or dashed line to a relationship link You can also change the colour thickness arrow direction and arrowheads Changing the line type of a relationship link There are four line types or shapes you can apply to a relationship link e A Straight relationship link connects topics with a straight line Straight relationship link CENTRAL IDEA lt a e A Right Angle
160. ickness of a link 1 Select the link N a4 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the up or down arrows on the Line Thickness button to increase or decrease the line thickness On the Effect menu choose Line Thickness then select a line thickness Changing the colour of a link 1 Select the link 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Line Colour button then select a colour UA BOS St Gn Av 7 Click the Line Colour button to change the line colour of the selected link On the Effect menu choose Line Colour then select a colour 72 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Applying a pattern to a link 1 Select the link 2 On the Effect menu choose Line Pattern then select a pattern Applying a dashed or solid line to a link 1 Select the link 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Dashed Lines The link is a dashed line when a check appears next to Dashed Lines on the Effect menu Working with notes in a diagram Detaching or attaching a note in a diagram After you add a note to a symbol you can move the note to any location on the diagram When you detach a note from its symbol it does not move when you move the symbol If you later decide that you want the note to move with the symbol you can reattach it To detach a note from its symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 Click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show 3 Drag the note to the new location on the diagram When a
161. ics below the level you specified are hidden Focusing on one topic and its subtopics in an outline You can hide parts of your outline while you work so you can focus on a specific section of your outline When you focus in you have the entire screen to work in To focus on one topic and its subtopics in an outline 1 Select the topic you want to focus on 2 Onthe View menu choose Focus In The topic and its subtopics appear alone on the screen where you can work on them without being distracted by the rest of the outline 3 To display your complete outline again on the View menu choose Focus Out The entire outline reappears including the topic you focused in on and its changes Tip You can use the Focus In command as often as you want to isolate topics and subtopics as you work Chapter 6 Organising your outline 103 Magnifying or reducing the view of an outline When you want to reduce the size of the document in the window you zoom out When you want to magnify the document you zoom in You can zoom in or out to a specific percentage Use the buttons in the lower left of the window to zoom in or out Click ta magnify the views Click to reduce the views Click ta magnify or reduce the view to a specific percentage Showing or hiding subtopics in an outline To make it easier to organise your outline it s often useful to hide the subtopics so you can concentrate on the main topics You can show or hide subtop
162. ics for individual topics as well as for the entire outline When the Subtopic Quick Control b is displayed in the column to the left of a topic the topic has hidden subtopics ww Family Vacation ww L Whatwe want io do b A Mom ww B Dad l Play golf To show hidden subtopics click the Subtopic Quick Control Tip You can also double click the topic prefix to show or hide subtopics To show a topic s subtopics gt Click the Subtopic Quick Control b _or 1 Select the topic 2 On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Show To show all subtopics in an outline gt On the View menu choose Subtopics then select Show All To hide a topic s subtopics gt Click the Subtopic Quick Control 1 Select the topic 104 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual 2 Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide To hide all subtopics in an outline gt Onthe View menu choose Subtopics then select Hide All Showing or hiding notes in an outline You many want to hide your notes so you can work with the high level organisation of the outline You can show or hide notes for selected topics and you can show or hide notes for all the topics in an outline The Note Quick Control indicates the state of the topic s note as either hidden or showing i T Family Vacation T L What we want io do bak i Mom l Sun 2 Scuba To show hidden notes click the Nate Quick Control To show a topic s note
163. ide a symbol it can be useful to apply a white background to the text to make it more visible For more information see Applying a white background to text on a mind map on page 148 To display topic text inside a symbol on a mind map 1 Select the topic 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Symbol then clear the check next to Captioned Text The topic text is displayed as a caption when a check appears next to Captioned Text on the Effect gt Symbol menu Adding a frame to a symbol on a mind map You can add a frame to any multicolour photo quality or animated symbol The colour and thickness of the frame are determined by the colour of the associated branch To add a frame to a symbol on a mind map 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Symbol then select Frame The symbol has a frame when a check appears next to Frame on the Effect gt Symbol menu Adding a shadow to a symbol on a mind map To add a shadow to a multicolour photo quality or animated symbol in Map View you must first add a frame to the symbol To add a shadow to a symbol on a mind map 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Symbol then select Shadow The symbol has a shadow when a check appears next to Shadow on the Effect gt Symbol menu Changing the background colour on a mind map You can change the colour of the background that appears on your screen To change the background colour Onthe Effect menu choose Background
164. ile To reduce file size you can create video symbols using streaming video Streaming video files are stored on a network server and are not embedded in the Inspiration document When you play the video symbol the video is sent in a continuous stream over an Internet connection and displayed on your computer For more information about creating streaming videos see the documentation for QuickTime Resizing a symbol on a mind map You can change the size of any symbol including imported graphics and video symbols The behaviour for resizing a symbol varies depending on the type of symbol Vector symbols which appear in the Symbol palette as white with a black outline and have changeable line and fill colours resize freely by default Non vector symbols which include photo quality and multicolour symbols video symbols and animated symbols resize proportionally by default To change the size of a non vector symbol 1 2 Select the symbol Drag a selection handle to increase or reduce the size To resize the symbol freely hold down the Shift key as you drag Hold down the Shit key and drag a selection handle ta change the size of a non vector symbol Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 159 To change the size of a vector symbol 1 Select the symbol 2 Draga selection handle to increase or reduce the size To resize a vector symbol proportionally hold down the Shift key as you drag Drag a selection handle ta change
165. ime a Position the mind map on the page Position Tica susan Change the fill colour l or line colour IM of Colour a selected object 124 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The Symbol palette Inspiration comes with symbol libraries containing more than 1 000 images The symbols are organised into categories and libraries You can display each library one at a time so you can see the symbols in each one You can choose from the library symbols and you can add your own symbols to the libraries If you can t find the symbol you are looking for you can search the Inspiration libraries on your computer and the online symbol collection by entering keywords into the box near the bottom of the Symbol palette gt To browse the libraries on the Symbol palette click the Next Library button or the Previous Library button l gt To goto a specific library click the Libraries tab Click the Select Library button E2 select a category then select a library gt To find a specific symbol type a word or words describing the symbol you are looking for in the box at the bottom of the palette then click the Find button For more information see Searching for symbols on page 40 ETPITPTT Click to select a library ft Click to go to the next library Click ta go to the previous library s Enter seach Wons w Photos At Q Enter a keyword to Click to begin search tor sym bols searching Chapter 8 Creati
166. in mind map 148 changing thickness in diagram 61 changing thickness in mind map 147 Freeform shapes drawing 76 Freezing links 69 G Gathering hyperlinked files 164 GIF files and web page exports 185 187 animated 56 importing into diagram 59 74 importing into mind map 152 155 importing into outline 100 importing into symbol library 198 Graphics caption in diagram 59 caption in mind map 64 exporting diagram as 183 importing into diagram 59 74 importing into mind map 152 155 importing into outline 100 Index 249 importing into symbol library 198 resizing in diagram 65 resizing in mind map 156 returning to original size in diagram 65 Grid height and width 85 positioning objects 85 positioning symbols using grid snap 85 showing or hiding 85 Grid snap positioning objects 85 Grouping draw objects 87 Grouping symbols 87 Grouping topics 112 H Handwriting recognition 237 238 Headers and footers 204 Hearing pronunciations 15 189 Hiding checkboxes 168 Hiding grid 85 Hiding links 70 Hiding notes diagram 50 mind map 138 outline 104 207 Hiding page lines 201 Hiding parts of diagram 48 Hiding prefixes in printed outline 207 Hiding Quick Controls diagram 49 mind map 137 Hiding rulers 213 Hiding subtopics diagram 49 mind map 137 outline 102 103 207 Hiding Symbol palette 213 Hiding toolbars 213 Hiding To
167. ine You re now ready to add notes text which you will convert to topic text 2 Enter your text pressing Return Macintosh or Enter Windows wherever you want a line break 3 When you finish click in the text where you want the topic text to end Click where vau want the new topic text to end wr 4A Mom l Sun 2 near ocean ww e B Sarah And a friend Carol or Jessica l Sarah s friend Carol 4 On the Outline menu choose Set Notes Text 114 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual All text in front of the cursor becomes part of the topic heading Any text beyond the cursor becomes notes text wr 4A Mom 5un 2 near the ocean Sarah And a friend The text in front af the Carol or Jessica cursor becomes part ps f the topic heading l Sarah s friend Carol 7 The text beyond the Cursor becomes notes text Sorting topics in an outline You can sort topics or subtopics in ascending or descending alphanumeric order This command is useful when you re creating a list of names and addresses in Outline View for example You can also sort topics by the state of the checkbox associated with each topic To sort topics by the state of the checkbox you must first show the checkboxes choose Show Checkboxes on the View menu You can also sort checked topics For more information see Sorting checked topics on page 171 To sort topics in an outline 1 Select the main idea or a topic then
168. ing page breaks 204 205 206 Aligning objects diagram 86 mind map 139 AlphaSmart transferring outlines to Inspiration 232 Animated symbols 56 Antonyms 15 189 Applying defaults 90 119 Index 245 Arrange options in Diagram View 83 Arranging diagrams 15 82 83 84 document windows 192 193 mind maps 139 Arrow direction 15 links 71 relationship links 151 Arrowhead style 15 links 71 relationship links 151 Attaching branch 140 Audio files 15 167 Auto Save 217 Auto Spell Check 15 190 Auto 90 links 66 AutoArrange 15 84 Automatic topic labels in Outline View 95 B Beginning outline at main idea 118 BMP files diagrams 59 74 183 mind maps 152 155 183 outlines 100 symbol libraries 198 Bold formatting 55 Branches attaching 140 changing colour 148 changing thickness 147 copying and pasting 143 cutting and pasting 142 deleting 141 detaching 140 inheriting formatting 148 Bringing objects to front 88 C Capital letters 56 Caption imported graphics 59 symbols in diagram 64 symbols in mind map 158 Central Idea on mind map entering 125 replacing 125 Centring selected object diagrams 48 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual mind maps 139 Changing arrow direction links 71 relationship links 151 Changing arrowhead style links 71 relationship links 151 Changing colours background of diagram 90 background
169. ion for Handhelds 1 2 3 Follow the syncing procedure for your handheld On the desktop computer start Inspiration 8 or later On the File menu point to Handheld then select Open from Sync The Open Handheld Document Inspiration dialog box appears On the From menu select the handheld where you created the document you want to open If multiple handhelds have been synced each appears in the list To open the document select it in the list then click Open 240 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Moving an Inspiration document to a handheld Inspiration 8 can save documents for use on Inspiration for Handhelds To save a document for use on Inspiration for Handhelds 1 2 6 a Open the Inspiration document you want to move to a handheld On the File menu point to Handheld then select Save for Sync The Save for Sync dialog box appears In the list select the handhelds to which you want to move the document e To move the document to handhelds that have not yet been synced to this desktop select New Handhelds e To select all handhelds click the Select All button Choose a format for the document e To save the file as an Inspiration document choose Document e To save the file as an Inspiration template choose Template In the Save As box the name of the document appears You can enter a different name for the document Click Save Follow the syncing procedure for your handheld or handhelds On
170. iration is also available through a shortcut menu To access a shortcut menu point to an area of the screen or select an object then hold down the Control key and click the mouse button Macintosh or click the right mouse button Windows Use the Menu barto access tools and commands for creating editing and enhancing your mind map Use the Symbol palette to add Use the Pain toolbar for quick access to frequently symbols to your mind map Used tools and commands for creating mind maps B Inspiration 8 0 IE Mind Map isf BAF e Fie Edt view Text Branch Effect Tools Utity Window Help x H 4 9 9 0 3 dX Cathie aper Subtepic Fato Hate Hygeriek WerdGude Traeafer o IDEA Cut Copy Paste i Format Branch mm Remove Symbol Delete Branch Add Topic Add Sabicea Add Ect Mote wf Photos J Art a Add Symbol to Library amma Video or Sound Hd aa aa um 4 Jm Arial j14 EBL U A z 427 e Ue se the oor buttons to se shortcut menus to access commands magnify or reduce the view pertaining to a selected object or area of the screen Use the tools an the Formatting toolbarto enhance your mind map 122 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The Main toolbar in Map View The Main toolbar appears below the Menu bar at the top of the Inspiration window It offers quick access to frequently used tools and commands for creating mind maps Click Outline
171. iration online resources You can change the default settings for e Symbol libraries available on the Symbol palette e Custom symbol libraries available on the Symbol palette e Access to Inspiration online resources e Symbols links notes and topics e Transferring documents to a word processor e Printing The Default Settings dialog is not available in Map View or in Outline View when opened from Map View However you can change the default template in Map View Changing the default settings for the Inspiration program When you change the default settings for the Inspiration application the changes apply to all newly created diagrams and outlines from that point forward The Default Settings dialog is not available in Map View To change the default template for mind maps see Selecting a new default template on page 216 To change the default settings for the Inspiration application 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Default Settings 2 Choose Change then click Next 3 In each dialog change the settings you want then click Next 4 To save the changes click Finish Notes The new default settings apply only to new diagrams and outlines you create Any existing or currently open documents are not affected 216 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Selecting a new default template When you start a new document in any view Inspiration opens a new document that is based on the default template When Inspiration comes from the fac
172. it menu choose Paste e When you import a file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file Importing videos for symbols in Map View Video symbols are symbols that play digital video files You can use video symbols to represent ideas You create video symbols by importing videos created in other programs You can insert AVI MPG and QuickTime files and any type of video file that can be viewed using QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu The first frame of the video is the symbol image that appears Click the Video button BM to show the video controls You can pause the video and select that frame as the video symbol image To create a video symbol in Map View 1 Click where you want to place the video symbol 2 Onthe Tools menu point to Insert Video or Sound then select Video 3 Select the video file then click Open 158 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Notes e Youcan drag and drop a video from a video editing program or drag and drop the video file Arrange the program windows so that both the video and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the video to the mind map To copy and paste a video onto a mind map in the video editing program copy the video In the mind map click where you want the video symbol to appear On the Edit menu choose Paste When you import a file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the f
173. k the Line Colour button then select a colour UA zl AT ase 5 D Click the Line Colour button to change the line colour of the selected smbal On the Effect menu choose Line Colour then select a colour To change the fill colour of a symbol 1 2 Select the symbol Do one of the following On the Formatting toolbar click the Fill Colour button then select a colour UA zT AT e 7 Click the Fill Colour button to change the fill colour of the selected symbol On the Effect menu choose Fill Colour then select a colour Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 63 To change the colours of a multicolour symbol 1 Select the symbol On the Formatting toolbar the existing colours on the symbol appear in order of most frequently occurring to least frequently occurring UA c ome dm We O 00 8088008 When vou select a multicalaur symbol its calour are displayed an the Formatting toolbar Click a colour ta change it 2 Click the colour you want to change then select a new colour On the Effect menu choose Multicolour then select the colour you want to change Click a new colour Tip After you choose new colours you can click the Revert button i on the Formatting toolbar or on the Effect menu choose Multicolour and then select Revert to return the symbol to its original colours Applying a white background to symbol text in Diagram View 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Effect menu choose White Text Back
174. l at the same time For example you might want to change the fill colour of all the symbols at a specific level To select all symbols at a specific level in a diagram 1 Select a symbol at the level 2 On the Edit menu select This Level Chapter 3 Working with the diagram 5 Selecting all links in a diagram Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select Links Selecting a symbol s subtopics 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select Subtopics Selecting all notes in a diagram Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select Notes Selecting all draw objects in a diagram Draw objects are graphics or text created using the Draw tools To select all draw objects in a diagram Onthe Edit menu choose Select then select Draw Objects Copying cutting and pasting objects in a diagram Copying cutting and pasting work the same way in Inspiration as they do in other programs You might want to copy a section of a diagram for example to paste it into another program Note To import graphics from other programs see Importing graphics for symbols in Diagram View on page 59 To export diagrams you create in Inspiration to other programs see Exporting Inspiration documents on page 183 Copying and pasting symbols in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Copy 3 Click the background of the diagram where you want the copy of the symbol to appear 4 On the Edit menu
175. l text is searched whether hidden or not To replace text L 2 3 4 Click where you want to start the search On the Tools menu choose Replace In the Find What box type the characters word or phrase you want to find and replace In the Replace With box type the characters word or phrase you want to replace the search text Select search options Match Whole Word Only The Match Whole Word Only option finds whole words only When selected Inspiration will not find occurrences of the search text inside other words It will only search for occurrences of the whole word Match Case The Match Case option finds only those occurrences of the search text that exactly match the upper and lowercase letters you specify When deselected Inspiration finds all occurrences of the search text ignoring the case of the letters Click Find Next to begin the search Inspiration looks through the text stops at each occurrence of the search text and selects it Do one of the following To replace the search text click Replace Inspiration continues searching until it finds the next occurrence or reaches the end of the text To continue the search without making a change click Find Next Inspiration continues searching until it finds the next occurrence or reaches the end of the text To replace all occurrences of the text in the document click Replace All Inspiration automatically continues searching and replacing until it reaches
176. lbar when a check appears in the Listen Tool check box Listen Listening to symbol or topic text in a document To listen to the text of symbols or topics in a document you must first show the Listen tool on the Main toolbar To show the Listen tool on the Main toolbar see Showing or hiding the Listen tool on the Main toolbar on page 168 To listen to symbol or topic text in a document 1 On the Main toolbar click the Listen button E Listen 2 To listen to the text in an item select it 3 To turn off the Listen tool click the Listen button Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents 169 Recording and playing audio You can record audio and attach it to a symbol or topic To record audio you must turn on sound recording in Preferences and your computer must have a microphone You can attach one recording or audio file to each symbol or topic To turn on sound recording see Turning recording on or off on page 169 To record a sound 1 Select the symbol or topic 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Insert Video or Sound then select Record Sound 3 In the recording control box click Record to begin recording 4 Generate the sound The maximum length of a recorded sound is 30 seconds You can click Stop at any time to end recording 5 When you finish recording click Save Click the Audio Quick Control to play the recording Turning recording on or off 1 On the Utility menu choose Preference
177. lder named filename mediafiles where filename is the name of your Inspiration document The folder is stored in the same folder as the exported document Saving an outline as a text file You can save an outline as a plain text file which can be opened in most text editors and word processing programs The exported outline includes unformatted topic text and notes You can choose to include topics notes and prefixes in the exported document Hyperlinks videos graphics and attached audio files are not included in the exported document To save an outline as a text file 1 Open the outline 2 Onthe File menu choose Export 3 Click the Word Processor tab 4 Onthe File Format menu select Plain Text 5 To include a graphic of diagram or mind map in the exported document select Include the diagram mind map 6 Under Export Outline with select the elements to include in the exported document e Select Topics to include topics e Select Hidden Subtopics to include hidden subtopics e Select Prefixes to include the topic prefixes from Outline View e Select Notes to include notes e Select Hidden Notes to include hidden notes 7 Click Save 8 Select the folder in which to save the document 9 Enter a name for the document then click Save 184 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Saving a document as a word processing document You can save a diagram or outline as a word processing document that can be opened in
178. line View eese eene 236 Shortcuts for adding topics in Outline VieW cccccsssssssssssssssssssesssesssssssseessseesssssessasssssesseeeeeeeeeaaeeaseasaeaaaaaaaas 237 Transferring an outline from AlphaSmart to Inspiration sseeeneneneeeeeeeneeneennne nennen nennen 237 xil Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 17 Accessibility iiio it eeie e eo eds eo us ee oa SR ev ERP euo e eue soe beo soap vade AIO Increasing he visibility of your document uoa e cde eque e eed opu edt Meu ied a eS 238 Enhancements for vision iipatred USeTS uae ce hes ed estatus Laeta usu Mule etiolated Le esp Ped alnus 238 Other accessibility nhaticements UE e ERE DR DR EP EE a dete ER II passe v habe a Ep Rd T 238 Appendix A Moving Inspiration documents to and from a handheld e Le TEE Oe EE ee A E eer a eee eee ee ere err C Opening a handheld document in Inspiration cc ceeeeeesessseeeeeessessssssssssssssesssaaaaaeececeeeeeeeeeeaeaaeaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 239 Moving an Inspiration document to a handheld esses eene nnns 240 Appendix B Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus based systems eoc00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 241 sine th stylus to create Symbols 2 otro RU eden tut edt t aie tee testi eise taste ctt eeepc Mie 241 Moving tools to the bottom of the whiteboard ccccccccceesesseseesseeeeeeeseee
179. link to onto your Inspiration document Turning automatic formatting of hyperlinks on or off Inspiration automatically formats Internet addresses URLs as hyperlinks with blue underlined text For example if you type www inspiration com in your document the text will automatically display as a hyperlink You can turn off automatic formatting of hyperlinks if you do not want Internet addresses URLs to be displayed as hyperlinks To turn automatic formatting of hyperlinks on or off Onthe Tools menu choose Hyperlink then select URL Auto detection M 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select the URL Hyperlink Auto detection checkbox Automatic formatting of hyperlinks is on when a check appears in the URL Auto detection checkbox 166 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Turning hyperlinks on or off You can make the hyperlinks in a document unavailable This can be useful when you want to edit hyperlinks or when you don t want a reader of the document to follow the hyperlinks To turn hyperlinks on or off Onthe Tools menu choose Hyperlink then select Live Hyperlinks or 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select the Live Hyperlinks checkbox Hyperlinks are available when a check appears in the Live Hyperlinks checkbox Gathering hyperlinked files When a document contains hyperlinks to other files you can use the Gather Hyperlinked Files com
180. linked symbols While working on your diagram you may decide to add a symbol between two linked symbols you ve already created The Insert Symbol on Link command lets you do this quickly adding a new linked symbol between the original two To insert a symbol between linked symbols 1 Select the link that connects the two symbols When vau selectthe link vau see the selection handles ahd the text box Paamu aeaaee ERE RENS D 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Insert Symbol on Link The new symbol appears linked to both of the original symbols gula nnananunuanunusuu uuu nn nn Fi 3 Enter your idea in the new symbol For information about moving symbols see Moving symbols in a diagram on page 41 Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 39 Using Command Ctrl to add a linked symbol You can use a keyboard command to add linked symbols to a selected symbol This command lets you control where your symbols are located For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts see Using keyboard shortcuts on page 224 To use Command Ctrl to add a linked symbol 1 Select the symbol to which you want to add a linked symbol 2 Hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows then click where you want to place the new symbol 3 Enter your idea in the new symbol Without entering any text continue to add symbols by selecting a symbol holding down Command Macintosh or Ctrl Windows then clicking where you want
181. luded in the word processing document You can control how the document transfers including whether to include prefixes hidden subtopics hidden notes or outline indentation The Transfer tool works with Microsoft Word 95 or later and AppleWorks 5 or later Here are some things to consider when using the Transfer tool e The margins set in the Inspiration document transfer to the word processing document If you want different margins in the word processing document change the margins in Inspiration before you transfer e Some special formatting features are not supported by AppleWorks and earlier versions of Word e Graphics do not transfer to AppleWorks 5 for Windows To transfer a document to a word processor 1 Onthe Main toolbar click the Transfer button Transfer On the File menu choose Transfer to Word Processor 2 Select the elements to include in the exported document Select Topics to include topics Select Hidden Subtopics to include any hidden subtopics Select Prefixes to include the topic prefixes from Outline View Select Notes to include notes Select Hidden Notes to include any hidden notes Select Indentation to retain the hierarchical indentation from Outline view 3 Click OK The transferred document opens in your preferred word processor Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 191 Looking up words using the Word Guide Use the Word Guide to look up definitions synonyms and antonyms a
182. mand to create one folder that contains a copy of the original file and a folder containing a copy of each hyperlinked file This procedure makes it easy to manage the files and distribute them to other people To gather hyperlinked files 1 Onthe File menu choose Gather Hyperlinked Files 2 In the Gather into folder box type a name for the folder 3 Click Save Inspiration creates a new folder containing a copy of your original document and a folder containing a copy of each hyperlinked file The original documents remain in their original location Following a hyperlink Click a hyperlink to go to the linked file or web page Select the item symbol link note draw object or topic containing the hyperlink On the Tools menu choose Hyperlink then select Launch Note When you select an object that contains more than one hyperlink Inspiration follows the first hyperlink Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents 167 Editing a hyperlink 1 Click directly before the first character in the hyperlink or directly after the last character 2 Drag the cursor across the hyperlink Tip You can also use the arrow keys to move the cursor inside the link 3 Editthe text then click away from the link You can also make hyperlinks unavailable when you want to edit a hyperlink Making hyperlinks unavailable prevents you from unintentionally launching a hyperlink when you are editing it See Turning hyperlinks on or
183. ment when you are not in text editing When the grid is off movements still occur relative to the grid height and width For finer control when navigating we recommend setting the grid height and width to 25 in 64 cm To Scroll left one grid box Scroll right one grid box Scroll up one grid box Scroll down one grid box Scroll to top left Scroll to bottom right Scroll up one page Scroll down one page Scroll left one page Scroll right one page Scroll to selection Move crosshair one grid box left Move crosshair one grid box right Move crosshair one grid box up Move crosshair one grid box down Macintosh Command Shift Left AITOW Command Shift Right Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Down AITOW Command Home Command End Page Up Page Down Command Page Up or Control Left Arrow Command Page Down or Control Right Arrow Command 9 Command Shift Left AITOW Command Shift Right Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Down Arrow Windows Command Shift Lef t Arrow Command Shift Rig ht Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Do wn Arrow Ctrl Home Ctrl End Page Up Page Down Ctrl Page Up Ctrl Page Down Ctrl 9 Ctrl Shift Left Arrow Ctrl Shift Right Arrow Ctrl Shift Up Arrow Ctrl Shift Down Arrow 232 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for selecting and moving objects in Diagram View You can use the following k
184. ments Chapter 15 Customising Inspiration Turning Stylus Mode on or off Stylus Mode lets you use a stylus or pen to create symbols and enter text To turn Stylus Mode on or off 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select or clear the Stylus Mode checkbox When Stylus Mode is on a check appears in the Stylus Mode checkbox For more information about using Inspiration with a stylus based system see About Inspiration and stylus based systems on page 240 223 224 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 16 Reference Using shortcut menus Shortcut menus provide a list of commands pertaining to a screen region or selection You can quickly carry out any command in Inspiration using a shortcut menu To display a shortcut menu gt Hold down the Control key and click the mouse button Macintosh or click the right mouse button Windows Using keyboard shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts can save you time and make it easier to edit your documents Some common commands such as opening and closing documents and turning on the Listen tool are the same no matter what type of document you are working on Other commands are available only for a specific type of document There are keyboard shortcuts for all Inspiration commands The following are lists of keyboard shortcuts organised by the circumstances in which they are available For all documents Shortcuts for common commands s
185. middle of the screen You record ideas associated with the main idea in symbols that radiate out from the main idea The symbols connect to the main idea with links Subtopics or specific details are then added to those ideas You let the ideas flow and then step back and look at main themes patterns or possible solutions Idea maps can be used for individual or group brainstorming planning problem solving and report writing The Blue diagram is an example of an idea map Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 27 Web A web 1s a visual map that shows how different bits of information relate to each other A web has a main idea or core concept at the centre with different categories of information connected to it Ideas facts and information are connected to the categories to support them Webbing is particularly useful when you re analysing a story or brainstorming ideas for a plan or written report Brian goes t spend summer with e his father in The plane crashes Canada 7 Applies E what he T learned Hatchet from i by iran television X Gary Paulsen Pean MaS to ick Tornado ace the ini wilderness i Ys alone A hatchet is the only useful thing he has af Discovers the new Brian ut Leams from his mistakes To get food he must understand nature The Hatchet diagram is an example of a web 28 Inspiration 8
186. mise window OS X amp Windows only Hide Inspiration OS X only Hide other applications OS X only Symbol palette show hide Toolbars show hide Save current document Print Print preview Quit Exit Inspiration Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Paste Date Clear Find Find next Spell check Help Macintosh Command N Command Shift N Command O Command W Command M Command H Command Option H Command 8 Command Ctrl T Command S Command P Command Command Q Command Z Command Shift Z Command X Command C Command V Command 0 Backspace or Delete Command F Command Shift F Command Shift S Command Shift Chapter 16 Reference 225 Windows Ctrl N Ctrl Shift N Ctrl O Ctrl W Ctrl M Ctrl 8 Ctrl Shift T Ctrl S Ctrl P Ctrl Ctrl Q Alt F4 Ctrl Z Ctrl Shift Z Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl Insert Ctrl V Shift Insert Ctrl 0 Backspace or Delete Ctrl F Ctrl Shift F Ctrl Shift S F1 or Ctrl Shift 226 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for viewing documents To Macintosh Windows Switch between views Command T Ctrl T Zoom in Command Ctrl Zoom out Command Ctrl Fit document to window Command E CtrI E Diagram View and Map View only Show specified number of Command Shift 8 Ctrl Shift 8 levels Focus in on selected area Command Shift X Ctrl Shift xX of document while hiding other elements Focus out to show entire Command Shift Y Ctrl Shift Y document Subto
187. n outline you re well on your way to developing an organised report essay or story Here s an example of an outline Iain Idea Topic Motes text T Inspiration w L Students grades 6 12 Inspiration is powerful visual learrung tool that inspires students to develop ideas and organise thinking wr 4 Outlines GSubtopic l Papers Subtopic 2 Reports B Concept Maps ww C Wehs l Stories 2 Characters 92 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Tools for creating outlines When you switch to Outline View from Diagram View the toolbars and menus change to provide you with the tools you need to create organise and edit an outline When you work in Outline View you have two toolbars the Main toolbar in Outline View and the Formatting toolbar in Outline View Use the Main toolbar for quick access to frequently used commands for creating outlines Mration 8 0 Outline Tools 15f fT E zarm g D dH Diagram Tapic Subtopic Laft Right Note Hyperlink Wod Guide Transfer ew Roman 12 B 1 U A t Li Use the Zoom buttons to Use the tools an the Formatting magnify ar reduce the view toolbar to enhance your outline Chapter 5 Creating an outline The Main toolbar in Outline View When you re working in Outline View the Main toolbar appears at the top of the screen The Main toolbar offers quick access to frequently used tools and commands for creating outlines
188. n the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Display 3 Select the Main Toolbar to Bottom checkbox The Main toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the window when a check appears in the Main Toolbar to Bottom checkbox For more information about using Inspiration with a stylus based system see Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus based systems on page 240 218 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Showing or hiding the toolbars Onthe View menu choose Toolbar then select the toolbar you want to show or hide Toolbars that are currently displayed have a check next to them on the View gt Toolbar menu l On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Display 3 Select the check box for the toolbar A toolbar is displayed when a check appears in the toolbar checkbox Showing or hiding Tooltips 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Display 3 Select or clear the Tooltips checkbox When the Tooltips are displayed a check appears in the Tooltips checkbox Showing or hiding the Symbol palette Onthe View menu choose Symbol Palette The Symbol palette is displayed when a check appears next to Symbol Palette on the View menu 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Display 3 Select the Symbol Palette checkbox The Symbol palette is displayed when a check appears in the Symbol palette checkbox Showing or hiding the rulers in Diagram View Onthe View menu choos
189. nd learn how to pronounce words Definitions far the selected word appear in the list Click ta display the pronunciation key l Sian i l Click a definition to display its synonyms and antonvms Word Guide Content i Wordsmyth 2005 id 2 id 3 jedae 1 NOUN 1 SYNONYMS anything existing in the mind concept as a product of mental image Idasha activity or awareness such natian ide as a conception ar image thought dea I desal idealess apperception 2 NOUN appraisal a theory opinion or attitude I deralrise conviction estimate Idesaleism Idesal ist her ideas about education Impression idea To look up a new ward enter the word and then click Lookup To replace the selected word click a synonym or antonym in the list then click Replace To look up a word 1 Click the word 2 Click the Word Guide button on the Main toolbar Word Guide Tip To look up a word that does not appear in your document click the Word Guide button on the Main toolbar Enter the word in the box in the lower right corner then click Lookup To display the pronunciation key gt Click the Pronunciation Key button l To display synonyms and antonyms for the selected word Click a definition in the list 192 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual To replace the selected word with a synonym or antonym in the list Selecta synonym or antonym in the list then click Replace Checking spelling You can ch
190. ne To hide the prefixes in a printed outline 1 On the File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Layout tab then clear the Prefixes checkbox 3 To proceed click Print Chapter 14 Printing 213 Showing Quick Controls in a printed diagram or mind map When you print a diagram or mind map Inspiration automatically hides the Quick Controls In some cases you may want the Quick Controls to appear on the printed document When the Quick Controls are printed you can tell which symbols or topics have notes recorded audio and hidden subtopics To show Quick Controls in a printed diagram or mind map E 2 3 On the File menu choose Page Setup Click the Layout tab then select the Include Quick Controls checkbox To proceed click Print Tips for improving printing Tips for printing multiple page diagrams Here are some tips that can make printing multiple page diagrams easier Viewing the page lines can often be helpful To show the page lines you first must set the Print Size option in Page Setup to Actual Size or Actual Size with Smart Page Breaks On the File menu choose Page Setup Click the Layout tab select Actual Size or Actual Size with Smart Page Breaks then click OK To show the page lines choose Page Lines on the View menu While in Diagram or Map View you can reposition your symbols slightly so they fit intact on the pages On the Symbol menu choose Adjust For Page Breaks to automatically move symbols
191. ng videos see the documentation for QuickTime Playing a video symbol Select the symbol then click the Video button Bi to show the video controls On the Tools menu choose Play then select Video Changing a video symbol s image 1 Select the symbol then click the Video button Bi to show the video controls 2 Pause the video at the frame you want to use for the symbol image 3 Onthe Tools menu choose Use This Frame for Image Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 6 Formatting symbols in a diagram You have many options available to make your symbols more distinctive After you create a symbol you like you can use the Defaults tool on the Formatting toolbar to save the look as the new default All new symbols you add to the diagram will reflect this style For more information see Changing the defaults of your current diagram on page 88 Adding a frame to a symbol in a diagram You can add a frame around any multicolour photo quality or animated symbol After you add a frame you can change the line thickness of the frame the line colour of the frame and the fill colour of the frame You can also add a fill pattern to the frame To add a frame to a symbol in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Frame The symbol has a frame when a check appears next to Frame on the Symbol menu Adding a shadow to a symbol in a diagram To add a shadow to a multicolour photo quality or animated symbol you m
192. ng a mind map 125 Entering your central idea in Map View When you click the Create a mind map button on the Inspiration starter screen a new untitled mind map with a Central Idea symbol and four starter branches appears gt The text Central Idea is selected Simply start typing to enter your idea into the central idea topic Now you re ready to add topics that expand or explain your central 1dea Replacing the Central Idea symbol on a mind map The Central Idea libraries contain symbols designed specifically to represent the central idea on a mind map The library is located after the Basic library on the Symbol palette However you can use any symbol to represent the central idea To replace the Central Idea symbol gt Drag the new symbol onto the Central Idea symbol Select the Central Idea symbol then click the new symbol on the Symbol palette Adding topics to the central idea on a mind map 1 Select the Central Idea symbol then click the left or right Add Topic Quick Control Select the Central Idea symbol then click the let Topic Quick Control r the right Topic Quick Control On the Main toolbar click the Subtopic button n Subtapic 2 Enter the topic text 126 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Adding topics to a mind map An attached topic is an idea connected to the Central Idea symbol or to another topic A detached topic is an unconnected idea which can appear anywhere
193. ng the default settings for the Inspiration program on page 215 You can select the default colours for symbols and text For more information see Changing the defaults of your current diagram on page 88 Changing the defaults in your current outline on page 119 Changing the default settings for the Inspiration program on page 215 Enhancements for vision impaired users The Talking Interface reads the text in menus toolbars and dialog boxes You can use the Listen tool to read the text in a document For more information see Automatically read text in program menus and buttons on page 168 Listening to ideas in a document on page 168 Other accessibility enhancements You can use the keyboard to do many tasks For more information see Using keyboard shortcuts on page 224 Inspiration supports your operating system s accessibility options These options include Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys Appendix A Moving Inspiration documents to and from a handheld device 239 Appendix A Moving Inspiration documents to and from a handheld device You can sync to move Inspiration documents to handheld devices running Inspiration for Palm OS or Inspiration for Pocket PC You can also open documents created on a handheld in Inspiration Note You cannot move mind maps to handheld devices Opening a handheld document in Inspiration Inspiration 8 can open documents created on Inspiration for Handhelds To open a document created on Inspirat
194. ng them between pages To print a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols 1 Open the document you want to print 2 On the File menu choose Page Setup 3 Click the Layout tab then select Actual size with Smart Page Breaks 4 To proceed click Print For more information about adjusting page breaks before printing see Adjusting the page breaks in a diagram or mind map on page 208 Chapter 14 Printing 211 Scaling a diagram or mind map for printing You can reduce or enlarge a diagram or mind map so it fits within a specific number of pages when printing You specify how many pages high or how many pages wide you want the printed document to cover Inspiration then automatically resizes your document proportionately to fit the space you ve specified You can enlarge a diagram or mind map up to 10 times its original size To scale a diagram or mind map for printing 1 Open the document On the File menu choose Page Setup 2 3 Click the Layout tab then select Scaled to 4 In the Scaled to box enter the number of pages high or wide you want the printed document to be then do one of the following e To specify the number of pages high select High s e To specify the number of pages wide select Wide 5 To proceed click Print Showing or hiding parts of a printed document Hiding notes in a printed outline When you print an outline Inspiration automatically prints all notes even those that
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196. notes in a diagram You can format notes in a diagram using font text style and colour just as you would format symbols and links For information about formatting text in the note see Formatting text in a diagram on page 54 Changing the colours of a note in a diagram When you change the line colour of a note you change the colour of the line around the note When you change the fill colour of a note you change the colour inside the note To change the line colour of a note 1 Select the note 2 Doone ofthe following On the Formatting toolbar click the Line Colour button then select a colour UA G7 amp S 0D Click the Line Colour button to change the line colour of the selected note On the Effect menu choose Line Colour then select a colour To change the fill colour of a note 1 Select the note 2 Do one of the following On the Formatting toolbar click the Fill Colour button then select a colour UA Q7 3 po Click the Fill Colour button ta change the fill colour of the selected note On the Effect menu choose Fill Colour then select a colour Working with draw objects in a diagram You can use the Draw tools to enhance your diagrams with lines shapes and boxes and to create your own symbols that you can install in the symbol libraries Objects you create with the Draw tools are not treated as symbols unless they are installed in the symbol libraries They appear in Diagram View but don t have a corres
197. ns Inspiration 6 documents Inspiration Templates ist opens Inspiration templates Inspiration Handheld Documents ihf opens Inspiration handheld documents Kidspiration Documents kid opens Kidspiration documents Kidspiration Activities kia opens Kidspiration activities RTF RTF opens rich text format documents in Outline View Inspiration retains most of the structure of the original document Plain TXT opens plain text documents in Outline View When Inspiration opens a text document it looks for paragraph returns to determine outline topics The first sentence of a paragraph becomes an outline topic and the remaining sentences become notes text For more information about moving documents between the Mac OS and Windows see Exchanging an Inspiration document between Mac OS and Windows on page 182 Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 181 Opening a file created in another version of Inspiration Inspiration 8 can open files created using Inspiration 6 and later When you open a file created in Inspiration version 6 Miscellaneous thoughts appear at the same level as the main idea Symbols not available in Inspiration 8 are converted to external graphics Link formatting options not available in Inspiration 8 or converted to options available in Inspiration 8 A document saved in Notes List View opens in Outline View To open a file created in an earlier version of Inspiration L On the Inspiration
198. nto notes 2 Onthe Edit menu choose Insert then select Graphic 3 Select the file then click Open Notes e Youcan drag and drop a graphic into notes Open the folder containing the graphics file Arrange the program windows so that both the graphics file and the Inspiration window are visible Drag the graphics file to the topic where you want it to appear in notes e You can copy and paste a graphic into notes In the graphics editing program copy the image you want to insert into notes Select the topic where you want to paste the graphic into notes On the Edit menu choose Paste e When you import a graphic file that QuickTime does not recognise Inspiration creates a hyperlink to the file Editing text in an outline You can edit the text you enter for any topic subtopic or note To edit text in an outline 1 Click the cursor where you want to begin editing 2 Doone ofthe following Enter the new text cop Drag to select the text you want to replace then enter the new text To end text editing Click outside the topic or Press Shift Return Macintosh or Shift Enter Windows or the Escape key to end text editing and select the topic Chapter 5 Creating an outline 101 Creating a diagram from an outline You can easily transform your outline into a diagram by switching to Diagram View Changes you make in Outline View are automatically made in Diagram View and vice versa To create a diagram from an o
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201. of the window This ensures that the tools needed to create diagrams and outlines are easily accessible To move the Main toolbar to the bottom of the window gt On the View menu choose Toolbar then select Main Toolbar to Bottom The Main toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the window when a check appears next to Main Toolbar to Bottom on the View gt Toolbar menu 242 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual About entering text with the stylus or pen You can use the stylus or pen to enter text in Inspiration Tip When using the stylus or pen to write text you will also want to use the stylus to accomplish cursor actions such as creating symbols and links using the Inspiration toolbars and Symbol palette and accessing the menus In general stylus strokes initiated immediately after placing the stylus or pen down are taken as handwriting Stylus strokes initiated after a delay after placing the stylus or pen down are taken as cursor control This delay can be changed by the user at the system level You may want to experiment with different settings to see what feels the most natural to you Enabling handwriting recognition in Inspiration 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Select the Stylus Mode checkbox then click OK Using handwriting recognition on OS X When using an ACTIVboard or SMART Board interactive whiteboard or a Wacom tablet in conjunction with Inspiration running on OS X handwriting rec
202. off on page 166 Removing a hyperlink Select the hyperlink then press the Clear Macintosh or Delete Windows key or 1 Place the cursor inside the hyperlink 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Hyperlink then select Insert 3 Click Remove Hyperlink Working with audio You can use audio tools to learn about Inspiration illustrate and expand document content and listen to document content e Use the Talking Interface to read the text in menus buttons and other program elements on screen e Record audio using the Insert Video or Sound command on the Tools menu e Import audio files created in other programs e Use the Listen tool to read the content in a document Choosing the computer voice You can choose the voice that the computer uses when you use the Listen tool or the Talking Interface To choose the computer voice 1 Onthe Tools menu choose Voices 2 Select a voice then click Choose 168 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Automatically read text in program menus and buttons 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Audio 3 Select the Talking Interface check box The computer automatically reads text in program menus and buttons when a check appears in the Talking Interface check box Showing or hiding the Listen tool on the Main toolbar 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Audio 3 Select Listen tool then click OK The Listen tool is displayed on the Main too
203. ognition is accomplished through the native capabilities of OS X called Inkwell Note The Inkwell driver must be installed separately Please refer to the documentation that came with your device for installation information Recommended Inkwell settings 1 Onthe Apple menu select System Preferences 2 Select Ink 3 Turn Handwriting Recognition on 4 Turn Allow me to write anywhere off Note Use the Pen icon in the menu bar to turn this setting on or off depending on your preferred text entry method 5 Turn Show Ink window on 6 Turn Show Ink in menu bar on Basic use Inkwell supports two modes Write Anywhere and Ink Pad Use the Pen icon in the menu bar to toggle between these two modes In Write Anywhere mode yellow notebook paper appears under the pen as you write In the Ink Pad handwriting 1s recognised only in the Ink Pad Write your text and then click Send to enter your text in the document Appendix B Using Inspiration with whiteboards and other stylus based systems 243 Using handwriting recognition on Windows Inspiration 8 running on a Windows computer is fully integrated with the software and programs available for Promethean ACTIVboard and SMART Board interactive whiteboards Wacom tablets and Tablet PCs Promethean ACTIVboard Recommended settings Verify that Handwriting Recognition is enabled for the current user Please refer to the ACTIVstudio documentation for more information Basic use
204. ols To delete a symbol without deleting its links 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Delete Symbol Keep Links The symbol disappears and any broken links reconnect Undoing changes Undo cancels the last change you made You can undo up to the last 50 changes To undo changes Onthe Edit menu choose Undo NUM Press Command Z Macintosh or Ctrl Z Windows To cancel an undo choose Redo on the Edit menu 54 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram After you organise and arrange your diagram you can enhance your diagram using the many options for formatting text symbols links and notes You can import graphics and videos from other programs to use as symbols You can even create your own symbols and add graphic elements using the Draw tools Formatting text in a diagram You can change the way the text in your symbols links and notes looks using the tools on The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View and the commands on the Text menu For example you can select your favorite font change the text size and make text bold or italic For contrast you might want to make the text that appears in your links look different from the text in your symbols Or you could give a group of related symbols and links one text style to maintain a certain theme while giving another group on the diagram a different look You can format selected text or all text in a selected object such as a sym
205. oltips 213 HotSyncing 234 HTML files saving Inspiration document as web pages 184 185 186 starting a web site 184 Hyperlinked documents copying 164 creating 161 gathering 164 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Hyperlinks availability 164 creating 160 deleting 165 gathering 164 to email address 162 to new Inspiration document 162 to other file 161 to web page 160 turning on or off 164 Idea map example 26 Imported GIF files changing colours in diagram 62 changing colours in mind map 157 Importing audio files 15 167 Importing documents other programs 178 other versions of Inspiration 179 Importing graphics for symbols in diagram 59 for symbols in mind map 155 into notes in diagram 74 into notes in mind map 152 into notes in outline 100 into symbol libraries 196 198 Importing videos for symbols in diagram 60 for symbols in mind map 155 Indentation 203 INL files 194 Inserting footers 204 Inserting headers 204 Inserting higher level topics 98 Inserting hyperlinks 160 161 162 Inserting new main idea 99 Inserting page numbers 203 Inserting symbols between linked symbols 38 Inspiration defaults 210 exiting 21 Preferences 210 quitting 21 starting 21 templates 174 version 178 179 Inspiration 7 172 179 ISF files 172 IST files 172 Italicising text 55 J JPEG files diagrams 59 74 18
206. om Outline View e Select Notes to include notes e Select Hidden Notes to include hidden notes e Select Indentation to retain the hierarchical indentation from Outline view 7 Click Save 8 Select the folder in which to save the document 9 Entera name for the document then click Save Saving a document as PowerPoint slides You can save a diagram or outline as slides that can be opened in Microsoft PowerPoint The exported document contains formatted topic text The main idea becomes the presentation title and each first level topic becomes a separate slide Subtopics become slide content You can choose to include hidden subtopics and hidden notes Hyperlinks graphics audio files and videos inserted into notes are not included in the exported document Video symbols are converted to symbol text Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 185 To save a document as PowerPoint slides 1 Open the Inspiration document 2 Onthe File menu choose Export 3 Click the PowerPoint Slides tab 4 Under Export Outline with select the elements to include in the exported document e Select Hidden Subtopics to include any hidden subtopics e Select Hidden Notes to include any hidden notes 5 Click Save 6 Select the folder in which to save the document 7 Entera name for the document then click Save Saving a diagram or mind map as a graphic When you export a diagram to one of the graphic file formats available in Inspira
207. om strip symbol to create a special symbol with text or a graphic in it Custom strip symbol When you place the custom strip symbol in your diagram the strip area is blank You can enter text or draw a simple picture in the strip area You can also copy and paste a graphic created in another program into the strip area First you place the custom strip symbol in your diagram Then you add the text or graphic After you create a custom strip symbol you can add it to a custom library so it is available to use in other diagrams To add text to a custom strip symbol 1 Select the custom strip symbol 2 Click the strip area in the symbol On the Symbol menu choose Edit Custom Strip Click the strip area to add text to the custom strip svmbal 3 Select Text Editor 4 Enter the text you want to appear in the strip area 5 Format the text using the available options 6 Click OK Tip To display a person s name vertically one character at a time enter the name one character at a time pressing Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each letter 57 58 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual To add a picture to a custom strip symbol 1 Select the custom strip symbol 2 Click the strip area in the symbol On the Symbol menu choose Edit Custom Strip Click the strip area to add a graphic ta the custom strip symboal 3 Select Fat Bits Editor 4 Click inside the Fat Bits Editor box to create a picture Here
208. on PAL EE Create Link Arrani With Links w Without Links Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 19 New Template Wizard functions The Template Wizard in Diagram View introduces a number of new options to customise the learning experience e Template description On the first screen of the Template Wizard you can enter a brief description to help students understand a template s purpose and use e Limit symbol libraries Limit which symbol libraries are available for a specific project in order to remove distractions and focus learning You can even limit access to the online symbol collection e Save custom libraries Enrich your templates with tailor made symbols libraries Custom libraries can now travel with a template eliminating the need to load the libraries on each computer Export enhancements All export types are now gathered in one convenient Export dialog Each screen includes a preview window which clearly illustrates your options Among the new features e The Site Skeleton export includes symbol images automatically adding visual elements to your web pages e The HTML exports create links to your multimedia files e Additional options in the word processor export let you save just the information you need To export your work select Export on the File menu Smart Checklist Let Inspiration take care of tracking your progress when you use checklists Turn Smart Checklist on now when you check a
209. on 8 IE User s Manual Manuals and online Help e Inspiration Getting Started Guide Each copy of Inspiration comes with a printed copy of the Inspiration Getting Started Guide The guide contains system requirements installation instructions an introduction to Inspiration and a tutorial The guide is also available as a PDF file which you can view and print using Adobe Acrobat Reader If your computer does not have Acrobat Reader you can download a free copy from Adobe at www adobe com To open the Getting Started Guide PDF file choose Documentation on the Help menu Double click Getting Started Guide pdf e Inspiration online Help The Inspiration Help system contains detailed information about how to use Inspiration including special features tools and commands To open the Help file choose Inspiration Help on the Help menu If the Help system is not available you must install it using the Inspiration CD ROM e Inspiration User s Manual The Inspiration User s Manual contains all the information in the Help system The manual is available as a PDF file which you can view and print using Adobe Acrobat Reader If your computer does not have Acrobat Reader you can download a free copy from Adobe at www adobe com To open the User s Manual PDF file choose Documentation on the Help menu Double click User s Manual pdf About Inspiration documentation and conventions Inspiration documentation assumes you have a working knowledge of y
210. ont size Command Shift lt Superscript Command Shift 1 OS X and later Subscript Command Shift 2 OS X and later Original text style Revert Command Shift E to Style Shortcuts for inserting hyperlinks To Macintosh Insert hyperlink Command Shift 6 Shortcuts for working with notes To Macintosh Add a note to the selected Command Y symbol or topic Hide or show a note Command Y Resize note Command L End text editing and select Esc the note Deselect note and select Esc the note s symbol or topic Windows Ctrl Shift P Ctrl B Ctrl I Ctrl U Ctrl Shift L Ctrl Shift C Ctrl Shift R Ctrl Shift gt Ctrl Shift lt Ctrl Shift 1 Ctrl Shift 2 Ctrl Shift E Windows Chapter 16 Reference 229 Ctrl Shift 6 Windows Ctrl Y Ctrl Y Ctrl L Esc Esc 230 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for using the Symbol palette To start Macintosh Windows Symbol search Command Ctrl To display Macintosh Windows Next library on symbol palette Command Ctrl Previous library on symbol Command Ctrl palette To add Macintosh Windows Oval symbol Command 1 Ctrl 1 Rectangle symbol Command 2 Ctrl 2 Rounded rectangle symbol Command 3 Ctrl 3 Text only symbol Command 4 Ctrl 4 Cloud symbol Command 5 Ctrl 5 Custom strip symbol Command 6 Ctrl 6 Chapter 16 Reference 231 Shortcuts for navigating in Diagram and Map View You can use the following keyboard commands to move around in your docu
211. opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications 186 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual 5 To make the background of the diagram transparent select the Transparent background check box This option is available only for GIF format The background is the area between the symbols links and other objects Use this setting when you plan to place the graphic over text or a background image a wallpaper pattern for example 6 Click Save 7 Select the folder in which to save the graphic 8 Entera name for the document then click Save Saving Inspiration documents as web pages You can save diagrams and outlines as web pages which then can be viewed using a web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Mozilla Firefox There are many options for saving diagrams and outlines as web pages You can save an outline as one page or multiple pages You can save a diagram as a graphic that appears on a single web page You ll find that it s easy to plan and start building a web site using the Site Skeleton export Simply create an outline or a diagram containing a linked symbol for each page you want to appear in the web site After you export your pages you can add additional information to them using an HTML editor When you export to web page format vector symbols symbols for which line and fill colour options are available are not included in the exported document Videos and attached audio files are converted to hyperlink
212. our computer and its operating conventions including how to use a mouse and standard menus and commands It also assumes you know how to open save and close files If you need to review these procedures refer to the documentation that came with your computer Inspiration documentation has instructions for both Mac OS and Windows based computers When the documentation instructs you to press a key or click a command on a menu the Mac OS instructions appear first and the Windows instructions appear second For example Onthe File menu choose Quit Macintosh or Exit Windows Hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows and drag Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 15 Whar s great in Inspiration 8 Inspiration includes the following new features and enhancements More ways to engage and learn visually Map View With Inspiration s new mind mapping capabilities you follow the familiar process of building a mind map to visually represent an entire concept or idea with branches of associated thoughts noe TEPEE i s 3 a m i ew a 6 r4 C n y SRA i b E A r KE e i i h F LELI TUER 3 E gt Searchable symbols Quickly find symbols to better express ideas and represent concepts by searching with keywords Inspiration provides more than 1 000 symbols plus access to more than one million additional symbols through Inspiration Web Reso
213. p 126 127 Underlining text 55 Undoing changes 53 Index Ungrouping draw objects 87 setting preferred 217 Ungrouping symbols 87 transferring document to 188 Upper case letters 56 7 URL Hyperlink Auto detection 163 Using handwriting recognition on OS X e Zooming in 46 237 Zooming out 46 Using stylus to create symbols 236 Zooming to specific percentage 47 V Video symbols changing image 60 creating in diagram 60 creating in mind map 155 playing 60 Videos training 13 View magnifying or reducing diagram 46 magnifying or reducing mind map 135 magnifying or reducing outline 103 specific percentage 47 Viewing entire diagram 15 47 Viewing entire mind map 47 Views Diagram View 22 Map View 120 Outline View 24 Voice 165 W Web arrange 82 83 Web pages about saving Inspiration documents as web pages 184 saving diagram as web page 185 saving mind map as web page 185 saving outline as web page 186 starting a web site 184 What s new in Inspiration 15 Windows operating system font wrap 209 using handwriting recognition 238 WMF files diagrams 59 74 183 mind maps 152 155 183 outlines 100 symbol libraries 198 Word Guide 15 189 Word processor 257
214. pics show hide Command Shift H Ctrl Shift H Not available in Map view or outlines made from mind maps Shortcuts for using the Listen tool To use these shortcuts the Listen tool must be made available in Preferences To Macintosh Windows Turn Listen tool on off Command Shift D Ctrl Shift D Read text in current Command D Ctrl D selection Chapter 16 Reference 227 Shortcuts for selecting editing and formatting text Shortcuts for selecting text When editing text you can use these shortcuts to select text To Extend selection to beginning of topic Extend selection to end of topic Extend selection to beginning of line Extend selection to end of line Extend selection left one character Extend selection right one character Extend selection left one word Extend selection right one word Extend selection up one line Extend selection down one line Extend selection up one paragraph Extend selection down one paragraph End text editing Add a Tab character Macintosh Command Shift Home Command Shift End Shift Home Shift End Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow Command Shift Left AITOW Command Shift Right Arrow Shift Up Arrow Shift Down Arrow Command Shift Up Arrow Command Shift Down Arrow Esc or Shift Return or Shift Enter Option Tab Windows Ctrl Shift Home Ctrl Shift End ShifttHome Shift End Shift Left Arrow Shift Right Arrow
215. pidFire tool to quickly add a series of attached or detached topics The advantage of using the RapidFire tool 1s that you can concentrate on adding your ideas rather than adding topics one at a time When you add attached topics they appear as subtopics connected to the selected topic If no topic is selected the topics appear as a detached branch After you select a RapidFire option you can click the RapidFire button to enter ideas using the selected option To add attached topics using the RapidFire tool 1 Selecta topic or click the background of the mind map 2 Click the RapidFire Options button then select Attached RapidFire The RapidFire icon appears in the topic to show you the tool is turned on HapidFire icon CEHTRAL IDEA 3 Enter an idea then press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each 1dea 4 To turn off the RapidFire tool click the RapidFire button or click the background of the mind map 128 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual To add detached topics using the RapidFire tool 1 2 Click the background of the mind map Click the RapidFire Options button then select Detached bul RapidFire Enter an idea then press Return Macintosh or Enter Windows after each idea Your ideas appear as unconnected topics on the mind map To turn off the RapidFire tool click the RapidFire button or click the background of the mind map Adding symbols to a mind map You can use sym
216. piration Software Inc The Inspiration design mark is a trademark of Inspiration Software Inc QuickTime is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Portions Copyright 1990 94 Halcyon Software All rights reserved The Sentry Spelling Checker Engine Copyright 1993 1998 Wintertree Software Inc Other brands and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Inspiration supports creation of mind maps by applying mind mapping techniques developed by Tony Buzan and others Inspiration Software Inc is not affiliated with Tony Buzan Buzan Ltd or Buzan Centres Inc Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration eee e eee ee eee eee eee ees 13 Leanni ne MAS DIE QUOB e fois cies nid ub metitur a T EE sins ie DEM tet Ubera bale s ui T D e te eee 13 About Inspiration documentation and CONVENTIONS ccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseseeeeeeeeess 14 Wats oredr tn Tis DIFJCORNOS Fuente tedio bie oat tette oett tee Kee AA A 15 Co oT N MI I E TN ETE 20 ANE TIS DIE O a E A EO 21 About the Inspiration Starter Screen PET Ett blen E Rt pte S uet Hle RE PE E eub 2i Yuen a orem Ins AELOTS Do eias secre ser teers eode cibos teens ned eon ERE Eee blot nn eee eee Elec ees eee eee e e 21 ALOU the Taspitation Ve WS ca s4 905 vice Sesdosoasvaaccecaaetsayassaseeectoeyaiyna we ae ae eae ees 22 BIET nM EIS RR METTE E MET 22 INI ADV IC Sedet esen
217. plates are available the Online Resources icon appears in the Templates dialog To open a template 1 Onthe Inspiration Starter screen click the Templates button _or Within Inspiration on the File menu choose Open Template 2 Inthe templates list double click a folder to open it 3 Select a template then click Open Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 177 Creating a template Teachers often create their own templates to use as a starting point for a special project or assignment You can use the Template Wizard to save any Inspiration document as a template in Diagram View or in Outline View when opened from Diagram View or the Inspiration starter The Template Wizard is not available in Map View To create a template in Map View see Creating a template in Map View on page 177 To create a template in Diagram View or Outline View 1 Create the document you want to save as a template 2 Onthe Utility menu choose Template Wizard 3 Enter a description for the template then click Next 4 In each dialog choose the settings you want then click Next 5 When you are done choosing settings click Finish 6 Inthe Save Template dialog select the folder in which to save the template Inspiration automatically opens the Templates folder but you can select another 7 Inthe File Name box type a name for the template then click Save 8 Toset the newly created template as the default template for the Inspiration
218. ponding topic in Outline View Also draw objects cannot have a note and you cannot link to them You can enhance draw objects just as you can enhance symbols For instance you can fill them with colour and change their line colour 76 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Using the Draw tools 1 Click the Change Draw Tool button on the Formatting toolbar then select a Draw tool Rectangle Rounded Rectangle C3 Oval s CT Polygon 69 Freeform Line Line ZH amp 008 2 The selected Draw tool is displayed on the Formatting toolbar Ore 9 3 To turn the Draw tool off click the Draw button on the Formatting toolbar Drawing a freeform shape You use the Freeform Line tool to make freehand drawings To draw a freeform shape 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button then select Freeform Line The cursor turns into a crosshair 2 Position the crosshair where you want your drawing to begin 3 Hold down the mouse button and draw 4 When you finish a line release the mouse button 5 To turn the Freeform Line tool off click the Draw button 2 on the Formatting toolbar Drawing a straight line You use the Line tool to draw straight lines at any angle You can also draw exact horizontal vertical or 45 degree lines Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 77 To draw a straight line at any angle 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button ud then select Line The cu
219. ppears at the top of the screen It offers quick access to frequently used tools and commands for creating diagrams Click to do this Go to Outline View Outline Enter linked ideas quickly Click to RapidFire select RapidFire options 3 Add a new linked symbol in a Create horizontal vertical or diagonal direction M ted Create a link between two symbols Link Arrange a diagram into selected i Arrange layouts Click to select Arrange options Add or edit a note attached to a Note symbol Create a hyperlink to another item such Hyperlink as a Web site or file iii Lookup definitions synonyms and Word Guide antonyms and learn the pronunciations of words ni Transfer your work to a word Transfer processor Listen to the computer read the content Listen in a document 33 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View The Formatting toolbar has tools for formatting text symbols and links Draw tools for creating symbols or enhancing a diagram with graphics or text you do not want to appear in Outline View and tools that enable you to position the diagram on the page and position symbols precisely Use this Times Hew Roman T Font g T Text Size B Bold I Italic U Underline Text Colour a Link Style C q Arrow Direction E a S Line Thickness Defaults Draw x Nudge Position Fill Colour and Line Colour to do thi
220. program select the Set as Default checkbox in the Success dialog When you choose this option all new Inspiration documents will be based on the newly created template Tip You can save custom symbol libraries along with a template which is an easy way to share your libraries with other computers For more information see Sharing a symbol library with another computer on page 198 178 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Creating a template in Map View The Template Wizard is not available in Map View but mind maps can still be saved as templates To create a template in Map View 1 Create the document you want to save as a template 2 Onthe File menu choose Save As 3 Select the folder in which to save the document 4 Entera name for the document then click Save 5 Open the folder containing the document and change the file extension of the document to ist 6 For example change the document name Class Project 1l isfto Class Project 1 ist 7 Copy the document to the Templates folder inside the Inspiration folder Note Some operating systems do not display file extensions by default If you do not see your file s extension refer to your operating system s documentation Editing a template You can change the content and default settings of any Inspiration template After you edit the template you can save the template as a new template or replace the existing template The Template Wizard is not available in
221. r click the Hyperlink button Hyperlink Select Web Page In the Link To box type the Internet address URL following the http prefix For example type www inspiration com Click OK Chapter 11 Enriching the content of your documents 163 Inserting a hyperlink to another file You can insert hyperlinks to Inspiration documents Microsoft Word documents or any other type of file on your computer After you insert hyperlinks you can make copies of your Inspiration document and all hyperlinked files using the Gather Hyperlinked files command on the File menu Note Graphics files are inserted as symbols video files are inserted as video symbols and audio files are inserted as attached sound files To insert a hyperlink to another file Copy and paste the file onto your document Drag and drop the file onto your document Click the Hyperlink button on the Main toolbar To insert a hyperlink to another file using selected text 1 Select the text to be displayed as a hyperlink For example if you want to create a hyperlink to a document about reptiles you might select the text Read more about reptiles On the Main toolbar click the Hyperlink button Hyperlink The selected text appears in the Hyperlink Text box You can edit the text Click Select File For example you might want to create a hyperlink to a document called Reptile Reference doc The Hyperlink dialog appears with the path
222. r personal documents folder is called Documents Macintosh or My Documents Windows If you can t find your personal documents folder consult your system administrator Double click the folder that contains the symbol library Select the symbol library file Note The name of the file is the library name that appears on the Symbol palette plus the INL extension for example Birds inl Copy the file Note Do not move or delete any of the folders or files inside of the Libraries folder except for the Custom Libraries folder 198 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Sharing a symbol library with another computer There are two ways to share a symbol library with another computer You can copy the symbol library INL file to the Custom Libraries folder inside the Inspiration 8 IE Libraries folder or to the Personal Libraries folder on the other computer You can also save the symbol library with a template then share the template with the other computer For information on saving a symbol library with a template see Working with templates on page 176 The following procedure explains how to share the INL file To share a symbol library with another computer 1 3 Transfer the symbol library INL file to the other computer using one of the following methods e Copy the file to a floppy disk or other removable medium e g CD ROM that both computers can read For more information about disks that both Macintosh and Windows
223. r s Manual Working with templates Templates are starting points for creating your own documents A template can contain any type of content from basic symbols and links to fully developed ideas and imported graphics and videos Inspiration comes with over 50 templates to help you create your own documents In addition you have access to even more templates online When you open a template you save it as a new document so the template itself remains unchanged You can create custom templates that contain any type of content from simple diagrams to complex outlines to detailed mind maps Teachers often create their own templates to use as a starting point for a special project or assignment In addition to content a template contains default settings that control how the template looks transfers and prints including e The libraries that appear on the Symbol palette e The custom libraries available with the template Access to the online symbol collection for symbol searches Default formatting for text and objects Default settings for transferring the template to a word processor Default settings for printing the template Opening a template In addition to the templates available on your computer you have access to many more templates online To open an online template the Online Access option must be selected in Preferences For more information see Turning access to online resources on or off on page 220 When online tem
224. reate many types of graphic organisers It doesn t matter if you re comparing literary novels looking at cause and effect or developing your understanding of a complex concept The kind of diagram or mind map you create in Inspiration depends on the idea you want to develop The following are some of the different types of graphic organisers you can easily build using Inspiration Concept map A concept map is a hierarchical diagram used to represent a set of concepts beginning with the most general or most important and then working down to more specific detail Key concepts are connected by links that have descriptive words on them explaining the relationship between the concepts Concept maps are often used to illustrate scientific or historical concepts or for other types of knowledge mapping has made M Y upof cells amp lissues several layers outer layer inner layer fatty layer fed and supported by EPIDERMIS DERMIS barrier layer has MALPIGHIAN inner living layer SUBCUTANEOUS is full of contains branch into creates no direct blood supply capillaries SKIN blood outer dead vessels layer The Skin diagram is an example of a concept map 26 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Idea map You can use an idea map to brainstorm ideas and develop thoughts An idea map starts with a main idea or problem in the
225. repositioning a link when you move a symbol you can always move the link yourself Just click the end of the link and drag it to another connection point on the symbol 70 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Showing 32 connection points for links To align a link more precisely you can show 32 connection points on a symbol rather than 8 To show 32 connection points for links gt On the Link menu choose 32 Link Connection Points A symbol has 32 connection points when a check appears next to 32 Link Connection Points on the Link menu Drawing links under symbols When you add new links they may overlap existing symbols You can prevent overlapping by drawing links under symbols To draw links under symbols gt On the Link menu choose Draw Links Under Symbols Links are drawn under symbols when a check appears next to Draw Links Under Symbols on the Link menu Showing or hiding links You can show or hide a link between two symbols When you hide a link the relationship between ideas remains the same and continues to show in your outline Text on the link remains visible even though the link is hidden To show or hide a link 1 Select the link If the link is hidden click where the link would be to select it 2 On the Link menu choose Hide Link The link is hidden when a check appears next to Hide Link on the Link menu Formatting links in a diagram You have several options available to make your links bo
226. ript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Subscript 148 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Changing text to all capital letters 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select ALL CAPS Applying a white background to text on a mind map You can apply a white background to the text in topics and relationship links This text formatting option is useful when the topic text is inside the symbol or when the background of the mind map is a colour other than white To apply a white background to text 1 Select the object 2 Onthe Effect menu choose White Text Background Returning text to its original formatting on a mind map When you apply formatting to selected text within a topic or relationship link you can return the text to the formatting applied at the object level using the Revert To Style command on the Text menu To return text to its original formatting on a mind map 1 Select the object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Revert to Style Formatting branches on a mind map You can increase or decrease the width of a branch and change the colour of a branch If you change the formatting of a branch you can quickly reapply the formatting of the branch one level up using the Inherit Branch Format command on the Effect menu Increasing or decreasing the thickness of a branch When you change the thickness of a branch you also change the thickne
227. rsor turns into a crosshair 2 Position the crosshair where you want the line to begin drag to where you want the line to end then release the mouse button As you draw you can adjust the angle of the line 3 To turn the Line tool off click the Draw button N on the Formatting toolbar Tip To draw a horizontal vertical or 45 degree line hold down the Shift key then drag the line As you drag the line snaps to a 45 degree angle or a vertical or horizontal position When you finish drawing release the mouse button first then release the Shift key Drawing an oval or circle You use the Oval tool to draw ovals and circles To draw an oval or a circle 1 On the Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button al then select Oval The cursor turns into a crosshair 2 Position the crosshair in the approximate location where you want one side of the oval 3 To draw an oval drag the shape until it s the size you want then release the mouse button _or To draw a circle hold down the Shift key drag the circle release the mouse button then release the Shift key As you drag the circle becomes proportionally larger 4 To turn the Oval tool off click the Draw button on the Formatting toolbar 78 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Drawing a triangle or polygon You can use the Polygon tool to draw objects such as triangles A polygon is a series of attached line segments To draw a polygon 1 2
228. s 2 Click Audio 3 Select Sound Recording then click OK You can record sound when a check appears in the Sound Recording check box Attaching an audio file to a symbol or topic You can attach AIFF Midi MP3 and WAV files to symbols and topics You can attach one audio file or one recorded sound to each symbol or topic To attach an audio file your computer must have QuickTime To install QuickTime choose Get QuickTime on the Help menu To attach an audio file to a symbol or topic 1 Select the symbol or topic 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Insert Video or Sound then select Sound File 3 Open the folder where the audio file is located 4 Select the file then click Open Click the Audio Quick Control to play the recording 170 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Playing a recording gt Click the Audio Quick Control 9 on the symbol or topic or 1 Select the symbol or topic 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Play then select Sound Removing a recording or attached audio file 1 Select the symbol or topic with the recording 2 Onthe Tools menu choose Remove Sound Working with the checklist As you work on a document you can use the checklist to track your progress When you check a symbol in Diagram or Map View the corresponding topic in Outline View is also checked You can use Smart Checklist to automatically check subtopics when you check a symbol or topic and vice versa When Smart Checklist is on
229. s Change the font Change the text size Apply bold formatting to text Italicise text Underline text Change the colour of text Change the style of a link Change the direction of the arrows on a link Change the line thickness of a symbol or link Set defaults to those of the current selection or apply defaults to the current selection Turn on the selected Draw tool Click to select a different tool Move a symbol or draw object up down left or right one pixel at a time Position the diagram on the page Change the fill colour or line colour Jj of a selected symbol draw object link or note Click i to revert to the selection s original colours Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 35 The Symbol palette Inspiration comes with symbol libraries containing more than 1 000 images The symbols are organised into categories and libraries You can display each library one at a time so you can see the symbols in each one You can choose from the library symbols and you can add your own symbols to the libraries If you can t find the symbol you are looking for you can search the Inspiration libraries on your computer and the online symbol collection by entering keywords into the box near the bottom of the Symbol palette gt To browse the libraries on the Symbol palette click the Next Library button or the Previous Library button l gt To goto a specific library click the Libraries tab Click the S
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231. s box 3 Do one of the following when Inspiration finds a word it doesn t recognise e To change the word Inspiration doesn t recognise to the word in the Change To box click Change 4 Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 193 e To change the word to one of the alternates select the word in the Alternates box then click Change e To type the correct spelling click the Change To box then type the correct spelling e To ignore the word for this instance click Ignore Once e To ignore all occurrences of the word click Ignore AII e To add the word to the Inspiration dictionary click Learn Spelling After you make your choice Inspiration automatically continues to the next word it doesn t recognise When the spelling check is complete a message box appears telling you Inspiration has finished checking the spelling Click OK Finding text in a document You can find text in your document using the Find command In Diagram or Map View Find searches through all symbol text including notes text and link text currently displayed on the screen In Outline View all text is searched whether hidden or not To find text 1 2 3 4 T Click the cursor where you want the search to start On the Tools menu choose Find In the Find What box type the characters word or phrase you want to find Select search options Match Whole Word Only The Match Whole Word Only option finds whole words only When select
232. search for symbols 1 Inthe box at the bottom of the Symbol palette type a word that describes the symbol you are looking for for example dog e Youcan enter one word or a phrase up to 256 characters e Inspiration only returns symbols that contain all of the keywords you searched for For example to search for symbols containing a dog and a cat enter dog cat Inspiration automatically searches for all symbols containing a dog and a cat e To limit the search enter the minus sign and a keyword For example to search for symbols containing a dog and a cat but not a mouse enter dog cat mouse e To search for animated symbols only enter animated with your keywords 2 Torefine your search select from the following options e To search for clipart symbols check the Art checkbox e To search for photographic symbols select Photo 3 Click the Find button amp 130 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Showing a connection between two topics on a mind map You can use a relationship link to show a connection between two topics on a mind map The topics can be on the same branch different branches or detached You can also show a connection between any topic and the Central Idea symbol After you add the relationship link you can enter text that describes the connection To show a connection between two topics 1 With no objects selected click the Relate button on the Main toolbar Relate The cursor looks like this l
233. select the item in the Auto Fill list A code that represents the item appears To choose a font and text size for the footer click Font 7 Click OK Setting page breaks Adjusting the page breaks in a diagram In a diagram you can adjust the placement of symbols so that each symbol fits within the page To adjust page breaks in a diagram or mind map OntheSymbol menu choose Adjust For Page Breaks You can adjust a diagram or mind map for page breaks when you print For more information see Printing a diagram or mind map at full size without breaking across symbols on page 210 Chapter 14 Printing 209 Setting page breaks in an outline You can set the page breaks in an outline to force a break before a specific topic You see the results when you preview or print your document To set a page break 1 2 Select the topic where you want to set the page break On the Outline menu choose Set Page Break A dashed black line appears to show that a page break 1s set To remove the page break select the topic then choose Set Page Break on the Outline menu To preview a document before printing see Previewing a document before printing on page 204 Sizing diagrams and mind maps for printing Printing a diagram or mind map on one page If a diagram or mind map spans multiple pages you can reduce the size of the document and centre it so it fits on one page To print a diagram or mind map on one page L 2 3
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236. slightly so that they won t split across two pages At print time you can also use the Actual Size with Smart Page Breaks Print Size option in Page Setup choose Page Setup on the File menu click the Layout tab then select Actual Size with Smart Page Breaks to automatically adjust the symbols in a diagram so they fit intact on a page The diagram prints in actual size and will fill as many pages as necessary To have your diagram easily fit on one page use the 1 Page Print Size option choose Page Setup on the File menu click the Layout tab then select 1 Page The diagram is automatically centred and reduced so that it prints on one page To make small adjustments as you move a single symbol or groups of symbols use the Nudge tool on the Formatting toolbar For more information see Positioning an object precisely using the Nudge tool on page 86 If you need to move the entire diagram at once choose Select All on the Edit menu then drag the diagram to the location you want or use the position tool Make your final adjustments when viewing the diagram in actual size 100 percent It s difficult to make fine adjustments when the view is reduced 214 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Improving font spacing with laser printers You can improve the way your fonts look when you print them and when you see them on screen There are two commands Fractional Fonts Macintosh or Printer Fonts Wrap Windows To improve font spacing on
237. ss then select a line thickness Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 159 Changing arrow direction on a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Relationship gt Arrow Direction then select an arrow direction Changing arrowhead style on a relationship link 1 Select the relationship link 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Relationship gt Arrowheads then select a style Working with notes on a mind map In addition to formatting the text in note you can change the fill and line colour of the note You can also enrich the content of a note by importing a graphic created in another program Changing the colours of a note on a mind map The fill colour is the colour inside the note The line colour is the border around the note To change the fill colour of a note 1 Select the note 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Fill Colour button then select a colour BIUA X lg Click the Fill Colour button ta change the fill colour of the selected note To change the line colour of a note 1 Select the note 2 Click the Line Colour button on the Formatting toolbar then select a colour BIUSA d i Click the Line Colour button ta change the line colour af the selected note 154 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Importing a graphic into a note on a mind map In Windows you can import GIF JPEG PICT TIFF Windows Bitmap bmp and Windows Metafile wmf files In the
238. ss of the branches below the selected topic In addition if there 1s a line or frame around the symbol it is increased or decreased proportionally Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 149 To increase or decrease the thickness of a branch 1 Select the highest level topic on the branch 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar do one of the following e To increase the thickness of the branch click the top of the Branch Thickness button me a Im e To decrease the thickness of the branch click the bottom of the Branch Thickness button NEN a M e On the Effect menu choose Branch Thickness then select Increase or Decrease Changing the colour of a branch When you change the colour of a branch the colour is applied to the subtopics down the branch and to the line colour or frame colour of the symbols on the branch If a subtopic has a unique line colour it retains its colour When you select multiple topics the branch colour is applied only to the selected topics To change the colour of a branch 1 Select the branch 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Line Colour button then select a colour B U A Et 2 9 i Click the Line Colour button ta change the colour af the selected branch On the Effect menu choose Branch Colour then select a colour 150 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Applying the formatting of a branch to a lower level branch If you change the formatting of a lower level branch you can qu
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241. symbols using imported graphics and videos After you add a symbol to a diagram you can enhance it by changing the colours adding a fill pattern or shadow applying a white background to the text among other formatting options For more information about adding symbols to your diagram using the Symbol palette see Adding symbols using the Symbol palette on page 40 Using animated symbols Animated symbols can add a new dimension to your diagrams A number of animated symbols are included in the symbol libraries You can also create your own animated symbols by importing animated GIF files see Importing graphics for symbols on page 59 To determine if a symbol is animated point to a symbol on the Symbol palette to view a preview of the symbol For example if you preview the Volcano symbol in the Landforms library under the Geography category the volcano will erupt You can turn off animated symbols if you want the symbols to appear without animation Tip To search for animated symbols enter animated with your keywords When you turn off animated symbols only the first frame of an animated symbol is displayed Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram To turn animated symbols on or off 1 Onthe Utilities menu choose Preferences 2 Click Behaviours 3 Check or clear the Animate GIFs checkbox Animated symbols are on when a check appears in the Animate GIFs checkbox Using the custom strip symbol in a diagram You can use the cust
242. t 3 Click the Web Pages tab 4 Select Outline 5 Select from the following options e To create a separate table of contents select Table of Contents e To include any hidden subtopics in the web page select Hidden Subtopics e To include any hidden notes in the web page select Hidden Notes 6 Click Save 7 Select the folder in which to save the web page 8 Enter a name for the web page then click Save Inspiration automatically uses your main idea as the name and assigns the appropriate file extension but you can change the name Chapter 12 Managing and proofing documents 189 Saving an outline as multiple web pages When you save an outline as multiple web pages the main idea becomes the title of the table of contents and appears in large type at the top The first level topics are listed below the title in hypertext format Each first level topic becomes a separate web page that includes all its subtopics and notes text You can choose to include hidden subtopics and hidden notes in the web pages To save an outline as multiple web pages ey gt ee ee a 8 9 Open the Inspiration document On the File menu choose Export Click the Web Pages tab Select Outline Select Table of Contents Select One page per major topic Select from the following options e To include any hidden subtopics in the web page select Hidden Subtopics e To include any hidden notes in the web page select Hidden Notes Click Save
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244. t size 1 Ze 3 4 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Text Size box CS then select a text size or On the Text menu choose Size then select a text size To use a size that doesn t appear on the text size menu choose Other Enter a text size then click OK Tip To increase or decrease the size of selected text one point size at a time on the Text menu choose Size then select Increase or Decrease Applying bold formatting to text 1 2 Select the text or object On the Formatting toolbar click the Bold button B On the Text menu choose Style then select Bold Chapter 10 Enhancing your mind map 147 Italicising text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Italic button Ij On the Text menu choose Style then select Italic Underlining text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Underline button u On the Text menu choose Style then select Underline Changing text colour 1 Select the text or object 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Text Colour button then select a colour On the Text menu choose Colour then select a colour Justifying text 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Justify then select Left Centre or Right Applying superscript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Superscript Applying subsc
245. t the symbol 2 On the Edit menu choose Original Size Graphic Making symbols the same size in a diagram If you want to make a symbol the same size as another symbol but you don t want to change anything else you can use the Paste Size command To make symbols the same size in a diagram 1 Select the symbol that is the size you want 2 On the Edit menu choose Copy 3 Select the symbol you want to make the same size 4 On the Edit menu choose Paste Size You can also size symbols by level using the Arrange tool For more information see Arranging a diagram using the Arrange tool on page 82 66 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Working with links in a diagram You can change the shape of a link between symbols to reinforce the relationship between ideas to give the link specific meaning or to make the link appear more formal or more casual Making a straight link Straight links connect symbols with straight lines ITDIMHIDIEHIHDTID Straight link To make a straight link 1 Select the link 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Link Style button FAI then select Straight On the Link menu choose Straight Making a right angle link Right angle links attach symbols with 90 degree angles Right angle link To make a right angle link 1 Select the link 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Link Style button FAI then select Right Angle On the Link menu choose Right Angle Chapter 4
246. t to save those changes 2 Click Yes to save your changes and quit Inspiration 22 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual About the Inspiration Views Inspiration has three views or environments Diagram View Map View and Outline View As you work in a diagram or mind map changes will be automatically reflected in the integrated outline Sometimes you will work exclusively in Diagram View or Map View to create a graphic organiser or a map showing how ideas or concepts relate Other times you will work in Outline View where you might organise and write a report Diagram View You can use Diagram View to create a diagram that shows the relationship between ideas or concepts Here s what Diagram View looks like Symbol Main Starting point main idea or central theme Mote Diagram View Inspiration EF Visual lesening iret hose ues lul py educsuws build a sirong kaming Teninalatiowt for E Ihe queer principkes af VISUAL LEARNING Barer seared mondi Phos ff At C I x La Ad rrr i Times 2 BJU A Formatting toolbar Subtopic or subpoint Chapter 1 Getting started with Inspiration 23 Map View You can use Map View to create a mind map building branches of associated topics around a central idea Here s what Map View looks like esa r Main toolbar Central idea Subtopic eoe T Bb ar 3 UD 8 pee m uu Ie Oe Hase
247. ted topic Make a symbol above Make a symbol below Command Up Arrow Command Down Arrow Windows Tab or Ctrl K or Ctrl Arrow key Shift Tab Ctrl Up Arrow Ctrl Down Arrow Turn on RapidFireTM With no selection Select any open space crosshair showing in workspace Command R Macintosh Type any text character Chapter 16 Reference 235 Ctrl R Windows Type any text character Shortcuts for adding links in Diagram View To Turn Link tool on off Move link target point when link tool is on Macintosh Command Arrow keys Select origin and target symbols Return when link tool is on or Enter Windows Ctrl Arrow keys Enter or 10 Key Enter Shortcuts for creating relationships in Map View To Turn Relate tool on off Move relationship target point when relate tool is on Macintosh Command Arrow keys Select origin and target symbols Return when relate tool is on Shortcuts for navigating in Outline View or Enter Windows Ctrl Arrow keys Enter or 10 Key Enter To Macintosh Windows Scroll to top Command Home Ctrl Home Scroll to bottom Command End Ctrl End Scroll to selection Command 9 Ctrl 9 236 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Shortcuts for selecting and moving topics in Outline View In Outline View if you select a topic instead of text the keys have the following effect To Select all topics Select first main or central idea
248. ter it automatically lists approximately 18 fonts in the Font menu When you remove fonts from use in Inspiration they remain available to other programs on your computer To specify the fonts on the Font menu Windows 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Keyboard 3 Click Edit Font Menu 4 To add a font to the Font menu select it in the list then click Add 5 Toremove a font from the Font menu select it in the list then click Remove Note You cannot remove fonts that are currently in use in an open document 6 When you finish click OK To return the Font menu to the default setting click Factory Settings Customising the colour menu You can specify the last 24 colours that are available on the Inspiration colour menu To specify a colour on the colour menu 1 On the Effect menu choose Customise Colour Palette 2 Selecta colour that you want to change 3 Click a Colour Picker on the right side of the dialog Mac only 4 Use the tools in the dialog to specify the new colour then click OK Setting the date and time format You can set the format for the date and time that appears when you insert the date and time using the Paste Date command on the Edit menu To set the date and time format 1 On the Utility menu choose Preferences 2 Click Formats and Units 3 Onthe Date Time Format menu select one of the following e Short Date 12 9 05 e Long Date Fri December 9 2005 e Short Dat
249. tes in outline 100 symbol libraries 198 Copying and pasting objects in diagram 51 Copying and pasting objects on mind map 143 Copying and pasting topics in outline 106 Copying files between Mac OS and Windows 180 Copying hyperlinked files 164 Copying symbol libraries 194 Copying symbols to custom libraries 197 Creating diagrams 31 101 Creating hyperlinks 160 161 162 Creating links 42 Creating mind maps 120 Creating outlines from diagram 45 from mind map 134 Creating relationship links 129 Creating symbol libraries 194 Creating symbols 75 76 196 Creating templates 175 Creating web sites 184 Ctrl key adding linked symbols 39 adding unconnected symbols 39 Curriculum packets 15 Curved links adjusting 69 creating 67 Curved relationship links adjusting 131 creating 149 Custom colours 216 Custom links 68 Custom prefixes 118 Custom strip symbol using in diagram 57 using in mind map 153 Custom symbols creating in diagram 59 60 75 76 creating in mind map 76 155 159 Cutting and pasting objects in diagram 51 52 Cutting and pasting objects in mind map 142 Cutting and pasting topics in outline 106 D Dashed lines links 72 relationship links 150 Date adding to document 170 Date Time format setting 216 Default template 211 Defaults diagrams 88 Inspiration program 210 links 89 notes 90 outlines 119 restoring factory def
250. text size for the page number click Font Adding headers and footers If you want a header or footer to appear on the page when you print your document you can specify the placement as well as the content of the header or footer Headers appear at the top of the document footers appear at the bottom You can type your own text for headers and footers or insert specific items such as the time date or page numbers Headers and footers appear only when you print the document To add headers and footers 1 Onthe File menu choose Page Setup 2 Click the Header Footer tab 3 In the Apply to list select the pages on which you want the header or footer to appear 4 In the Number from box type the starting number for page numbers 5 Under Header type the text you want to appear at the top of the page Type the text in the Left Centre or Right box depending on where you want the text to appear on the page To add a specific item such as the time or date click in the box where you want the item to appear then select the item in the Auto Fill list A code that represents the item appears To select a font and text size for the header click Font 6 Under Footer type the text you want to appear at the bottom of the page Type the text in the Left Centre or Right box depending on where you want the text to appear on the page To add a specific item such as the time or date click in the box where you want the item to appear then
251. th the lines and the arrowheads more distinctive You might use a patterned link or a dashed line to show a tentative connection between ideas for example and a thicker solid line to show a stronger connection After you create a link you like you can use the Defaults tool on the Formatting toolbar to save the look as the new default All new links you make will be this style For more information see Changing the defaults of your current diagram on page 88 Chapter 4 Enhancing your diagram 7 Changing arrow direction on a link You can change the direction of the arrows on links To show a two way relationship between two symbols for example you could add arrows to both ends of the link Other times you may want no arrows for a link Changing the arrow direction on a link has no effect on the relationship between the symbols To change the relationship between symbols you must reverse the link For more information see Reversing a link on page 69 To change arrow direction 1 Select the link 2 On the Formatting toolbar click the Arrow Direction button then select an arrow direction or On the Link menu choose Arrow Direction then select an arrow direction Tip If you don t want arrowheads on the link choose Arrow Direction on the Link menu then select No Arrows Changing arrowhead style on a link 1 Select the link 2 Onthe Link menu choose Arrowheads then select an arrowhead style Changing the th
252. the Inspiration libraries on your computer and the online symbol collection Custom libraries are not searched To search the online symbol collection the Online Access option must be selected in Preferences The Online Access option is selected by default For more information see Turning access to online resources on or off on page 220 Note In Diagram View you can turn off the symbol searching feature for a specific document using the Template Wizard For more information see Working with templates on page 176 To search for symbols 1 In the box at the bottom of the Symbol palette type a word that describes the symbol you are looking for for example dog e Youcan enter one word or a phrase up to 256 characters e Inspiration only returns symbols that contain all of the keywords you searched for For example to search for symbols containing a dog and a cat enter dog cat Inspiration automatically searches for all symbols containing a dog and a cat e To limit the search enter the minus sign and a keyword For example to search for symbols containing a dog and a cat but not a mouse enter dog cat mouse e To search for animated symbols only enter animated with your keywords 2 To refine your search select from the following options e To search for clipart symbols check the Art checkbox e To search for photographic symbols select Photo 3 Click the Find button Chapter 2 Creating a diagram Changing a symbol shape
253. the new symbol to appear Using Command Ctrl to add an unconnected idea to a diagram You can use the Command key Macintosh or the Ctrl key Windows to add an unconnected symbol in any location To use Command Ctrl to add an unconnected symbol to a diagram 1 Make sure no symbol is selected 2 Hold down the Command key Macintosh or the Ctrl key Windows then click where you want to place the symbol 3 Enter your idea in the symbol You can also use point and type to add an unconnected symbol For more information see Using point and type to add an unconnected idea to a diagram on page 37 40 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Adding symbols to a diagram using the Symbol palette Inspiration comes with over 1 000 colourful high resolution symbols including several hundred multicolour photo quality and animated symbols In addition to the libraries that come with Inspiration you can use the symbols in the online symbol collection It is easy to find symbols using the Search tab on the Symbol palette To add a symbol to a diagram using the Symbol palette gt Drag the symbol from the Symbol palette onto the diagram or Click where you want the symbol to appear then click the symbol on the Symbol palette Note You can link an unconnected symbol to another symbol any time For more information see Connecting ideas using links on page 42 Searching for symbols When you search for symbols Inspiration searches
254. then select a percentage ta magnify or reduce the view Fitting the entire document into the window gt Click the Fit to Window button in the lower left of the window On the View menu choose Zoom then select Fit to Window Selecting objects in a diagram You can select symbols links notes draw objects and imported graphics and video symbols To select one object Click it To select multiple objects gt Hold down the Shift key then click each object If the objects are next to each other you can drag the cursor across the symbols until the marquee appears around them 48 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Positioning a diagram in the window Sometimes you want to position the diagram in the window so you can see parts of it more easily The Position tool makes it easy to move the diagram around within the window To position a diagram in the window 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Position button W 2 Drag the diagram in the direction you want 3 Click the Position button m to turn it off Tip You can also hold down Command Option Macintosh or Ctrl Alt Windows and drag to move the diagram in the window Hiding parts of a diagram You may want to single out an idea or concept so you can develop it more completely To do that it may be helpful to show only that portion of your diagram To hide all but a selected part of the diagram 1 Select the symbol you want to show 2 Onthe Vi
255. ting a custom library and you do not have the necessary privileges to the Libraries folder navigate to your Personal Libraries folder inside your personal documents folder Typically your personal documents folder is called Documents Macintosh or My Documents Windows If you can t find your personal documents folder consult your system administrator Select the symbol library file Note The name of the file is the library name that appears on the Symbol palette plus the INL extension for example Birds inl Drag the file to the Trash icon Macintosh or Recycle icon Windows on the desktop Note Do not move or delete any of the folders or files inside of the Libraries folder except for the Custom Libraries folder 200 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Editing custom libraries You can only edit the libraries in the Custom Libraries category which are the libraries you and other users create You cannot edit the symbol libraries that come with the Inspiration application You can add symbols delete symbols edit symbol names and rearrange the symbols in custom libraries Adding symbols to custom libraries You can add any symbol on your diagram or mind map including imported graphics and videos and symbols created using the Draw tools to a custom library You can also copy any symbol on the Symbols palette including search results to a custom library Note There must be an open slot at the bottom of the library to ad
256. tion The symbol appears in the direction you choose To use the Create tool to add a linked symbol in any direction 1 Select the symbol to which you want to connect the new symbol 2 On the Main toolbar click the point on the Create button that aims in the direction where you want to add the new symbol Create Each point on the button works like a separate tool Position the cursor over the one you want to use then click The new symbol appears on your diagram connected to the selected symbol in the direction you chose The new symbol is selected and ready for you to enter an idea 3 Enter your idea in the symbol You can now add another symbol to the one you just created or select another symbol in the diagram and repeat the process described above Using point and type to add an unconnected idea to a diagram To add an idea quickly click where you want to add the idea and begin typing Inspiration automatically creates a symbol to hold your text In Outline View the unconnected idea appears at the main idea level To use point and type to add an unconnected idea to a diagram Click an open space in the diagram where you want to add the idea then type The unconnected symbol appears where you entered your idea Note You can link the unconnected symbol to another symbol at any time For information see Connecting ideas in a diagram using links on page 42 38 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Inserting a symbol between
257. tion only the visible items in the diagram are included in the graphic Hidden symbols links and notes are not exported If you are focused in on a portion of the diagram only that portion of the diagram 1s exported Hyperlinked files and attached audio files are not exported Note To export to PNG or TIFF format your computer must have QuickTime On the Macintosh to export to BMP or WMF format your computer must have QuickTime You can install QuickTime by choosing Get QuickTime on the Help menu To save a diagram as a graphic 1 Open the Inspiration diagram 2 Onthe File menu choose Export 3 Click the Graphic File tab 4 On the File Format menu select the graphic file format e BMP saves the diagram in the standard Microsoft Windows graphic format e GIF saves the diagram as a GIF file that can be opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications and web pages JPEG saves the diagram as a JPEG file that can be opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications and web pages e PICT saves the diagram as a PICT or PICT2 file that can be opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications e PNG saves the diagram as a PNG file that can be opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications and web pages e TIFF saves the diagram as a TIFF file that can be opened in graphics presentation and page layout applications e WMF saves the diagram in a standard Windows format that can be
258. tline from a mind map After you have your ideas in a visual format you can easily create an outline of your mind map by switching to Outline View Here you can continue to develop your content in writing Changes you make in Outline View are automatically made in Map View and vice versa To create an outline from a mind map gt On the Main toolbar click the Outline button Outline On the View menu choose Outline To return to Map View from Outline View click the Map button on the Main toolbar 136 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 9 Working with your mind map After you add topics symbols relationship links and notes to a mind map you can arrange and edit the content Viewing the mind map as you work Magnifying or reducing the view of a mind map When you want to reduce the size of the document in the window you zoom out When you want to magnify the document you zoom in You can zoom in or out to a specific percentage You can also fit the entire mind map into the window Use the buttons in the lower left of the window to zoom in or out Click to view the entire mind map Click ta magnify the view Click to reduce the view Click ta magnify or reduce the view to a specific percentage Note Zooming in and out does not change the actual size of the document only the magnification at which you see it To scale symbols see Changing the size of a symbol on a mind map on page 158 Zooming in gt
259. toolbar Drawing a rounded rectangle or square You use the Rounded Rectangle tool to draw a rounded rectangle or square A rounded rectangle or square has straight sides and rounded corners To draw a rounded rectangle or square 1 On the Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button MI then select Rounded Rectangle The cursor turns into a crosshair Position the crosshair where you want a corner of the rounded rectangle to begin To draw a rounded rectangle drag the shape you want then release the mouse button or To draw a rounded square hold down the Shift key drag the square release the mouse button and then release the Shift key As you drag the square becomes proportionally larger To turn the Rounded Rectangle tool off click the Draw button on the Formatting toolbar 80 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Drawing a text box You use the Text Box tool to add a title to a diagram for example or to add a text box to a draw object you want to use as a symbol To draw a text box 1 Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Change Draw Tool button a then select Text Box The cursor turns into a crosshair 2 Position the crosshair where you want the corner of the text box to begin 3 Drag the text box until it s the size you want 4 Enter your text in the box The box grows vertically from the bottom down as you add more text 5 To turn off the Text Box tool click the Draw button on t
260. topic all of its subtopics are automatically checked check all of the subtopics beneath a topic and the topic is checked To use Smart Checklist on the Tools menu make sure Show Checklist is on then select Smart Checklist Note resize button Can t see all the text in a note Too much wasted space Simply click the Resize button and the note will automatically size to fit the text Momesquieu s work influenced the writing of constitutions in many countries 20 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Fit to Window button See all of your diagram or mind map at the click of a button The Fit to Window button adjusts the zoom so it fits nicely on screen 1009 aa Medio 4 Times 12 Expanded Formatting toolbar Inspiration 8 puts more tools at your fingertips Change link style arrow direction and line thickness using handy controls on the Formatting toolbar 22 Customer service Inspiration Software Inc is committed to assisting our customers If you have comments questions or need assistance while working with Inspiration you can contact us by email telephone or fax You can also connect directly to Inspiration Technical Support by choosing Online Technical Support on the Help menu Inspiration Software Inc provides customer service and technical support for registered users Be sure to register so you can take advantage of our support services When you contact us please be ready to provide
261. topics Higher level topics are closer to the central idea A first level topic is an idea that supports or relates to the central idea A second level topic is an idea that supports a first level idea and so on As you add ideas the branches can grow to contain many levels When you create a mind map using Inspiration you enter your central idea then add the supporting ideas You use text and symbols to describe or represent the ideas You can show a connection or relationship between ideas on different branches using a relationship link And you can use notes to expand each idea After you add ideas relationship links and notes you can use colour and other formatting options to emphasize the ideas and connections on the mind map Uses of mind maps You can quickly create complex mind maps using Inspiration Mind maps are well suited to many types of thinking and writing activities including e Brainstorming e Planning and organising e Memorizing e Note taking Chapter 8 Creating a mind map 121 Tools for creating mind maps Inspiration gives you many tools to capture and organise your ideas in a mind map Most commands such as opening a file or setting preferences are organised on the Menu bar There are two toolbars that offer quick access to frequently used commands the Main toolbar and the Formatting toolbar The Symbol palette displays the libraries where you select symbols to put in your mind map Every command in Insp
262. tory the default template is the Basic template The Basic template is a general purpose template for any type of document You can make any Inspiration template the default template For example you can create your own outline template then select that template as the default template The procedures for selecting a new default template and restoring the factory default template are different in Map View and for outlines created from mind maps To select a new default template in Diagram View or Outline View 1 On the Utility menu choose Default Settings 2 Choose Select then click Next 3 Open the folder that contains the template you want to use as the default template Inspiration templates are commonly stored in the Templates folder inside the Inspiration 8 folder 4 Select the template then click Open A new untitled document opens based on the default template you selected All new documents will be based on the selected template The Basic template remains in the Templates folder in case you want to use it as the default template in the future To select a new default template in Map View 1 Create the template in Map View 2 Save the mind map to your desktop 3 Change the name of the template to Basic mind map ist 4 Copy the template to the Templates folder inside the Inspiration folder Note Some operating systems do not display file extensions by default If you do not see your file s extension refer to
263. u choose Edit Symbol Libraries 2 Onthe right palette select the custom library e On the Category list select the category that contains the library then select the library e Click Pto browse the libraries in the category 3 Onthe left palette click the symbol you want to copy 4 Tocreate a name for the symbol enter it in the bottom of the right palette 5 Repeat steps 3 amp 4 to copy another symbol 6 Click OK Tip You can open the Edit Symbol Libraries dialog using a shortcut menu On the Symbol palette hold the Control key and click Macintosh or right click Windows and select Edit Symbol Libraries Copying an online symbol to a symbol library 1 Onthe Utility menu choose Edit Symbol Libraries 2 Onthe right palette select the custom library e On the Category list select the category that contains the library then select the library e Click to browse the libraries in the category 3 In the box at the bottom of the left palette type a word that describes the symbol you are looking for then click the Find button Click the symbol you want to add on the left palette To create a name for the symbol enter it in the box at the bottom of the right palette Repeat steps 3 5 to copy another symbol Click OK pto Je ow 202 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Importing a graphic into a custom library You can create symbols using graphics files you import directly into a custom library A qui
264. u can open the note and edit the text You can show or hide individual notes and you can show or hide all notes To show a note 1 Select the topic 2 Click the Note Quick Control _or On the View menu choose Notes then select Show To hide a note gt Click 9 on the note _or Select the topic or note and on the View menu choose Notes then select Hide To show all notes gt Onthe View menu choose Notes then select Show All To hide all notes gt Onthe View menu choose Notes then select Hide All Selecting all or parts of a mind map You select an object when you want to move edit or format the object You can select symbols including imported graphics and video symbols topics branches relationship links and draw objects Selecting objects on a mind map When you select one topic all subtopics down the branch are also selected When you select multiple topics the subtopics down the branch are not automatically selected To select one object Click it 140 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual To select multiple objects gt Hold down the Shift key then click each object If the objects are next to each other you can drag the cursor across the objects until the marquee appears around them Selecting all objects on a mind map gt Onthe Edit menu choose Select All Selecting all topics at the same level on a mind map You can select all the topics at the same level on a mind map
265. urces To find a symbol enter keywords in the box at the bottom of the Symbol palette then click Inspiration searches both the built in symbol libraries and the online symbol collection then displays the search results in the palette Video and sound integration You can now insert and play multimedia such as QuickTime movies and MP3s to create more engaging and informative projects e Video Enhance your diagrams and mind maps with videos created in other programs You can integrate video by creating custom video symbols Click on your diagram or mind map to select where you wish to insert a video file On the Tools menu point to Insert Video or Sound then select Video The first frame of the video is visible To play the video click the Video button E e Sound To attach an audio file to a symbol or topic point to Insert Video or Sound then select Sound File To play the attached sound click the Audio Quick Control 9i 16 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Jumpstart projects and research with ease Starter screen Begin projects quickly from the new Inspiration Starter screen Create a new diagram mind map or outline continue work on a recent file or jumpstart any assignment with one of 60 templates You can also explore how to videos and curriculum resources by selecting Learn to Use im Create a Create an Create a Open a file diagram outline mind map jos Find a template i _ Learn to use for curriculum ar
266. ust first add a frame to the symbol To add a shadow to a symbol in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Symbol menu choose Shadow The symbol has a shadow when a check appears next to Shadow on the Symbol menu Changing the line thickness of a symbol in a diagram When you change the line thickness of a symbol you change the thickness of the line around the symbol or if the symbol has a frame the thickness of the frame To change the line thickness of a symbol in a diagram 1 Select the symbol 2 Onthe Effect menu choose Line Thickness then select the line thickness On the Formatting toolbar click the up or down arrow on the Line Thickness button to increase or decrease the line thickness 62 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Changing the colours of a symbol in a diagram When you change the line colour of a symbol you change the colour of the line around the symbol or if the symbol has a frame the frame When you change the fill colour of a symbol you change the colour inside the symbol or if the symbol has a frame the area inside the frame You can also change the colours of any multicolour symbol in the symbol libraries and imported GIFs If you add a frame to a multicolour symbol you can change the colour of the frame using the Line Colour button on the Formatting toolbar To change the line colour of a symbol 1 2 Select the symbol Do one of the following On the Formatting toolbar clic
267. utline Onthe Main toolbar click the Diagram button or On the View menu choose Diagram If you started your outline by clicking Create an outline on the Inspiration Starter your outline will automatically switch to Diagram View For more information on creating an outline that switches to Map View see Creating an outline from a mind map on page 135 102 Inspiration 8 IE User s Manual Chapter 6 Organising your outline After you add topics and notes to an outline you can arrange and edit the content Viewing the outline as you work Sometimes it s helpful to limit how many levels of the outline you see while you re working You may also want to zoom in so you can see a larger view of your outline on screen as you re working You can also focus your attention on a particular topic and its subtopics by displaying only that topic and its subtopics on your screen Specifying how many outline levels to show As you work it s sometimes helpful to show only some outline levels below a topic You can do this by selecting a topic that has subtopics then specifying how many levels of subtopics you want to see To specify the levels of subtopics to show 1 Select the topic or subtopic You re going to specify how many levels of subtopics to show below the selected topic 2 Onthe View menu choose Levels then select the levels of subtopics to show Only the levels of subtopics you chose appear for the selected topic All subtop
268. utlines When you make an outline you create a hierarchical structure for your ideas An outline helps you organise written documents speeches or plans by providing a framework for your ideas and by letting you order the flow of information You will find outlining particularly useful for planning and structuring information when writing While the structure of an outline is simple outlines can help you organise very complex material Outlining Ll Definition An outline is like a jigsaw puzzle you are working to fit pieces of information together into a cohesive picture A Summary or synopsis of information B An organisational pattern or schematic summary of ideas M Hierarchical form A Supporting details are arranged beneath more important ideas 1 See relationships among ideas 2 Ideas are more supportive in nature as outline branches out B Display organisation of ideas 1 Show areas where you need additional details to support main topics 2 Point out areas which have too much emphasis and need to be trimmed to avoid imbalance 3 Make clear what information is not relevant to your topic lil Uses A Map out chronology B Show cause and effect relationships C Clarify processes D Expound logic Chapter 2 Creating a diagram 31 Chapter 2 Creating a diagram When you create a diagram using Inspiration you use symbols to represent your ideas As you get your ideas down in visual form it becomes easier to see how you
269. vel They are now l parallel with the topic Sun 4 Good beaches ww B Dad l Play golf Demoting a set of topics to subtopics in an outline When you want to move a set of topics one level to the right or demote them in the outline hierarchy you can move them all at once When you demote a set of topics they become subtopics to the selected topic Any subtopics contained by topics you demote also move one level to the right To demote a set of topics in an outline 1 Select the topic immediately above the set of topics you want to move to the right 2 On the Outline menu choose Demote The topics move to the right one level making them subtopics of the selected topic Chapter 6 Organising your outline Moving a topic up in an outline You can move or flip a topic and its subtopics to a higher position in the order of an outline To move a topic up in the outline order 1 Select the topic T Family Vacation T L What we want to do ww 4 Sarah l Snorkeling 2 Sarah s friend Carol ww En B Mom l Sun 2 Near the ocean 3 scuba Select the topic you want to move up in the outline 2 On the Outline menu choose Flip Up The topic and its subtopics move up changing places with the topic above it The topic Mom and its subtopics move up changing places with the topic Sarah T Family Vacation ww L What we want to do ww 4 Mom l Sun 2 Mear the ocean J scuba T B Sarah l Snorkeling 2 Sarah s fri
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271. ying subscript formatting 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select Subscript Chapter 7 Enhancing your outline 117 Changing text to all capital letters 1 Select the text or object 2 Onthe Text menu choose Style then select ALL CAPS Returning text to the default style If you select text and make changes to its appearance you can easily return the text to its original style by using the Revert To Style command on the Text menu To return text to the default style 1 Select the text or objects that you want to change back to the default style 2 Onthe Text menu choose Revert to Style Working with prefixes in an outline There are a variety of prefix styles you can use with your outlines The Inspiration default is the standard Roman Numeral style but you might find that a bullet serves your purpose if your outline is simple Or you might want to use the Legal style if your outline is very complex You can even create your own custom prefixes I Onthe Formatting toolbar click the Prefix button A then select a prefix style from the following choices Working Format You see the and signs indicating whether there are notes and subtopics both on screen and on printed copies Roman numerals Uses Roman Numerals for main topics I II HI A B C 1 2 3 etc AlphaNumerals Uses upper case letters to label main topics in outline documents Otherwise like the Roman Numeral

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