Action buttons

Appendix
List of actions
NOTE: The names A and B only refer to the fact that A makes the action happen
to B. A and B can, generally, be the same item if you want.

SECTION SUB-SECTION NOTES PARAMETERS
Page First page
Last page
Next page
Previous page
Another page Use Set button to select the page
Show page notes
Cut page
Copy page
Duplicate page
Delete page
Paste page
New page before current page
New page after current page
Clear page
Reset page
Page selector show/hide
Show Organizer
Export page
Page history back Remembers the last page you used,
returns that page. Similar to the way the
Back button works in web browsers

Page history forward Works similar to the way the Forward
button works in web browsers

Duplicate Page Before Current Page
Duplicate Page After Current Page
Duplicate Page at End of Flipchart
File Play sound Use Set button to select the sound

Open doc or file Use Set button to open Edit a Link Object
box. Find the document you want using
the Browser button. Does not save the
document as part of the flipchart.

Open embed doc or file Use set button to open Edit a Link Object
box. Find the document you want using the
Browser button. Saves the document as
part of the flipchart.

Object Show This action used together with the Visible
setting (see the Appearance section of the
Properties and Actions box). Clicking on
A affects B. Use the Set button to select
B, the item that will be made invisible or
visible when you click on A.

Hide This action used together with the Visible
setting (see the Appearance section of the
Properties and Actions box). Clicking on A
affects B. Use the Set button to select B,
the item that will be made invisible when
you click on A.

Angle Click on A to change the angle of B. Use 1-360 degrees
the Set button to select B.

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Angle incrementally Click on A to change the angle of B. Use 1-360 degrees
the Set button to select B. Each time you
click on A, the angle of B will increase.

Reflect Use A to reflect B around its centre point.
Use the Set button to select B.

Invert Use A to turn B upside down. Use the Set
button to select B.

Mirror in X axis Use A to create a duplicate of B in the X
axis. Use the Set button to select B.

Mirror in Y axis Use A to create a duplicate of B in the Y
axis. Use the Set button to select B.

Flip in X axis Use A to flip B in the X axis (the left-hand
edge of the image). Use the Set button to
select B.

Flip in Y axis Use A to flip B in the Y axis (the top of the
image). Use the Set button to select B.

Translucency Click on A to change the translucency 0 (not transparent) -255 (totally transparent)
of B. (See Translucency slider in the
Appearance section of the Properties and
Actions box).

More translucent Click A to make B more translucent. Click 0 (not transparent) -255 (totally transparent)
incrementally to continue increasing the increase in translucency per click.
translucency.

Less translucent Click A to make B less translucent. Click 0 (not transparent) -255 (totally transparent)
incrementally to continue decreasing the decrease in translucency per click.
translucency.

To front Click on A to bring B to the front of its layer.

To back Click on A to send B to the back of its layer.

To bottom layer Click on A to send B to the bottom layer.

To middle layer Click on A to send B to the middle layer.

To top layer Click on A to send B to the top layer. Use
the Set button to select B.

Lock Click on A to apply the Lock setting to B.

Unlock Click on A to apply the Unlock setting to B.

Image best fit to width Click on A to send B back to its original
proportions, maintaining the new width.

Image best fit to height Click on A to send B back to its original
proportions, maintaining the new height.

Image best fit to page Click on A to make B fill the page, keeping its
proportions. Use the Set button to select B.

Reset size Click on A to make B return to its original
size. Use the Set button to select B.

Reset colors Click on A to make B return to its original
colors. Use the Set button to select B.

New text object Click on A to put a text on the page The text you want to be put on the page.

Append text Click on A to add to a text selected with the The text to be added.
Set button. Use the Set button to select the
text to be amended.

Change text value Click on A to add to the value of B. Use the Any number, positive or negative.
Set button to select the text whose value
you want to be changed. Numbers only.

Edit text Click on A to edit text B. Use the Set button
to select text B.

Deconstruct text
Cut
Copy
Duplicate

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Copy to clipboard
Delete
Select all
Paste text from clipboard
Paste image from clipboard
Paste annotation objects
Paste line objects
Paste shape objects
Paste text objects
Paste image objects
Paste action objects
Paste mixed group
Clear annotations
Clear objects
Clear grid
Clear background
Show properties
Group
Ungroup
Activstudio function Paste menu
Select tool on/off
Pen tool on/off
Highlighter tool on/off
Eraser tool on/off
Text tool on/off
Fill tool on/off
Color picker tool on/off
Straight line tool on/off
Horizontal line tool on/off
Vertical line tool on/off
Square tool on/off
Circle tool on/off
Semi arc tool on/off
Rectangle tool on/off
Ellipse tool on/off
Corner arc tool on/off
Callout tool on/off
Arrow tool on/off
Point to point tool on/off
Page zoom on
Disable right click tool on/off
Undo
Redo
Objects to front on/off
Toolbox rollup
Design mode on/off
Pen modiﬁer toolbox show
Snap to grid
Grid mask
Show revealer
Resource library show/hide

Area camera

Point to point camera


Freehand camera
Window camera
Fullscreen photo to current page
Fullscreen photo to new page
Fullscreen photo to my resource library
Fullscreen photo to shared resource library
Fullscreen photo to clipboard
Start/stop activote
Activslate control
Dice roller
Grid designer
Keyboard show/hide
Calculator show/hide
Recognition toolbox show/hide
Recognize text
Recognize shapes
Web browser show/hide
Recorder Menu
Flipchart recorder
Full screen recorder
Area screen recorder
XY origin
Sound controller show/hide
Fraction creator show/hide
Link library show/hide
Power tools toolbox show/hide
Add date/time
New screensize flipchart
New 800x600 flipchart
New 1024x768 flipchart
Custom flipchart
Open my flipcharts dialog
Open shared flipcharts dialog
Open flipchart from other location
Save to my flipcharts
Save to shared flipcharts
Save to other location
Flipchart printer dialog
Update thumbnails
Embed file actions
Export to PowerPoint (composite)
Export to PowerPoint (objects)
Export to doc
Export to pdf
Export to html
Export to swf
Export Activote results to excel
Export activote results to text
Export wizard
PowerPoint converter
Activote session
Activote device registration
Activote users


Question Master
User database
Activote settings
Toolstore
Open toolbox layout
Save toolbox layout
Small toolbox
Medium toolbox
Large toolbox
Vertical orientation toolbox
Left orientation toolbox
Right orientation toolbox
8 toolbox colors
16 toolbox colors
24 toolbox colors
Program Settings
ActivMarker start/stop
Activity Wizard
ActivCataloguer
Activresource manager
Keyword editor
Activannotation upgrader
Activpagepicker
Help
User forum
Promethean web site
About…
Exit program
Activote question settings
Activote results
Open my notes and pointers
Open shared notes and pointers
Open other notes and pointers
Show analog clock
Show digital clock
Show analog/digital clock
Show count down clock
Show count up clock
Clock settings
Deﬁne tickertape
Tickertape from clipboard
Open my tickertapes
Open shared tickertapes
Open other tickertapes
Circular spotlight tool
Rectangular spotlight tool
Solid circle spotlight tool
Solid rectangle spotlight tool
Half protractor
Full protractor
Cm ruler
Inch ruler
Mm ruler


Compass tool
Dock resource library left
Dock resource library right
Dock resource library bottom left
Dock resource library bottom right
Resource library small thumbnails
Resource library large thumbnails
Collection Resources
Background resources
Grid resources
Images resources
Text resources
Shape resources
Line resources
Annotation resources
Sound resources
Flipchart resources
Flipchart page resources
Tickertape resources
Notes & Pointers resources
Video resources
Web resources
Activity Resources
Page selector small thumbnails
Page selector medium thumbnails
Page selector large thumbnails
Object position These settings change the location but not the size of items
Position top left Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Parameter
top-left corner of B. Click on the Set button 2 = position in X axis. Where 0,0 is the top-
to select B. left hand corner of the page.

Position top Click on A to specify the location of the top Parameter 1 = position in X axis. Where 0
of B. Click on the Set button to select B. is the top of the page.

Position top right Click on A to specify the location of the top- Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Parameter
right corner of B. Click on the Set button to 2 = position in X axis. Where 0,0 is the top-
select B. left hand corner of the page.

Position left Click on A to specify the location of the left Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Where 0
of B. Click on the Set button to select B. is the left of the page.

Position central Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Parameter
central point of B. Click on the Set button 2 = position in X axis. Where 0,0 is the top-
to select B. left hand corner of the page.

Position right Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in X axis. Where 0
right of B. Click on the Set button to select is the left of the page.
B.

Position bottom left Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Parameter
bottom-left corner of B. Click on the Set 2 = position in X axis. Where 0,0 is the top-
button to select B. left hand corner of the page.

Position bottom Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in X axis. Where 0
bottom of B. Click on the Set button to is the top of the page.
select B.

Position bottom right Click on A to specify the location of the Parameter 1 = position in Y axis. Parameter
bottom-right corner of B. Click on the Set 2 = position in X axis. Where 0,0 is the top-
button to select B. left hand corner of the page.

Position incrementally Click on A to increase/decrease the Parameter 1 = amount by which you want
location of B. Click on the Set button to the Y axis to increase. Parameter 2 =
select B. amount by which you want the X axis to
increase. Where 40 = 1 cm of Activstudio’s
ruler.

Align left
Align center X


Align right
Align top
Align center Y
Align bottom
Align angle
Object size With the following “Size” settings, the proportions of the object are always kept as the image grows in size.
Objects can be made to shrink as well as grow

Size top left Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the top left. Click 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
on the Set button choose B.

Size top Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
image will grow upwards. Click on the Set 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
button choose B.

Size top right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the top right. Click 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Size left Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the left. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the Set button choose B.

Size central Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow around the centre. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Size right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow toward the right. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Size bottom left Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the bottom left. 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
Click on the Set button choose B.

Size bottom Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow downwards. Click on the 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
Set button choose B.

Size bottom right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the bottom right. 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Size top left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow towards 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the top left. Click on the Set button choose B.

Size top incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
upwards. Click on the Set button choose B.

Size top right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the top right. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Size left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the left. Click on the Set button choose B.

Size central incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow around 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the centre. Click on the Set button choose B.

Size right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow toward 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the right. Click on the Set button choose B.

Size bottom left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the bottom left. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Size bottom incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
downwards. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Size bottom right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the bottom right. Click on the Set button
choose B.


With the following “Stretch” settings, the proportions of the object are not kept as the image grows in size.
Objects can be made to shrink as well as stretch

Stretch top left Click on A to change the size of B to the Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
parameter you specify. The image will grow 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
towards the top left. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Stretch top Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
image will grow upwards. Click on the Set 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
button choose B.

Stretch top right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the top right. Click 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch left Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the left. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch central Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow around the centre. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow toward the right. Click on 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch bottom left Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the bottom left. 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch bottom Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow downwards. Click on the 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
Set button choose B.

Stretch bottom right Click on A to change the size of B. The Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
image will grow towards the bottom right. 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.

Stretch top left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the top left. Click on the Set button choose B.

Stretch top incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
upwards. Click on the Set button choose B.

Stretch top right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the top right. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Stretch left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the left. Click on the Set button choose B.

Stretch central incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow around 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the centre. Click on the Set button choose B.

Stretch right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
incrementally. The image will grow toward 40 is 1 cm of Activstudio’s ruler.
the right. Click on the Set button choose B.

Stretch bottom left incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the bottom left. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Stretch bottom incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = height of the image. Where
downwards. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Stretch bottom right incrementally Click on A to change the size of B Parameter 1 = width of the image. Where
the bottom right. Click on the Set button
choose B.

Align width
Align height
Align complete


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