Inspiration! For the Macintosh--- Open the folder that contains Inspiration, then double-click on the Inspiration icon.

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1 Opening Inspiration: Inspiration! For the Macintosh--- Open the folder that contains Inspiration, then double-click on the Inspiration icon. For Windows--- Click on the Start button, point to Programs, point to Inspiration 6, then click Inspiration. Inspiration opens to an untitled diagram. The Main Idea symbol appears in the center of your screen. 1. Type your main idea--- Rocks. 2. Press Shift+Return (Shift+Enter) to end the text entry. 3. Save your diagram. You will notice that your diagram is automatically named with your main idea. You can change it if you wish. (Make sure you pay attention to where you are saving.) 1

2 4. With Rocks selected, go to the Diagram toolbar and find the horizontal and vertical Create button. When you point the mouse arrow on the Create button is becomes highlighted, showing the direction the new idea symbol will be created. Click one time on the Down arrow. A new symbol appears below Family Vacation and it is connected with a line and arrow. 3. Type Rock groups we know, press Shift+Return (Shift+Enter) to end the text entry. 4. Doing the second part of number 3 will make Rock groups we know highlighted. Go up to the toolbar and choose the horizontal and vertical create button again. Click one time on the down arrow. This will cause a new symbol to appear connected below the Rock groups we know symbol. 5. Type Sedimentary. Press Shift+Return (Shift+Enter) to end text entry. (picture here) 6. Select Rock groups we know by clicking one time on it. Go up to the toolbar and find the diagonal Create button. Click on the Lower Right Diagonal arrow on your Create button. 7. Type Igneous. Press Shift+Return (Shift+Enter) to end text entry. This is what you should have now. (Your symbols might be in different places, we will move them around later.) 2

3 Using RapidFire:- use this when you want to put down your ideas quickly without worrying about their order. You add ideas right into the selected symbol and let Inspiration create symbols and place them for you. ( you can go back later and change things). 1. Click on the Sedimentary symbol, go up to the toolbar and click on the RapidFire button. (picture here) 2. Type Sandstone, then press Return (Enter). 3. Type Limestone, press Return (Enter) add Conglomerate. 4. Click the RapidFire button to turn it off. 5. Let s do Igneous the same way. First select that symbol and drag it to the right about 2 inches. Now click on the RapidFire button and add Granite, Peridotite, Porphyry and Basalt 6. Click RapidFire off. Your diagram should look similar to this... If you find you misspelled a word or want to change an idea, just double click on the text and then make your changes. 3

4 When you find that the diagram doesn t all fit in your window you can move your diagram. Let s move the diagram up and over. 1. On the toolbar, click the Position button. 2. Now click and drag the diagram so that Rock groups we know is showing at the top of the window. You can do this any time you want to have part of your diagram in the middle of your view. 3. Click the Position button again to turn it off. Don t forget to SAVE. Let s explore some other ways to create more to our diagram. Symbol palette: 1. On the Symbol palette, locate the rounded rectangle symbol. 2. Click, hold and drag the symbol below the Peridotite symbol, then release the mouse button. As you notice the symbol is not connected to any symbols. We ll fix that later. 3. Type Outcrops in Illinois in the new rounded rectangle symbol. You can use this method to add ideas to your diagram and not worry about how it relates to other ideas until later. You can also use Inspirations point and type method to add unconnected ideas. 4. Click to the left of Sedimentary symbol and type Metamorphic. 5. Click away from the Metamorphic symbol to deselect it. Notice the shape of the symbol. 4

5 Linking: 1. Let s link Metamorphic to Rock groups we know. Go up to the toolbar, click on the Link button. The cursor becomes a two-headed arrow. 2. Click the Rock groups we know symbol to tell Inspiration where you want to draw the link from (the primary symbol). 3. Click the Metamorphic symbol to show where you want to draw the link to (the secondary symbol). The link appears, connecting the primary to the secondary symbol. The arrow head points to Metamorphic to show that it comes from Rock groups we know. 4. Now link Outcrops in Illinois with the idea symbol, Peridotite. Remember which one should be the primary symbol and secondary symbol. 5. Click on the Link button to turn it off. 5

6 Add text on the link: You can add text on a link to describe the relationship between the linked ideas. 1. Click one time on the link that connects Peridotite and Outcrops in Illinois, if it isn t already selected. When it is selected you will see an outline of a text box. It is ready for you to type. 2. Type only one, then click away from it to deselect the link. That part should look like this... Moving symbols around: 1. Click, hold and drag the Outcrops in Illinois symbol an inch down and release the mouse button. 2. If you need to move it again or any other symbol, just click, hold and drag it to the place you want it. Changing symbol shapes: 1. Let s change all of Igneous symbols. To select the symbols, hold down the Shift key and click on Igneous, Peridotite, Granite, Basalt and Porphyry. 2. Click on the rounded rectangle symbol in the Symbol palette. Look at the change that has occurred. 6

7 Outline View Find the Outline button in the toolbar. Click on it one time. You will now see your diagram as an outline. Add a Sub topic: 1. Click to the left of the topic Sedimentary. 2. Click on the Add Sub button in the toolbar. A new subtonic is created below Sedimentary. It is indented one level in your outline. 3. Type Coal. Add a Topic: 1. Click to the left of the Metamorphic topic. 2. Click on the Add Topic button in the toolbar. A new topic appears on the next line for you to type. 3. Type Quartzite. Changing the level of a topic: Since Quartzite is a type of Metamorphic rock, let s change it to a sub topic under Metamorphic. 1. Click to the left of Quartzite. 1. Click on the Right button in the toolbar. The topic, Quartzite, moves to the right and becomes a sub topic to Metamorphic. 7

8 Add notes text to a topic: Adding notes as they come to mind will help you develop your document. 1. With Quartzite selected, press Return (Enter). The cursor will move to a new line so you can type your notes. 2. Type Quartzite is a type of Metamorphic rock. When you add notes to a topic, Inspiration puts an outline around the + or - in front of it. Hiding and Showing Notes Text: 1. Select Quartzite 2. Click on the Show/Hide Note button in the toolbar. Look at the change in your outline. 3. Click on the Show/Hide Note button again and see your notes appear again. (You can also just double click on the + or - next to the topic to show or hide them.) Hiding Sub topics- can help you view your outline in a different way 1. Click to the left of Igneous to select the topic. 2. Click on the Show/Hide Sub button in the toolbar. 3. Click on the Show/Hide Sub button again to show the sub topics again. (You can do this by double-clicking to the left of the topic.) Moving topics around: Let s move Metamorphic so that it is above Sedimentary. 1. Click to the left of Metamorphic to select it. 2. Hold the mouse button down and drag the topic, Metamorphic, up until it covers the topic Sedimentary. (A dotted rectangle follows the pointer) 3. When the dotted rectangle covers the topic above where you want to insert Metamorphic, let go of the mouse button. 8

9 Changing the Prefixes for your outline: Let s change from Roman Numeral to Alphanumeric prefixes. Click the Prefix button in the toolbar and drag down to AlphaNumerals. Look at the change. Changing other features of the outline: 1. Go up to File click and drag down to Outline Properties. A dialog box appears. 2. On the Topic Font tab, click All Items. 3. On the Font drop down menu, select the font you want to use. 4. Change the size in the Size drop down menu. Header/Footer font change: 5. Click on the Header/Footer tab to select it. 6. Click on the Header Font button. The Font dialog box appears. Make the changes you want. 7. Click on OK. Print your outline. Choose Page Preview if you want to see how it looks before you print. 9

10 Let s return to the Diagram view. 1. Select the Quartzite topic so it will be selected when you return to the Diagram view. 2. Click the Diagram button in the toolbar. Here is what your diagram looks like. Note the things you did in the Outline view. Remember the note you made for Quartzite? Look at the upper left corner of the symbol. It is filled showing that you have added notes to it. 3. Click on the Add Note button in the toolbar and the notes window opens showing what you wrote. You can make changes here. 4. To close the notes window, click on the Close Box in the notes window. (You can just double-click on the box in the upper left hand corner to see the notes.) Change the fonts: 1. Go up to Edit in the menu, click and drag down to Select and then choose Symbols. 2. Go up to Format in the menu, click and drag down to Font, then select the font you want. 3. Go up to Edit in the menu, click and drag down to Select then choose Links. 4. Go up to Format in the menu, click and drag down to Font, then select the font you want. 10

11 Arranging the diagram into a tree chart: There are several arrangements you can choose from. 1. Click on the Arrange button in the toolbar. This dialog box will appear We are going to use the default settings. a. Top Down Tree is selected. b. Entire Diagram is selected. c. In the Links drop down menu, Auto-90 is selected. d. Under Lowest Level Stacking Models, No Stack is selected. 3. Click on OK. Your diagram is now arranged differently. Resizing your diagram: 1. Click and hold on the scroll bar in the bottom left of the window is a Percentage box. 2. Select Fit to Window. Using Color: Change the fill color of the symbols: 1. Click on Edit in the menu bar, choose Select, then choose Symbols to select all the symbols in the diagram. You can change specific Symbols by selecting the ones you want to change. 2. Click the Fill Color button in the Draw toolbar at the bottom of your window. Choose any color you wish. Change the color of the symbol lines: 1. Click on Fill Line button in the Draw toolbar. Choose a color for the line. Line color affects the symbol lines and shadow color. Change the color of the links: 1. Click on Edit in the menu bar, choose Select, then choose Links. 2. Click on Fill Line button in the Draw toolbar. Choose a color for the line. 11

12 Change to a multicolor symbol shape: 1. Click the Metamorphic symbol to select it. 2. Explore the Symbol palette. Click on the middle arrow to show all of the Libraries. Choose Geography and over to Landforms. Click on the first picture. (There are no rock graphics in the library.) The Metamorphic symbol changes to the shape. Change the colors of the multicolor symbol: 1. Click on the Metamorphic symbol to select it. 2. Click and hold on the Multicolor button in the Draw toolbar. Choose the colors you want from the palette. Not all of the pictures give you the ability to change their colors. You can put graphics you have save in the same positions. Select the symbol you want changed, go up to the top menu, click on Edit, drag down to Insert Graphic, then go to where you saved the graphic and choose it. You cannot change the colors on your imported graphics. Change the Arrow Heads on links: 1. Click on Edit in the menu bar, choose Select, then choose Links. 2. Click on Link in the menu bar, choose Arrow Head Ending Point, choose the one you want. 3. Check out some of the other options for links. Printing the diagram: 1. First choose Print Preview in the File menu. This gives you a chance to see what the page will look like. You can then go back and make changes if you want. 2. Click on Print in the Print Preview window and follow your usual way of printing. The notes text you made will print on a separate page. You can turn off the printing of those notes. 1. Click on File in the menu, choose Print Options. 2. Click on the Notes List check box to clear it. 12