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• Atomic Learning
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• Promethean Planet
  • Forums
• Promethean World

Drivers

• Activpanel_Activtablet_PC_driver.exe
• ActivStudio Driver: Version – 4.1.13.18

Manuals

• ActivStudio, ActiVote, ETC

Tutorials

• Activboard isn’t connecting. My activ icon shows that the board is not connecting to my desktop/laptop. Everything is plugged in properly and the board is plugged in. Win.ActivBoard.USB.Driver.Setup.doc
• Answers hidden, then revealed. How can I hide the answers on slides so that students do not see them until I want to reveal them. Revealing_Answers.wmv (Right-Click, “Save Target As”), 1 minute, 20 seconds
• Displaying ActiVote results immediately Jay Vean explains how to make the results of voting display immediately. The tutorial can be paused and played using the control panel at the bottom of the screen.
• Exporting Results of a flipchart to excel Activboard Tutuorial Page 58 (.pdf “right-click” & “Save Target As…”)
• Frozen Pen: Try this.
• Linking to Documents, websites, etc… Tutorial on linking docs. Be sure enable actions on your flipchart afterwards. Right-on the chart the chart, “enable actions.”
• Named Mode: I’m having a hard time getting Named Mode to work. ~ Tutorial Five.
• Images are gone: Help! I’ve upgraded to ActivStudio 3 and now my images are gone. Option_A_Install_Help_3.0_Studio.pdf
• Moving the sidebar. How can I move the side bar from the left or right side of the screen? Right-click on the side of the screen you want the sidebar to be.
• Panel- Pen Calibration: How do I calibrate the pen for my ActivPanel? – Open the control panel (Start>Settings> Control Panel) and click on “Table Properties.” Then follow the directions for calibrating.
• Slate doesn’t work. My slate turns on but doesn’t work with the board?
  Step 1, Step 2, USB Malfunctions when connecting to the board.
• Driver Setup (.doc)
  Helpsheet (.doc)

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

F1 – Shows help.
F2 – Switches between Design Mode and Presentation Mode.
F4- Shows the Properties and Actions box.
Ctrl+A – If editing text, selects all text in the current text box.
Otherwise, selects all objects on the Flipchart.
Note: locked objects will not be included in the selection.
Ctrl+B – Makes selected text bold.
Ctrl+C – Copies selected objects to the Clipboard.
Ctrl+G – Groups selected objects together.
Ctrl+I – Makes selected text italic.
Ctrl+N – Starts a new Flipchart.
Ctrl+O – Opens My Flipcharts.
Ctrl+P- Opens the Flipchart Printing box.
Ctrl+U – Underlines selected text.
Ungroups a selected group.
Ctrl+V – Pastes selected objects.
Ctrl+X – Cuts selected objects.
Ctrl+Z – Cancels previous action.