Inspiration 8 International Edition Software^® Features

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.

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 Resources.

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.

• 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.
• 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.

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 by selecting Learn to Use.

More inspiring templates. Start projects quickly with templates that offer frameworks for gathering information and organizing 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 URL's—or files from your desktop—to create hyperlinks to important reference materials.

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.

To look up a word, select it and click the Word Guide button on the Main toolbar.

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 finalize a written project, the 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 finalization.

To select transfer options, click the Transfer button on the Main toolbar.

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.

On-demand 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. Organizing 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.

• AutoArrange
• Now you can effortlessly maintain the structure of your diagram and keep your ideas organized. 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.
• Split Tree arrange
• Choose the Split Tree arrange to organize 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 selection.

New Template Wizard functions. The Template Wizard in Diagram View introduces a number of new options to customize the learning experience.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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:

• The Site Skeleton^® export includes symbol images, automatically adding visual elements to your web pages.

• The HTML exports create links to your multimedia files.

• 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 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.

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 on the screen.

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.

Explore Inspiration 8 IE multiple views.