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Still with design mode here!

In pupil mode when there is a shape, image or text on the page it can be moved. This is great for lots of reasons, but sometimes you might want to have some items to be locked to the screen - or even for it to do other things.

When you double click on an item on the page a small menu bar is opened allowing you to make it larger, smaller to bin it, or to duplicate it. However in design mode an extra option called ‘properties’ is available (a clipboard icon). When you select this option a new window is opened with the ‘appearance’ option selected. This screen lets you make your image see through, or flip it over (reflected). You can choose to have your image on the bottom, middle or top layer of the page. If it’s on the bottom then other images can be placed on top of it, or you can hide things behind it by placing it on the top layer.

To lock something to the screen, select the object and open the ‘properties’ window. Now go to the ‘position’ option and select ‘locked’. In design mode as a teacher you can still move the object around, but if you leave design mode, by clicking on the cog icon and deselecting design mode you will find that the image is now locked to the page.

The ‘action’ option in the properties window allows you to make images and shapes or text do certain things. Make sure you are in design mode first. Select what you want to do the action and then double click on it, opening the properties window, then select ‘actions’. The option showing will be ‘do nothing’. Click on this and a list of choices will appear. You can make the object play a sound, turn the page, go back a page, or even open a document or file (like a picture or video clip). Use the menu to explore and let me know if you run into any problems! Remember for the action to actually happen you must exit design mode.

Hope this of use

john

jdagger@whitecraig.elcschool.org.uk