Creating Webs Using Inspiration

 

 

When you open Inspiration, you will be prompted to insert a Main Idea for your web.  Type your topic and see below for two different ways to expand your web.

 

 

 

1.  -After you type your topic (don’t hit Enter),

     click the Rapid Fire button.

     -Type your sub-topic and press Enter.

     -Type your next sub-topic and press Enter. 

     -Repeat until all of your sub-topics are created.

     -Click off in the white space to de-activate Rapid Fire

                              

OR

 

2.  -After you type your topic (don’t press Enter),

     click one of the Create buttons.

     -Your new sub-topic box will pop up in the

     direction of the arrow you selected.                                  

     -You must click back on your main idea before

     you click Create in order for your sub-topics

     to branch from your main idea.

 

Once you have created your web, you can customize it.

You can change the shape of the box or add a picture by clicking on one of the symbols in the symbol palette.

(If you don’t see the symbol palette, click View in the top menu bar and click Symbol Palette)

 

You can change the fill color, line color, etc. of the box by clicking on Effect in the top menu bar.  You will see many different options to change the look of the boxes.  (line thickness, fill color, line color, text color)

 

You can change your text by clicking on Format in the top menu bar and selecting your font, size, and style.    

 

TIP:  Before you make changes to any of your topics, make sure the one you want is selected by looking for the red edit handles around the box.

 

 

 

 

TIP:  To edit multiple topics at the same time:

            -Click on one to select it

            -Hold down the Shift key

-Click on others you want to make the same changes to

-Release the Shift key

-Make your selections

 

 

 

To view your web as an outline, click the Outline button

 

You should see an organized outline of your web.

 

You can edit your web in this view by clicking on

the Add Topic, Sub-Topic, or Note buttons

 

To get back to the web, click the Diagram button.

 

 

You can automatically arrange your web by clicking on the Arrange button

and selecting which style you prefer.  Shown here is the Top Down Tree.

 

Before printing, click File and select Print Options.  Change the settings to fit your needs.

To print, click File and select Print.

Don’t forget to save!  Click File and select Save.  Name your web and click Save.