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Promethean Tutorials
There are many resource packs on [|Promethean Planet]. Here’s how to download them and install them into ActivStudio.
 * Installing Resource Packs**

1. Login to prometheanplanet.com 2. Under Resources, choose Resource Packs. 3. Put in a key word, your grade level, and click on resource pack. 4. When you find the one you want click on download. 5. Now start ActivStudio. 6. From the dashboard choose activresource manager. 7. Click on ‘import from resource pack’. 8. Browse to find the downloaded pack. 9. The resources will be imported into the resource library. 10. If you are importing several packs, wait until you are finished importing, then choose to re-index the resource library. This makes them searchable. Re-indexing takes a little while so be patient. 11. You may have to quit ActivStudio for the changes to take effect.

Assigning the action ‘Drag a copy’ will let you drag a word from a word bank, and leaves the original word in place. Every time you try to move the original word it makes a copy of the word. This little trick comes in handy when you use your students’ names for lunch count. Your original list remains the same and students can drag their name to the hot lunch column and to the breakfast column. Just hit page reset and the moved names will disappear.
 * Drag A Copy**

1. Click on the T tool to create a text box. 2. Type a word in the text box. 3. Hold down the ctrl key and click on the text box. Holding the ctrl key is the same as right clicking. 4. From the drop down menu choose Edit. 5. Click on the drag a copy at the bottom of the edit list. 6. Now back on your flipchart page, when you put your mouse on the text box, you’ll see a green circle with a white plus sign. This means there is an action on this text box. 7. You should now be able to drag the word and make a copy.

Do NOT do this action until you are sure you are completely finished editing your page. Drag a copy can be a real pain if you decide later that you want to move things around. To take off the action, hold down the ctrl, choose edit, and uncheck drag a copy.

1. Go to File and Choose Summary. Add the title of the flipchart, a description, and keywords. This helps with organization and searching for flipcharts later. 2. Under File click on Embed Actions. I found out the hard way this is NECESSARY! If you put actions in your flipcharts then share the flipchart with someone else, the actions will not work unless you do this step. 3. Under File choose Save. That's it!
 * Saving Your Flipchart**