Promethean ActivInspire: Import PDF Documents into Flipchart

Promethean ActivInspire: Importing PDF Documents into Flipchart
Many of the documents that companies send as support materials, like textbook companies, are in PDF format.
ActivInspire doesn’t directly import PDF documents (it will in a later version), but there is still a way to get them in your
flipcharts. Please be sure to pay careful attention to copyright law when using a company’s documents in a flipchart.
1. Open ActivInspire
2. Go to the tools menu and select desktop tools (this is just a small circle tool that pops up)
3. Open your PDF document
4. Make sure your PDF fits on one screen/one window
a. If your PDF is too big for the screen, go to the view menu, select zoom and select fit page.
5. Hover over the center of the desktop tools to access all the tools
6. Hover over the camera to see all your picture options
7. Select the area snapshot icon
8. Draw a box around the image that you want to have in your flipchart
9. If you only want the image for this one flipchart, click the current page or new page icons to have the
picture pasted directly to your flipchart
If you want to use the image every year
and for multiple flipcharts, click the My
Resources icon. Be sure to give the file a
name you will remember. Also be sure to
back up your resources before leaving for
the summer.
April 2009 Rev. 1 BL Pg 1
ActivInspireImportPdf.doc

10. Click the back to flipchart icon to get back to ActivInspire
11. If you have pasted the image to your resources go to the view menu and select browsers.
12. Click the icon for My Resources and find your image.
13. You are ready to use your PDF in your flipcharts!
April 2009 Rev. 1 BL Pg 2
ActivInspireImportPdf.doc