Using Inspiration

Using the RapidFire(TM) tool

We're going to use Inspiration's RapidFire tool to enter the things Mom wants to do while on vacation. You use RapidFire when you want to brainstorm, capturing your ideas quickly without worrying about their order. You add ideas right into the selected symbol, letting Inspiration create new symbols for your ideas.

1. Click the Mom symbol to select it. On the Diagram toolbar, click the RapidFire button.

   

   The RapidFire icon appears in the symbol to show you the tool is turned on. You're ready to begin typing ideas.

2. Type Sun, then press Return (Enter).

   Once you start working in RapidFire, you use the Return (Enter) key to separate your ideas.

3. Type Scuba.
4. Click the RapidFire button to turn it off.

Now let's add Dad's preferences

1. First, select Dad and drag him to the left two inches to give yourself more space to work with.
2. With Dad selected, on the Diagram toolbar, click the RapidFire button.

   
   RapidFire button

3. The RapidFire icon appears in the symbol to show you the tool is turned on. You're ready to begin typing ideas.
4. Type Play golf, then press Return (Enter).
5. Type Fish.
6. Click the RapidFire button to turn it off.

Now let's take a look at your work

Here's what your diagram looks like so far.

RapidFire places your ideas in a freeform structure. You don't need to think about organizing your ideas yetyou're still getting them down so you can 'see' what you think. We'll learn about organizing the diagram later in this tutorial.

Aside If you see that you've made a mistake while typing text in a symbol, don't worry. It's easy to fix. Double-click the text in the symbol, then select the words you want to change and type over them. You can also insert text by clicking where you want to make the correction and entering the new text.

Changing the view scale

It's helpful to zoom in and out when you're working on your diagram. Sometimes you want to take a closer look at a section; at other times, you want to see more of your diagram in the window.

1. On the scroll bar at the bottom left of the window, click the Zoom Out button.

   

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