Activstudio Tools Work in Other Applications

[Nigel Pearce]

By default the Page Navigation Tools (Next Page, Previous Page) only appear on the Flipchart Toolstrip.
You may think they only apply to turning flipchart pages, but you'd be wrong.

First, add the Next Page and Previous Page tools to your Main Toolbox, via Customis(z)e.

Now, when there are no flipcharts showing, clicking the Next Page Tool (on the main toolbox) will send a 'Page Down' keystroke to the currently active application. Similarly, the Previous Page Tool will issue a 'Page Up' keystroke.

So what? Well, if you've got a large document open, you'll find these tools let you scroll up and down it, or up and down a large Web page, or (dare I say this?), if Powerpoint is running in slideshow mode, these tools will allow you to navigate back and forward through the slideshow.

Oh, and the Undo, Redo Tools will also issue Undo / Redo commands to the active application by sending it Ctrl-Z and Ctrl-Y keystrokes respectively.

[davidlloyd]

Nice one Nigel. I'll keep those tips in mind when doing some training with our more advanced users.

[scaulfield]

NIgel.

Very cool. I love that I am always learning something new.
I agree with David, that this will be very useful and interesting for those power users.

[milles04]

How do you get the Main Toolbox to stay on top during PowerPoint slideshows? Mine disappears even though the 'always on top' checkbox is checked.

steve miller
social studies
walter johnson high school
bethesda md

[Louise Chew]

Do you have activmarker switched on?
If so, then the activmarker toolbox will take control when viewing a powerpoint slideshow

[karenadams]

This is cool!
I think a lot of advanced (or even not so advanced) users will enjoy this feature.
I learn something new on the Forum everytime.:p