Inspiration® 9 Help Center
System Requirements
Upgrade Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Inspiration Presenter
Quick Tour
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The current version is 9.0.3. Inspiration 8 users, click here for Help Center.
Version 9.0.3 (released August 2011)
System Requirements
Windows®
Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP (including Tablet PC Edition), Vista or Windows 7
256 MB RAM
250 MB available hard drive
Recommended:
- Internet connection*
- QuickTime®
Optional:
- Interactive electronic whiteboard
- Microphone
Macintosh®
PowerPC G4 700 MHz or higher
OS X 10.3 or higher, Leopard and Snow Leopard compatible
512 MB RAM
250 MB available hard drive space
Recommended:
Optional:
- Interactive electronic whiteboard
- Microphone
* For downloaded products, the computer on which the downloaded product is installed must be connected to the Internet for the product to be activated.
Upgrade Information
Learn what's new in Inspiration 9!
If you are an Inspiration user, you will still be able to read your files and use your previously created templates and symbol libraries with Inspiration 9. One of the many great features of Inspiration 9 is that you can save your Inspiration 9 files as Inspiration 8 files, for exchanging with others who haven't yet upgraded.
Inspiration 9.0.3 updater
Download the Inspiration 9.0.3 updater.
Note: This update is for the IE edition only.
Windows CD version
Windows download version
Mac OS X CD version
Mac OS X download version
This free update adds:
- Diagrams, Outlines and Maps can now be exported to PowerPoint via the File menu, Export to PowerPoint
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion support
Users currently running Inspiration 9.0 or 9.0a can be updated to version 9.0.3.
Installation notes
- Save all custom libraries, templates and documents out of the Inspiration directory before updating
- Users should uninstall their current version of Inspiration 9 before running the new installer
Inspiration Presenter
FREE Inspiration Presenter, available on the Inspiration 9 install CD and downloadable online:
Play your presentation directly from Inspiration 9 or from any Windows® or Macintosh® computer.
Present using a single screen or take advantage of speaker monitor support that shows speaker notes and other presenter information.
Run your presentation automatically with the Auto-Play option.
Click here to download Inspiration Presenter!
Quick Tour
See first hand how Inspiration helps students grade 6 to adult develop strong thinking skills!
View the Inspiration Quick Tour, a comprehensive tutorial illustrating the key features of Inspiration 9. You'll see how easy it is for students to create webs, mind maps, concept maps, graphic organisers, process flows, and other diagrams for thinking, organising and writing.
In addition to the system requirements listed below, you will need a QuickTime® player to view the Quick Tours. To get QuickTime, click here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Startup
Q. Will Inspiration 9 run on a Novell server?
A. While there has been nothing added to prevent Inspiration 9 from running on a Novell server, it was not a tested environment. Thus, Novell is not a formerly supported operating system for Inspiration 9.
Miscellaneous
Q. I'm trying to open a presentation file on a computer without Inspiration 9 installed and am getting an error of "Command line option syntax error. Type Command/? for help." What's happening?
A. To open a presentation file, first launch the Inspiration Presenter then use the Open dialog menu to open the .isf file.
Q. When drawing a link to a symbol, I see a green glow around the destination symbol. What is that?
A. The green glow indicates the potential connection points along the symbol for straight link lines. This is an increase over the default eight connection points on a symbol. It allows for smooth movement when repositioning the symbols in the document.
Q. I saved an Inspiration 9 file as an Inspiration 8 file and my inserted graphics are not appearing.
A. In Inspiration 9, insert the image as TIF, PNG, JPG, or GIF and save it back as an Inspiration 8 file.
Q. Can I play my Inspiration 9 Presentation on a computer that does not have Inspiration 9 installed to it?
A. Yes, the presentation can play on a computer without Inspiration 9 by using the Inspiration Presenter. It can be found in the Help menu under "Copy Inspiration Presenter." Alternatively, it can be downloaded from this link: www.inspiration.com/global/inspiration-presenter. Copy or transfer the Inspiration Presenter to the target computer and open it. There, use the Open dialog to select the Presentation file.
Q. How can I get the Inspiration starter screen to show as an available window in Expose on the Mac?
A. Open a new or existing Inspiration document before activating Expose.
Q. How do I paste text into the search field of the symbol palette?
A. Use the keyboard shortcuts instead of the menu items. In Windows, Control + V is the shortcut for paste; on the Mac, it's Command + V.
Q. I'm using Inspiration 9 on Snow Leopard and having difficulty printing my presentation slides.
A. Try an earlier version of the printer's driver. If there are still difficulties, contact us at technical support.
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