DIRECTIONS FOR EDITING ONE BALLOON POP
IN SMART NOTEBOOK 11
1. In Notebook Gallery, search for “balloon pop.” One balloon is one Flash file. You
can copy and paste multiple balloons on a page. Colors are random. (To see an
activity with multiple balloons, search for "homeroom attendance" in SMART
Exchange.)
2. On a Notebook page, insert
the balloon and an image
and/or text you want to appear
when the balloon is popped.
(Examples: picture of student,
check mark or X, Correct or
Try Again, an answer to a
question.)
3. Re‐size the balloon (if desired)
by clicking and dragging the
right arrow at the bottom of the balloon.
4. Arrange and re‐size the objects so that
they will fit behind the balloon.
5. Group the objects that will go behind the
balloon (optional).
6. Place the balloon in front of the objects or
drag the objects into the balloon.
7. If the objects appear on the front of the
balloon--see green balloon on right--select
them and send them to the back layer (order).
8. Edit the text on the balloon by clicking the left
arrow at the bottom.
9. Click and highlight the text; type in your text.
10. To center the text vertically, click to the left of the
first letter and then press Enter until the text is
centered.
11. To move the balloon and the object(s) behind it,
first select the unit by using the multiple-select
(marquee) technique. (You will not see a box around the balloon when it is
selected; instead, you will see a “hand” indicating a link.) Move the unit by
clicking and dragging. (You will not see the usual four-headed arrow.)
12. Copy/Paste the balloon and edit each new version.
13. Lock the units in place when you do not anticipate additional editing.
Balloon Pop
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