Add new and customize activities

You can use the Info icon next to the Activities heading for instructions to get you started. See instructions below for more details.

1. Click the Activities panel arrow. The Activities panel opens.
2. Click Add New Activity. The Choose your work view page appears.

3. Choose a work view and click OK. The activity appears with a default name that shows the time and date in the Activities section with the Activity name box enabled.

See Choose your work view or Choose your Elkonin boxes work view for more information.

4. Edit the name and press Enter.

You are naming an activity that will be part of a My Customizations file.

5. Close the Activities panel.
6. Use the Image Bank, Word Bank, Word Parts, and Build Cards options on the toolbar, and the Settings icon at the top right of the work view to customize the activity.
7. Repeat Steps 1 – 6 until you have created and customized the activities you need for the My Customizations file.

Use the Save as (Cloud with right arrow) icon to save the activity or activities as a My Customizations file. Use the Save (Cloud with up arrow) icon to save changes to existing My Customizations files when you do not want to create new My Customizations files. See Create My Customizations files for more information.

40 Activities limit A message appears and the Add New Activity, Copy, Save, and Save as icons become dim and inactive when you reach the 40 activities limit. Delete activities you no longer need to create more activities. The Add New Activity, Copy, Save, and Save as icons become active when the activities are less than 40.

You can use the Copy icon to copy activities.

1. Select an activity.
2. Click the Copy icon next to the Pencil icon. A copy of the activity appears at the bottom of the Activities list with a number added to the name to let you know how many copies of the same activity you have.

3. Click the Pencil icon to edit the activity name and press Enter.
4. Use the Image Bank, Word Bank, Word Parts, and Build Cards options on the toolbar, and the Settings icon at the top right of the work view to customize the activity.

Use the Pencil icon to rename your customized activities until you are ready to save as and name the My Customizations file.

1. Select an activity.
2. Click the Pencil icon next to the activity name.
3. Edit the activity name.
4. Press Enter.

• Use the Image Bank, Word Bank, Word Parts, and Build Cards options on the toolbar, and the Settings icon at the top right of the work view to customize the activity.

See the following Help topics for more information.

• Get images
• Get words
• Get word parts
• Build cards
• Change settings

You can reorganize your activities on the Activities panel.

1. Find the activity you want to move.
2. Drag and drop the activity to a new location on the Activities section of the Activities panel.

Use the Trash icon next to the activity name to delete activities you no longer need.

1. Select an activity.
2. Click the Trash icon. The Delete activity dialog appears.
3. Click Delete Activity.

Ensure you have selected the correct activity before deleting. Deleted activities cannot be restored.