• Deciding Stack Dimensions

Starting your Stack

Once you have your images, textual information, and maybe a list of Internet address

resources in hyperlink in the stack for more information you are ready to create your stack.

1. Decide Stack Dimensions

You have to decide what dimensions you need for your stack. If you have a lot of

information you want to put in each card, then you may consider a larger size stack,

such as 640 x 480. Otherwise you might stick to a smaller stack such as the default

size of 512 x 384.

To give you an idea of what the actual card size will look like, here are two examples.

This card is the actual size of the standard size card of 512 x 384:

Once you have started putting in the lesson content, you may see that you need to allow more space and need a bigger card size. If you need to change the card size, you can do this by going to Objects>About This Stack and change the card size.

Just be aware that when you change the stack it will change any of the graphics you have already put in the stack as well. If you make the stack larger, the graphics will be larger too. You can always delete these graphics and re-insert them at the normal size.

Remember that you set your card dimensions when you first created your stack in Unit 2. Go to Objects>About This Stack to change the card dimensions

Click on Change # of colors or size...This will bring up the Stack Size and Color Depth window where you can select the new card size.

2. Create a New Stack

To create your stack you need to launch the HyperStudio software. Remember you will see the Tip of the Day opening card after HyperStudio opens up. There are two ways you can create a new stack once you come to this card.

From this card you have the choice to:

Click on the TV box to Start a New Stack

or

Go to File>New Stack to start a new stack.

Once you have a new stack started, you can always create another one while in the

current stack. If you want to keep the stack you are currently in you will have to save

the stack before creating the new one. To start a new stack you need to:

• Go to File> New Stack
• Set the stack size when you see the box appear.

If you have never worked in HyperStudio you may want to set some preferences.

Once the preferences are set, every time you open up the program, these preferences

will still be intact unless you go in and change them.To set the preferences you need to

go to Edit>Preferences on the main menu at the top of the card.

Name and Save Your Stack

When you start new stack and a blank card pops up, you have begun the process of

creating a lesson or project. That initial card you see is your "first card". After that you

have to add additional cards.

To add more cards, go to Edit> New Card or >Ready-Made Cards .

If you have a card with a particular background image, color, or paint scene, you can

copy that exact card background to a new card.

Add Content

Then begins the real work, where you put the skills you have learned to good use:

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View Sample stacks

You can view the sample stacks page to see some examples of how HyperStudio

can be used in various subject areas and other topics. Go the Samples Stacks page

to see these examples.