Automatic Flash Dates
If you’re anything like me, you probably get really tired of always writing the date on your flipchart pages.
On the plus side, ActivStudio does feature a timestamp function. Whenever you click the Timestamp icon (shown opposite) you end up getting something like this: 
Unfortunately this is far too small for any pupils to read from across a classroom. It’s a text object, which means you can edit it and change the font size, but this is far from an ideal solution.
The flipcharts below each contain a Flash object, which has been programmed to automatically update itself with the current date in a large, friendly font whenever you open the flipchart.
There’s three fonts to choose from:
Full instructions are included on each version of the flipchart. To download, right click on any of the different dates above and select Save Target As…
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