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System Requirements
Upgrade Information
InspireData 1.5 Updater
Quick Tour
Quick Start Tutorial
Contact Technical Support
Frequently Asked Questions
The current version is 1.5.
Version 1.5 (released September 2007)
System Requirements
Windows®
Pentium II 266 MHz or faster
Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista
128 MB RAM
60 MB available hard drive
800 X 600 display with 16-bit color depth or higher
Recommended:
Optional:
- Interactive electronic whiteboard
Macintosh®
G3 300 MHz or faster
OS X version 10.2.8 to 10.4.x, Leopard compatible
192 MB RAM
90 MB available hard drive
800 X 600 display
Recommended:
Optional:
- Interactive electronic whiteboard
* 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 InspireData!
Download the InspireData 1.5 free upgrade
Windows
Non-Leopard Mac OS X
NOTE: If you are running Leopard, this is NOT the updater for you. Please click here for the correct updater.
Users currently running InspireData 1.0 or higher will be updated to version 1.5. Once the download is complete, double-click on the downloaded file.
InspireData 1.5 Updater
Download the InspireData® 1.5a free updater for Leopard users only.
1.5a updater for Leopard users only.
Leopard users currently running InspireData 1.0 or higher will be updated to version 1.5a. Once the download is complete, double-click on the downloaded file.
Quick Tour
See first hand how InspireData® helps students grades 4-12 explore and understand data!
View the InspireData Quick Tour, a tutorial illustrating the key features of InspireData. You'll see how easy it is for students to move instantly from data collection to data analysis with the integrated Table and Plot Views. They create multiple plot types to explore and interact with data to identify patterns, trends and relationships, to solve problems and build their own conclusions.
In addition to the system requirements listed below, you will need a QuickTime® player to view the Quick Tour. To get QuickTime, click here.
Quick Tour System Requirements
Macintosh
Power Macintosh G3 or greater
Mac OS 9.2 or later
64 MB installed RAM
800x600 color display
Windows
Windows 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, XP or Vista
64 MB installed RAM
800x600 color display
Quick Start Tutorial
Download the InspireData quick start tutorial
To view this file you may need to install Adobe® Reader®.
This tutorial is a great starting point for learning how to use InspireData. You'll learn how InspireData's multiple plot views help students investigate and analyze data in science, mathematics and social studies.
The tutorial walks you through creating a table and manipulating data in InspireData's multiple plot views. The small, manageable mini-lessons make it easy to learn the basics quickly. Before you know it, you'll be ready to use InspireData to visualize, investigate and understand data in your own classroom!
Use this tutorial when you download your trial version and when you begin using your own copy of InspireData.
Contact Technical Support
If you don't find what you need here, please feel free to contact technical support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation/Startup A:This is a Windows-only timing issue, but doesn't prevent application launch or file opening, so please ignore it.
A:If you do run into an issue, here's how to fix it. For OS 10.3.x systems, insert disk 2 of your OS X install disk, double-click on InstallCD2.mpkg, select Custom Install, deselect all options except Internet Explorer from the Additional Applications list and then click Upgrade. For OS 10.4.x, run Software Update, deselect all updates except Mac OS X Update Combined and click Install. In either case, reboot your Mac after the install/update has completed.
If you'd like help implementing either of these fixes, or if they don't work for you, please contact tech support.
A:It probably means that you're running InspireData from a network server. When InspireData is installed on a server, the file association is not set. To work around this, either set the file association--check with your network admin for help if necessary--or simply open the file using the Open File command on the InspireData starter screen (or the Open command on the File menu).
Copy and Paste A:The workaround for this limitation is to paste the copied icon row by row.
A:If you're on a Windows system, which is where this problem crops up occasionally, try turning down hardware acceleration. To do that, right-click on the desktop and choose Properties from the menu that displays. In the dialog that appears, click the Settings tab, then the Advanced button on that tab. In the dialog that opens, click the Performance or Troubleshoot tab (whichever one has the hardware acceleration slider control in it). Move that slider to "None" and click OK. If asked to restart, do so.
Printing A:Try printing out from a Windows machine. Also, table view printouts can be scaled, so that's another option in some situations.
A:You can't change the preset printer margins, but that shouldn't be a problem in practice, since the 1" default margin should work with most printers.
A:If you're on a Windows system, which is where this problem crops up occasionally, try printing to a different printer. If another printer's not available, or that doesn't work, then try turning down hardware acceleration. To do that, right-click on the desktop and choose Properties from the menu that displays. In the dialog that appears, click the Settings tab, then the Advanced button on that tab. In the dialog that opens, click the Performance or Troubleshoot tab--the location varies with Windows version--and move the hardware acceleration slider control to the "none" setting. Click OK; if asked to restart, do so.
Plot View A:Right click on the record icon and select "Edit this record". That will take you back to the Table view, where all the data is displayed.
A:Click the word "Field" displayed next to that icon and select the field you want to summarize.
A:This apparent error can occur when the program is storing more decimal places than are displayed. To check this, select the field in question in Table View, then choose Field Format from the Field Type icon on the toolbar. Increase the number of decimal places displayed in the control of that same name, then click OK and see if icon location now makes sense.
Table View A:To work around this, click on the first row in your selection, hold down the Shift key, scroll to the last record you want to select and click it.
A:To avoid the problem, use "/" rather than "-".
Export A:Right-click on the duplicated table name (in the tab control), click Table Properties and remove the colon from the default name (or change the name altogether, if you like). The table will now export.
Miscellaneous A:On most computers, InspireData will perform well with tables containing up to 50 columns and 3,000 rows.
A:On the computer you published the survey from, click View eSurvey Log on the File menu. Your survey ID will be listed there.
Updater A:The 1.5 updater wasn't intended to work on a trial version. Instead, uninstall the version you have now, then download and install the new trial from scratch. Note: the length of the trial period is still 30 days from when you first installed the previous trial.
