Texas Instruments TINSPIRE Teacher Software Guidebook - Page 544

Changing the animation of a point in motion To change the speed of a point's movement or the direction of animation: 1. Reset or pause the animation. a) Select the Attributes tool. b) Select the point you want to change. c) When the list of attributes displays, select an animation attribute. 2. To change the speed, type a new number. 3. To change the direction of animation, press 78. 4. Press the Start button. The point moves at the new speed and/or in the new direction you selected. Pausing and resuming animation 1. To pause the animation on a page, click the Pause button. 2. To restart animation, click the Start button. Resetting animation Selecting the Reset button not only pauses animation but also returns the animated point to its initial coordinate position on the object when animation was first started. If multiple points are animated on the page, all are returned to their original locations when you select Reset. Stopping animation To stop the animation of an object: 1. Select the Pause or Reset button on the control bar. 2. Display the Animation attribute for the point. 3. Change the speed to 0 (zero). 4. Click an empty area of the screen to apply the change, or press ·. 5. Select Start to resume animation if other animated points were temporarily stopped. If no other animated points are on the page, the animation control box does not reappear when the velocity is set to 0. Note: If you have multiple points in motion on one page and want to permanently stop the animation of all objects, when motion is 532 Graphs & Geometry