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Displaying phrases

Inspire Me can automatically display a topic’s phrases on your screen throughout the day. You can specify how often a phrase is displayed or changed, from every ten minutes to once per day.

A topic’s phrases can be displayed in one of the following styles:

Overlay Window: A semi-transparent window will display for a short time above all other application windows. Move the cursor over the window to keep it visible until the cursor is moved away from the window. Click anywhere on the window to hide it until the next message is displayed.

Transparent Panel: A small window will open to display the message. You can move the window to any position on your screen, or you can click its close button to hide it until the next message is displayed.

Desktop Widget: The phrase will remain displayed on your desktop, beneath all other windows and behind any icons on your desktop.

Growl: If you have the Growl preference pane installed on your computer, Inspire Me can send it phrases to display using any of the Growl display styles.

To configure phrase display:

Step 1

Select a topic from the list on the left side of the main window.

Step 2

Select a display style using the “Display using” pop-up menu.

Step 3

Select a display frequency using the “Display a phrase” pop-up menu.

Topics set to a display frequency of “Never” will not be displayed.

Step 4

Wait for the phrase to be displayed automatically based on the specified frequency, or click the Preview Phrase toolbar button to immediately display a phrase.

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Preview a phrase