Changing the Player Template
Nov 10, 2011
I have just made changes to the Player Template and given it a new name. I then ensured that the new name was shown in the drop down box within Player Templates and checked the 'Preview' and all looked fine.
I then published the e-learning (this takes about 10-15 minutes) when I then looked at the learning it had not used the new template.
I opened the Player Template window and it was showing the old template. so I changed it again and this time did a Preview of 3 slides - the old template was used again!
After opening the Player Template window it was now back to the old template.
Can anyone tell me why Articulate is not saving the changes and using the template??? Alternately is there another place to select the template???
Many thanks in advance.
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Me again... don't worry I have just answered my own question
After looking back at one of the tutorials on this site I found that I had not selected the new template when publishing the e-learning. Now I have the correct player selected it looks great - LOL.
TTFN
I'm trying to apply a template from another quiz to the current quiz I'm working on. I did make sure I had the right template selected before publishing and it is still not working.
When I click on "Colors and Effects", I can tell from the preview that it isn't pullling the correct design.
Have any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve
Hey Steve - so the trouble is related to your quiz player template? Can you take a look at this quick screencast and let us know if these are the steps that you're using?
Jeanette - I'm following your steps, but still have a problem. This template was developed by someone and then emailed to me. I'm not sure if that would make a difference.
Hi Steve! How did your colleague share the template with you (ie.., what kind of file did s/he provide you with)? And where did you place that file once you received it?
If your colleague provided you with a .quiz file, the quiz player template that was applied to that particular quiz is stored within just that project. Here's a way to make the quiz player template available to other Quizmaker projects:
Now the quiz player template is saved on your hard drive and you'll be able to apply it to other quizzes you build or edit.
It was sent as a .quiz file. I followed the steps above and still the template is not showing in the new quiz.
Would you like me to send you the .quiz file?
I am havng a similar problem. I know I must be missing some simple step somewhere...but I can't seem to find it. Here is the situation. I downloaded Tom's Sliding Blue Quizmaker template. I have it applied to a new quiz I have saved. It is saved to my computer as a Player Template. So, when I click on Player Template in that new quiz and view this new template in the Colors and Effects Tab all looks correct. However, when I open an existing quiz and try to convert it to this new template, I don't seem to get any changes. I change to the new template ( it indicates that the new template is in use), then click on the Colors and Effects tab or preview it and I still see the old template that I was using on the quiz before. Do I have to manually go into the Colors and Effects tab and change all the settings? I thought clicking on the new template would override those settings..... Somehow, I am not applying the new template and I can't figure out what I am failing to do. Help.
Hi Curtis - with the Sliding Blue example, are you wanting to save & reapply the blue and gray design that's on the quiz slides themselves? It so, that's actually not part of the quiz player template - it's something that you can save as a design theme and then reuse in other quizzes. Here's a short screencast that shows how to do that:
Thanks, That clears it up for me. Thank you for taking the time to explain that process.
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