We are creating an elearning version of an existing course. This involves taking PowerPoint presentations and 'articulating' them (Articulate 13). The original is still the 'master'.
How would you recommend we deal with an update to an original slide? I want to swap in the slides of the revised presentation - they may have different words, amended graphics or have the slide order changed. I want to keep as much as possible of the existing narration and annotations. Ideally, I don't want to have to make the same edits twice.
I am fairly new to Articulate, so apologies if this has been covered - I've searched but can't find anything relevant. Many thanks.
I'd like to understand a bit more about what you are doing.
My first concern is with the narration because it sounds as if you have a PowerPoint with audio already, and we recommend recording or importing narration in Articulate Presenter. However, Presenter also supports some PowerPoint recording features. See this article for details.
I don't know if you are aware of the ability to re-use slides, but this may help you as well:
Open a blank presentation in PowerPoint.
Save the presentation.
Click the Home tab.
Click the drop-down arrow beside New Slide and select Reuse Slides.
Click the Browse button and select Browse File.
Locate your original PowerPoint file and click the Open button.
At the bottom of the Reuse Slides panel, select the Keep source formatting check box.
Right click the first slide in the Reuse Slides panel and select Insert All Slides.
Save the new presentation and republish.
Note: Resources, such as audio and video, that you inserted via Articulate Presenter into the original presentation will need to be inserted again into the new presentation. You may need to export the narration from your original presentation. Then import it into the new presentation.
I have an existing PowerPoint presentation - part of a traditional 'live' training course. I have been asked to take this and create an online version by using Articulate Presenter to add narration and annotations. That's fine.
Having done this, suppose I am given a new version of the original PowerPoint - the 'live' one . What I need to do is update my Articulated version to bring it back into line with the 'live course' version.
I was asking for advice on the recommended approach. I could go through and manually edit any slides that have changed, but that seems tedious and error-prone.
The export link you mention shows how to export the audio; is there a way to export the annotations?
It looks like this was discussed in another thread here.
We have a workflow defined for when you need to work with other developers. It sounds as if you are working with others that are not utilizing Articulate, which can cause the disassociation of structure and manual work that you are running into.
Perhaps someone in the community has found a way to do what you are looking for and can share their experience in doing so.
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Hi Mike and welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
I'd like to understand a bit more about what you are doing.
My first concern is with the narration because it sounds as if you have a PowerPoint with audio already, and we recommend recording or importing narration in Articulate Presenter. However, Presenter also supports some PowerPoint recording features. See this article for details.
I don't know if you are aware of the ability to re-use slides, but this may help you as well:
Note: Resources, such as audio and video, that you inserted via Articulate Presenter into the original presentation will need to be inserted again into the new presentation. You may need to export the narration from your original presentation. Then import it into the new presentation.
Hi Leslie - thanks for your reply.
I have an existing PowerPoint presentation - part of a traditional 'live' training course. I have been asked to take this and create an online version by using Articulate Presenter to add narration and annotations. That's fine.
Having done this, suppose I am given a new version of the original PowerPoint - the 'live' one . What I need to do is update my Articulated version to bring it back into line with the 'live course' version.
I was asking for advice on the recommended approach. I could go through and manually edit any slides that have changed, but that seems tedious and error-prone.
The export link you mention shows how to export the audio; is there a way to export the annotations?
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike!
It looks like this was discussed in another thread here.
We have a workflow defined for when you need to work with other developers. It sounds as if you are working with others that are not utilizing Articulate, which can cause the disassociation of structure and manual work that you are running into.
Perhaps someone in the community has found a way to do what you are looking for and can share their experience in doing so.
Thanks Leslie. That other thread describes a situation similar to mine and is helpful.
Glad to hear it Mike, thanks for the update.
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