It seems that you can package a Presenter Project into a zip which includes all the associated assets. So what is the Presenter Project file? And how does it get generated and updated?
The PPTA file is generated by Articulate Presenter ‘09. It contains Articulate resources for your presentation. It must not be renamed or separated from the corresponding PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) file. For more information and to learn how you can transfer project files to another developer or another computer, please review this article. Is that the information you're looking for?
I would recommend editing the PPTX and always on your local drive. And when working on an Articulate Presenter presentation in a collaborative environment with other developers, I recommend that you use the following workflow:
1. Use the Send to Articulate Presenter Package feature to make an exact copy of the project and the included Engage interactions and Quizmaker quizzes per the method in the article below:
If the project files are already located on a network drive, proceed to Step 2.
If the project files are currently located on your local hard drive, skip to Step 6.
2. When you need to edit or publish the presentation, copy the ZIP file (the Articulate Presenter Package) from your network drive to your local hard drive.
3. Extract (unzip) the project files onto your local hard drive.
4. Edit and / or publish the presentation as necessary.
5. Use the Send to Articulate Presenter Package feature (from Step 1) to make an exact copy of the updated project files.
6. Copy the resulting ZIP file to your network drive for storage and sharing.
7. Repeat Steps 2 through 6 whenever you need to edit or publish the presentation in the future.
By working on the main project files on your local hard drive, you prevent any corruption or erratic behavior of the files that might have occurred by working on a network drive (ie: random backups). Also, this method ensures that all of your Engage interactions and Quizmaker quizzes stay properly linked together.
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Welcome to Heroes, Kristin!
The PPTA file is generated by Articulate Presenter ‘09. It contains Articulate resources for your presentation. It must not be renamed or separated from the corresponding PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) file. For more information and to learn how you can transfer project files to another developer or another computer, please review this article. Is that the information you're looking for?
Thanks, Peter!
When you want to make edits to the PPTX file, do you open the PPTX file or the PPTA file?
I would recommend editing the PPTX and always on your local drive. And when working on an Articulate Presenter presentation in a collaborative environment with other developers, I recommend that you use the following workflow:
1. Use the Send to Articulate Presenter Package feature to make an exact copy of the project and the included Engage interactions and Quizmaker quizzes per the method in the article below:
http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/?p=457
If the project files are already located on a network drive, proceed to Step 2.
If the project files are currently located on your local hard drive, skip to Step 6.
2. When you need to edit or publish the presentation, copy the ZIP file (the Articulate Presenter Package) from your network drive to your local hard drive.
3. Extract (unzip) the project files onto your local hard drive.
4. Edit and / or publish the presentation as necessary.
5. Use the Send to Articulate Presenter Package feature (from Step 1) to make an exact copy of the updated project files.
6. Copy the resulting ZIP file to your network drive for storage and sharing.
7. Repeat Steps 2 through 6 whenever you need to edit or publish the presentation in the future.
By working on the main project files on your local hard drive, you prevent any corruption or erratic behavior of the files that might have occurred by working on a network drive (ie: random backups). Also, this method ensures that all of your Engage interactions and Quizmaker quizzes stay properly linked together.
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