Articulate 360: Using the Desktop-Authoring Apps
The Articulate 360 desktop app makesit easy to install and open desktop-authoring apps, including Storyline 360, Studio 360, Replay 360, and Peek 360. Learn More About the Authoring Apps Install Authoring Apps Launch Authoring Apps Update Authoring Apps Uninstall Authoring Apps Learn More About the Authoring Apps The following desktop-authoring apps are included with your Articulate 360 subscription. Click the product links to learn more about each app. Storyline 360 Build mobile and online courses with any interaction you can imagine. Your course will look beautiful and work great on every device with the new responsive player, which includes touchscreen gesture support and mobile-friendly playback controls. The responsive player dynamically adapts to tablets and smartphones, giving learners the best view of your course on every device. You can even preview how your course will look and behave on different devices in Storyline 360 with new responsive preview features. Note: As of May 2024, 64-bit Storyline 360 is the default Storyline version in the desktop app. That means you get all the benefits with no extra steps. Studio 360 Rapidly transform PowerPoint slides into online and mobile courses with the Studio 360 apps, including: Presenter 360 makes it easy to add narration, annotations, characters, and more to existing PowerPoint content. Engage 360 lets you quickly create form-based interactions. Quizmaker 360 is an intuitive tool for creating any type of assessment or quiz. Studio 360 includes the new responsive player, so your courses look great and work perfectly on every device. Replay 360 Record and edit personalized training videos with Replay 360. Walk learners through on-screen content by capturing screen activity and yourself on webcam—at the same time or separately. Fine-tune your screencasts to flip between video clips, or show two at once with picture-in-picture effects. Separate, trim, and delete sections to tell the best story. And add text to the lower third of the screen to emphasize important information. Publish videos toReview 360 to collect feedback from stakeholders or publish as MP4 videos for your e-learning courses. Peek 360 Easily record brief screencasts with Peek 360. Peek 360 is always a click away in the Windows system tray. Simply select the app you want to record, then drag the recording frame to customize your view. Peek 360 automatically uploads videos toReview 360 with a unique URL, making them easy to share. Install Authoring Apps You can install the current version of any authoring app with a single click, or you can go back to a previous version when there's a design change or new feature that you're not ready to use. How to Install the Latest Version of an App Open the Articulate 360 desktop app by clicking the icon in your computer’s system tray (by the clock), then click the Install button for any of the desktop-authoring apps: Storyline 360, Studio 360, Replay 360, or Peek 360. It’s that easy! You’ll see a progress bar for each app while it’s installing, then the Install button will change to an Open button when the installation is complete. How to Install a Previous Version of an App There might be times when you need to install a previous version of an authoring app. For example, if there’s a new Storyline 360 feature that you’re not ready to use, you can go back to an older version of the app until you have time to learn more about the new feature. Here’s how. Open the Articulate 360 desktop app and mouse-over the app you want to change. Click the drop-down arrow that appears and choose Other Versions. A list of all the versions released in the past six months will appear. Click Install for the version you want to install. An optional "Product Feedback" dialog will appear. After your selection, the dialog will close and your chosen version will automatically install. (Tip: Click any date or version number in the list to see the change log for that release.) When you install a previous version of an app, you’ll see an Updates Paused tag in the Articulate 360 desktop app, as shown below. This is a visual reminder that you’re using an older version of that app. Future updates won’t install for paused apps when you click Update All. To update an app that’s paused, click Updates Paused, choose Other Versions from the menu that appears, and click Install for the most recent version of the app. Launch Authoring Apps One way to launch your authoring apps is to open the Articulate 360 desktop app by clicking the icon in your computer’s system tray (by the clock) and then click the Open button for the app you want to use. (When you click the Open button for Studio 360, you’ll see a menu where you can choose Presenter 360, Quizmaker 360, or Engage 360.) Another way to launch your authoring apps is to go to your computer’s Start menu and click the app you want to use. Peek 360 Tip Peek 360 runs in the background, so the fastest way to start a screen recording is to click the Peek 360 icon in your computer’s system tray (by the clock). Update Authoring Apps One of the benefits of an Articulate 360 subscription is that you get continuous updates when new features are available. If notifications are enabled in your preferences, you’ll get a Windows notification, like the one shown below, when an update is available. And even if notifications are disabled, you’ll always see when an update is available as soon as you open the Articulate 360 desktop app. A blue banner with an update option appears across the top of the app. If you’ve disabled automatic updates, you can snooze this notification. Otherwise, simply click the Update All button to update all your apps at the same time. Or, click Update Available next to any app and choose Install Update to update one app at a time, as shown below. How to Update Paused Apps When youinstall a previous version of an app, you’ll see an Updates Paused tag for that particular app, as shown below. Clicking the blue Update All button won’t update paused apps. To update an app that’s paused, click Updates Paused, choose Other Versions from the menu that appears, and click Install for the most recent version of the app. Uninstall Authoring Apps Uninstalling apps is just as easy as installing them. Mouse-over an app, click the drop-down arrow that appears, and choose the Uninstall option. (Tip: You can also uninstall Articulate apps via the Windows control panel.)1.2KViews0likes0CommentsArticulate User Guides
Learn how to manage your Articulate apps and use them to create engaging online courses, collaborate efficiently with co-authors and stakeholders, and quickly distribute training to learners. Manage Articulate 360 Managing Your Profile and Account Articulate 360 Teams Managing Your Team Authenticate Using Single Sign-On (SSO) Create Articulate 360 Access Your Tools & Resources AI Assistant Accelerate Course Creation with AI Assistant Rise 360 Create Engaging Content Storyline 360 Build Interactive Courses Content Library 360 Find the Perfect Course Assets Articulate 360 Training Grow Your Skills Peek 360 Record Screencasts Studio 360 Turn PowerPoint Slides into Courses Presenter 360: Working with Slides Quizmaker 360: Add Quizzes to Your Courses Engage 360: Create Media-Rich Interactions Replay 360 Produce Training Videos Articulate AI AI Assistant Accelerate Course Creation with AI Assistant Collaborate Articulate 360 Teams Discover All the Ways to Collaborate with Your Team Rise 360 Share Content with Team Folders Create Content with Other Team Members Share Reusable Question Banks Speed Development with Shared Block Templates Storyline 360 Collaborate on Courses with Shared Team Slides Review 360 Streamline Project Reviews Speed Reviews with In-App Comments Share Items with Team Folders Distribute Rise 360 Publish Your Content Storyline 360 Publish Your Courses Reach 360 Distribute Training & Track Learners’ Progress Looking for Storyline 3? Access the Storyline 3 user guide.500Views0likes0CommentsEngage 360: Tab Interactions
The tabs interaction in Engage 360 lets learners explore a group of related items. Use the tabs interaction to: Walk through a list of related concepts. Identify members of a group. Compare several objects. Exploring the Editor Adding Tabs to Your Interaction Renaming Tabs Rearranging Tabs Deleting Tabs Adding Content to Tabs Changing the Location and Size of the Tabs Exploring the Editor The tabs editor has three columns with the following panels: Steps Located on the left side of the screen, this panel is used to manage tabs for your interaction. Text Located in the middle of the screen, this panel is used to add text to each tab. Audio Located in the upper right corner of the editor, this panel is used to add and edit audio. Media Located in the lower right corner, this panel is used to add pictures, characters, andvideos. Here are some tips for working with the editor: Change the width of a column by dragging its boundary with your mouse. Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the audio panel to collapse it if you need more room to work with the media panel. Click it again to reopen the panel. Adding Tabs to Your Interaction Each step in a tabs interaction is called a tab. To add a tab, do any of the following: Press Ctrl+M. Go to the Tabs tab on the ribbon and click Add Tab. Click the Create a new step button in the lower left corner of the Steps panel. Click the Duplicate button at the bottom of the Steps panel to copy the selected tab(s). New tabs get added just below the tab that's currently selected in the Steps panel—unless the summary is selected, in which case new tabs get added above it. Tip: A tabs interaction can have up to 12 tabs (not counting the introduction and summary). Renaming Tabs To rename a tab, do either of the following: Double-click the tab in the Steps panel to open it for editing. Type the new name and press the Enter key on your keyboard. Select the tab in the Steps panel, then type the new name in the title field at the top of the text panel. Tip: You can rename the introduction or summary in the same way. Rearranging Tabs To change the order of tabs, select one or more tabs in the Steps panel, then do any of the following: Drag them to a new location in the list. An orange line will move with your mouse to indicate where the tabs will be dropped when your mouse button is released. Go to the Tabs tab on the ribbon, click Move Tab, then select Up or Down. Use the Up and Down arrows at the bottom of the Steps panel. Tip: The introduction and summary can't be moved. Deleting Tabs To delete a tab, select it in the Steps panel, then do any of the following: Press the Delete key on your keyboard. Go to the Tabs tab on the ribbon and click Delete Tab. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the Steps panel. Tip: You can't delete the introduction or summary, but you can hide them. Adding Content to Tabs To add text, audio, and media to each tab in your interaction, see these user guides: Adding and Formatting Text Adding Audio Adding Media Changing the Location and Size of the Tabs The tabs can appear on the left or right side of your interaction. You can also change how they're sized. Here's how: Go to the Tabs tab on the ribbon and click Interaction Properties. Select Tabs on the left side of the window that appears. Set the following properties: Allow tabs to use __% of the interaction width: This determines the width of your tabs. Tabs default to 30% of the width of the overall interaction, but you can enter any percentage between 10 and 70. Place tabs on: This determines whether your tabs display on the left or right side of your interaction. Choose an option from the drop-down. Size tabs: This determines the height of your tabs. Choose Dynamically or Statically from the drop-down. The default setting, Dynamically, makes each tab as tall as possible, so the list of tabs fills the entire height of your interaction. Statically fixes the height of each tab at 40 pixels. Click OK. You Might Also Want to Explore: Working with the Interaction Title Working with Interaction Properties66Views0likes0CommentsQuizmaker 360: Importing Questions
You can import questions into Quizmaker 360 to save development time. This is helpful when you need to reuse questions from another quiz or when a subject matter expert (SME) drafts questions for you. Importing Slides from Another Quiz Importing Slides from a Quiz Template Importing Questions from an Excel Spreadsheet Importing Questions from a Text File Importing Slides from Another Quiz Open an existing quiz or create a new one. Then do either of the following: Go to the File tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. In Question List View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. Browse to the quiz file that contains the slides you want to import and click Open. Quizmaker will display a list of slides from the quiz you selected. Mark the ones you want to import. If you want to import the result slide, be sure to mark Import and replace result slide in the lower left corner. Click OK to complete the import process. Importing Slides from a Quiz Template Open an existing quiz or create a new one. Then do either of the following: Go to the File tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. In Question List View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. Browse to the quiz template that contains the slides you want to import and click Open. Quizmaker will display a list of slides from the quiz template you selected. Mark the ones you want to import. If you want to import the result slide, be sure to mark Import and replace result slide in the lower left corner. Click OK to complete the import process. Tip: You can also start a new quiz directly from a quiz template without going through the process of importing questions. See Using Custom Quiz Templates. Importing Questions from an Excel Spreadsheet First, populate an Excel spreadsheet with your questions and answers. Here's how: Download this template. (A sample question is provided for you.) Enter the Question Type, Points, Question Text, and Answer Choices for each question. See the table below for notes regarding each field. Save and close the spreadsheet. (Save in XLS or XLSX format.) Question Type Question type is required. Use these abbreviations for supported question types: TF True/False MC Multiple Choice MR Multiple Response FIB Fill in the Blank WB Word Bank MD Matching Drag and Drop MDN Matching Drop-Down SD Sequence Drag and Drop SDN Sequence Drop-Down NUM Numeric LIK Likert PO Pick One PM Pick Many WW Which Word SA Short Answer ESS Essay RD Ranking Drag and Drop RDN Ranking Drop-Down HM How Many Points Points are required for graded questions. Enter points for the correct answer. Points can range from -1000 to 1000. Points for incorrect answers aren't supported via import. Question Text Question Text is required for all questions. Answer Choices Answer Choices are required for all question types except Short Answer, Essay, and How Many. Enter up to 10 answer choices for each question. Designate correct answers for graded questions with an asterisk (*) at the beginning. Example: *True For choice-level feedback, separate each answer choice and its feedback with a pipe (|). Example: Houston | Sorry, the capital of Texas is Austin. For matching questions, separate each answer choice and its match with a pipe (|). Example: Texas | Austin Numeric questions only support "Equal to" answers via import. After populating an Excel spreadsheet with your questions, import it into Quizmaker: Open an existing quiz or create a new one. Then do either of the following: Go to the File tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. In Question List View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. Browse to the Excel spreadsheet (XLS or XLSX) and click Open. Quizmaker will display a list of questions from the spreadsheet you selected. Mark the ones you want to import. Click OK to complete the import process. Tips for importing questions from an Excel spreadsheet: If there are any errors in your workbook, Quizmaker will list them. You can click Continue to import the questions that don't have errors and skip those that do, or you can click Cancel to correct the errors in your workbook and import it again. Formatting in your spreadsheet will be removed during import (italics, font size, hyperlinks, etc.). Text that follows two forward slashes (//) is identified as a comment. Comments will be ignored during import. (Leave the slashes in the column headers.) Only questions in the first worksheet (tab) of your Excel workbook will be imported. Additional worksheets will be ignored. Questions will be imported into the question list after the currently selected slide or, if a slide isn't selected, at the end of the quiz. The more questions you import, the longer it'll take to process and create them in Quizmaker. Importing Questions from a Text File First, populate a text file with your questions and answers. Here's how: Download this template.(Tip: Right-click the download link and choose Save link as from the context menu.) A sample question is provided for you in the template. Enter the Question Type, Points, Question Text, and Answer Choices for each question. Enter each item on a new line in the text file. See the table below for notes regarding each item. Save and close the text file. (Save in TXT format.) Question Type Question type is required. Use these abbreviations for supported question types: TF True/False MC Multiple Choice MR Multiple Response FIB Fill in the Blank WB Word Bank MD Matching Drag and Drop MDN Matching Drop-Down SD Sequence Drag and Drop SDN Sequence Drop-Down NUM Numeric LIK Likert PO Pick One PM Pick Many WW Which Word SA Short Answer ESS Essay RD Ranking Drag and Drop RDN Ranking Drop-Down HM How Many Points Points are required for graded questions. Enter points for the correct answer. Points can range from -1000 to 1000. Points for incorrect answers aren't supported via import. Question Text Question Text is required for all questions. Answer Choices Answer Choices are required for all question types except Short Answer, Essay, and How Many. Enter up to 10 answer choices for each question. Designate correct answers for graded questions with an asterisk (*) at the beginning. Example: *True For choice-level feedback, separate each answer choice and its feedback with a pipe (|). Example: Houston | Sorry, the capital of Texas is Austin. For matching questions, separate each answer choice and its match with a pipe (|). Example: Texas | Austin Numeric questions only support "Equal to" answers via import. After populating a text file with your questions, import it into Quizmaker: Open an existing quiz or create a new one. Then do either of the following: Go to the File tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. In Question List View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Import Questions. Browse to the text (TXT) file and click Open. Quizmaker will display a list of questions from the text file you selected. Mark the ones you want to import. Click OK to complete the import process. Tips for importing questions from a text file: If there are any errors in your text file, Quizmaker will list them. You can click Continue to import the questions that don't have errors and skip those that do, or you can click Cancel to correct the errors in your text file and import it again. Text that follows two forward slashes (//) is identified as a comment. Comments will be ignored during import. Questions will be imported into the question list after the currently selected slide or, if a slide isn't selected, at the end of the quiz. The more questions you import, the longer it'll take to process and create them in Quizmaker.58Views0likes0CommentsQuizmaker 360: Setting Quiz Properties
Articulate Quizmaker 360 lets you define several properties for your quiz, including the title, passing score, timer, and default settings for question slides—all on one simple window. Accessing Quiz Properties Defining Quiz Information Setting Question Defaults Accessing Quiz Properties To open the Quiz Properties window, switch to Question List View and click Quiz Properties on the ribbon. Defining Quiz Information Select the Quiz Info tab on the left side of the Quiz Properties window, define the following items for your quiz, and click OK. Quiz Title The quiz title defaults to the name of your project file, but you can change it to anything you'd like. Changing the title won’t affect the name of your project file.The maximum length for aquiz title is 80 characters. Tip: To show or hide the title in your published output, see Choosing Player Features. Passing Score For graded quizzes, enter the percentage learners must achieve to pass. Time Limit If you'd like to add a timer to your quiz, mark the End quiz after box. Enter the maximum number of minutes and seconds allowed to complete the quiz in the corresponding fields. Then select a Timer format. The timer will display in the upper right corner of your published quiz. If learners don't complete the quiz in the allotted time, they’ll be interrupted by a time-limit message and taken to the result slide. (Unanswered graded questions will be marked incorrect.) You can edit the time-limit message in your text labels. Timer Tips: Theresponsive playerwill always usethe time remaining format. When quizzes are embedded in Articulate Presenter courses, the timer format is controlled by Presenter. See this user guide for details. Setting Question Defaults Select the Question Defaults tab on the left side of the Quiz Properties window, then define the default settings for new question slides. Tip: Existing questions in your quiz won't be affected when you change the default settings, so it's best to set your question defaults before adding slides to your quiz. (You can override the default settings by adjusting the properties for individual slides.) Points awarded Enter the number of points for correct answers. Points can range from -1000 to 1000. Attempts permitted Select the number of times learners can attempt each graded question. Shuffle answers Mark this box to shuffle (randomize) answer choices for each question. Uncheck it if you want answer choices to appear in the order you define. Allow user to skip survey questions Mark this box to make survey questions optional. Uncheck it to make survey questions required. (Graded questions are always required.) Provide feedback for graded questions by default Mark this box to give learners feedback for graded questions. Uncheck it to suppress feedback. Provide feedback for survey questions by default Mark this box to give learners feedback for survey questions. Uncheck it to suppress feedback.57Views0likes0CommentsEngage 360: Accordion Interactions
The accordion interaction in Engage 360 lets learners explore related items in a horizontal layout. Use the accordion interaction to: Walk through a list of related concepts. Identify members of a group. Compare several objects. Exploring the Editor Adding Panels (Steps) to an Accordion Renaming Panels (Steps) Rearranging Panels (Steps) Deleting Panels (Steps) Adding Content to Panels (Steps) Exploring the Editor The accordion editor has three columns with the following panels: Steps Located on the left side of the screen, this panel is used to manage panels for the accordion. Text Located in the middle of the screen, this panel is used to add text to each panel. Audio Located in the upper right corner of the editor, this panel is used to add and edit audio. Media Located in the lower right corner, this panel is used to add pictures, characters, andvideos. Here are some tips for working with the editor: Change the width of a column by dragging its boundary with your mouse. Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the audio panel to collapse it if you need more room to work with the media panel. Click it again to reopen the panel. Adding Panels (Steps) to an Accordion Each step in an accordion interaction is called a panel. To add a panel, do any of the following: Press Ctrl+M. Go to the Accordion tab on the ribbon and click Add Panel. Click the Create a new step button in the lower left corner of the Steps panel. Click the Duplicate button at the bottom of the Steps panel to copy the currently selected panel(s). New panels get added just below the panel that's currently selected in the Steps panel—unless the summary is selected, in which case new panels get added above it. Tip: An accordion interaction can have up to eight panels (not counting the introduction and summary). Renaming Panels (Steps) To rename a panel, do either of the following: Double-click the panel in the Steps panel to open it for editing. Type the new name and press the Enter key on your keyboard. Select the panel in the Steps panel, then type the new name in the title field at the top of the text panel. Tip: You can rename the introduction or summary in the same way. Rearranging Panels (Steps) To change the order of panels in an accordion interaction, select one or more panels in the Steps panel, then do any of the following: Drag them to a new location in the list. An orange line will move with your mouse to indicate where the panels will be dropped when your mouse button is released. Go to the Accordion tab on the ribbon, click Move Panel, then select Up or Down. Use the Up and Down arrows at the bottom of the Steps panel. Tip: The introduction and summary can't be moved. Deleting Panels (Steps) To delete a panel from an accordion interaction, select it in the Steps panel, then do any of the following: Press the Delete key on your keyboard. Go to the Accordion tab on the ribbon and click Delete Panel. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the Steps panel. Tip: You can't delete the introduction or summary, but you can hide them. Adding Content to Panels (Steps) To add text, audio, and media to each panel in an accordion interaction, see these user guides: Adding and Formatting Text Adding Audio Adding Media You Might Also Want to Explore: Working with the Interaction Title Working with Interaction Properties54Views0likes0CommentsQuizmaker 360: Using Custom Quiz Templates
Quiz templates are huge time savers. Create your design once, then reuse it for new quizzes. You can even share templates with other content authors for consistency. Templates can include quiz settings, design themes, default questions, a customized result slide, player properties, and more. Creating Templates Editing Templates Sharing Templates Using Templates to Create New Quizzes Creating Templates Creating templates is a two-step process: design and conversion. Step 1: Design First, start a new quiz or open an existing one, then design it the way you want the template to appear. Remember that everything in your quiz gets baked into the template, including: Question groups Slides and content Quiz properties Design themes Slide masters Feedback masters Result slide Player properties Step 2: Convert When you're ready to convert your quiz to a template, do this: Go to the File tab on the ribbon and click Save As. Browse to a location on your local hard drive where you want to save your template. Give your template a recognizable file name. Use the Save as type drop-down to select Quizmaker Template (*.quiztemplate). Click Save. Editing Templates To edit a quiz template: Double-click the *.quiztemplate file to open it in Articulate Quizmaker. Make the necessary edits. Save the file. (You can press Ctrl+S or click the Save button on the quick access toolbar.) Sharing Templates To share a quiz template with other content authors, just send them the *.quiztemplate file you created. You can use email, network drives, USB drives, cloud services, or any other form of file sharing. Make sure recipients save the *.quiztemplate file to their local hard drive before they use it. Using Templates to Create New Quizzes To use a quiz template, do this: Launch Articulate Quizmaker. On the Quizmaker start screen, click From quiz template. Browse to the *.quiztemplate file you want to use and click Open. A new quiz will be created with all the settings and content from the template. Edit the quiz as you’d like, then save and publish it.54Views0likes0CommentsPresenter 360: Publishing a Course for LMS Distribution
If you're using a learning management system (LMS) to track e-learning content, you'll want to use the LMS publishingoption in Presenter 360. Enter Title, Description, and Folder Location Enter Additional Project Info (Optional) Adjust the Player Properties and Quality Settings Choose Reporting and Tracking Options Publish Distribute Your Published Course Step 1: Enter Title, Description, and Folder Location Go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Publish. When the Publish window appears, select the LMS tab on the left. Enter the Title the way you want it to appear in your published output. It defaults to the name of your project file. (Changing the title won't affect the name of your project file.)The maximum length for a project title is 80 characters. Use the Description field to give learners a synopsis of your course. Use the Folder field to indicate where you want to publish your course—for example, your computer desktop. Click the ellipsis button (...) to browse to a location. The presenter will create a new folder in that spot with all the files needed to operate your course. Important: Always publish to your local hard drive. Publishing to a network drive or a USB drive can cause problems with your published output. After publishing to your local hard drive, upload the output to your LMS for testing. Step 2 (Optional): Enter Additional Project Info Click the ellipsis button (...) next to the Title field todefine additional project information. Currently, this information is for your reference only. It won’t be visible in your published output. The Title and Description fields are the same as those on the Publish window (see the previous step). The image below the Title fieldis the course thumbnail. By default, Presenter uses an image of the first slide in your course, but you can choose a different image. Just click the hyperlinked text below the image, then select a different slide or clickPicture from Fileto choose an image on your hard drive. Enter values for Author, Email, Website, Duration, Date, Version, and Keywords if you'd like. The Identifier is a unique string of characters assigned by Presenter that your LMS uses to identify your course. If you're republishing a course that's already in your LMS, don't change the value in this field. When you're finished customizing the project information, click OK to return to the Publish window. Step 3: Adjust the Player Properties and Quality Settings Use the Properties section of the Publish window to make last-minute changes to your player, adjust the quality settings, and assign a presenter bio to your course. The Player property shows the name of the player currently assigned to your project. (The player is the interface learners see around the perimeter of your slide content.) To make adjustments to your player, click the player name to open the player editor. The Quality property lets you control the compression settings for audio clips, videos, and pictures in your course. The quality settings default to whatever you used the last time you published a course. To change them, click Quality, make your adjustments, and click OK. Choose Standard if you want to use the default settings: optimal video quality of 5, audio bitrate of 56 kbps, and image quality of 80%. Choose Custom if you want to define your own quality settings, then drag the slider on any of the three values to change the compression. Higher values give you higher-quality output but also larger file sizes (which means longer download times). Lower values give you smaller file sizes and faster download times, but the visual and audio quality will be lower as well. Tip: Image compression only applies to JPG files. Mark the Optimize Audio Volume box to normalize audio throughout your course for consistent volume across content slides, interactions, and quizzes. Tip: If your course audio already has consistent volume, you can speed up the publishing process by unchecking this option. The Presenter drop-down lets you choose a presenter bio for the course. The presenter bio will appear in the sidebar of your published course. Click the ellipsis (...) button if you need to manage your library of presenter bios. (In order for the presenter bio to display in your published course, you'll need to enable the presenter panel in your player. Click here to learn how.) Step 4: Choose Reporting and Tracking Options Click the Reporting and Tracking button to open the following window, where you can choose how your LMS reports and tracks learners' progress. Select the Reporting tab on the left side of the window and choose a specification from the LMS drop-down. Ask your LMS administrator if you're not sure which spec to use. Presenter supports Tin Can API (xAPI), SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, and AICC. Complete the fields in the section called LMS Course Information and, if you're publishing for SCORM, the section called LMS Lesson SCORM Information. If you choose Tin Can API as your reporting specification, you'll see a field called Launch URL. Enter the full URL for the presentation.html file if you plan to host the content on a server that's separate from your LMS. The first Identifier is a unique string of characters assigned by Presenter that your LMS uses to identify your course. If you're republishing a course that's already in your LMS, don't change the value in this field. If you choose Tin Can API and need to change this value, avoid special characters and spaces. In the LMS Reporting section, choose the wording you want your LMS to display for learners' statuses in reports. (This section isn’t available for Tin Can API content.) Click the Tracking tab on the left side of the window and choose one of the following options: Track using number of slides viewed: Mark this option to trigger course completion when learners view a specific number of slides. Track using quiz result: Mark this option to track learners based on their quiz results. If your course has multiple quizzes, choose the one you want to track. (This option will be grayed-out if your course doesn’t have any result slides.) Click OK to save your changes. Step 5: Publish When you're finished making selections, click the Publish button. When the publishing process is complete, you’ll see the Publish Successful window with several follow-up options. View Presentation This launches the published course in your default web browser. However, it’s best to upload the published course to your LMS for proper testing. Email This opens a new email message with a zip file of your published course attached. This option is helpful if you need to send your course to an LMS administrator for deployment. FTP This opens a window where you can enter your FTP credentials and transfer your output to a server. Zip This creates a zip version of your course files in the same location where your course was published. This is the most common choice when you publish for LMS. Upload the zipped course to your LMS. Open This opens a file viewer where you can see the files Presenter just created. There will be multiple files and folders for a published course. Tip: If your LMS requires you to identify the file that launches your course, point to index_lms.html for SCORM/AICC content or presentation.html for Tin Can API content. Step 6: Distribute Your Published Course Now that you've published your course, it's time to upload it to your LMS. The steps for this are different for each LMS. Contact your LMS administrator if you need help uploading, launching, or tracking content.52Views0likes0CommentsPresenter 360: Managing Slide Properties
You have total control over each slide in your course, including navigation, player features, presenters, and playlists. To access these properties, go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Slide Properties. When the Slide Properties window opens, change the behavior of individual slides or all of them. It's your choice. Viewing Larger Slide Thumbnail Images Changing How Slides Advance Locking the Player Controls for Some Slides Assigning Different Presenters to Different Slides Adding Playlists to Slides Adding Branched Navigation Hiding the Previous and Next Buttons Managing Player Features for Each Slide Customizing the Course Menu Viewing Larger Slide Thumbnail Images To see a larger version of a slide thumbnail, just hover over it. Changing How Slides Advance By default, slides advance automatically upon completion, but you can change it so learners control when slides advance. To change this behavior for an individual slide, do either of the following: Click the Advance hyperlink next to any slide thumbnail. It'll toggle between Auto and By user. Select the slide and click the Advance hyperlink on the right side of the window. It'll toggle between Automatically and By user. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, then click the Advance hyperlink on the right side of the window. Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then click the Advance hyperlink on the right side of the window. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then click the Advance hyperlink on the right side of the window. Tip: The duration of each slide is controlled by its audio, video, and animations. Slides that don't have audio, video, or animations default to the number of seconds you specified in Presenter Options. Locking the Player Controls for Some Slides There may be times when you need to lock the player controls for a slide to prevent learners from navigating away too soon. Locking a slide means learners can't advance by clicking the player controls or the slide titles in the menu. To navigate away from a locked slide, you'll need to provide one or more hyperlinks that jump to other slides in the course, or set the slide to advance automatically (see above). To lock a slide, do either of the following: Click the padlock icon next to any slide thumbnail. It'll toggle between locked and unlocked. Select the slide and click the Navigation hyperlink on the right side of the window. It'll toggle between Locked and Free. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, then click the Navigation hyperlink on the right side of the window. Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then click the Navigation hyperlink on the right side of the window. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then click the Navigation hyperlink on the right side of the window. Tip: To restrict navigation for an entire course, see this user guide. Assigning Different Presenters to Different Slides Feature the narrator’s photo, bio, and contact information in the sidebar of your published course. It's a great way for learners to connect with the presenter of a course. A course can feature one presenter for the entire course or different presenters for different slides. First, you'll need to add one or more presenters to your library. See Managing Presenters Bios to learn how. To display the same presenter throughout your course, simply choose that presenter when you publish. If you'd rather feature different presenters on different slides, do either of the following for each slide in the Slide Properties manager: Click the Presenter hyperlink next to any slide thumbnail. It'll reveal a drop-down list. Choose one of the presenters from your library. Choose None if you don't want to display a presenter for the selected slide. Select the slide and click the Presenter hyperlink on the right side of the window. It'll reveal a drop-down list. Choose one of the presenters from your library or choose None if you don't want to display a presenter for the selected slide. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, click the Presenter hyperlink on the right side of the window, and choose a presenter from your library. (An even easier way to feature the same presenter throughout an entire course is to choose that presenter when you publish.) Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then click the Presenter hyperlink on the right side of the window and choose a presenter from your library. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then click the Presenter hyperlink on the right side of the window and choose a presenter from your library. Tip: In order to feature a presenter in your course, you must enable the presenter panel in your player. See this user guide to learn how. Adding Playlists to Slides Add background music or sounds to your course. Playlists are separate from slide narration; they play in the background. They can even play continuously across multiple slides. First, you'll need to add one or more playlists to your library. See Managing Playlists to learn how. Then, assign a playlist to a slide in the Slide Properties manager. Do either of the following: Click the Playlist hyperlink next to any slide thumbnail. It'll reveal a drop-down list. Choose one of the playlists from your library. Choose None if you don't want the selected slide to have background audio. Select the slide and click the Audio Playlists hyperlink on the right side of the window. It'll reveal a drop-down list. Choose one of the playlists from your library or choose None if you don't want the selected slide to have background audio. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, click the Audio Playlist hyperlink on the right side of the window, and choose a playlist from your library. Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then click the Audio Playlist hyperlink on the right side of the window and choose a playlist from your library. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then click the Audio Playlist hyperlink on the right side of the window and choose a playlist from your library. Adding Branched Navigation Build non-linear scenarios with easy-to-use branching options. By default, the Prev and Next buttons on the course player jump to the previous and next slides, but you can branch to any slides in your course. Here's how: Click one of the Branching hyperlinks beside a slide thumbnail or on the right side of the window. Choose the slide to which you want to branch. If you need to switch back to the default branching behavior, choose Previous slide or Next slide at the top of the list. Hiding the Previous and Next Buttons Want to hide the previous and next buttons on your course player? Easy. You can hide one or both on a slide-by-slide basis. Do either of the following: Click the Controls hyperlink next to any slide thumbnail and uncheck one or both boxes. Select the slide and uncheck one or both navigation boxes on the right side of the window. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, then uncheck one or both navigation boxes on the right side of the window. Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then uncheck one or both navigation boxes on the right side of the window. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then uncheck one or both navigation boxes on the right side of the window. Tip: If you include Articulate Engage interactions in your course, the previous and next buttons for those slides will be controlled by the playback mode in Engage. In other words, the Engage settings will override the Presenter settings for showing/hiding the navigation buttons. Managing Player Features for Each Slide By default, each slide will display the features you've chosen to include in your course player, but you can show or hide the following player features on a slide-by-slide basis, too. Menu Glossary Resources Notes Seekbar Play/Pause Logo To change the player features for an individual slide, select the slide and click the On/Off selectors in the lower right corner of the window. On (default) means that the feature is enabled in the course player. Off (default) means that the feature is disabled in the course player. If you select a default option, the feature will always match the setting in the player, even if you change the player settings later. To edit multiple slides at the same time, do any of the following: All slides: Press Ctrl+A to select all the slides, then click the On/Off selectors in the lower right corner of the window. Consecutive slides: Select the first slide in the series, hold down your Shift key, and click the last slide in the series. Then click the On/Off selectors in the lower right corner of the window. Non-consecutive slides: Select the first slide, hold down your Ctrl key, and click the others. Then click the On/Off selectors in the lower right corner of the window. Tip: If you change your mind, click the Reset hyperlink beside the Features section header to revert back to your player defaults for the selected slide(s). Customizing the Course Menu To customize the menu for your course, click Edit Menu in the lower left corner of the Slide Properties window. The Player Properties window will open to the Menu editor. See this user guide for details on customizing the menu. You Might Also Want to Explore: Managing Presenter Bios Managing Playlists Choosing Player Features Customizing the Player Menu49Views0likes0CommentsPresenter 360: Tips for Managing Project Files
The following tips will help you avoid unexpected results when creating, sharing, and publishing Presenter 360 projects. Create, Edit, and Publish Projects on Your Local Hard Drive Save, Version, and Back Up Projects Frequently Send Projects to Other Developers When You Need to Collaborate Host Published Courses Online Optimize File Paths and Naming Conventions Create, Edit, and Publish Projects on Your Local Hard Drive Working with Project Files Always save and publishPresenter projects on your local hard drive (typically your C: drive). Working on a network drive or an external USB drive can cause erratic behaviordue to latency. For example, it could cause file corruption or prevent you from saving changes. You can place a copy of your project on a network drive or a USB drive for backup purposes, but avoid reopening the file until you've moved it back to your local hard drive. And before moving a Presenter project to a network drive or USB drive, create an Articulate Package, as described below. Creating an Articulate Package An Articulate Package is a zip file that contains a copy of an entire Presenter project, including the PowerPoint file, the Presenter file with audio/video resources, quiz files, and interaction files. Here's how to create an Articulate Package: In PowerPoint, go to the File tab on the PowerPoint ribbon, click Share, and choose Articulate Package. When the Articulate Presenter Package window appears, choose a package location (i.e., where you want to save it). By default, the zip file will be created in the same location where your PowerPoint file is stored, but you can change it. Just click the ellipsis (...) and browse to a different folder. Modify the optionalpackage notes, then click Create Package. When the Publish Successful window appears, you'll have an option to open the folder where the zip file was created. Click Close when you're done. Working with Course Assets Developers often keep course assets (pictures, videos, audio files, documents, etc.) on a network drive or USB drive. And in most cases, that's fine. However, if you see unusual behavior after importing an asset from a network drive or USB drive, it's possible the asset became corrupt as it transferred to your computer. If that happens, delete the asset from your course, copy the original asset to your local computer, then import it again. Here are some examples of strange behavior that can occur when an asset is corrupt: The asset is blank, distorted, or unresponsive. For example, a video refuses to play. Presenter says the file format isn't supported even though it is. The preview feature doesn't work. It loads a blank slide or doesn't load at all. Resources that you attach to your player are missing when you publish. Save, Version, and Back Up Projects Frequently Save your work often. The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S is the fastest way to save. Do it so often that it becomes muscle memory. You’ll be glad you did. Create versions of your project during its development cycle so you can go back to earlier versions when necessary. Just create an Articulate Package, as described above, then give the resulting zip file a slightly different file name. For example, you might make a new version at the end of each workday and add the date to the file name so you can identify it. Versioning is also a good way to back up your work. Save earlier versions to the cloud, a network drive, or an external hard drive for safekeeping. (But always save the current version on your local hard drive.) Send Projects to Other Developers When You Need to Collaborate If you need to share a Presenter project with another developer, create an Articulate Package, as described above. Then share the zipped file via email, external drive, network drive, etc. Recipients should save it to their local hard drives and fully extract it before opening the project. Host Published Courses Online Viewing published courses on your local hard drive or a network drive isn't supported. Security restrictions in these environments can cause various features in your courses to fail. To avoid unexpected behavior during playback, upload your courses to a web server or LMS. The published output for aPresenter course includes multiple files and folders. For your published course to work properly, these files and folders must remain in the same organizational structure when you upload them to a server. Here's a pro tip: When you need to test a published course or share it with stakeholders, publish it to Articulate 360, then view it in Articulate Review. Optimize File Paths and Naming Conventions Be sure the file paths to your projects and published output are well under the 260-character limit imposed by Microsoft Windows. (The publishing process adds characters to the file path you selected. If it exceeds 260 characters, your published output will be incomplete.) Avoid using special characters, accents, or symbols in your file paths and file names. Learn more about naming conventions in this Microsoft article.49Views0likes0Comments