David Anderson
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Director, Customer Training at Articulate
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David Anderson started a new discussion How do we set up guidelines for eLearning?
"Howdy Heroes - We just received this question from a blog reader. Because this is one of the more common questions new designers as..."
  • 12 years ago03/23/12 at 4:42 pm (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Using Screenr
"Hey Rob - that's a good question. My guess is it has something to do with Screenr using more standard login methods to verify user accoun..."
  • 12 years ago03/19/12 at 6:10 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Link to Survey
"Hi Linda -  Maybe your call to action puts the responsibility back on the learner? Rather than a single survey button, phrase the action ..."
  • 12 years ago03/19/12 at 5:56 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Navigation/Branching Question
"Hey Marty - Could you create a simple HTML page that includes the reference material? You could then include a button on the slide maste..."
  • 12 years ago03/19/12 at 5:23 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Zoom feature in QM
"Hi Becky - If you want your zoom image to fill your slide, your image should be 720x540. The image can be larger than 720x540, but if yo..."
  • 12 years ago03/17/12 at 8:33 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Watermark
"LOLOL You know, I've built a few courses that warranted a thunderstorm or two. Maybe you could create a "Seasons pack" and throw in all k..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 11:35 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Watermark
"Right, that's a great use for the load movie!"
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 11:11 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Watermark
"Hey Brian - honestly, I dont know how Flash files are handled in memory vs. cache.  But if you load 20 custom movies into the same level,..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 11:03 am (UTC)
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"Hey Brian I'm guessing the reason it's off is because the course player is based on a Flash file that's sized at 980x640. If you create a..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 10:14 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Video in QuizMaker
"Hi Widya - I was just trying to nudge you into creating a video tutorial on how you created your video demo. We have a free tool called S..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 8:36 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Zoom feature in QM
"Thanks, Widya! What a great way to control stacking order for note cards.  Here's an example of including hints in quizzes using the Zoom..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 7:01 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Video in QuizMaker
"Okay, now that's a creative use for Zoom Picture! Awesome example, Widya! Any chance you'll do a Screenr on how you put it together?"
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 6:25 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Video in QuizMaker
"Hi Widya - you can use something like Dropbox to share either the published or source files with the group. Dropbox is free and easy to u..."
  • 12 years ago03/16/12 at 5:47 am (UTC)
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"Hey Shawn, Do you have the option to increase the volume of your FLV videos to align with your audio clips? It's possible there's a diffe..."
  • 12 years ago03/15/12 at 10:05 am (UTC)
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"Shawn - you can open your published output to verify how the video sounds after publishing: Time Management > data > swf > and s..."
  • 12 years ago03/14/12 at 1:18 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Shawn, Thanks for the info. I see your .flv file for testing. Which presentation and slide number/name should I compare to? What progr..."
  • 12 years ago03/14/12 at 1:04 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks, Shawn. I have your files. Do you mind posting a summary of the exact issues here? This way our support team can also track what's..."
  • 12 years ago03/14/12 at 12:32 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Shawn - thanks for posting in the forums. There's a 2mb file limit here so maybe that's what's causing trouble uploading? Do you have ..."
  • 12 years ago03/14/12 at 10:55 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Steps to Create Customized Articulate Skin
"Hey Tom - Creating custom skins requires some deep knowledge of Flash and ActionScript 2. There are some things you can do quickly--witho..."
  • 12 years ago03/13/12 at 8:32 pm (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Flash Text Input
"Hey Errol - What you're trying to do is possible, but it does require some AS2 programming. You might want to take a look at this widget ..."
  • 12 years ago03/13/12 at 7:07 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Using flash as background for QM
"Hi Widya, Sure you can. You can use .swf, .flv and .mp4 videos for your Quizmaker backgrounds. You can set them either as Slide Masters o..."
  • 12 years ago03/12/12 at 5:31 am (UTC)
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"Hi Dan - you can insert Flash or mp4 videos into Quizmaker using a Blank Slide. Blank slides don't have questions associated with them so..."
  • 12 years ago03/12/12 at 5:02 am (UTC)
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David Anderson replied to the discussion Flash movie resizes...
"Hey James, Yes, I did get a chance to look at it and I think I see what's going on. I put together a quick Screenr to walk through my tro..."
  • 12 years ago03/12/12 at 3:43 am (UTC)
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David Anderson started a new discussion Can outlining songs help us design better scenarios?
"In a recent post, Tom mentioned how he used to outline commercials when he was learning video production. The process helps you focus on ..."
  • 12 years ago03/12/12 at 3:05 am (UTC)
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David Anderson started a new discussion Do you use custom navigation in your courses?
"Just saw this comment on Tom's blog and thought it would make a good topic for anyone building courses with custom players and on-slide n..."
  • 12 years ago03/09/12 at 11:34 am (UTC)