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Quick Lectora Tips on Tests and Questions
• Publishing large tests to html • If you are publishing a large test or quiz to html that has long questions or answers, your test may not be scored correctly in Internet Explorer because IE can only accept 4k and 1 cookie per session. This means that if you have larger tests, some answers may be marked as incorrect. To avoid this problem, make your test answers as short as possible. • Using a "Done" button in tests and quizzes • In order for your test or quiz to be scored, you must include the "Done" button on the last page of the test. However, if you are randomizing your test, however, you must NOT include a "Done" button. • Resetting a question when published to html • The only way to reset a question within html is to modify the question variable for that question to be a blank value and then exit the page. You must then return or refresh the page. • In order to reset ALL of the questions, simply use the "Reset Test" action in Lectora.
Quick Tip to a Common Problem:
Have you ever wondered how to get rid of that annoying image bar that appears in IE 6 when you mouseover an image? Well, here is a quick trick to remove it: • Place an External HTML Object at the title level field in Lectora and choose "Other" as its type. Then, place the following line in the custom html field: <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no"> | ||
Do you need help figuring out what type of font to use or where to place it? Get started with the quick typography tips below.
Don't use more than two fonts in one document. • Several different kinds of fonts can make a website or marketing piece look jumbled and confusing. • Stick to one or two fonts to stay consistent.
Do not use all capital letters • Words in all capital letters are harder to read. The human eye naturally looks for ascenders and descenders and in all caps this isn't possible.
Make your text big enough to read, but not too big. • If your font is too large it will overpower the design and seem to almost jump off the screen. However, if it too small it will be hard to read and strain the eyes of your readers.
Final Thought: Experiment! • If all else fails, experiment with your text size, font, and spacing. You won't believe how much text can change the look of a document. Experimenting lets you see the possibilities. | ||
According to The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the e-learning market is expected to exceed $46 billion dollars this year.
According to the Masie Center, 92 percent of large organizations are implementing some form of online learning this year.
A recent study by ASTD (American Society of Training and Development) shows that up to 60% of companies in the U.S. use some form of e-learning. In fact, this study also found that small and medium organizations are now beginning to use e-learning as well as larger organizations.
Market News Publishing found that organizations in all markets, from education to financial services, view e-learning as a critical means of surviving in a turbulent economy. | ||
12 Tips to Create e-Learning Content
At this year's ASTD International Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida, Trivantis' very own Jeff Harris, VP of Marketing, presented "Twelve Principles You Need to Know to Create e-Learning Content." His presentation proved to be a success in aiding content developers to create e-learning content. To help you create content more effectively, we would like to share Jeff's top ten principles with you:
1. It’s unlikely that 100% of your e-learning content will reach 100% of your audience 100% of the time. 2. Know your students! 3. A handful of media file types are all you need to create engaging multimedia e- content. 4. Content that communicates well in one medium may be a failure in another. 5. Use a small, specific group of fonts for your e-learning content. 6. Respect copyrights. 7. Be practical first, and then be cool. 8. Lean towards lean! 9. Engage ‘em! Make it interactive! 10. Keep it small. 11. Develop a storyboard or script before you create your first page of e-learning content. 12. Test your e-learning content on a variety of computers with different configurations.
To read all of Jeff's helpful hints, please click here. | ||
Lectora Integrator for Microsoft PowerPoint is Now Available!
Trivantis announces the release of our new Lectora Integrator for Microsoft PowerPoint, which enables you to instantly convert PowerPoint presentations to Lectora format to create engaging, interactive e-learning content!
This powerful tool can import entire PowerPoint presentations or individual slides with the simple click of a button. Objects are conveniently imported in their native format and editable in Lectora including text, images, animations, actions, and hyperlinks. Now, you can forget about copying and pasting for hours and enjoy the benefits of this easy and quick tool! Your PowerPoint presentations can now be converted to SCORM and AICC standards and you can easily add trackable assessments.
"The Lectora Integrator makes importing PowerPoint into Lectora effortless," said Ben Contra, Trivantis executive vice president. "It eliminates the tedious object- by-object reconstruction process that has been necessary to evolve PowerPoint presentations into e-learning content."
To sign up for a short demonstration on how to use the Lectora Integrator, please click here. To automatically reserve your copy of Lectora Integrator for Microsoft PowerPoint today, please click here. | ||
Lectora Training is Now Easier than Ever to Schedule
Lectora training has helped people develop content faster and more creatively because they're familiar with the extensive range of capabilities that Lectora offers. Now, even more Lectora users can take advantage of this valuable training, with Trivantis’ new extended training schedule.
Trivantis offers three levels of training courses: Fundamentals, Intermediate, and Advanced to accommodate a range of skill sets. Customers can choose from in-house or client-site training programs. Training is held at both our Cincinnati and Boca Raton, Florida training facilities.
Lectora Fundamentals and Intermediate courses are often taken in conjunction with one another over a two-day session. These courses can be taken at our Boca Raton facility every Monday and Tuesday of every month. At our Cincinnati training facility, they can be taken every first Monday and Tuesday of the month. For experienced Lectora users, our Advanced Lectora training offered on a quarterly basis.
"The Lectora training session was absolutely fantastic! We all went away with a lot of knowledge and are excited to start developing e-learning modules in Lectora,” said Nada Ungvarsky, Training and Development Specialist at Radiometer America. This by far was the best training session that we have ever attended. We retained a lot of information and even started coming up with ideas for our own work."
By choosing to take advantage of expert Lectora trainers, you will gain the skills to develop and
publish content in a timely, effective manner. | ||