Author: Author guides
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Page
Pages are the minimum structure of any unit. Within a page, different content may be housed. And a unit can have as many pages as necessary, as the structure of the theme allows. Each author license allows different actions to be performed with the pages: Easy license: Create pages Open pages in a new tab Move pages in position Rename pages Duplicate pages Delete pages Exclude from navigation View pages in list or grid mode. Define navigation between pages Modify page properties Set completion requirements Add events to the page Professional license: can do the same as easy license. Create pages Go to the page management menu and click on the + button. You can create blank pages or choose from pre-designed pages in the theme. Open pages in a new tab From the page management panel, you can open any of them in a new browser window by clicking on the thumbnail while pressing the Ctrl button on the keyboard at the same time. Move pages in position To reorder pages, simply select and drag the page. Rename pages To customise the name of the pages, open their context menu and select the "Rename" option. Remember that the name you assign to the pages will be the name displayed in the unit's contents menu. Duplicate pages To create a copy of a page, open its context menu and select the "Duplicate" option. Delete pages To delete a page from the drive, open its context menu and select the "Delete" option. Exclude from navitagion If you want to create a unit that does not have sequential navigation, for example in a branching decision path, you can remove one or more pages from the sequential navigation. In that case, the only way to access and/or exit them will be with specific buttons or links added to the page. To exclude a page from the navigation, open its context menu and select the option "Exclude from the navigation". Pages excluded from navigation will appear at the bottom of the page list, in the "free pages" block. View pages in list or grid mode In the page management menu, by default, you will see the list of pages in thumbnail mode. If you prefer, you can view the pages in list mode by clicking on this option: Define navigation between pages From the page management menu, you can define whether navigation between pages should be free or sequential. Remember that: Free navigation will allow students to move freely through the unit using the navigation menu. Sequential navigation will require that, in order to move forward, the objectives defined for completing each page (visit the page, scroll to the end...) and for the elements inside the page (e.g. complete a video, etc.) must be completed. Modify page properties To configure the properties of a page, you must have it selected. There are two ways to do this: When you open a page, by default it is already selected. Using the breadcrumb trail. It will be the first item in the list in the breadcrumb trail. The properties you can set on a page are: Its title. Its identifier. This is an autogenerated data by the system but you can customise it. If you customise it you will help the trace that the unit sends to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, "student1 interacted page1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Set the completion requirements. See below how to set them. Add events. See below how to set them. Set completion requirements For a unit to be considered complete, learners must complete a series of "tasks" called objectives. As the author you can decide to specify generic objectives for the whole unit in the unit settings area, or you can define these objectives in more detail, element by element. For example, for pages you may decide: Not a target. The page is not a target of the unit. If you do not visit it, it will not be taken into account in the unit's completeness calculation. Visit the pages. It will be necessary to visit/enter the page. Reach the bottom of the page. It is not enough to visit the page, but it will be necessary to scroll to the end of the page. As configured at unit level. This option "delegates" the decision whether it is a goal or not to the general unit configuration. Add events to the page Events are automated actions that we want to happen after a specific trigger. To add an event to a page, you must have it selected. There are two ways to do this: When you open a page, by default it is already selected. Using the breadcrumb trail. It will be the first item in the list in the breadcrumb trail. On a page you can add an event by selecting the "Add event" option in the "Properties" tab. You have two triggers: When the user gets to the end of the page. Completion requirements have been met, that is, when the elements marked as objectives are finalized. . And these events can open a popup or a notification. Remember that, after configuring the event, you must press the "SAVE" button. Once the page is configured, you can edit its content (texts, images, videos...) and add new sections if necessary.
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Pop-up
Pop-ups are additional contents to display secondary information. An Easy author can do this actions: Easy License: - Manage pop-ups - Open pop-ups in a new tab - View pop-ups in list or grid mode - Modify pop-up properties Manage pop-ups To manage the unit's pop-ups, go to the top left button. In the "Pop-up window" area you can: - Create new windows, using the templates available in the theme. - Rename the created windows. - Duplicate and create a copy. - Delete the windows. Open pop-ups in a new tab From the page management panel, you can open any of them in a new browser window by clicking on the thumbnail while pressing the Ctrl button on your keyboard at the same time. View pop-ups in listing or grid mode In the pop-up management menu, by default, you will see the list of pages in thumbnail mode. If you prefer, you can view the pages in listed mode by clicking on this option: Modify pop-up properties When you access a pop-up window, its properties menu opens. The properties you can configure are: Your title Your identifier. This is data autogenerated by the system but you can customize it. If you customize it, you will help make the trace that the unit sends to the platform clearer (it is not the same as the content sent to the platform that "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than sending, for example, that "student1 interacted popup1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you can not repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeating them. Once the pop-up window is configured, you can edit its content (texts, images, videos...) and add new sections if necessary.
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Notifications
Notifications are small pop-ups that remain on the screen for a certain time to launch a short message. We can use them to launch feedback after answering questions, to give warnings to the student to access certain content, etc. Depending on the authoring license chosen, you can perform different actions: Easy License: - Manage notifications - Open notifications in a new tab - View notifications in list or grid mode - Modify notification properties Professional License: - Modify the visibility of notifications Manage notifications To manage notifications, go to the top left button. In the " Notifications" area you can: - Create new notifications, using the templates available in the theme. - Rename the created notifications. - Duplicate and create a copy. - Delete notifications. Open notifications in a new tab From the notifications management panel, you can open any of them in a new browser window by clicking on the thumbnail while pressing the Ctrl button on the keyboard at the same time View notifications in listing or grid mode In the default notification management menu, you will see the list in thumbnail mode. If you prefer, you can view them in list mode by pressing this option: Modify notification properties. When you access a notification, its properties menu opens. The properties you can configure are: Your title Your identifier. This is a self-generated data by the system but you can customize it. If you customize it, you will help make the trace that the unit sends to the platform clearer (it is not the same that the content sends to the platform that "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44", than sending for example that "student1 interacted popup1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Its duration, the time that it will be visible on the screen and when it will disappear. It is indicated in milliseconds. Modify the visibility of notifications. In Professional author license, when you open a notification, among its properties you can see the "Visibility" option. You can decide whether or not a notification is visible based on the condition you decide. Tap Add Condition. Here you can decide which object/component is going to be used as a reference and then you can decide the trigger that will make the notification visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make the notification visible when the student passes an activity, or after watching a video. Once the notification is configured, you can edit its content (texts, images, videos...) and add new sections if necessary.
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PDF printing
This tool allows you to export a PDF version of the content, a very practical format for reading it in offline mode as it looks good on any device, regardless of the operating system. However, the interactive features of the components are lost: pop-up windows, hotspots, carousels... The PDF printing option can be found in the view bar at the top. When you publish the unit, you will see an option to apply the PDF format. After publishing with this option, go back to the Publications tab within the unit and you will find the PDF version ready to download or link. Some considerations to bear in mind when converting to PDF: Accordions, tabs, and slides display the contents of their blocks all in a row, one after the other The before/after images show the two images one after the other The flip cards show the two sides of the card one after the other Questionnaires display all questions one after the other Popups and popovers are displayed at the end of the content, as attachments In multi-language content, you can indicate which languages to include in the output PDF. If two or more are specified, all content is printed in one language, and then all content is printed in the next language Certain sections and components can be hidden / excluded for the PDF version. In this way, the theme designer can indicate that navigation buttons or toolbars are not to be printed This feature is available in some of the themes. See the information window in the theme selection to find out which ones.
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Section
Sections are the basic component that can be added to a page. Within the sections you can add rows (which can have 1 or several columns). The rest of the elements and components (texts, images, videos...) will be added inside the rows and columns. Each author license allows you to perform different actions with the sections: Easy license: Add sections Duplicate or delete sections Modify session properties Professional license: Add rows within sections. Add other components. Move components out of position. Add sections When using the Easy author license, the only thing you can add within a page are new sections. If you move the mouse pointer over the page you will see that some elements are highlighted with a blue label. These elements are the sections. And associated to the sections you will see two + buttons that allow you to add a new section, before or after the selected section. You can add the sections that have been predefined for the theme. Within the sections you will find texts, audios, videos, images and other elements that you can configure by clicking on them. Duplicate or delete sections To configure a section, you must first select it. You have two ways to do this: If you move the mouse pointer over the page you will see that some elements are highlighted with a blue label. These elements are the sections. Simply click on their label to select the section. Using the breadcrumb trail. Once you have selected a section, you can duplicate or delete it from its label. Modify section properties To set up the properties of a section, you must have it selected. When you place the mouse pointer over a section you can click on its blue label. Click on it to select the section. The properties that you can set up in a section are: Its title. It will be useful to customize it to recognize the section from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it you will help the trace that sends the unit to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform that "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44", than to send, for example, that "student1 interacted page1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Its background image. In some sections, only if the designer who created the theme has allowed it, you will be able to remove or replace the background image for the section. Add rows within sections. With the Professional author license you can manage the rows within the sections. When you move the mouse pointer over the sections, the rows are also displayed, which are labeled orange. New rows and other components can be added by clicking on the + button in the lower left-hand corner. By pressing the + button you can add rows or other components. You will be able to add the type of rows that have been added to the topic. To add a row you can: - Have previously selected a row or a section of the screen. If you click on the row style you want to add, it will be added directly below the selected row (or within the selected section). - Select it and drag it to the screen. When doing so, move the mouse pointer around the screen until the area where you want to add it lights up yellow. To learn how to set up the rows and their columns, see this article. Add other components. With the Professional author license you can add any additional components you may need on the screen. Imagine you have two images but you need a third one. Or you want to add additional text. To do so, you have the + button located in the lower left area. For each component you will have different templates, according to the characteristics of the theme that have been configured. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add a new component (text, audio, video, image...): - Select on the screen some already existing element (a row, a text, an image...). Then, simply add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the selected element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. By moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, a color-coded bar will be displayed: Move components out of position. With the Professional author license you can move components in position: move one section over another, reposition a row, or any other component (texts, images, videos...). All you have to do is select the element by clicking on its label and use the initial icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: it will move under another existing element. Modify section visibility You can decide whether the section is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on the "Add condition" property. Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the section visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make a section not visible until the learner answers a quiz, or gets a specific activity right, or completes the viewing of a video/audio...
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Rows and columns
The rows are the main component to be added inside the sections. Once you have rows and columns, you can add inside them the rest of the components (texts, videos, images...). Each author license allows different actions to be performed with rows and columns: Easy License: You cannot interact with rows and columns. Professional License: Modify rows and columns properties Add rows within sections. Add other components. Move components out of position. Duplicate or delete rows. Reorder row columns. Modify row and column properties An author in Easy license will only be able to select rows and columns using the breadcrumb trail. Activate this functionality from the edit menu: Then click on any element on the page (a text, an image). In the breadcrumb trail you will see that this element is contained within a column and, at the same time, within a row. Selecting the row or column from the breadcrumb trail you can set up its properties. The properties that you can set up in the rows and columns are: Its title. It will be useful to customize it to recognize the row or column from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it you will help the trace that sends the unit to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform that "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, that "student1 interacted page1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Its visibility. You can decide whether the row or column is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide the trigger that will make it visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make a row not visible until the learner answers a quiz, or gets a specific activity right, or completes the viewing of a video/audio... Add rows within sections. With the Professional author license you can manage the rows within the sections. When you move the mouse pointer over the sections, the rows are also displayed, which are labeled orange. New rows and other components can be added by clicking on the + button in the lower left area. Pressing the + button you can add rows or other components. You will be able to add the type of rows that the designer has added to the theme. To add a row you can: - Have previously selected a row or a section of the screen. If you click on the row style you want to add, it will be added directly below the selected row (or within the selected section). - Select it and drag it to the screen. When doing so, move the mouse around the screen until the area where you want to add it lights up orange. To learn how to set up the rows and their columns, see this article. Add other components. With the Professional author license you can add any additional components you may need on the screen. Imagine you have two images but you need a third one. Or you want to add additional text. To do so, you have the + button located in the lower left area. For each component you will have different templates, according to the characteristics of the theme that have been set up. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add a new component (text, audio, video, image...): - Select on the screen some already existing element (a row, a text, an image...). Then, simply add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the selected element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. By moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, a color-coded bar will be displayed: Move components out of position. With the Professional author license you can move components in position: move one section over another, reposition a row, or any other component (texts, images, videos...). All you have to do is select the element by clicking on its label and use the initial icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: will move under another existing element. Duplicate or delete rows First you must split the row. You have two ways to do this: Moving the mouse pointer over the screen you will see the rows highlighted in orange. Simply click on its label to select it. Using the breadcrumb trail. Once the row is selected, from its label, you can duplicate or delete it. Reorder row columns With the Professional author license you can drag and drop the columns of a row to easily reorder the content. All you have to do is select the element by clicking on its label and use the initial icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Orange: it will move creating a new row. - Green: it will move creating a new column. - Gray: it will be moved under another existing element.
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contentBox
Sometimes you need to subdivide the contents of a column. For example, in this screen we have a row with two columns. And in the second column we needed to divide it into two other columns to add these launchers. To be able to subdivide a column you use the contentBoxes. Each author license allows different actions to be performed with the content boxes: Easy License: Modify the properties of the table of contents Professional License: Add a new table of contents. Add sections within a table of contents. Move a table of contents position. Duplicate or delete a table of contents. Modify the visibility of a table of contents. Modify the properties of the content boxes An author in Easy license will only be able to select the content boxes using the breadcrumb trail. Activate this functionality from the edit menu: Then, click on any element on the screen (a text, an image). Moving along the breadcrumb trail you will be able to locate the contentBoxes. Selecting the component in the breadcrumb trail you will be able to configure its properties. The properties that you can configure are: Its title. It will be useful to customize it to recognize the table of contents from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it, you will help to make the trace sent by the unit to the platform clearer. Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Add a new content box. With the Professional author license you can add new content boxes. Para hacerlo, tienes el botón + situado en la zona inferior izquierda. You will be able to choose from the templates that have been determined for the theme you are using. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add a new text. - Select an existing element on the screen (a row, a text, an image...). Then, just add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the selected element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. By moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, color-coded bars will be displayed: Adding sections within a table of contents The component that can be added inside a table of contents is the section. You can add new sections in an empty content box or one that already has other elements. And to do so you just have to create and drag a section into it. Now you have the section inside the table of contents, you will be able to edit and/or add new elements inside the section (rows, columns, texts, images,...). Move position content boxes With the Professional author license you can move a table of contents by dragging its position All you have to do is select the table of contents by clicking on its label and use the initial icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: will move under another existing element. Duplicate or delete content boxes Select the content box and, from its label, you can duplicate or delete it. Modify the visibility of the content boxes You can decide whether the content box is visible or not according to the condition you decide. In the properties area, click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make it visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make a content box not visible until the learner answers a quiz, or gets a specific activity right, or completes the viewing of a video/audio...
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Text
Text is the most basic component you can have in any unit. Each author licenses allows different actions to be performed on texts: Easy License: Edit text Add variables Modify text properties Professional License: Add new text within rows Move texts to a different position Duplicate or delete texts. Modify text visibility Edit texts When you click on a text on the screen, a text editing menu appears at the top of the screen. This editor will allow you to perform the usual text editing operations: Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Subscript or superscript Text alignment (right, left, center or justified) Numbered or bulleted lists Increasing or decreasing indentation No wrap, do not split the selected text at a line change Create a link. You can create links to another page of the unit, a pop-up, a popover, a downloadable file or an external url Modify text style (paragraph, title 1, title 2...) Modify text color or text underline color Remove text formatting. It is very useful if you have copied and pasted text from other sources (e.g. from Word) to avoid applying incorrect css styles Add tables Add images in line with the text. This option should be limited to small images that fit the line size of the text Add variables Variables are elements that allow automated content to be displayed: number of pages, total number of questions, number of questions answered... You will be able to add different variables depending on the area you are in. To add a variable you must press the key combination CTRL+ALT+1 within a text. Remember that you must do it between a gap of two words. It does not work if you place the mouse pointer over another word. Next, choose the variable you want to add and it will be incorporated into the text: You will be able to add different variables depending on the area you are in. In a text within any page: PAGE_TITLE: Title of the current page. NEXT_PAGE_TITLE: Title of the next page PREV_PAGE_TITLE: Title of the previous page. PAGES_COUNT: Total number of pages PAGE_NUMBER: Number of the current page VISITED_PAGES: Number of pages visited STUDENT_ID: Student identifier STUDENT_NAME: Student's name. In a text within a questionnaire, you will also have these options: ACTIVITY_RIGHT_ANSWERS_COUNT: Indicates the number of correct choices made by the student. QUIZ_CORRECT_ACTIVITIES: Number of correct questions after the current attempt. QUIZ_NUM_CURRENT_ACTIVITY: Number of the current activity. QUIZ_TOT_ACTIVITIES: Total number of quiz activities. QUIZ_CURRENT_ATTEMPT: Number of the current attempt.. QUIZ_MAX_ATTEMPTS: Total number of attempts. QUIZ_ELAPSED_TIME: Seconds elapsed since the student has started the current attempt to answer the quiz. QUIZ_LIMIT_TIME: Time limit to finish the quiz. QUIZ_REMAINING_TIME: Time remaining to exhaust the time limit. QUIZ_MAX_SCORE: Cut-off score of the quiz. QUIZ_SCORE: Score achieved by the student in the current attempt. QUIZ_SUCCES_RATE_PERCENT: Percentage that must be reached for the quiz to be considered passed (calculated from the established cut-off score). QUIZ_SCORE_PERCENT: Percentage of passing the quiz achieved by the student in the current attempt. QUIZ_STATUS: Indicates whether the quiz is passed or not. CONTENT_CUT_OF_SCORE: Cut-off score of the unit. CONTENT_SCORE: Total grade achieved by the student in the unit. In the diplomas: DIPLOMA_STUDENT_NAME: First name of the student. DIPLOMA_STUDENT_SURNAME: Last name of the student. DIPLOMA_STUDENT_NAME_SURNAME: First and last name of the student. DIPLOMA_STUDENT_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER: Tax identification number of the student (NIF or similar). DIPLOMA_COURSE_NAME: Name of the course. DIPLOMA_TRAINING_NAME: Name of the training. DIPLOMA_TRAINING_IDENTIFIER: External ID of the training. DIPLOMA_TRAINING_ACTION: Training action code (FUNDAE). DIPLOMA_TRAINING_GROUP: Group code (of the training action) (FUNDAE). DIPLOMA_TRAINING_MODE: Mode (face-to-face, distance learning) (FUNDAE). DIPLOMA_START_DATE: Starting date of the training. DIPLOMA_END_DATE: End date of the training. DIPLOMA_EXPEDITION_DATE: Date of certificate expedition. DIPLOMA_DURATION_MINUTES: Course length (in minutes). DIPLOMA_DURATION_HOURS: Course length (in hours). DIPLOMA_ACTIVITIES_TEXT: List of activities that took place in the course (usually to be printed on the back). DIPLOMA_COMPLETION_DATE: Date when the student completed the training. DIPLOMA_COMPANY_IDENTIFICATION_NUMBER: Tax identification number of the company (CIF or similar). DIPLOMA_COMPANY_NAME: Company name (for FUNDAE specific diplomas). Modify text properties When you click on a text, the panel with its properties is enabled. Here you can modify: Its title. It will be useful for you to customize it to recognize the text from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it you will help the trace that sends the unit to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform that "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, that "student1 interacted page1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Add new text within rows. With the Professional author license you can add any additional components you may need on the screen. Imagine you want to add a new text below an image. To do so, you have the + button located in the lower left area. You will be able to choose from the text templates that have been determined for the theme you are using. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add new text. - Select an existing element on the screen (a row, a text, an image...). Then, simply add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the selected element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. By moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, a color-coded bar will be displayed: Move texts to a different position With the Professional author license you can move a text to a different position All you have to do is select the text by clicking on its label and use the initial icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: will move under another existing element. Duplicate or delete texts Select the text and, from its label, you can duplicate or delete it. Modify text visibility You can decide whether a text is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on "Add condition" in the properties area. Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the text visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make one text visible when the learner passes an activity and another text visible when the learner fails. This way you can set up positive and negative feedback on questions...
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Image
Images are one of the most used components in the units. Each author license allows different actions to be performed with images Easy Mode: Edit images Modify general image properties Add markers Add areas Modify completeness requirements Adding automatic events. Professional Mode: Add new images within rows Move images in position Duplicate and delete images Modify image visibility Modify the visibility of areas and markers Activate or deactivate areas and markers. Edit images When you click on an image on the screen, its properties tab is enabled in the side area. Here you can: Replace the image with another one by clicking on the blue button. In this way, you will access the resource folder of the unit. Define an alternative text describing the image. This is important to meet web accessibility criteria. Apply filters to the image. After choosing the filter you want to apply, you can modify its graduation in the bottom bar. Additionally you can change the size and placement of the image. Double-click on it and you can enlarge it using the bar. You can also move it to adjust it to a certain area by dragging it with the mouse pointer. When you are done, click the button to save the changes. Modify image properties When you click on an image, the panel with its properties is enabled. Here you can modify: Its title. It will be useful to customize it to recognize the image from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it, you will help the trace that sends the unit to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, "student1 interacted image1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Set the completeness requirements. See below how to set them. Add markers Bookmarks are interactive buttons that you can place over images to link them to any element (an external link, a document, a pop-up...). To add them, click "Add bookmark". Depending on the chosen theme, you will have different types of bookmarks available. Then, you can move it on the image by clicking on this area. Once you have selected a marker, you can modify its properties. The main action you will have to configure is its link. Group Property Description GENERAL Title Marker title. You can customize it to better recognize it in the list of markers in the image. GENERAL Identifier This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it you will help the trace that sends the unit to the platform to be clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, "student1 interacted marker1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. LINK Action Destiny In the "Action" menu you can choose which action will be executed when the student clicks on the marker. And depending on the action chosen, you can select a different destination, as follows: - Go to... It will allow to choose as destination a page of the unit or an external url. - Show... the navigation menu. a popup or a notification. - Hide... the navigation menu. - Check... all quizzes on the page or all quizzes in the unit. - Retry... This action is associated with the questionnaires. It allows you to run a new attempt at the questionnaire and to decide whether to reset the answers or to keep the options of the previous attempt checked. - End... the questionnaires of the page or of the whole unit. - Change the language of the unit. - Open a resource (e.g. a pdf) in a new browser tab. - Download a resource (e.g. a pdf). - Save (i.e. send to the LMS all trace data) and exit the content (i.e. close the browser tab with the unit). Remember that whether the unit is closed will depend on the browser itself and the LMS. If, for example, the LMS opens the content in an iframe (something common in some platforms in SCORM publications, or in Netex Cloud if you configure the content to open "full screen") the content will not be able to close. Remember that if you want to delete a marker, within the image properties, you will see a 3-dot menu associated with each marker. When you open it, you will be able to delete it. Add areas Areas are interactive zones that can be added on top of images, similar to a marker. The difference is that you can modify both the position and the size (width and height) of the area to "cover" the whole area you are interested in marking. Select the image and click "Add area". You will be able to add the types of areas that have been defined for the theme. Areas have the same properties as markers. See the description of their properties in the previous section of the article. Remember that if you want to delete an area, within the image properties, you will see a 3-dot menu associated to each marker. When you open it, you will be able to delete it. Modifying the image completeness requirements For an image to be considered complete, students must complete a series of "tasks" called objectives, in this case, interacting with the markers or areas that have been added. If an image has no areas/markers, there will be no objectives to fulfill. As an author you can decide to specify generic targets for all unit images that have areas/markers in the unit configuration area, or you can define these targets in a more detailed way, image by image. In this case you will be able to decide: It is not objective. The image is not a unit target. If you do not interact with its areas/markers, it will not be taken into account in the unit completeness calculation. Interact with one. The image objectives will be completed as soon as the student interacts with at least one of the markers or areas of the image. Complete them all. The image objectives will be completed as soon as the student interacts with all the markers or areas of the image. As configured at the unit level. This option "delegates" the decision whether it is an objective or not to the overall unit configuration. Add events Events are automated actions that you want to occur after a specific trigger. Select the image and click the "Add event" option in the "Properties" tab. The trigger is "Completion requirements have been met", i.e. when the completeness requirements configured for the image are met. When this trigger is executed, the following can occur: - A pop-up window is displayed. - A notification is displayed. Remember that, after configuring the event, you must press the "SAVE" button. Add new images within rows. With the Professional author license you can add any additional components you may need on the screen. To add a new image you have the + button located in the lower left area. You will be able to choose from the image templates that have been determined for the theme you are using. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add the new image. - Select an existing element on the screen (a row, a text, an image...). Then, just add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the selected element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. Moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, a color-coded bar will be displayed: Move images to a different position With the Professional author license you can move an image to a different position All you have to do is select the image by clicking on its label and use the start icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: will move under another existing element. Duplicate or delete images Select the image and, from its label, you can duplicate or delete it. Modify image visibility You can decide whether an image is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the image visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make one image visible when the learner passes an activity and another image visible when the learner fails. This way you can set up positive and negative feedback on the questions... Modifying the visibility of areas and markers You can decide whether an area or a marker is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the text visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could have a marker displayed after clicking on a previous marker. Activating or deactivating areas and markers You can decide whether an area or a marker is inactive and under what circumstances it will be activated. Click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the text visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make a marker visible when answering a question.
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Video
With Creator you can add your own videos or online videos hosted on YouTube or Vimeo. Each author license allows different actions to be performed on the videos Easy License: Edit videos Modify the general properties of videos Add subtitles Adding markers Modify completeness requirements Add automatic events. Professional License: Add new videos within rows Move videos in position Duplicate or delete videos Modify the visibility of a video Edit videos When you click on a video on the screen, its properties tab is enabled in the side area. Here you can: Choose the source of the video. You can: - Add an online video, i.e. a video hosted on YouTube or Vimeo. If you choose this source you will only have to paste the URL of the video: - Add a local video, i.e. a video hosted in the unit's resource folder. If you choose this source you will have to press the blue button to access the resource folder and choose it. Define an alternative text describing the video. This is important to meet web accessibility criteria. Modify video properties As soon as you click on an image, the panel with its properties is enabled. The general properties can be modified in the "General" and "Settings" areas. The other areas are described in the following sections of the article. Here you can modify: Its title. It will be useful to customize it to recognize the image from the breadcrumb trail. Its identifier. This is an auto-generated data by the system, but you can customize it. If you customize it, you will help to make the trace that sends the unit to the platform clearer (it is not the same for the content to send to the platform "student1 interacted 29cb85cfg44" than to send, for example, "student1 interacted video1"). Remember that the Identifiers must be different, you cannot repeat any identifier of any element within the unit, so you must be careful when modifying them and not repeat them. Fast forward. This functionality allows you to enable or disable the fast forwarding of the video. If it is disabled, only the play/pause button can be pressed, without being able to fast forward or rewind to specific areas of the video. In this way, the student would have to watch the whole video. We recommend that you use this feature wisely as the "last position" of the learner in the video playback is not collected. Thus, if it is a long video and the student leaves the unit before finishing it, when he/she re-enters, he/she will have to start the playback from the beginning. Allow full screen of the operating system. This option allows that, when the student presses the button to watch the video in full screen, the default player of the operating system is used. This is useful in mobile terminals, both Android and iOs. Remember that this functionality is useful for the native playback of the videos, but as a counterpart, specific functionalities of the specific player of the unit, such as bookmarks or events, will not be visible. Add subtitles If the source of the video is online, the subtitles must be embedded in the online video itself, as shown by the application: In the case of a local video, you can add as many subtitles as necessary by clicking on "Add language". It will only be necessary to load the subtitle file and press SAVE. Remember that only subtitles in VVT format are supported. Add markers Bookmarks are quick access markers to specific points in a video. To add them, click on "Add bookmark" and then indicate the title and the second in which the bookmark should appear. Remember that the use of this functionality is not compatible with the video fast forward blocking. If you want to delete a marker, within the image properties, you will see a 3-dot menu associated with each marker. When you open it, you can delete it. Modifier video completeness requirements For a video to be considered complete, students must complete a series of "tasks" called objectives, in this case, there are two objectives to choose from: - Start the playback. - Complete the playback. As an author you can decide to specify generic targets for all videos in the unit from the general unit settings, or you can define these targets in more detail, video by video. In this case you can decide to: It is not objective. The video is not a unit target. If it is not interacted with, it will not be taken into account in the unit completeness calculation. Start playback. The video will be considered completed when the learner starts playing it, regardless of whether or not the video is viewed in its entirety. End playback. The video will be considered completed when the learner completes the playback, i.e. when the last second is reached. As configured at the unit level. This option "delegates" the decision of whether it is a target or not to the overall unit configuration. Add events Events are automated actions that you want to occur after a specific trigger. They allow you to create interactive videos easily. Select the video and click the "Add event" option in the "Properties" tab. You will be able to choose between 3 triggers: - When the video reaches the end. - When the video reaches a certain second - When the video completeness requirements have been met. When that trigger is executed, the actions that may occur are: - That a pop-up window is displayed. - A notification is displayed. Remember that, after configuring the event, you must press the "SAVE" button. Add new videos within rows. With the Professional author license you can add any additional components you may need on the screen. To add a new video you have the + button located in the lower left area. You will be able to choose between the video templates that have been determined for the theme you are using. Remember that any component you add will always be inside a row, so you have two ways to add it. - Select an existing element on the screen (a row, a text, an image...). Then, just add the desired component by clicking on it. It will be added below the chosen element (or as the last element of the row). - Drag the component to the screen. By moving the mouse pointer over the elements on the screen you can decide where to place the component. To help you, a color-coded bar will be displayed: Move videos to a different position With the Professional author license you can move an image to a different position All you have to do is select the video by clicking on its label and use the start icon to drag the element. Remember that to help you choose the desired position, color-coded bars will be displayed: - Blue: will move creating a new section. - Orange: will move creating a new row. - Green: will move creating a new column. - Gray: will move under another existing element. Duplicate or delete videos Select the video and, from its label, you can duplicate or delete it. Modify video visibility You can decide whether a video is visible or not according to the condition you decide. Click on "Add condition". Here you can decide which object/component will be used as a referent and then you can decide which trigger will make the video visible. Depending on the object you choose, you will have different triggers. For example, you could make a video visible when the learner passes an activity, or after clicking on a previous video or audio...