Navigating the Tools ribbon

The Tools ribbons contains commands and options for selecting tools that create new objects, manage resources, and enhance the review process.

Screen Capture

Click this to capture and insert a screen capture onto the current page. A screen capture is an image of a captured window or screen.

Screen Recording

Click this to capture and insert a screen recording onto the current page. A screen recording is a video containing a captured sequence of screen activity.

Inspire Tools

Click this to select from applications provided by our Lectora Inspire partners. From BranchTrack, design and build branching scenarios with the BranchTrack application. From the eLearning Brothers, you can enter the eLearning Brothers Library. In there, you can get ideas and enhance your titles with course starters, games, and interactions from their Template Library, select from a huge collection of cutout people characters in their Cutout People library, and access thousands of stock images, audio, and video assets in their Stock Assets library.

See also: Working with the Inspire tools

Audio Recording

Click this to record, edit, and insert new audio onto the current page.

See also: Recording and editing new audio

Text to Speech

Click this to convert text to human-like voice speech and insert the new audio object onto the current page.

Video Recording

Click this to record, edit, and insert new video onto the current page. An attached Web camera or video camera is required to create new video objects.

See also: Recording and editing video

Image

Click this to create and insert a new image onto the current page.

See also: Working with images

Audio Editor

Click this to launch the audio editor.

See also: Recording and editing new audio

Video Editor

Click this to launch the video editor.

See also: Recording and editing video

Variables

Click this to launch the Variable Manager. Variables are objects within a title that enable you to store, modify, and test values of numbers or strings during the runtime of a published title. You can use variable values to conditionally perform actions in a title or set the contents of a text block.

See also: Using the Variable Manager

Resources

Click this to launch the Resource Manager. The Resource Manager gives you access to all of the resources used in your title, and all of the information for those resources.

See also: Managing resources

Translations

Click this to launch the Translation Manager. Use the Translation Manager to extract and place text from your title into a rich text format (RFT) file. This enables you to translate the text into another language using an RTF editor, such as Microsoft Word or WordPad. The translated text can then be imported into your title

See also: Managing translations

Text Resize

Click this to launch the Text Resize Tool. Use the Text Resize Tool to globally increase or decrease the font size for all the text in a title.

From Other Title

Click this to import objects from another existing title. You can import entire titles, chapters, sections, and pages, as well as individual objects.

From PowerPoint

Click this to import a slide from a PowerPoint presentation into the title.

Spell Check

Click this to check the spelling of the text in your title,including all text blocks, question feedback, messages, button text, and menu items.

See also: Checking spelling

Notes Report

Click this to generate a notes report. Use the Notes Report tool to view the notes associated with a title.

See also: Working with notes

Add Note

Click this to add a note to the current page.Notes can be added throughout a title to serve as reminders or provide instructions to title authors. Notes are only displayed in Edit mode, and do not appear within the published title. You can configure the appearance of your notes as well.

See also: Working with notes

Accessibility Check

Click this to launch the launch the Accessibility Checker. The Accessibility Checker will help in determining if your title complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Paragraph 1194.22 (a) through (p) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 for Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications. The Accessibility Checker only applies to titles that will be published to a Web-based format (HTML, CourseMill, AICC/Web-based, and SCORM/Web-based).

Error Check

Click this to launch the Error Checker. An error check identifies any logical errors and warnings within your title. For example, if you neglect to add an Exit Title action to your title and attempt to publish it to AICC, the program will issue an error. The error will indicate that you must have the Exit Title action defined within the title so that the user returns to the learning management system. The errors that are displayed are dependent upon the type of title and publishing format chosen.

See also: Running an error check

Publish to ReviewLink

Click this to publish your title to ReviewLink. ReviewLink is an online review tool developed by eLearning Brothers. ReviewLink allows you to share titles with online reviewers and capture their feedback. Reviewers can add comments and attach files to reviewed pages to provide feedback. Comments and attachments are tabulated and presented to both publishers and reviewers so they can manage the status of the comments and complete the review cycle.

See also: Publishing to ReviewLink

Launch ReviewLink

Click this to launch ReviewLink in a browser window. Log in to get started.

See also: Publishing to ReviewLink

Additional resources: Streamline Your Review Cycle with ReviewLink