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ViewletACE 2006 User Manual

1. Biene rm lli en m etre XJ ep mE ee eH US aec er Foe ami Mise eee T okay austra enitn tino nc stunts EN C UUENEUHNEENETS eo yes Preven nit E March 23 2006 MiewletACe ZO Project Properties Page 88 ViewletSkin ViewletSkins allow you to customize and or personalize the look and feel of your Viewlets You have the option to include the Table of Contents and a status bar in your Viewlet By checking the Display Table of Contents option a listing of all your slides by slide ttle will be displayed while the Viewlet is being played Ifyou create a quiz or survey by default the question on the slide becomes the slide title As the respondent answers each question the corresponding slide title becomes highlighted Note You can also choose ta include a particular slide in the Table of Contents by checking this option while in the Slide Properties dialog window nen al yuo psa jo voets loch and el i a I Desay Sdn Bar March 23 2006 Project Properties Page 89 How many sides does a triangle have HTML Frame The HTML Frame allows you to create HTML files and graphics that will be published with your Viewlet Once you set all the options in the Project Properties screen you can choose to Preview or Publish your Viewlet To save the settings click OK or click Cancel to exit without applyin
2. Browser Page 6 And to add Viewlets to the Corporate ViewletCentral Server click on the Add Corporate ViewletCentral icon The following Corporate ViewletCentral screen will open prompting you to fil in the Corporation Central Server information This information will be sent when your company subscribes for Self Hosted ViewletCentral After the information has been entered in all the fields select OK ISI pode alaska 5 J your cumesten tas sonda tesa sogni vevincana vos rayne nr nuce rad om he Yauco deett eaim relira eror dps Tosategeieremy tee d Vend eter ferreo Browser Page 7 Deleting Folders Files from the Browser Select the folder by clicking on it and then click on the Delete icon on the Browser toolbar Bower A Sepe A warning screen will open asking if you re sure you want to delete the folder Click on yes to delete Navigating Through the Browser Files To quickly navigate up the ladder to the main folders in your Browser if you are down several levels continue to click on the green folder Icon to take You back to the top of the list 3 eo es Refreshing Folders To display the latest contents in the selected folder click on the refresh the current folder icon in the toolbar LE Checking Files into ViewletCentral Self Hosted ViewletCentral Only Expand the folders under the ViewletCentral icon by click
3. lz Browser Page 12 Details View In Details View you can view file properties such as dimension size date last modified etc Click on Views Detalls View from the Browser toolbar Emmen Sorbo ogee m irn reges a The detailed information will be revealed in the bottom panel with scroll bars to help navigate the files Browser Page 13 To reveal the information in full view for ease of reading click on the Slide icon on the Browser panel The expanded Browser will open The columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column headings To preview any of the Viewlets double click on one of them and it will be opened in your Browser window Viewlot Properties Right click on any of your Viewlet files to reveal the drop down menu Select Properties by clicking on It sy E acean reer Ej aerzrosnebna Sote rar LS iste oer Browser Page 14 The following Properties screen will open revealing General Attributes and Project Attributes Anytime you need to exit the expanded view click the minimize icon to close the full screen and return to the side panel Viewsiacr 2006 Te Gb Wer ee Pest feb BE b iae Das I Wa pctzssenps Foramen Deco ACEHSEHEAOS Foridpahisr Fey CiDsenene rd selingsndesPadriDei el ive died sete
4. User Manual March 23 2006 Contents Contents Welcome Features s System Requirements Browser Creating Projects Question Types 6 Quiz Projects 19 Survey Projects 40 Inserting Slides Question Slides s Blank Slides ss Image Slides 56 Messages Balloons EJ Notes 0 Text Box 62 Stylesheets Audio Search and Replace Format Painter Text Options Color Palette File Export Project Properties Preview and Publish Previewing a Viewlet s0 Publishing a Viewlet s Support Options Welcome Page 1 Welcome Welcome to ViewletACE 2006 ViewletACE provides the most efficient way to create dynamic Flash quizzes and surveys With over ten different question types to choose from and its ability to import images audio sound and even movies including Viewlets ViewletACE allows you to create stunning graphical quizzes and surveys in no time Other exciting features include Stylesheets that allow global settings of object properties a format painter which makes editing very efficient an extensive list of action types that empowers you with lots of creativity and full control over timing of objects There is of course a whole lot more With over three million presentations launched every month Viewlets continue to be one of the most popular ways of sharing Information providing technical support presenting products and training new employees Now
5. P El JB iran Cheapo Seni ron cant ctf unen C x Mana 001 Creating Projects Page 42 Adding Questions After selecting the Standard or Custom slide size for your Survey project click on the green icon to begin adding questions Creste New Project pachy the ae oe yuh mses or metr Cem Caprie a mtam th andra wah et spe 450 vey questions ses wage a eje rar pir Ir Click on the green icon to open the Question screen WSEAS zl Creating Projects Page 43 Short newer Fin the tank Coca Pani the user t rodea conet ta srm gum Choosing Question Types Choose Select the question type by clicking on it use the scroll bar to view all question types Under Question type in a question that will require the user to input an Also since surveys don t require correct answers keep Survey Does not require a correct answer selected Click on Ok and the Create New Project Screen will reopen revealing your question and the question type Creating Projects Page 44 Mr E ene so wa o iz pom x pres E liv iere To add additional questions to your project click on the green icon To modify change the highlighted question click on the pencil icon To delete the highlighted question click on the red X When two or more questions are Inserted the
6. Which of these fruits grow on trees CP Apples 1 Strawberries 3 Pears Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks A question with one or more Fil in the Blanks 1am __feet tall and weigh pounds wi E 4 Multiple Choice Selection from Lists A question where respondents must choose answers from a list s of choices What is the capital of each of these countries ntes states Essa RH apn ee Multiple Choice Rating A question where respondents must select answers on a scale How would you rate these movies core wt he wre ire n Y Wero ey Thewend foe r fe we te Multiple Choice True False A question with only two possible answers Washington DC is the capital of the United States o owe O Fake Creating Projects Page 18 Likert Scale A question where respondents specify their level of agreement to a statement The customer service representative was helpful Stony Disagree Undecided agro Stong Disagree Agree Drag and Drop A question where respondents must match text or images in column one to text or images in column two Future Click Map A question where respondents click on one or more areas to specify the answer Future Essay A question where respondents must compose a paragraph or more to specify the answer Future Mana biu Creating Projects Page 19 Quiz Projects Launch ViewletACE 2006 Select the Create
7. at Pe een rar spen After clicking on the green icon the following Question screen will open See next page wi Creating Projects Page 22 umon ho uso Gre tans the veere penade cane inn Osa Deer sere nm Choosing Question Types Select the question type by clicking on it use the scroll bar to view all question types Under Question type in a question that will require the user to input an Also since this quiz requires the correct answer wel keep Quiz Requires the User to provide a correct answer selected Cr mr te rT WiewletACe 2006 Creating Projects Page 23 After typing in your question click on OK and the Create New Project Screen will reopen revealing your question and the type of question Me uence bre Ci acy one ase ans pauta neste cpu eit etree I II To add additional questions to your project click on the green icon To modify change the highlighted question click on the pencil icon To delete the highlighted question click on the red X When two or more questions are inserted the up and down arrows will become functional allowing you to reorganize your questions When you have finished inputting your questions click on Ok WiewletACeE 2006 Creating Projects Page 24 BE Rex OE ax me Pronar KE gig cL 47m UD EL m What color is a banana T i E ES
8. 75 Choose the new font by clicking it from the list to apply it to the selected text To view additional fonts scroll to the bottom of the font list and select Show All Fonts Changing the Text Color Enter text edit mode by double clicking the question text question choice text balloon note or textbox Select the text you want to edit by highlighting it Click the Text Color button icon on the context sensitive toolbar to open the color palette Select a color by clicking on it in the palette to apply it to the selected text To close the color palette click another area of the slide away from the color palette Changing the Text Size Enter text edit mode by double clicking the question text question choice text balloon note or textbox Select the text you want to edit by highlighting it Text Options Page 76 Click the Font Size button icon on the context sensitive toolbar to reveal the drop down list of available text sizes Choose the text size from the list to apply it to the selected text Changing Text Alignment Enter text edit mode by double clicking the balloon note or slide text When the cursor flashes in the object click the appropriate button on the context sensitive toolbar to change the alignment to left center or right Justification Color Palette Page 77 Color Palette VlewletACE s color palette features options that can be applied to slide b
9. Choose a number of seconds to have the message begin or have it display when an action is taken Also choose haw many seconds the message wil display or have it display for the duration of the slide After making your selections select either OK or Cancel to close the Message Properties screen Message Type Click on one of the Success Try Again Error message boxes to select it Then click on the Message Type icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar ta open the Message Type screen eel mmis Viewer iu Creating Projects Page 35 Select the Message Type by clicking on the down arrow to open the drop down menu and choose from Classic the default setting Bubbles Curvy Simple or Standard message styles Note The message type will change with each different message style After selecting the style select the message type Click on OK to return to the project slide Cancel to close the screen without making any changes or Apply to view the changes before closing the screen Message Type Seba hess Seente nesete Changing Message Box Colors To change the color background of the Success Try Again Error messages click on the box to select it Click the Background Color button in the Context Sensitive Toolbar to reveal the color palette Select a color from the color palette or use the up and down arrows to set Background Color Creating Pro
10. O8EH a Go o in the correct answer will Your question along with a white box for typi and an Error message appear on your screen with a Success Try Agair Type in the correct answer by double clicking on the white box The Text Field screen will open and you re ready to type in your answer Note There can only bbe one answer per line Also while in the Text Field screen you have the option to make the correct answer Case Sensitive Remember when you Preview and or Publish your Viewlet the answer in the white box will be invisible Creating Projects Page 25 Text Field Properties With the white box selected click on the Properties icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to make changes to the Text Field white box BCDam The Text Field Properties screen will open with options to Change the name of the Text Field When the Text Field will be displayed How long it will appear on the screen Text Field Propert Gissiratr 618 scents Cere can yn acten Otesirfoe 305 scons Gittakvunt ardo do cel After making your selections click on Ok to apply Creating Projects Page 26 Hiding Slides To hide a slide with it selected in Thumbnail or Slide view click the Closed Eye icon The slide will be grayed out indicating that the slide is now hidden Be Tea TC Ue lE ex Exe Fei o a e Hidde
11. Open Eye icon Adding Sound To add sound to a slide click on the sound icon in the Context Sensitive Toolbar scarsa Viewer 001 Creating Projects Page 47 The Sound screen will open with options to insert sound from your sound files or record new sound To Import audio click on Load Sound yellow folder icon Browse to find your sound file and select it To record new audio click on the Record button red circle and start recording Listening to Sound After you record sound or import a sound file you can listen to it by clicking the Play button green arrow Creating Projects Page 48 Removing Sound from a Slide To remove sound from a slide click the Delete Sound button red X See the Audio section of this guide for more information on this topic Changing the Style of the Text Field To change the style of check boxes radio button ratings or combo boxes select the choice type icon in the Context Sensitive Toolbar and select the choice type be xu ELLA MM aoe Ia PERDEA Rate your skiing experience at Bogus Basin hih For this example choose Rating from the drop down menu to open the following screen TN Sekt estilo tans pe soma ie Sevelnatra ive vecta Choose the style you want and click OK Creating Projects Page 49 Modify Choice To make changes to the list of possib
12. include italics underline bold font type color size alignment a spell checker and hyperlink feature You can access text options by right clicking on the text object and selecting an option from the drop down menu Instructions for using text options are basically the same whether you are working with text on question slides balloons notes or textboxes 1 Be Jee i Entering Exiting Text Edit Mode To enter text edit mode double click on the question text question choice text balloon note or textbox A blinking cursor will appear in the object indicating you are in text edit mode To exit text edit mode click to the slide off of the object you are working with Setting Text to Italics Underline or Bold Enter text edit mode by double clicking the question text question choice text balloon note or textbox Select the text you want to edit by holding down your left mouse button and dragging it over the text to highlight it Choose the appropriate button icon on the context sensitive toolbar to set the text to italics to underline it and or to bold it Changing the Text Font Type Enter text edit mode by double clicking the question text question choice text balloon note or textbox Select the text you want to edit by highlighting it Click the Font button icon on the context sensitive toolbar to reveal the drop down list of available fonts MIEWIEtACE 2006 Text Options Page
13. sound or import a sound file you can listen to it by clicking the Play button green arrow mmm ER Pe 9545 0 J most Removing Sound from a Slide To remove sound from a slide click the Delete Sound button red Sce the Audio section of this guide for more information on this topic z UE LLAZ _ S Creating Projects Page 40 Survey Projects Launch ViewletACE 2006 Select the Create Project button to launch the Create New Project wizard Select Survey Project to create a project with questions to gather user opinions 1 Create New Project p pr i repe Sie td eau wali ren w ctu rm Galen Cats sem di eire wa en vay n Survey Questions ren ra uir pa Slide Size Next you need to choose the Slide Size for your project Creating Projects Page 41 To create a Custom slide size click on the up and down arrows Width and Height or highlight the current size and type In the desired size pore pro EN E see tect diy yur ieee aio Gets pc z maston and senator ED sover Questions mr Croats awakna tor hora ausi Une To use the Standards window size click on the down arrow to reveal the drop down menu Click on the size to select it The recommended size is 640 x 600 SVGA selected by default but you can choose from any of the sizes listed B Creme New Project Verus rodea rev eni CE 2005 ot i ve
14. up and down arrows will become functional allowing you to re arrange your questions When you are through inputting your questions click on OK Creating Projects Page 45 Your question along with answer choice fields will appear on your slide Rate your skling experience at Bogus Basin JEEE To set the timing of the slide and it s display duration click on the Properties icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the properties dialog screen Ejgisiem es You can choose to include the slide in the Table of Contents by checking the box next to Included in Table of Contents After making your selections click OK to apply Creating Projects Page 46 IEEE ostoyae T5123 emis opens F related Tal d contents Hiding Slides To hide a slide with it selected in Thumbnail view click the Closed Eye icon The slide will be grayed out indicating that the slide is now hidden To unhide a slide click the Open Eye icon To hide a slide with it selected in Thumbnail or Slide view click the Closed Eye icon The slide will be grayed out indicating that the slide is now hidden a ig x Dex Gegethnanr 7 tai m e 4 Hidden slides will not play back while previewing the project in Slide View in play mode nor will it appear in the final published Viewlet To unhide a slide click the
15. with ViewletACE you can get Immediate access to valuable information that will enable you to make the best informed business decisions Whether you need to conduct marketing surveys perform product concept testing test the knowledge of your staff or measure customer satisfaction ViewletACE makes it easy This ViewletACE 2006 User Guide is designed to provide an overview of the important features you will need to know to start creating your quizzes and surveys Now let s get started Features Page 2 Features ViewletACE 2006 lets you create dynamic Flash quizzes and surveys in no time Please visit our website for an overview of its powerful but easy to use features http www garbon com System Requirements Page 3 System Requirements System requirements for using ViewletACE 2006 will depend upon your operating system For current information and to achieve the best results possible when creating quizzes or surveys using ViewletACE 2006 please visit our web site for more information about the recommended system requirements http www garbon com presentation software viewletace Browser Page 4 Browser When ViewletACE 2006 is first launched a Browser side panel view will be opened The Browser allows you to easily organize access and manage the resources that are available to you while you author your Viewlets You can add publishing targets delete fles or folders view a listing of your Viewlets pub
16. 01 Sint MEME Project attributes cewe isos mam ito ewecreanon ja Closing Opening the Browser Click on the X by the word Browser to close the Browser panel Browser Page 15 To reopen the Browser click on View on the menu bar and select Browser Tk G den Font Pmt te uie He WU cif Tk Po D m Ej Trom the drop down menu Creating Projects Page 16 Creating Projects ViewletACE allows you to create Quiz Projects with questions and answers for testing users Survey Projects with questions for gathering user opinions Image Projects to create projects from Images on your system or Blank Projects to create projects using blank sides Question Types For quiz and survey projects ViewletACE supports the following question types Short Answer Fl in the Blank A Fillin the Blank question that has a single What is the square root of 81 pe Short Answer Selection from List A question with a single answer selectable from a given ist Name the first President of the United States Essi Ie Short Answer Rating A question with a single answer on a given scale How would you rate the movie King Kong kiki Multiple Choice Single Answer A question with a single answer given two or more choices What is the square root of 81 o7 Creating Projects Page 17 Multiple Choice Multiple Answers A question with one or more answers
17. Email to Javascript Display Object Play Sound Play Movie and Show Score To create a rollover area select an object in a slide to load the Context Sensitive Toolbar Next click on the Create Rollover Area icon in the toolbar The cursor will change to a cross hair shape Position the cross hair where you want the rollover area to start Press the mouse and drag it to define the rollover area Release the mouse The rollover area will be highlighted with a lightning bolt To insert an action for OnClick or On Rollover select the Events icon in the Context Sensitive Toolbar This will open the Shape Events dialog screen Viewer biu Creating Projects Page 38 Atunetan adiantan e usse dinge Attaching Sound to Objects In ViewletACE you can attach sounds to objects including slides messages images and shapes To attach sound to a slide select the slide Then click on the Attach Sound icon from the Context Sensitive Toolbar The Sound screen will open with options to insert sound from your sound files or record new sound Sot armcada sonde 046 0000 0 on800 Creating Projects Page 39 To Import the audio click on Load Sound yellow folder icon Browse to find your sound file and select it To record new audio click on the Record button red circle and start recording Listening to Sound After you record
18. Project button to launch the Create New Project wizard Quiz Project is selected by default allowing you to create a project with questions and answers for testing your audience Create New Project CE is Side sie Seely hese as you mit toeraste er eph ene eect rire Ee ess LT ped ess mers at Wa Plon ren sr Wi Creating Projects Page 20 Slide Size Next you need to choose the Slide Size for your project To use the Standards window size click on the down arrow to reveal the drop down menu Click on the size to select it The recommended size is 640 x 600 SVGA selected by default but you can choose from any of the sizes listed side sie E Geste apojatsth toca abon pr To create a Custom slide size click on the up and down arrows Width and Height or highlight the current size and type In the desired size new Project Tren tem voce ans neget est the slde ee youu ty ose eret a MM RN wan eng Hats nn ws Quiz Questions censes fp eeaeee pr Te Mana biu Creating Projects Page 21 Adding Questions After selecting the Standard or Custom slide size click on the green icon see red highlight box below to begin adding questions for your Quiz project IB Create New Project Tre anew eec ce a Side Sie Pet By etsem teoei ete SERT esr Que questions prep EE ped esa mers
19. Viewlet project you should review all the options in the Project Properties screen The options you select here wil be used in your published Flash Viewlets Setting Preferences in the Project Properties Screen In ether Side or Thumbnail View select Project Project Properties from the drop down menu bar short cut keys Ctrl M Or select the Project Properties icon from the toolbar Beee om bannar aae La ithe s n e March 23 2006 MIEWIEtACE 2006 Project Properties Page 81 Viewlet Profile The Viewlet Profile section contains information about your Viewlet project This section allows you to embed tities descriptions and keywords into your Viewlets for fast and easy search and retrieval Peart alerts rtd th Unt Te Fue 3 Dstt Raa Say oS ST Eu 31 Goma Fender me ne x oa March 23 2006 VIEWIEtACE ZO Project Properties Page 82 Sound Quality The Sound Quality is used to choose the quality output for sound in the published Viewlet eem tesoro ocelot tede TI eee conser ji 6 arsed thy p C sred rar ec j fees Ph ac cte March 23 2006 MIEWIEtACE 200 Project Properties Page 83 Image Quality To change the image quality options for your Viewlet project select the Image Quality option from the list Er PESM
20. ackgrounds text balloons notes and more Select the color icon on the context sensitive toolbar in Slide and Thumbnail View ss TETTE Type in an RGB code use up down arrows pick a color from the palette or type in a hexadecimal code Once you ve chosen a color drag it to the custom palette for future use To apply the color to all slides in the project you can use Stylesheets Please refer to the Stylesheet section of this manual File Export Page 78 File Export ViewletACE allows you to export the slides in your project as different image types or as a PDF manual To export to PDF selext File and then PDF You will have the option to Include slide titles and page numbers ELE ipte P BEYE F tage tants m C omnee Cnn E nd ea Esra suni To export your slides as images select File and then Export Slides to Images F sive F aban re Caf RE pez Select slide Title if you want the slide title to appear WiewletACe 2006 File Export Page 79 Select Within A HTML Page if you want a web page automatically generated with your images embedded You also have the option to decide what slide or slides to include in the export Under Prefix field you can change the name of the slides for the export Your vie file name will not change MIEWIEtACE 200 Project Properties Page 80 Project Properties Before you Preview and or Publish your
21. answer the question correctly Use the up and down arrows to change the umber in the field under Attempts Creating Projects Page 33 You can set a time limit for the question in hours minutes and seconds before the Viewlet moves on to the next question by checking the box next to Enable a time limit for the question Then use the up and down arrows to change the number in the fields under Time Selalparia fa aie Ls dg essi eaters eee dios Cini cto on ans Mus Mer sce Cea ssp es mecum Creating Projects Page 34 Moving the Answer Box or Message Boxes To move the message boxes or white answer box click on the box or to move them all together click on the first box and while holding down the Shift click on the other boxes Then while holding down your left mouse button drag the box boxes to a new location Let go of the left mouse button to drop it into place To resize the message boxes or white answer box click on the box to reveal the grab handles Then point your mouse over a grab handle and while holding down your left mouse button drag the grab handie to resize the box Message Properties Click on the Properties icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Message Properties screen HER From the Message Properties screen you can change the name of the message e from Correct Answer to Correct Response
22. ce where you want to insert your new question slide You can do this by selecting a slide which will serve as a marker Choose Insert then Question Slides from the menu bar The following screen will open conte questa thesrenet a a e 2 x v BEEN Use the button to choose the question type s you wish to add Click OK The question slides will be placed after the slide that served as the marker Inserting Slides Page 55 Blank Slides You can insert blank slides into existing projects To do this In Thumbnails select an insertion point for the blank slides by clicking on a slide Blank slides are always placed after the selected slide Select Insert then Blank Slide from the menu options Or you can choose the appropriate icon from the standard toolbar Fe Ea ee et Inserting Slides Page 56 Image Slides VlewletACE lets you create projects made entirely of imported images You can also insert images into existing projects in several ways by creating slides using imported images directly in the Thumbnails or by inserting individual images onto a slide using the tools toolbar You can also drag and drop an image onto a slide directly from the Browser Insert Image Slides Directly into Thumbnails Select a slide in Thumbnails by clicking it to highlight it New slides will be inserted to the right of the selected slide Select Ins
23. circle to open the following Sehcterectd sunt oo After you finish the recording click on the red square to end the recording Listening to Sound After you record sound or import a sound file you can listen to it by clicking the Play button green arrow Audio Page 69 Removing Sound from a Slide To remove sound from a slide click the Delete Sound button red X Choosing Sound Output Quality for the Compiled Viewlet What you hear while playing the Viewlet project back inside ViewletACE 2006 may be different from what you hear in the compiled Viewlet A lot will depend upon what Sound options you select in the Project Properties screen prior to compiling your Viewlet See the Project Properties section of this guide for more information on this topic Note You must have speakers installed on your computer to play a sound file Viewer 001 Search and Replace Page 70 Search and Replace Search and Replace is a new addition to ViewletACE 2006 This feature allows you to quickly search for every instance of a specific word or phrase Click on the Search and Replace icon magnifying glass on the Standard Be Eh tee pun Doer ip BEgxcEExGEaE SSE W Toolbar The following Search and Replace screen will open In the Text field enter the text you want to search for To automatically replace the text click on the Replace button and a new fiel
24. d will open asking you to Replace With Search and Replace Page 71 Search and Repl EDS CL nu Goravaie Qiii Enter the replacement text in the field provided To streamline the find and replace search click on the Case Sensitive radio button and only those instances would be found For example if you had qarbon and Qarbon only one would be found You can choose to have the search run Forwards or Backwards by clicking on the appropriate button You have the option to search the current slide a certain section of slides or all the slides in your project After entering the text you want to replace and the replacement text select Replace All to replace every occurance To Replace one word phrase at a time select Replace and then Find Next to go to the next occurace of the word phrase When your search or search and replace is completed click on the red X or Cancel to close the Search and Replace screen Format Painter Page 72 Format Painter Another exciting new feature in ViewletACE 2006 is the Format Painter This feature is used to quickly change text properties in Balloons Notes Text Boxes and Message Boxes for consistency Format Painter can also be applied to Shapes Applying Format Painter to Text Objects First make your changes to the text in any of the text objects Balloons Notes Text Boxes or Message Boxes Now to cha
25. dicating that you are ready to input or edit the text To exit from edit mode click somewhere on the slide away from the Text Box object Changing the Message Form and Style No matter what message object you insert Balloon Note or Text Box ViewletACE allows you to easily change its form and style once inserted To do this Click the message object to select it Select the Message Type button from the context sensitive toolbar Select the desired message style from the drop down menu Style includes Classic Bubbles Curvy Simple and Standard Select the message type by clicking on one of the forms under Message Type Click OK Ez inl oagoGoaoa a3ocopr Stylesheets Page 64 Stylesheets ViewletACE allows you to set properties of multiple objects using a template called a Stylesheet You can define several Stylesheets and then choose one to apply to all slides in a project or to a selected slide only The table below lists all objects whose properties can be defined using Stylesheets Table 1 Objects and Properties Object Properties Slide Background Color Background Image Balloon Note Correct Message Incorrect Message Incomplete Message Message Style Background Color Question Text Text Properties Font Size Style Question Choice Text Alignment Coler Question Row Text Question Column Text Text Box Text Properties Font Size Style Alignm
26. e rena see Click on the down arrow to open the drop down menu to reveal the choices Action pct Tie S s be acten tip rete Bt Banse em LT Bek emaro ay att E neca nays mee iso Creating Projects Page 29 Select an option by clicking on it and then click on Ok to return to the Events screen Your choices will be displayed under Action Enora o temper on atene on rennen deserere vken the mon ere To return to the Action Type screen to select more actions click on the green The pencil icon can also be used to return to the Action Type screen To delete an Action from the list click on the red X delete icon You can arrange the actions to take place in a particular order by using the up and down arrows Tho Submit Button When a question is first placed in a slide a submit button will automatically be Inserted When the Viewlet is played the respondent should click on the submit button after specifying his answer choice The respondent s answer is then registered as an attempt to answer the question and an action is triggered based on whether his attempted answer is correct incorrect or incomplete Creating Projects Page 30 What color is a banana seen EE To change the text on the submit button click on the button and then select button properties in the Context Sensitive Toolbar Elo 7 A Bu
27. ent Color Question Choice Radio Button Style Check Box Style Rating Style Creating a Now Styleshe Select the Stylesheet icon in the Standard Toolbar to view the Stylesheet tab panel A default Stylesheet will be shown in the Stylesheet drop down list Stylesheets Page 65 To create a new Stylesheet select the New Stylesheet icon in the toolbar Type a name for the Stylesheet in the screen and click OK You will see the new Stylesheet added to the drop down list To change a property of an object from its default settings click once on the name of the object you wish to modify Next click on the icon for the property type you wish to change A screen will appear and provide you with the setting options to choose from for that property type Select a setting and click OK Repeat with each property type you wish to modify Changing the Name of a Stylesheet To change the name of a Stylesheet click on the Modify Stylesheet icon in the toolbar Type in a new name for the stylesheet and click OK Note You cannot modify the default stylesheet Thais Iri The new name will appear in the Stylesheet drop down list Stylesheets BA Dry Deleting Stylesheets Select the Stylesheet you wish to delete from the drop down list Click on the Delete Stylesheet icon in the toolbar Applying Stylesheets To apply a Stylesheet to all slides in the project frst select the Styleshee
28. ert then Image Slides from the menu options or you can choose the appropriate button from the context sensitive toolbar In the screen that opens click the button to insert images The images will then appear in the preview screen in the order they were selected Use the up and down arrows to re order the slides if necessary Place a check mark on stretch to enlarge the image s if desired Click OK This will insert the new slides into your project embedding the imported images as slide backgrounds The layout of the image can also be changed after inserting them as slides first To do this first select the image slide then select the Background Image icon in the context sensitive toolbar Next choose the appropriate layout Inserting Slides Page 57 CEEE x Select an mece e eR Layout Insert Image Slides Using the Toolbar Firs insert a blank slide by selecting Insert then Blank Slide from the menu option Select Insert Image from the tools toolbar and browse for the image you wish to insert Click OK Inserting Slides Page 58 g r e eg n Use Drag and Drop to Insert Images Directly from Browser First insert a blank slide by selecting Insert then Blank Slide from the menu option Load the Browser by clicking on the Browser tab If you cannot see the Browser tab make sure that there is a check mark next to Browser in t
29. g changes Note The settings will also be saved by selecting the Preview or Publish buttons March 23 2006 MVIEWIEtACE ZO Preview and Publish Page 90 Preview and Publish Once you are satisfied with the options set in the Project Properties screen its time to decide whether you want to Preview or Publish your Viewlet Previewing a Viewlet The preview option in ViewletACE 2006 allows you to view your completed Viewlet without having to publish i While in either Slide Thumbnall View you can preview your Viewlet by selecting Project Preview Viewlet from the drop down menu options Or you can select the Project Properties icon on the main tool bar p et npe kike n L3 ILLI NNNM fe ege When the Project Properties screen opens select the Preview button The Viewlet will display in your computer s default Browser ready for immediate viewing March 23 2006 viewterncez000 OW Preview and Publish Page 91 Publishing a Viewlet In order to create the final Flash Viewlet your audience will see you must Publish your Viewlet source file To do this While in either Slide or Thumbnail View you can publish your Viewlet by selecting Project Publish Viewlet from the drop down menu options or you can select the Publish Viewlet icon on the tool bar from either view Note You can access the Publish Viewlet option anytime while you are in the Project Properties
30. he View menu Using the Browser locate the image you wish to place on the blank slide Click on the image once and without releasing your finger from the mouse drag and drop the image onto the slide WiewletACe 200 Messages Page 59 Messages You can add impact to your project by adding messages to your slides in the form of Balloons Notes and Text Boxes Balloons can be used to point at a specific part of a slide providing text information in it Notes can be used to remind the respondent of some important information without calling attention to a particular area of the slide For example you can have a Note displayed at a specific point in time to remind the respondent how many more questions are left to complete the quiz or survey You can also easily change the form of a message into another So for example a Balloon can be changed to a Note and vice versa Balloons Inserting a Balloon Click the Insert Balloon icon in the Tools Toolbar As you move your mouse over the slide the cursor will change to a cross hair shape Position the cross hair where you want to position the Balloon and single A Balloon will appear on your slide Removing a Balloon from a Slide Click on the Balloon then select Edit delete or choose delete from the right lick menu options Rosizing a Balloon Select the Balloon by clicking It When the grab handles appear point your cursor over the applicable grab hand
31. ic job related colors type in the RGB numbers or select a color mouse over the preview screen until the hand appears click and drag the color to the Custom row Messages Page 62 Text Box Inserting Text Box to a Slide Select the Insert Text Box icon in the Tools Toolbar As you move your mouse over the slide your cursor will change to a cross hair shape Click the slide to insert the Text Box abject A Text Box with grab handles wil appear ready for you to start inputting text Boe eee A we XE OLE il Romoving Text Box from a Slide Select the Text Box you want to delete by clicking It When you see the Text Box object surrounded by grab handles press the delete button on your keyboard to delete it Moving Text Box on a Slide Select the Text Box by clicking it so the grab handles appear Mouse over the Text Box until your cursor changes to a hand shape Hold down your left mouse button and drag the Text Box to a new position When repositioned let go of the left mouse button to drop it into place Resizing Text Box Object Select the Text Box by clicking it Messages Page 63 When the grab handles appear point your cursor over the applicable grab handle Hold down your left mouse button and drag the grab handle to resize the Text Box Box Adding Editing Text in Text Box Double click the Text Box object to enter text edit mode A flashing cursor will appear in
32. ie Hold down your left mouse button and drag the grab handle to resize the Balloon Moving a Balloon on a Slide Click the Balloon to select it Mouse over the Balloon so your cursor changes to a hand shape Hold down your left mouse button and drag the Balloon Once you ve repositioned the Balloon let go of the left mouse button to drop it into place Messages Page 60 Changing the Background Color of a Balloon Select the Balloon by clicking It Click the Background Color button in the context sensitive toolbar to reveal the color palette Select a color from the palette or by using an RGB or hexadecimal code To close the color palette click back on the slide Adding Text to a Balloon Double click inside the Balloon to go into text edit mode Once your cursor starts flashing Inside the Balloon you are ready to input text Use the options on the context sensitive toolbar to italicize underline and bold your text You can also change your font font color font size and alignment while in text edit mode To globally change the color ofall the text in the Balloons throughout your project highlight the text select a color and check the Box Apply to all Balloons To keep specific job related colors type in the RGB numbers or select a color mouse over the preview screen until the hand appears click and drag the color to the Custom row Notes Inserting a Note
33. ing on the e Select the folder where you want the new project to be stored Browser Page 8 Weser ET SEX TRES E aem 5B Orten Cen sel DINE sri ity Ry Hee Ae ote Next click the Add icon in the toolbar to open the following the Add a file to VlewletCentral screen opr po o Select the Browse button yellow folder to locate your project and if needed type in a new Title and Description Select OK and the project will be added to your ViewletCentral account and will now appear in the lower panel of the Browser Checking Files out of ViewletCentral Self Hosted ViewletCentral Only Select the folder containing the file you want to access Click on the Check Out icon on the tool bar Browser Page 9 Click on the Check the selected files out of ViewletCentral icon the down arrow Note This same option can be accessed while inside a ViewletACE 2006 project Ferm II pma amp mies After selecting the Check Out icon the following screen will open allowing you to choose a location where you want the Viewlet stored by selecting the Browse button Note The default folder is My Viewlets under documents and settings on your local machine Chert out the selected ies nc VeolrCertra to your ecl machine Tore Browser Page 10 After the file
34. is checked out a padlock symbol will appear at the lower right hand corner of the file icon indicating the project is unavailable to other users until you check it back in pera EI IPIS Fon SB rim ted Ep rone pro ae Undo Checking out Files Self Hosted ViewletCentral Only To undo checking out files simply click on the Undo the check out of the selected files icon in the toolbar SEE Changing Views Click on the Views icon to open the drop down menu ewes mona E E se et a ur 9 lE mO oss Spb Guten eetceer Daal von EFE Work in Icon View to easily see the name of each file in it s prospective folder Work in Detalls View to see the dimensions of your Viewlet the number of slides in your project the last date the project was modified and file size Work in Thumbnail View to easily view each individual slide Browser Page 11 Expanding the Browser Select a file folder by clicking on it The files contained in that folder will appear in the lower half of the panel Click an the slide icon see red box below to open the bottom panel to a full one ET e e View db ted ette y Pit vous eet ce 2006 the mest etf f nianie evelopment tme Use veniet i Lais it due othe dies vou acces to Getting Started pnm dg ras nente ibas soa Vena 4 1 oone 3 78 aceanncieiptr Format
35. jects Page 36 the RGB code or type in the hexadecimal number code Once you ve chosen a color you can drag it to the custom palette for future use Select OK to apply the color and close the color palette Or select Cancel to simply close the color palette without changing the color Or select Apply to view the new color before closing the color palette Message Text Properties Click on the Text Properties icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar Select the text you want to edit by highlighting it From the Text Properties screen you can choose to have the text italicized underlined and or bold You can change the font style font color and font size Also you can have the text be left aligned centered or right aligned WIEEACE 200 Creating Projects Page 37 Click on OK to return to the project slide Cancel to close the screen without making any changes or Apply to view the changes before closing the screen The Text Properties toolbar can also be accessed by double clicking on any of the message boxes Or select one of the message boxes by clicking on it and then right click to reveal the drop down menu and select Text Properties Create Rollover Area A rollover area is a section in a slide that responds with an action when the respondent either clicks on or places the mouse over that area Action types include Goto Slide Move to Slide Repeat Slide Display URL
36. le choices in the Text Field click on the Modify Choice pencil icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar macnas Setting On Complete On Incomplete Actions for Survey Projects ViewletACE allows you to set a sequence of actions to be performed based on Certain events For survey questions events include On Complete and On Incomplete An On Complete event occurs when the respondent inputs an answer to the question An On Incomplete action occurs when the respondent tries to move on to the next question without answering the question Actions that can be performed include Go to Slide Move to slide Display URL Email to JavaScript Display Object Play Sound Play Movie Show Score To set actions click on the Events lightening bolt icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar cea ees Fa The Question Events screen will open sjm WiewletACe 2006 Creating Projects Page 50 Click on the green icon to open the Action screen to set the options for the action to occur when the respondent completes or falls to complete the Question Mana ji Creating Projects Page 51 Click on the down arrow to open the drop down menu to reveal the choices m Acten ys Sd the cionis iom el Temas Select an option by clicking on it and then click on Ok to return to the Events Creating Projects Page 52 Your choices will be displayed under Action lo
37. lished on ViewletCentral as well as view statistics on them There is also a Library folder where Stylesheets can be stored for immediate recall Another exciting feature is the ability to drag and drop images and SWF files from the library directly into a project in slide view Let s take a look at all the available features under the Browser ohare ViewletAC EH Gs io ele TE ottena tama ad evene e s Vo onera tei mating Getting Started puc r2 TUTTI Browser Page 5 Adding Publishing Targets To add a new folder publish Viewlets to an FTP site or add your projects to Corporate ViewletCentral click on the Add a Folder FTP Server or ViewletCentral Server icon green symbol on the Browser toolbar T The following drop down menu will open with three options to Add to a Local or Network Folder Add to an FTP Server or Add to Corporate ViewletCentral Click on the yellow folder icon and browse to where you want your new folder stored e wi erg v E jeter Teteres d sccetrseve B st comerte vecina Under File Name give the folder an appropriate name and click on Select Folder to add the new folder Or click on Add FTP Server to open the FTP Server screen Fill in the fields provided and click on OK CN 8 wem cun m I Tc Jeso moda s eauedto st trag sone ess feme
38. n slides will not play back while previewing the project in Slide View in play mode nor will it appear in the final published Viewlet To unhide a slide click the Open Eye icon Modify Choice To make changes to the answer in the Text Field click on the Modify Choice pencil icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar CECENE The following Text Field screen will appear allowing you to change the answer and or make the answer Case Sensitive Text Field Theme erative Creating Projects Page 27 Setting On CorrectiOn Incomplete On Incorrect Attempt On Incorrect Actions for Quiz Projects ViewletACE allows you to set a sequence of actions to be performed based on Certain events For quiz questions events include On Correct On Incomplete On Incorrect Attempt and On Incorrect Actions that can be performed include Go to Slide Move to slide Display URL Email to JavaScript Display Object Play Sound Play Movie Show Score To set actions click on the Events lightening bolt icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar Ee ii E3 e em e zai The Question Events screen will open Click on the green con to open the Acton screen to set the options for the action to occur when the respondent is successful incomplete or unsuccessful in answering the question CC VIEWEUCETUU LL LU WO Creating Projects Page 28 TEEST on ewok on ter on reves senor verte mon cr dn jo
39. n web server or to ViewletCentral a URL to where your final Viewlet is published will be displayed for your reference March 23 2006 Support Options Page 94 Support Options Qarbon offers a variety of support plans designed to fit your specific needs Choose from Standard Premium or Elite Support plans Standard Support is offered to all customers at no charge For more information fon the Premium and Elite Support plans please visit our site at http www qarbon com help suppart plans php Qarbon also offers users online help in the form of Tutorials User Guides and FAQs For more information please visit our site at http www qarbon com help March 23 2006 Training Page 95 Trai Take advantage of all the features in ViewletACE4 by signing up for Qarbon s training classes Learn how to better utilize our software to create stunning Flash quizzes and surveys in no time For more information please visit our site at http www aarbon com services training March 23 2006 ViewletAce 2006 Sales Page 96 Sales Please feel free to contact our Sales or Support staff at anytime if you have ANY ViewletACE 2006 or other product related questions or concerns or for options to discuss additional training needs For current contact information visit our web site at http www garbon com about_us contact_us March 23 2006
40. nant Verdes ek thesis Cremas Tr taak mt ERE type arr Cimaay March 23 2006 MiewletACe ZO Project Properties Page 84 Timing To change the global timing for the amount of time your slide should display regardless of content enter the number of seconds using the up and down arrows under Minimum Slide Duration Adjust the reading speed according to the audience viewing your project Meran secare Be iate and oe noes Gl ledere oe me INS Tp ata soo ass hons ung balkons an sr led vans iei fedra vedi randan ves pe tute T SES en nn ese tace A March 23 2006 MiewletXCe 2006 Project Properties Page 85 Packaging Create executable files for Windows Linux and MacOS along with the option to have the executable files play full screen Also create a zip file for easy and effective file compression T Cre xed res Le T creste sn estt for Unus o TF Conte ermal ten Fen eastern carcass te pesi na ee ca Language You can select the publishing language by selecting it from the drop down menu You can choose from English French German Hindi Italian Japanese Korean and Spanish If you decide to include a login panel in your Viewlet the default name for th login panel is Login and includes text fields for the respondent s username password if enabled and a OK button The language properties
41. nge the text formatting in the other text objects click on the text object and then on the Format Painter icon on the Standard Toolbar The cursor will change to the Abc cursor LNINCE NIIT BBEBS He xX Ree ASlsle ap BOS m m o Click on any of the other text objects and the formatting will be changed to match the object you first clicked on Continue clicking on the objects on the currect slide or any of the other slides in your project to apply the changes When you have completed making the desired changes click back on the Format Painter icon to stop the action Applying Format Painter to Shapes 1f your project includes shapes and you need to quickly change them to be consistent in color border color and or border width do the following steps Select one of the Shapes Make the necessary changes to the inside color the border color and or the border width After the changes are made with the Shape will selected click on the Format Painter icon Now click on the Shapes you want to change in your project NIGtACE 2001 Format Painter Page 73 When you have completed making the desired changes click back on the Format Painter icon to stop the action MIEWIEtACE 2006 Text Options Page 74 Text Options ViewletACE lets you enhance the style of your question text question choice text and text on balloons notes and textboxes Text options
42. niae ctnsparanod wien te nave coms perv se Ep To return to the Action Type screen to select more actions click on the green The pencil icon can also be used to return to the Action Type screen To delete an Action from the list click on the red X delete icon You can arrange the actions to take place in a particular order by using the up and down arrows V Tho Submit Button Please refer to The Submit Button section under Quiz Projects Creating Projects Page 53 Scoring Survey Projects Click on the Scoring icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Score window You can set the Total points for the question by using the up and down arrows to change the number in the field under Points You can set the number of Attempts a respondent has to try to get the right answer by using the up and down arrows to change the number in the field under Attempts You can set the maximum time allowed for the respondent to answer the question in hours minutes and seconds by checking the box next to Enable a time limit for the question Then use the up and down arrows to change the number in the fields under Time eI ET mr ane Hue nates sedi Lele Cx Inserting Slides Page 54 Inserting Slides Question Slides To insert question slides into an exiting project do the following In Thumbnails select the pla
43. on a Slide Click the Insert Note icon in the Tools Toolbar This action will insert a Note on the current slide Romoving a Noto from a Slide Click on the Note then select Edit delete or choose delete from the right click menu options Resizing a Note Select the Note by clicking it When the grab handles appear point your cursor over the applicable grab handle Hold down your left mouse button and drag the grab handle to resize the Note Messages Page 61 Moving a Note on a Slide Click the Note to select it Mouse over the Note so your cursor changes to a hand shape Hold down your left mouse button and drag the Note Once you ve repositioned the Note let go of the left mouse button to drop it into place Changing the Background Color of a Note Select the Note by clicking it Click the Background Color button in the context sensitive toolbar to reveal the color palette Select a color from the palette or by using an RGB or hexadecimal code To close the color palette click back on the slide Adding Text to a Note Double click inside the Note to go into text edit mode Once your cursor starts flashing inside the Note you are ready to input text Use the options on the context sensitive toolbar to italicize underline and bold your text You can also change your font font color font size and alignment hile in text edit mode To keep specif
44. screen March 23 2006 MiewletACe ZO Project Properties Page 86 allows you to change these default labels For example Username can be changed to Your Name or OK can be changed to Submit Similarly you can change the labels for the Table of Contents and results panels ake ere yk Vac a006 eos a anla eats ute ed sarge sse eser sin Tour he vs eaten sae vie uie nin tombe oe dene i eco Fo ad pee to Pane z im ER ie ere rend emi T Sooo C Madani ete rre oooO Ld rc as pee ms o ek cem Flash The Flash screen allows you to reset the dimensions of the Viewlet for playback This will not affect the source vie file You can choose to have your project continually play Loop mode have your balloons and notes fade out as the Viewlet continues Reduce Flash contextual menu items and create an HTML popup launcher A Preloader option is available to play at the beginning of your Viewlet which allows the rest of the Viewlet to stream while the preloader is displayed March 23 2006 WiewletAce 2006 9 Project Properties Page 87 You can add your own animated Flash sequences to the beginning and or end of your Viewlet The dimensions of the Flash object must be the same as the slide Size or smaller of your Viewlet project If smaller the intro outro sequences will be centered on the playback stage
45. screen gg GPP a Kaew a Ae Inthe Publish Viewlet screen that appears select a Location to publish your Vlewlet and click Next hesG SIR en ofthe vt My vents pe M March 23 2006 MIEWIEtACE 2006 Preview and Publish Page 92 Specify your reporting option by choosing from the drop down menu If you publish on ViewletCentral you must use ViewletCentral reporting po resi eum Deere Remini 9H mew ay ay a ens m FREE m IF you publish on your own ftp server or local drive you have the option of choosing the Qarbon email reporting system and specifying the email address where reports should be sent to To Include a login panel in your Viewlet place a check mark on Require Viewers to login If you want your viewers to login with a password place a check mark next ta Viewlet Password and type in a password For quiz Viewlets you can specify a passing grade If you want to display the final score at the end of the Viewlet place a check mark next to Display Score For quiz or survey Viewlets you can specify a time limit for the Viewlet which will be the maximum time allowed for the respondent to complete the survey or quiz March 23 2006 Preview and Publish Page 93 Follow the instructions in the Wizard to complete the publishing process Once publication is complete publishing locally to your ow
46. t from the drop down list Next select the Apply Stylesheet to Project icon in the toolbar A screen asking you for confirmation will appear Click OK This will format all slides with the new Stylesheet To apply a Stylesheet to a selected slide only first select the Stylesheet from the drop down list Stylesheets Page 66 Next select the slide you wish to update by navigating to the slide using the slide bar or by viewing the Thumbnails panel and locating the slide Click on the Apply Stylesheet to Selection icon in the toolbar to update the slide with the Stylesheet format Audio Page 67 Audio ViewletACE 2006 allows you to add audio not only to slides but also to any of the objects throughout your Viewlet project To add audio click on the slide or an object to select it and then click on the Attach Sound icon from the Context Sensitive Toolbar EUNT NEUE lg exEsx GgSSEx 7 Eme om a4 The Sound screen will open with options to insert sound from your sound files or record new sound Soc crc sun La JL oe on000 00800 Importing Sound To Import sound click on Load Sound yellow folder icon Browse to the folder where your sound files are stored and select one by clicking on it Click on the Open button to insert the sound file Audio Page 68 Recording Audio To record new audio click on the Record button red
47. tton Properties window will open Replace the text submit with any text of your choice such as continue next next question etc in the field provided ton Txt To change the button style select button style from the Context Sensitive Toolbar Creating Projects Page 31 The following Button Properties screen will open Sec oro ton mm CARO huesos sim tutos le L3 oon won tue ae NES Next choose from one of the four button styles Classic Mac Windows 2000 Windows XP and click OK To set button events click on the submit button and select the Events icon the lightning bolt in the Context Sensitive Toolbar SESE Inthe Button Events screen use the button to modify or add actions to the On Click event Note For each slide actions listed under Button Events will perform first sequentially followed by actions listed under Question Events for that slide WiewletACe 2006 Creating Projects lt lt lt geom Atam to otin an hee sen ton Scoring Quiz Projects Page 32 Click on the Scoring icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Score window You can set the Total points for the question by using the up and down arrows to change the number in the field under Points You can set the maximum number of Attempts the respondent is allowed to

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