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1. Recent Tagged Er activities le intro he webinar ll Se The project pane allows you to overview three aspects of your project the project tree the media tree and the elements tree Project tree The project tree is similar to the one in the Project Manager The tree includes the entire outline tree the resource documents a recent tree of recently opened documents and a tagged tree aggregating documents by their tags for quick lookup The currently open document is marked in bold in the list Next to each document s title a number shows the number of currently open tasks on the document If the number is bold some of these tasks are assigned to the active user To open a document from the tree for editing double click it or right click it and use the Open Document menu item To preview a document right click it and use the Preview Document menu item Widgets can also be quickly applied from the tree by right clicking and using the Apply Widget menu 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 64 item Media tree The media library tree identical to the one in the Media Explorer lists all the available media files for the current project The tree is divided into two main categories Project which holds the uploaded media files for the currently open project a Public which is a public media repository available to all projects divided into different sections All the media files are separated ac
2. 2010 Composica Ltd Unit Unit Select Unit Color Select Unit Color Select Unit Color Select Unit Color Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Elements ss Horizontal position of lt Fill Image gt according to lt Fill Image Align X gt Vertical position of lt Fill Image gt according to lt Fill Image Align Y gt Same as lt Border Style gt affecting only the top section of the border Thickness of the top section of the border Only relevant when lt Border Top Style gt is other than none Color of the top section of the border Same as lt Border Style gt affecting only the right section of the border Thickness of the right section of the border Only relevant when lt Border Right Style gt is other than none Color of the right section of the border Same as lt Border Style gt affecting only the bottom section of the border Thickness of the bottom section of the border Only relevant when lt Border Bottom Style gt is other than none Color of the bottom section of the border Same as lt Border Style gt affecting only the left section of the border Thickness of the left section of the border Only relevant when lt Border Left Style gt is other than none Color of the left section of the border Padding of the element between its top edge and its contents Padding of the element between its right edge a
3. Add Rating menu item Post Ellipsis Used in the post summary when a post s contents have been trimmed to signify the post contains more information In run time pressing the post ellipsis shows the full post The post ellipsis element can be edited to contain different text or any other content and its looks can be customized Blog Comments Provides the ability to read and post comments on single posts in the blog In run time comments are only shown when a single post is viewed and not when showing the post summary The comments element consists of several comment post elements and a comment form element Viewing and posting of comments can be prevented by simply removing the comments element using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Comment Post Displays a single comment post In run time the comment post element is duplicated for each comment post displayed and filled in with information and content from the comment A comment post consists of several variables for displaying this information and a permlink Comment Form Allows learners to add new comments on a post The comment form element consists of a notice element an author text field a rich text element for the comment text and a submit button Settings Blog Requirements Login Required Select When on only learners which are authenticated can post new comments Approval Required Select When on new comments don t show up in the blog unti
4. When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Navigation Redirect To Resource If present the document to navigate to when the condition is matched and the custom feedback is shown Test Results 2010 Composica Ltd 191 Composica Shows the final score of the test Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the test results feedback When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Test Passed Shows the pass score of the test only shown if the test is passed Settings Navigation Redirect To Resource If present the document to navigate to when the is passed Test Failed Shows the pass score of the test only shown if the test is failed Settings Navigation Redirect To Resource If present the document to navigate to when the is failed Review Test A button for reviewing the test only shown when Allow Review in the test properties is on Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the review button When Select On which attempt to show the feedback eithe
5. closed tasks and a summary of all tasks Opens the Import Export dialog allowing you to export the current project into a special Composica recognized file O 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 48 format cpa or import a previously exported project back into Composica Publish Project Ps Opens the Publish Project dialog allowing you to publish the current project in different formats Recent Projects vi Shows a list of recently opened projects available for quick access 4 1 3 Edit The edit menu provides different tools for editing the current document Undo vn Reverts the last change to the document Redo f Restores the last change reverted by undo Cut lo Copies the current selection to the clipboard and removes it from the document Copy E Copies the current selection to the clipboard Paste F Pastes the contents of the clipboard along with formatting and styles at the caret s position Allows you to copy content and elements from other documents or from programs such as Microsoft Word Paste as Text A Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the caret s position as plain text Find gt Opens the find dialog allowing you to search for text in the current document Replace Opens the replace dialog allowing you to search and replace text in the current dialog Remove ZS Removes the selected element or text Duplicate Duplicates the selected element Erase Content y Clears the conten
6. menu item Select the Security tab Select the Trusted sites icon Important Make sure the Security Level is set to Low Press the Sites button Make sure the Require server verification https for all sites in this zone checkbox is not checked Enter the URL of Composica in the Add this Web site to the zone field Press the Add button 10 Press the OK button to close the Trusted sites dialog and click OK again to close the Internet Options dialog oe OnNANRWNHN You should now see the Trusted sites icon at the bottom of Internet Explorer when starting Composica These steps may differ between different Internet Explorer versions For more information refer to the Microsoft Internet Explorer manual If you ve followed these steps and the spell checker still reports a security error please make sure you have Microsoft Word installed as Composica depends on it being installed for its spell checking capabilities 2010 Composica Ltd 153 Composica Index A Activity elements 121 adding tutorial 7 Basic elements 86 adding tutorial 6 Blog element 96 102 adding tutorial 10 Blog Comments element 97 103 Blog Navigation element 97 102 Comment Form element 98 103 Comment Notice element 98 103 Comment Post element 97 103 Permalink element 98 104 Post element 97 103 Post Ellipsis element 97 103 Widget elements 98 Blog widget elements 98 Add Post Button element 99 Archive element 101 Blog
7. 149 Composica To insert a high hops game use the Insert gt Mind Games gt High Hops menu item or the Game Picker gt High Hops toolbar menu item Alternatively you can use the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Settings Behavior Attempts Number Set the number of attempts per step lily pad Players Select The number of players to play the game either one or two When set to two the lily pads on screen will be numbered to aid collaborative play Appearance Steps per Row Number The number of lily pads in a row Steps per Column Number The number of lily pads in a column Frog Color Select The player frog color either red or purple Show Ripples Select When on ripples will be shown around the lily pads the player can jump to on each step Show Pool Select When off the pool is transparent allowing customization of the game s appearance Sound Effects Hop Media Audio file to play when the frog hops between lily pads 5 11 4Rescue Mission The goal of this game is to rescue the penguin from the hole in the ice by stacking fish under it A fish comes to the penguin s aid when the player answers a question correctly The top most fish will vanish when the player answers a question incorrectly Game attributes Win The player wins by completing all questions and passing the test Lose The player loses when when time r
8. Font color for the first axis label Font size for the second axis label Font color of the second axis label When on a legend is shown on the chart Position to show the legend in either bottom top right or left Only relevant when lt Legend Show gt is yes When on a grid is shown in the back of the chart Step between each grid line on the X axis Only relevant when lt Grid Show gt is yes Step between each grid line on the Y axis Only relevant when lt Grid Show gt is yes Length of each line segment in the dashed grid line Length of each blank segment in the dashed grid line or O for a solid grid line Width of each bar Only relevant when lt Chart Type gt is columns or stacked columns Spacing between bars in each group Only relevant when lt Chart Type gt is columns or stacked columns Spacing between each group of bars Only relevant when lt Chart Type gt is columns or stacked columns 109 Composica Stripes Width Number The width of each stripe in the chart area Only relevant when lt Chart Area Type gt is stripes Direction Select The direction of the chart area stripes either vertical or horizontal Only relevant when lt Chart Area Type gt is stripes Scaling Min Number Minimum point value to scale the chart by To reset scaling set both this and lt Scaling Max gt to O Max Number Maximum point value to scale the chart by To reset scaling set both
9. One level menus show a traversable menu of one level of the project s outline One level menu elements consist of one or more menu chapter elements menu page elements derived chapter elements derived page elements menu blockelements menu container elements current marker elements and done marker elements To insert a one level menu element use the Insert gt Navigation gt One Level Menu menu item or the Navigation gt One Level Menu toolbar button Style Style Rules Mouse Over Sub Chapter Style Rule Used for derived chapter elements when the mouse is over them Mouse Over Sub Page Style Rule Used for derived page elements when the mouse is over them Mouse Over Chapter Style Style Rule Used for menu chapter elements when the mouse is over them Mouse Over Page Style Style Rule Used for menu page elements when the mouse is over them Current Chapter Style Style Rule Used for chapter elements when they are the current chapter Current Style Style Rule Used for page elements when they are the current page Done Style Style Rule Used for page elements when the page is done Settings Location Menu Root Select Defines which document will be considered as the root of the menu Any documents higher than the menu root will not be shown as part of the menu project The root of the project current location The current document parent location The parent of the current document mixed The current document if it
10. To add a range option use the Modify gt Add Range Option menu item Settings Blank Range Lower Bound Number The lower bound of the range to be considered as a correct value Higher Bound Number The higher bound of the range to be considered as a correct value Blank Mask A range option allows for a value which matches a certain mask to be considered correct A mask option is only relevant for writeable blanks To add a mask option use the Modify gt Add Mask Option menu item Settings Blank Mask Mask Text A wildcard mask to be considered as a correct value A regular expression can be used enclosed in forward slashes 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 128 5 9 5 Hot Spots Hot Spot 1 Hot Popup 1 Hot Spot 2 Hot Popup 2 Hot Spot 3 al Hot Popup 3 Hot spots elements consist of one or more pairs of hot spot elements and hot popup elements A hot popup is shown when the hot spot s event is triggered according to its lt Hot Event gt To insert a hot spots element use the Insert gt Hot Spots menu item or the Insert Hot Spots toolbar button Usually hot spots and hot popups go in pairs To add such a pair use the Modify gt Add Hot Spot Pair menu item However each pair can have any number of hot spots or hot popups To add a hot spot to an existing pair choose an element of the pair and use the Modify gt Add Hot Spot To Pair menu item To add a hot popup to an existing pair choose an
11. Window Name Text Name of the frame as can be used in links lt Window Name gt to force links to target the frame 5 4 Media Media elements are used to enrich documents All of the available media types are managed through the Media Explorer and can all be added and embedded in the document directly from it To learn more about adding media elements read about adding media Image Media Player a Flash Animation 5 4 1 Image Image elements are used to embed graphics in a document To insert an image element use the Insert gt Image menu item or press the Insert Image toolbar button To learn more about adding images read about adding media Style Misc Image Interpolation Select normal Regular resizing algorithm bicubic Uses high quality bicubic image resampling making images resize much more smoothly Only effects Internet Explorer 7 and higher Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the image Settings Source Source Media Image file to use as the source for the image element Link Link To Text A URL to open when pressing the image element Window Name Text The name of the window to open the lt Link To gt URL in If no window name is given the URL will be opened in a new window Only relevant when a URL is set Accessibility Alternate Text Text Alternative text for viewers who cannot view the image 2010 Composica Ltd 91 Composica 5 4 2 Media Play
12. Window Settings Soda Media SCORM Project launch page Styled e When the project is redaunched Restore state using LMS data Restore state using local computer data Preloading Number of documents to preload on launch 3 ant gt Orly preload meda fies of size less than KB 200 Media to indude Detect automatically zs Disable ClearType font smoothing in Internet Explorer 7 No only disable ClearType on elements that are showing effects Settings tab of the run time properties dialog contains various settings controlling the looks and the behavior of the published course Launch page Project launch page Styled Shows a styled Composica branded launch page Styled Customize When selected shows an Upload Image link allowing to replace the brand of the styled launch page The dimensions of the uploaded image should be 780 x 85 pixels Minimal Shows a minimal launch page with no branding Restoration When the project is re launched Restore state using LMS data Stores the course state to the LMS and restores it when the same learner launches the course again Due to a limitation in SCORM 1 2 this only works when using SCORM 2004 Restore state using local computer data Stores the course state to the local computer and restores it when the course is launched again by the same computer user Preloading 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 22 Number of documents to preload o
13. You can quickly preview the document you re currently working on by using the Document gt Preview Document menu item or by pressing the Preview Document toolbar button A new window will open previewing how the document will look when published Previewing a document requires the latest changes to be saved If you haven t saved your changes Composica will ask you if you wish to save the changes you have made Previewing the project Previewing the document shows you a preview of the current document within the project To see how project will be viewed when published you need to preview the project by using the Project gt Preview Project menu item Publishing Publishing your project is the concluding step of your work with Composica Once pleased with how the project looks and functions you can publish it in various different formats to produce the final course The published course runs independently of Composica and doesn t require any special software installed Published courses are separated to two main categories online and offline Courses published online will be automatically placed on the web server making them available without requiring any download When publishing offline Composica will produce a package of one of several optional formats Publish project To publish your project use the Project gt Publish Project menu item The publish project dialog will open allowing you to choose from several diff
14. in degrees Only relevant when lt Fill Type gt is linear Gradient Opacity Number Opacity level 0 100 of the gradient fill Stroke Type Select none No stroke solid A solid stroke outlining the shape dashed A dashed stroke alternating between solid and none Color Color Color to use for the stroke Width Number Thickness of the outline stroke Dash Spacing Number The spacing between stroke dashes Only relevant when lt Stroke Type gt is dashed Dash Width Number The width of stroke dashes Only relevant when lt Stroke Type gt is dashed Shadow Enabled Select When on shows a drop shadow underneath the shape Color Color Color to use for the drop shadow Opacity Number Opacity level 0 100 of the drop shadow 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 94 Offset X Unit Offset Y Unit Rectangle Rectangle shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number Polygon Polygon shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Points Number Corner Radius Number Star Star shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Inner Radius Points Number Corner Radius Number Rectangle Callout Horizontal displacement of the drop shadow from the shape Vertical displacement of the drop shadow from the shape The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded The number of corners in the polygon Minimum of 3 The ra
15. 3 10 in the rating element or the max rating equivalent to the rating lt Star Count gt Store Items Scores Select When on individual items scores are stored when storing the survey Store Survey Total Score Select When on the total score of all participating items is stored when storing the survey Store Survey Average Score Select When on the average score of all participating items is stored when storing the survey Misc Description Text Description of the activity to be sent to the LMS along with the result Survey Item A question participating in the survey can either be a rating item or an open text item To rearrange items in the survey use the Modify gt Move Item Up and Modify gt Move Item Down menu items To remove items from the survey simply remove them using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Rating items consist of a question and a rating element and allow the learners to score the question within a specified range To add a rating item to the survey use the Modify gt Add Rating Item menu item Open text items consist of a question a text area and allow the learners to freely express themselves on the question To add an open text item to the survey use the Modify gt Add Open Text Item menu item Final Message A generic element like box which can be used to provide a final message to the learner upon completing the survey The final message element can be removed simply by rem
16. Evenly spaces the selected elements either vertically or horizontally according to the two outmost elements Similar to distribute but takes the elements sizes into account keeping the spaces between them equal Fits the size of all elements to the actively selected element Composica 4 1 9 Tools The tools menu provides miscellaneous useful tools Apply Widget Media Explorer ES Upload Sequence Manager uy Spell Check ABS Change Password 4 1 10Help Opens the Select Document dialog allowing you to select a widget to apply in the current document Opens the Media Explorer Opens the multiple file upload dialog allowing you to upload resources to your project Opens the Sequence Manager If elements are selected they are the elements which will take part in the sequence Checks spelling on the entire document If errors are found a dialog with suggestions is shown allowing you to correct the error After finishing the status bar shows how many errors were found and how many words were altered Opens the change password dialog allowing you to change your Composica password The help menu provides with helpful and informative options Content and Index Getting Started Keyboard Map Send Feedback About Composica E 4 1 11Context menu Opens the Composica help manual Opens the Composica getting started manual Shows a list of available keyboard shortcuts Opens the about
17. Feedback element 133 Final Feedback element 133 Fix Button element 134 Partial Feedback element 132 Keyboard shortcuts 73 Range Feedback element 133 L mm Retry Button element 134 Right Feedback element 132 Link element 88 Wrong Feedback element 132 List element 88 Fill Blank element 126 List Item element 88 Blank Mask element 127 Blank Option element 127 M Blank Range element 127 Fill Blank Itemelement 126 Mashup elements 105 Question element 126 adding tutorial 8 Selectable Blank element 127 Master Layers 26 Writeable Blank element 127 adding 27 Flash element 92 properties 32 Frame element 89 Master Plumber element 146 Media elements 90 G adding tutorial 8 Media Explorer dialog 70 Game Show element 150 toolbar 71 Get a Hint element 134 Media Player element 91 Hint Popup element 135 Menu Layers 26 Google Chart element 107 Menus reference 46 adding tutorial 9 Context menu menu 57 Data Point element 110 Document menu 47 Data Set element 109 Edit menu 48 Google Map Chart element 110 Format Menu 97 adding tutorial 9 Help menu 57 Groups management 34 Insert menu 49 Layout menu 56 Modify menu 51 H E Project Manager menu 67 Project menu 47 Tools menu 57 View menu 49 Mind Games 35 adding 36 adding tutorial 12 High Hops element 148 Hot Spots element 128 Hot Popup Close Button element 130 Hot Popup element 129 Hot Spot element 128 2010 Composica Ltd 155 Composica Mind Games 35 elements 14
18. Home Button element 98 Categories element 101 Delete Post Button element 99 Edit Post Button element 99 Post Form element 100 Post Notice element 100 Recent Comments element 100 Recent Posts element 100 Subscribe Link element 100 Tag Cloud element 101 Top Rated element 101 Box element 86 Breadcrumbs element 113 Crumb Separator element 114 Current Crumb element 114 Parent Crumb element 114 aC Chapters 25 adding 27 adding tutorial 5 properties 29 Chats 41 Collaborating 39 Comments element 97 102 adding tutorial 11 Common properties 78 Layout properties 81 Settings properties 86 Style properties 85 Text properties 78 Compact Tree Menu element 118 D Dashboards 41 Links widget 44 Modified Documents widget 43 Modified Projects widget 43 My Notes widget 44 News widget 43 Recent Blog Comments widget 43 Recent Blog Posts widget 43 Recent Publications widget 44 RSS Feeds widget 44 Saved Chats widget 44 Tasks widget 43 Team Members widget 43 Developer blogs 40 RSS feeds 44 Document design tutorial 5 Document Title element 111 Drag Drop element 124 Drag Item element 125 Drop Area element 125 Dynamic Layers adding 28 properties 32 Elements reference 77 2010 Composica Ltd Hot Word element 130 F SS Hot Word Popup element 130 Facebook Like Button element 107 1 Feedback element 132 Check Answer element 134 Image element 90 Check Button element 134 Close Button element 133 K Custom
19. Image e Media Player Flash Animation Shape Social Media Blog Widgets ev Comments Rating Sign In Mashups YouTube Movie Universal Search Twitter Tweets a Facebook Like Button Google Chart Google Map Chart a Navigation Project Title Document Title Navigation Button Navigation Link Popup Button Breadcrumbs Progress Bar Navigation Locator Timer Tree Menu Compact Tree Menu One Level Menu Activities e Multiple Choice a Point Click Drag Drop Hot Spots e Fill Blank Hot Word Survey Feedback O Hint O 2010 Composica Ltd Elements Variable Test Feedback User Identification Narration Sequence Manager ind Games Master Plumber Space Bubbles High Hops Rescue Mission Game Show II Zuma 5 1 Property types Listed along each property in the element reference is the property s type Following is a list of the possible property types and their descriptions Number Shows a number spin allowing you to enter a number Unit Shows a number spin and a unit selection spin Point Shows a pair of number spins allowing you to enter a point on two axes Text Shows an input allowing you to enter text Select Shows a list of options which you can select one from Color Shows a color picker allowing you to select a color or transparent where applicable Media Opens the Media Explorer allowing you to select a media file Style Rule Opens the style rules dialog allowing you
20. Modify gt Add Wrong Feedback menu item Settings Behavior When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Partial Feedback Shown when the answer is partially correct To add a partial feedback item use the Modify gt Add Partial 2010 Composica Ltd 133 Composica Feedback menu item Settings Behavior When Final Feedback Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Shown after the last attempt To add a final feedback item use the Modify gt Add Final Feedback menu item Custom Feedback Shown when a custom condition is met To add a custom feedback item use the Modify gt Add Custom Feedback menu item Settings Behavior Condition When Range Feedback Condition Select A combination of conditions upon which to show the custom feedback item On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Shown when the number of correct answers is in the specified range To add a range feedback item use the Modify gt Add Range Feedback menu item Settings Behavior Lower Bound Higher Bound When Clos
21. Visibility Select inherit Media player inherits its visibility from it s parent element visible Media player is visible hidden Media player is invisible Allow Seek Select When off seeking in the audio video is not allowed and the media will be played from start to finish Context Menu Select When on right clicking on the media player shows the media player context menu Navigation Lock Next Navigation Select When on prevents from navigating to the next page before the media finished playing 5 4 3 Flash Animation Flash media elements are used to Adobe Macromedia Flash animations in a document To insert a flash animation element use the Insert gt Flash Animation menu item To learn more about inserting media elements read about adding media Settings Source Source Media Flash animation file to use as the source for the media element Flash Animation Loop Select When on the flash animation loops indefinitely when reaching its end Context Menu Select When on right clicking on the flash animation shows an extended flash player context menu Quality Select The quality of the flash animation A lower quality could result in better performance but also in degraded visual appearance Transparency Select opaque Blank sections of the flash animation are opaque and content cannot be seen through transparent Blank sections of the flash animation are transparent and any content underneath them is s
22. a page a chapter a test or a test section Any document type can be designed and can contain any type of content supported by Composica la Pages Pages are the most primitive document types Pages can t contain other documents under them in the outline tree Pages have several configurable properties O Chapters Chapters are menu pages which contain other documents Chapters can be used to arrange other documents into blocks and can be configured to be skipped from the project s navigation in their properties 8 Tests Tests are the outer menu pages holding test sections and pages A test has many different properties O 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 26 unique to tests which allow for tests to have scores and pass status determined a Test Sections Tests can be made up of one or more test sections which are another type of menu pages Similar to chapters sections can be configured to be skipped from the project s navigation in their properties Resources The resource tree is a repository of different resources which can be used and reused by the project s outline documents Resources can be one of the following types master layers dynamic layers widgets and standalones Any resource type can be designed like any other document and can contain any type of content supported by Composica a Master Layers Each document of the project can have a master layer assigned to it either directly or inherited fr
23. added directly under the project inside chapters and inside test sections To add a page inside an outline item select that item and either use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar button To add a page after an outline item select that item and either use the Edit gt Add Page After menu item press the Add Page After Selection toolbar button Chapters Chapters can be added directly under the project inside other chapters and inside test sections To add a chapter inside an outline item select that item and either use the Edit gt Add Chapter Inside menu item press the Add Chapter Inside Selection toolbar button To add a chapter after an outline item select that item and either use the Edit gt Add Chapter After menu item press the Add Chapter After Selection toolbar button 9 Tests Tests can be added directly under the project and inside chapters To add a test inside an outline item select that item and either use the Edit gt Add Test Inside menu item press the Add Test Inside Selection toolbar button To add a test after an outline item select that item and either a use the Edit gt Add Test After menu item press the Add Test After Selection toolbar button 4 Test Sections Test Sections can only be added directly under a test Any documents inside a test must reside inside a test section and a test must have at least one tes
24. approach focus and level of playability Master Plumber Space Bubbles High Hops Rescue Mission Game Show Games can be added using the Insert gt Mind Games menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Like all other elements games are highly customizable both visually and functionally The author can adjust the difficulty level of the gameplay as well as the educational difficulty of the questions and achieve the desired balance When the game element is selected the author can use its properties to set the number of questions per level the background setup the number of allowed attempts and many other parameters Some of the properties are common to all games while others are specific to each game Each game consists of several layers that are used for visual and functional control At run time the layers will be shown and hidden at different game states Selecting the different layers for viewing and editing is done using the tabs at the top of the game element Question pages in the game are displayed with the game design and background Previewing the project The editing area of Composica provides a WYSIWYG view of the document which means the way the document looks while you re editing it is the way it will appear when published However you may wish to preview the document you re editing to examine how it interacts with the viewer and to view how all the elements integrate in the document Previewing the document
25. be removed To edit the question simply edit the question element s content Answer An answer of the multiple choice activity is a generic element To add additional answers use the Modify gt Add Answer menu item To remove an answer simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key An answer is considered correct when lt Correct gt is true and all answers are incorrect by default One or more answers can be set as correct Settings Answer Correct Select Marks the answer as correct or incorrect 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 124 5 9 3 Drag Drop em Correct Incorrect Drag drop activities consist of one or more pairs of drag item elements and drop area elements a check answer button and a feedback element A drag item is considered correct when dropped on a drop area that shares its index To insert a drag drop activity use the Insert gt Drag Drop menu item or the Insert Drag Drop toolbar button Usually drag items and drop areas go in pairs To add such a pair use the Modify gt Add Drag Drop Pair menu item However each pair can have any number of drag items or drop areas To add a drag item to an existing pair choose an element of the pair and use the Modify gt Add Drag Item To Pair menu item To add a drop area to an existing pair choose an element of the pair and use the Modify gt Add Drop Area To Pair menu item Dummy drag items and drop areas are ones
26. by undo Opens the find dialog allowing you to search for text in the current document Locks an element so you can no longer edit its content and children Unlocks a previously locked element 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface so 4 2 4 Insert TOBH POH OLLAD Each button of the insert toolbar allows you to insert an element at the caret s position identically to the Insert menu The following elements can be inserted from the insert toolbar Text Elements Insert Box Insert Image Insert Table Media Player Shape Navigation Insert Multiple Choice Insert Drag Drop Insert Fill Blank Insert Hot Spots Game Picker 4 2 5 Format 0 ul E Bold Italic Underline Insert Link Insert List Insert Hot Word Color Fill Color Border Color Border Style Border Width Font Family Font Size evrov EHHI FeE a e bh Toggles the bold status of the selected element text ci Toggles the italic status of the selected element text uj Toggles the underline status of the selected element text amp Inserts a link element or converts the selected text to one i Inserts a list element or converts the selected text to one j Inserts a hot word element or converts the selected text to one asc Sets the text color of the selected element text Remembers the last used color gt Sets the background color of the selected element text Remembers the last used color i Sets the bord
27. created as an exact duplicate of the base project according to the components selected To start configuring the project see Managing a project 3 1 4 Instructional design based project Choosing to create a project based on an instructional design template will list all the projects configured as such templates Creating projects from previously made templates can speed the process of creating projects Template projects are identical to regular projects except that their Project Type property is set to Instructional Design Template Choose a instructional design template Given a list of available templates choose a template to use as a base for the new project Choose components to copy Once choosing a template to use an option of which components to copy is available Choose the components which you want copied over to the new project Create the project Once confirmed a new project will be created and the Project Manager will be automatically opened to allow configuration of the project The new project is created based on the instructional design template according to the components selected To start configuring the project see Managing a project 3 2 Managing a project The Project Manager can be opened from one of the following places The Manage button in the Quick Start panel of the Project Dashboard The Project gt Manage Project menu item or the Manage Project toolbar button Right clicking on the outli
28. design time to assist in designing the game To edit any of the layers press its tab Inserting elements to a layer Every element in the game can be customized and additional elements can be added To add an element to one of the layers 1 Show the layer you wish to edit by pressing on its tab 2 Select the game s element 3 Click inside the element to enter content editing mode The active layer will now be edited 4 Insert any element by using the Insert menu or the Insert toolbar Layers The following layers are available for all games Common 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 3 4 Includes elements that are common to all the different states in the game Should contain elements that should appear all throughout the game and usually includes the game s main control buttons like Help Mute and Start Game Intro Displayed as the game loads until the game starts Usually contains the welcome message and the game s objectives and notes Game Shown during the playing stage of the game from the moment it starts to the moment it ends Contains elements relevant to the actual gameplay such as the Game Timer and the Score Popup The popup contains the question which is shown throughout the game whenever needed The popup tab toggles the popup layer on top of the active layer Win Shown when the game ends if the player has won Usually contains feedback to the player Lose Shown when the game ends if the player
29. element 142 Text Field element 142 User Id Error element 142 User Id Label element 142 User Interface reference 46 V Variable element 135 Blog Archive element 138 Blog Categories element 138 Blog Post element 137 Blog Tag Cloud element 138 Blog Top Rated element 138 Comment Post element 137 Drag Drop element 137 Fill Blank element 137 Multiple Choice element 136 Rating element 138 Recent Comments element 138 Recent Posts element 138 Test Feedback element 137 W Widgets 26 adding 28 properties 32 Y YouTube Movie element 105 adding tutorial 8 2010 Composica Ltd
30. experience The interface contains a button which users can use to like the document and also lists the number and possibly faces of other people who liked this document The look and feel of the interface can be customized using several properties Google Chart The Google Chart element provides a quick and simple way to enrich the project with charts of several types based on data entered directly into the element The chart type is set in the lt Chart Type gt property under the Settings tab types include line columns pie venn and more Each type is accompanied with several attributes such as Size Colors Labels and Legend to allow maximum control over its look and feel Select each Data Point sub element and from the Settings tab use the lt Data gt property to enter the data and the lt Label gt property to adda label to that piece of data Google Map Chart The Google Map Chart element is a variation of the Google Chart element It provides the ability to create thematic maps of different geographical areas based on data entered directly into the element The lt Geographical Area gt property under the Setting tab available in Advanced properties view lists different geographical areas When a Data Point is selected a country code see links below can be set in the lt Label gt property and this country will be highlighted on the map accordingly Supported country codes http code google com apis chart isocode
31. form In design time the login form is revealed when the sign in button is selected The login form consists of several text fields a login button a register button and a notice In order to log in learners enter their username and password and press the login button In order to register learners enter their design username and password repeating the password in the verification field and press the register button Notice Providing the learner with pertinent information about the sign in process such as errors and missing information the notice is only visible in run time when such information is present The textual content of these notices can be edited and localized via lt Items gt Settings Notice Items String List Notices which can be displayed to the learner during the login or registration process Mashups Mashups are special elements which integrate Web 2 0 services provided by third party service providers into Composica while using Composica native design and elements making them completely flexible and customizable To learn more about adding mashups read about adding mashups YouTube Movie Universal Search Twitter Tweets Facebook Like Button Google Chart Google Map Chart YouTube Movie YouTube movie elements are used to embed streaming movies and videos from YouTube in the course using the native YouTube interface YouTube movies can also be displayed using the Media Player To insert a YouTube m
32. goes out of it The starting state of the hot popup either visible or hidden The index of the hot popup linking it to one or more corresponding hot spots 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 130 Lock Next Navigation Select When on prevents from navigating to the next page before the hot popup is triggered Hot Popup Close Button The hot popup close button gives a formal and clear way of closing the hot popup To add a hot popup close button to a hot popup use the Modify gt Add Hot Popup Close Button menu item To remove it simply select it and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key 5 9 6 Hot Word Hot words are inline elements which allow easily adding interactivity embedded in a text paragraph Hot words consist of a hot word element and a hot word popup element which is shown when the hot word s event is triggered according to its lt Hot Event gt Hot words are similar to Hot Spots but serve a specific purpose of triggering hot word popups on interaction with a segment of text To insert a hot word select a segment of text and use the Insert gt Hot Word menu item Inserting a hot word without selecting a segment of text will append a hot word to the current text Style Hot Word Hide Mode Select effect Use an effect if defined when hiding hot word popups plain Hide hot word popups without any effects Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over
33. has lost Usually contains feedback to the player Results Shown on top of the win lose layer containing the test feedback element Only shown if lt Show Results gt is true The results tab toggles the results layer on top of the active layer Help Shown over other layers when the learner presses the Help button Contains a short description of the game along with gameplay instructions The help tab toggles the help layer on top of the active layer Publishing Publishing the project is the final step of the development process taking all the different parts of the project and making it into a working course ready to be taken by learners To publish your project use the Publish button in the Project Dashboard or the Project gt Publish Project menu item to open the Publish Project dialog Publish format Composica provides several different publishing formats Web Server Publishes the project to the web server on which Composica is installed providing with a link to be used by the learners This option is only viable if the target audience of the course has access to the web server SCORM 1 2 Content Package Generates a content package fully compliant with the SCORM 1 2 specification SCORM 2004 Content Package Generates a content package fully compliant with the SCORM 2004 specification PDF Document Creates a static PDF version of the course which is ideal for print and can also be provided as a porta
34. in with information from the post 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 102 Settings Top Rated Post Count Number Number of top rated posts to show or all to show all posts 5 6 2 Comments Blogs are flexible platforms which let the learners participate in the content of the course Blogs created in Composica are highly configurable and customizable and can be designed to present the information in various ways For of this flexibility blogs consist of a wide variety of sub elements each being open to reconfiguration and redesign Blogs can be divided into two main sections the widgets area normally the left column and the content area Blog widgets are covered separately on this page The main blog consists of a blog navigation element post elements a blog comments element comment post elements and a comment form element To insert a blog element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Blog menu item Settings Blog External Feed Text External RSS Atom feed to use for the blog s content instead of creating an original blog When an external feed is provided the blog operates in read only mode and new posts cannot be made Summary Word Count Number Number of words to show in a post s summary or all to show entire posts in the summary When posts are trimmed they are also stripped of any formatting images and embedded content Footer Notice Text A customizable line of text which is shown at the bottom of the extern
35. made to the dynamic layer are immediately reflected in any document which uses it el Widgets Widget documents give the ability to create template document configurations and can contain one or more elements or an entire document including all contents formatting and properties Widgets can be quickly applied to the current document by using the Tools gt Apply Widget menu item or by pressing the Apply Widget toolbar button Applying a widget copies it to the current document and any changes made to the original widget will not be reflected after the widget has been applied dl Standalones Standalone documents are normal documents but they don t participate in the project s outline tree don t appear in navigation and aren t counted as part of the project s completion objectives Standalone documents can only be navigated to directly using a Navigation Button set to the custom lt Operation gt or opened in a new pop up window via the Popup Button e Adding documents Organizing documents Removing documents Document properties e Importing documents 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 3 2 2 1 Adding documents Documents can be added by designing new documents and saving them but can also be planned and added up front in the Project Manager as blank documents which can later be designed Following is a list of different document types and the ways they can be added to the project tree H Pages Pages can be
36. means to opening documents The editing area The familiar user interface of Composica should allow you to quickly become familiar with its basic features The main Composica user interface consists of several toolbars and panels and the large editing area The editing area is a WYSIWYG what you see is what you get representation of the document In this area you design the document s layout and edit its content 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started 6 You can start by Editing and formatting text Saving the document Once you re done editing your document and every once in a while it s important to remember to save your changes You can do so by using the Document gt Save menu item or by pressing the Save Document toolbar button If you forget to save your document and perform an operation which requires the document to be closed Composica will ask you whether you want to save or discard your changes Editing and formatting text Adding general elements Adding activities Adding media Adding mashups e Adding narration Adding social media Sequencing and effects 2 4 1 Editing and formatting text Composica provides text editing and formatting capabilities that are similar to ones of common word processors along with more advanced methods for power users Editing text You can enter text into any element in the editing area including the document itself Composica provides you all the common t
37. more and you can set properties for its content such as color font and so on To add a box use the Insert gt Box menu item or press the Insert Box toolbar button An empty floating box will be added to the document You can now manipulate this box and its content Editing an element s content 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 2 4 3 You can edit the content of most elements and they can contain rich content Elements can also contain other elements giving you endless possibilities To edit an element s content you need to select it and then click inside of it The editing caret will then be inside the element and you can edit its content An empty box Selected box Editing content Adding links Links allow you to link to outside URL s from your document To add a link use the Insert gt Link menu item or press the Insert Link toolbar button A new link will be added where the caret is located To edit the link s URL 1 Select the link 2 Select the Settings tab in the Properties pane 3 Select the lt URL gt property and click its value to start editing 4 Choose whether to link to a local resource Media Explorer button whether to link to a new uploaded local resource Upload button or whether to link to an external address Link button To edit the link s text simply edit its content as explained above You can also change the link s color and formatting as described in Editing and formatting text Links a
38. narration with 100 being full volume and O being muted 2010 Composica Ltd 145 Composica 5 11 Mind Games Game elements are a special type of elements which have a high degree of flexibility both in their options and their visual appearance Games can be inserted via the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button The game picker also shows a thumbnail of the game along with a short description of the game and its key attributes The following properties are common to all games Settings Behavior Replayable Recycle Questions Force One Attempt Show Continue Appearance Show Score Show Results Sound Effects Sound default Background Background Volume Start Question Correct Incorrect Win Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Media Number Media Media Media Media Media When off the start game button is hidden after the game is started and the game cannot be restarted at any point When on questions are recycled once the learner exhausts the question list and the game isn t over When off the game is ended once the learner exhausts the question list When on a single attempt is forced on the game s questions always Show the Continue button at all times allowing the learner to proceed before answering the question after answer Only sho
39. project s tree at the requested position Documents can be either imported a after the selected item by either using the Import gt Import After menu item or the Import After Selection toolbar button a inside the selected item by either using the Import gt Import Inside menu item or the Import Inside Selection toolbar button The import dialog shows a tree of projects and templates available on the system The search box at the bottom of the dialog allows to filter projects or documents by tags or by text O 2010 Composica Ltd 33 Composica 3 2 3 Expanding each of the projects shows the project s tree allowing you to select each item you wish to import When an item is selected a snapshot of that document and a preview option are shown on the right To import the selected item press the Import button Several items can be imported at once When you re done importing press the Close button to close the import dialog and return to the Project Manager PowerPoint import Composica can import PowerPoint presentations directly into any project Each slide in the presentation will be duplicated to a page in the outline at the position requested Once imported the pages the PowerPoint slides are entirely editable and customizable within Composica PowerPoint presentations can be either imported inside the selected item by either using the Import gt Import PowerPoint Inside menu item or the Import Pow
40. s a chapter or the parent document otherwise custom A custom document specified by O 2010 Composica Ltd Custom Root Initial Appearance Layout Start State Show Auto Expand Auto Scroll Show Empty Chapters Hide Unvisited Behavior Collapsible Toggle Sibling Disable Navigation Markers Current Marker Done Marker Started Marker Mark Current Chapter 2010 Composica Ltd Resource Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Elements 120 lt Custom Root gt The document to consider as the root of the menu Only relevant when lt Menu Root gt is custom columns Shows a column for each branch in the root level with its derived documents underneath it rows Shows a row for each branch in the root level with its derived documents side by side bars Shows a list of all the documents pop menu Shows a list of all the documents in the root level with each branch opening a list of derived documents drop down Shows a column for each branch in the root level with its derived documents dropping down from it collapsed Initiates the tree with all chapters in collapsed state expanded Initiates the tree with all chapters in expanded state expand one level Initiates the tree with one level of chapters in expanded state and the rest in collapsed state expand two levels
41. the bottom of the dialog allows to search for projects by text or tags Enter the desired text in the input or Enter the desired tags in the input separated by space or commas or Press the the arrow to open the Filter by Tags dialog where tags can be selected from a list or from a tag cloud Press the Find button to commit the search Search results will be shown in the projects tree Select Document The select document dialog is used in various situations where a document needs to be selected such as when opening a document or by certain properties which point to documents within the course such as the Navigation Button lt Navigate To gt property Tree The tree shows all documents in the project along with a tagged tree aggregating the available documents by tags for quick access In some usage scenarios only documents of specific types will be available in the tree as appropriate Preview On the right hand side of the dialog a snapshot preview of the selected document is shown unless the Show Snapshot checkbox is unchecked The Preview link can be used to open a live preview of the selected document 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 66 4 7 Project Manager Feroe Manager sl Project Edit import Tasks e EI Ko KI Sl d Brun tmeProperties TE Manage viens G 2 8 Demo Project Title Demo Project d Introduction Descripton e ei Demo Pages g Sample Page DI gt Resources Vers
42. the hot word Visited Style Style Rule Used once the hot word has been shown Active Style Style Rule Used when the hot word is active Settings Hot Word Event Select mouseover The hot word popup is shown hidden when the mouse is over out the hot spot click The hot word popup is shown hidden when the hot spot is pressed Hide All Popups Select When on hides all other popups when being shown Link Link To Text A URL to open when pressing the hot word Setting a URL voids the normal functionality of the hot word and the hot word popup is never shown Window Name Text The name of the window to open the lt Link To gt URL in If no window name is given the URL will be opened in a new window Only relevant when a URL is set Hot Word Popup 2010 Composica Ltd 131 Composica 5 9 7 A hot popup is a generic element available for edit when the hot word associated with it is selected Survey Surveys enable the author to collect opinions and other information from the learners Surveys consist of one or more survey item elements an optional final message element and a send button element To insert a survey use the Insert gt Survey menu item Style Rating Images On Image Media Used for rating stars in their active state Off Image Media Used for rating stars in their inactive state Edit Image Media Used for rating stars when they re being set Settings Behavior Star Count Number Number of stars
43. the projects that are available to the user Using the Tasks widget the user can filter the relevant tasks in various ways to plan the work more efficiently Press on a task to open the project it s associated with and the Related Tasks dialog Team Members Users can easily see the current online status of each team member as well as the project document they are currently working on and have immediate access to it In the Project Dashboard pressing on an online user s name will initiate a chat with them To update your own status message press on the Status Message icon in the widget s header edit your status and press Update Modified Projects Only available in the Composica Dashboard Provides a list of recently modified projects along with the last person who edited them and the modification time The project can either be previewed or opened by pressing on its name The Modified Project widget also includes a Tag Cloud Press any of the tags to filter the list of modified projects only showing projects associated with the selected tag Modified Documents Provides a list of recently modified documents along with the last person who edited them and the modification time The document can either be previewed or opened by pressing on its name The Project Dashboard displays recently modified documents from the current project The Composica Dashboard displays recently modified documents from all projects available to the
44. the selected element as an alternative to the lt Style Rule gt property Horizontally flips the selected element and its children Can also flip images if requested Toggles the bold status of the selected element text Toggles the italic status of the selected element text Toggles the underline status of the selected element text Sets the border style of the selected element Sets the border width of the selected element Sets the font family of the selected element text Sets the font size of the selected element text Sets the text alignment of the selected element text Sets the writing direction of the selected element Sets the depths z index of the selected elements Centers the selected element either vertically horizontally or both within its parent element Fits the size and position of the selected element to its parent element or of the parent element to the selected element The layout menu provides several operations for controlling the layout of multiple elements The menu is only available when multiple items are selected Align Distribute Space Fit Size 2010 Composica Ltd ml Ha Aligns the selected elements according to the actively selected element either vertically or horizontally Evenly distributes the selected elements positions either vertically or horizontally according to the two outmost elements Similar to space but doesn t take the elements sizes into account
45. this and lt Scaling Min gt to O Map Geographical Area Select Geographical area covered by the map chart Only relevant when lt Chart Type gt is map More information about Google chart options can be found on Google Chart API Data Set Each data set in the chart describes a set of points or an axis A data set element consists of any number of data point elements Additional data sets can be added using the Modify gt Add Data Setor Modify gt Add Default Data Set menu items Settings Colors Color Color Color of the dataset When left undefined inherits the color of the chart Labels Show Select When on labels are shown for each point in the dataset Dataset Label Text Label of the dataset displayed on the axis Line Width Number Width of the line described by the dataset Line Segment Number Length of each line segment in the dashed line Blank Segment Number Length of each blank segment in the dashed line or O for a solid line Marker Show Select When on markers are shown for each point in the data set Type Select Type of points markers either arrow cross diamond circle square or x Only relevant when lt Marker Show gt is yes Color Color Color of point markers Only relevant when lt Marker Show gt is yes Size Number Size of point markers Only relevant when O 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 110 lt Marker Show gt is yes Priority Select Priority of point markers eith
46. to a non zero value means that all documents at the specified hierarchy level are packaged into an SCO resulting in multiple SCOs for the course This can significantly impair the normal functionality of the course and is strongly discouraged For more information read about Multi SCO consideration SCORM 2004 Behavior Behavior settings which only apply when SCORM 2004 is used to communicate with the LMS 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 24 Mark course as completed when the user Defines when the course is considered to be completed regardless of success status Passes all participating tests and visits all pages Visits all pages Passes all participating tests Visits any page Mark course as passed when the user Defines when the course is considered to be passes regardless of completion status Passes all participating tests Passes all participating tests and visits all pages SCORM 1 2 Behavior Behavior settings which only apply when SCORM 1 2 is used to communicate with the LMS Unlike SCORM 2004 SCORM 1 2 refers to the course either according to its completion status or according to its success status Mark lesson status as Determines whether the course is referred to according to its completion status or according to its success status Passed failed when tests exist completed incomplete otherwise Always completed incomplete even when tests exists Mark course as passed completed w
47. to play when the player continues to the next question 2010 Composica Ltd Troubleshooting Part Troubleshooting 152 6 1 6 2 Composica doesn t start Popup blockers Popup blockers can prevent Composica from starting properly If trying to launch Composica from the Composica Dashboard does not open a new window make sure any popup blockers you might have are disabled or have been set to allow popups Some common popup blockers are the Windows XP SP2 popup blocker and blockers provided by Internet Explorer toolbars Anti Virus applications Different anti virus applications might wrongly identify Composica as a security risk and interfere with its normal operation If you re experiencing trouble try temporarily disabling your anti virus services and consult your system administrator Internet Explorer security Internet Explorer s strict security policy might prevent some features from working properly You re advised to add Composica to Internet Explorer s Trusted sites list Spell checker can t run The spell checker requires access to certain system components that might be blocked by Internet Explorer s default security settings To grant Composica the required permissions you might need to add it to Internet Explorer s Trusted sites list Trusted sites To add Composica to Internet Explorer s Trusted sites list follow these steps 1 Open a new Internet Explorer window Choose the Tools gt Internet Options
48. to select a style rule Resource Opens the Select Document dialog allowing you to select a resource Condition Opens the feedback conditions dialog allowing to design a certain condition combination String List Opens a dialog containing a list of strings which can be edited and localized YouTube Opens the YouTube movie selection dialog allowing to search for and select a YouTube movie 5 2 Common properties Most of the properties in Composica are common to all elements These properties are listed in the following pages divided according to the tabs of the property grid Text Layout a Style Settings 5 2 1 Text Basic Font Font Select Text s font name Can also be set via the Font Family toolbar button Size Unit Text s font size Can also be set via the Font Size toolbar button 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Color Color Bold Select Italic Select Decoration Select Spacing and Alignment Text Align Select Letter Spacing Unit Normal Font Small Caps Select Transform Select Spacing and Alignment Line Height Unit Text Indent Unit Text Autospace Select Wrapping and Direction Word Wrap Select Text Overflow Select Text color Can also be set via the Color toolbar button When on shows text in bold Can also be set via the Bold toolbar button When on shows text in italics Can also be set via the Italic toolbar button none No text decoration underline Text is und
49. 0 Composica Ltd Using Composica 20 3 2 1 1 1 Window Window ettings Soda Media SCORM Document size 800 x600 Suitable for 1024x768 resolutions Open project in New proportonal window zs User must press a button to begin User may resze the vandow User may select text and content User may invoke the context menu If the window becomes smaller than the document Show scrolbars If the window becomes larger than the document Center document Window background color i Window tab of the run time properties dialog contains settings related to the window the course launches in and different behaviors of that window Document size Document Size Size of the document and not the window it opens in This dictates the bounds of the document editing area in the project Choose one of the available recommended options each option also specifies which target resolution it is appropriate for or choose Custom and specify custom bounds Window launch Open project in New proportional window Opens in a new window proportional to the document size New maximized fullscreen window Opens in a new window in maximized or full screen state as possible Current window Opens in the current window Current window and resize to fit Opens in the current window and attempts to resize the window to fit the document Window behavior User must press a button to begin When unchecked the course star
50. 010 Composica Ltd Copy Paste Paste Special Erase Content Duplicate Remove Drag Select Select Parent Select All Find Replace View Design Mode HTML Mode Show Properties Pane Show Project Pane Insert Header 1 Image Link Table Hot Word Modify Toggle List Add Row Add Column Format Bold Italic Underline Tools Apply Widget Media Explorer Upload Spell Check 2010 Composica Ltd Ctrl C Ctrl V Ctrl Alt V Ctri E Ctrl D Del Alt Drag Ctrl W Ctri A Ctrl F Ctrl H Ctri Alt E Ctri Alt T Alt O Alt R Ctrl Alt H Ctrl M Ctrl K Ctrl T Ctrl Alt W CtrI L CtrI Alt R CtrI Alt C Ctrl B Ctrl 1 Ctrl U Alt W F6 Ctrl Alt U F7 User Interface Composica Help Content and Index F1 2010 Composica Ltd Elements Part Composica The following element reference lists each element available in Composica its description its usage and its available properties If an element consists of other sub element those are listed along with their respective properties Each list of properties is divided to sections matching the tabs and sub categories of the property grid and the name type and description for each property is listed Rows marked with a darker background color are advanced properties Property types Common properties Text Layout Style Settings Basic Box Text Elements Link List Table Frame e Media
51. 5 layers 36 Modify menu 51 Blog element 54 Blog Post element 55 Drag Drop element 53 Feedback element 52 Fill Blank element 53 Google Chart element 55 Hot Popup element 54 Hot Spots element 53 Link element 51 List element 51 Media Player element 54 Multiple Choice element 53 Survey element 54 Survey Item element 54 Table Cell element 51 Table element 51 Test Feedback element 52 Universal Search element 55 Widget Container element 55 Multiple Choice element 122 Answer element 123 Question element 123 Narration adding tutorial 10 Closed Captioning element 143 Closed Captioning On Off element 143 Narration On Off element 142 Navigation Button element 111 Navigation elements 110 Navigation Link element 112 Navigation Locator element 115 New in Composica 5 0 2 One Level Menu element 119 Current Marker element 121 Derived Chapter element 121 Dervied Page element 121 Done Marker element 121 Menu Block element 121 Menu Chapter element 121 Menu Container element 121 Menu Page element 121 Started Marker element 121 Other elements 135 p Pages 25 adding 27 adding tutorial 5 properties 29 Point Click element 123 Popup Button element 112 Pop ups 26 PowerPoint importing 33 Progress Bar element 114 Percent Done element 114 Percent Not Done element 114 Project creation 16 Blank project 17 Duplicate of an existing project 17 Instructional design based project 18 Styled project 17 tutorial 4 Project managemen
52. A blog element can be configured to display the remote RSS Atom feed of any other blog or other RSS Atom based service by simply pasting the external RSS address in the lt External Feed gt property under the Settings tab available when the blog element is selected The feed is presented using the full set of features available to regular blog elements Comments Comments can be combined with any other Composica element so learners can add their input about a specific piece of content the subject matter of the course or the course itself A project can include any number of comment elements that can be customized and configured Comments are inserted from the Insert gt Social Media menu The Comments element consists of placeholders In the published course these placeholders will reflect the thread of learner s comments Edit the look and feel of the these sub elements to customize the visual aspects of the comments The lt Approval Required gt and lt Login Required gt properties of the Add Comment sub element can be used to set the requirements for posting a new comment Selecting the Add Comment element toggles the New Comment form which can also be customized Rating SCORM supported Rating elements can be combined with any other Composica element so that learners are able to rate the content in the document level or the course level A document can include any number of rating elements that can be customized and configured
53. A collapsible elements tree shows all elements on the document in a hierarchical format making it a breeze to find and select elements as well as temporarily hide elements to make complex pages less cluttered in design mode Elements are easy to identify in the tree by their content source or the new lt Name gt property To read more about what s new in Composica 5 0 see the detailed release notes O 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started Part Getting Started 4 This quick start tutorial illustrates the basic usage of Composica and should bring you up to speed on its elementary features Following through this chapter you will learn everything you need to know to create a basic project and publish it This tutorial only covers the essentials of each step to help you quickly grasp the basics of Composica If you prefer an in depth view see Using Composica Starting Composica Creating a project Adding chapters and pages Designing a document Editing and formatting text Adding general elements Adding activities Adding media Adding mashups Adding narration Adding social media Sequencing and effects Adding tests and games Previewing the project e Publishing 2 1 Starting Composica Start Composica by entering its URL in your web browser If you don t know the URL ask your system administrator Preparing for the first login Popup blockers can prevent Composica from starting properly In addition recent changes in I
54. Align lt Fill Image gt to the center of the element vertically bottom Align lt Fill Image gt to the bottom of the element Padding and Margin Padding Unit Padding of the element between its edges and its contents Margin Unit Margin of the element from the content surrounding it Overflow and Scroll Vertical Overflow Select visible Content exceeding the height of the element is not clipped and a vertical scroll bar is not added scroll A vertical scroll bar is added and content exceeding the height of the element is clipped hidden Content exceeding the height of the element is clipped and a vertical scroll bar is not added auto Content exceeding the height of the element is clipped and a vertical scroll bar is added when necessary Horizontal Overflow Select visible Content exceeding the width of the element is not clipped and a horizontal scroll bar is not added scroll A horizontal scroll bar is added and content exceeding the width of the element is clipped hidden Content exceeding the width of the element is clipped and a horizontal scroll bar is not added auto Content exceeding the width of the element is clipped and a horizontal scroll bar is added when necessary Visibility and Z Order Visibility Select inherit Element inherits its visibility from it s parent element visible Element is visible hidden Element is invisible Z Index Number A number indicating the eleme
55. Composica os Social e Learning Authoring e Composica Composica is a robust e Learning authoring system that brings new meaning to the term team work With its powerful web based WYSIWYG authoring environment no programming is needed to create amazing interactive e learning content Authors designers subject matter experts and reviewers collaborate using a sophisticated groupware authoring environment with tasks management and page level lock out control granting live overview of progress throughout the development process Its combination of reusable learning objects and improved collaboration between team members significantly shortens development time Composica 2010 Composica Ltd All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may acc
56. Composica Ltd 29 Composica The mouse cursor will show a plus icon signifying that the document will be copied Cut and Paste As an alternative documents can be moved into or after other items using the Cut and Paste functions which are less mouse oriented Cut the document you want to move by either using the Edit gt Cut menu item or pressing the Cut toolbar button To copy a document without moving the original use the Edit gt Copy menu item or the Copy toolbar button a To move it after another item a Select the item you want to move it after Paste by either using the Edit gt Paste After menu item or pressing the Paste After toolbar button a To move it into another item Select the item you want to move it into Paste by either using the Edit gt Paste Inside menu item or pressing the Paste Inside toolbar button 3 2 2 3 Removing documents Documents can be removed at any time Removing a document will delete its contents and its properties and cannot be undone To remove a document select it and either use the Edit gt Remove menu item press the Remove toolbar button After confirming the removal the document will be removed from the system and removed from the tree Any removed content cannot be recovered Removing an item requires the Project Manager to immediately save any additional changes done before the removal 3 2 2 4 Document properties Each document has
57. Initiates the tree with two levels of chapters in expanded state and the rest in collapsed state all Show any type of documents pages Show only page documents chapters Show only chapter documents Automatically expand the menu to show the current page Automatically scroll the menu to show the current page When off empty chapters are hidden from the menu When on documents which have not yet been visited are hidden from the menu When on chapters can be collapsed to hide the documents underneath them When on expanding a chapter collapses all its sibling chapters When on the menu is for display purposes only and cannot be used for navigation Defines whether the current marker is shown Defines whether the done marker is shown Defines whether the started marker is shown all parents Mark all parents of the current page as the current chapter highest parent Mark only the highest parent of the current page as the current chapter 121 Composica 5 9 nearest parent Mark only the nearest parent of the current page as the current chapter Menu Chapter Each chapter of the root level s outline is represented by a menu chapter element Customizing the visual appearance of one menu chapter element will alter the visual appearance of all menu chapter elements throughout the menu When lt Collapsible gt is true and the chapter contains other documents pressing the menu chapter element colla
58. Manager aiii o 143 SL EE 145 Master PlUMDEP cid A id 146 Space BUDA iio 147 else CEET 148 RESCUE MISSION A A AE EEEE ERAAN 149 Game SHOW rc id 150 Part VI Troubleshooting 152 1 Composica does start NNN NEEN d event 152 2 Spell checker Can t TUN A A ALA aa 152 Index 153 O 2010 Composica Ltd New in Composica 5 0 Part New in Composica 5 0 2 Composica 5 0 is focused on high productivity and makes it incredibly easy to get started with authoring and reach advanced levels in a very short time The new version touches on nearly every aspect of course development adding new authoring features streamlining existing features and expanding on the variety offered to learners Dashboards Dashboards have been overhauled and include a large friendly menu with the most common available options a searchable projects tree or an outline tree depending on context and a new version of the dashboard widgets which can now contain a lot more information in an easier to read format Tasks can be accessed via a tab in the dashboard enabling quick search and report capabilities User Interface Faster application loading course previewing and overall better experience Smoother menus toolbars and a new color scheme Important elements from the Insert menu now also have presence in toolbars including Text Media Player Shapes and Navigation Style rules can be assigned and created directly from the Format toolbar Elements Tree
59. Media Used for answer bullets marked as wrong Style Rules Answer Normal Style Rule Used for an answer in its normal state Answer Over Style Rule Used for an answer when the mouse is over it Answer Pressed Style Rule Used for an answer when its selected Answer Right Style Rule Used for an answer which is marked as correct Answer Wrong Style Rule Used for an answer which is marked as wrong Settings Behavior Shuffle Answers Select When on randomizes the order of answers Immediate Check Select When on the answer is checked immediately 2010 Composica Ltd 123 Composica when an answer is selected and the check answer button is hidden Limit Answer Count Select When on limits the amount of possible answers to the number of correct answers Misc Description Text Description of the activity to be sent to the LMS along with the result Point Click Insert question here Correct poa tai aver inane ans eg Incorrect Partial II Point click activities are modified multiple choice activities with lt Immediate Check gt set to true by default Point click activities can be used for quickly creating questions where one answer out of several options should be pressed for a correct answer To insert a point click activity use the Insert gt Point Click menu item Question A question of the multiple choice activity is a generic element A multiple choice activity can only have one question and it should not
60. Rating elements are inserted from the Insert gt Social Media menu In the published course the average rating of all previous votes will be displayed To alter this behavior use the rating element s lt Accumulate Votes gt property The lt Star Count gt property controls the rating range of a specific element Different images can be set for the different states of the rating sub elements on off and edit Select any of the three star types and change its image using the lt Source gt property Learner authentication Different social media elements can optionally require learners to be authenticated to the system The authentication can be set to use LMS or Windows authentication alternatively custom authentication can be chosen A Sign In element can be inserted to the project from the Insert gt Social Media menu to allow the learner to log in using custom authentication O 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started 12 2 4 8 Sequencing and effects Sequencing elements can enrich the document and help learners digest information better as the document gradually builds Sequencing can be combined with effects and narration to enhance the overall experience Adding a sequence a Select all the elements that should be sequenced use Shift Click for multiple selection and use the Tools gt Sequence Manager menu item or press the Sequencing toolbar button This will open the Sequence Manager dialog allowing you to configure the o
61. Removes the current row Removes the current column Adds a row at the top of the table Adds a column at the left of the table Adds a row below the current cell Adds a column after the current cell Removes the current row Removes the current column Merges the current row with the one below it 2010 Composica Ltd Merge Cells Split Row Split Cell Test Feedback Add Test Summary Add Test Sections Summary Add Test Details Add Custom Feedback Add Test Results Add Passed Feedback Add Failed Feedback Add Review Button Add Retake Button Feedback Move Up Move Down Add Custom Feedback Add Range Feedback Add Right Feedback Add Wrong Feedback Add Partial Feedback Add Final Feedback Add Close Button Add Try Again Button 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 52 Merges the current cell with the one after it Splits the current cell horizontally Splits the current cell vertically Adds a test summary item showing information about the entire test Adds a sections summary item listing information about each section Adds a test details item showing the result of each question Adds a custom test feedback item showing custom feedback on a certain pre set condition Adds a test results item showing the title and final score of the test Adds a test passed item showing the passing score Only shown when test is passed Adds a test failed it
62. Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Post Removal Remove By Select author only Only the original author of the post can remove it logged in Any authenticated user can remove the post anyone Anyone can remove the post Post Form Allows learners to add new posts and edit existing ones The post form element consists of a notice element several text fields a rich text element for the post text and a submit button None of the fields are required and any of them can be removed by selecting them and using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Post Notice Providing the learner with notices regarding the posting process the notice is only visible in run time when such information is present The textual content of these notices can be edited and localized via lt Items gt Settings Notice Items String List Notices which can be displayed to the learner when trying to add or edit a post Subscribe Link Provides the learners with an RSS Atom feed link which allows them to subscribe to the feed with their preferred feed reader and keep track of the blog from outside of Composica Although the subscription link is a regular link element it has special run time functionality and its lt URL gt and lt Window Name gt properties should be left blank Recent Posts Displays a summarized list of the recent blog posts To insert a recent posts widget use the Modify gt Add Recent Post
63. S Notification PENS When publishing as a SCORM 1 2 or SCORM 2004 content package the PENS option is available When activated the course is deployed to the LMS using the PENS protocol For the values to enter in the address user and password fields please refer to the user manual of your LMS product Customize URL When publishing to the web server a custom URL path can be chosen to which the course will be published By default the path is made up of the project s name and the selected view if any PDF Document When publishing to a PDF document several options are available which control the look of the result PDF Convert to greyscale When checked the entire course is stripped of colors and shown in shades of grey Strip images media and shapes When checked all images media files and shapes are stripped from the course Strip text and border colors When checked all text and element borders are stripped of color and are shown in black Strip fill images and colors When checked all fill images and fill colors are stripped and are shown as transparent Show activities in their correct state When checked all interactive activities are shown as if they were answered correctly rather than showing in their initial unanswered state Master Layer Allows overriding the master layer for the entire course When set to Inherit the predefined master layer settings are maintained When set to Non
64. Test Inside Add Test Section After Add Test Section Inside Design Document Cut Copy Paste After Paste Inside Remove Import After Import Inside Import PowerPoint After Import PowerPoint Inside Add System Style Run time Properties Manage Views Manage Tasks Task Reports WK D d NRE el amp E 69 Composica Adds a test inside the selected document Adds a test section after the selected document Adds a test section inside the selected document Closes the Project Manager and opens the selected document for edit Copies the selected document to the clipboard and removes it from the tree Copies the selected document to the clipboard Pastes the document from clipboard after the selected document Pastes the document from clipboard inside the selected document Removes the selected document Opens the Import dialog allowing you to import documents from other projects after the selected document Opens the Import dialog allowing you to import documents from other projects inside the selected document Opens the Import PowerPoint Presentation dialog allowing you to import a PowerPoint presentation after the selected document Opens the Import PowerPoint Presentation dialog allowing you to import a PowerPoint presentation inside the selected document Opens the Add System Style dialog allowing you to select one of the system styles list
65. To add a widget select the Widgets folder in the tree and either use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar button To add a widget after an existing one select that widget and either a use the Edit gt Add Page After menu item press the Add Page After Selection toolbar button Y Standalones To add a standalone select the Standalones folder in the tree and either use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item a press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar button To add a standalone after an existing one select that standalone and either use the Edit gt Add Page After menu item a press the Add Page After Selection toolbar button 3 2 2 2 Organizing documents The order and hierarchy of outline items is never final and documents can be reordered and reorganized at any time Documents in the resources tree cannot be moved as each document is of a specific type Dragging Reorganizing can most simply be achieved by dragging documents and dropping them in the desired location While dragging a semi transparent clone of the document shows where the dragged item will be dropped Dragging will only allow moving documents to a valid location For example only test sections are allowed to be dragged into a test and only pages can be dragged into test sections To create a copy of the dragged document rather than move it hold down the Ctrl key while dragging O 2010
66. To convert existing text to a list select one or more lines of text and use the Insert gt List menu item or press the Insert List toolbar button To add an empty list use the Insert gt List menu item or press the Insert List toolbar button without any selection To convert a list back to lines of text select it and use the Modify gt Toggle List menu item To add a list item to a list select it and use the Modify gt Add List Item menu item Style List List Style Type Select The marker type to appear next to each list item List Style Image Text List Style Position Select outside Marker is placed outside the text and wrapped text is aligned after the marker inside Marker is placed inside the text and wrapped text is aligned under the marker List Item Each list item of the list is a list item element To indent a list item select it and use the Modify gt Indent List Item menu item To outdent a list item select it and use the Modify gt Outdent List Item menu item Table Tables are used to represent tabular data in a document To insert a table element use the Insert gt Table menu item or press the Insert Table toolbar button For table manipulation see the Modify gt Table menu items the Modify gt Table Cell menu items and the Table toolbar Style Table 2010 Composica Ltd s9 Composica Outline Depth Number Cell Spacing Number Cell Padding Number Border Collapse Select Table Lay
67. a penalty row is added A successful hit resets the counter A value of O disables penalty rows Appearance Galaxy Select The visual appearance of the stars Star Sprites Select The number of different star sprites to use a lower number will imply an easier game Stars per Row Number The number of stars per each row Rows Number The number of rows of stars Show Background Select When off the default background is hidden and the visual appearance of the game can be customized Sound Effects Explode Media Audio file to play when a cluster explodes Fire Media Audio file to play when a star is fired 5 11 3High Hops The player guides a frog from the left bank of the pond to the right by hopping from one lily pad to the next The player clicks on a lily pad to hop to and needs to answer a question correctly to remain on the chosen lily pad Game attributes ev Win The player wins by reaching the right bank It s possible for a player to win the game but still fail the test Lose The player loses when time runs out questions run out or lily pads run out It s possible for a player to lose the game but still pass the test e Playability Basic strategy skills required to play the game Test score Questions that the player did not reach before the game ended will not be counted as part of the test Special features The game can be played by two groups people playing against each other O 2010 Composica Ltd
68. additional level of embedding For inline elements implicit reordering works across element boundaries embed Element opens an additional level of embedding Reordering is implicit inside the element bidi override Same as the embed but this value overrides the implicit bidirectional algorithm Writing Mode Select Ir tb Text flows horizontally from left to right top to bottom Used in Roman based typography tb rl Text flows vertically from top to bottom right to left Non wide cell glyphs are rotated 90 degrees clockwise Used in East Asian typography 2010 Composica Ltd s Composica 5 2 2 Layout Basic Size and Position Width Height Top Left Bottom Right Position Fill Color Image Borders Style Width Color Normal Fill Repeat Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Select Color Media Select Unit Color Select Width of the element Height of the element Offset from the top according to lt Position gt Offset from the left according to lt Position gt Offset from the bottom according to lt Position gt Offset from the right according to lt Position gt static Element has no special position it follows the flow of its parent s content absolute Element is positioned relatively to its parent element relative Element is positioned relatively to its position in the flow of its parent s content Color to use as the backgro
69. ady for user interaction Project Shows the name of the active project O 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Document Shows the name of the active document The left and right pointing arrows allow moving to the next and previous documents Element Shows the name of the currently selected element Upload Shows an icon when an upload is in progress and the upload progress popup has been closed Press the icon to show the upload progress popup Group Lock Shows a lock icon when the currently selected item is grouped Tags Shows an icon when the current document has tags associated with it Put the mouse over the icon to see the tags and press it to edit or assign new tags Chat Provides quick access to the chat interface The icon will flash when there s incoming chat activity To open the chat press on the icon Tasks Shows an icon when the current document has open tasks Put the mouse over the icon to see task information and press it to open the Related Tasks dialog Mode Shows the current editing mode Design or HTML 4 11 Keyboard shortcuts Most frequently used operations in Composica have keyboard shortcuts To see an updated list of shortcuts use the Help gt Keyboard Map menu item Document New Ctri N Open Ctrl O Save CtrI S Preview Document F9 Close Alt X Project Manage Project F4 Preview Project F8 Open Project CtrlI Alt 0 Edit Undo Ctri Z Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X O 2
70. al blog Hide from Search Engines Select When on the blog is hidden from search engine spiders and is not indexed Misc Date Format Select Date format to use when showing post dates where yyyy signifies year mm signifies month dd signifies day of the month hh signifies hours nn signifies minutes and ss signifies seconds Comments The comments element is a special case of a blog slimmed down and simplified for allowing learners to quickly add comments on a document It consists of several post elements and an add post button element To insert a comments element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Comments menu item Blog Navigation Provides controls for navigation through the blog Consists of two sub elements for moving back and forward through the posts When viewing a single post the labels of these sub elements will be replaced with the titles of the next and previous posts O 2010 Composica Ltd 103 Composica Settings Blog Posts per Page Number Number of posts to show in each page of the summary or all to show all posts in one page Post Displays a single blog post In run time the post element is duplicated for each post displayed and filled in with information and content from the post A post consists of several variables for displaying this information a post ellipsis element and a permalink A rating element can be added to a post to allow learner s to rate any of the posts using the Modify gt
71. and can be fitted to many uses Box ev Text Elements Link a List a Table ev Frame 5 3 1 Box Box elements are generic elements with no specific purpose A box can contain any content or elements and can be used for laying out text or as a design building block To insert a box element use the Insert gt Box menu item or press the Insert Box toolbar button Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Link Link To Text A URL to open when pressing the box Window Name Text The name of the window to open the lt Link To gt URL in If no window name is given the URL 2010 Composica Ltd Composica will be opened in a new window Only relevant when a URL is set 5 3 2 Text Elements Text elements are generic elements and their visual appearance is defined by the document s style Each text element type can be customized by creating a style rule for that element To learn more see style rules To insert a text element use one of the Insert gt Text Elements menu items or the Text Elements toolbar button Text Header 1 Large header Header 2 Medium header Header 3 Small header Subscript Superscript Footer 1 Large footer Footer 2 Small footer Instructions Comment Quote Horizontal Separator a Vertical Separator Marquee Marquee Marquees are special text elements used to create scrolling text and
72. aves click The hot popup is shown hidden each time the hot spot is pressed timer The hot popup is shown hidden on a timer according to lt Timer Show Interval gt and lt Timer Hide Interval gt When on the hot popup is shown hidden each time the defined lt Hot Event gt is triggered When off the hot popup is never hidden When on hides all other popups when being shown When on hides the hot spot after being triggered for the first time When lt Hot Event gt is timer the interval before showing the hot popup When lt Hot Event gt is timer the interval before hiding the hot popup after showing it The index of the hot spot linking it to one or more corresponding hot popups A hot popup is a generic element available for edit when the hot spot associated with it is selected see also Modify gt Design Time View To remove a hot popup simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Settings Behavior Hide Event Initial State Hot Popup Index Navigation Style Rule Select Select Number Used when the mouse is over the hot popup The event upon which to hide the hot popup additionally to the behavior implied by lt Hot Event gt none No hiding click Hide the hot popup when it is clicked mouseenter Hide the hot popup when the mouse goes over it mouseleave Hide the hot popup when the mouse
73. blank item elements a check answer button and a feedback element Fill blank activities allow providing one or more writeable or selectable blanks which needs to filled correctly to complete the activity To insert a fill blank activity use the Insert gt Fill Blank menu item or the Insert Fill Blank toolbar button Settings Behavior Shuffle Options Select When on randomizes the order of the options of selectable blanks Misc Description Text Description of the activity to be sent to the LMS along with the result Question The question element of the Fill Blank activity consists of the question along with the blanks of the activity A fill blank activity can only contain one question but a question can contain any number of blanks The question element should generally not be removed To add the question element in case of a removal use the Modify gt Add Question menu item Fill Blank Item Blanks are inline to the question which means they are embedded along with the text of the question to easily maintain the flow of the text To add an inline blank to the question you must first enter the question s content editing mode To remove a blank simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key A blank can be of two types a writeable blanks and a selectable blanks Settings Fill Blank Item Case Sensitive Select When on the entered answer must have the exact same case as the prov
74. ble document format Zip File Generates a compressed zip package which can be saved and later deployed anywhere Executable Application Publishes the course as a standalone executable application which can be executed on Windows platforms Installation Package Creates an installation package for installing a standalone version of the course on the desired Windows platforms View Allows publishing only a limited view of the project which can include only a part of the project s outline tree and can also have customized run time properties To publish a specific view select the view To edit a view or create new views press the Manage Views icon Read more about views 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 38 Publish options The available options in the publish dialog depend on the selected publish format Basic Student Tracking While deploying to a SCORM supporting LMS is the recommended manner to track student s performance on the course Composica provides with a very simplistic alternative for non LMS configurations When basic student tracking is activated a password is set to access the tracking results In the published course a link is available on the introduction page which after entering the password leads to a spreadsheet of the recorded data Whenever possible it s recommended to seek out an LMS alternative to basic student tracking which provides much deeper and richer information tracking LM
75. ble using the Document gt Find by Tags menu item or the Find Document button in the Quick Start panel Many dialogs give the option to search for projects and or documents according to tags including the Select Project dialog and the Import dialog 3 2 7 Views 3 3 Views allow creating different published configurations of the project with varying contents and different run time behavior Each view can define which parts of the outline tree participate in it and can override any of the run time properties allowing to create different configurations of the same project for different needs Managing views To open the views manager in the Project Manager use the Project gt Manage Views menu item or the Manage Views toolbar button or select the project root in the tree and press the Manage Views button In the views manager views can be added removed renamed their trees can be defined and their run time properties edited To add a view press the Add toolbar button and set the new view s name To remove a view select it and press the Remove toolbar button or the Del key To rename a view select it and press the Rename toolbar button or the F2 key and set the new name To select which documents participate in the view select the view and using the project tree on the left check the documents you want to be part of the published course Unchecked documents will not appear in the course won t be part of the nav
76. cording to their types Images Animations Movies Sounds and Misc To insert a media file double click on it and it will be inserted to the active document Elements tree The collapsible elements tree shows all the elements in the document in a hierarchical format making it easier to understand the structure of the documents to find elements in it and to keep control of the document Elements can be selected by pressing them in the tree and multiple elements can be selected by holding down the Shift or Ctrl keys The show hide eye icon can be used to temporarily hide elements to make complex documents less cluttered and more manageable without affecting the actual document The context menu can also be used by right clicking elements in the tree Some relatively positioned elements can be rearranged by dragging them around in the tree feedback sub elements test feedback sub elements survey items and blog widgets Additional options related to the elements tree are available from the View gt Elements Tree menu The entire tree can be expanded collapsed using the View gt Elements Tree gt Expand Alland the View gt Elements Tree gt Collapse All menu items All elements in the document can be shown hidden using the View gt Elements Tree gt Show All and the View gt Elements Tree gt Hide All menu items When the View gt Elements Tree gt Auto Collapse Tree option is checked the tree is automatically collaps
77. ct press Next to move on to the next step 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 Create a new project The second step of the wizard gives the choice of selecting one of the following options Blank project Styled project Duplicate of an existing project Instructional design based project Blank project Choosing to create a blank project is the quickest way to create a new project There are no further steps for creating the project besides confirming the selection Create the project Once confirmed a new project will be created and the Project Manager will be automatically opened to allow configuration of the project The new project is created with all the default properties and no style settings To start configuring the project see Managing a project Styled project The styled project is the most standard way to create a new project It allows you to create a project based on an existing system style giving your project a basic theme Choose a style A style is the general theme a project has A style affects the default visual appearance of each document in your project The styles tree consists of several styles each consisting of several master layers Selecting one of the master layers in each style will show a preview of that style Even though a style is configured for an entire project each document in the project can override its style and master layer settings See document prope
78. d 99 Composica Modify gt Add Blog Home Button menu item Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Add Post Button Adds a new post To insert an add post button use the Modify gt Add Add Post Button menu item When the add post button is selected the post form is revealed allowing to edit and customize it Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Blog Requirements Login Required Select When on only learners which are authenticated can add new posts Approval Required Select When on new posts or edited posts don t show up in the blog until they are approved by a moderator Edit Post Button Edits the current post To insert an edit post button use the Modify gt Add Edit Post Button menu item When the edit post button is selected the post form is revealed allowing to edit and customize it Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Post Editing Edit By Select author only Only the original author of the post can edit it logged in Any authenticated user can edit the post anyone Anyone can edit the post Remove Post Button Removes the current post To insert a remove post button use the Modify gt Add Remove Post Button menu item Style 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 100 Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style
79. d data of the course For the social media elements to function properly the learner must have access to the social media engine from the location where the course is taken This means that for a specific course it might be required to have a social media engine at a different location Engine URL System Default Uses the engine URL set as default by the system administrator This normally ev Custom When selected shows an input allowing to enter a URL points to the social engine installed with the Composica installation A stand alone installation of the social media engine is available and will be given upon request 3 2 1 1 4 SCORM Window Settings Sodal Media SCORM Create SCOs at hierarchy level 0 imosciant notes Mark course as completed when the user Passes al participating tests and visits all pages Mark course as passed when the user Passes all participating tests Mark lesson status as Passed falled when tests exist completed incomplete othervse Mark course as passed completed when the user Passes all participating tests or if no tests exist visits all pages SCORM tab of the run time properties dialog contains settings controlling the behavior of SCORM communications with the LMS SCO Level Determines the hierarchy level at which documents are packaged into SCOs A level of zero means the entire course is packaged as a single SCO which is the recommended mode of usage Setting the level
80. d tree selects the equivalent item in the project tree The tags pane can be expanded and collapsed according to need by resizing it or collapsed completely using the 2010 Composica Ltd Composica X button on the upper right corner of the tagged tree 4 7 1 Properties The properties section allows you to view and change the properties available for the selected item in the tree Each item may have different properties available Read more about specific project properties and document properties Menu Project Run time Properties Manage Views Edit Metadata Add System Style Save Project Assign Groups Outline Report Remove Project Close Edit Design Document Preview Document Add Page After Add Page Inside Add Chapter After Add Chapter Inside Add Test After Add Test Inside 6 8 6 y E P y Opens the Run time Properties dialog allowing you to customize the appearance and behavior of the course in run time Opens the views management dialog allowing you to create and manage the project s views Opens the Metadata Editor dialog allowing you to configure various project metadata Opens the Add System Style dialog allowing you to select one of the system styles listed so it will be available to the project and can be assigned to any of the documents Saves the current state of the project Opens the Groups dialog allowing you to assign groups of u
81. dds a drag item to the group of the selected item Adds a drop area to the group of the selected item Adds a dummy drag item which isn t taken into consideration in the score calculation for the activity Adds a dummy drop area which isn t taken into consideration in the score calculation for the activity Adds a hint element Adds a writable blank which can be filled by the viewer Adds a selectable blank with options the viewer can choose from Adds an option to the selected blank Adds a range option to the selected blank Adds a mask wildcard option to the selected blank Adds a hint element Sets how hot popups are shown in design time Show Contextual Popups Only shows hot popups when they are in context when their related hot spot is actively selected Show All Popups Shows all hot popups at all times Adds an additional hot spot pair of hot spot and hot popup 2010 Composica Ltd Add Hot Spot To Pair Add Hot Popup To Pair Hot Popup Add Hot Popup Close Button Survey Add Rating Item Add Open Text Item Add Send Button Add Final Message Survey Item Move Item Up Move Item Down Media Player Add Stage Add Controls Add Play Button Add Progress Slider Add Status Add Volume Slider Add Mute Add Separator Blog Add Blog Home Button 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 54 Adds a hot spot to the group of the selected item Adds a hot popup to the gr
82. dge Multiple choice questions A multiple choice activity allows to quiz viewers about a certain topic and provide them with instant feedback To add a multiple choice activity use the Insert gt Multiple Choice menu item or press the Insert Multiple Choice toolbar button The multiple choice question will be added to your document with its default basic layout A multiple choice question consists of a question several answers a check answer button and feedback You can format any of these elements and change their content For information on editing their content see Editing an element s content 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started s There are three simple steps to make the multiple choice question functional 1 Change the question s text 2 Change each answer s text 3 Set the correct answer This is done by selecting the correct answer selecting the Settings tab in the Properties pane and setting the value of lt Correct gt to true The multiple choice question is now ready and functional There are many more options and possibilities for customizing and personalizing the activity For more information see Activities Multiple Choice The sub elements which comprise the activity elements are often necessary for the activities to function properly Avoid removing such sub elements unless advised to do so 2 4 4 Adding media Media elements are often used to enrich documents Composica features an intuitiv
83. dialog The context menu appears when right clicking on elements or on the document The context menu allows for quick access to different options which are also available via the main menu The options in the context menu are context sensitive and only the relevant ones show according to the current selection Select Ancestor Select Insert Modify Format Shows a list of all ancestors of the selected element allowing to select them Gives options to select elements relative to the selected element such as the parent sibling child and all See Edit gt Select A clone of the Insert menu A clone of the Modify menu A clone of the Format menu 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface ss Layout A clone of the Layout menu Lock Group A Locks an element so you can no longer edit its content and children or locks several elements together in a group Unlock Group of Unlocks a previously locked element or group Hide Element 4 Temporarily hides an element for the purpose of designing only Hiding doesn t affect the actual document and is only effective while editing Show Element Shows a previously hidden element Cut lo Copies the current selection to the clipboard and removes it from the document Copy E Copies the current selection to the clipboard Paste F Pastes the contents of the clipboard along with formatting and styles at the caret s position Allows you to copy content and elemen
84. dius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded The radius of the inner points The number of spokes in the star Minimum of 2 The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded Rectangle callout shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number Callout Orientation Select Tail Style Number Oval Callout The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded The direction of the callout tail Either bottom left bottom right top right or top left One of several 1 4 types of tails Rectangle callout shapes have additional properties 2010 Composica Ltd os Composica Style Callout Orientation Select Tail Style Number Line and Arrow Line and arrow shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number Arrows Arrow Head Select Head Shape Number Head Size Number Body Size Number Diamond Diamond shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number Trapezoid Trapezoid shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number Base Size Number Parallelogram Parallelogram shapes have additional properties The direction of the callout tail Either bottom left bottom right top right or top left One of several 1 12 types of tails The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded head Show an ar
85. document type and tree position for the new document Open Document Opens the Select Document dialog allowing to choose a document to be opened for design Manage Opens the Project Manager Preview Shows a quick preview of the entire project Publish Opens the Publish dialog Import Export Opens the Import Export dialog allowing to import an existing project to the system or export the current project New Project Opens the project creation wizard allowing to create a new project Find Document Opens the Find Documents by Tags dialog allowing to find documents by tags across all projects in the system Widgets The following widgets are available News Tasks Team Members e Modified Projects e Modified Documents a Recent Blog Posts 2010 Composica Ltd a Composica Recent Blog Comments ev RSS Feeds Saved Chats a Recent Publications ev Links a My Notes News Provides a place to post global notes and administrative messages These are displayed to all the users in the environment and are not attached to any specific project Administrators can add new posts and edit existing ones Tasks Composica provides a comprehensive Tasks Management mechanism including task assignment task priority tags task comments task mail notification audit trails and more The Project Dashboard displays tasks from the current project and the Composica Dashboard displays tasks from all
86. e no master layer is shown Dynamic Layer Allows overriding the dynamic layer for the entire course When set to Inherit the predefined dynamic layer settings are maintained When set to None no dynamic layer is shown Compression When publishing to an executable application the compression of the executable can be chosen which is a balance between the result file size and the time it takes to open when executing 3 4 1 Multi SCO considerations In Multi SCO mode set in the SCORM run time properties each page is packaged into a separate SCO as opposed to the whole course being maintained in a single SCO Why should Multi SCO be generally avoided Choosing to publish as Multi SCO presents the following limitations in the course because of the very nature of how this feature works in LMSs e Many navigation elements will not work as expected Because an SCO cannot directly link to another SCO in SCORM navigation buttons to other pages will not be able to function 2010 Composica Ltd 39 Composica 3 5 3 5 1 ev menus will not work properly and a branching will not be achievable Because each document will become a single SCO independent of the others breadcrumbs will not show the entire hierarchy and the progress bar element will not work properly In summary most of the Insert gt Navigation menu will not be of any use ev The course wrapper will be stripped out resulting in slo
87. e sl Opens the Import dialog allowing you to import documents from other projects inside the selected document Import PowerPoint After Opens the Import PowerPoint Presentation dialog allowing you to import a PowerPoint presentation after the selected document Import PowerPoint Inside Opens the Import PowerPoint Presentation dialog allowing you to import a PowerPoint presentation inside the selected document Import Style Rules Opens the Import Style Rules dialog allowing you to import class and element type style rules from a different project Tasks Manage Tasks Opens the Related Tasks dialog allowing you add and manage tasks for the selected document Task Reports Q Opens task reports for the selected document and its descendants listing and summarizing the tasks 4 7 2 Toolbar RH a Ba Oe weie el A DD e K 3 3 el ei ElRun tmePropertes I Manage Views Q Save Project Saves the current state of the project D Design Document Closes the Project Manager and opens the selected document for edit Preview Document Previews the selected document Add Page After Adds a page after the selected document Add Page Inside Adds a page inside the selected document Add Chapter After Adds a chapter after the selected document Add Chapter Inside Adds a chapter inside the selected document Skah De Add Test After Adds a test after the selected document 2010 Composica Ltd Add
88. e The percent done element s contents can not be edited but it s visual appearance can be customized Percent Not Done The percent not done element is the segment of the progress bar showing the relative amount of the course that is yet to be done The percent done element s contents can not be edited but it s visual appearance can be customized 2010 Composica Ltd 115 Composica 5 8 8 Navigation Locator 5 8 9 Navigation locators show the current page number and the total number of pages Navigation locator elements are generic elements consisting of text and two variable elements Page No showing the current page number is a variable element with lt Value gt set to page number Total Pages showing the total count of pages in the course is a variable element with lt Value gt set to total pages The text of the navigation locator can be modified as in any other generic element and variables can be added or removed for customization To insert a navigation locator element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Navigation Locator menu item or the Navigation gt Navigation Locator toolbar button Settings Behavior Mode Select project Show global progress in the project current chapter Show local progress in the current chapter Timer 00 00 Timers allow one of several actions to trigger after a specific amount of time has passed since the document has been first viewed Timer elements contai
89. e a tagged tree for quick tag look up and a search box allowing to filter projects by tags or by text A quick snapshot of the selected project is shown to the right along with basic information about it Quick Start Each dashboard provides a Quick Start panel providing quick access buttons to common actions The following buttons are available from the Composica Dashboard Last Project Launches Composica and opens the last accessed project This button is only available if a project has been previously opened New Project Launches Composica and opens the project creation wizard allowing to create a new project Open Project Shows the Select Project dialog allowing to choose a project to launch Import Launches Composica and opens the Import Export dialog allowing to import an existing project to the system Getting Started Launches the Composica help manual to the Getting Started chapter Administration Shows the administration dialog giving access to different administrator functions such as user management global settings and activation This button is only available for users with administrator privileges The following buttons are available from the Project Dashboard Last Document Open the last accessed document in the project This button is only available if a document has been previously opened New Document Creates a new document Shows the Save As dialog to allow choosing a title
90. e Button Shown on every attempt Close Button menu item Style Number Number Select The lower bound of the range of correct answers The higher bound of the range of correct answers On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Hides the feedback element To add a close button use the Modify gt Add 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 134 Behavior Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Retry Button Shown on every incorrect attempt but the last Hides the feedback element an allows for another attempt To add a retry button use the Modify gt Add Try Again Button menu item Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Behavior Reset Question Select When on the question gets reset when the retry button is pressed Fix Button Shown on the last incorrect attempt Fixes the activity to show the correct answers To add a fix button use the Modify gt Add Show Correction Button menu item Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Behavior Hide Feedback Select When on the feedback is hidden when the fix button is pressed Check Button The check button resides outside of the feedback element but is connected to it Validates
91. e Style Rule Used for page elements when they are the current page Done Style Style Rule Used for page elements when the page is done Settings Location Menu Root Select Defines which document will be considered as the root of the menu Any documents higher than the menu root will not be shown as part of the menu project The root of the project current location The current document parent location The parent of the current document mixed The current document if it s a chapter or the parent document otherwise custom A custom document specified by lt Custom Root gt Custom Root Resource The document to consider as the root of the menu Only relevant when lt Menu Root gt is custom Initial Appearance Levels Select The number of levels to show threshold beneath the root level all Show any number of levels Start State Select collapsed Initiates the tree with all chapters in collapsed state expanded Initiates the tree with all chapters in expanded state expand one level Initiates the tree with one level of chapters in expanded state and the rest in collapsed state expand two levels Initiates the tree with two levels of chapters in expanded state and the rest in collapsed state Show Select all Show any type of documents chapters Show only chapter documents Auto Expand Select Automatically expand the menu to show the current page Auto Scroll Select Automatically scroll the men
92. e Win The player wins by exploding all items and or answering all questions see lt Win Condition gt It s possible for a player to win the game but still fail the test Lose The player loses when time runs out questions run out or the items are stacked too low It s possible for a player to lose the game but still pass the test e Playability Intermediate strategy skills required to play the game Test score Questions that the player did not reach before the game ended will not be counted as O 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 148 part of the test To insert a space bubbles game use the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Show menu item or the Game Picker gt Game Show toolbar menu item Alternatively you can use the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Settings Behavior Questions Number The number of questions to attach to stars Win Condition Select clear all questions The game is won when all questions have been cleared clear all stars The game is won when all the stars have been cleared When Wrong Select Upon answering a question incorrectly keep cluster The rest of the cluster doesn t explode along with the question star explode cluster The rest of the cluster explodes leaving only the question star Missed Before Penalty Row Number The number of missed shots shots which don t generate explosions before
93. e media management system and allows you to embed all popular media formats in your documents Uploading media files To quickly upload media files use the Tools gt Upload menu item or press the Upload toolbar button The Upload dialog will open allowing you to select multiple files and upload them to the central media library Uploaded media files are contained along with your project and are available to any developer that has access to your project The files will be uploaded and added to the project s media library They will then be available via the Media Explorer and the Media tree Embedding media files You can now insert the uploaded media files to the project There are several methods of adding media elements to a document 1 Using the Insert menu or the Insert toolbar 2 Using the Media Explorer 3 Using the Media tree The quickest way to add media files is using the Media tree To add a media file 1 Select the Media tab in the Project pane Under the Media tab you ll find the media library tree The tree is divided into two main categories Project which holds the media files uploaded for the currently open project and Public which holds media files available to all projects 2 Open the Project tree The media files of the project are divided according to their type or format 3 Locate the media file you wish to add to the document 4 Double click on the file The media element will be added to the documen
94. e notices can be edited and localized via lt Items gt Settings Notice Items String List Notices which can be displayed to the learner when trying to post a comment Permalink Provides a permanent link to the post or comment in the blog s external version allowing the learner to read the post or comment outside of Composica send the link to other people bookmark the link and more Although the permalink is a regular link element it has special run time functionality and its lt URL gt and lt Window Name gt properties should be left blank 5 6 1 1 Widgets Blog widgets normally contained in the left column of the main blog element provide different functionalities and aggregations of the blog s posts Widgets can be added removed rearranged and customized to the author s preference To add widgets use any of the Modify gt Blog menu items To remove a widget simply remove it by selecting it and using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key To reorganize widgets use the Modify gt Move Widget Up and Modify gt Move Widget Down menu items The following widgets are available Blog Home Button Add Post Button Edit Post Button Remove Post Button ev Subscribe Link a Recent Posts Recent Comments Archive Categories Tag Cloud Top Rated Blog Home Button Returns to the blog start page containing the post summary To insert a blog home button use the 2010 Composica Lt
95. e quality of learning Additional Search Engine elements can be added using the Modify gt Add Search Engine menu item according to need Select each Search Engine sub element and use its lt Search In gt property of the Settings tab to select one of the listed search engines to use You can also set the value to custom and specify a URL for a search engine of your choice The search results can be set to be displayed in an external window default or inside the page using the lt Show Results In gt property under the Settings tab The searched term can also be pre populated by simply typing the term in the Text Field sub element of the search Twitter Tweets The Twitter Tweets element displays an updated twitter feed embedded in the document This can be used to show updates on a topic directly within the relevant document Using the lt Hashtag or Search gt property a query can be set for which tweets should be searched The lt From Twitterer gt and lt To Twitterer gt properties can be used to look up tweets which are authored by or directed to a specific twitter user These can be combined in order to create more specific queries for example searching for tweets containing a specific word coming from a specific user Facebook Like Button The Facebook Like Button element allows learners to express interest in a document and share it with their facebook friends allowing for community interest in the course and a social learning
96. e size position and Master Layer If you ve chosen to customize slide s size position and master layer a sample slide will now be presented which can be scaled and moved around like regular Composica elements On the right you can set the slide s default master layer which will show in the preview box under the slide once you make a selection and also center the slide horizontally and vertically On the bottom right corner of the slide is an info box showing the current size and position of the slide Once you ve finished customizing the slide s size position and master layer press Next to continue Choose the level of image quality Images in slides can be imported in a variety of quality levels to best match the target usage in the slide The higher the level of quality the larger the files If you are not sure use the default settings and just re import if you are not happy with the quality or file size Choose how to handle slide notes and comments Composica can transform PowerPoint notes and comments into tasks on the relevant pages Choose whether you want notes comments or both to be imported as tasks along with the slides You can also 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 34 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 choose to mark the tasks generated by the import as done Once you ve made your choices press Next to continue Finalize the import Finally confirm your selections by pressing Finish to close the wizard and i
97. ects Level Media Audio file to play when the player moves up a level 5 11 5Game Show This is a gameshow type trivia game the player simply answers questions in order to get ahead in the game Game attributes Win The player wins by completing all questions and passing the test a Lose The player loses when time runs out or the test is failed Playability No strategy skills required to play the game Test score Questions that the player did not reach before the game ended will be counted as mistakes in the test Special features The player may use special lifelines including switch the question and fifty fifty When you insert an activity to a game show question page make sure you set the activity size to take only half of the screen as the other half is taken by the game s host To insert a game show game use the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Show menu item or the Game Picker gt Game Show toolbar menu item Alternatively you can use the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Settings Behavior Switch Question Number The number of switch question lifelines made available to the player 50 50 Number The number of 50 50 lifelines reduces the number of answers by 50 made available to the player Appearance Game Host Select The visual appearance of the game host Sound Effects Continue Media Audio file
98. ed so it will be available to the project and can be assigned to any of the documents Opens the Run time Properties dialog allowing you to customize the appearance and behavior of the course in run time Opens the views management dialog allowing you to create and manage the project s views Opens the Related Tasks dialog allowing you add and manage tasks for the selected document Opens task reports for the selected document and its descendants listing and summarizing the tasks 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 70 4 8 Media Explorer Piece Explorer x 2 Upload d Record e d i Meda 5 CT Actions api T per SEN FA Ze YO Es xP Je add Leer png Je alarmdock png Je appication_exit png A x Je archive_extract png estat TE 7 r dl archive_msert_drectory pe pos gl 4 archive pemove png L a fc l cb Je ark _addfie png 2 pE WS Es Je zx Gelee G A Sa Be he a F t GE pm eee e y D ark_extract png a ark ver De KW attach png K bech zeg a battery pag a battery_charging_000 9ng v s 2 PA E i Tags Bre http Actons ark_extract ong Apply Lose The media explorer allows you to manage preview and select media files from the project library the public library or other projects media repository Toolbar The toolbar provides options to upload media to your project record audio refresh the media tree remove uploaded files down
99. ed to only show the selected element When the View gt Elements Tree gt Start as Collapsed option is checked the tree starts off as collapsed This option is only available if auto collapsing is turned off Floating the pane To float the pane either use the View gt Float Properties Pane menu item or drag the pane by its caption from its default position Once floating you can drag the pane around and position it as you wish To dock the pane either toggle the View gt Float Properties Pane menu item off or drag the pane back to its docked position 4 5 Select Project The Select Project dialog lets you choose a project to open from any project in the system you have access to The Select Project dialog can be opened by using the Open Project button in the Quick Start panel of the Composica Dashboard or the Project gt Open Project menu item The Select Project functionality is also available from the Projects tab in the Project Dashboard The projects in the tree are divided by the following for easy access Recent Lists the recently accessed projects Tagged Lists each tag and the projects associated with that tag All Lists all projects divided by Type Either Projects or Templates 2010 Composica Ltd 65 Composica 4 6 Group Lists each user group and the projects associated with that group Owner Lists each user and the projects they own Filter The Look for input at
100. element of the pair and use the Modify gt Add Hot Popup To Pair menu item Style Hot Spots Hide Mode Select effect Use an effect if defined when hiding hot popups plain Hide hot popups without any effects Style Rules Visited Style Style Rule Used once a hot spot has been shown Active Style Style Rule Used while a hot spot is active Settings Behavior Exclusive Popups Select When on only one hot popup of this activity can be active ata time Play Mode Select every time Hot popups are reset to their initial state every time the document is visited first time Hot popups remain in their last shown state when the document is revisited Hot Spot A hot spot is a generic element To remove a hot spot simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Style Hot Spot Opacity Number The opacity level 0 100 of the hot spot Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the hot spot Visited Style Style Rule Used once a hot spot has been shown 2010 Composica Ltd 129 Composica Active Style Settings Behavior Event Toggle Hide All Popups Hide Spot on Event Timer Show Interval Timer Hide Interval Spot Index Hot Popup Style Rule Select Select Select Select Unit Unit Number Used while a hot spot is active mouseover The hot popup is shown when the mouse is over the hot spot and hidden when it le
101. em showing the passing score Only shown when the test is failed Adds a review test item allowing the viewer to review the test Adds a retake test item allowing the viewer to retake the test Moves the selected feedback item up Moves the selected feedback item down Adds a custom feedback item shown when a specified condition is met Adds a range feedback item shown when the number of correct answers is in a specified range Adds a right feedback item shown when the answer is correct Adds a wrong feedback item shown when the answer is incorrect Adds a partial feedback item shown when the answer is partially correct Adds a final feedback item shown after the last attempt Adds a close button hides the feedback Adds a try again button Add Show Correction Button Add Check Button Multiple Choice Add Answer Add Hint Drag Drop Add Drag Drop Pair Add Drag Item To Pair Add Drop Area To Pair Add Dummy Drag Item Add Dummy Drop Area Add Hint Fill Blank Add Writeable Blank Add Selectable Blank Add Option Add Range Option Add Mask Option Add Hint Hot Spots Design Time View Add Hot Spot Pair 53 Composica Adds a show correction button shown after the last attempt Adds a check button if one doesn t already exist Adds an additional answer To remove answers simply remove them Adds a hint element Adds an additional drag drop pair of drag item and drop area A
102. empt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Sections Summary Lists each section of the test and its statistics Settings 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 140 Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the sections summary feedback When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Test Details Lists each question in the test and its score Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the results details feedback When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Appearance Activate Review Links Select When on each of the listed answers can be used to navigate back to their corresponding document Show Correct Answers Select When on lists answers which are marked as correct Show Incorrect Answers Select When on lists answers which are marked as incorrect Show Partial Answers Select When on lists answers which are marked as partial Custom Test Feedback A custom feedback shown on a pre set condition combination Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the test custom feedback
103. en and marked with a wrench icon In order to fix a broken pipe and rotate it the player needs to answer a question correctly If a pipe has not been fixed the question will simply transfer to the next level Once the player believes the pipes are properly aligned the valve can be opened by clicking on it and start the flow of fluid Levels can be loaded from pre made presets using lt Levels Presets gt Levels can be further customized using the level editor which can be opened via lt Levels Designer gt In the level editor levels can either be created from scratch or single levels can be imported from the level presets Game attributes e Win The player wins by completing all questions and passing the test or by completing all levels configurable Lose The player loses when time runs out or the test is failed e Playability Intermediate or advanced strategy skills required to play the game depending on levels Test score Questions that the player did not reach before the game ended will not be counted as part of the test In the Game layer there is a Solve button allowing the player to immediately solve the pipe route This feature is useful if the designer would like to give the player the option to only answer the questions without solving the puzzle This element will appear in run time unless it s manually removed To insert a muster plumber game use the Insert gt Mind Games gt Master Plumber menu item
104. ent or the max rating Description Text Description of the rating to be sent to the LMS along with the score Rating On Represents an active star in the rating Usually contains an image and can be customized to any image or any other content Rating Off Represents a non active star in the rating Usually contains an image and can be customized to any image or any other content Rating Edit Represents an edit star in the rating Usually contains an image and can be customized to any image or any other content 5 6 4 Sign In Sign in allows for custom authentication for social media When authentication mode is set to custom providing a sign in control is required in order to let learners sign up and log in The sign in element is made up of the sign in button and the login form In run time the sign in button shows the login form When the learner is logged in the sign in button is automatically hidden Signing in is global once a learner has signed in he remains logged in for the rest of the course It is recommended to provide a sign in button in any document that contains social media elements or alternatively have on in the master layer To insert a sign in element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Sign In menu item 2010 Composica Ltd 105 Composica 5 7 5 7 1 Login Form Providing the learners with space to enter their username and password the login form also functions as a registration
105. ent of the course Blogs created in Composica are highly configurable and customizable and can be designed to present the information in various ways For of this flexibility blogs consist of a wide variety of sub elements each being open to reconfiguration and redesign Blogs can be divided into two main sections the widgets area normally the left column and the content area Blog widgets are covered separately on this page The main blog consists of a blog navigation element post elements a blog comments element comment post elements and a comment form element To insert a blog element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Blog menu item Settings Blog External Feed Text External RSS Atom feed to use for the blog s content instead of creating an original blog When an external feed is provided the blog operates in read only mode and new posts cannot be made Summary Word Count Number Number of words to show in a post s summary or all to show entire posts in the summary When posts are trimmed they are also stripped O 2010 Composica Ltd Composica of any formatting images and embedded content Footer Notice Text A customizable line of text which is shown at the bottom of the external blog Hide from Search Engines Select When on the blog is hidden from search engine spiders and is not indexed Misc Date Format Select Date format to use when showing post dates where yyyy signifies year mm signifies mon
106. ent text or any other content and its looks can be customized Blog Comments Provides the ability to read and post comments on single posts in the blog In run time comments are only shown when a single post is viewed and not when showing the post summary The comments element consists of several comment post elements and a comment form element Viewing and posting of comments can be prevented by simply removing the comments element using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Comment Post Displays a single comment post In run time the comment post element is duplicated for each comment post displayed and filled in with information and content from the comment A comment post consists of 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 98 several variables for displaying this information and a permlink Comment Form Allows learners to add new comments on a post The comment form element consists of a notice element an author text field a rich text element for the comment text and a submit button Settings Blog Requirements Login Required Select When on only learners which are authenticated can post new comments Approval Required Select When on new comments don t show up in the blog until they are approved by a moderator Comment Notice Providing the learner with notices regarding the comment posting process the notice is only visible in run time when such information is present The textual content of thes
107. ents of the post Index of the post within the list Number of comments on the post Author of the comment Date of the comment s submission Textual contents of the comment Index of the comment within the list 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 138 Blog Recent Posts post title Title of the post post author Author of the post post date Date of the post s submission post index Index of the post within the list Blog Recent Comments post title Title of the post which has been commented on comment author Author of the comment comment date Date of the comment s submission comment text Textual contents of the comment comment index Index of the comment within the list Blog Archive post title Title of the post post author Author of the post post date Date of the post s submission post index Index of the post within the list Blog Categories tag label Label of the tag post count Number of posts associated with the tag Blog Tag Cloud tag label Label of the tag post count Number of posts associated with the tag Blog Top Rated post title Title of the post post author Author of the post post date Date of the post s submission post index Index of the post within the list rating score Average score for the post rating votes Total number of votes for the post Rating rating score Average score rating votes Total number of votes BACKUP 2010 Composica Ltd Values of fi
108. er Media player elements are used to embed video or audio clips in a document To insert a media player element use one of the Insert gt Media Player menu items or the Media Player toolbar button A media player can either be inserted using the current style which generally matches the color theme of the document s style or the default style which is more generic and fits most styles Like any other element the media player can be completely customized after its added to the document To learn more about inserting media elements read about adding media Style Player Controls Select Provides several preset layouts for the player Settings Source Source Media Video or audio file to use as the source for the media element YouTube YouTube A YouTube movie to display in the standard media player Media Auto Start Select When on automatically starts the media when entering the page Volume Number Determines the volume of the audio video element with 100 being full volume and O being muted Mute Select When on the media player starts as muted Window Mode Select windowed Video is opaque overlays all contents in the document opaque Video is opaque but can be overlayed by other elements in the document transparent Video can contain alpha transparency and can be overlayed by other elements in the document Transparency only 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 92 works with certain video types Player
109. er color of the selected element Remembers the last used color iz Sets the border style of the selected element Sets the border width of the selected element F Sets the font family of the selected element text Sets the font size of the selected element text 2010 Composica Ltd 61 Composica Text Align Writing Direction Order Center in Parent Create Style Rule Style Rule 4 2 6 Layout m a E Align Distribute Fit Size DI K a lal Ta E Sets the text alignment of the selected element text Sets the writing direction of the selected element Sets the depths z index of the selected elements Centers the selected element either vertically horizontally or both within its parent element Creates a style rule from the style of the selected element as either a class or an element style rule Provides quick access to apply a style rule to the selected element as an alternative to the lt Style Rule gt property Aligns the selected elements according to the actively selected element either vertically or horizontally Evenly distributes the selected elements either vertically or horizontally according to the two outmost elements Fits the size of all elements to the actively selected element The layout toolbar is only active when multiple elements are selected 4 2 7 Table lial IS a Wi ee LS Add Row Add Column Remove Row Remove Column Merge Rows Merge Cells S
110. er high normal or low Only relevant when lt Marker Show gt is yes Data Point Each point in the chart is described using a data point element Additional data points can be added using the Modify gt Add Data Point menu item Settings Point Label Text Label of the data point Data Number Value of the data point Color Color Color of the data point When left undefined inherits the color of the data set Google Map Chart Google map charts are special cases of the Google chart used to create a map of geographical area The geographical area covered by the map is defined by lt Geographical Area gt Each data point s lt Label gt can be set to a country code or state code to highlight it on the map See Google s list of supported country codes and of supported state codes for the USA 5 8 Navigation Navigation elements are used to provide information about the document in the scope of the entire project and to provide navigation from the document to other documents of the project Project Title Document Title Navigation Button Navigation Link Popup Button Breadcrumbs Progress Bar Navigation Locator Timer Tree Menu Compact Tree Menu One Level Menu 5 8 1 Project Title PROJECT TITLE Project title elements are variable elements with lt Value gt set to project title To insert a project title element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Project Title menu item or the Navigation gt Project Tit
111. erPoint Inside toolbar button after the selected item by either using the Import gt Import PowerPoint After menu item or the Import PowerPoint After toolbar button Using any of these options will open the Import PowerPoint Presentation wizard Select the source presentation The first step is selecting the PowerPoint presentation to use as the source for the import If PowerPoint files are already in the project s library they will be shown in the tree and new ones can be uploaded by pressing the Upload button If no PowerPoint files are in the library Composica will automatically request you to upload one Once you ve uploaded and selected the PowerPoint presentation press Next to continue Choose import mode Choose between importing all slides from the presentation or selected slides Select slides to import If you ve chosen to import selected slides a list of slide thumbnails will now be presented showing every slide of the presentation You can select deselect any of the slides by pressing them or using the selection buttons at the bottom marking them for import Once you ve finished selecting which slides to import press Next to continue Choose slide sizing mode Choose between importing slides at full size which maximizes the size of the slide to fit the size of the document while maintaining proportions or manually customizing the size position and master layer settings for the slides Choose slid
112. erent publishing options Publishing online To publish your work online choose the Web Server option Once processing is complete you will be given the web address of the newly published course You can 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started 14 follow the link to view the published course or use the Copy Address button to copy the URL to your clipboard The course can also be published as a SCORM 1 2 or SCORM 2004 package In this format the system generates a content package which is fully compliant with the standard specification and includes everything needed in order for the course to be immediately integrated with any SCORM supported LMS Publishing offline You can publish offline to several formats such as an executable application an installation package a zip file and a PDF document Choose the desired format and press OK Once the processing is complete a File Download dialog will open allowing you to save the published material to your hard drive You are also presented with a web link to the file in case downloading fails or you wish to pass the link to other users O 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica Part Using Composica 16 This chapter covers the different possibilities of Composica in depth including various tips and notes Wherever possible links are provided to the referential section to provide raw details and facts Creating a project Blank project Styled project Duplicate
113. erlined Can also be set via the Underline toolbar button overline Text has a line over it line through Text has a line going through it left Text is aligned to the left right Text is aligned to the right center Text is centered justify Text is justified Can also be set via the Text Align toolbar button Spacing between letters When on shows text in small capital letters none No text transformation capitalize First letter of each word is capitalized uppercase Text is transformed to uppercase lowercase Text is transformed to lowercase Distance between lines Indentation of the first line of text Autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text none No extra space is added ideograph alpha Extra spacing between runs of ideographic and non ideographic text ideograph numeric Extra spacing between runs of ideographic text and numeric characters ideograph parenthesis Extra spacing between a normal non wide parenthesis and an ideograph ideograph space Extends the width of the space character when it is adjacent to ideographs normal Content exceeds the boundaries of its container break word Content wraps to next line and a word break occurs when necessary ellipsis Display ellipsis for overflowing text 2010 Composica Ltd Elements so clip Clip overflowing text Advanced Spacing and Alignment Text Justify Select auto Aut
114. est sections and pages should be inserted configured and designed like any test Each page in the test is a question in the game and can contain any activity or other content The elements of an activity inserted in a game will by default follow the visual and functional aspects of the specific game To add a game to your project 1 Add a test to the outline of the project to contain the game 2 Add test sections and pages to the test to meet your needs 3 Edit the test created in step 1 and open the game picker using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button 4 Select one of the games in the Game Picker dialog and press OK to add it to the document The game inserted is fully functional using default values for all its different properties To edit the different elements of the game read about game layers To further customize the game see the Mind Games reference The game element will maintain its proportions when resized It is important to assure that the Document Sizein the Run Time Properties is set to follow the same proportions 3 3 2 Game layers A game is made up of several layers stacked on top of the game which are general containers that can contain any Composica elements The layers are shown and hidden throughout the game according to their purpose Each layer has a corresponding tab in the switch bar at the top of the game The tabs are only shown during
115. exhibit additional properties Settings Marquee Behavior Select scroll Text scrolls in from one end and out of the other alternate Text scrolls from one end to the other and reverses when reaching the end slide Text scrolls in from one end and stops when reaching the other Loop Select Number of times to repeat the scroll before stopping infinitely never stops repeating Direction Select The direction the text scrolls in Step Size Number The size of each step of the scroll in pixels Step Delay Number The delay between each step of the scroll in milliseconds When lt Behavior gt is slide setting lt Loop gt to infinitely will not repeat the scroll and will only slide the text once into position 2010 Composica Ltd 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 Elements Link Links are inline elements which allow linking external URL s to open when the link is pressed To change an existing link s text edit its content To convert a piece of text to a hyperlink select a segment of text and use the Insert gt Link menu item or press the Insert Link toolbar button Inserting a link without selecting a segment of text will append a link at the current position Settings Link URL Text A URL to open when pressing the link Window Name Text A target window name to open the link in If no name given the link will open in a new window List Lists display lines of text as list items with a marker next to each
116. ext editing capabilities such as Cut Copy Paste Find and Replace and more Formatting Composica provides you with quick formatting attributes through the Format menu and the Format toolbar You can quickly set text attributes such as Bold Italic Underline Fonts Colors Alignment and more To set these attributes select text and choose the attribute to apply on it Alternatively you can set attributes without selecting text to apply them to the entire text block Bold Italic and Underline behave differently If you press one of these without any text selected they become active and are applied to any text entered Pressing them again will deactivate them This behavior is similar to common word processors Composica also features many more formatting properties available through the Properties pane 2 4 2 Adding general elements Elements are the building blocks of documents Throughout your documents you will use many different elements for different purposes Some elements simply serve the design of the document while others provide navigation and interaction tools Adding boxes A box is one of the simplest elements available but also one of the more useful ones A box is simply a container which can contain text and other elements You can use a box to arrange floating content around the document and as a design building block You can set different properties for a box such as its background borders and many
117. frame in the current document Read Only Select When on the search term is predetermined and cannot be modified Search Engine Each search engine element represents a choice of search engine the learner can use to make the lookup Additional search engines can be added using the Modify gt Add Search Engine menu item Settings Search Engine Search In Select The search engine to use Custom will use the search engine defined in lt Custom URL gt Custom URL Text A custom search engine URL only relevant when lt Search In gt is Custom The search query will be appended to the URL so the URL should similar to the following format my web site search q 5 7 3 Twitter Tweets Twitter tweets element allows to embed a twitter feed in the document which shows the most recent twitter updates when viewing the course A twitter tweets element is basically an enhanced comments element and as such it inherits the same basic properties and behaviors from it Additionally to these properties the twitter tweets element introduces several properties which allow configuring what tweets are displayed To insert a twitter tweets element use the Insert gt Mashups gt Twitter Tweets menu item Settings 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 5 7 4 5 7 5 Twitter Hashtag or Search Text From Twitterer Text To Twitterer Text Tweet Type Select Tweet Count Number Misc Date Format Select Facebook Like Button Show twee
118. g a blog When the project is created a Start Project Blog button is displayed in the Recent Blog Posts widget of the Project Dashboard Press this button to add the first post to the project s blog Adding a post Posts are added using the Add Post button which opens an editing form with various formatting options Once the post is ready press the Send button to submit it The post will be displayed in the Recent Blog Posts widgets of the Project Dashboard and the Composica Dashboard 2010 Composica Ltd 41 Composica Other team members can now read the post and comment on it Blog comments are displayed along their related post as well as in the Recent Blog Comments widgets of the Project Dashboard and the Composica Dashboard External access Each post has a Permalink link which can be used to view it independently of the project Additionally an RSS link is available from the Blog RSS Feeds widget of the Project Dashboard allowing team members to subscribe and keep track of the blog using their favorite feed reader 3 5 3 Chats Team members can efficiently communicate with each other in real time using personal or group chats Starting the chat The chat interface can be accessed using the View gt Chat menu item the Chat toolbar button or the chat icon in the status bar Press on any team member under the Online section to initiate a personal chat Group chats can be initiated using the Start a Group Chat button and
119. gh applying a skill Composica Mind Games allow designers to utilize these elements and create experiences that learners can enjoy and from which they gain knowledge O 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 36 Through games learners acquire different types of knowledge as each game develops different skills The games offer different levels of Playability Games like Master Plumber or Space Bubbles emphasize the game part while Rescue Mission or Game Show put more emphasis on the educational part On top of that the designer has full control over the playability and the educational aspects of the game Like all other elements games are highly customizable both visually and functionally By adjusting the different properties the designer can dictate the difficulty level of the game regardless of the level of questions as well as the educational level of difficulty and so create the desired balance This way the designer can cater for a wide range of students needs a student fluent in the subject learned should play a game where questions can quickly be answered where the interaction would be more beneficial On the other hand a less knowledgeable student should play a game designed so all questions must be answered and so thoroughly and repeatedly learn the subject Adding games Layers 3 3 1 Adding games Games can only be added to test documents Once inserted they wrap the configuration and functionality of the test T
120. h the Sequence Manager there are several helper elements which can be added to enhance the narration experience for the learner Narration On Off Allows the learner to mute and restore narration throughout the course The effect of this button is global after being muted in one page narration will remain muted in all other pages unless it is restored by the learner 2010 Composica Ltd 143 Composica Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Muted Style Style Rule Used when narration is muted Closed Captioning A generic element like box which can be used to provide closed captioning throughout the course Closed captioning elements are unique in that they are hidden by default and are only shown if activated by the learner using Closed Captioning On Off button Closed Captioning On Off Allows the learner to activate and deactivate closed captioning throughout the course The effect of this button is global after being activated in one page closed captioning will remain activated in all other pages unless it is deactivated by the learner Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Active Style Style Rule Used when closed captioning is active 5 10 5Sequence Manager wey ra The sequence manager manages the sequential aspects of the document like effects and narration The sequence manager is a virtual element and is no
121. hasis on collaboration in development Projects can be developed by teams of people simultaneously each author only locking the specific part of the project they re working on The different user roles supported by Composica allow different authors to control various aspects of the project and each can contribute their knowledge and skills to the finished product Groups further enhance the concept of teams allowing each group member to only see the projects they re involved in Beyond being able to work on the project together Composica offers several unique features to support collaboration The task system helps authors keep track of the work getting done and the work yet to be done Team members can assign other members on tasks and discuss tasks through comments The developer blogs provide a common place to share knowledge and communicate effectively regarding the project Each project in Composica gets its own dedicated blog where information relevant to the project can be kept integrated in the project The chat system gives team members the ability to converse with each other in real time right in the development environment Several personal or group chats can be maintained in parallel and conversations can be saved as an integral part of the project The dashboards are central information centers centralizing application wide and project specific information in one clean and simple interface Tasks Tasks provide a s
122. he dashboard contents so it reflects the most recently updated information The Print button only available under the Tasks tab prints a printer friendly version of the selected task report amp The Export to Disk button only available under the Tasks tab saves a printer friendly version of the selected task report to disk in HTML format The Logout button only available under the Composica Dashboard signs the user out of the system The information presented in the dashboards is divided into tabs Dashboard Tasks Blog and Projects in the Project Dashboard Only Under the Dashboard tab the information is organized into widgets The functionality of most of widgets is similar in both dashboards however some widgets are only available in one of the 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 42 dashboards The arrangement of widgets in the dashboard can always be swapped by simply dragging widgets to the desired location The Tasks tab provides a task report of the current project or a summary of all projects in the main dashboard The Blog tab provides each project with a developers blog to help team members freely share information with each other and discuss development aspects Under the main dashboard the Blog tab provides a summary of all the available developers blogs The Projects tab in the Project Dashboard provides a quick method to find and open a different project providing a projects tre
123. he groups by pressing it A group which is marked with a check is a group which can view and edit the project 3 Press the OK button to finish Groups are maintained by administrators Tags Tags can be assigned to each document in a project including the project itself and Resources documents to assist in organizing different assets find them quickly and reuse them Tagging a document Tags can be assigned using the Project Manager 1 Open the Project Manager using the Project gt Manage Project menu item or the Manage Project toolbar button 2 Select a document 3 In the Tags field add relevant keywords separated by space or a comma 4 Press the Tag Color button to change the color of any of the used tags Alternatively tags can be assigned to the current document by using the Document gt Assign Tags menu item Tags are delimited by spaces so to create multiple word tags use an underscore ora dash 2010 Composica Ltd 35 Composica Finding tagged projects and documents A tagged folder is available in the project and document trees in the dashboards sorting the projects and documents by tag names allowing to quickly look up a specific tag The Composica Dashboard also provides a quick lookup search box for searching for specific tags or text The project manager provides a tag pane under the tree allowing to lookup documents by tags Searching for tagged documents across all projects is possi
124. hen the user Determines when the completion or success status is considered to be true Passes all participating tests or if no tests exist visits all pages Passes all participating tests or if no tests exist visits any page Passes all participating tests and visits all pages Note that when publishing the course in multi SCO mode any of these settings referring to the course actually refers to each single SCO 3 2 1 2 Project metadata The project s metadata meets the SCORM General Educational standard metadata definition Even though providing metadata isn t required by the SCORM standard it is generally a good idea to provide Language en y such information if you plan to import the published course to a SCORM conformant LMS SE one or include it in a cataloging system Catalog Entry None Keywords one To edit the project s metadata in the Project Manager use the Project gt Edit Metadata Purpose Educational Objective menu item or select the project root in the tree and press the Project Metadata button OK Lance The following metadata can be configured General O 2010 Composica Ltd Language Catalog Catalog Entry Keywords Purpose Cost Copyright Description Educational Interactivity Type Interactivity Level Learning Resource Context Semantic Density Intended End User Difficulty Age Range Learning Time Description 25 Composica The language of the course The na
125. hown through 5 5 Shape Shape elements are used to embed vector graphics in a document To insert a shape element use any shape type from the Insert gt Shape menu or the Shape toolbar 2010 Composica Ltd 93 Composica button Shapes can be quickly rotated by pressing and dragging the rotation handle which appears when the shape is selected Style Shape and Rotation Shape Select The type of the shape One of the following rectangle oval polygon star rectangle callout oval callout line arrow diamond trapezoid parallelogram cross Rotation Number Angle of the shape s rotation in degrees Shapes can also be quickly rotated using the rotation handle Rotation Scaling Select normal When resizing while rotated shape maintains its original aspect ratio stretch to fit When resizing while rotated shape is stretched to fit Fill Type Select none No fill the shape s background is transparent solid Solid fill in a single color determined by lt Fill Color gt linear A linear gradient between lt Fill Color gt and lt Gradient Color gt radial A radial gradient between lt Fill Color gt and lt Gradient Color gt Color Color Primary color to use for the fill Opacity Number Opacity level 0 100 of the fill Gradient Color Color Secondary color to use in a gradient fill Only relevant when lt Fill Type gt is linear or radial Gradient Angle Number Angle for a gradient fill
126. ided options O 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Writeable Blank Writeable blanks are open inputs which can be filled by the viewer A writeable blank has a list of one or more options which are considered as correct values for that blank To add a writeable blank when editing the question s content at the position you wish to add the blank use the Modify gt Add Writeable Blank menu item Selectable Blank Selectable blanks provide the viewer with a list of options to choose from in which one or more options can be correct To add a selectable blank when editing the question s content at the position you wish to add the blank use the Modify gt Add Selectable Blank menu item Options Each blank has an option list which is visible when selecting the blank To add an option you must first select the blank you wish to add the option to To remove an option simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key An option can be of the following types a blank option a blank range and a blank mask Blank Option A blank option is a normal option To edit a blank option s value edit its text To add a blank option use the Modify gt Add Option menu item Settings Blank Option Correct Select Marks the option as a correct or incorrect answer Blank Range A range option allows for a value within a certain range to be considered correct A range option is only relevant for writeable blanks
127. igation and won t be counted as part of the course s completion objectives A document cannot be included if one of it s parent documents are unchecked To customize the view s run time properties select the view and press the Run time Properties toolbar button This opens the Run time Properties dialog allowing to override any of the default settings as set in the project settings Any property which is overridden can be restored to its default value by pressing the back to default link Previewing To preview a view select it in the views manager and press the Preview toolbar button A project preview will be shown showing only the documents included in the selected view and using the customized run time properties as specified Alternatively a view can be previewed while designing a document using the Project gt Preview Project menu item When views are available the menu item will show a sub menu including the available views and choosing them will show a preview of the selected view Publishing To publish a project using a specific view use the View selection in the publish dialog The publish dialog also provides access to the view manager by pressing the Manage Views icon next to the view selection Mind Games Games can enhance the learning process by creating a dynamic and interactive experience for learners Games employ powerful motivational elements such as competition humor and the satisfaction of winning throu
128. ion 1 0 s Style Mix amp Match Green X 8 d gt A A na LR 3 Master Layer Green Mx amp Match bd Widgets Dynamic Layer Navigation bd Standalones 4 Project Type Proje el ting Direction Left to Righ H Persist Actvities es zs Run tme Proper wes Manage Views Project Metadata Tags ca As Project Tags C m x HAR Tagged Y he act es H A intro 2 kr webinar The Project Manager allows you to manage different aspects of your project including its outline and resources and its properties Any changes made in the Project Manager are not effective until saved Menu The main menu is divided into four menus Project listing project wide options a Edit listing operations relevant to the tree Import listing import related operations Tasks listing task related operations Toolbar The toolbar offers quick access to most of the operations available from the main menu Tree The tree allows you to overview two aspects of your project Outline listing all the outline items in your project Resources listing all the resource documents used in your project Items in the tree can be easily dragged and dropped in order to be rearranged and reorganized Tags The tags pane gives quick access to documents by their tags All tags can be browsed through by pressing the All button and one or more tags can be searched for using the Tags input and pressing the Find button Selecting an item in the tagge
129. l they are approved by a moderator Comment Notice Providing the learner with notices regarding the comment posting process the notice is only visible in run time when such information is present The textual content of these notices can be edited and localized via lt Items gt Settings Notice 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 104 Items String List Notices which can be displayed to the learner when trying to post a comment Permalink Provides a permanent link to the post or comment in the blog s external version allowing the learner to read the post or comment outside of Composica send the link to other people bookmark the link and more Although the permalink is a regular link element it has special run time functionality and its lt URL gt and lt Window Name gt properties should be left blank 5 6 3 Rating Rating elements give the learners the ability to rate content and express their views on different subjects Rating elements consist of one or more rating on rating off and rating edit elements and usually contain several variables The star images can be easily replaced by replacing the images in these sub elements To insert a rating element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Rating menu item Settings Rating Accumulate Votes Select When on votes are accumulated and the rating shown is the average of all accumulated votes Star Count Number Number of stars 3 10 in the rating elem
130. lable 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Drag Drop correct answers total answers attempts left current attempt total attempts Fill Blank correct answers incorrect answers total answers attempts left current attempt total attempts Test Feedback test title total questions total answers correct answers incorrect answers partial answers total score pass score Blog Post post title post author post date post tags post text post index comment count Blog Comment Post comment author comment date comment text comment index Number of answers answered correctly Total number of supplied answers Number of attempts left Number of the current attempt Total number of attempts available Number of answers answered correctly Number of answers answered wrong Total number of supplied answers Number of attempts left Number of the current attempt Total number of attempts available Title of the current test as specified in the document properties Total number of questions in the test Total number of answers provided in the test Total number of correct answers in the test Total number of incorrect answers in the test Total number of partial answers in the test Total score achieved in the test Pass score defined for the test as specified in the test settings Title of the post Author of the post Date of the post s submission Tags assigned to the post Textual cont
131. le toolbar button O 2010 Composica Ltd 111 Composica 5 8 2 5 8 3 Document Title DOCUMENT TITLE Document title elements are variable elements with lt Value gt set to location title To insert a document title element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Document Title menu item or the Navigation gt Document Title toolbar button Navigation Button Navigate Navigation buttons allow the viewer to navigate to another document on the project when lt Trigger gt is triggered To insert a navigation button use the Insert gt Navigation gt Navigation Button menu item or the Navigation gt Navigation Button toolbar button Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Pressed Style Style Rule Used while the mouse is pressed over the button Disabled Style Style Rule Used when the button is disabled Visited Style Style Rule Used once the button s target has already been visited Settings Behavior Trigger Select click The navigation is triggered when the button is pressed mouseover The navigation is triggered when the mouse is over the button timer The navigation is triggered after an interval specified by lt Trigger Delay gt Operation Select next Navigate to the next document in the outline previous Navigate to the previous document in the outline next chapter Navigate to the next chapter in the outline previous chapter Navigate t
132. load files from the library and toggle the preview thumbnails and find by tags view Tree The media library tree lists all the available media for the current project The tree is divided into three main categories a Project which holds the uploaded media files for the currently open project a Public which is a public media repository available to all projects divided into different sections Other Projects which gives access to the media libraries of any other project the developer has access to All the media files are separated according to their types Images Animations Movies Sounds and Misc Tags Tags can be assigned to media files in order to assist in organizing the media files and finding them quickly To assign tags to a media file enter the desired tags separated by space or comma in the Tags input in the preview pane To set the colors of the assigned tags press the Tag Color button to the side of the input O 2010 Composica Ltd Composica To search for media files associated with one or more tags Enter the desired tags in the Tags input separated by space or commas or Press the the arrow to open the Filter by Tags dialog where tags can be selected from a list or from a tag cloud Press the Find button to commit the search Search results will be shown in the media tree Preview The preview pane shows a preview of the selected media file along with information about it such as t
133. lt Effect Step gt moue click The sequence is advanced by mouse clicks each step is delayed until the mouse is pressed Hide Mode Select Determines how elements are hidden after being shown by the sequence manager none Elements are not hidden effect Elements are hidden by using the effect effect interlaced Elements are hidden by using the effect while the next element gets shown plain Elements are hidden without an effect Start After Unit Delay after showing the page before starting the effect sequence Only relevant when lt Effect Trigger gt is timer or either Play Mode Select every time Effect sequence is played every time the document is viewed first time Effect sequence is only played the first time the document is viewed Loop Select When on the effect sequence is repeated infinitely Settings Navigation Lock Next Navigation Select When on prevents from navigating to the next page until the sequence has finished playing Participating Elements Each element which can be part of an effect sequence is also given the following properties Style Sequencing Effect Active Select When on the element participates in the effect sequence Effect Type Select Type of effect for the element Settings Narration Narration Media An audio file containing narration for the element to be played along with the effect and be timed accordingly Narration Volume Number Determines the volume of the
134. me s of one or more catalog systems that contain an entry for the course The entry of the course in the catalog systems A keyword list that describes the course used as search terms The purpose of the course Indicates whether a fee is charged for using the course Indicates whether the course is copyrighted The description of the course will typically be included in catalog listing and displayed by LMS s The type of interactivity provided by the course The level of interactivity provided by the course Indicates the learning resource type The educational context of the course The level of semantic density of the course Indicates who the intended viewer is The difficulty of the course The intended age range appropriate for the course The average time needed to complete the course The description of the educational or pedagogical characteristics of the course 3 2 2 Project tree The project tree represents the documents which comprise the project The tree is separated to Outline and Resources trees Outline The outline tree describes the skeleton of the project The outline can be modified at any time documents can be added removed and rearranged at will through the Project Manager The outline s tree root is the project node which contains the project outline and properties which are global to the project The outline tree describes a hierarchy of documents each document can be one of the following types
135. mooth and organized project management methodology The tasking system of a project is open to Developers Contributors and Reviewers with permissions to the project Using Tasks The Related Tasks dialog shows a document s related tasks along with their status assignee priority 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 40 tags comments and system audit trail It is available from the Project Manager by using the Tasks gt Manage Tasks menu item the Manage Tasks toolbar button or the Manage Tasks context menu option The dialog can be opened for the active document using the Document gt Tasks menu item or the Tasks toolbar button The number of open tasks is indicated next to the document name in the outline tree of the project pane If any of the tasks are assigned to the active user the number will appear in bold All tasks in a project are displayed in the Tasks widget of the Project Dashboard along with their details where they can be filtered in various ways An aggregation of tasks from all available projects is available in the Tasks widget of the Composica Dashboard Users involved in tasks the opener and the assignee also receive e mail notifications for changes being done tasks being completed and comments being added Adding Tasks Open the Related Tasks dialog Press the Add toolbar button and enter the task description in the Task area Use the related fields to assign the task to a team member set it
136. mport the slides Styles A style is a logic layer determining the basic look of each element in the project Composica includes several system styles that can be used within the project A single project can contain any number of styles and different styles can be applied to some or all of the documents in the project All of the properties determined by the style can be overridden by a style rule or by changing properties directly on the element Adding a system style To choose a system style during the creation of a project select the styled project option and choose one of the built in styles To add a system style to an existing project in the Project Manager use the Project gt Add System Style menu item or the Add System Style toolbar button to open the Add System Style dialog choose a style and press OK Assigning a system style Each document can have a system style assigned to it either directly or inherited from its parent To assign a style use the Style setting for any document in the tree Groups Each project can be assigned one or more groups which can view and edit it Groups can be used to organize projects between different teams of developers To assign groups for the current project 1 Open the Groups dialog by using the Project gt Assign Groups menu item in the Project Manager or by pressing the Assign Groups button in the Start a New Project wizard 2 Check or uncheck the checkbox next to any of t
137. n Derests Active yes hd Play Mode every tme X Hide Mode none Loop no X Trooer em thy Duration H e oer eithe Duration i s sec Friss D D DI A yo a a e a Order top to bottom Delay 1 Se Type Fade sl Start After 200 ms Effects may distort the appearan Use a non transparent Fill Col Save and Prewew OK Cancel The sequence manager allows you to manage and configure effects and narration for your documents and elements Several features may not be available in all modes For information about the associated element see the Sequence Manager element page In the main tab you can configure different properties for the sequence manager control the type speed duration and other properties of the sequence Some effect types have additional properties which become available when selected You can preview the current configuration by pressing on the preview area at the bottom Elements When available the elements tab allows you to specify attributes for each element When set to inherit the elements use the values configured in the main tab It also enables you to change the order of appearance for the elements when lt Order gt is custom Status bar Project Element Lock Chat Mode Ready ECC TT AT E E OS A A ETICA Status Document Upload Tags Tasks The status bar shows useful information about the current Composica activity Status Shows the current activity status Says Ready when Composica is re
138. n a timer message element To insert a timer element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Timer menu item or the Navigation gt Timer toolbar button Settings Behavior Duration Unit The time from the first viewing of the document after which the action specified by lt Timer Action gt will be executed When auto inherits the test properties if available Timer Action Select Defines the action to execute once the timer has elapsed auto Inherits the test properties when available Otherwise does nothing check question Check the question in the document next Navigate to the next document in the outline check and next Check the question in the document and then navigate to the next document in the outline custom Navigate to the document specified by lt Navigate To gt 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 116 none Take no action Navigate To Resource The document to navigate to once the timer has elapsed Only relevant when lt Timer Action gt is custom Navigate Delay Unit The time after the timer has elapsed before navigating to lt Navigate To gt Only relevant when lt Timer Action gt is custom Reset on Navigation Select When on resets the timer when navigating away from the page Appearance Visible Select When off the timer isn t visible on screen but the lt Timer Action gt is still executed after the timer has elapsed Mode Select Defines the visual appearance of the timer O
139. n is not allowed pointer Identical to hand progress Arrow with an hourglass next to it indicating that a process is running in the background row resize Arrows pointing up and down with a horizontal bar separating them indicating an item row can be resized vertically text A vertical I bar indicating the text is editable vertical text A horizontal I bar indicating the text is editable wait An hourglass indicating a process is currently running N resize North pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized NE resize North east pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized NW resize North west pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized S resize South pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized SE resize South east pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized SW resize South west pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized E resize East pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized W resize West pointing arrow indicating an item can be resized 2010 Composica Ltd Advanced Fill Image Position X Image Position Y Borders Top Style Top Width Top Color Right Style Right Width Right Color Bottom Style Bottom Width Bottom Color Left Style Left Width Left Color Padding and Margin Padding Top Padding Right Padding Bottom Padding Left Margin Top Margin Right Margin Bottom Margin Left
140. n launch Only preload media files of size less than Threshold for image size to avoid preloading large media files such as videos which might not be necessary Media Media to include Detect automatically Upon publishing Composica automatically detects which media files are being used in the project and only includes these in the published product All project media In some situations objects embedded in the course such as Flash animations depend on external assets Because Composica has no way to detect these files are being used in the project all media files in the library must be included in the course When publishing with all media included care should be taken to maintain the library as minimal as possible in order to reduce the size of the published course Visuals Disable ClearType font smoothing in Internet Explorer 7 Yes disable ClearType for everything Disables ClearType entirely for the course in order to maintain consistency when effects are used No only disable ClearType on elements that are showing effects Only disables ClearType on elements which are using effects due to an Internet Explorer limitation while still using it everywhere else 3 2 1 1 3 Social Media Window Settings Social Media SCORM Show blog index in launch page Moderation password Leamer authenticabon System Default Engine URL O System Defaut Custom Social media tab of the run time p
141. n the first page of each chapter last chapter page Button is disabled on the last page of each chapter first test page Button is disabled on the first page of each test last test page Button is disabled on the last page of each test Disabled Mode Select disable Keep the button shown when disabled hide Hide the button when disabled 5 8 4 Navigation Link NAVIGATE Navigation links are inline navigation button elements with the appearance of a regular link To insert an inline navigation link use the Insert gt Navigation gt Navigation Link menu item or the Navigation gt Navigation Link toolbar button You can optionally select text before inserting which would convert the text segment to a navigation link element 5 8 5 Popup Button Open Popup Popup buttons open a standalone document or a URL in a new popup window when lt Popup Trigger gt is triggered To insert a popup button use the Insert gt Navigation gt Popup Button menu item or the Navigation gt Popup Button toolbar button 2010 Composica Ltd 113 Composica Style Popup Popup Top Unit Popup Left Unit Popup Width Unit Popup Height Unit Position Center Select Resizable Select Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Pressed Style Style Rule Settings Source Source Resource URL Text Behavior Popup Trigger Select Popup Delay Unit Popup Mode Select 5 8 6 Breadcrumbs Previous Location gt Current Location The offset of
142. nd its contents Padding of the element between its bottom edge and its contents Padding of the element between its left edge and its contents Margin of the element from the content to the top of it Margin of the element from the content to the right of it Margin of the element from the content to the bottom of it Margin of the element from the content to the left of it ss Composica Overflow and Scroll Scrollbar 3d Light Color Color Color of the top and left edges of the scroll box and scroll arrows of the scroll bar Scrollbar Arrow Color Color Color of the arrows of the scroll bar Scrollbar Base Color Color Base color of the scroll bar Scrollbar Dark Shadow Color Color Color of the bottom and right edges of the scroll box and scroll arrows of the scroll bar Scrollbar Face Color Color Face color of the scroll bar Scrollbar Highlight Color Color Highlight color of the scroll bar Scrollbar Shadow Color Color Shadow color of the scroll bar Float Line Alignment Select top Vertically aligns text lines to the top bottom Vertically aligns text lines to the bottom Clear Select none Element can be displayed alongside floating content left Element is moved below any floating content on its left right Element is moved below any floating content on its right both Element is moved below any floating content Misc Page Break After Print Select always In print always insert a
143. ne tree in the Project pane and choosing the Manage Project option Any changes you make in the Project Manager are not saved until you use the Project gt Save Project menu item or the Save Project toolbar button Once saved changes to the Project Manager cannot be undone In the Project Manager you can configure and manage the following Project properties Project tree PowerPoint import Groups Tags Styles Tasks 3 2 1 Project properties When the project root is selected in the tree of the Project Manager the project properties can be viewed and edited in the properties area Following is a table of each property and its description Title The name of the project how it will be identified throughout Composica Description A description of the project for personal usage Version The version of the project Style The style to use as default for the project 2010 Composica Ltd 19 Composica Master Layer The master layer to use as default for the project Only master layers relevant to the current style can be selected Dynamic Layer The dynamic layer to use as default for the project Global Settings Project Type Project A regular project resulting in a course Instructional Design Template A template project used as an instructional design template Writing Direction The default writing direction for the project Skip Chapter Pages When set to skip chapters tests and test sec
144. nly relevant when lt Visible gt is true digital A digital clock horizontal A horizontal bar vertical A vertical bar boxed A growing box Count Mode Select The direction to count in either down or up Show Message Select When on shows the timer message element once the timer has elapsed Only relevant when lt Visible gt is true Update Interval Unit The time between each visual update to the timer Only relevant when lt Visible gt is true Timer Message The timer message element is a generic element which is shown when the timer has elapsed The timer message is only shown if lt Show Message gt is true and lt Visible gt is true 5 8 10Tree Menu gt Chapter Page Chapter Page Tree menus show a traversable menu of the project outline in the form of a tree Tree menu elements consist of one or more menu chapter elements menu page elements menu container elements current marker elements and done marker elements To insert a tree menu element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Tree Menu menu item or the Navigation gt Tree Menu toolbar button Style Style Rules 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Mouse Over Chapter Style Style Rule Used for menu chapter elements when the mouse is over them Mouse Over Page Style Style Rule Used for menu page elements when the mouse is over them Current Chapter Style Style Rule Used for chapter elements when they are the current chapter Current Styl
145. nt s position in the stacking order An element with a higher number is displayed above an element with a lower number Float Float Select none Element is displayed in it s position in 2010 Composica Ltd s3 Composica Misc Direction Mouse Cursor Select Select its parent s content flow left Content of the parent element flows to the left of the element right Content of the parent element flows to the right of the element Itr Content flows from left to right rtl Content flows from right to left Can also be set via the Writing Direction toolbar button all scroll Arrows pointing up down left and right with a dot in the middle indicating that the page can be scrolled in any direction auto Automatically determine which cursor to display based on the current context col resize Arrows pointing left and right with a vertical bar separating them indicating an item column can be resized horizontally crosshair A cross hair default The default system cursor hand Hand with the first finger pointing up indicating pressing the element will result in an action help Arrow with question mark indicating help is available move Crossed arrows indicating the element is to be moved no drop Hand with a small circle with a line through it indicating that the dragged item cannot be dropped over the element not allowed Circle with a line through it indicating an actio
146. nternet Explorer require that you add the Composica URL to the Trusted Sites zone in order to enable all of its features Prior to your first login follow the simple instructions provided at the login screen to disable any popup blocker and to add Composica to the Trusted Sites Zone Note that Composica does not require the installation of any ActiveX objects Logging in To log in enter your Login and Password at the Login screen and press the Login button To avoid having to log in again from the same computer check the Remember Me checkbox Login may be skipped by using the same Login as your Windows account username and enabling Integrated Windows authentication on the web server For more information contact your system administrator Welcome to Composica Once logged in you are presented with the Composica Dashboard The dashboard is a centralized information hub and provides easy access to the projects in the system Use the Quick Start panel to open an existing project start a new project or import an existing one If you are an administrator you can also open the administration panel 2 2 Creating a project The first step to working with Composica is to create a new project For more information about creating a project see Creating a project Start a new project Pressing the New Project button in the Quick Start panel launches the project creation wizard The wizard offers various options most of which are op
147. o the blog Adds a recent posts widget listing all the recent posts Adds a recent comments widget listing all the recent comments Adds an archive widget listing all the posts on the blog by their dates Adds a categories widget listing all the different tags associated with posts Adds a tag cloud widget graphically showing tags and their usage in the blog Adds a top rated widget listing the highest rated posts Adds a rating element to the post enabling to rate each specific post Moves a blog widget up in the widget container Moves a blog widget down in the widget container Adds an additional search engine option the the universal search element Adds a dataset to the Google chart duplicating the existing dataset Adds a default dataset to the Google chart Adds a data point to the Google chart The format menu allows you to control the formatting and style of different elements Each of the operations are applied to the selected element or to selected text in the document 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 56 FE e 4 1 8 Create Style Rule Style Rule Flip Horizontally Bold Italic Underline Border Style Border Width Font Family Font Size Text Align Writing Direction Order Center in Parent Fit Layout Creates a style rule from the style of the selected element as either a class or an element style rule Provides quick access to apply a style rule to
148. o the previous chapter in the outline up Navigate to the document above the current one in the outline hierarchy custom Navigate to a custom document specified by lt Navigate To gt back Navigates back in the viewed documents history forward Navigates forward in the viewed documents history refresh Refresh the current document close window Close the current window 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 112 finish test Finish the current test print Print the current document Navigate To Resource A specific outline document in the project to navigate to Trigger Delay Unit When lt Trigger gt is timer the interval to wait before triggering the navigation State Enabled On Select default Button is not specifically enabled on special situations first page Button is enabled on the first page of the project last page Button is enabled on the last page of the project first chapter page Button is enabled on the first page of each chapter last chapter page Button is enabled on the last page of each chapter first test page Button is enabled on the first page of each test last test page Button is enabled on the last page of each test Disabled On Select default Button is not specifically disabled on special situations first page Button is disabled on the first page of the project last page Button is disabled on the last page of the project first chapter page Button is disabled o
149. of an existing project Instructional design based project Managing a project Project properties ev Run time properties e Window Settings Social Media ev SCORM Project metadata Project tree Adding documents Organizing documents Removing documents Document properties Importing documents PowerPoint import Groups Tags Styles Mind Games Adding games Game layers e Publishing e Multi SCO Considerations Collaborating Tasks Blogs Chats Dashboards 3 1 Creating a project There are several ways to start a new project 1 Using the New Project button in the Quick Start panel of one of the dashboards 2 Using the Project gt New Project menu item 3 Using the New Project button in the Select Project dialog available from the Project gt Open Project menu item Start a new project Both methods will open the Start a New Project dialog providing a step by step wizard to quickly create your project Title your new project Project Title is the name the project will have and the way it will be recognized in the future Make sure to choose a name you can distinguish from other names Description is an optional field available for personal usage The Assign Groups button allows you to assign one or more user groups which can view and edit the project The Tags input allows you to assign one or more tags which can help organizing and tracking the project Once titling the new proje
150. om its parent see document properties The master layer is shown behind the document and can contain common project wide elements such as background title navigational elements and more If your project uses one of the system styles it already has one of that style s master layers You can add more master layers from the system styles by using the Project gt Add System Style menu item or Add System Style toolbar button of the Project Manager As master layers can be reused by multiple documents they can save precious development time in not having to make the same changes in multiple places Any changes made to the master layer are immediately reflected in any document which uses it a Dynamic Layers Additionally to the master layer each document of the project outline can have a dynamic layer assigned A dynamic layer can either be shown behind or in front of the document and has special settings which allowed it to be applied only in specific scenarios allowing it to be used to complement the master layer For example a dynamic layer can created with a tree menu set to apply only to menu pages and assigned to the entire project Such a simple setup would quickly add menus to every menu page chapters and sections in the project managed from a central document As dynamic layers can be reused by multiple documents they can save precious development time in not having to make the same changes in multiple places Any changes
151. omatically determine justification algorithm distribute Similar to newspaper optimized for Asian languages such as Thai distribute all lines Similar to distribute but also justifies the last line of the paragraph Optimized for ideographic text inter cluster Justifies lines of text that contain no inter word spacing Optimized for Asian languages inter ideograph Justifies lines of ideographic text and increases or decreases both inter ideograph and inter word spacing inter word Aligns text by increasing spacing between words in each line but the last kashida Justifies lines of text by elongating characters at chosen points Optimized for Arabic script languages newspaper Increases or decreases the spacing between letters and between words Wrapping and Direction Word Break Select normal Allows line breaking within words break all Behaves the same as normal for Asian text yet allows the line to break arbitrarily for non Asian text Optimized for Asian text containing excerpts of non Asian text keep all Behaves the same way as normal for all non Asian languages Optimized for text that includes small amounts of Chinese Japanese or Korean White Space Select normal Lines of text break automatically Content wraps to the next line if it exceeds the width of the object nowrap Line breaks are suppressed Content does not wrap to the next line Unicode Bidi Select normal Element does not open an
152. ompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document I Composica Table of Contents Part I Part II 1 2 3 4 Part III 1 New in Composica 5 0 2 Getting Started 4 Starting COMPOSICS diees ini oeaan ei seaae hace dhs Aa 4 Creating r project eege ieee eid wa EE EELER E EE NEE EH EN 4 Adding Chapters and pages 5 Designing a dJ9E nment reirei aan a o T a CATE eee dad iv decree iad dE ey 5 Editing and formatting text 0 nena 6 Adding general Clements ic EES RE A a EES EENG 6 Nola A O 7 AIN on GE A A a S 8 AAA DIE 8 Adding Narration a e 10 AAN MAA A 10 Sequencing and effectes EE 12 Adding tests and Gamnes NENNEN NENNEN 12 Previewing the project inunda a ENa 13 PUBISIING Harrier A AAA As 13 Using Composica 16 CLOACAS 16 BIE a A deeg e e ast eet eg 17 Styled POE A a E 17 Duplicate Of an existing Droiect tinind i inei iaa eiod bar iddaa te e anihan rasna oa 17 Instructional design based projet 18 Managing a Projects deed gege EES ENEE eet EE 18 eeh A A O 18 R n time PEOR A Ea 19 Mi a ta 20 Al Sana ere ee ee e ee e E et ade Ae 21 Social Media AER 22 SGOR Miss NES A IE A A E O a 23 Project EEN 24 eeh ee 25 AGGING ele Ei tonn EE 27 Organizing documents a A added can ee Sete ede Ee 28 REMOVING COCUMENTS EE 29 DOCUMENE propertie Sarnin A A aba daw a 29 Impo
153. or the Game Picker gt Master Plumber toolbar menu item Alternatively you can use the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Settings Behavior Questions per Level Number The number of questions wrenches to display in each level When set to 0 lt Cycle Levels gt should be set to false Levels Preset Select Allows to choose one of the pre made level sets Choosing a presets overwrites any level data in lt Levels Designer gt user defined Allows you to design your own set of levels via lt Levels Designer gt blank Resets the level data to a blank set Levels Designer Special A special property which opens the level editor 2010 Composica Ltd Composica when clicked The property displays the number of levels in the active set Changing the level data via the editor automatically sets lt Levels Preset gt to user defined When Spilled Select When failing a level the fluid was spilled along the way the game should next level continue to the next level regardless same level let the player try the same level again Cycle Levels Select When on levels are cycled when all levels have been exhausted and questions still remain When off the game is ended once all levels have been exhausted Level Time sec Select The time available for the player to complete each level After the time has elapsed the valve i
154. oup of the selected item Adds a hot popup close button to the hot popup element Adds a rating item allowing takers to rate a question Adds an open text item allowing takers to freely write about a question Adds a send button for submitting the survey Adds a final message clause to the survey Moves a survey item up in the survey element Moves a survey item down in the survey element Adds a stage to the player Adds a control set to the player Adds a play button to the player Adds a progress slider showing the current playing position to the player Adds an information bar to the player Adds a volume slider to the player Adds a mute button to the player Adds a separator to the player Adds a blog home button for returning to the main blog screen 55 Composica 4 1 7 Add Add Post Button Add Edit Post Button Add Remove Post Button Add Subscribe Link Add Recent Posts Widget Add Recent Comments Widget Add Archive Widget Add Categories Widget Add Tag Cloud Widget Add Top Rated Widget Blog Post Add Rating Blog Widgets Move Widget Up Move Widget Down Universal Search Add Search Engine Google Chart Add Dataset Add Default Dataset Add Data Point Format Adds an add post button for adding posts to the blog Adds an edit post button for editing posts on the blog Adds a remove post button for removing posts from the blog Adds an RSS Atom subscription link t
155. out Select Table Cell Each cell of the table is a table cell element Style Table Cell Vertical Align Select Settings Accessibility Scope Select 5 3 6 Frame Thickness of the table s outline in pixels Spacing in pixels to apply between each cell of the table Padding in pixels to apply to each cell of the table separate Adjacent borders are separated collapse Adjacent borders are collapsed to a single border auto Column width is automatically determined by the widest unbreakable content in the column s cells fixed Column widths are fixed according to specifically set widths or by equally diving the table width between columns Vertical alignment of the contents of the table cell col Current cell provides header information for its column row Current cell provides header information for its row colgroup Header cell provides header information for its column group rowgroup Header cell provides header information for its row group Frames are be used for embedding other web pages in a document To insert a frame element use the Insert gt Frame menu item Style Frame Scrolling Select Settings Source auto Automatically determine when to show scrollbars based on the size of the content no Never show scrollbars yes Always show scrollbars 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 90 Source Text The URL of the webpage to show in the frame Frame
156. ovie element use the Insert gt Mashups gt YouTube Movie menu item The YouTube movie selection dialog will open providing an interface to find and select a YouTube movie by keywords or by its ID After selected the movie use the Insert option to add the movie using the native YouTube interface Settings Source Source YouTube YouTube movie to show in the player Opens a special selection dialog allowing to search for and select YouTube movies Player Color Color Color to use for the player Show Border Select When on a border is shown Border Color Color Color to use for the border Only relevant when lt Show Border gt is yes Allow Fullscreen Select When on the fullscreen button is shown 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 106 allowing to view the movie in fullscreen Loop Select When on the movie loops when it reaches its end Show Related Select When on related movies are shown when the movie reaches its end 5 7 2 Universal Search Universal search elements allow the learner to search in one or more search engines from within Composica without having to leave the learning environment Universal search elements can contain one or more search engine elements To insert a universal search element use the Insert gt Mashups gt Universal Search menu item Settings Universal Search Show Results In Select external window Open a new window with the search results frame Show search results in a
157. oving it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key O 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 132 5 9 8 Feedback The feedback element is a part of all assessment activities zs Upon checking the answer of an activity the feedback element Correct provides the learners with immediate feedback on the accuracy of their answer Feedback elements consist of one or more feedback items along with several optional buttons The appearance and Incorrect contents of each of these can be customized similarly to other generic elements The feedback element features are configured via the properties pane and the Modify gt Feedback menu Try Again Show Correction z Settings Behavior Attempts Number The number of incorrect attempts possible for this activity Auto Fix Select When on automatically corrects the answer after the last incorrect attempt Appearance Match Size Select When on automatically resizes the feedback element to match its contents Hide Mode Select effect Use an effect if defined when hiding the feedback plain Hide the feedback without any effects Navigation Lock Next Navigation Select When on prevents from navigating to the next page before the attempts have been exhausted Right Feedback Shown when the answer is correct To add a right feedback item use the Modify gt Add Right Feedback menu item Wrong Feedback Shown when the answer is incorrect To add a wrong feedback item use the
158. own once Available After Unit The amount of time after which the hint will be available for viewing Show Button Select effect Use an effect if defined when showing the hint button plain Show the hint button without any effects Hint Popup A hint popup is a generic element available for edit when the hint button associated with it is selected The hint popup is shown according to the hint lt Hint Event gt and should contain any helpful hint to help the player solve the question at hand 5 10 Other The following elements don t fit in any of the other categories Variable Test Feedback User Identification Narration Sequence Manager 5 10 1Variable Default Yalue Variable elements are text elements which show a dynamic value according to lt Value gt To insert a variable element use the Insert gt Variable menu item 2010 Composica Ltd Settings Variable Value Value options Elements 136 Select See information below for the list of options for lt Value gt The options available for lt Value gt may be extended according to the element the variable element is nested in Following is a table of each element and the options it adds All Elements project title location title page number total pages total done chapter page number chapter total pages chapter total done current global score first name last name middle name last global score last status total hour
159. page break after an element auto In print automatically determine whether to insert a page break after an element Page Break Before Print Select always In print always insert a page break before an element auto In print automatically determine whether to insert a page break before an element Display Select block Element is rendered as a block element none Element is not rendered inline Element is rendered as an inline element 5 2 3 Style Basic Style Rules Style Rule Style Rule Style rule to apply to the element Common elements might also have style properties which relate to effects and narration For more information see the Sequence Manager element O 2010 Composica Ltd Elements s 5 2 4 Settings Basic Misc Tooltip Text Advisory information to show when the mouse is over the element Normal Misc Name Text A name associated with the element to be displayed in the elements tree for easier recognition Only meaningful in design time Advanced Misc Tab Index Number Index of the element in the tabbing order A negative value omits the element from the tabbing order Hide Focus Select When off focus is visibly indicated by a dotted rectangle around the element Otherwise focus is not visibly indicated 5 3 Basic Basic elements are the simplest and most generic elements in Composica which are likely to be used in any document These elements have little to no functionality
160. perty grid The insert menu allows you to insert different elements to the current document To insert an element simply choose it from the menu and it will be inserted The following elements can be inserted from the insert menu 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 5o Box E Text Elements T Image E Link D List Table E Frame SI Media Player gt Flash Animation Y Shape O Narration Variable P Social Media E Mashups Navigation S Test Feedback User Identification dh Multiple Choice O Point Click Drag Drop Fill Blank 2 Hot Spots A Hot Word Ir Survey KE 2010 Composica Ltd Mind Games B 4 1 6 Modify 51 Composica The modify menu provides different operations you can apply to the selected element Different options are available according to the element which is currently selected Link Unlink List Toggle List Add List Item Indent List Item Outdent List Item Table Add Row Add Column Remove Row Remove Column H E H E Add Topmost Row Add Leftmost Column Table Cell Add Row Below Add Column After Remove Current Row Remove Current Column Merge Rows Lu Cancels the link Available only when a link is selected Cancels the list Adds a list item below the current one Increases indentation of the current list item Decreases indentation of the current list item Adds a row below the current one Adds a column after the current one
161. plit Row Split Cell 4 2 8 Tools ei Ki ba Si ba PS Adds a row below the current one Adds a column after the current one Removes the current row Removes the current column Merges the current row with the one below it Merges the current cell with the one after it Splits the current cell horizontally Splits the current cell vertically e GN Sequencing EI Upload EF Media amp Widgets EY Spell Check Sequence Manager Upload Multiple Files Ka w Checks spelling on the entire document If errors are found a dialog with suggestions is opened allowing you to correct the error After finishing the status bar shows how many errors were found and how many words were altered Opens the Sequence Manager If elements are selected they are the elements which will take part in the sequence Opens the multiple file upload dialog allowing you to upload resources to your project 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 62 Media Explorer FP Opens the Media Explorer Opens the Select Document dialog allowing you to select a widget to apply in the current document Apply Widgets ee Help EY Opens the Composica help manual 4 3 Properties pane es sl Text Layout Style Settings Property Value El Font Font Verdana Size 13px Color E darkolivegreen Bold no Italic no Decoration none El Spacing and Alignment Text Align left Letter Spacing normal L The properties pane allo
162. ps gt Google Chart menu item Settings Chart Appearance Chart Type Select The type of chart to display either line sparkline columns columns stacked pie 3d pie venn scatter radar map or meter For the map chart type see the Google Map Chart 2010 Composica Ltd Width Height Color Background Color Area Type Area Color 1 Area Color 2 Gradient Angle Title Title Size Color Axes Axis 1 Font Size Axis 1 Font Color Axis 2 Font Size Axis 2 Font Color Legend Show Position Grid Show X Step Y Step Line Segment Blank Segment Bars Width Spacing Groups Spacing 2010 Composica Ltd Unit Unit Color Color Select Color Color Number Text Unit Color Unit Color Unit Color Select Select Select Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Elements 108 Width of the chart Height of the chart Color of the chart Background color of the chart Fill type for the chart area either solid gradient or stripes Primary fill color for the chart area Secondary fill color for the chart area only relevant when lt Chart Area Type gt is gradient or stripes Angle of the chart area gradient Only relevant when lt Chart Area Type gt is gradient Title to show in the head of the chart Font size to use for chart title Font color to use for chart title Font size for the first axis label
163. pses or expands hides or shows accordingly the documents underneath the chapter Otherwise pressing the menu chapter element navigates to the chapter Menu Page Each page of the root level s outline is represented by a menu page element Customizing the visual appearance of one menu page element will alter the visual appearance of all menu page elements throughout the menu Pressing a menu page element navigates to the page Derived Chapter Each chapter underneath the root level is represented by a derived chapter element Customizing the visual appearance of one derived chapter element will alter the visual appearance of all derived chapter elements throughout the menu Pressing a derived chapter element navigates to the chapter Derived Page Each page underneath the root level is represented by a derived page element Customizing the visual appearance of one derived page element will alter the visual appearance of all derived page elements throughout the menu Pressing a derived page element navigates to the page Menu Block Menu blocks elements are used for each branch underneath the root level Menu Container Menu container elements are used to hold documents underneath each chapter inside each menu block Current Marker The current marker element is a generic element which is used to mark the current document in the menu Current markers are only shown when lt Mark Current gt is true Started Marker The star
164. r first attempt second attempt second attempt and on third attempt third attempt and on last attempt or any attempt Retake Test A button for retaking the test 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 142 Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the re test button Navigation Target Resource The document to navigate to when pressing the button If none set defaults to the first page of the lt Linked Test gt 5 10 3User Identification User Identification m User Identification is required User identification is used to identify the learner when basic student tracking is used User identification can be based on any identifier wanted A user identification element consists of a label a text field and an error message To specify which identifier is wanted change the text of the label To insert a user identification element use the Insert gt User Identification menu item Settings Behavior Mandatory Select When on user identification is required to leave the document it is on User Id Label A descriptive text of the wanted identifier Text Field An input for the user identification User Id Error An error message shown when lt Mandatory gt is on and user identification is not filled 5 10 4Narration While the narration itself is managed throug
165. rag Select Select Parent Undo Redo Find 4 2 3 Group 8 Lock Group Unlock Group ge gt ec KE E Ha e 7 25 navigation Shows or hides the Project Dashboard containing various project related widgets Opens the Project Manager allowing you to manage different aspects of the project Opens the Related Tasks dialog allowing you to manage tasks for the current document Opens the Assign Document Tags dialog allowing you to assign tags to the current document Opens the chat widget listing all the users in your groups showing their online status and allowing you to chat with one or more of them A Allows you to show hide and edit the document s master layer and dynamic layer Copies the current selection to the clipboard and removes it from the document Copies the current selection to the clipboard Pastes the contents of the clipboard along with formatting and styles at the caret s position Allows you to copy content and elements from other documents or from programs such as Microsoft Word Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the caret s position as plain text Clears the content of the selected element Removes the selected element or text Toggles drag select mode allowing you to drag and select several elements with a single mouse click Selects the direct parent of the selected element Reverts the last change to the document Restores the last change reverted
166. rd Saves the current document or if it s a new document opens the Save As dialog Opens the Save As dialog allowing you to save the current document as any document type Previews the current document Even when previewing the current document the entire project is available for navigation Opens the Assign Document Tags dialog allowing you to assign tags to the current document Opens the Find Documents dialog allowing you to find documents by tags in the current and other projects Opens the next item in the outline tree Opens the previous item in the outline tree Opens the Related Tasks dialog allowing you to manage tasks for the current document Opens a list of recently opened documents available for quick access Closes Composica The project menu provides project level operations Manage Project Preview Project Open Project New Project Project Dashboard Tasks Report Import Export A Q Ki a Opens the Project Manager allowing you to manage different aspects of the project Previews the current project as it will be shown when published Opens the Select Project dialog allowing you to open a different project or create a new one Opens the Start a New Project dialog allowing you to create a new project Shows or hides the Project Dashboard containing various project related widgets Opens a task report for the current project listing all open
167. rder timing effects and more Alternatively you can manually assign elements to participate in the sequence by setting their lt Sequence Active gt property to yes as well as their lt Effect Type gt property to the desired effect Sequencing properties are available from the Style tab Precise control over the associated effects order timing and many other settings is available in the Sequence Manager dialog It is divided into two tabs the Main tab controls common settings while the Elements tab can be used to control the behavior of specific elements 2 5 Adding tests and games Composica has powerful testing and assessment capabilities that can be used for summary tests self assessments and certification Comprehensive performance information is communicated to an LMS through SCORM Tests Tests are added to the project outline in the Project Manager As with any outline item their position in the outline tree can be freely changed at any time A test must have at least one section so a default Test Section is included with every new test and additional sections can be added according to need Sections contain pages with activities in them The learner gets scored based on performance in these activities When a test is selected in the outline tree different aspects of its functionality can be set in the properties area For instance The Test Mode property determines if the test will use all available questions or a se
168. roperties dialog contains settings related to social media elements Blogs Show blog index in launch page Shows an index of blogs which participate in the course in the launch page linking to the external version of the blogs so that learners can have quick and easy access to the blogs without having to enter the course and search engines can find and include the blogs in their search results Moderation password When set a moderation link is added to the course launch page and by using the set password a moderator can review edit and remove any social content of the course Authentication 2010 Composica Ltd 23 Composica Authentication is used by the social media engine to recognize learners and to allow them to add edit and remove content according to the social media element s settings Learner Authentication Method used to authenticate users to the social media engine System Default Uses the authentication method set as default by the system administrator LMS Authenticates the user according to information provided by the LMS Windows Uses Windows built in authentication Custom Uses custom authentication provided by the social media engine Any learner can sign up and log in using the sign in element which must be provided when this authentication method is used Social Media Engine The social media engine is the heart of all social interactions as it stores and maintains all the social relate
169. row head at one end of the arrow end Show an arrow head at the other end of the arrow both Show an arrow head at both ends of the arrow none Don t show an arrow head The shape of the arrow head 100 to 100 The size of the arrow head Size of the body of the arrow as a portion 0 100 of the available space The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded The size of the trapezoid base as a portion 0 100 of the available space 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 96 Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded Tilt Number The amount of tilt of the parallelogram s bases as a portion 0 100 of the available space Cross Cross shapes have additional properties Style Shape and Rotation Corner Radius Number The radius to round corners by O means corners are not rounded Body Size Number The size of the cross body as a portion 0 100 of the available space 5 6 Social Media Social media elements allow the author to develop a community around the course and make the learners involved in the contents of the course To learn more about adding social media to the course read about adding social media Blog Comments Rating ev Sign In 5 6 1 Blog Blogs are flexible platforms which let the learners participate in the cont
170. rst name last name middle name total hours and total minutes all depend on values supplied by a SCORM compliant LMS 5 10 2Test Feedback E Test Summary Test Title TEST TITLE Final Score FINAL SCORE Question count QUESTION COUNT Correct CORRECT Incorrect INCORRECT Partial PARTIAL Test Title TEST TITLE Final Score FINAL SCORE Test Pass Score is PASS SCORE You passed the test Test Pass Score is PASS SCORE You failed the test Click here to review the test z The test feedback element is used to show feedback about a test once it s finished Test feedback elements consist of one or more feedback items along with several optional buttons The appearance and contents of each of these can be customized similarly to other generic elements The feedback element features are configured via the properties pane and the Modify gt Test Feedback menu To insert a test feedback element use the Insert gt Test Feedback menu item For a test feedback element to operate it must be linked to its relevant test via the lt Linked Test gt property Settings Test Feedback Linked Test Resource Links the test feedback element to its relevant test Test Summary Lists global statistics for the test Settings Behavior Condition Condition A combination of conditions upon which to show the test summary feedback When Select On which attempt to show the feedback either first attempt second att
171. rties Personalize the master layer The theme master layers are fully customizable as any Composica document once the project has been created However some of the built in master layers can be quickly customized at the style selection stage Styles which support this feature namely Mix amp Match Crisp Outer Curves and Blox will show the customization panel when selected allowing to change certain aspects such as colors and icons within the master layer Create the project Once confirmed a new project will be created and the Project Manager will be automatically opened to allow configuration of the project To start configuring the project see Managing a project Duplicate of an existing project Choosing to create a project as a duplicate of an existing project will list all the projects currently available Creating projects from previously made projects can speed the process of creating similar projects Choose a project Given a list of available projects choose a project to use as a base for the new project Choose components to copy Once choosing a project to duplicate an option of which components to copy is available Choose the components which you want copied over to the new project Create the project Once confirmed a new project will be created and the Project Manager will be automatically opened to 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica as allow configuration of the project The new project is
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173. s U Pore tent root E L7 Resources E 7 Recent 8 tagged Text vet Seve Settings Property se S fom Fore vera s Da Co Ba los ro Ki lt Decorator rore Z i Caos ro Wrapping and Dwection The Composica user interface is divided into six main sections Menus Toolbars Properties pane Project pane Project Manager Media Explorer Sequence Manager Status bar Keyboard shortcuts 4 1 Menus The menu bar is positioned at the top of the user interface Through the different menus you get access to most of the possible operations of Composica Each page in this chapter denotes a menu In each page you will find a description of the menu and a list of all the menu s items along with a description of each If a menu item has an equivalent toolbar button an icon next to the item will link to that toolbar s help page Document Project Edit View Insert Modify Format Layout Tools Help Context menu 2010 Composica Ltd Composica 4 1 1 4 1 2 Document The document menu provides document level operations New Open Close Save Save As Preview Document Assign Tags Find By Tags Open Next Open Previous Tasks Recent Documents Exit Project B amp E Creates a new document Opens the Select Document dialog allowing you to open outline items master layers menus widgets or pop ups Closes the current document and returns to the Project Dashboa
174. s total minutes session hours session minutes user identification Multiple Choice correct answers incorrect answers total answers attempts left current attempt total attempts Title of the project as specified in the project properties Title of the current document as specified in the document properties Number of the current page out of the total pages in the course Total number of pages in the course Total number of pages done in the course Number of the current page out of the total pages in the chapter Total number of pages in the chapter Total number of pages done in the chapter Current overall score throughout the course Learner s first name as reported by the LMS Learner s last name as reported by the LMS Learner s middle name as reported by the LMS Last overall score throughout the course Last overall status of the course Hour part of the total amount of time spent by the viewer on the course Minute part of the total amount of time spent by the viewer on the course Hour part of the amount of time spent by the viewer on the current session Minute part of the amount of time spent by the viewer on the current session User identification as supplied by the User Identification element Number of answers answered correctly Number of answers answered wrong Total number of supplied answers Number of attempts left Number of the current attempt Total number of attempts avai
175. s Widget menu item The recent posts widget consists of a widget title element and several widget post elements In run time the widget post element is duplicated for each post and its comprising variables are filled in with information from the post Settings Recent Posts Post Count Number Number of recent posts to show or all to show all posts Recent Comments Displays a summarized list of the recent comments on blog posts To insert a recent comments widget use the Modify gt Add Recent Comments Widget menu item The recent comments widget consists of a widget title element and several widget post elements In run time the widget post element is duplicated for each post and its comprising variables are filled in with information from the post 2010 Composica Ltd 101 Composica Settings Recent Comments Comment Count Number Number of recent comments to show or all to show all posts Summary Word Count Number Number of words from the originating blog post to show or all to show the entire post text Archive Displays a list of all blog posts by their dates To insert an archive widget use the Modify gt Add Archive Widget menu item The archive widget consists of a widget title element several archive group elements and several widget post elements In run time the archive group element is duplicated for each calendar month and the widget post element is duplicated for each post with its comprising
176. s automatically opened and the fluid starts flowing Appearance Machine Type Select The visual appearance of the machine generating the fluid A setting of mixed cycles through the different machines each level Tile Type Number The visual appearance of the tiles Tile Opacity Number The opacity level 0 100 of the tiles Pipes Color Color The color of the pipes Joints Color Color The color of the joints connecting between the pipes Fluid Color Color The color of the fluid running through the pipes Liquid Speed Select The speed of the fluid running through the pipes once its starts pumping Sound Effects Rotate Media Audio file to play when a pipe is rotated Valve Media Audio file to play when the valve is opened Success Media Audio file to play when the level has been completed successfully Failure Media Audio file to play when the level has failed fluid has spilled along the way 5 11 2Space Bubbles This is a traditional bubbles game the goal is to pop all bubbles in this case stars or dices and or answer all questions The player aims a cannon and fires it by clicking If the fired item creates a cluster of at least 3 items of the same type the cluster explodes Some stars have questions attached to them When attempting to explode a star with a question the player is prompted with a question A question star cannot be exploded unless the question attached to it is answered correctly Game attributes
177. s between two or more users These chats can be saved as meeting logs to be later accessed previewed or removed The Project Dashboard displays recently saved chats from the current project and the Composica Dashboard displays recently saved chats from the all projects available to the user The Saved Chats widget also provides a search functionality to quickly find a chat based on its content Recent Publications Only available in the Project Dashboard Lists recent publications of the project along with the publish method the publish date and the name of the author that initiated the publish Links Authors can add common links to the work environment Links can either be Public or Personal and available only to the user who added them In the Project Dashboard Project links can also be added associated them to the current project Press on the Add Link button in the widget s header to add a new link or the Edit Link button to modify an existing one My Notes Each user has a personal To Do notes widget Any text entered in the widget is personal and can only be viewed by the user and will remain there until it s removed O 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface Part User Interface 46 Dosen Bue Est yew Fer Forme Dos Heo BOW Stee Girt Save Sus bh a DD e AR xw A TORMO DON 01 0 9 KAN lt B gt fre gt v Peer hue Trese woes Y Project x Proyect Mesa Berets 18 Demo Project E D Enproe
178. s html Supported state codes USA http code google com apis chart statecodes html 2010 Composica Ltd Getting Started 10 2 4 6 Adding narration Narration is an important aspect of every course It adds a new dimension to the content and helps learners absorb content better Narrating an element Select the element to narrate Go to the Settings tab Edit the lt Narration gt property SD ES Choose whether to use an existing audio file upload a new audio file or record the narration now see below This will add narration to your element and it will immediately become a participant in the document s sequence You may add narration this way to every element on the document that requires narration Composica will automatically sequence these elements according to their position and the length of the audio Using the audio recorder The audio recorder allows recording audio clips directly inside Composica without having to use any external applications or tools 1 Press on the Record button to begin Once recording you can press on the Pause button to temporarily stop the recording and resume it later 2 Press on the Stop button once you re done recording 3 Press on the Play button to play back your recording and press on the Record button again if you wish to re record 4 Once you re happy with the recording name the audio file and press on the Upload button which will upload your recording and a
179. s priority and assign tags to it E UN Comments can be added to the task by writing them in the Add Commentarea and pressing the Append button to append them to the Comments area 5 Press OK to commit your changes Editing Tasks 1 Open the Related Tasks dialog 2 Select the task from the tasks list and perform the desired changes 3 When the task is complete change its status by checking the Status checkbox or by pressing the Mark Closed toolbar button 4 To remove the task use the Remove toolbar button 5 The system keeps an audit trail of any committed changes made to the task To view this trail check the System option under the Comments area 6 Press OK to commit your changes Task Reports Different task reports can be generated for a complete overview of the development process The Task Report dialog is available from using the Tasks gt Tasks Report menu item in the Project Manager the Tasks tab in the dashboards and using the Tasks Report button in the Related Tasks dialog Task reports can be generated for the scope of the project or for all available projects and the results can be displayed and filtered in various ways 3 5 2 Blogs Each project in Composica has an integral blog so that developers can freely share information with each other By using blogs development teams can avoid communication bottlenecks and assure that important correspondence is attached to its related context Startin
180. s to share their knowledge and benefit from each other s experience A project can include any number of blogs that can be customized and configured Blogs are inserted O 2010 Composica Ltd 11 Composica from the Insert gt Social Media menu The blog element consists of several widgets and buttons The left area of the blog element includes default blog widgets Recent Posts and Archive that contain placeholders In the published course these placeholders will provide access to the learner s blog posts The top left area of the blog element also includes default blog buttons Blog Home Add Post and Edit Post Different properties provides control over the buttons functionality For example the lt Approval Required gt and lt Login Required gt properties of the Add Post button can be used to set the requirements for adding a post The right area of the blog element includes place holders for the actual blog posts and comments After publishing these will reflect the thread of posts and comments Select any of the blog s sub elements to customize their look and feel Additional blog widgets and buttons can be added from the Modify menu enabled when any of the blog elements are selected When one of the post placeholders are selected a rating element can be added from the Modify menu Each blog can also be accessed and edited independently of the course and includes an RSS feed for subscription Remote RSS feeds
181. section s properties to determine the order of the questions Normal Each section has the same weight on the score Use Section Settings Use the setting in each test section s properties to determine the score method Normal No time limit will be coerced Question Time Limit Each question will be time limited Global Time Limit The entire test is time limited Time Partial Answer Feedback Mode Pass Score Attempts Allow Review Participate in Global Score Test Tags id Test Sections Title Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer Skip Page Persist Activities Section Settings Questions Order No of Questions Section Type Section Weight 31 Composica The time to limit by according to Time Limit Only available when Time Limit is other than Normal Accept Accept partial answers Consider as Full Accept partial answers and consider them as full ones Reject Reject partial answers Delayed Feedback Feedback is given at the end of the test Check buttons are always hidden Immediate Feedback Feedback is given immediately Check buttons are available by default The minimal score required for the test to be considered passed The number of attempts possible for retaking the test Whether to show the review test link in the test feedback element Whether the score of the test participates in the global score of the course Tags associated with the test Title of the test sec
182. sers which can view and edit the project Generates an outline report listing the outline tree starting from the currently selected document In the outline report press the Up button to move to the parent node s outline report Removes the project from the system Once the removal is confirmed the project will be removed completely and cannot be recovered Closes the Project Manager Closes the Project Manager and opens the selected document for edit Previews the selected document Adds a page after the selected document Adds a page inside the selected document Adds a chapter after the selected document Adds a chapter inside the selected document Adds a test after the selected document Adds a test inside the selected document O 2010 Composica Ltd User Interface 68 Add Test Section After Adds a test section after the selected document Add Test Section Inside Adds a test section inside the selected document S E Cut lo Copies the selected document to the clipboard and removes it from the tree Copy E Copies the selected document to the clipboard Paste After E Pastes the document from clipboard after the selected document Paste Inside e Pastes the document from clipboard inside the selected document Remove t Removes the selected document Import Import After 3 Opens the Import dialog allowing you to import documents from other projects after the selected document Import Insid
183. several properties which can be configured in the properties area of the Project Manager when the document is selected in the tree Following is a table of each document type its properties and their descriptions Throughout all properties a special value of Inherit means the property is inherited from the parent outline item E Pages Title Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer Skip Page Persist Activities Page Tags Chapters Title of the page The style to use for the page The master layer to use for the page The dynamic layer to use for the page No The document isn t skipped from navigation and shown in menus Skip The document is skipped from navigation but shown in menus Skip amp Hide The document is skipped from navigation and shown in menus When on the state of activities is maintained when navigating away from the document Tags associated with the page 2010 Composica Ltd Title Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer Skip Page Persist Activities Chapter Tags Tests Title Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer Skip Page Persist Activities Test Settings Test Mode No of Questions Sections Order Questions Order Score Method Time Limit O 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 30 Title of the chapter The style to use for the chapter The master layer to use for the chapter The dynamic layer to use for the chapter No The documen
184. sica Ltd II m Composica EE 85 le EE 86 K WEE EE 86 B X AO 86 TAE O a 87 LINK aa A A A A A A AR 88 A 88 EE 88 A RR T T 89 e WOU WE 90 MA A EE 90 Media Playera ta di a di dt e an 91 Elash ut eler EE e o Oe ie e a 92 A setae ea eel A ea ae ees A 92 6 Social Media eeter a isd Geet even ao 96 Ee ME 96 Widgets A as 98 g eil ee 102 Ratin WEE 104 SIMPL WEE 104 K EE UE 105 YOUTUDG MOVIE ease inca 105 Universal Search inicia bhai he Mad ih gt antes hoo tated Aen 106 Twitter TWEETS areae A A A EE 106 Facebook Like Button mint AA A AAA 107 Google A ne 107 Google Map Chair A And 110 8 NaVigati0N ee ERR ENN indiai anaandaa idadaan kad aidd EEN EES 110 PFOJECE HE 110 DOGUMENE Title san rarr fer antes is 111 Navigation BUON ers A da EE 111 Navig tion DEE 112 POPUP te TEE 112 Ee ie ei din EE 113 Progress TEE 114 Navigation LIC do 115 TIMO ai A A A A A aos 115 Tree MENU ra A E A cid 116 Compact gel EE 118 One Level O ege Eeer 119 BE et ele TEE 121 Multiple eri ta 122 Point Gel EE 123 Diag DrOp A io 124 FU BAK A A A IA 126 allerlee 128 HOt WO WEE 130 SUIVEY EE 131 Feedback t nccsdvce AA A A A A AA AAA 132 Geta A EETA ov veeed NA EEA ENANTA OPA EN wee ARE ORN ANETE R AREE 134 LOCO Aa Ae A A wad wrens A a NEE 135 K Ee UE 135 2010 Composica Ltd Test Feed HACK A eee dean ean ener Deena 139 WserTdentification muii dia 142 NATACION iii a AA AAA A AA AAA AAA 142 Sequence
185. ssign it to the element Java is required in order to record audio Disable enable narration A Narration On Off button can be inserted to the document using the Insert gt Narration gt Narration On Off menu item The function of the button is global to the entire course so the learner can mute or restore the narration according to personal preference Closed captioning A Closed Captioning element in the document can contain the captioning of the narration in order to support accessibility guidelines It can be inserted from the Insert gt Narration gt Closed Captioning menu item Captions can be toggled on or off using the Closed Captioning On Off element available from the Insert gt Narration gt Closed Captioning On Off menu item The function of this button is global to the entire course so the learner can choose to show or hide the captions according to personal preference 2 4 7 Adding social media Composica provides authors with the ability to create highly rich interactive and structured content but it also empowers them to take full advantage of social media elements to create a learning community around each course Courses then become both formal and social by nature learners can share knowledge with others learn from each other comment on and rate content and more all while browsing the course without ever having to leave the learning environment Blogs Blogs provide a very powerful method for learner
186. sult A drag item is a generic element To remove a drag item simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Dragging Style Dropped Style Settings Drag Item Drag Item Index Drop Area Style Rule Style Rule Style Rule Number Used when the mouse is over the drag item Used for the drag item while it s being dragged Used for the drag item after it has been dropped in place The index of the drag item linking it to one or more corresponding drop areas none creates a dummy drag item which isn t taken into consideration in the score calculation for the activity A drop area is a generic element To remove a drop area simply select and remove it using the Edit gt Remove menu item or the Delete key Style Drop Area Opacity Settings Drop Area Drop Area Index Correction Order Number Number Number The opacity level 0 100 of the drop area The index of the drop area linking it to one or more corresponding drag items none creates a dummy drop area which isn t taken into consideration in the score calculation for the activity The order in which to fix the items when 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 126 showing correction when lt Force Correction Order gt is true 5 9 4 Fill Blank MW asas pos Correct Incorrect Fill blank activities consist of a question element with one or more fill
187. t at which point it can be positioned sized and customized Audio and video files of numerous formats are displayed using the highly customizable universal media player You can insert media elements inside other elements by entering the element content edit mode before inserting the media 2 4 5 Adding mashups Composica provides a simple and quick integration of mashup elements from popular external services into the project The customization of these elements is done from within Composica Mashups can be inserted from the Insert gt Mashups menu item YouTube Movie The YouTube Movie element allows you to search and embed streaming movies directly from YouTube 2010 Composica Ltd 9 Composica into the course This can become a good source of existing material that can be harnessed to create quick and effective training units The lt Source gt property of the element provides an interface to search sort and finally embed YouTube movies based on their ID or associated keywords You can preview the different movies found and press the Select button to embed the movie Once a movie is embedded you can control different aspects of the element from the Settings tab Universal Search The Universal Search element allows the learner to perform a search in one or more search engines This encourages the learner to be involved in retrieving the information while remaining in the environment of the course which can improve th
188. t 18 groups 34 PowerPoint import 33 project tree 25 properties 18 styles 34 tags 34 Project Manager dialog 66 menu 67 toolbar 68 Project pane 63 Project properties 18 metadata 24 Project Title element 110 Project tree 25 adding documents 27 document properties 29 importing documents 32 organizing documents 28 removing documents 29 Properties pane 62 2010 Composica Ltd Property types 78 Rectangle 94 Color 78 Rectangle Callout 94 Condition 78 Star 94 Media 78 Trapezoid 95 Number 78 Sign In element 104 Point 78 Login Form element 105 Resource 78 Notice element 105 Select 78 Social Media elements 96 String List 78 adding tutorial 10 Style Rule 78 Space Bubbles element 147 Text 78 Standalones Unit 78 adding 28 YouTube Selector 78 properties 32 Publishing 37 Status bar 72 multi SCO considerations 38 Styles tutorial 13 adding 34 assigning 34 L R Styles management 34 Survey element 131 Final Message element 131 Rating element 104 11 Survey Item element 131 adding tutorial Rating Edit element 104 Rating Off element 104 T Rating On element 104 Rescue Mission element 149 Table element 88 Run time properties 19 Table Cell element 89 SCORM tab 23 Tags management 34 Settings tab 21 Tasks 39 Social Media tab 22 adding 40 Window tab 20 editing 40 Task Reports 40 S S Test Feedback element 139 Results Details element 140 Re Test element 141 Review Test element 141 Sections Summary element 139 Test Cus
189. t isn t skipped from navigation and shown in menus Skip The document is skipped from navigation but shown in menus Skip 8 Hide The document is skipped from navigation and shown in menus When on the state of activities is maintained when navigating away from the document Tags associated with the chapter Title of the test The style to use for the test The master layer to use for the test The dynamic layer to use for the test No The document isn t skipped from navigation and shown in menus Skip The document is skipped from navigation but shown in menus Skip amp Hide The document is skipped from navigation and shown in menus When on the state of activities is maintained when navigating away from the document Normal Use all questions from all test sections Global Bank Use a given number of questions from all test sections Section Bank Use a given number of questions from each test section specified in each test section s properties The number of questions to use when Test Mode is set to Global Bank Normal Uses the order of the test sections in the outline to determine the order of the sections Random Randomizes the order of the test sections Normal Uses the order of the questions in the outline to determine the order of questions Random Randomizes the order of the questions Test section pages are always skipped Use Section Settings Use the setting in each test
190. t of questions selected at random out of a question bank The Section Order and Question Order properties are used to set the order in which the questions will be presented The Score Method property determines whether all sections have an equal score weight or a custom weight per section In addition tests can be time limited their pass score and the number of allowed attempts can be set and much more Each Test Section has additional properties which complement the test settings and allow further flexibility in the configuration of the test Tests are inserted to the outline tree with an associated Test Results page A Test Feedback element can be added to this page to provide learners with a detailed report on their performance in the test This element can be configured to show as much or as little information as required Games Games employ powerful motivational elements such as competition humor and the satisfaction of winning through applying a skill Composica Mind Games allow authors to utilize these elements and create experiences that learners can enjoy and from which they gain knowledge Game elements can be added to test documents and wrap the functionality of the test Games support all settings available to tests and while using them performance data can be recorded to an LMS via 2010 Composica Ltd 13 Composica 2 6 2 7 SCORM Composica offers a variety of attractive games each with its unique
191. t of the selected element Select Gives options to select elements relative to the selected element such as the parent sibling child and all Select Ancestor Shows a list of all ancestors of the selected element allowing to select them Drag Select y Toggles drag select mode allowing you to drag and select several elements with a single mouse click Lock Group A Locks an element so you can no longer edit its content and children or locks several elements together in a group Unlock Group a Unlocks a previously locked element or group Add Design Hint Adds a design hint to the current document allowing you to maintain comments which aren t shown when previewing or publishing the project O 2010 Composica Ltd 49 Composica 4 1 4 View The view menu provides options for changing the look and feel of Composica Design Mode HTML Mode Chat 2 Editor Background Toolbars Layers WW Navigator Elements Tree aa Helpers Show Properties Pane Show Project Pane Show Status Bar Float Properties Pane Float Project Pane Basic Properties Normal Properties Advanced Properties 4 1 5 Insert Switches to design mode allowing you to edit your document visually in a WYSIWYG manner Switches to HTML mode allowing you to directly edit the source code of the document This is not recommended for intermediate developers Opens the chat widget listing all the users in your groups showing their online s
192. t section To add a test section inside a test select the test and either use the Edit gt Add Test Section Inside menu item press the Add Test Section Inside Selection toolbar button To add a test section after another test section select the test section and either use the Edit gt Add Test Section After menu item press the Add Test Section After Selection toolbar button Master Layers To add a master layer select the Master Layers folder in the tree and either 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 28 use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item a press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar button To add a master layer after an existing one select that master layer and either use the Edit gt Add Page After menu item a press the Add Page After Selection toolbar button To add a master layer from the built in system styles either use the Project gt Add System Style menu item a press the Add System Style toolbar button Read more about system styles and how they can be added to the project Dynamic Layers To add a dynamic layer select the Dynamic Layers folder in the tree and either use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar button To add a dynamic layer after an existing one select that dynamic layer and either use the Edit gt Add Page After menu item press the Add Page After Selection toolbar button Widgets
193. t visible in runtime To add sequencing to a document use the Tools gt Sequence Manager menu item or press the Sequence Manager toolbar button If elements are selected when first applying the sequence manager these will be the elements that participate in the sequence If no elements are selected the top most elements in the document hierarchy will participate in the sequence To configure the global sequence settings either select the sequence manager element and use the property grid or use the Sequence Manager dialog A sequence manager element can also be added automatically when applying effects or narration to the document or one of its elements To learn more about adding sequences to the document read about sequencing and effects Style Sequencing Active Select When on the effect sequence is enabled Effect Type Select Type of effect to play by default Effect Duration Unit Duration for each step of the effect sequence Delay Unit Delay between each step of the effect sequence Only relevant when lt Effect Trigger gt is timer or either Order Select The order of steps of the effect sequence Either determined by the positions of the elements on screen random or custom 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 144 which is specified by their order in the Sequence Manager dialog Trigger Select timer The sequence is advanced by a timer controlled by lt Effect Start After gt lt Effect Duration gt and
194. tatus and allowing you to chat with one or more of them A list of available backgrounds for the editing area Shows a list of all available toolbars allowing you to toggle their visibility Additionally allows you to choose between showing no labels next to icons showing labels to the right of selected icons and showing labels under all icons Allows you to show hide and edit the document s master layer and dynamic layer Gives an option to show a small or large navigator which provides quick navigation to elements relative to the selected element such as parent sibling and child Gives options related to the Elements Tree including the options to hide show the selected element to expand collapse the entire tree and other options Allows toggling several helpers on off including the selection prediction highlighting the move resize guidelines and the positioning handle Toggles the visibility of the Properties pane Toggles the visibility of the Project pane Toggles the visibility of the Status bar Toggles the Properties pane between floating and docked modes Toggles the Project pane between floating and docked modes Switches to basic properties mode showing only the basic and most common properties in the property grid Switches to normal properties mode showing most of the properties in the property grid Switches to advanced properties mode showing all of the available properties in the pro
195. ted marker element is a generic element which is used to mark a chapter which has been started but not completed Started markers are only shown when lt Mark Started gt is true Done Marker The current marker element is a generic element which is used to mark which of the documents in the menu are done Done markers are only shown when lt Mark Done gt is true Activities Activities are interactive elements which are used for tests and for creating other interactive experiences for learners Activities are the most complex of elements and are usually made of several different types of elements Each of the following pages represents an activity and list each of the sub elements it consists of and their respective properties 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 122 Multiple Choice Point Click Drag Drop Hot Spots Fill Blank Hot Word Survey Feedback Get a Hint 5 9 1 Multiple Choice Insert question here Correct Incorrect Partial 11 Multiple choice activities consist of a question element one or more answer elements a check answer button and a feedback element To insert a multiple choice activity use the Insert gt Multiple Choice menu item or the Insert Multiple Choice toolbar button Style Bullets Normal Bullet Media Used for answer bullets in its normal state Pressed Bullet Media Used for selected answer bullets Right Bullet Media Used for answer bullets marked as correct Wrong Bullet
196. th dd signifies day of the month hh signifies hours nn signifies minutes and ss signifies seconds Comments The comments element is a special case of a blog slimmed down and simplified for allowing learners to quickly add comments on a document It consists of several post elements and an add post button element To insert a comments element use the Insert gt Social Media gt Comments menu item Blog Navigation Provides controls for navigation through the blog Consists of two sub elements for moving back and forward through the posts When viewing a single post the labels of these sub elements will be replaced with the titles of the next and previous posts Settings Blog Posts per Page Number Number of posts to show in each page of the summary or all to show all posts in one page Post Displays a single blog post In run time the post element is duplicated for each post displayed and filled in with information and content from the post A post consists of several variables for displaying this information a post ellipsis element and a permalink A rating element can be added to a post to allow learner s to rate any of the posts using the Modify gt Add Rating menu item Post Ellipsis Used in the post summary when a post s contents have been trimmed to signify the post contains more information In run time pressing the post ellipsis shows the full post The post ellipsis element can be edited to contain differ
197. the answers of the activity and gives feedback accordingly Style Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button 5 9 9 Get a Hint Hints are helper elements which are added to existing activities to provide helpful hints to learners Hint elements contain a hint popup element A hint element can be added to the following elements e Multiple choice by selecting a multiple choice element and using the Modify gt Add Hint menu item Drag drop by selecting a drag drop element and using the Modify gt Add Hint menu item ev Fill blank by selecting a fill blank element and using the Modify gt Add Hint menu item O 2010 Composica Ltd 135 Composica Style Get a Hint Hide Mode Select effect Use an effect if defined when hiding the hint popup plain Hide the hint popup without any effects Style Rules Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the hint button Visited Style Style Rule Used once the hint has been shown Active Style Style Rule Used when the hint is visible Settings Behavior Hint Event Select mouseover The hint popup is shown hidden when the mouse is over out the hint click The hint popup is shown hidden when the hint is pressed Score Decrease Unit The factor in percents by which to decrease the learner s score once they view the hint A value of O means the score will not be decreased Show Once Select When on the hint will only be sh
198. the popup window from the top edge of the screen The offset of the popup window from the left edge of the screen The width of the popup window The height of the popup window When on automatically positions the popup window at the center of the screen When on the popup window can be resized by the viewer Used when the mouse is over the button Used while the mouse is pressed over the button The standalone document to open in the popup window When no lt Popup gt set the URL to open in the popup window click The popup is triggered when the button is pressed timer The popup is triggered after an interval specified by lt Popup Delay gt When lt Popup Trigger gt is timer the interval to wait before triggering the popup modeless The viewer can interact with the main project window while the popup window is open modal The viewer cannot interact with the main project window while the popup window is open until it s closed Breadcrumbs show the current location in relation to the outline hierarchy Breadcrumb elements consist of a parent crumb element a crumb separator element and a current crumb element To insert a breadcrumbs element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Breadcrumbs menu item or the Navigation gt Breadcrumbs toolbar button 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 114 Settings Behavior Can Navigate Select When on breadcrumbs can be used to navigate to an
199. then inviting other team members Developers Contributors Reviewers and Viewers are all included Chats can also be saved and function as a meeting log so the information and discussions about the project becomes an integrated part of it Press the Save button to title and save the chat Saved chats are available from the Saved Chats widgets of the Composica Dashboard and the Project Dashboard where searches can be performed to quickly find the required chat Chats remain active even when the chat dialog is closed and can be resumed at anytime 3 5 4 Dashboards The dashboards provide a centralized information hub where concurrent information about Composica and its projects can be found and managed Composica consists of two dashboards Composica Dashboard which appears after logging in to the application and displays aggregated information from all projects available to the user Project Dashboard which appears when accessing a specific project and displays information that is directly related to the project Both dashboards provide the following utility buttons J The Dashboard Preferences button provides control over the displayed widgets the header f color of each widget and the number of displayed entries Press the Reset button to change back to the default configuration Under the Tasks tab the Report Options button shows or hides the task report options panel at the top of the report Gi The Refresh button reloads t
200. tion The style to use for the test section The master layer to use for the test section The dynamic layer to use for the test section No The document isn t skipped from navigation and shown in menus Skip The document is skipped from navigation but shown in menus Skip amp Hide The document is skipped from navigation and shown in menus When on the state of activities is maintained when navigating away from the page Normal Uses the order of the questions in the outline to determine the order of questions Random Randomizes the order of the questions Only available when Questions Order in the test settings is set to Use section settings The number of questions to use from the selected test section Only available when Test Mode in the test settings is set to Section Bank Question Pages The pages in the section contain questions and will be considered for score Information Pages The pages in the section contain informational material and will notbe considered for score The weight in percents the score of this test section has on the total score of the test To help determine the amount use the Validate Sections Score button which shows the weight of each test section and whether the sum of weights is 100 Only available when Score Method in the test settings is set to Use O 2010 Composica Ltd Section Tags Master Layers Title Description Style Layer Tags Dynamic Layers Ti
201. tional for starting a new project 2010 Composica Ltd 5 Composica 2 3 2 4 To quickly start a new project 1 Enter the project s title providing a description and assigning groups and tags is optional and press Next Choose Styled Project and press Next Choose one of the available styles and press Next Edit the basic project properties all of which can be left at their default values and press Next ILARY OIN Press Finish to create the new project Once the new project has been created the Project Manager will open The Project Manager allows you to configure the project manage its outline and set different project or document level settings Adding chapters and pages Each project consists of different chapters and pages In the Project Manager you can create and manage the different chapters and pages of the project Adding a chapter To add the first chapter either use the Edit gt Add Chapter Inside menu item or press the Add Chapter Inside Selection toolbar button This will create a new chapter inside the currently selected item which is the project You can now select the chapter and change its title by altering the Title field Adding a page Adding a page is very similar to adding a chapter To add a page simply select the tree item you wish to add the page in such as the project or the chapter and use the Edit gt Add Page Inside menu item or press the Add Page Inside Selection toolbar bu
202. tions are skipped from navigation Persist Activities When on the state of activities is maintained when navigating away from a page Press the Run time Properties button to open the Run time Properties dialog Press the Project Metadata button to open the Metadata Editor dialog Use the Project Tags field to assign tags to the project The following properties can be overridden in each document s properties a Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer ev Persist Activities Skip Chapter Pages named Skip Page Writing Direction can be overridden in the page level by changing the document s Layout gt Direction property ev Run Time properties Project metadata 3 2 1 1 Run time properties The run time properties dialog exposes different properties relevant to the run time of the project To edit the project s run time properties in the Project Manager use the Project gt Run time Properties menu item or the Run time Properties toolbar button or select the project root in the tree and press the Run time Properties button Run time properties are divided into four tabs ev Window settings related to the window the course launches in and different behaviors of that window Settings various settings controlling the looks and the behavior of the published course Social Media settings related to social media elements SCORM settings controlling the behavior of SCORM communications with the LMS 201
203. tle Description Style Layer Position Apply Layer to Layer Tags Widgets Title Description Widget Tags E Standalones Title Description Style Master Layer Dynamic Layer Standalone Tags 3 2 2 5 Importing documents Using Composica 32 section settings Tags associated with the test section Title of the master layer A description of the master layer for personal usage The style to use for the master layer When a master layer is assigned to an outline element its style cannot be changed Tags associated with the master layer Title of the dynamic layer A description of the dynamic layer for personal usage The style to use for the dynamic layer How to position the dynamic layer relatively to the document In design time the dynamic layer always shows under the document layer regardless of this setting Whether to apply the dynamic layer to Chapter Pages Only to Pages Only or to All documents Tags associated with the dynamic layer Title of the widget A description of the widget for personal usage Tags associated with the widget Title of the standalone A description of the standalone for personal usage The style to use for the standalone The master layer to use for the standalone The dynamic layer to use for the standalone Tags associated with the standalone Documents can be imported from other projects and templates Importing items copies them into the current
204. tom Feedback element 140 Test Fail element 141 Test Pass element 141 Test Results element 140 Select Document dialog 65 Select Project dialog 64 Sequence Manager dialog 72 Sequence Manager element 143 adding tutorial 12 Shape element 92 Arrow 95 Cross 96 Test Summary element 139 Diamond 95 Test Sections 26 Line 95 adding 27 Oval 93 properties 31 Oval Callout 94 Tests l 25 Paralelogram 95 adding 27 Polygon 94 adding tutorial 12 properties 30 2010 Composica Ltd Composica Text elements 87 Comment element 87 Footer 1 element 87 Footer 2 element 87 Header 1 element 87 Header 2 element 87 Header 3 element 87 Horizontal Separator element 87 Instructions element 87 Marquee element 87 Quote element 87 Subscript element 87 Superscript element 87 Text element 87 Vertical Separator element 87 Timer element 115 Timer Message element 116 Toolbars reference 58 Document toolbar 58 Edit toolbar 59 Format toolbar 60 Group toolbar 59 Insert toolbar 60 Layout toolbar 61 Media Explorer toolbar 71 Project Manager toolbar 68 Table toolbar 61 Tools toolbar 61 Tree Menu element 116 Current Marker element 118 Done Marker element 119 Menu Chapter element 118 Menu Container element 118 Menu Page element 118 Started Marker element 118 Troubleshooting Spell checker 152 Starting Composica 152 Twitter Tweets element 106 Universal Search element 106 adding tutorial 9 Search Engine element 106 User Identification
205. ts automatically when entering the launch page User may resize the window When checked the learner can change the size of the course window User may select text and content When checked the learner can select text and other contents in the course using the mouse and optionally copy the contents User may invoke the context menu When checked the learner can use the right mouse button to open the browser s native context menu which gives different options which may have undesirable results Scaling If the window becomes smaller than the document Scale document down zoom out Scale zoom the document down so it fits the window 2010 Composica Ltd 24 Composica Show scrollbars Keep the document at its original scale and allow the learner to scroll around the window If the window becomes larger than the document Scale document up zoom in Scale zoom the document up so it fits the window Center document Keep the document at its original scale and center it in the window Window background color When the window doesn t fit the document stripes of the window s background color will show to accommodate for the space This setting allows you to match the color of these stripes to your project Scaling will likely lead to loss of quality Documents containing flash media player shapes or mind games cannot be scaled and will fall back to alternative handling 3 2 1 1 2 Settings
206. ts containing the specified hashtag or search query Show tweets from the specified author Show tweets in reply to the specified user Include only the most recent tweets the most popular tweets or a mixed aggregation of both Number of tweets to list Date format to use when showing tweet dates where yyyy signifies year mm signifies month dd signifies day of the month hh signifies hours nn signifies minutes and ss signifies seconds Facebook like button embeds a standard facebook like interface in the document allowing learners to express interest in a specific document and share it with their facebook peers To insert a facebook like button element use the Insert gt Mashups gt Facebook Like Button menu item Settings Facebook Like Button Title Select Layout Select Color Scheme Select Show Faces Select Google Chart Displays like or recommend as the action taken A standard or minimal layout for the interface A light or dark color scheme to better match the background of the document When on shows the faces of people who liked this document Google charts allow charting data which is entered into the element in one of several ways Google chart elements consist of data set elements and data point elements which describe the data of the chart These elements are not visible when the course is published they are fed into the chart To insert a Google chart element use the Insert gt Mashu
207. ts from other documents or from programs such as Microsoft Word Paste as Text 2 Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the caret s position as plain text Remove x Removes the selected element or text 4 2 Toolbars The toolbars are positioned at the top of the user interface below the menu and allow quick access to the most useful menu items You can customize the toolbars appearance and choose which toolbars to display through the View gt Toolbars menu Each page in this chapter denotes a toolbar In each page you will find a screenshot of the toolbar anda list of all the toolbar s buttons along with the icon and a description of each The icon links each toolbar button to its equivalent menu item Document Edit Group Insert Format Layout Table Tools 4 2 1 Document E HQ Preview ES Dashboard d Manage Tasks bk A New Document Creates a new document E Open Document g Opens the Select Document dialog allowing you to open outline items master layers menus widgets or pop ups Save Document H Saves the current document or if it s a new document opens the Save As dialog Preview Document Previews the current document Even when previewing the current document the entire project is available for Ea 2010 Composica Ltd 59 Composica Project Dashboard Manage Project Tasks Tags Chat 4 2 2 Edit t H BG oe Layers Cut Copy Paste Paste as Text Erase Content Remove D
208. tton You can also choose to add a page after the chapter by selecting the chapter and using the Edit gt Add Page After menu item or the Add Page After Selection toolbar button All the options of the Edit menu are also available by right clicking on a tree item The project outline can be easily manipulated by using the Copy Paste functionality or by simply dragging items from one location to another When you re done manipulating the project outline save your changes by using the Project gt Save Project menu item or by pressing the Save Project toolbar button Designing a document Page designing is at the core of Composica While designing you insert and organize the elements and content that comprise the document Elements include basic design elements such as boxes and separators interactive elements such as multiple choice questions and hot spots and navigational elements such as buttons links and menus Design Document To start designing a document choose the document you wish to design in the Project Manager and use the Edit gt Design Document menu item or press the Design Document toolbar button You can also simply double click the document you wish to edit A document can also be opened from the Project Dashboard by selecting it in the Select Document panel or by clicking on any of the document links in the dashboard widget s The Open Document or Find Document buttons in the Quick Start panel provide additional
209. u to show the current page Show Empty Chapters Select When off empty chapters are hidden from the menu Hide Unvisited Select When on documents which have not yet been visited are hidden from the menu Behavior Collapsible Select When on chapters can be collapsed to hide the 2010 Composica Ltd Elements us documents underneath them Toggle Sibling Select When on expanding a chapter collapses all its sibling chapters Disable Navigation Select When on the menu is for display purposes only and cannot be used for navigation Markers Current Marker Select Defines whether the current marker is shown Done Marker Select Defines whether the done marker is shown Started Marker Select Defines whether the started marker is shown Mark Current Chapter Select all parents Mark all parents of the current page as the current chapter highest parent Mark only the highest parent of the current page as the current chapter nearest parent Mark only the nearest parent of the current page as the current chapter Compact Tree Menu Chapter Page Page x Chapter Page The compact tree menu is a modified tree menu which is styled to be simple and compact To insert a compact tree menu element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Compact Tree Menu menu item or the Navigation gt Compact Tree Menu toolbar button Menu Chapter Each chapter of the project s outline is represented by a menu chapter element Customizing the
210. und of the element Can also be set via the Fill Color toolbar button Image to use as the background of the element none No border is shown dotted Border is a dotted line dashed Border is a dashed line solid Border is a solid line double Border is a double solid line groove 3d groove in colors based on lt Border Color gt ridge 3d ridge in colors based on lt Border Color gt inset 3d inset in colors based on lt Border Color gt outset 3d outset in colors based on lt Border Color gt Can also be set via the Border Style toolbar button Thickness of the border Only relevant when lt Border Style gt is other than none Can also be set via the Border Width toolbar button Border color Can also be set via the Border Color toolbar button repeat lt Fill Image gt is tiled horizontally and vertically to fit the element s size no repeat lt Fill Image gt is not tiled repeat x lt Fill Image gt is tiled horizontally to 2010 Composica Ltd Elements s2 fit the element s width repeat y lt Fill Image gt is tiled vertically to fit the element s height Image Align X Select left Align lt Fill Image gt to the left of the element center Align lt Fill Image gt to the center of the element horizontally right Align lt Fill Image gt to the right of the element Image Align Y Select top Align lt Fill Image gt to the top of the element center
211. uns out the test is failed or the penguin isn t rescued see lt Drown Mode gt Playability No strategy skills required to play the game Test score Questions that the player did not reach before the game ended will be counted as mistakes in the test To insert a rescue mission game use the Insert gt Mind Games gt Rescue Mission menu item or the Game Picker gt Rescue Mission toolbar menu item Alternatively you can use the game picker which can be opened using the Insert gt Mind Games gt Game Picker menu item or the Game Picker toolbar button Settings Behavior Drown Mode Select Determines whether the penguin drowns if the player fails to answer the question at the bottom of the sea Switch Question Number The number of switch question lifelines made available to the player 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 150 50 50 Number The number of 50 50 lifelines reduces the number of answers by 50 made available to the player Appearance Landscape Select The visual appearance of the background A setting of mixed cycles through the different landscape each level Fish Type Select The visual appearance of the fish stacked under the penguin A setting of mixed chooses a different fish type each round Sea Custom Select When on uses lt Sea Color gt to determine the color of the sea Sea Color Color A custom color to use for the sea Only relevant when lt Sea Custom gt is true Sound Eff
212. user along with an option to preview each relevant project Recent Blog Posts In the Project Dashboard the Recent Blog Posts widget displays blog posts from the current project In the Composica Dashboard it displays blog posts from all projects available to the user Press on a post s title to switch to the Blog tab and see a detailed view of that post To comment about a post press the Add Comment button The Permalink link can be used to access the post from outside the dashboard To go back to the dashboard view press the Dashboard tab Recent Blog Comments Provides an aggregated view of comments on blog posts O 2010 Composica Ltd Using Composica 44 Press on a comment s title to switch to the Blog tab and see a detailed view of that comment along with its related post To add another comment to the post press the Add Comment button To remove a comment use the Remove button The Permalink link can be used to access the comment from outside the dashboard To go back to the dashboard view press the Dashboard tab RSS Feeds Developer blogs also offer RSS Atom feeds which developers can subscribe to in order to keep track of the blogs using their favorite feed reader In the Project Dashboard the Blog RSS Feeds widget displays a link to the feed for the current project s blog In the Composica Dashboard a list of all the feeds available to the user is displayed Saved Chats Composica provides real time chat
213. utomatically open in a new browser window but can also be set to open inside the project by using a Frame element and the lt Window Name gt property Adding activities Activities are interactive elements which you can add to your documents to make them interesting and appealing to viewers Like all other elements activities are highly customizable both visually and functionally Activity elements consist of several sub elements which you can reorganize edit and format Composica offers a variety of activities which can be inserted from the Insert menu or the Insert toolbar An activity element is added to the document with its default layout and settings including all of the sub elements essential for its functionality Some activities are used as questions and as such their correct state can be configured This is configured differently for each activity according to its usage These activities are multiple choice point click drag drop and fill blank These activities also include a feedback element which provides learners with feedback based on their selection Other activities are simply used to add interaction and richness to the document without having a correct or incorrect state These activities are hot spots hot word and survey Customizing and combining these activities can result in endless possibilities allowing you to develop nearly any wanted scenario without the need for any programming or any advanced knowle
214. variables filled in with information from the post Categories Shows a list of tags associated with posts in the blog and the number of posts associated with each To insert a categories widget use the Modify gt Add Categories Widget menu item The categories widget consists of a widget title element and several widget post elements In run time the widget post element is duplicated for each tag and its comprising variables are filled in with information associated with the tag Settings Categories Count Number Number of tags to show or all to show all posts Tag Cloud Shows a list of tags associated with posts in the blog visually indicating which tag is the most associated with To insert a tag cloud widget use the Modify gt Add Tag Cloud Widget menu item The tag cloud widget consists of a widget title element and several widget post elements In run time the widget post element is duplicated for each tag and its comprising variables are filled in with information associated with the tag Settings Tag Cloud Count Number Number of tags to show or all to show all posts Top Rated Displays a summarized list of the highest rated blog posts To insert a top rated widget use the Modify gt Add Top Rated Widget menu item The top rated widget consists of a widget title element and several widget post elements In run time the widget post element is duplicated for each post and its comprising variables are filled
215. visual appearance of one menu chapter element will alter the visual appearance of all menu chapter elements throughout the menu When lt Collapsible gt is true and the chapter contains other documents pressing the menu chapter element collapses or expands hides or shows accordingly the documents underneath the chapter Otherwise pressing the menu chapter element navigates to the chapter Menu Page Each page of the project s outline is represented by a menu page element Customizing the visual appearance of one menu page element will alter the visual appearance of all menu page elements throughout the menu Pressing a menu page element navigates to the page Menu Container Menu container elements are used for each branch in the menu s hierarchy Current Marker The current marker element is a generic element which is used to mark the current document in the menu Current markers are only shown when lt Mark Current gt is true Started Marker The started marker element is a generic element which is used to mark a chapter which has been started but not completed Started markers are only shown when lt Mark Started gt is true 2010 Composica Ltd 119 Composica Done Marker The current marker element is a generic element which is used to mark which of the documents in the menu are done Done markers are only shown when lt Mark Done gt is true 5 8 120ne Level Menu gt Chapter Y Chapter Chapter
216. w the Continue button after the learner has answered the question auto continue Don t show the Continue button and automatically continue after the question has been answered When on score is displayed along with the game When on the results layer is shown after has ended Determines the initial state of sounds in the game When off sounds are initially muted Audio file to play as background music throughout the entire game The volume for this sound can be set via lt Volume Background gt The volume in percents for the background music Audio file to play when the game is started Audio file to play when a question is shown Audio file to play when a question is answered correctly Audio file to play when a question is answered incorrectly Audio file to play when the game is won 2010 Composica Ltd Elements 146 Lose Media Audio file to play when the game is lost Each of the following pages represents a game and lists the game specific settings allowing to further customize the game to your personal needs a Master Plumber Space Bubbles High Hops a Rescue Mission Game Show 5 11 1Master Plumber The goal of this game is to align the pipes correctly so they will carry the fluid from one end to the other and not spill at any point along the way The game starts with the pipes in randomized directions The player clicks on a pipe in order to rotate it Some pipes are brok
217. wer performance Pre caching of media before a page is reached will not take place since each SCO is autonomous and has no knowledge of other SCOs e Master Layers will need to be reloaded from scratch with each navigation in single SCO mode Master Layers are not reloaded once they are rendered Chapter pages will not be displayed the chapters will be shown in the course structure but only as containers of pages they will not display their own content page Assessments will need to be placed in their own chapters which are then transformed into a single SCO Test Results pages will not work otherwise Courses that are designed to operate as Multi SCO will not be able to run independently without an LMS Multi SCO courses will typically not have any menus or navigation since the LMS is responsible for navigation in Multi SCO mode so when attempting to run such courses offline or outside of an LMS the learner has no way to progress through them When creating Multi SCO courses what precautions should be taken Avoid any of the navigation elements mentioned above a Avoid having content in chapter pages always set Skip Page in the chapter properties to Skip ev Place any assessment and its Test Results page inside their own separate chapter Note that any chapter that contains a test will be created as one SCO so other pages in this sub chapter should generally be avoided Collaborating Composica puts a high emp
218. which have an index of 1 Such dummy items aren t involved in the score calculation of the activity Style Drag Drop Drag Opacity Number The opacity level 0 100 of the drag items while dragging Animate Correction Select When on animates drag items when showing the correction Correction Animation Unit The time in milliseconds for the correction Duration animation to take Only relevant when lt Animation Correction gt is true Style Rules Dragging Style Style Rule Used for a drag item while it s being dragged Dropped Style Style Rule Used for a drag item after it has been dropped in place Settings Behavior Shuffle Drag Items Select When on randomizes the order of drag items Shuffle Drop Areas Select When on randomizes the order of drop areas Reject Mismatched Drops Select When on items dropped over a mismatched drop area will be rejected 2010 Composica Ltd 125 Composica On Drop Align To Force Correction Order Allow Drop Over Misc Description Drag Item Select Select Select Text center Dropped items will align to the center of the drop area top left Dropped items will align to the top left of the drop area Enforces the order in which to fix the items when showing correction according to their order property Allows dragging items over a drop area which already has an item attached to it Description of the activity to be sent to the LMS along with the re
219. ws you to modify different properties for elements in your project The properties pane updates according to your current selection and shows the real time state of your elements The properties pane consists of several tabs and the properties grid The tabs separate properties to 4 categories Text listing all the properties related to the text of the element and it s presentation Layout listing all the properties related to the element s layout and visual appearance Style listing all properties related to the styling of the element Settings listing miscellaneous element specific settings Properties grid The properties grid lists all the properties of the selected tab and their current values accordingly The available properties can change from element to element The properties list is divided into collapsible sub categories To change a property select it on the grid and click its value Each property type has a different editor allowing you to enter or select values which are appropriate for that property Changes are displayed in real time so you can instantly see their effect In the Text and Layout tabs an additional column is shown containing specifity markers When a property has a small circle set in the specifity column it signifies that the property has been explicitly set on that element When a property is explicitly set on an element it overrides any settings inherited from its parents the system st
220. y documents they list Parent Crumb The parent crumb element is a generic text element which can be altered visually to affect the visual appearance of the breadcrumbs Crumb Separator The crumb separator element is a generic element which can be altered visually to affect the visual appearance of the breadcrumbs Current Crumb The current crumb element is a generic text element which can be altered visually to affect the visual appearance of the breadcrumbs 5 8 7 Progress Bar has Progress bars show the progress made on the entire course indicated by either the completion percentage of the course or by the current location in the outline Progress bar elements consist of percent done elements and percent not done elements To insert a progress bar element use the Insert gt Navigation gt Progress Bar menu item or the Navigation gt Progress Bar toolbar button Settings Behavior Indicate Select completion Show indication of the completion status of the project location Show indication of the current location in the outline of the project Progress Root Select project Show global progress in the project current chapter Show local progress in the current chapter Show Percentage Select When on the progress bar shows a numeric presentation of the done percentage Percent Done The percent done element is the segment of the progress bar showing the relative amount done throughout the cours
221. yle or any style rules Pressing the marker will remove the property from the element allowing it to regain its default or inherited value When a property is removed by pressing the marker it cannot be restored by pressing it again To restore it you must manually set it to the desired value again 2010 Composica Ltd 63 Composica 4 4 Filtering properties All properties available in Composica are divided to 3 levels basic normal and advanced You can choose to filter the properties you see to one of the levels according to your level of expertise and personal preference To switch between the different modes use one of the three menu items View gt Basic Properties View gt Normal Properties View gt Advanced Properties Throughout the elements reference advanced properties are marked by a darker background color Floating the pane To float the pane either use the View gt Float Properties Pane menu item or drag the pane by its caption from its default position Once floating you can drag the pane around and position it as you wish To dock the pane either toggle the View gt Float Properties Pane menu item off or drag the pane back to its docked position Project pane P project EI Project Media Elements E a Composica v5 0 Webinar 3 Introduction a Demo Pages a Sample Pages E Resources Cl Master Layers CG Dynamic Layers B Widgets Standalones EA E
222. ype size and dimensions Thumbnails The thumbnails pane shows a tiled thumbnails layout giving a quick view through the media files in the current folder The zoom in out buttons can be used to change the zoom level of the thumbnails display Tagging Each media file in the Media Explorer can have one or more tags assigned to it in its Tags field to assist in organizing different media files find them quickly and reuse them when necessary 4 8 1 Toolbar EI Upload Record Upload Media Files Record Audio Refresh Media Files Remove Media Files Download Media Files Toggle Preview Pane Toggle Thumbnails Find by Tags gt Kx x 4 W I D Gl el TR Preview ER Thumbnails Find by Tags Opens the Upload dialog allowing you to select multiple files and upload them to the central media library Opens the Audio Record dialog allowing you to record audio files straight inside Composica Refreshes the selected media folder Removes the selected media item from the Projects folder After confirming the removal the item will be removed from the system and cannot be recovered Allows downloading media files from the Media Explorer and storing them locally Toggles the visibility of the preview pane Toggles the visibility of the thumbnails pane Toggles the visibility of the find by tags pane O 2010 Composica Ltd 4 9 4 10 User Interface Sequence Manager P sequence Manager sl Ma

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