Specifying Default Publication Settings for Courses

1. From the Editor, open the new template.
2. Click the Publications tab.
3. Select Course under Default Publication Settings in the task pane.
4. Choose from the following options:

   If You Want To	Then
   Specify general course publication settings	Select Course General Settings from the drop-down list. Go to the Default Publication Settings: Course: General Settings section.
   Specify user interface settings	Select Course User Interface Settings from the drop-down list. Go to the Default Publication Settings: Course: User Interface Settings section.
   Specify LMS settings	Select Course LMS Settings from the drop-down list. Go to Specifying Default Publication LMS Settings.
   Specify caption settings	Select Course Caption Settings from the drop-down list. Go to Specifying Default Publication Caption Settings.
   Specify course page settings	Select Course Page Settings from the drop-down list. Go to the Default Publication Settings: Course: Page Settings section.
   Specify mobile device publication settings	Select Mobile Device Publication Settings from the drop-down list. Go to Specifying Default Publication Mobile Device Settings.

Default Publication Settings: Course: General Settings

1. Select the options you want to display on the home page in the Home Page area.

   NOTE:

   These options are pulled from the document properties and are customizable. For more information on customizing properties, refer to Specifying New Template Settings: Properties.

2. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Simulation Stencil Mode Order	Click the Move Up and Move Down buttons to arrange the sequence of simulation stencil modes.
   Match the course stage size	Select this option to display the course at the same size as the imported PowerPoint.
   Specific dimensions	Select this option to display the course in a specified width and height. Specify the Width and Height for the course.
   Increase slide size if possible	Select this option to increase the size of the slides.

3. Select one of the following from the Audio Source drop-down list:

   NOTE:

   These options are only available after you have configured a voice in the template settings. For more information on configuring a voice, refer to Specifying General Settings: Text To Speech.

   Option	Description
   Manual	Select to disable text to speech. This is the default setting.
   Page Text Areas (TTS)	Select to enable text to speech for page text areas only.
   Transcript (TTS)	Select to enable text to speech for transcript only.
   Page Text Area Followed by Transcript (TTS)	Select to enable text to speech for page text area and transcript, respectively.
   Transcript Followed by Page Text Areas (TTS)	Select to enable text to speech for transcript and page text areas, respectively.

4. Perform any of the following in the Player Elements area:

   If You Want To	Then
   Enable a player element/button in the published output	Select the item in the Player Elements list. Select Enable player element in published output.
   Add a custom phrase to use for a player element	Select the item in the Player Elements list. Click Select Phrase. Click Add.... Select a language from the left. Enter the text in the Content field. Click OK.
   Select a phrase to use for a player element	Select the item in the Player Elements list. Click Select Phrase. Select a Language from the drop-down list. Select a Phrase from the listbox. NOTE: You can also enter text into the Phrases field to perform a search. Click OK.
   Set a glossary link in the published output	Select Glossary in the Player Elements list. Enter the URL of the glossary content in the URL field.
   Set a help link in the published output	Select Help in the Player Elements list. Enter the URL of the help content in the URL field.
   Set the default display of the menu in the published output	Select Menu in the Player Elements list. Select an option from the Default Display drop-down list.
   Set a resources link in the published output	Select Resources in the Player Elements list. Select Page in the Default Display area. Enter the URL of the resources content in the field.
   Launch resources in a panel on the left-side of the course playback window	Select Resources in the Player Elements list. Select Panel in the Default Display area.

5. Perform any of the following in the Feedback area:

   If You Want To	Then
   Add a custom phrase to use for a feedback phrase	Select the phrase in the Feedback list. Click Select Phrase. Click Add.... Select a language from the left. Enter the text in the Content field. Click OK.
   Select a phrase to use for a feedback phrase	Select the phrase in the Feedback list. Click Select Phrase. Select a Language from the drop-down list. Select a Phrase from the listbox. NOTE: You can also enter text into the Phrases field to perform a search. Click OK.

6. Complete/review following fields in the Video Input Formats area:

   Field	Description
   Enabled	Select this option to enable the video format in published output.
   Extension	Displays the video format extension.

7. Perform any of the following in the Video Input Formats area:

   If You Want To	Then
   Add a video input type	Click Add. Enter the Extension of the video input type. NOTE: Enter a period before the extension. Click OK.
   Modify a video input type	Select the video extension you want to modify. Click Modify. Edit the Extension field. Click OK.
   Delete a video input type	Select the video extension you want to delete. Click Delete. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

8. Select File > Save to save the template.

Default Publication Settings: Course: User Interface Settings

1. Select a skin from the Skins drop-down list.

   NOTE:

   A preview of the skin selection will display in the Preview field. As you change the player and text colors, the preview will update based on your changes. Custom skins created pre-5.41 will not display an updated preview.

2. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Player Colors	Select a background color, course background user interface color, and player primary and secondary colors from the drop-down list. These colors will display in the published course output.
   Text Colors	Select primary and secondary, and link text colors from the drop-down list. These colors will display in the published course output.

   NOTE:

   Optionally, click Select to specify custom colors.

   NOTE:

   Changes are saved for each skin within the template.

3. Complete/review the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Reuse existing window	Select this option to use the already open course when a user attempts to open the same course repeatedly. This option is selected on default.
   Hide audio bar when audio is not present	Select this option to hide the audio bar when audio is not present.
   Only display one popup at a time	Select this option to display only one popup at any time.
   Allow user to give up and fail assessment simulations	Select this option to allow the user to quit and fail an assessment.
   Base progress on current location	Select this option to show percent complete based on where the user is in the course.
   Base progress on percentage done	Select this option to show percent complete based on how much of the course a user has completed.
   Allow Image Zooming	Select if image zooming is allowed from the drop-down list.
   Do not resize	Select this option to open the course in the current window size.
   Resize and center window	Select this option to open the course at the size specified and center the course window. Specify the Width and Height in the Screen area.
   Start in full screen mode	Select this option to open the course in full screen mode.
   Stage Width/Height	Specify the size of the course page content within the browser window.
   Logo	Select a logo to display in the published course and on the Learning Library end user website from the drop-down list. Logos are managed in the Images area of the Editor. For more information on images, refer to Specifying General Settings: Images.
   Stamp	Select a stamp from the drop-down list to indicate a hotspot in a course.
   Color	Select a color for the hotspot from the drop-down list. Optionally, click Select to specify custom colors.

4. Select File > Save to save the template.

Default Publication Settings: Course: Page Settings

1. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Mirror Margins	Select this option to create booklet-style, double-sided pages for PDF and Word outputs.
   Show audio transcript	Select this option to display the audio transcript in published courses.
   Show assessment section	Select this option to display the assessment section in a published course.
   Show answers	Select this option to display assessment answers.
   Show course links	Select this option to display links when you publish a course to Word or PDF format.
   Header	Select a header from the drop-down list.
   Footer	Select a footer from the drop-down list.
   Margins	Specify Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins. Select the Unit of measurement in the drop-down list.
   Page Size	Select a page size from the Common Sizes drop-down list. Specify a Height and Width. NOTE: These fields populate automatically unless you select Custom in the Common Sizes drop-down list. Select the Unit of measurement in the drop-down list.

2. Select File > Save to save the template.