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Articulate Studio Cookbook

By : Robert Kennedy III, Robert Kennedy
Book Image

Articulate Studio Cookbook

By: Robert Kennedy III, Robert Kennedy

Overview of this book

More and more companies find they need to build their training courses internally. They are turning to tools like Articulate Studio because it is easy to use and doesn't have a steep learning curve. If you are familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint in any way, you should feel right at home with Articulate Studio."Articulate Studio Cookbook" will get you ready to add Articulate Studio to your enterprise toolkit. This book gives you detailed yet simple steps to complete your training course. By following the clear steps in each chapter, you will gain an understanding of the software but also be able to complete specific tasks and common activities.The good thing about this book is that you can start anywhere and get the information that you need for a specific activity. Cross-references are provided if there is a skill located elsewhere that you need to complete a task.It can be frustrating to pick up a new piece of software and not know where to begin. With Articulate Studio, there is a whole suite of software to work with. You need to know how to work with Presenter, Engage, Quizmaker and Encoder to make great Articulate courses. Then, you'll need to know how to put them all together in a way that makes a professional looking, cohesive and smooth-flowing course. We'll make it easy to follow step by step until you have a professional course."Articulate Studio Cookbook" will help you go from Studio newbie to Studio guru. Dive in and choose your recipe.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Articulate Studio Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Changing a slide's background color and theme


A good presentation needs to be visually attractive. That isn't just for the sake of looking good, but also to help us capture and maintain the viewer's attention. The attention to detail that makes a presentation look good also makes it look more professional, which helps convince the viewer that the creator knows what they are talking about.

For those who are used to working with PowerPoint, style themes are a familiar concept. They are used to help create the "branding" of the presentation or a series of presentations, in order to identify with the company or the series of teachings that are being created.

Themes in Quizmaker are worked on very much like they are in PowerPoint. However, the themes that come with Quizmaker are not the same themes that are used in PowerPoint, nor can a PowerPoint theme be imported into Quizmaker.

Getting ready

You'll need a slide with a question on it to work with. If you have saved your previous work, you can open...