UPK Content Development Rel 11.1

This course is designed for course authors, editors, and other individuals in need of recording and editing content in the User Productivity Kit Developer. Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to build an outline, prepare for and record content in the target application, and use the Topic Editor to customize recorded content. Students will learn how to link web pages and external files to their content as well as create and link questions and assessments.

Upon completion, participants will preview their content in the available playback modes before publishing. They will also explore the various deployment options for publishing, including the options for printed documents, and learn how to customize templates for player and print output.

Learn To:

• Create and manage library folders
• Build outlines by creating new modules, sections, and topics
• Link existing content to an outline
• Record and edit content
• Publish content, including printable documentation
• Check-in/check-out documents on the server

Audience

• Project Manager
• Functional Implementer
• End Users

Course Topics Build an Outline

• Set Content and Document Defaults
• Export/Import Content Defaults
• Create a New Outline
• Link New Modules, Sections, and Topics
• Link Existing Content
• Move Documents in an Outline
• Move Documents in the Library
• Print an Outline

Record Topics

• Record Topic Content
• Understand Recorder Logic
• Record Different Action Types
• Record a Topic
• Save a Topic
• Use Automatic Screenshot Recording
• Record a PowerPoint Slide Show

Preview a Topic

• Preview Player Modes
• Use the Actions Menu
• Preview See It! Mode
• Preview Try It! Mode
• Preview Do It! Mode
• Preview Know It? Mode
• Preview Documents
• Preview a Presentation

Use the Topic Editor

• Customize the Layout in the Topic Editor
• Insert and Delete Frames
• Copy Frames
• Define the Action for a Frame
• Change the Action Area for a Frame
• Insert and Format Template and Custom Bubble Text
• Specify the Playback Mode for Custom Text
• Hide a Frame for a Play Mode

Publish Content for the Player

• Set Player Defaults
• Use the Publishing Wizard
• Player and LMS - Publishing Options
• HTML Web Site - Publishing Options
• Standalone Topic Files - Publishing Options
• Publish Content for the Player
• Change Player Options
• Reset Player Options

Check In/Check Out

• Check In and Check Out Documents
• Add Check In Comments
• Check in an Interim Copy
• Overwrite a Checked In Document
• Open a Locked Document
• Publish Server vs. Local Content
• View Document History
• Roll Back to a Previous Version

Change Views

• Change Folder Views
• Split the Work Area
• Size, Sort, and Rearrange Columns
• Modify the Current View
• Reset View Defaults
• Use a Sample View
• Print Library Views
• Print Outline Details

View and Assign Document Properties

• Use the Properties Toolpane
• Change General Properties
• Create See Also Links
• Change the Play Modes Property
• Assign a State Value to a Document
• Publish by State
• Assign Document Ownership

Create and Link Attachments

• Create Web Page and Package Attachments
• Format Web Pages
• Insert Images into a Web Page
• Create Hyperlinks in Web Pages
• Link Attachments to Concepts in the Outline Editor
• Link Attachments to Frames in the Topic Editor
• Manage Linked Attachments

Create a Glossary

• Create a New Glossary
• Define Glossary Terms
• Assign a Glossary to a Document
• Update Glossary Links
• Edit a Glossary
• Delete a Glossary

Publish Content for Printed Output

• Document Formats
• Set Preview/Publishing Options
• Document Output Properties
• Add Text to a System Process Document Table
• Add Revision Text and Instructor Notes
• Publish for a Document Output
• Set Print It! Options for Player Publishing
• Publish a Presentation

Include Questions and Assessments

• Use Questions and Assessments in Content
• Question Types
• Link New and Existing Questions to an Outline
• Create New Questions in the Library
• Create Assessments
• Set Question and Assessment Properties
• Use the Assessment Coverage View
• Publish Questions and Assessments for Player and Document Outputs

Understand Know It? Mode

• Know It? Mode - Overview
• Include Bubble Text in Know It? Mode
• Preview Frame Text for Know It? Mode
• Display Template Text in Know It? Mode
• Set Know It? Scoring Defaults
• Set Know It? Remediation Levels
• String Input Scoring in Know It? Mode
• Preview Know It? Changes

Use Alternative Actions and Paths

• Insert an Alternative Action
• Insert an Alternative Path
• Display Alternative Actions and Paths
• Change the End Frame of an Alternative Path
• Set the Default Action
• Delete an Alternative Action
• Delete an Alternative Path

Create Decision Frames

• Use Decision Frames during Playback
• Insert a Decision Frame
• Record Paths in a Decision Frame
• Rename and Reposition Paths in a Decision Frame
• Edit Header Text
• Remove Decision Paths
• Delete a Decision Frame
• Copy Decision Frames and Paths

Edit Frames

• Format String Inputs
• Add New Input Text Entries
• Add Meta Entries
• Recapture Actions and Screenshots
• Re-record a Topic
• Edit a Screenshot
• Create a Jump-in Point
• Hide Bubbles for See It!/Try It! Modes

Define Roles

• Open the Role Editor
• Add a Role to the Master Role List
• Assign Roles to Documents
• Remove Roles from Documents
• Rename and Delete Roles
• Update a Master Role List
• Create a New Role List
• Publish by Roles

Manage Library Documents

• Create a Custom View
• Configure View Columns, Sort Order, and Filters
• Copy a View
• Share a Custom View
• Set Autosave Options
• Autorecover a Document
• Back up Content
• Work with Content Permissions

Work with Related Documents

• View Related Documents
• Documents under Version Control
• Delete the Selected Document Only
• Delete a Document and Related Documents
• View and Repair Broken Links
• View Deleted Documents
• Restore a Deleted Document from the Deleted View
• Restore a Deleted Document from the Outline Editor

Copy Documents and Outlines

• Copy and Paste a Document in the Library
• Paste Special in the Library
• Copy (selection only) - Library
• Paste a Duplicate (selection and related) - Library
• Duplicate a Folder
• Copy and Paste between Outlines
• Paste a Copy (selection only) - Outline Editor
• Paste a Duplicate (selection and related) - Outline Editor

Export/Import Content

• Export/Import Functionality
• Export/Import Document Process
• Export Options
• Export Content and Related Documents
• Import Content

Customize Published Output

• Create Custom Styles
• Create a Publishing Category
• Use the Customize Logo Tool
• Preview Publishing Categories
• Publish using Publishing Categories
• Customize the Player Images and Stylesheet Elements
• Customize Document Templates
• Use the Publishing Template Toolbar

Course Objectives

• Build content outlines using modules, sections, and topics
• Record and edit content
• Preview topics in See It!, Try It!, Know It?, and Do It! modes and in document format
• Publish content, including printable documentation
• Link existing content to an outline
• Create and use attachments and glossary terms
• Create questions and assessments
• Create and manage library folders and create custom Library views
• Customize the logo and templates for print and Player deployments
• Import and export content
• Check in/check-out documents on the server
• Create Explanation and Decision frames and Alternative actions and paths
• Create, assign, and publish by roles
• Copy existing content to create new outlines
• Set, export, and import content defaults for a consistent output