E-learning Uncovered

AUGUST 15, 2013

In my last blog post , I shared the basic reasoning behind optimizing your e-learning media files and how to reduce file size using external tools. The further right you move the sliders, the less compression you’re using, and the higher the quality (and larger the file size) you get.

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BrightCarbon

MARCH 26, 2021

In addition to the theme formatting, you can also format the page itself, by adding images, graphics, and other content. This may be because the file size is huge. A 27MB PowerPoint file turned into a 101MB Word file. It’s easy to import the color theme from your presentation. The same goes for fonts too.

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Trivantis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Try using the Smart Art tool in Microsoft Office to create a quick flow chart that helps you visualize which topics are connected and how to order your course. Take a look at this helpful post by the ELearning Brothers on decreasing file size without losing image quality. Confusing navigation. Bad content.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

Here are five tips that will help you gain experience and develop the skills to build elearning courses that you can be proud of. The main goal is to communicate information that will help someone do something better. Microsoft has some really nice starter templates to help you organize your learning project.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Create a click and zoom effect to view images. Use PowerPoint as an image editor. Tips on manipulating images in PowerPoint. Get more out of the free images you get from Microsoft Office. Create a faded image. Make text stand out by filling it with an image. Ungroup clip art and apply image filters.

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Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

Large file size. If the template designers are sloppy, they’ll include a hi-res image for a background and inflate the baseline file size of all your presentations (much to the annoyance of your IT department). Designers will often reduce the size of the bullet character as a percent of the text (e.g.,

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

All other media file types and.wav files larger than 100 KB are linked. If you need to embed a larger.wav in your presentation, you can increase the size of the embedded file – up to a maximum of 50 MB. Delete the text box and insert the new.png file into your presentation.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 18, 2022

Whether you want to build user documentation, give a presentation, or create a website, high-quality, appropriately-sized images will help you demonstrate competence and build trust with your audience. There are many ways to resize an image, but not all will have the same results. Easily resize images and screen captures.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 22, 2020

Monstrous file size. Solution for your computer : Try to reduce the size of images where possible, or convert.tiffs into.jpegs. If you add in a smaller image as a placeholder you can even animate it. They will help you keep up-to-date with PowerPoint hacks and shortcuts to make life just that little bit easier.

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Kitaboo

JULY 25, 2023

Consider this scenario – you’ve written a draft of an eBook in Microsoft Word. This is one of the most common dilemmas writers, and authors face when they write their eBook’s draft on Microsoft Word. DOCX is the most common format for Microsoft Word files. How do you go about this?

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Hurix Digital

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Also Read: PDF Accessibility Remediation: Best Practices for Accessible Documents Creating Accessible PDFs Creating accessible PDFs or resolving accessibility issues in already-existing PDF files can be difficult and highly unpredictable. On the other hand, many PDF files are just text images produced by scanning hard copies.

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Kitaboo

JULY 25, 2023

Converting directly from Word Microsoft Word works well for eBook manuscripts. ” Double-entry scanning can help resolve these errors – the books are scanned twice, and the software catches errors. Image clarity must be balanced with loading time when determining the size.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Not sure if you saw the news, but Microsoft is going to dump clip art. In its place, you’ll have access to a Bing image search, which will be filtered by Creative Commons licensing. Theoretically the images can be used in your courses and presentations. What’s the difference between vector and bitmap images?

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Matthew Guyan

MARCH 20, 2017

As eLearning developers we regularly work with images in our projects and while we aren’t all graphic designers, it helps to have a basic knowledge of the terminology around image properties and file types which is what this post is about. However, vector images typically require software to create and edit.

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BrightCarbon

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To set the slide size, go to the Design tab then Slide Size. You can also select Custom Slide Size… which can be helpful if you’re using PowerPoint to create posters , social media posts , etc. Once you’ve chosen the slide size don’t change it! For a presentation template, it’s best to stick to either 4:3 or 16:9.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 25, 2019

When it fails, PowerPoint has no choice but to create a new layout or even worse in some cases, a new master with many layouts in your presentation file. But you probably won’t notice until your file size is bloated, or someone asks you why your slides are no longer on-brand. What is VBA?

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BigTinCan

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We’ll start with Bigtincan, and discuss in detail how it compares to Dropbox in the following areas: Unified content repository/file management. Note: If you have any questions regarding how Bigtincan can help your enterprise with cloud storage , data security , and team collaboration, get them answered by booking a demo. #1.

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BrightCarbon

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This guide contains lots of helpful tips and tricks, and we’ve divided it into sections so you can work through the process of handling legacy Flash eLearning content from start to finish easily. Rebuilding in Microsoft PowerPoint. Here’s a handy flow chart to help you work out what to do with your content.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 25, 2019

When it fails, PowerPoint has no choice but to create a new layout or even worse in some cases, a new master with many layouts in your presentation file. But you probably won’t notice until your file size is bloated, or someone asks you why your slides are no longer on-brand. What is VBA?

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 9, 2019

I hope you find something to help you do whatever you’re doing at least a little bit better. Grab this free downloadable library of 150 Custom Color schemes for Microsoft #PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Video Kit – Curated resources to help you create and market videos. This is a collection of all them from 2018.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 7, 2010

Joel Harband wrote most of this post and I worked with him on the focus, the content and a little bit of editing - actually I couldn’t help myself and I edited this a lot. Or, maybe you’ve wasted hours of your time trying to remove the background from an image? So this is really a combined effort at this point.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 4, 2018

A screenshot, sometimes referred to as a screencap or screengrab, is an image that shows the contents of a computer display. Taking, saving, and sharing screenshots can be extremely helpful. Not only do they help you prove your case, they also help you archive the past. 3 Ways Screenshots Can Help You Get More Work Done.

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BrightCarbon

APRIL 12, 2023

Microsoft Office has been the go-to business software for decades, which means that for many of us the word “presentation” is synonymous with PowerPoint. But if your organization shifts to Google Workspace, Microsoft PowerPoint will no longer be your default and you’ll need to count on Google Slides.

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CommLab India

JUNE 22, 2016

When developing an eLearning course using rapid authoring tools, you should know which format is supported by the tool to import audio files, videos, and images. If the tool does not support the image, video, or audio format you want to import, you will have to waste time converting them into the required format.

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Ed App

OCTOBER 4, 2018

A GIF is technically an image format that allows motion, but it’s come to mean silent, looping images of any format. Just note to watch files sizes as while Imgur’s newer gifv format has a lower file-size it’s still fundamentally mp4 video in a different software ‘wrapper.’ PDF microlearning.

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