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How to add sounds, which will be played after correct or incorrect answer? Version: 4.01 You need to place two "Audio" components on the page, set their status as "Stop" and choose sound files. Then you have to go to "Page Actions" (right mouse button on the page) and add 2 actions: 1. After Page Correct Answer -> audio1 -> Play media; 2. After Page Incorrect Answer -> audio2 -> Play Media; What's the use of export? Version: 4.0 WBTExpress is dedicated to course and examination creation for many eLearning systems. Because of that WBTExpress saves project in it's own format. After creating a course with the use of export function it's able to generate packets for different systems (i.a. for WBTSever, AICC standard and SCORM standard, used on many LMS systems). What kind of multimedia files can be used in courses? Version: 4.0 Generally you can use every multimedia type used in the internet technologies. WBTExpress can deal with:
How to work with templates? Version: 4.0 Setting appearance of the course as one defined in template in 2 steps: I Step - during course design. 1. create new course and choose a template 2. add new page to the course 3. edit newly added page choosing it's type as "WBTExpress page" 4. in creator window choose: "Blank information page or with exercise edited with WBTExpress" 5. a window with defined templates will appear. Choose proper option, template page and press "OK" 6. from now on page is ready for editing 7. if you want to add another page, repeat everything from the point 2 II Step. If you have completed course editing in WBTExpress, it's time to export it in choosen template. Export process is simple and uncomplicated. You only have to act along with hints showed during successive steps, but remember to choose your template when creator window appears. If export process has been successfully completed, your newly exported course is ready. How to add a template? Version: 4.0 It is possible to expand template collection. You only have to desing a new page with WBTExpress and choose from "File" menu option "Save Page As Template". In a window, which will appear, you have to enter information such as: template name, author, version, short description. You can also choose if template can be used only in currect project and also in others. How to move lexicon from one course to another? Version: 4.2 In main directory of the course, containing created lexicon, find INI file named "lexicon.ini", which includes lexicon structure. You need to copy this file to proper directory of another course. Why not every keyword from lexicon is highlighted? Version: 4.2 Mentioned situation can appear when: 1. keyword is used in reference (link), 2. part of the keyword uses different text format than the rest of it. In case of second situation there is possibility to connec word with lexicon manually. Only difference between this way and creating standard link is giving relative path to file, which means: javascript:openLexicon([path],[keyword]); where [path] has standard value: '../../lexicon/', which match to relative path to lexicon directory. [keyword] is a keyword used in lexicon for example.: javascript:openLexicon('../../lexicon/','WBTExpress'); Why I have problems with formatting text copied from Word? Version: 4.2 Text copied from Microsoft Word is moved to WBTExpress and it's formatting is kept. To start formatting from beggining choose in WBTExpress' Text Editor option "Remove format". How to open MS Word document in a new window from the course? Version: 4.0 At the beggining you have to copy this document into Resources directory (which is placed in main directory of the course). To open a document after button click you need to add action to it:
window.open("../resources/document_name.doc"); Where document_name is your document. Warning: In Button Properties uncheck option "Button that confirms the answer". Go to the chosen page in a course after 10 seconds (counting since page will be loaded). Version: 4.2.6 1. Place "Image" element on the page. 2. Set it's status as "Display in step 10" 3. Add actions to "Image": a. When action appears: Show -> Target object: "this_image_name" -> Execute action: Hide object. b. When action appears: Show -> Target object: "page01" -> Execute action: Goto Page - and choose page from the tree. Go to the chosen page in course after button click. Version: 4.2.6 1. Add element "Image" or "Button" to the page. 2. Add action to this element: a. When action appears: Click -> Target object: "page01" -> Execute action: Goto Page - and choose page from the tree. Creating a course in the UTF-8 character encoding. Version: 4.2.9 1. Close opened projects. 2. Go to the Settings option in the Menu and choose Program option. 3. Open the Character Encoding tab and check the option Enable UTF-8 character encoding. How to add a font, to use it in courses? Version: 4.2.9 You should follow these steps: 1) Install a font in your operating system (if it's not installed). 2) Go to the WBTExpress directory (C:\Program Files\4system\WBTExpress4\) 3) Go to the directory \lib\editors_controls\htmleditor 4) Open htmleditor.htc file and find the following line: s += ' <option value="Verdana">Verdana</OPTION>'; 5) Put this line after: s += ' <option value="my font">my font</OPTION>'; Where instead of 'my font' you should enter the name of the font, which are you trying to install in the application. 6) Save the file. From now on your font will be visible in text editors. Information: Please remember, that this font has to be installed on Students' computers in order to display a course correctly. How can I open an Internet web page in a new window? For copyright, external WebPages should not show within the course, but in a new window. Version: 4.2.9 You should define an action on the page, where you want to open the external web page. As an example, we will do it by clicking on the button. To add such activity please: 1) add new Button and switch the option "Button that confirms the answer" off in its propeties 2) click the right mouse button on it and choose the "Actions" option 3) define the following action:
How can I add next drag&drop Element to the drag&drop Basket? When I try to place more than one Element in the Basket in the Page Preview, it's coming back on its start position. Version: 4.2.9 As the default drag&drop Baskets have enabled the "Auto compose" option. To make the Basket accept more than one Element, please click right mouse button on it and open the "Advanced properties" option and:
How make the Graphics visible on the page, but only if the Student has entered on this page from specified page (for example: from page 1 we go to page 3 and the Graphics is displayed. But if we go from another page to page 3, the Graphics will be hidden). Version: 4.2.9 We have to define an action in the element responsible for the Goto Page activity (for example it'll be Button). The action will help us in marking whether the jump was from the correct page or not. First we have to define single user variable. Please choose menu "Project" and "User variables" option. Add new variable by clicking on the "Add" button, enter its name (for example "jump") and set its value on 0. Next, click right mouse button on the Button responsible for going to the defined page and select "Actions" option. Please create the following action: - When action appears: Click, - Target object: page01, - Execute action: Set User Value. And set the value of variable "jump" as 1. Information: The action setting value of the user variable should be declared earlier than action, that executes jumping to another page. Next, on the target page please define the following action: - When action appears: Unload, - Target object: page01, - Execute action: Set User Value. And set the value of variable "jump" as 1. Such action will prevent displaying the Graphics, when the Student enters the page multiple times from different pages. Please click left mouse button on the Graphics, which should be displayed, while holding Ctrl+Shift keys. In the dialogue window, which will appear, please find "Visible If" option and enter there the following line: me.jump == 1And confirm it by clicking the Ok button. | |
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