Library and Options

Use Library and Options to set up Logos, Presenters, Playlists, Quality, and Other settings for Articulate Presenter.

To open Library and Options:

From within PowerPoint, click Articulate to open the Articulate Presenter menu.
Click Library and Options.
The Library and Options window will display.

Click one of the five sections to configure the settings. The five sections follow:

Logos

Add	Click the Add button to add a new logo to your library of logos. Supported logo formats are .SWF (Flash), .JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .EMF, and .WMF. For best results, use a custom logo with a maximum width of 244 pixels.
Delete	Highlight a logo's name in your list and click the Delete button to delete the selected logo. You will be asked to confirm your choice.
Make default	Highlight a logo's name in your list and click the Make default button to make the selected logo the default choice.

Presenters

Managing the Presenter Library

Add	Click the Add button to add a new presenter to your library of presenters. See below ("Configuring the Presenter") for specifics on inputting presenter's details.
Edit	Highlight an existing presenter's name and click the Edit button to edit the selected presenter. See below ("Configuring the Presenter") for specifics on editing presenter's details.
Delete	Highlight a presenter's name in your list and click the Delete button to delete the selected presenter. You will be asked to confirm your choice.
Make default	Highlight a presenter's name in your list and click the Make default button to make the selected presenter the default choice.

Configuring the Presenter

Name	The First and Last names of the presenter.
Title	The Title of the presenter (e.g., Vice President).
Email	The email address of the presenter.
Presenter Bio	A short bio of the presenter.
Photo	A photo of the presenter. Click Browse to add or edit a photo. Supported image formats include .JPG, .GIF, .PNG, and .BMP. The optimal image size is 73x85 pixels.
Image Options	If your photo is not exactly 73x85 pixels, you have two options. To maintain the dimensions of your photo, select Maintain aspect ratio. If you would like your photo to stretch to fit the entire width of the photo area in the player, select Stretch to fit.

Tip: The presenter entries will establish the presenters used when you publish. You can always add a new presenter when you publish a specific presentation. You can also assign a different presenter to each slide of your presentation using the Slide Properties Manager.

Playlists

New	Click the New button to create a new playlist. You will be prompted to enter the name of the playlist. When you have entered the name of the new playlist, click OK to save it.
Rename	Click the Rename button to rename the selected playlist. You will be prompted to enter the new name of the playlist. When you have entered the new name of the playlist, click OK to save your changes
Delete	Click the Delete button to delete the selected playlist. You will be asked to confirm whether you want to delete the selected playlist. Click Yes to delete it or No to keep it.
Add	Once you've created and named a playlist, click the Add button to select a song to add to your playlist. Supported file formats include .MP3 and .WAV.
Remove	Highlight a song in your selected playlist and click the Remove button to remove the song from your playlist. You will not be prompted to confirm the removal.
Up	Highlight a song in your selected playlist and click the Up button to move the song up one position in your playlist.
Down	Highlight a song in your selected playlist and click the Down button to move the song down one position in your playlist.
Top	Highlight a song in your selected playlist and click the Top button to move the song to the top position in your playlist.
Bottom	Highlight a song in your selected playlist and click the Bottom button to move the song to the bottom position in your playlist.
Loop Playlist	Check the box next to Loop playlist if you want your playlist to loop. The playlist will loop if the total duration of the playlist is less than the total duration of the slides to which the playlist is assigned.
Volume level relative to narration	Enter a whole integer to represent the Volume level relative to narration of your selected playlist to any audio you record using Record Narration or import via Import Audio. For example, setting this option to 100% will play your playlist at the same volume as your recorded or imported audio, and setting it to 50% will play your playlist at half the volume of your recorded or imported audio.

Quality

Optimize for Web Delivery	If you will primarily be publishing presentations that will be delivered on a Web server -- on either the Internet or an intranet -- then choose this as your default compression setting.
Optimize for CD-ROM Delivery	If you will primarily be publishing presentations that will be delivered via CD-ROM, then choose this as your default compression setting.
Custom (Advanced)	This option is recommended only for users with advanced knowledge of compression settings. The quality factor refers to .JPG. A quality factor of 75 is the default image setting when using Optimize for Web Delivery.

Other

Timing	Slides without audio or animation display for x seconds Set the duration for which slides that are published without any audio will be displayed. This value must be greater than 0. On mouse click animations without set timings display after x seconds Set the timing for slides that contain 'mouse-click' animations but do not have timings set.
General	Automatically save changes This option will automatically save your changes. It is recommended you leave this setting checked. Optimize audio volume This setting will normalize all audio files. Resize slide show window so it is not covered by narration recorder This option will resize your PowerPoint window and move it to the left side of your screen while displaying your Record Narration window on the right side of your screen. If you uncheck this box, your Record Narration window will appear hovering over your PowerPoint window, which will not be resized.
SWF Options	Publish slides at X frames per second The default frame rate of the Articulate Player. Note that if you import third-party SWF movies, you should ensure that the FPS of the inserted movie matches the setting you have here. The default setting is 30 FPS.
Character Set	This will be the default character set for published presentations. If you will be publishing text in English and most Western European languages, you should choose Western. If you will be publishing text in Asian, Eastern European, or other languages, you should choose Non-western.
Misc	Prompt before overwriting published folder This option determines whether you should be prompted to overwrite existing files when publishing to a folder containing a previous output. Prompt before overwriting project zips This option determines whether you should be prompted to overwrite an existing project zip file when publishing to a folder containing a previous output. Launch presentation after publish automatically This option determines whether you would like to automatically view your output immediately after publishing. Enable Publish to Articulate Knowledge Portal Knowledge Portal customers: Check this box to allow direct publishing to your account. Learn more here.

The First Time You Publish:

Note that when you publish your first presentation, you will be asked to choose a Character set as shown below:

After making your selection, you can always modify the character set in the Other section of Articulate | Library and Options, as shown above.