If you plan to upload your presentation or e-learning course to a SCORM- or AICC-compliant Learning Management System, then follow the Publish for LMS instructions below.
Publish Location
When you Publish for LMS, you have two choices as to where you want to store your published presentation, a local folder/network share, or an FTP site.
To publish to a local folder/network share, select Folder (the default) and:
manually type the path to the folder/network share, or
click the "..." button, navigate to the folder/network share, select it, and click OK
To publish to an FTP site, select FTP site and provide the following information:
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Host |
The DNS/IP address of the FTP site. |
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Username |
If the FTP site does not allow anonymous access, enter your Username. |
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Port |
FTP servers generally use port 21. If more than one FTP site is being hosted on the same server, the port number may be different. For more information, check with your network administrator. |
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Password |
If the FTP site does not allow anonymous access, enter your Password here. |
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Dir |
If you want to publish to a specific folder/directory within the FTP site, enter the folder/directory name here. |
Properties
In the Published title field, type the name for your published presentation.
Choose a Player template by selecting from the drop-down menu one of the available default templates or one of your custom templates. Click the "..." button to launch the Player Template Editor.
Choose a Logo by selecting from the drop-down menu one of your logos. Click the "..." button to launch the Logo Manager.
Choose a Presenter by selecting from the drop-down menu one of the available presenters. Click the "..." button to launch the Presenter Manager.
Choose the communication standard supported by the LMS where you will upload your published presentation or e-learning course. Available options are SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or AICC (check with your LMS provider if you are unsure which standard to use). Additionally, Articulate Knowledge Portal customers can use the AKP option to publish directly to the Portal (see below section, AKP Options, for more details). Click the Reporting and tracking... button to specify metadata that will be stored in your LMS.
Input the metadata that will be sent to your LMS for this course. If you are unsure of any settings, check with your LMS provider.
You have a choice in determining how your course will be deemed completed by your LMS. Your choices are the following:
Track Using Number of Slides Viewed. With this option selected, your user must view a set number of the total slides in the presentation before the user is considered to have completed the course. Simply pick a number from the drop-down box next to Minimum number of slides viewed to complete. In the screen shot above, the viewer is required to view all 13 slides before the course is considered by your LMS to be complete.
Track Using Quiz Results. With this option selected, your user must successfully complete a Quizmaker quiz or choices Learning Game before the user is considered to have completed the course. For more information on quizzes, see the section on Adding Quizzes and Learning Games. If you have inserted more than one quiz in your e-learning course or presentation, only one can be chosen for tracking purposes by your LMS.
When you are satisfied with your LMS metadata settings, click OK to save your settings and return to the publish screen.
AICC Options
This screen will contain information required by your LMS. The LMS Course Information Title and Identifier fields will automatically be filled in and defaults to the name of your presentation. The Filename (URL) field must be set in advance to the URL of the server from which you will be serving your presentation. Consult the manual for the LMS you are using for a description of how the LMS Course Information Description and Creator fields are used.
Tip:
The location of the server is stored in the course.au file; if the location
of the server changes after the presentation is published, this file can
be edited via Notepad or another text editing tool to reflect the new
location. You can find the course.au file in the AICC Course Files folder
within the Publish Location folder.
Output Options
Check the box next to Zip to create a zip package of your published presentation. This box is checked by default since most LMSes require that you upload a zipped SCORM or AICC package.
Check the box next to Email to publish your presentation, zip it, and attach the zip file to a new email.
When you are finished with your choices, click Publish to publish your presentation or e-learning course. Next time you publish, your last-used selections will be saved.
If you have chosen to publish to a local folder/network share, you will receive the following message:
If you click Yes, your published presentation will automatically launch in the Articulate Player. If you click No, you can always launch your presentation later. For more information on launching a published presentation, see Viewing Your Published Presentation.
If you have chosen to publish to an FTP site, you will be shown the upload status/number of bytes uploaded.
When uploading is complete, you will see the following message:
Your presentation will be uploaded to the FTP site. If you do not get the above message, verify that you have entered the correct authentication information and FTP server address.
If you've selected the option to publish to your Articulate Knowledge Portal account, after publishing, you'll be prompted to input the following account details (note that you must first enable the setting in Library and Options):
Server URL: The full URL of your Knowledge Portal account (e.g., http://<account_name>.articulateglobal.com).
Username: The username of a user with account permission to upload to your Repository, usually an administrator account.
Password: The password for the specified username.
After inputting your account details, click OK. You'll then be prompted to select a location in your Repository where the uploaded presentation or e-learning course should go. After selecting a location, click OK and the upload will begin.
You can click the Manage Accounts link to Add, Edit, or Delete your Knowledge Portal account details.