Instructional Design

Creating templates

Standardize your design workflow and best practices with templates

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How can you rename the course structure?

The owner of the design can change labels in the hierarchy.

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How do I customize sections in a template?

Turn template sections on / off to make your workflow flexible

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Customizing your Completion Pages

This article outlines how to customize the messaging on your completion pages.

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Requirement Cards

An overview of how to best utilize Requirements cards

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How do I customize help information in a card?

Edit best practices and help in templates

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Understanding your design structure

This article will help you understand what each element of the structure is

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What are learning objectives?

This article will give you an overview as to what learning objectives are, and how to use them in Synapse.

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How do you change a design name?

Follow these steps to rename a design.

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How do you use the verb picker?

The verb picker guides you on how to refer verbs with the intended cognitive process

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Can you reorder your lessons or topics?

How to rearrange your lesson or topic order

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Is the app available in multiple languages?

How do I change the language in Synapse?

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Can you lock sections in a design?

As work is completed, the Design Owner can lock each section to ensure no further edits are made by collaborators.

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How do I copy and paste content?

Here's how you can copy lessons, topics, assets and assessments.

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What file types are supported?

This lists the document, video and audio files supported in Synapse.

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How do you add content assets?

A basic tutorial on content stacking

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What can be done in an Editor asset?

A quick tutorial on formatting, images, lists and tables in an editor asset.

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How do I add or hyperlink a URL in an Editor Asset?

Follow these instructions to hyperlink a URL in an Editor Asset

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Using audio and video files

Instructions for recording and uploading audio and video files

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Which content providers does Embedly Support?

This is the current list of sites from which you can embed content via an Embed Asset and Embedly.

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Embedding Microsoft 365 Files

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How do I embed content?

These are the instructions for adding an embed asset type.

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So you've got a PowerPoint File?

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How do I add PowerPoint Slides?

Convert PowerPoint presentations into assets

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Converting your PowerPoint to a Video

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Embedding Google Drive Files

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Adding Audio to PowerPoint files

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How do I convert MOV files to MP4?

Convert MOV files to MP4 format

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Leveraging Background Images

Learn more about adding a header to your designs.

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How to add collaborators to a design

Steps to add collaborators to a design to streamline communication.

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How to assign, manage and resolve action items and due dates.

Best practices on using action items to manage your workflows.

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How to add, view and remove comments

Best practices on how to leverage comments to streamline collaboration.

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What is the purpose of the Blueprint?

Curious about what the purpose of the Blueprint section is? This article will help you understand how to use it and why it's important

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Exporting your designs

Export your training designs to XML, PDF, PPT or SCORM for further authoring or review, or distribution to your learners.

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Publishing your designs

Easily publish and share your content with your learners.

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Exporting and Importing in Xyleme

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What options are available for assessments?

An overview of our assessment options.

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Multiple Choice

How to add a Multiple Choice Assessment

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Managing your Advanced Assessments settings

Here we will cover how to manage the completion and scoring settings for your assessments.

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Multiple Response

How to add a Multiple Response Assessment

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True or False

How to add a True or False Assessment

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Fill In The Blank (Text)

How to add a Fill In The Blank (Text) Assessment

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Fill In The Blank (Dropdown)

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Classify

How to add a Classify Assessment

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Match

How to add a Matching Assessment

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Order

How to add an Order Assessment

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Hot Spots

How to add a Hot Spot Assessment

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Getting Started - Admins [Video]

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Getting Started - Design Owners [Video]

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Getting Started - Collaborators [Video]

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Synapse Overview [Video]

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Home Page [Video]

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Design Overview [Video]

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Requirements Overview [Video]

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Objectives and Assessments [Video]

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Collaboration [Video]

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Adding Assets [Video]

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Copy and Paste [Video]

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Publishing and Exporting [Video]

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Blueprint and Preview Modes [Video]

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