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Instructional Design
Instructional Design
A collection of resources for our Instructional Design Software
61 articles in this collection
Written by
Ryan Austin,
Rebecca McDougall,
and
Asia Ali
Templates
Creating templates
Standardize your design workflow and best practices with templates
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How can you rename the course structure?
The owner of the design can change labels in the hierarchy.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I customize sections in a template?
Turn template sections on / off to make your workflow flexible
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Customizing your Completion Pages
This article outlines how to customize the messaging on your completion pages.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Design
Requirement Cards
An overview of how to best utilize Requirements cards
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I customize help information in a card?
Edit best practices and help in templates
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Understanding your design structure
This article will help you understand what each element of the structure is
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
What are learning objectives?
This article will give you an overview as to what learning objectives are, and how to use them in Synapse.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do you change a design name?
Follow these steps to rename a design.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do you use the verb picker?
The verb picker guides you on how to refer verbs with the intended cognitive process
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Can you reorder your lessons or topics?
How to rearrange your lesson or topic order
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Is the app available in multiple languages?
How do I change the language in Synapse?
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
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.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I copy and paste content?
Here's how you can copy lessons, topics, assets and assessments.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Topics and Assets
What file types are supported?
This lists the document, video and audio files supported in Synapse.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do you add content assets?
A basic tutorial on content stacking
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
What can be done in an Editor asset?
A quick tutorial on formatting, images, lists and tables in an editor asset.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I add or hyperlink a URL in an Editor Asset?
Follow these instructions to hyperlink a URL in an Editor Asset
Written by
Ryan Austin
Updated over a week ago
Using audio and video files
Instructions for recording and uploading audio and video files
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
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.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Embedding Microsoft 365 Files
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I embed content?
These are the instructions for adding an embed asset type.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
So you've got a PowerPoint File?
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I add PowerPoint Slides?
Convert PowerPoint presentations into assets
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Converting your PowerPoint to a Video
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Embedding Google Drive Files
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Adding Audio to PowerPoint files
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How do I convert MOV files to MP4?
Convert MOV files to MP4 format
Written by
Ryan Austin
Updated over a week ago
Leveraging Background Images
Learn more about adding a header to your designs.
Written by
Asia Ali
Updated over a week ago
Collaboration
How to add collaborators to a design
Steps to add collaborators to a design to streamline communication.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How to assign, manage and resolve action items and due dates.
Best practices on using action items to manage your workflows.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
How to add, view and remove comments
Best practices on how to leverage comments to streamline collaboration.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Publishing & Exporting
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
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Exporting your designs
Export your training designs to XML, PDF, PPT or SCORM for further authoring or review, or distribution to your learners.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Publishing your designs
Easily publish and share your content with your learners.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Exporting and Importing in Xyleme
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Assessments
What options are available for assessments?
An overview of our assessment options.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Multiple Choice
How to add a Multiple Choice Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Managing your Advanced Assessments settings
Here we will cover how to manage the completion and scoring settings for your assessments.
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Multiple Response
How to add a Multiple Response Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
True or False
How to add a True or False Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Fill In The Blank (Text)
How to add a Fill In The Blank (Text) Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Fill In The Blank (Dropdown)
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Classify
How to add a Classify Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Match
How to add a Matching Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Order
How to add an Order Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Hot Spots
How to add a Hot Spot Assessment
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Videos
Getting Started - Admins [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Getting Started - Design Owners [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Getting Started - Collaborators [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Synapse Overview [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Home Page [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Design Overview [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Branding and Settings [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Requirements Overview [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Objectives and Assessments [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Collaboration [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Adding Assets [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Copy and Paste [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Publishing and Exporting [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago
Blueprint and Preview Modes [Video]
Written by
Rebecca McDougall
Updated over a week ago