Adapting PowrPoint Use the Adapting PowerPoint Content Checklist and the Creating Content job aid Modify the PowerPoint and create an Agenda (.SAZ)

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 2 File Size – Complex Backgrounds To check file size: –Save PowerPoint slide as a GIF (File  Save As) –Check size in Windows Explorer (sort by size) If GIF larger than 50K –Reduce size (simplify background, colors), or –Download to client Know the size of your template! –Save a blank slide (template only) as a GIF

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 3 Title PowerPoint Slides Text Box Title property used for agenda title Slides not using Title show “No Slide Title #” Non-PowerPoint files use file name as title

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 4 Animation Connect Create Animated GIF Create multiple static slides and use markup tools Bring in as html

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 5 Slide Transitions Slide transitions are not converted Transitions offer no learning value but do grab participants’ attention Use your voice, markups, questions, relevant scenarios, and other proven instructional methods

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 6 Links Split a slide containing content and a link into two agenda items –The slide without the link –A Web Safari placeholder or the URL itself

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 7 Audio / Video Split a slide containing content and embedded audio / video into two agenda items –The slide without the audio / video –The audio / video file

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 8 Image Quality By default, slides are converted to GIFs. High quality slides may need to be converted into JPG to preserve the quality

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 9 Fill Effects and Gradiants Make sure special fill effects are converted appropriately

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 10 Difference Between.GIF and.JPG Images.GIF –Graphics Interchange Format –A compact file format which is ideal for graphics that use only a few colors. GIF images are limited to 256 colors and are still the most widely- used picture format for the web..JPG (or.JPEG) –Joint Photographic Experts Group –JPEG format compresses graphics of photographic color depth. This compression makes JPEG files smaller and quicker to download. The image deteriorates in quality as you ad compression.

Copyright Centra Software, Inc. 11 The Process Design Session Develop Content Assemble / Upload Content Create Event Deliver Event USE AGENDA BUILDER TO STRUCTURE CONTENT