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Using the Macromedia Breeze Plug-in for

Microsoft PowerPoint

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Page 1: ...Using the Macromedia Breeze Plug in for Microsoft PowerPoint...

Page 2: ...marks or trade names of Macromedia Inc or other entities and may be registered in certain jurisdictions including internationally Third Party Information This guide contains links to third party websi...

Page 3: ...d editing audio 23 Managing your account 28 Inserting Macromedia Flash content 29 CHAPTER 4 Setting Options 31 Selecting the audio input source 31 Account settings 31 CHAPTER 5 The Macromedia Breeze Q...

Page 4: ...AQs 45 Troubleshooting audio problems 45 Troubleshooting microphone issues 47 Troubleshooting presentation problems 48 Troubleshooting animations 50 Troubleshooting problems with online presentations...

Page 5: ...rPoint gives you a quick and easy way to add quizzes and surveys to your presentations Macromedia Breeze features Macromedia Breeze is a complete solution for creating managing and delivering your onl...

Page 6: ...have recorded the right messages for your presentation Publish a presentation You can upload your presentation from your desktop PC to Macromedia Breeze Training or Macromedia Breeze Manager where you...

Page 7: ...r presentation Breeze Plug In for PowerPoint supports PowerPoint animation Animation often adds interest to your message and improves the overall viewing experience of your audience View the presentat...

Page 8: ...als and online help systems are available Note The relevance of these guides to users depends on the modules installed on the Breeze Presentation platform the type of user such as meeting content mana...

Page 9: ...your needs Breeze user Recommended reading Information technology IT engineer Breeze Installation Guide Review the system requirements in all other user guides Content managers who are in charge of o...

Page 10: ...10 Chapter 2 Introduction...

Page 11: ...ing animations From this window you can also play back your multimedia presentation After completing these steps you have the option of publishing the presentation or returning to PowerPoint To publis...

Page 12: ...ord Narration dialog box appears 3 Press the Record button and begin speaking into the microphone 4 Use the Action button identified by the mouse graphic and accompanying text to control your activiti...

Page 13: ...click animation you should see it appear in the presentation screen If you make any changes or additions to your animations after recording a slide you should review that slide again to make sure tha...

Page 14: ...Select Breeze Record The Record Narration dialog box appears the Set Microphone Recording Level dialog box may appear if you have not set the microphone level during this PowerPoint session 2 Select...

Page 15: ...the text box displays the script 3 Click Export and select the slide range and the export option method and then click OK Note If you select Replace Current Scripts With Imported Notes all current te...

Page 16: ...sentation You can also add a folder 4 After you select the desired location select the appropriate presentation or action To add a new presentation click Publish To update an existing presentation cli...

Page 17: ...tion information using the Publish command 1 Select Breeze Publish or select the Publish option after using the Create Wizard 2 Follow each step until you reach the Enter Additional Presentation Infor...

Page 18: ...ith mouse click animations on the corresponding slide If you do not use animation markers you can set the animation timings using Edit Timings within the Advanced feature of the Breeze menu Using one...

Page 19: ...ers During import you will select the initial slide corresponding to the audio file the Breeze plug in automatically assigns the audio and animations to the slides using the Sound Forge markers in the...

Page 20: ...starts when the slide is first viewed otherwise it cannot be imported To Import an embedded audio narration file 1 Select Breeze Import Audio 2 Select the slide where the embedded audio file is locat...

Page 21: ...animation timing without having to rely on an external audio program With the Edit Audio command you can accomplish the following tasks Graphically view your entire presentation audio including slide...

Page 22: ...Out allows you to decrease the time scale of the audio file This allows you to see more audio in the window Window Resizing lets you use the standard Windows resizing commands to increase or decrease...

Page 23: ...to begin playback You can also press the Spacebar on the keyboard to begin playback To stop playback click the Pause or Stop buttons or press the Spacebar Play audio for a selected section Select an...

Page 24: ...the selected audio click Cut or press Delete on your keyboard The selected audio is erased Moving animation markers After you have recorded your audio and set animation timings you may still need to...

Page 25: ...op of the marker it will look overlapped if markers are stacked You will not see a marker for slide 1 The slide automatically starts from the beginning of the audio file To move a slide marker 1 Selec...

Page 26: ...he audio location or slide where you would like to insert silence 2 Select Insert Silence 3 In the Insert Silence dialog box select the number of seconds of silence to add 4 Select one of the followin...

Page 27: ...option The default 2 0 means that the quietest sections will be amplified by a factor of 2 Higher settings are useful in presentations that have larger differences between quiet and loud sections How...

Page 28: ...ere are some functions performed through Macromedia Breeze Administration Modify or update additional presentation information Delete presentations or folders Add or delete Macromedia Breeze users Set...

Page 29: ...appears that asks you to select the location of the Flash content that you want to insert 2 Navigate to the location of your SWF file Select the file and click Open The Flash content is added to the...

Page 30: ...30 Chapter 3 Using the Macromedia Breeze Plug In for PowerPoint...

Page 31: ...d and your audio is a line level input Additionally you can select this option Always Prompt to Set Microphone Level Before Recording automatically opens the window each time before you record Keep th...

Page 32: ...nt tab and then click New 3 Enter an identifier in the Name text box for example Enterprise Service 4 Enter the URL where the Macromedia Breeze service is hosted for example admin breezecentral com To...

Page 33: ...iz questions you can use PowerPoint to change fonts add graphics and change the look of your buttons You can add animations and audio as you normally would any other presentation The quiz feature allo...

Page 34: ...deletion Note To delete a quiz you can also delete all the slides corresponding to the quiz or survey questions result page from within PowerPoint Modifying a quiz or survey After creating a quiz or s...

Page 35: ...lowing types of changes to your quiz or survey design Change the font of questions including type color and size Change the font of answers including type color and size Add graphics Add audio and ani...

Page 36: ...create a unique name for each quiz You can name a quiz or survey in two ways Through the Macromedia Breeze Quiz wizard In step 1 the Quiz wizard ask you to enter the name of the quiz Through the Quiz...

Page 37: ...dify the Movement options 1 Select Breeze Quizzes and Surveys 2 In the Properties dialog box select the name of the quiz or survey from the Current Quiz pop up menu 3 In the Properties dialog box clic...

Page 38: ...et custom feedback messages when you add modify a specific question To modify After Each Answer properties 1 Select Breeze Quizzes and Surveys 2 In the Properties dialog box use the Current Quiz pop u...

Page 39: ...the Question Properties dialog box make the appropriate changes to the question and click OK Deleting a Question To remove a question and its answers you have two options Use the Properties dialog box...

Page 40: ...e Properties dialog box select the name of the quiz or survey you want to modify 3 In the Properties dialog box click the Questions tab and select the question you want to modify 4 Next to the Questio...

Page 41: ...nges to the Answer section Setting feedback responses For each question you can customize the handling of feedback to users after they answer the question There are three options for handling user fee...

Page 42: ...e following information Display score for example 70 out of 100 Display percent score for example 70 Tally correct for example 7 of 10 correct Display pass fail If you select this option you can enter...

Page 43: ...e question feedback text boxes on each PowerPoint slide To show feedback text boxes 1 Select Breeze Quizzes and Surveys 2 In the Properties dialog box select the Advanced tab and select Show Feedback...

Page 44: ...integration option enabled for your account or system For more information please contact Macromedia Breeze Sales Macromedia Breeze supports both AICC HACP and Shareable Content Object Reference Mode...

Page 45: ...Microphone For more information about setting these options see Chapter 4 Setting Options on page 31 Audio input is too low possibly no audio input There is too much noise background noise or electri...

Page 46: ...irm that your microphone is plugged into the Microphone input of your sound card In most cases your microphone should be connected to the microphone input connector not the line in connector For addit...

Page 47: ...Select Breeze Import Audio 4 Select the slide where the embedded audio file is located and click the Import from Presentation button Note The embedded audio will overwrite all existing audio on the sl...

Page 48: ...crophones Line In You should select this option if you are using the line in connector of the sound card and your audio input is a line level input Line in input is often used when an external device...

Page 49: ...n Continue Without the Recordings for These Slides and then click OK Can t select upload location After successfully logging in to Macromedia Breeze you must select an upload location If you are havin...

Page 50: ...during the recording or previewing process using Breeze Plug In for PowerPoint This section describes some common problems and offers suggestions on ways to correct them Automatic animations do not a...

Page 51: ...and that the animations do exist within PowerPoint Automatic animations do not appear during recording The automatic animations should appear at the correct time while you are recording your audio If...

Page 52: ...t Macromedia Breeze support at www macromedia com go breeze_support Troubleshooting problems with online presentations The following sections give tips on resolving problems with viewing online presen...

Page 53: ...lume on Windows The standard audio mixer program on your computer is called Volume Control This mixer allows you to control input and output volume of your various sound devices You can access this pr...

Page 54: ...estions from one presentation to another Yes you can copy questions from one quiz to another within PowerPoint However please remember to update any feedback handling and scoring How can I quickly mov...

Page 55: ...on 8 C changing quiz or survey design 35 controlling nimation 23 timing 23 Create Wizard dialog box creating a multimedia presentation 11 creating a quiz or survey 33 customizing feedback text boxes 4...

Page 56: ...ishing and managing accounts 32 selecting the audio input source 31 P playback options 25 playing back the recorded slide 13 post quiz review modifying options 42 PPC file 13 preparing audio for impor...

Page 57: ...ge markers adding to an audio file 18 survey add a question 38 change design 35 creating 33 deleting 34 deleting a question 39 formatting questions 39 modify a question 39 modifying 34 naming 36 prope...

Page 58: ...58 Index...

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