We recommend using no more than 100 to 150 slides for effective playback on lower speed Internet connections. And, obviously, you want to keep your viewer's attention, so the smaller the Viewlet, the better. If you start adding imported graphics or audio, you might want to consider using fewer slides too. The main point to consider when creating projects is your target audience (what is their connection speed, what size monitor will they be using, etc.). Taylor your authoring strategy accordingly to create Viewlets to meet their needs.

In previous versions of ViewletBuilder, if you created a project without cursors, you would need to take at least one screenshot with a cursor in it to activate the cursor option. This has changed. Now, if you create a new project without cursors, all you have to do to add a cursor is go into Slide View and select the "arrow" (show cursor) icon from the Tools palette to insert a cursor. Or, while in Slide View, you can select "Insert" then "Cursor" from the menu options to insert a new cursor.  If the cursor you need is not available, just take a screenshot with the cursor you need, go into that slide in Slide View, select the cursor, and then open the “Cursor Shape Library”.  This action will add the new cursor to your cursor library, making it available for this and other Viewlet projects.  Visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on working with cursors.

One way to insert blank slides is with a project open in Thumbnail View.  To insert a blank slide to the right (or after) a specific slide, click on that slide to highlight it, otherwise, the blank slide will be inserted at the beginning of the project. Then, select "Insert" then "Blank" from the menu bar and a blank slide will be inserted.

There are several ways to change the background color of your slide.  In Thumbnail View, select the slide and then press the "Slide Background Color" icon from the Context Sensitive Toolbar.  While in Slide View, you can also select this same button from the toolbar.  For more information, visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

The quickest way to do this is in the "Thumbnails" view. Click on the slide you want to move and, while holding down your left mouse button, simply drag it to its new position (between two slides), and let go of the left mouse button to drop it into place. To move multiple, sequential slides, click on the first slide in the sequence. Then, hold down the "Shift" key and click on the last slide in the sequence. Let go of the "Shift" key and drag and drop the slides into place. You can also move nonadjacent slides (just like you would sequential slides), but you hold down the "Ctrl" key as you select each of your slides. You can also cut and paste slides to change their order. See our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

Once you delete a slide and save your file, that slide is permanently deleted. So, if you decide later on that you really needed that slide, you're out of luck. The alternative to deleting slides is to hide them instead. Hidden slides remain in the Viewlet, but when the Viewlet is played, the hidden slides do not appear. This way, even though you may not be using hidden slides in a Viewlet, you can keep them until you decide you no longer need them.

One way to hide a slide is while you are in Thumbnail View. Click on the "eye" icon on the slide you want to hide and a red "X" will appear over this icon. This indicates that the slide is now hidden and will not appear when the Viewlet is played back from within ViewletBuilder or in the compiled Viewlet. To unhide the slide, just click on the "eye" again to remove the red "X". Or, if you are in Slide View and want to hide a slide, just click on the slide itself and then click on the icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to hide the slide. Be careful when hiding slides while in Slide View because once you leave this slide, you will not be able to enter into it again while in Slide View until you “unhide it” from Thumbnail View.

There are several ways to do this. In Thumbnail View, select the slide (or slides) you want to delete. Then, select "Edit" then "Delete" (or "Cut") from the menu bar. You can also right click and pick these same options from the shortcut menu. Or, just hit the "delete" key on your keyboard. In Slide View, you can delete the current slide by selecting "Edit-Delete Slide" from the menu bar. Or, right click and select "Delete Slide."

In Slide View, select "Edit-Duplicate Slide" from the menu bar. You can also right click and select "Duplicate Slide" from the shortcut menu. In Thumbnail View, you can duplicate a single slide by selecting the slide you need. Then, choose "Edit-Duplicate Slide" from the menu bar. To duplicate multiple slides, select the slides you want to copy, then choose "Edit-Copy" from the menu bar. Decide where to insert these slides by clicking on another slide in Thumbnail View. Choose "Edit-Paste" from the menu bar to insert duplicate slides to the right of (or after) the slide you selected. If no slide is selected, the duplicate slides will be inserted at the beginning of the project. These same options are available using the right click shortcut menus.

Go to Thumbnail View. If you want your imported slides to be inserted to the right of (or after) a specific slide, select that slide first, otherwise, if no slide is selected, the imported slides will be inserted at the beginning of the project. Then, select "Insert-Import slides" from the menu bar. Browse to find your Viewlet project and open it by double clicking on it or selecting "Open". An "Import slides" window will open with thumbnails of slides in the project you selected. Follow the instructions found in this window to finish importing your slides. Keep in mind, you can only import slides from projects using the same slide sizes as the project you are trying to import in to.  For more information, please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

Go to Thumbnails View. If you want your new screenshots to be inserted to the right of (or after) a specific slide, select that slide first, otherwise, if no slide is selected, the new screenshots will be inserted at the beginning of the project. Then, select "Insert-Screenshots" from the menu bar. Follow the instructions for beginning your screenshot session just like you would if you were creating a new project. When the screenshot session is finished, you will be returned to the Thumbnails View and your new screenshots will appear in your current project.

A slide's "default timing" is automatically calculated by the number of "characters" contained on a balloon or note, as well as other "global" settings. If you change the "global" settings or the amount of text on a slide, the default timing on the slide will change as well. To change the "global" settings for your slides, you have to open a Viewlet project. Then, select "Viewlet-Profile" from the menu bar. In the "Timing" section, you will see options to change “Minimum Display Time” "Minimum Reading Time", "Character" aand "Cursor" timings. You can also change the timing for a single slide while in "Slide" view by clicking on the "-" or the "+" symbols on the Player Bar. For more information, visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

In the Slide View, select "Player" from the menu bar and choose one of the options to move between slides in your project. However, it's probably quicker to use the slide Player Bar to move quickly through your project. And, if you have ToolTips enabled, you can mouse over the Player bar in slide view along the notches and a small pop-up will appear, displaying the slide number.

You can select "View-Thumbnails" from the menu bar. Or, click on the "Viewlet Thumbnails" icon on the Tools Palette. You can also use the F4 key to change views.

While in Thumbnails View, just double click on the slide you want to edit and you will go directly into Slide View for that slide. You can also use the F4 key to quickly change views.

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In ViewletBuilder, this term is used for one of the features to add text to slides. Balloons can vary in shape, size, and color, depending upon the author's preferences. There are ten, preformatted balloon shapes to choose from and also a color palette that can be used to change the color of a balloon. Normally, a balloon is used on a slide to direct the viewer's attention to a specific item on that slide.

No, you can only add one balloon to each slide.

Yes, you can place a balloon and a note on a slide, or just a balloon or a note on a slide.

Go to Slide View and select "Insert-Balloon" from the menu options. Or, you can click on the "Balloon" icon on the Tools Palette to insert a balloon on your slide.  To learn more about working with balloons, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

In Slide View, there are several ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest is to select the balloon you want to remove and press the "delete" key on your keyboard. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert-Balloon" to remove the checkmark and it will remove the balloon. Or, you can click on the "Balloon" icon on the Tools Palette to delete it.

Yes. Just select the balloon by clicking on it. Then, go to the menu bar and choose "Edit-Copy." This option is also available by right clicking on the balloon. Go to your other slide, select "Edit-Paste" from the menu bar (or right click shortcut menu), and the balloon will be inserted onto the current slide.

Yes. Click on your balloon to select it and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will load. Click on the "balloon" icon and this will open a dropdown menu where you will see ten balloon shapes to choose from. To change the shape, just click on one of the choices. You can also right click on the balloon after you’ve selected it and a shortcut menu with the same features will appear.

Click on your balloon to select it and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will load. On the toolbar select the color icon. The color palette will appear showing you a variety of color selections, which you can apply to balloons.

Yes, just click on a balloon object to select it. Then, open the Color palette and select the option to apply the color change to all balloons. Once you exit from the Color palette, the change will be applied to all balloons throughout the entire project.

Once you insert your balloon for the first time on a slide, you will see a flashing cursor inside the balloon indicating you are in text edit mode ready to input text. When finished typing, just click off the balloon to exit text edit mode. You can return to text edit mode at any time by double clicking on the balloon object.  Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more info on this topic.

Yes, you can change the font style, set font to bold, italics, or underlined, choose different "pt" (point) sizes, plus text color and alignment. Just double click on the balloon and the text edit "Context Sensitive Toolbar" will load with the options to change and enhance your text.

Yes. In Slide View, look for an icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar (while clicked directly on a slide) that has an "book” covered by a “checkmark" on it.   When the spellchecker is enabled, if a “wavy red line” appears under a word, it’s an indication of a misspelled word or a word the dictionary doesn’t recognize. Right click on the word in question and a shortcut menu will appear. Click on “Replace” and a dropdown menu will appear with word suggestions for you to choose from. You can also choose to “Replace All” or “Ignore All” If it’s a word that’s just not recognized by the current dictionary you can add it to the dictionary by clicking on “Learn.”  Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

No.

With a Viewlet project open, select "Viewlet-Profile" from the menu bar. In the "Timing" section, you will see options to change the "Minimum Reading Time" as well as the "Character" timing for the reading speed of your viewer, and global cursor movement. Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch demos on this topic.

If the slide does NOT contain audio, first the note will appear then it will disappear. Then, finally, the balloon will appear and then disappear. If, however, the slide also contains audio, both the note and the balloon will appear and disappear at the same time.

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In ViewletBuilder, this is the term used for one of the features to add text to slides. And, generally, notes are used to provide an introduction to the Viewlet, summarize points at the end of a Viewlet, or to add text without necessarily directing the viewer's attention to a specific item on the slide like you would with a balloon.

No, only one note can be placed on a slide.

Yes, you can place a balloon and a note on a slide, or just a balloon or a note on a slide.

Go to Slide View and select "Insert-Note" from the menu options. Or, you can click on the "Note" icon on the Tools Palette” to insert a note on your slide. For more information about working with notes, please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

In Slide View, there are several ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest is to select the note you want to remove and press the "delete" key on your keyboard. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert-Note" to remove the checkmark and it will remove the note. Or, you can click on the "Note" icon on the Tools Palette to delete it.

Yes. Just select the note by clicking on it. Then, go to the menu bar and choose "Edit-Copy". This option is also available by right clicking on the note. Go to your other slide, select "Edit-Paste" from the menu bar (or right click shortcut menu), and the note will be inserted onto the current slide.

Click on your note to select it and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will load. On the toolbar select the color icon. The color palette will appear showing you a variety of color selections, which you can apply to notes.

Yes, just click on a note to select it. Then, open the Color palette and select the option to apply color to all notes. When you click off the Color palette, the change will be applied to all notes throughout the entire project.

Once you insert your note, double click on it. You will then see a flashing cursor inside the note, so all you have to do is start typing. When finished, just click off the note to exit text edit mode. Double click back on the note to return to text edit mode at any time.

Yes, you can change the font style, set font to bold, italics, or underlined, choose different "pt" (point) sizes, plus text color and alignment. Just double click on the note and the text edit Context Sensitive Toolbar will load with the options to change and enhance your text.

Yes. In Slide View, look for an icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar (while clicked directly on a slide) that has a "book” with a checkmark" on it. When the spellchecker is enabled, if a “wavy red line” appears under a word, it’s an indication of a misspelled word or a word the dictionary doesn’t recognize. Right click on the word in question and a shortcut menu will appear. Click on “Replace” and a dropdown menu will appear with word suggestions for you to choose from. You can also choose to “Replace All” or “Ignore All” If it’s a word that’s just not recognized by the current dictionary you can add it to the dictionary by clicking on “Learn.”

No.

With a Viewlet project open, select "Viewlet-Profile" from the menu bar. In the "Timing" section, you will see options to change the "Minimum Reading Time" as well as the "Character" timing for the reading speed of your viewer, and global cursor movement.  Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this topic.

If the slide does NOT contain audio, first the note will appear then it will disappear. Then, finally, the balloon will appear and then disappear.  If, however, the slide also contains audio, both the note and the balloon will appear and disappear at the same time.

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In ViewletBuilder, this term is used for one of the features to add text to slides. Unlike balloons and notes (only one note or one balloon can be added per slide), you can add as many “slide text” boxes as you want on each slide. And slide text backgrounds are transparent to blend seamlessly with the slide background.

Go to Slide View and select “Insert-Slide Text" from the menu options. The cursor will change to a cross hair shape, which you place anywhere on your slide. When you see the cross hair, place it over the slide, then hold down the left mouse button and drag to form the “slide text” box. Or, you can click on the "Slide Text" icon on the Tools Palette” to insert a “slide text” box. For more information, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

Yes. You can add multiple “slide text” objects to the same slide.

Once you insert your “slide text” box, you will see a flashing cursor inside, so all you have to do is start typing. When finished, just click off the “box” to exit text edit mode. To return to text edit mode, simply double click back on the slide text object.

Yes. Just move the cursor over the slide text until the hand appears, and holding down the left mouse button, drag to where you want the “box” placed and click off it.

Move the cursor over the slide text box until it changes to the hand. Click on the “box” to select it and then simply hit the delete key on your keyboard. You can also right click, after you have the slide text object selected, and a shortcut menu will appear where you can choose the delete option.

Yes. Just select the slide text object by clicking on it. Then, go to the menu bar and choose "Edit-Copy". This option is also available by right clicking on the slide text box. Go to your other slide, select "Edit-Paste" from the menu bar (or right click shortcut menu), and the slide text object will be inserted onto the current slide.

Yes, you can change the font style, set font to bold, italics, or underlined, choose different "pt" (point) sizes, plus text color and alignment. After the hand cursor appears while moving over the “slide text”, just double click and the text edit Context Sensitive Toolbar will load with the options to change and enhance your text.

Yes. After you have the slide text box selected, right click and a shortcut menu will appear. Select “Arrange” and another shortcut menu will appear. You will then have the option to place the selected “box” in the Foreground (all the way to the front), move the “box” Forward one place, move it Backward one place, or put it in the Background (all the way to the back).

By default, the background is white. However, if you would rather work in a transparent slide text box you can change it. Go to the Edit button on the menu bar and select Preferences. In the General tab there is an option to change “Slide text background” from white to transparent while working in text edit mode.

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Yes. To access the spell checker, double click inside a text object such as a balloon, note, or slide text object. Put your cursor on the word you suspect is misspelled (it will have a wavy red line under it). Then, right click and a shortcut menu with spelling checking options will appear.  Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on using this feature.

In Slide View, you will see a "book with a checkmark" icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar. If this icon is pressed in, that means the spell checker is enabled. To disable it, press this icon. And, to enable it again, press the icon once more.

No, it will only replace the word in one text object at a time; a balloon, note, or slide text object.

If you are making a Viewlet and there’s a word that is correct, but not recognized by the currently used dictionary, a wavy red line will appear under the word. Since you won’t want that word shown as misspelled in your Viewlet, you can choose to “ignore” it and the wavy red line will disappear.

Yes. When you right click on a word that the current dictionary does not recognize (but you know is correct, such as a company name), click on the “Learn” button and the word will be added to the dictionary. Also, the “red wavy” line will disappear.

If the word you are trying to add to the dictionary is followed by a punctuation symbol, you will not always be able to add it to the dictionary. To add it, put a space after the word, right click on the word and select “Learn” from the shortcut options to add it to the dictionary. Then, after doing this, remove the space from after the word (that’s before the punctuation mark), and you should no longer see a red wavy line.

Yes. Select the “Edit-Preferences” from the menu options. In the “Spelling” tab, you will see additional dictionaries available for download.

You can download an additional dictionary by going to the “Edit” button on the menu bar, select “Preferences” and in the “Preference” screen select the “Spelling” tab. Under “Additional dictionaries maybe available for download” click on the down arrow and the available choices will appear. Click on the dictionary you want to download and follow the instructions.

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Yes, when creating a new project, select "Images Project" as your project type and follow the instructions in the wizard to create the project directly from a set of image files.  For more information on how to do this, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

Yes.  One way to do this is from Thumbnail View.  Select the slide you want the inserted image slides to appear to the right of (or after).  If no slide is selected, the inserted image slides will be inserted at the beginning of the project.  Then, select "Insert-Image Slides" from the menu bar and follow the instructions in the screens that appear to browse for and select your image files that will be rendered as thumbnail slides into your existing project.  For more information, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

Yes, you can import image files into existing slides or blank slides. To do this, go into Slide View. Then, from the menu bar, select "Insert-Picture". Browse to find your image file and either double click it or select "Open" to insert it onto the slide.

ViewletBuilder4 supports GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIFF, TIF, and BMP image files for image projects, image slides or inserting pictures on to slides while in Slide View. The SVG image format is only supported when inserting SVG graphics on to slides while in Slide View.

No, there isn't, but we suggest that you do not import a large quantity of images, nor image files that are large in size because this will only add "bulk" to the final Viewlet. For faster loading Viewlets, the fewer images (and smaller file sizes) you import, the quicker your Viewlet will play back.

After you import an image onto a slide in Slide View, if you click on it, you will see "grab handles" along the edges of the image. You can resize your image right on the slide by clicking on one of these grab handles and, while holding down your left mouse button, resize the object. Be careful when doing this, though, because at some point, if the image is resized too much, it might lose its "visual" integrity. You can also move an imported image around the slide by clicking on it to display the grab handles. Then, holding down the left mouse button, simply drag and drop the image where you want it to appear on the slide. You can also select the inserted image to add a border to it or change it opacity level using the icons on the Context Sensitive Toolbar.

In ViewletBuilder, this option is called "Arrange." To "arrange" or layer images (objects), click on the image to reveal its grab handles. Then, with the image selected, right click to reveal the shortcut menu. Select "Arrange" then choose either "Forward," "Foreground," "Backward," or "Background."

Yes. Just click on your image and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Click on the “Hyperlink” icon to access the hyperlink option.

Yes, if your Viewlet project consists of many inserted images or image slides, when you open the Viewlet Profile screen (the screen seen prior to compiling), select the "Image Quality" option. By experimenting with different image quality levels for the compiled Viewlet, you can reduce the size of the compiled Viewlet if needed. Note: This option is not needed for projects comprised mainly of screenshots.

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In Slide View, you should see a “Sound Palette” with button icons for working with audio options.  If not, select “View-Sound Palette” from the menu option to display the Sound options.  Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

Yes, there are two button icons at the top of the palette. Click the icon that is to the left of the “x” button and the palette will be docked to the right of your screen while in Slide View.

Click on the icon that is to the left of the “x” button in the upper right corner of the docked Sound Palette. This will undock the palette and allow you to move it around your screen.

In order to move the Sound Palette around your screen while in Slide View, first make sure that it is undocked. Then, hold you mouse button over one of the edges of the floating palette (make sure you don’t click on one of the button icons) and hold down your left mouse button to drag it around your screen. Then, let go to drop it into its new location.

Yes, you can hide the palette by clicking the “x” in the palette’s upper right hand corner. Or, choose the “View” menu option and click on the “Sound Palette” option to deselect it to remove the checkmark. Either action will hide the palette.

No. Audio (sound) is attached to each slide; therefore, no balloons or notes are required. However, since sound is attached to a slide, sound clips will not play across slides.

No, audio is attached to an individual slide and cannot be made to play across slides inside ViewletBuilder.

Simply click on the “yellow” microphone in the Sound Palette to stop recording. Clicking Ctrl+R will also stop the recording.

Click the “blue play button” in the Sound Palette to listen to your recording. While the audio is playing, this blue icon will turn to red, indicating that you can “stop” the playback at any time by pressing it.

If the "play button" icon in the Sound Palette is grayed out, then the slide does not contain audio. However, if you’re not certain if a slide has a sound file, click on the microphone in the Sound Palette to start a recording session. If there is already a sound clip present on the slide, you will get a warning screen saying the slide contains audio. You then have the option to record/import to override the current file or cancel to keep the current file.

Use Alt+R if you want to restart your recording from the beginning while recording. Note: Alt+R can only be used in the recording mode. Alt+R immediately restarts recording from the beginning so you’re previously recorded sound will not be saved.

Yes, while in Slide View, click on the “Import Sound” icon in the Sound Palette (it looks like a speaker inside a folder).  Browse to find your audio file and import it.  Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

You can use any of the most common .wav and .au files formats to import audio into your project.

No, you cannot import MP3 audio files onto a slide, only the most common .wav and .au file formats are supported.

Select the “Delete Sound” icon from the Sound Palette (it looks like an “X” over a folder) to remove audio from a slide.

Select “File” from the menu options. Then, select “Export-Export Audio”. An export audio screen will appear with options to export audio from slides.

ViewletBuilder will export audio using the .wav file format.

By selecting the "Compile" icon on the Tools Palette, the Viewlet Profile screen will be opened. Select the "Sound Quality" option and you will have four choices for the sound quality for your compiled Viewlets. The first option, “CD quality” compiles audio recorded inside ViewletBuilder using a 44.1Khz, 16bit, Mono format. The second, “High quality” will be compressed to 22.05Khz, 16bit, Mono format. Using the “Standard quality” audio will be compressed to 11.025Khz, 8bit, Mono format. By using “Strip all sounds” audio files will be exported without sound, but will remain a part of the source file.

There are many ways to improve the quality of "voiceovers" in your Viewlets. First, create a test Viewlet and practice recording your voice several different ways. Speak loud, soft, slow, fast, closer to the microphone, further away from the microphone, etc. Then, each time you record, play it back to yourself and listen to how it sounds. Can you understand what you are saying? Is there any distracting background noise? Does your voice maintain an even tempo and volume during playback? If you are not used to hearing a recording of your own voice, don't be too critical. Just keep practicing until you feel comfortable with what you hear. Perhaps you can even have a friend or family member listen and give you some feedback. Also, working with a good, quality microphone--one that you are comfortable using--can really help improve your voiceovers.

ViewletBuilder will detect your sound card when you record audio. In most cases it will record in CD quality: 44.1Khz, 16bit, Mono format.  Please visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on working with audio in Viewlet projects.

You may need to enable the "boost" on your microphone through your Windows operating system. To do this, locate the "speaker icon" in the system tray (near your clock). Right click on it and select "Open Volume Controls". This will open a "Play Control" screen. On this screen, look for the "Microphone" option (Note: If the Microphone option is not displayed, make sure your microphone is plugged into your system.) Under the volume control sliding bar for the Microphone option, click on the "Advanced" button. This will open an "Advanced Controls for Microphone" screen. Look near the bottom of this screen for an option that says "Microphone Boost" and place a checkmark in the box next to it. Then, close this screen and adjust the volume of your microphone in the Play Control screen to midrange. By doing this, a boost will be added to your microphone when recording and this should clear up the "sound too soft" error message.

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A hyperlink is a “clickable” area that can connect to a web site, email address, another document, or another place in the same document, or in this case, a Viewlet. For more information about working with hyperlinks in Viewlets, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

You can create a transparent shape object and place it over the area of the slide you want for the hyperlink. Then, right click on the shape to select the Hyperlink option from the right click menu. You can also select an "inserted picture" on a slide and right click to select the hyperlink option. Also, if you highlight text in a balloon, note or slide text object and right click, you will see a hyperlink option available too.

In the hyperlink window, click on the “Enabled” box and select web site for the "target". Then simply type in the web site address including the http://.

In the hyperlink screen, click on the “Enabled” box and select email for the "target". Then, after the mailto: type in the email address.

Yes, in the hyperlink screen, you will see an option under the "target" menu for slide.

No problem. ViewletBuilder will automatically update the link if the slide number changes due to inserted or deleted slides.

Yes, but there is a little trick to doing this since there is no straight forward option in the hyperlink window to allow this. To link directly to another file, select “Enabled”. Then, for the “Target”, chose “Web”. In the field next to “Web” where you would normally put in a full URL, clear out this field and type in JUST the file name (no path). Under “Destination” choose your option (we recommend new window). Finally, make sure to place a copy of the “linked to” file in the SAME folder with this Viewlet (whether it’s served on a web server, CD, etc.) By default, when the link is clicked, since there is no “URL path” to find the file, HTML code will “look” in the same folder for this file.

Yes, but there is a little trick to doing this since there is no straight forward option in the hyperlink window to allow this. On the last slide of your Viewlet, add an object or text to use as the hyperlink. In the hyperlink screen, to link directly to another Viewlet, select “Enabled”. Then, for the “Target”, chose “Web”. In the field next to “Web” where you would normally put in a full URL, clear out this field and type in JUST the file name (no path) for the Viewlet. We recommend linking to the Viewlet’s HTML file that ends in “_viewlet_swf.html”. Under “Destination” choose your option (we recommend same window if all of your Viewlets in this series use the same slide size). Finally, make sure to place a copy of the “linked to” Viewlet files (including the HTML and the .swf files) in the SAME folder with this Viewlet (whether it’s served on a web server, CD, etc.) By default, when the link is clicked, since there is no “URL path” to find the file, HTML code will “look” in the same folder for this Viewlet file.

No, the hyperlink does not support additional javascript commands.

There is no real limit on how many hyperlinks you can add to the same slide. But, if adding hyperlinks to a slide, we also suggest adding a Pause Zone to that same slide to allow time for the viewer to see and interact with the hyperlink, as needed.

A “chain link” symbol will appear on hyperlinked shapes or inserted pictures. And, by default, hyperlinked text will appear as blue, underlined text until changed.

No. The “hyperlink” (chain link) symbol appears only in the source file and not in the compiled Viewlet. In the complied Viewlet, when the viewer moves the mouse over the area, the cursor will change to a hand, indicating a hyperlink.

There are several ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to select the hyperlinked shape or inserted picture and hit the delete button on the keyboard. To remove a text hyperlink, highlight the text, right click, and select Hyperlink. Then, remove the checkmark from the "Enabled" button in the hyperlink screen.

If the “Target” is web, and you select “New Window” for your “Destination” option, when the link is clicked, it will open the target object in a new browser window.

If the “Target” is web, and you select “Same Window” for your “Destination” option, when link is clicked, the target object will open in the same window, replacing the Viewlet file.

If the “Target” is web, and you select “Custom” for your “Destination” option, you will see additional options. These options are for use by advanced designers who work with frameset pages and we do not provide any further instructions for this feature since advanced designers will already know how to use these options.

No, there is no option to do this inside the ViewletBuilder program, nor do we provide instructions on how to do since it is beyond the normal scope of product features.

Yes. You will want to give the viewer time to click the hyperlink. Adding a pause zone to the same slide forces the Viewlet to pause, requiring user intervention, like clicking on a hyperlink, to proceed.

Yes, you can preview all hyperlinks while inside the ViewletBuilder program while in play mode. But, we recommend previewing the compiled Flash file for best results.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

After creating a new project directly from a set of image files, the images are embedded as slide backgrounds.  For more information, visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page to watch a demo on this topic.

You can import an image in either Slide or Thumbnail View. On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, click on the “Slide Background Image” button and the “Select Picture” screen will appear. Browse to where your images are stored and select an image file and then choose to open it. The image will be embedded as your slide background.

No, images used as slide backgrounds are embedded directly on the slide and cannot be edited as you would with images that are inserted on top of slides while in Slide View.

When you select to insert an image for your slide background, the “files of type” will appear at the bottom of the “Select Picture” screen showing the supported file types. Most any common image file type can be used as a slide background.

With the slide selected, click the “Slide Background Image” button and a “Remove or Replace Background” screen will appear. This screen gives you the option to “remove”, “replace”, or “cancel”. Simply select the “remove” button and your image will be removed.

With the slide selected, click the “Slide Background Image” button and a “Remove or Replace Background” screen will appear. This screen gives you the option to “remove”, “replace”, or “cancel”. Simply select the “replace” button, browse to select a new image file, and your newly selected image will replace the old image.

If your image files are smaller than the slide size, you will be prompted to scale the image to fit the slide size. Depending upon the difference in the height and width of the image file compared to the slide size dimensions, ViewletBuilder will scale the picture as much as it possibly can to fill the entire slide.

Yes, when importing images as slide backgrounds for new or existing slides, there are scale-to-fit prompts and options. If the image (height and width) is smaller than the slide size and you select scale-to-fit, the image will be scaled to fill as much of the entire slide as possible, though, in most cases, it will fill the entire slide. If the image is larger, and this scaling option is chosen, the same thing will occur. If, however, the image is smaller and you do NOT choose the scaling option, the image will be centered on the slide. If the image is larger and no scaling option is chosen, parts of the image will be cropped when the image is embedded as a slide background.

Yes. The background image slide acts just like any other screenshot slide. Since the image is embedded, you can add balloons, notes, slide text, and graphics, etc.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

In Thumbnail View, select the slide by clicking on it. If the slide is not selected, the "Slide Background Color" icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar will be “grayed” out indicating it’s not available. After selecting the slide, click the "Slide Background Color" and the color palette will appear. Select the color and click anywhere on the slide to exit the color palette.  Visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this topic.

In Slide View, click directly on the slide and the proper Context Sensitive Toolbar will appear. Select the "Slide Backbround Color" icon and the color palette will appear. Select a color and click anywhere on the slide to exit the color palette.

Yes. In Thumbnail View, you can select multiple nonadjacent slides by holding down the “Ctrl” key when clicking on each slide. Or, to select adjacent (or a series of) slides, hold down the “Shift” key, then click on the first slide in the series and then click on the last slide in the series to highlight (select) all the slides in the sequence. After the slides are selected, click on the "Slide Background Color" icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the color palette to change the slide background color.

Yes. In Thumbnail View, click the “Select All” button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar and a yellow highlight will appear around each slide. This indicates all the slides are selected. Then, click on the "Slide Background Color" icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the color palette to change the slide background color. Or, if you are selecting a new color at anytime for a slide, while in the Color Palette, there is an option you can check to apply the new color to all slides. On existing the Color Palette, if this option is selected, the new color will be applied to all slides throughout the entire project.

Since the screenshot fills the entire slide background, the color will not show through.

If you have imported images as slide backgrounds, and the images fills the entire slide the color will not show through. However, if the embedded image does not fill up the entire slide, then the slide background color will fill in behind and around the embedded image.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A “Click Zone” is a feature used to create self-tests for viewers based on mouse click locations.   Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this feature.

There are two ways to create a Click Zone. Select the "Click Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and a Click Zone will be automatically inserted on your slide. You can select "Insert-Click Zone" from the menu options in Slide View.

There can by only one Click Zone per slide.

There are a couple of ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to select the “Click Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and the Click Zone will be deleted. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert-Click Zone” to remove the checkmark and it will remove the Click Zone.

No. After your Viewlet has been compiled, the clickable “hotspot” will be invisible.

With the Click Zone object selected, the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Select the “On Success Action” button and a screen will appear with options for what the Viewlet will do when the viewer answers correctly.

On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, select the “On Error Action” icon. After the viewer answers wrong more than the times allowed, the viewer can be redirected based on the option you select.

Yes. The number of attempts to successfully click the right area of the slide can be changed on the “up” and “down” arrows next to “Attempts” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Or, simply click inside the field for the “Attempts” option and type in a new number and press Enter.

When you click on the “clickable” area, or the “message” boxes, the cursor will change to the hand. Simply hold down the left mouse key and drag to position it anywhere on the slide.

Yes. Simply click on the “clickable” area, grab handles will appear on the borders around it. Move the cursor over the grab handle and when it changes to a double-headed arrow, hold down the left mouse key and drag to resize.

Double click inside the “success” or “error” message boxes, highlight the text and either delete the text or simply start typing your new message.

Yes, you will find the same font options available while in text edit mode in the message boxes as you would when working with balloons, notes, or slide text objects.

Yes. Select the text message box. Then, select the appropriate color icon button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Color Palette to make changes.

Yes, but only for “on success” or for “on error” at the same time. For example, when changing the color background for an “on success” message box, there is an option in the Color Palette to apply to all “on success” messages. Choose this option and when exiting from the Color Palette, the new color will be applied to all “on success” message boxes throughout the entire project. This same option is available when changing the color for “on error” message boxes too.

Yes. Just select the Click Zone to load the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, select the drop-down menu for the “On Success Action” or the “On Error Action” message and select “Image” from the list. This will load a default image that can also be changed, if desired.

The default image for a success message is a checkmark.

The default image for an error message is a red “X”.

Yes, just select the image by clicking on it and resize (or move) it as you would any other shape or inserted image on a slide.

Yes. Click on the Click Zone to load the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, click on the “Add picture…” icon next to the success / error image. Browse to find your image (supported images will be listed in the files of type when browsing to find your image file) and import it onto the slide.

Yes, with the Click Zone selected, just select the drop-down menu option on the Context Sensitive Toolbar for the success / error message “type” and choose “None”.

You will need to add a note or balloon of instructions, prompting the viewer to perform an action, like clicking on a certain area of the slide.

Yes, with the Click Zone selected, find the icon for “Set Time” (it looks like a clock) along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Use the drop-down menu options to select a preset time for the viewer to respond before the Viewlet continues playing.

Yes. With the Click Zone selected, find the icon for “Scoring” along the Context Sensitive Toolbar and change the number from zero to whatever you need for a score to be applied to this slide when answered correctly.

After the Viewlet is played through, if it contained any scored slides, a “Scoring Results” screen will briefly appear at the end of the Viewlet for the viewer to see. Note: This screen only appears when previewing the compiled Flash Viewlet.

The default image for a success message is a checkmark.

The default image for an error message is a red “X”.

Yes, just select the image by clicking on it and resize (or move) it as you would any other shape or inserted image on a slide.

You will need to add a note or balloon of instructions, prompting the viewer to perform an action, like clicking on a certain area of the slide.

Yes, with the Click Zone selected, find the icon for “Set Time” (it looks like a clock) along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Use the drop-down menu options to select a preset time for the viewer to respond before the Viewlet continues playing.

Yes. With the Click Zone selected, find the icon for “Scoring” along the Context Sensitive Toolbar and change the number from zero to whatever you need for a score to be applied to this slide when answered correctly.

After the Viewlet is played through, if it contained any scored slides, a “Scoring Results” screen will briefly appear at the end of the Viewlet for the viewer to see. Note: This screen only appears when previewing the compiled Flash Viewlet.

If the Viewlet contains scored slides, you can have these results sent to a specified email address. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Advanced option. In the Scoring section of this screen, input an email address and password where required. When the Viewlet Flash file is played back, a Login screen will appear, prompting the viewer to input a Login and a password. If the password is entered correctly, the email results will be sent. If the password is NOT correctly entered, no email results will be sent.

The email sent for scoring results includes: user (name input into Login field when Viewlet was launched); total questions (scored slides only); correct answers (scored slides only); number of attempts (scored slides only); and total score.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from www.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Viewlets make an HTTP request with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to http://services.qarbon.com will also be needed.

No, you can program a Viewlet to send email scores to only one recipient at a time.

You can preview the results while in "play mode" inside ViewletBuilder while in Slide View. For best results, preview your results in the compiled Viewlet when playing it back in a browser or Flash stand-alone player.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A “Text Zone” is a feature used to create self-tests for viewers that require a typed response. For more information on this topic, please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

There are two ways to create a Text Zone. Select the “Text Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and a Text Zone will be automatically inserted on your slide. You can also go to the “Insert” button on the menu bar and select “Text Zone”.

There can only be one text zone per slide.

There are a couple of ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to click the “Text Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and the Text Zone will be deleted. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert" then "Text Zone” to remove the checkmark and it will remove the Text Zone.

With the Text Zone object selected, the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Select the “On Success Action” button and a screen will appear with options for what the Viewlet will do when the viewer answers correctly.

On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, select the “On Error Action” icon. After the viewer answers wrong more than the times allowed, the viewer can be redirected based on the option you select.

Yes. The number of attempts to successfully click the right area of the slide can be changed on the “up” and “down” arrows next to “Attempts” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Or, simply click inside the field for the “Attempts” option and type in a new number and press Enter.

Double click inside the “text field” and input the correct response.

You will need to add a note or balloons with your question and prompt the viewer to input an answer.

Yes, to make the correct answer be case sensitive, click on the “Case Sensitive” box on the Context Sensitive Toolbar.

Yes. Once you program your Text Zone, you can select the option along the Context Sensitive Toolbar for setting the response as a password. When the Viewlet is played back, the viewer will type their input into the Text Zone field, but it will appear encrypted, simulating a true password field.

Yes, you can change the option that will be required by the viewer after typing in a response to pressing the Enter or Tab key, or no key at all. You will see this selection along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Just find the appropriate “Key required to submit text response” icon and choose your option from the drop-down menu.

No, there is no option to change the font used for the input field.

When you click on the “input field” area, or the “message” boxes, the cursor will change to the hand. Simply hold down the left mouse key and drag to position it anywhere on the slide.

Yes. Simply click on the Text Zone field and grab handles will appear. Move the cursor over the grab handle and when it changes to a double-headed arrow, hold down the left mouse key and drag to resize.

Double click inside the “success” or “error” message boxes, highlight the text and either delete the text or simply start typing your new message.

Yes, you will find the same font options available while in text edit mode in the message boxes as you would when working with balloons, notes, or slide text objects.

Yes. Select the text message box. Then, select the appropriate color icon button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Color Palette to make changes.

Yes, but only for “on success” or for “on error” at the same time. For example, when changing the color background for an “on success” message box, there is an option in the Color Palette to apply to all “on success” messages. Choose this option and when exiting from the Color Palette, the new color will be applied to all “on success” message boxes throughout the entire project. This same option is available when changing the color for “on error” message boxes too.

Yes. Just select the Text Zone to load the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, select the drop-down menu for the “On Success Action” or the “On Error Action” message and select “Image” from the list. This will load a default image that can also be changed, if desired.

The default image for a success message is a checkmark.

The default image for an error message is a red “X”.

Yes, just select the image by clicking on it and resize (or move) it as you would any other shape or inserted image on a slide.

Yes. Click on the Text Zone to load the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, click on the “Add picture…” icon next to the success / error image. Browse to find your image (supported images will be listed in the files of type when browsing to find your image file) and import it onto the slide.

Yes, with the Text Zone selected, just select the drop-down menu option on the Context Sensitive Toolbar for the success / error message “type” and choose “None”.

Yes, with the Text Zone selected, find the icon for “Set Time” (it looks like a clock) along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Use the drop-down menu options to select a preset time for the viewer to respond before the Viewlet continues playing.

Yes. With the Text Zone selected, find the icon for “Scoring” along the Context Sensitive Toolbar and change the number from zero to whatever you need for a score to be applied to this slide when answered correctly.

After the Viewlet is played through, if it contained any scored slides, a “Scoring Results” screen will briefly appear at the end of the Viewlet for the viewer to see. Note: This screen only appears when previewing the compiled Flash Viewlet.

If the Viewlet contains scored slides, you can have these results sent to a specified email address. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Advanced option. In the Scoring section of this screen, input an email address and password where required. When the Viewlet Flash file is played back, a Login screen will appear, prompting the viewer to input a Login and a password. If the password is entered correctly, the email results will be sent. If the password is NOT correctly entered, no email results will be sent.

The email sent for scoring results includes: user (name input into Login field when Viewlet was launched); total questions (scored slides only); correct answers (scored slides only); number of attempts (scored slides only); and total score.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from services.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Also, the Viewlets only make a JSP (Java server page) call, just like an HTML call with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to services.qarbon.com will also be needed.

 The full location of the jsp page is:

 http://services.qarbon.com/client/statsmailer

No, you can program a Viewlet to send email scores to only one recipient at a time.

You can preview the results while in "play mode" inside ViewletBuilder while in Slide View. For best results, preview your results in the compiled Viewlet when playing it back in a browser or Flash stand-alone player.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A “Keystroke Zone” is a feature used to create self-tests for viewers based on keyboard press combinations.   Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this feature.

There are two ways to create a Keystroke Zone. Select the "Keystroke Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and a Keystroke Zone will be automatically inserted on your slide. You can select "Insert-Keystroke Zone" from the menu options in Slide View.

There can by only one Keystroke Zone per slide.Will the image “hint” for the Keystroke Zone always be visible on my slide? No. After your Viewlet has been compiled, the image seen for the Keystroke Zone will be invisible.

There are a couple of ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to select the “Keystroke Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and the Keystroke Zone will be deleted. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert-Keystroke Zone” to remove the checkmark and it will remove the Keystroke Zone.

Click on the keystroke image to load the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, click on the question mark icon (which is the “Define Keystroke” button). This will open a new screen. Follow the instructions in this screen to redefine your keystroke.

Yes, you can define one or multiple keys for the Keystroke Zone.

Yes, depending upon which browser the Viewlet is launched in.  Sometimes, keystroke combinations may work in preview mode while playing back the Viewlet prior to compilation inside ViewletBuilder, but then do not work when played back in a browser.  This is because certain keystroke combinations are reserved by browser or Flash plug-in and supercede the Viewlet.  There is no workaround for this.  You can, however, go to the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page on our site to watch the “Keystroke Zone” demo.  At the end of this demo is a list of keystroke combinations that you might want to avoid.

Select the “On Success Action” button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar and a screen will appear with options for what the Viewlet will do when the viewer answers correctly.

On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, select the “On Error Action” icon. If the viewer answers wrong more too many times, the viewer can be redirected based on the option you select.

Yes. The number of attempts to successfully click the right area of the slide can be changed on the “up” and “down” arrows next to “Attempts” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Or, simply click inside the field for the “Attempts” option and type in a new number and press Enter.

When you click the “message” boxes, the cursor will change to the hand. Simply hold down the left mouse key and drag to position it anywhere on the slide.

Double click inside the “success” or “error” message boxes, highlight the text and either delete the text or simply start typing your new message.

Yes, you will find the same font options available while in text edit mode in the message boxes as you would when working with balloons, notes, or slide text objects.

Yes. Select the text message box. Then, select the appropriate color icon button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Color Palette to make changes.

Yes, but only for “on success” or for “on error” at the same time. For example, when changing the color background for an “on success” message box, there is an option in the Color Palette to apply to all “on success” messages. Choose this option and when exiting from the Color Palette, the new color will be applied to all “on success” message boxes throughout the entire project. This same option is available when changing the color for “on error” message boxes too.

Yes, select the drop-down menu for the “On Success Action” or the “On Error Action” message and select “Image” from the list. This will load a default image that can also be changed, if desired.

The default image for a success message is a checkmark.

The default image for an error message is a red “X”.

Yes, just select the image by clicking on it and resize (or move) it as you would any other shape or inserted image on a slide.

Yes, click on the “Add picture…” icon next to the success / error image. Browse to find your image (supported images will be listed in the files of type when browsing to find your image file) and import it onto the slide.

Yes, just select the drop-down menu option on the Context Sensitive Toolbar for the success / error message “type” and choose “None”.

You will need to add a note or balloon of instructions, prompting the viewer to perform an action, like pressing a certain key or number of keys on their keyboard.

Yes, find the icon for “Set Time” (it looks like a clock) along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Use the drop-down menu options to select a preset time for the viewer to respond before the Viewlet continues playing.

Yes, find the icon for “Scoring” along the Context Sensitive Toolbar and change the number from zero to whatever you need for a score to be applied to this slide when answered correctly.

After the Viewlet is played through, if it contained any scored slides, a “Scoring Results” screen will briefly appear at the end of the Viewlet for the viewer to see. Note: This screen only appears when previewing the compiled Flash Viewlet.

If the Viewlet contains scored slides, you can have these results sent to a specified email address. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Advanced option. In the Scoring section of this screen, input an email address and password where required. When the Viewlet Flash file is played back, a Login screen will appear, prompting the viewer to input a Login and a password. If the password is entered correctly, the email results will be sent. If the password is NOT correctly entered, no email results will be sent.

The email sent for scoring results includes: user (name input into Login field when Viewlet was launched); total questions (scored slides only); correct answers (scored slides only); number of attempts (scored slides only); and total score.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from services.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Also, the Viewlets only make a JSP (Java server page) call, just like an HTML call with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to services.qarbon.com will also be needed.
 
The full location of the jsp page is:

http://services.qarbon.com/client/statsmailer

No, you can program a Viewlet to send email scores to only one recipient at a time.

You can preview the results while in "play mode" inside ViewletBuilder while in Slide View. For best results, preview your results in the compiled Viewlet when playing it back in a browser or Flash stand-alone player.

This is a limitation of the Flash plug-in. In order for the Viewlet to recognize user input, at some point, the focus must be set inside the Viewlet. What this means is that at some point, the viewer must click inside the Viewlet’s playing area to set the focus (for the Flash plug-in) in the Viewlet. Once this is done, the Keystroke Zone slides and user input will be recognized.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A “Quiz Zone” is a feature used to create true / false or multiple choice self-tests for viewers that require a response. Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this feature.

There are two ways to create a Quiz Zone. Select the “Quiz Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and a Quiz Zone will be automatically inserted on your slide. You can also go to the “Insert” button on the menu bar and select “Quiz Zone”.

There can only be one Quiz Zone per slide.

There are a couple of ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to click the “Quiz Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and the Quiz Zone will be deleted. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert" then "Quiz Zone” to remove the checkmark and it will remove the Quiz Zone.

After you load a Quiz Zone on a slide, you will see a slide text object with default text that says something like “Put your question here:”. Just treat this as any other slide text object and input your question in this object.

After you load a Quiz Zone on a slide, you will see a single slide text object with default text in it that says something like, “Put your answer here:”. Just treat this as any other slide text object and input your answer in this object.

Select any of the Quiz Zone elements to load the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, select the “Add Quiz Choice” icon to add additional answers for the test.

Select the answer you want to delete by clicking on the answer box or the checkmark box next to the answer. Then, click on the “Remove Selected Choice” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to delete the selected answer.

To set up the correct answers for the Quiz, double click on the checkmark box next to the correct answer to insert a checkmark into the box. Or, select the box by clicking on it and then choose the “Set as correct choice” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to make this the correct response.

You can select one or more answers to be the correct choice for a single Quiz Zone. However, when the viewer answers the question, they must select ALL of the correct choices for the response to be interpreted by the Viewlet as being a correct response.

No, the Continue button (required for the viewer to click on in the Viewlet to submit their response) is not customizable.

Yes, just hold down your left mouse button over the button and drag it to its new location.

With the Quiz Zone selected, the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Select the “On Success Action” button and a screen will appear with options for what the Viewlet will do when the viewer answers correctly.

On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, select the “On Error Action” icon. After the viewer answers wrong more than the times allowed, the viewer can be redirected based on the option you select.

Yes. The number of attempts to successfully click the right area of the slide can be changed on the “up” and “down” arrows next to “Attempts” icon on the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Or, simply click inside the field for the “Attempts” option and type in a new number and press Enter.

When you click on “message” boxes, the cursor will change to the hand. Simply hold down the left mouse key and drag to position it anywhere on the slide.

Double click inside the “success” or “error” message boxes, highlight the text and either delete the text or simply start typing your new message.

Yes, you will find the same font options available while in text edit mode in the message boxes as you would when working with balloons, notes, or slide text objects.

Yes. Select the text message box. Then, select the appropriate color icon button on the Context Sensitive Toolbar to open the Color Palette to make changes.

Yes, but only for “on success” or for “on error” at the same time. For example, when changing the color background for an “on success” message box, there is an option in the Color Palette to apply to all “on success” messages. Choose this option and when exiting from the Color Palette, the new color will be applied to all “on success” message boxes throughout the entire project. This same option is available when changing the color for “on error” message boxes too.

Yes. Just select the Quiz Zone to load the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar. Then, select the drop-down menu for the “On Success Action” or the “On Error Action” message and select “Image” from the list. This will load a default image that can also be changed, if desired.

The default image for a success message is a checkmark.

The default image for an error message is a red “X”.

Yes, just select the image by clicking on it and resize (or move) it as you would any other shape or inserted image on a slide.

Yes. On the Context Sensitive Toolbar, click on the “Add picture…” icon next to the success / error image. Browse to find your image (supported images will be listed in the files of type when browsing to find your image file) and import it onto the slide.

Yes, just select the drop-down menu option on the Context Sensitive Toolbar for the success / error message “type” and choose “None”.

Yes, find the icon for “Set Time” (it looks like a clock) along the Context Sensitive Toolbar. Use the drop-down menu options to select a preset time for the viewer to respond before the Viewlet continues playing.

Yes, find the icon for “Scoring” along the Context Sensitive Toolbar and change the number from zero to whatever you need for a score to be applied to this slide when answered correctly.

After the Viewlet is played through, if it contained any scored slides, a “Scoring Results” screen will briefly appear at the end of the Viewlet for the viewer to see. Note: This screen only appears when previewing the compiled Flash Viewlet.

If the Viewlet contains scored slides, you can have these results sent to a specified email address. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Advanced option. In the Scoring section of this screen, input an email address and password where required. When the Viewlet Flash file is played back, a Login screen will appear, prompting the viewer to input a Login and a password. If the password is entered correctly, the email results will be sent. If the password is NOT correctly entered, no email results will be sent.

The email sent for scoring results includes: user (name input into Login field when Viewlet was launched); total questions (scored slides only); correct answers (scored slides only); number of attempts (scored slides only); and total score.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from services.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Also, the Viewlets only make a JSP (Java server page) call, just like an HTML call with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to services.qarbon.com will also be needed. 

The full location of the jsp page is: 

http://services.qarbon.com/client/statsmailer

No, you can program a Viewlet to send email scores to only one recipient at a time.

If your project contains only Quiz Zone slides, you can use this option to export your slides out to be compatible with QuestionMark’s QML format, which is used in their eLearning Perception product. Beyond this, if you need more information on how to integrate the exported QML slides into Perception, please contact the QuestionMark support team.

You can preview the results while in "play mode" inside ViewletBuilder while in Slide View. For best results, preview your results in the compiled Viewlet when playing it back in a browser or Flash stand-alone player.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A Pause Zone is used to force the viewer to have interaction in order for the Viewlet to continue playing. One of the most common uses is on slides that contain hyperlinks. Please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page for more information on this feature.

There are two ways to create a Pause Zone. Select the “Pause Zone” icon on the Tools Palette and a “Pause Zone” (red triangle) will be automatically inserted at the bottom right corner of your slide. You can also go to the “Insert” button on the menu bar and select “Pause Zone”.

A pause zone is added to force the Viewlet to pause, giving your viewer time to interact, (i.e., there is a hyperlink on your slide).

There can only be one pause zone per slide.

There will be a red pause zone triangle at the bottom right corner of the slide.

No. This red triangle will only be visible in the source file. It will be invisible in your complied Viewlet.

There are several ways to do this. Perhaps the easiest way is to click the Pause Zone icon on the Tools Palette and the Pause Zone will be deleted. Or, go to the menu bar and select "Insert-Pause Zone” to remove the checkmark and it will remove the Pause Zone. You can also right click on the Pause Zone triangle and a shortcut menu will appear where you can select delete.

Click on the Pause Zone red triangle and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Click on the “Pause Zone Properties” icon on the toolbar to open the “Pause Zone” screen. In this screen, you will see various options for changing the red triangle to a Pause Zone button.

Yes. Just click on the pause zone button and the cursor will change to a hand. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the button to anywhere on the slide.

Click on the red triangle and the appropriate Context Sensitive Toolbar will be loaded. Click on the “Pause Zone Properties” icon and the “Pause Zone” screen will appear. Select the “Custom Button” and the “Import Image” button will be activated. After selecting the “Import Image” button, browse to the folder where your images are stored to select one.

When you select to insert an image for your Pause Zone, the “files of type” will appear at the bottom of the “Select Picture” screen showing the supported file types. Most any common image file type can be imported and used as a Pause Zone button.

No, unlike inserted images on a slide, once you choose an image file (or a preformatted button) and insert it on a slide to use as the pause zone button, it cannot be resized.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

You can export slides as image files, and export audio from slides to individual, external .wav files.  You can also export Quiz Zone slides to QuestionMark’s QML format for integration into their Perception Environment.  And, you can export text contained in balloons, notes and slide text to an HTML file for editing and import back into the same Viewlet project.

Yes. Select "File-Export" from the menu options. Select your options in the "Export" window and follow the screens to export your slides as image files.

You can use the File-Export feature to export slides as JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG and PDF files.

You can export a single slide, several slides, or the entire project at one time.

Yes. In the "Export" window, under "Options", you can select which items you want included when exporting slides to an image file format. Keep in mind, however, items such as balloons, notes, etc. will be part of the image itself after the slide is exported.

No. In the "Export" window, under "Options", make sure to remove the checkmark next to the items you do NOT want included as part of the exported images and they will not be included.

Yes. In the "Export" window, under "Options", make sure to remove the checkmark next to the items you do NOT want included as part of the exported images and they will not be included.

No, this option is not available. Before exporting slides that contain slide text on them, remove the slide text or it will be included as part of the exported image file.

No. There is no option in the "Export" screen to remove interactive objects such as Pause Zones, Text Zones, Click Zones, and chain link images on hyperlinked shapes and inserted pictures in the exported image file. So, if you do NOT want these as part of the exported image file you must remove them before you use the File-Export option.

No, the size (width and height) of the exported image files will be the same as the slide size used to create the Viewlet project.

Yes, after clicking the "Export" button, you will open a "Save File In" window. Using the drop down option next to the "Look In" field, browse to and select a new folder location to save your exported images. Then, click the "Save" button to save your files.

In the "Export" screen, you will see an field under "Name Format" where you can change the default name settings for the slides you export.

Yes, select “File-Export” from the menu options. Then, select “Export-Audio” to open a new export screen. Follow the prompts in the export audio screen to export your audio.

No, since audio is attached on a slide-per-slide basis, you can only export them as individual files, not one big one.

No, you can only export audio as .wav files.

You can use this export feature to export all text contained in slides, whether in balloons, notes, or slide text to a single HTML file.  Then, you can edit the text in the HTML file and use the “Import Captions” option to import the changes back into the SAME project only.  For more information on this topic, please visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

If your project contains only Quiz Zone slides, you can use this option to export your slides out to be compatible with QuestionMark’s QML format, which is used in their eLearning Perception product. Beyond this, if you need more information on how to integrate the exported QML slides into Perception, please contact the QuestionMark support team.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Yes. The quickest way to do this is by selecting "File-Print" from the menu options. This will open a "Print" window, where you can select your options for your print job.

If you experience issues while printing slides via a network printer, the problem may be due to an incompatibility issue with ViewletBuilder and the configuration of the network printer. And, in these types of situations, it is hard to troubleshoot since each network configuration varies and it would be hard to pinpoint what exactly on the network configuration is causing the problem. So, if you experience issues while printing from a network printer, try printing from a stand-alone printer, if possible. Or, use the File-Export option inside ViewletBuilder, select the PDF format to create a PDF document of your slides and export the slides this way first. Then, close ViewletBuilder; launch the PDF document in the Acrobat Reader (Adobe) and print directly from the PDF file.

Yes, you can choose to print one, several, or all slides at the same time in the "Page Layout" screen prior to printing. Or, depending upon the printer you are using, in the "Print" screen, you can choose additional options for printing as well.

Select "File-Page Layout" from the menu options. Under "Layout", click the radio button next to "Landscape" and the slides will be printed using this orientation.

Select "File-Page Layout" from the menu options. Under "Layout", click the radio button next to "Portrait" and the slides will be printed using this orientation.

In the “Page Layout” window, you will see additional options that can be set for the print job such as header, slide layout, items to include on printouts, slides to print, footer, etc. Once you choose your options, press the "Print" button to launch the "Print" screen to start your printing job.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

After you are finished working on the source (.qvp) file inside the ViewletBuilder program, you need to "compile" your Viewlet to create another set of files that you will use to publish on your web site, copy to CD, etc.  The compiled (published) files are independent of the source (.qvp) file, so each time you make any edits to your Viewlet source file, you must recompile to update your "compiled" (published) Viewlet files that the end viewer will see.  For more information on this topic, please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

Once you are finished editing and saving your source (.qvp) file, you need to open the Viewlet Profile screen.  From Thumbnail View, select "Viewlet-Profile" from the menu options (or click on the "Compile" icon on the toolbar).  If in Slide View, you can select the "Compile" icon in the Tools Palette.  This will open the "Viewlet Profile" screen, where you can select your compilation options and also a click a button to compile your Viewlet.  For more information on this topic, please visit the ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

The Viewlet Profile screen is the screen that appears before you can compile your Viewlet. In the Viewlet Profile screen, you will see various options to choose for the compilation process.

There are several ways to do this. From Thumbnail View, select "Viewlet-Profile" from the menu options (or click on the "Compile" icon on the toolbar). If in Slide View, you can select the "Compile" icon in the Tools Palette.

The Summary section provides information pertaining to your Viewlet. It includes items such as subject, authoring info, location where project is saved and the version of Flash used to compile (publish) the Viewlet.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, you must include a title for your Viewlet. By default, it will use the name chosen for your source file. You can change this at anytime. When the end viewer launches the Viewlet, whatever you use for the title is what will be displayed in the browser's blue bar. But, if you change the title in this field, it will NOT change the actual title of your source (.qvp) file. The description field is optional.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Author" view. You will see two tabs "Personal" and "Company" where you can input additional authoring information. Name, email, comments and Web site addresses will be visiible in the "Author Profile Panel" of your compiled Viewlet.

Yes, this field can be edited.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, in the "Player Bars" view, you will see three options for player bars. You can use a "standard" player bar, which loads at the bottom of the Viewlet and adds approximately 16 pixels to the height of the playing area. Or, you can choose "kiosk", which will located in the upper right corner of the compiled Viewlet and retracts when not in use. Or, you can choose to have no player bar at all applied when compiling your Viewlet.

Open the Viewlet Profile screen and select the "Sound Quality" option. In this view, you will see several choices for sound quality for the compiled Viewlet. If you choose a quality setting "lower" than the audio quality in your source (.qvp) file, the audio quality selected will only be affected in the compiled Viewlet, not in the source file. Also, if you are using a lower quality audio setting in your source file than what is available in the Viewlet Profile screen, your audio will remain the same as what is in the source file (it's quality cannot be upgraded using these selections, only reduced).

Yes. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Sound Quality" option. In this view, you will see an option to "Strip all sounds" from the compiled Viewlet. When selecting this option, your Viewlet will be compiled without audio, however, it will not affect your source (.qvp) file.

Yes, in the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Image Quality" option. In this view, you will see three options for the image quality level for your compiled Viewlet. By choosing a lower image quality setting, it will reduce the file size of your compiled Viewlet, but ONLY if your Viewlets contains imported images (as slide backgrounds) or a lot of imported image files. If your project consists mainly of screenshots taken by ViewletBuilder, changing the image quality for your compiled Viewlet will have very little effect on size of your compiled Viewlet.

After previewing your Viewlet, if you need to slow it down or speed it up globally, you can change the settings in this view and it will be applied to your entire project. Be careful when changing these settings since they will affect the timing (or slide delay) of your source file as well for all slides.

Yes, you can choose the language option to compile in one of the available languages for localization purposes. However, compiling in a different language will NOT change (translate) the text contained in the project (for balloons, notes, slide text) into the language chosen for compilation. You must manually edit the text for translation purposes.

Yes, in the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Advanced" option. Under "Miscellaneous", select "Loop mode" and then compile your Viewlet.

Yes. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Advanced" option. Under "Miscellaneous", select the option to apply "Rapid fading effects on balloons and notes" and then compile your Viewlet.

No, if you apply the "Rapid fading effects on balloons and notes" in the Viewlet Profile screen, it will be applied to all balloons and notes in the entire Viewlet.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Advanced" option. Under "Miscellaneous", select the option to "Create an HTML popup launcher page". Then, compile your Viewlet. After you compile, click the "View It" button. This will launch a page with a single link that, when clicked, will launch your Viewlet in a properly sized pop-up launcher window. You will need to copy the source code from this page to your own web page.

No, you must select this option prior to compiling. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Advanced" option. Under "Miscellaneous", select the option to "Create a zip file". Then, compile your Viewlet. The zip file will be created and saved in your Viewlet's project folder.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the "Advanced" option. Under "Miscellaneous", you will see an option to "Create an executable file". After selecting this option, compile your Viewlet. ViewletBuilder will create a .exe file and place it in your Viewlet's project folder inside the .viewlet folder.

If you choose to create an executable Viewlet file when compiling, ViewletBuilder will combine the Flash 5 stand alone player with your Viewlet .swf file into one single executable (.exe) file. When double clicked, the .exe file will play the Viewlet on computers without the need for a browser or Flash 5 stand alone player.

In order to close a full screen exe file, you must press Alt+F4 on your keyboard. In order for your viewers to know this, you should put some type of instructions in your Viewlet if you create these types of Viewlets for your audience so that they will know how to close them.

LMS stands for Learning Management System.

Yes, Viewlets compiled with ViewletBuilder4.2.1 (or later) are SCORM 1.2 compliant. AICC compliance is defined in levels, with ViewletBuilder4.2.1 being compliant with Level 1 (basically the same criteria used to define SCORM 1.2 compliance).

In the Viewlet Profile - Advanced screen, you must select the option for compiling with Learning Management System support.  All files generated by compilation need to be uploaded to the LMS (besides any exe files or the zip file, of course).  These compiled files are contained in the project folder in the .viewlet folder.

To add to the LMS:

-Upload all the files to LMS in whatever way the corresponding LMS uploads any content.  This process may vary and we do not provide specific instructions for this.

-Point to the xxxx_launcher.html file (or xxxx_viewlet_swf.html file), as the content's entry point, which again the LMS would prompt for and is a regular procedure for any uploading any content to an LMS.

Here's some additional info for the LMS functions and files compiled by ViewletBuilder4:

-For SCORM, the LMS functions are in a file called APIWrapper.js file, and

-For AICC, the functions are in the following files:

xxxx_handler.html

xxxx_content.html

xxxx_host.html

trigger.html

We do not provide any other instructions beyond this.  So, if you have any additional questions about the upload procedure into the LMS, etc., not covered here, you need to contact the support team for your own LMS vendor.

Yes they are, the output format supports Flash 6 which is 508-compliant. This means that any content created using ViewletBuilder can be made accessible to people with certain disabilities. The authoring tool itself, ViewletBuilder, is not 508-compliant.

Yes, if the Viewlet contains scored slides, you can have these results sent to a specified email address. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Advanced option. In the Scoring section of this screen, input an email address and password where required. When the Viewlet Flash file is played back, a Login screen will appear, prompting the viewer to input a Login and a password. If the password is entered correctly, the email results will be sent. If the password is NOT correctly entered, no email results will be sent.

The email sent for scoring results includes: user (name input into Login field when Viewlet was launched); total questions (scored slides only); correct answers (scored slides only); number of attempts (scored slides only); and total score.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from services.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Also, the Viewlets only make a JSP (Java server page) call, just like an HTML call with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to services.qarbon.com will also be needed.

The full location of the jsp page is:

http://services.qarbon.com/client/statsmailer

No, you can program a Viewlet to send email scores to only one recipient at a time.

ViewletBuilder4 offers the option of compiling in Flash 5 or Flash 6.

If you need to save space on your web server, you can choose this option to compress the Flash file, for storage purposes only. Once the Viewlet is played back, however, the initial load time may be a bit slower as the movie is uncompressed for viewing purposes.

There is an option in the Viewlet Profile – Extras screen where you can change Viewlet Dimensions. This will change the size of the play back of the Flash file ONLY if it is launched from the _viewlet_swf.html file. Changing these dimensions will NOT change the dimensions of the source .qvp files nor the Flash (.swf) file itself. Be careful when using this feature. Any scaling done to the original project may (or may not) result in some distortion in image quality.

This is a feature found in the Viewlet Profile screen in the "Advanced" view. If you have custom Flash (SWF) files (created with Flash 5 or Flash 6), you can use this feature to insert them at the beginning (intro) and end (outro) of your compiled Viewlet. After compiling, one single Viewlet (SWF) file will be produced, including your custom files as part of the entire Viewlet demo.

Yes, if your custom Flash file is created in Flash 6 and contains audio, AND you compile using Flash 6 version, audio will be supported.

In the Viewlet Profile screen, in the "ViewletSkins" view, you will see a list of ViewletSkins available for your compiled Viewlet. The skin is the "look" (colors, style, etc.) applied to the player bars and the area around the complied Viewlet. If you are a Pro user, you can select the "Refresh list" button to download additional ViewletSkins (if available) to use with your compiled Viewlet.

The HTML Edition screen allows you to view the HTML page of the Viewlet’s HTML page (the _viewlet_swf.html file used to launch the Viewlet from). In this screen, you can add extra coding for branding purposes and edit some of the code that is in black. You cannot, however, edit any of the code in red. And, if compiling with AICC options, this HTML coding is contained in the _content.html file.

If you want to go back to the default HTML coding at anytime, you can press this button to instantly change the code back to ViewletBuilder4’s default settings.

If you make changes anywhere in the Viewlet Profile screen, but are not ready to compile, you can click the "Save" button to save the changes and return back to editing your project. Clicking the "Save" button will save changes in the Viewlet Profile screen, but it will NOT save other changes made to your Viewlet's source (.qvp) file.

Directly after compiling a Viewlet, click on the "View It" button in the "Viewlet Compiliation" screen. This will launch your default browser so you can watch the Viewlet. Or, if you have previously compiled your Viewlet, you can select (from Thumbnail View), "Viewlet-View" from the menu options. Outside of ViewletBuilder, you can also browse to find and double click the Viewlet's _viewlet_swf.html file to open it in your default browser.

Your compiled Viewlet files are saved in your Viewlet's project folder in the .viewlet folder.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Viewlets compiled (published) in ViewletBuilder4 can be exported using the Flash 5 or Flash 6 format.  These files can be played back in browsers that have the appropriate Flash plug-in installed or in a compatible Flash stand-alone player. If a viewer tries to play a Viewlet through a browser, and either no Flash plug-in is detected, or an upgraded Flash plug-in is required, they will automatically be prompted to download and install it.

If you already have an older version of the Flash plug-in, and you haven't been prompted to download the Flash plug-in, please go to the Macromedia Flash download page.

Your compiled Viewlet files are saved in your Viewlet's project folder in the .viewlet folder.

There are many different web design programs to use, so specific instructions are hard to provide. Essentially, though, you should link to the _viewlet_swf.html file, which is the Viewlet's launcher page.

At a minimum, the Viewlet's .swf and the _viewlet_swf.html file must be in the same folder in order for the Viewlet to play.

Yes, you just copy the same files your would to your CD as you would if you were uploading them to a web server. All of the files contained in the .viewlet folder (the .swf and the _viewlet_swf.html file) must be in the same folder on the CD in order for the Viewlet to play. And, you can place all of your compiled Viewlet files in the same folder as well.

You have several options to use when emailing Viewlets. Here's a few:

Creating an executable Viewlet:

1. Inside ViewletBuilder4, with a project open, open the Viewlet Profile screen (that's the screen you see when you go to compile).
   
2. Switch to the Advanced tab.


3. Under Stand Alone Projector, select the option next to "Create an executable file...(exe)".


4. Compile the project.

This will create a stand alone Viewlet (that combines the Viewlet .swf file and the Flash projector into a single file that can be played on a computer without the need for a browser. Attach the .exe file (found in the project folder's .viewlet folder) to the email. Instruct the viewer to save it to the hard drive and then double click it to play it back.

Note: Some email clients do not allow exe files as email attachments for security reasons. If this is the case, you may need to send a .zip file instead.

Create a ZIP file that contains the Viewlet files:

1. Inside ViewletBuilder4, with a project open, open the Viewlet Profile screen (that's the screen you see when you go to compile).


2. Switch to the Advanced tab.


3. Under Miscellaneous, select the option to "Create a zip file".


4. Compile the project.

ViewletBuilder4 will then create a file ending in .zip with copies of all of the compiled files (based on your choices in the Viewlet Profile screen). This .zip will be found in the project folder. Attach this .zip file to the email with instructions to the end user to:

1. Open the .zip file (WinZip needs to be installed on the end user's computer to do this). 


2. Extract all files to the SAME folder on the hard drive (do not try to play the Viewlet from inside WinZip, it will not work).


3. Close WinZip.


4. Browse to the folder containing the extracted files.


5. Double click the file ending in _viewlet_swf.html

This will launch the Viewlet in the computer's default browser. Note: The end user's computer must have an applicable Flash plug-in installed in order to view the Viewlet when using this approach.

FTP is an acronym meaning "File Transfer Protocol". In technical terms, FTP is a client-server protocol that allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network. This term is also used for programs used to accomplish this type of file transfer.

When you move files from your computer to a web server, for example, you are actually "uploading" them. And, the reverse is true as well. When moving files from your web server to your computer, you are, essentially, "downloading" them. These terms, upload and download, are often used to describe file transfer operations when using FTP programs.

You can use the built-in FTP tool inside ViewletBuilder to upload your Viewlets to a web server. After compiling, when the "Viewlet Compiliation" screen appears, click on the "Upload Viewlet" tab and fill in the appropriate information in this screen. Then, click the "Upload" button. Or, you can use an external FTP program to upload your Viewlet files (outside of the ViewletBuilder program).

The choice is up to you. ViewletBuilder contains a simple FTP tool that you can use to upload the Viewlet currently open in the program to a web server. Though this built-in FTP tool inside ViewletBuilder works fine for most customers, there are some who prefer to use a different FTP program due to incompatability issues with our tool and their server, the need for more control over file transfers, etc.

The advantages of ViewletBuilder's built-in FTP tool are that it is very easy to use, uploads your Viewlet while inside ViewletBuilder, and pratically automates the entire FTP process for you. While it is satisfactory for a lot of our customers, it also has some limitations. Since it is just a simple FTP tool, it will only upload files in "passive mode" (an option that cannot be changed) and some servers don't accept this mode of transfer. And, you must open your Viewlet project inside ViewletBuilder first in order to upload it using this built-in tool and it will only upload one set of Viewlet files at a time.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

If you are trying to download the demo version of any of our products and provided your email address on the download form, you should receive an email response within minutes, which includes a link to download the product.  If, however, you do not receive this email, please contact support@qarbon.com and state that you did not receive a download email for whatever product you are trying to download.  Our support team will then email you an alternate download link.

When you are downloading ViewletBuilder4 and experience problems where the download starts and then “times out”, this may be due to heavy traffic (lots of downloads occurring at that time). Just wait a while and try again. If your download stalls at 99% or less and, after several minutes, never progresses, this may be due to a firewall issue blocking the download of an “exe” file. You will need to open up your firewall to allow downloads from our site.

This error means that the ViewletBuilder4 installer file is corrupted or was not fully downloaded.  This is sometimes caused by anti-virus software scanning the exe file during the download or the firewall blocking a full download of the exe file.  If you can, try disabling anti-virus software during the download and make sure that your firewall allows download of exe files from our site when downloading the ViewletBuilder4 installer file.  If you continue to encounter problems after downloading again, please contact support@qarbon.com.

If you are using the Quick Install file (viewletbuilder.exe), it will require you to be online during the installation process. If you experience problems when installing with this file, this error will be displayed on your screen. To get around this issue, you can download the stand-alone installer. This is a full installer package for most current release of ViewletBuilder4 and once downloaded, can be used to install the program locally, without an Internet connection.

You might see this error when trying to register with an older license that is not available for use with the version you are trying to register.  Or, perhaps, the license has expired.  If this happens, try to register again, making sure you have correctly entered your code.  If the error comes up again, please email customer_service@qarbon.com with the error and provide your license code.

In order to use Auto Activation to register ViewletBuilder4, you must be online and have access to our servers.  If you verify that you are actively connected to the Internet when getting this error, your firewall may be the problem.  So, we recommend that you use one of the alternate processes for registering ViewletBuilder4, either Web Activation or Phone (Email) Activation.  For more information on this, please visit our ViewletBuilder4 tutorials page.

This may be due to a memory refresh issue.  When ViewletBuilder4 tries to redraw a text object shape is does not have enough memory to complete the operation successfully (due to other programs grabbing it like anti-virus or others which need it), the monitor doesn't fully refresh.  This results in a gray (white / tan) box appearing on the screen.  This “box” is not part of the project; it is just a portion of the monitor that has not been refreshed.  When this happens, immediately save your project.  Then, close the ViewletBuilder4 program and relaunch the program.  This will free up memory and the box should be gone.  To avoid this from happening in the future, make sure that your computer meets the technical specifications for using the ViewletBuilder4 program.  Also, more RAM will help. If increasing RAM is not an option, try increasing your Virtual Memory settings so that if the program needs to grab more memory, it can do so from here. Also, turn off other programs not needed while using ViewletBuilder4.

If you get an error when trying to save new or newly edited projects, this may be due to a program installation issue when installing an updated version of the program over an existing installation.  Uninstall the ViewletBuilder4 program (this step is essential) and then download the current release and do a fresh installation.  This should resolve the issue.  Other issues that might prevent a project from saving (compiling) include:

-Incompatibility with network (or shared) drives.  Save to the local hard drive when possible.

-Long file name.  Shorten the file name of a project, when possible.

-Computer attempting to save (or compile) over a file (or in a folder) tagged as “read only”.  Check the attributes of your source file (or your compiled files) and folder and make sure that the computer didn’t tag them as “read only”.

-Corrupted slides (or elements on slides).  Check your slides to make sure that what you see in Thumbnail View is also contained in Slide View.  If not, then this slide is corrupted and will not compile.  Also, if you suspect a corrupted slide, but don’t know which one it might be, you can try importing several slides at once into a new project (usually corrupted slides will not be imported). Or, compile and note along the compilation progress bar which slide the compilation is stopping at and remove that slide and the ones in front and after it from the project and see if this resolves the issue.

You will see this happen when trying to open Viewlet source files that are not compatible with the version you are using. Or, this error will appear if the project is corrupted (for whatever reason). If you know that the project is compatible with the version of the program you are using, then try restoring the project from the backup file. To do this, go into the Viewlet’s project folder and locate a file ending in .qv~. Change the extension to .qvp and see if the backup can be opened inside ViewletBuilder4.

This may happen for a variety of reasons while using Full Screen mode, but is always due to some configuration on the computer blocking the screenshot session. If this occurs, open up your “Task Manager” (Ctrl+Alt+Del) and look in the “Processes” tab for any instance of “javaw.exe” running and end it. This will end the ViewletBuilder4 screenshot session. You might have to manually resize your monitor’s resolution back to its original settings if you chose a slide size different from your monitor’s resolution when entering the screenshot session. Then, look in your system tray for any programs that might be conflicting with the screenshot session such as anti-virus, firewall, other screen capture programs, etc., and disable what you can. Then, launch ViewletBuilder4 again and see if this resolves the issue. Also, make sure that your computer is not “locked down”, disallowing you or other programs to change settings (like monitor resolutions) on your computer. This will also cause problems with the screenshot session. You might also try use Screen Area mode (since this will not affect your monitor’s resolution) instead of Full Screen mode, if this continues to be a problem.

When you use "Full Screen" mode to capture screenshots, then ViewletBuilder4 will automatically reset your monitor's resolution to match the size you defined for your slides. You MUST exit from the screenshot session by clicking on the ViewletBuilder4 icon in your system tray or ViewletBuilder4 will not be able to reset your monitor back to its original settings. If this problem happens, close ViewletBuilder4. Then, point your mouse over an empty area of your desktop and right click. Select "Properties" from the shortcut menu. In the screen that appears, click on the "Settings" tab. In this tab, you will see an option where you can change your "Screen Area" (or "Desktop Area"). In most cases, you will see it set at "640x480 pixels", so by sliding the bar to change it to "800x600 pixels" or higher, you will be able to change your monitor's resolution back to the setting you need. (Note: This information may vary depending upon which Windows operating system you are using, but the instructions are similar.).

If you launch the .swf file directly in a browser (instead of from the _viewlet_swf.html file), the Flash file will scale to fit inside the browsers “playing” area. As it is scaled, the images in the Viewlet may get fuzzy. Or, if you use the “Viewlet Dimensions” option in the “Viewlet Profile” screen to compile at a size different from your original slide size, this will also scale the Viewlet, possibly causing an slight distortion in the image. Keep in mind, if you need to resize your Viewlet for playback, you might consider creating smaller slide sizes to begin with. Or, if you are compiling at the same size as your slide size and NOT launching the .swf directly in a browser while still encountering this issue, then you should check the “Image Quality” setting in the “Viewlet Profile” screen prior to compiling to ensure it is set to the highest quality setting.

You may need to enable the "boost" on your microphone through your Windows operating system. To do this, locate the "speaker icon" in the system tray (near your clock). Right click on it and select "Open Volume Controls". This will open a "Play Control" screen. On this screen, look for the "Microphone" option (Note: If the Microphone option is not displayed, make sure your microphone is plugged into your system.) Under the volume control sliding bar for the Microphone option, click on the "Advanced" button. This will open an "Advanced Controls for Microphone" screen. Look near the bottom of this screen for an option that says "Microphone Boost" and place a checkmark in the box next to it. Then, close this screen and adjust the volume of your microphone in the Play Control screen to midrange. By doing this, a boost will be added to your microphone when recording and this should clear up the "sound too soft" error message.

If your audio sounds fine when previewing it back inside ViewletBuilder4, but you encounter audio issues (such as static, lower quality of audio sound, no audio at all, etc.) after compiling, the issue may be the sound quality used for compiling. In the Viewlet Profile screen, select the Sound Quality option. Make sure you are using at least “High Quality” and then recompile and see if this resolves the issue.

The first thing to do is compile the Viewlet (make sure that the Sound Quality in the Viewlet Profile screen is set to at least “High Quality”.). Then, play the Viewlet back inside a browser and check the audio quality. If the audio quality is fine, you can continue to use this approach to preview just the compiled Viewlet, when needed instead of doing it from inside the program. The issue for playback inside the ViewletBuilder4 program is usually due to an incompatibility or buffering issue with your sound card. When this happens, you might have to update your sound card drivers, if updates are available, in order to play back audio inside ViewletBuilder4.

There was a bug in previous versions of ViewletBuilder4 where some of the slide backgrounds “dropped” out during compilation, resulting in this issue.  This is resolved in the latest release of ViewletBuilder4.2.1.  Just download and install the current release and recompile your project to resolve this issue.

If you choose a different ViewletSkin that doesn’t show up after recompiling, go into the Viewlet Profile screen and select the HTML Edition section. Press the “Reset to Standard Code” button and then recompile your Viewlet. This will reset your Viewlet’s code its original coding, reflecting the latest skin chosen and should resolve this issue.

This is a bug existing in ViewletBuilder4.2.0, which is resolved in ViewletBuilder4.2.1.  Uninstall ViewletBuilder4.2.0 and then download the current release and install it.  Then, recompile the Viewlet project and this will resolve the issue.

Make sure that your custom Flash file does not have a stop action or flag at the end of it. This is the most common reason this issue occurs.

You may have a looping option or a stop action added to your custom Flash intro. Removing the looping option or the stop action should resolve this issue.

This problem is seen only on some earlier versions of ViewletBuilder4. Using the preloader bar in conjunction with ‘fade out effect’ and the ‘wait for slide’ option (instead of ‘wait until all slides are loaded’ option) causes the preloader to stick on playback. There are a few workarounds for this issue. One way is to uncheck fade out effect. Another way is to choose the “wait until all slides are loaded” option instead. Or finally, you may choose to remove the preloader completely. This problem does not occur on ViewletBuilder versions 4.4 or later.

Viewers must be connected to the Internet and input the correct password in the Login screen in order for email scores to be sent.  However, if both these requirements are being met and the emails are still not being received, it may be due to a server configuration issue.  The web server on which the viewlet is hosted needs to allow outgoing http requests to scripts/html pages hosted in different domains than the one in which the viewlet is hosted.  So, the domain should allow scripts to be called from services.qarbon.com. For security purposes the web servers are sometimes configured to not allow such requests.  Also, the Viewlets only make a JSP (Java server page) call, just like an HTML call with the score and recipient email data.  So letting the production, hosting server allow outbound traffic to services.qarbon.com will also be needed.

The full location of the jsp page is:

http://services.qarbon.com/client/statsmailer/

If your operating system is Windows XP and you get this error after installing Service Pack 2 while watching Viewlets in the Internet Explorer browser, please follow these steps to resolve the issue:

1. Open your Internet Explorer browser.
2. Select “Tools” then “Internet Options” from the menu bar.
3. Click on the “Security” tab.
4. Press the “Custom Level…” button near the bottom of the screen.
5. In the “Security Settings” screen that opens, under “Reset custom settings” at the bottom on the screen, select “Medium” from the drop-down menu, and click the “Reset” button.
6. In the “Settings” list at the top of this screen, scroll down under the “ActiveX controls and plug-ins” option (this is the first option) until you see the option “Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins”. Make sure that the radio button next to “Enable” is selected for this option.
7. Click “OK” to apply.
8. Back in the “Internet Options” screen, click the “OK” button.
9. Close and relaunch the browser to view the Viewlets.

You can achieve this in one of two ways:

One way is using Print Screen, you can save the part of the screen needed and then import the picture into the Viewlet-Project as a background. Or,
you can update ViewletBuilder preferences. In order to speed performance, some video drivers use special video memory to display tooltips and popup menus. ViewletBuilder preferences can be modified to make sure it includes this memory when performing screen captures. To update ViewletBuilder preferences, do the following:

1. Exit ViewletBuilder
2. Locate the preferences.xml file:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\ViewletBuilder4\preferences.xml
3. Look for the section that says ‘ screenshot’.  It should look something like this:
  <screenshot>
    <showSizerHelp>1</showSizerHelp>
    <showBalloonHelp>1</showBalloonHelp>
  </screenshot>
4. Add the following entry to the screenshot group
    <captureBlt>true</captureBlt>
For example:
  <screenshot>
    <showSizerHelp>1</showSizerHelp>
    <showBalloonHelp>1</showBalloonHelp>
    <captureBlt>true</captureBlt>
  </screenshot>

After setting the captureBlt to “true” , there may be unwanted or corrupted graphics appearing in your  screen captures. If you experience this, revert back to the original settings and use method 1 instead.

Qarbon offers several resources for obtaining instant help while working with ViewletBuilder4. If you are connected to the Internet while working inside VieweltBuilder4, just select "Help" then "ViewletBuilder Help" from the menu options (or, just press F1). It will take you to our site where you can find links for additional help options. Or, go to the Help section of our site for additional resources. You can also take advantage of our Training services. Finally, if you cannot find the answers you seek, please feel free to Contact Us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Instructions for installing from the command line.

1) Download Viewlet Builder 4 Installer for Linux and save the file to your local hard drive. For purposes of these instructions, we'll assume you have downloaded the file to your home folder (~)

2) Change directories to the folder where you downloaded viewletbuilder.

cd ~

3) Untar-gzip the viewletbuilder_linux.tgz file

tar xvzf viewletbuilder_linux.tgz

4) Launch the installation file

./vb4511_x528_qrbna_linux.sh

5) Proceed to install ViewletBuilder 4 using the installer.

a) Click next on the initial screen

b) Read/Review and Accept the agreement then click next on the License Agreement screen

c) Browse to, or type in, the folder where you will install ViewletBuilder and click next on the Select Destination Directory screen.

d) Select the appropriate location for symlinks or select the "Don't create symlinks" check box on the Select Directory for Symlinks screen.

***NOTE*** You must have write permissions to this folder to create the symlinks.

e) Click next and the installation will proceed.

f) Click finish when the installation is completed.

6) If you chose to create symlinks and the directory in which the symlinks were created is not part of your PATH (you can find out by typing "echo $PATH" in a command shell), you should add the directory to your PATH using the mechanisms specified for your specific Linux distribution.

Instructions for launching and creating your first viewlet.

1) Change directories to a location where you can launch ViewletBuilder and launch ViewletBuilder

a) If you chose not to create symlinks, change to the folder where you installed ViewletBuilder and launch ViewletBuilder.

{assuming ViewletBuilder is installed in ~/ViewletBuilder4)
cd ~/ViewletBuilder4
./ViewletBuilder4

b) If you chose to create symlinks and the directory in which you created the symlinks is not part of your PATH, change to the folder where you created the symlinks and launch ViewletBuidler.

{assuming Symlinks were created in ~/VB4)
cd ~/VB4
./ViewletBuilder4

c) If you chose to create symlinks and the directory in which you created the symlinks is part of the path, you can simply launch ViewletBuilder4

ViewletBuilder4

2) Create a new Screenshot project.

a) Click on the Create Project button
b) Select Screenshot Project from the project type list and click next
c) Choose a screensize for your project. We will choose the default of 640x480. Then click next
d) Choose whether or not you want a full-screen or screen-area capture. We will choose the screen area option and click next.
e) Select the "Mouse Clicks Capture Screenshot" option and click Next
f) Click Next.
g) You will now see a semi-transparent window that you will position over the content you wish to capture. Once you have moved it to the position you wish, double click the highlighted area.

3) Now let's take two screenshots and save them in a project.

a) Click the mouse within the dashed boundary 2 times.
b) Left click on the ViewletBuilder icon in the control window (bottom right corner of your screen)
c) Click the "Finish" button on the control dialog.
d) Click the Finish button on the Screenshot Session Assistant Dialog

Let's Preview the Viewlet in our browser.

a) Select Viewlet->Preview Viewlet from the ViewletBuilder4 Main Menu
b) If prompted to save the current file, Click yes and provide a file name for the project. We will use the name "Test". Then click the save button

At this point, the viewlet is compiled and your default browser is launched to preview the viewlet.

*** NOTE, you must have javascript enabled within your browser for the viewlet to be previewed.