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The slide editor

The slide editor is where the course itself is built. It sits under the Slides tab when you edit a draft. Managers can use it.

Overview of the editor

Section titled “Overview of the editor”
  • The slide rail on the left shows all slides as small thumbnails with their number.
  • The canvas on the right shows the selected slide exactly as the employee sees it.
  • Layout buttons above the canvas: Stacked, Media left, Media right and Banner.

The editor with slide rail, canvas and layout buttons

Add a slide

Section titled “Add a slide”
  1. Tap + Add slide at the bottom of the slide rail. Or tap the small + between two slides to insert in the middle of the course.
  2. Choose a template: Text, Text + image right, Image left + text, Banner image + text or Text + question.
  3. The slide is created with the right fields and layout.

Template choices when inserting a slide

Edit, move and delete slides

Section titled “Edit, move and delete slides”
  1. Give the slide a title in the field Slide title (optional).
  2. Drag a slide in the rail to change the order.
  3. Hover over a slide for Duplicate slide (⧉) or Delete slide (✕). The last remaining slide cannot be deleted.

Add content to a slide

Section titled “Add content to a slide”

At the bottom of the canvas it says Add to slide: with four buttons.

  1. + Text: Click the field and write. Use the toolbar: bold (B), italic (I), underline (U), heading (H), bullet list, numbered list, quote and link.
  2. + Image: Choose a file and write a short Description of the image for screen readers.
  3. + Video: Choose a video file.
  4. + Question: See Quiz questions and feedback.

Rich text in a text field with toolbar

Click a content field to select it. In its top bar you can move it up or down with the arrows or remove it with Remove.

Animations

Section titled “Animations”
  1. Click a content field.
  2. Choose an Animation: None, Fade in, Slide up, Slide in or Zoom.
  3. Optionally choose a Delay so fields come in one after another.
  4. Tap Play animations above the canvas to see the effect. Stop preview stops it.

Animation and delay on an image

Save

Section titled “Save”

Changes are marked Unsaved changes. Tap Save draft to save. If you close the page with unsaved changes the browser warns you.

Tip: Keep each slide to one idea. Short slides with an image are easier to remember than long blocks of text.

FAQ

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Can I edit a published course? Not directly. Tap Edit (new draft); see Publishing and new versions.

Can I have several images on one slide? Yes. Add more + Image. Up to 30 fields per slide.

Why can’t I change anything? The course is published. Start a new draft to edit.