ToolBook 9.5 is now at Preview version #4 and includes a Microsoft PowerPoint import feature that enables rapid storyboarding as well as reuse of existing PowerPoint content. The feature adds a “Publish to ToolBook” option to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 that converts PowerPoint content (PPT) to the ToolBook format. After conversion, a wide range of supported PowerPoint objects are fully editable within ToolBook - including text, images, and hyperlinks.
SumTotal are currently working on full documentation of the ToolBook 9 SmartStyles system. There has been a draft version available online for a while now but as yet there is no printable version. In support of my TBCON’08 sessions on SmartStyles, and with the permission of SumTotal, I’ve crawled their SmartStyles documentation website to compile a printable version (pdf 548 KB) of the original HTML draft. Note that this is a snapshot and that updated documentation will eventually be available on the official SmartStyles website.
A New KB Article has been written to cover this following Problem:
DHTML Deployed courses which used to work just fine all of the sudden sporadically start locking up while navigating through the content while using Internet Explorer.
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For those interested in taking a look at ToolBook 9.5 during our Beta program, you’ll find that Preview Release #3 is now available at http://www.toolbook.com/blog/?p=81.
The entry form for the 2008 SumTotal Systems ToolBook Design Awards is live at: http://www.tbcon.com/awards.aspx.
Judging and awards will be at TBCON 2008 with the award announcements taking place on Tuesday evening, June 17. You do not need to attend the conference to enter, though it is often helpful to be able to demonstrate your entry in person.
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Today SumTotal posted the second beta of ToolBook 9.5. We’ve had incredible feedback throughout the 9.5 beta program so we’re excited to be able to provide some more of the new features you requested.
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Today SumTotal made an announcement about upcoming enhancements in mobile support for ToolBook. This particular announcement is how users can use the beta ToolBook 9.5 to create learning content and rich interactive applications for the Apple iPhone.
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You are probably aware that emails sent thru the ToolBook ListServ is sent as raw unformatted text and seem to force a word wrap at 72 characters. This has the unfortunate side-effect of breaking really long URLs, such as the ones to the ToolBook Knowledge Base Articles.
To remedy this problem, SumTotal has implemented a new shorter URL that you can use when referring to them in emails, such as those you send to this ToolBook ListServ.
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Another Mini-Lesson has been incorporated into the Knowledge Base:
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Another Mini-Lesson has been incorporated into the Knowledge Base:
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