KnowledgePresenter Professional 2006 Keyboard Shortcuts and QuickStart Reference

File Handling
Command

Shortcut

Create New Document

Ctrl-N

Open Document

Ctrl-O

Save Document

Ctrl-S

Preview in Browser

F4

Print Document

Ctrl-P

Quit

Ctrl-Q

Object Event

Ctrl-E

Lock Object

Ctrl-B

Display Transition

Ctrl-F

Size and Position

Shift-Ctrl-F8

Appearance Delay

Ctrl-F6

Disappearance Delay

Shift-Ctrl-F12

Animation

Ctrl-F9

Movement

Ctrl-F11
Timeline and Steps

General Editing
Command

Shortcut

Undo

Ctrl-Z

Cut

Ctrl-X

Copy

Ctrl-C

Paste

Ctrl-P

Delete

Del

Select All

Ctrl-A

Convert Object
Edit Object Bitmap in Default
Application

Command

Shortcut

Next Step

PgDn

Previous Step

PgUp

First Step

Home

Last Step

End

Insert Timeline Marker

(Timeline Mode Only)

Ctrl-M

Insert Picture

Shift-Ins

Insert Library Object

Ctrl-Ins

Insert Default Left Arrow

Ctrl-L

Insert Default Right Arrow

Ctrl-R

Insert Default Down Arrow

Ctrl-D

Insert Default Up Arrow

Ctrl-U

Insert Table

Ctrl-H

Insert Button

Ctrl-G
Object Properties

Command

Shortcut

Object Alias

Shift-F1

Shift-Left Arrow

Move Object(s) Twenty Pixels

Right

Shift-Right Arrow

Move Object(s) Twenty Pixels

Up

Shift-Up Arrow

Move Object(s) Twenty Pixels

Down

Shift-Down Arrow

Move All Selected Objects in

Lesson

Tools / Global
Commands / Move
Selected Objects

Move All Objects in Lesson

Tools / Global
Commands / Offset
All Objects

Assessments
Shortcut

Ctrl-W

Ctrl-E

Move Object One Step Right

Ctrl-Right Arrow

Create / Edit Objectives

Shift-F2

Move Object One Step Left

Ctrl-Left Arrow

Member of Objective

Shift-F3

Increase Object Duration by

One Step

Score Object

Shift-F4

Ctrl-Up Arrow

Shift-F5

Decrease Object Duration by

One Step

Make Object Button, Multiple

Choice, or Hotspot

Ctrl-Down Arrow

Make Object Draggable

Shift-F6

Move Object and All Objects

after this one step right

Shift-Ctrl-Right
Arrow

Make Object Freeform Text Entry

/ Label

Shift-F8

Move Object and All Objects

after this one step left

Shift-Ctrl-Left
Arrow

Make Object Forced Text Entry

Shift-F9

Make Object a Target Marker

Shift-F10

Make Object a Target

Shift-F11

Make Object a True/False Object

Shift-F12

Make Object a Check Answer

Object

Ctrl-F10

Make Object a Multiple Choice

Object

Ctrl-F2

Make Object a Sequence Object

Ctrl-F3

Make Object a Drop Down List

Object

Ctrl-F4

Shift-Ctrl-F4

Shortcut

Move Object(s) Twenty Pixels

Left

Edit Object Event

Shift-Ctrl-F5

Command

Down Arrow

Command

Insert Timeline Pause

(Timeline Mode Only)

Inserting Objects

Move Object(s) One Pixel

Down

Moving Objects On the Canvas

Command

Shortcut

Move Object(s) One Pixel Left

Left Arrow

Move Object(s) One Pixel

Right

Right Arrow

Move Object(s) One Pixel Up

Up Arrow

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KnowledgePresenter Professional 2006 Main Toolbars

Main Toolbar
Command

Insert Text

Shortcut

New

Insert Instruction
Text

Open

Create Hotspot

Open a Template
Save
Preview

Insert Button
Lines
Shapes

Import Picture

Canvas Zoom

Import Office
Document

KP-Capture

Import Multimedia

KP-Simulator

Canvas Properties

KP-Photo

Position

KP-Learner Manager
Course Creator

Layer

KnowledgePresenter
University

Object Appears on
Steps

Online Interactive
Tutorials

Timeline Toolbar
Command
Previous Step
Next Step
Go to Step
Loading View
Startup View
Timeline View
Timeline Zoom
Total Number of Steps
Large Timeline
Clear Canvas Markers
Draw Markers Around
Current Object
Timeline Properties

Event

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Shortcut

KnowledgePresenter Professional 2006 Main Features

Inserting Objects
Feature

Command

Insert a Picture

Insert / Picture

Insert Multimedia

Insert / Multimedia

Insert Office
Document

Insert / Office Document

Insert Text Object

or File

Insert / Text Object or File

Insert Arrows

Insert / Arrows

Insert Created
Graphics

Insert / Shapes and Lines

Insert Library
Object

Insert / Library Object

Disappearance
Delay

Objects / Disappearance Delay

Animation

Objects / Animation

Movement

Objects / Movement

Drop Shadow

Objects / Drop Shadow

Texture

Objects / Texture

Buttonize Object

Objects / Buttonize Object

Optimize Image

Objects / Optimize Current

Image

Save as Library
Object

Objects / Save As Library Object

Object Preloading

Objects / Preloading

Object Layer

Objects / Layer

Object Alignment

Objects / Alignment

Lock Object

Objects / Lock Object

Objects / Include in Index

Drop Shadow
Class
Alternate Text
Display Transition
Sound Effects
Cursor

User Feedback
Form

Insert / User Feedback Form

Web Object

Insert / Web Page or PDF

Table

Insert / Table

Include Object in
Index

Hotspot

Insert / Hotspot

Interface Item

Objects / Interface Item

Texture

Placeholder

Insert / Placeholder

Button

Insert / Button Creator

Tools / Global Commands /

Object Display Transitions

Buttonize Object

Index

Insert / Generate an Index

Globally Apply
Object Display
Transitions

Stylesheet

Insert / CSS Stylesheet

Additional Commands Found in Object Properties

Toolbar

Object Properties
Feature

Command

Show/Hide
Objects Toolbar

Object Properties

Objects / Properties or doubleclick on object

Object Contents

Alias

Objects / Alias

Event

Objects / Event

Mouseover Object

Objects / Mouseover Object

Mouseover and
Mousedown
Images

Objects / Mouseover and

Mousedown Images

Object Appears on
Steps

Objects / Objects Appears on

Steps

Timeout

Objects / Timeout

Appearance Delay

Objects / Appearance Delay

View / Toolbars / Object

Properties Toolbar

Optimize Object

Appearance Delay
Disappearance
Delay
Movement

Object Alias

Animation

Object Size and

Position

Timeout

Mouseover and
Mousedown
Images

Save As Library
Object

Mouseover Object

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General Editing

General Lesson Properties

Feature

Command

Feature

Command

Spell Check

Tools / Check All Spelling

Lesson Title

File / Project Title

Thesaurus

Tools / Thesaurus

Find and Replace

Edit / Find and Replace

Lesson Details and

Variables

Edit / Edit Lesson e-learning

Details and Variables

Canvas Zoom

View / Canvas Zoom

Metatags

Edit / Metatags

Large Timeline

View / Large Timeline

Edit / Character Set

Loading View

View / Loading View

Character Set /
Language

Startup View

View / Startup View

Edit / Custom Message Boxes

Timeline View

View / Timeline View

Message Box
Appearance

Red/Green Color
Blind
Approximation

View / Red Green Color Blind

Approximation

Number of Steps
or Time in Lesson

Steps / Timeline Properties /

Total Number of Steps

Insert Steps

Steps / Insert Steps

Optimize All
Objects

Tools / Export and Convert

Objects / Optimize All Images

Remove Steps

Steps / Remove Steps

Canvas Size

Edit Object Image

in Default
Application

Canvas / Canvas Layout and

Properties / Set Canvas Size

Edit / Edit Object / Edit Object in

Default Graphics Application

Canvas Color

Canvas / Canvas Layout and

Properties / Set Canvas Color

Edit Object Image

in Paintbrush

Edit / Edit Object / Edit in

Paintbrush

Save Object
Image As

Edit / Edit Object / Save As New

Format or Destination

Canvas
Background
Image

Canvas / Canvas Layout and

Properties / Set Canvas
Background Image

Resample Object
Image

Show/Hide
Canvas Grid

Canvas / Canvas Layout and

Properties / Show Canvas Grid

Edit / Edit Object / Resample

Shear Object
Image

Edit / Edit Object / Shear

Show/Hide
Canvas Markers

Canvas / Canvas Layout and

Properties / Show Canvas
Markers

Crop Object
Image

Edit / Edit Object / Crop

Show/Hide
Loading Indicator

View / Loading Indicator / Show

Loading Indicator

Create Jigsaw
from Object

Edit / Edit Object / Jigsaw

Select New
Loading Indicator

View / Loading Indicator / Select

a Loading Indicator

Object Image
Color
Transformations

Lesson Security

Tools / Lesson Security

Edit / Edit Object / Apply Object

Effects / Color

Apply Effects to
Object Image

Edit / Edit Object / Apply Object

Effects / Effects

Rotate Object
Image

Edit / Edit Object / Apply Object

Effects / Rotate

Assessment and Quiz Features

Feature

Command

Multiple Choice
QuizMaker

Assessment / Multiple Choice

Quiz QuizMaker

Multiple Choice
Quiz Setup

Assessment / Multiple Choice

Setup, or File / Export Lesson or
Presentation / Multiple Choice
Quiz

Automated Error
Checking

Assessment / Automated Error

Checking

Set Pass Score

Assessment / Pass Score

Create / Edit
Objectives

Assessment / Create/Edit
Objectives

Make Object a
Member of an
Objective

Assessment / Member of
Objective

Score / Dont
Score an Object

Assessment / Score This Object

Make Object
Button, Multiple
Choice, or Hotspot

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Button, Hotspot, or
Multiple Choice Option or
Objects / Event

Make Object
Draggable

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Drag and Drop or Objects
/ Event

Make Object
Freeform Text
Entry / Label

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Freeform Text
Entry/Label or Objects / Event

Make Object
Forced Text Entry

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Forced Text Entry or
Objects / Event

Make Object a
Target Marker

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Target Marker or Objects
/ Event

Make Object a
Target

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Target or Objects / Event

Make Object a
True/False Object

Assessment / Object Question

Type / True/False or Objects /
Event

Set True/False
Group Name

Assessments / Object Question

Type / True/False Group Name

Set True/False
Icon

Assessments / Object Question

Type / True/False Icon

Make Object a
Check Answer
Object

Assessment / Object Question

Type / Check User Answer or
Objects / Event

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KnowledgePresenter Professional 2006 Tasks

Tasks
Task

Method

Evaluations and Exams

I want to create a Multiple Choice Quiz.

This involves using the Multiple Choice Quiz QuizMaker, available from the Assessments menu. See also
KnowledgePresenter University, Guides Section, Multiple Choice Quiz Assessment white paper.

I want to create a freeform text entry test question.

See KnowledgePresenter University / White Papers Section, and select the Creating the Perfect Assessment White
Paper. See the section on freeform text entry questions.

I want to create a drag and drop test question.

See KnowledgePresenter University / White Papers Section, and select the Creating the Perfect Assessment White
Paper. See the section on drag and drop questions.

I want to create a true/false test question.

See KnowledgePresenter University / White Papers Section, and select the Creating the Perfect Assessment White
Paper. See the section on true/false questions.

I want to create a target / target marker question.

See KnowledgePresenter University / White Papers Section, and select the Creating the Perfect Assessment White
Paper. See the section on targets and target marker questions.

I want an object to be draggable by the user.

Select the object, and select the Assessments / Object Question Type / Drag and Drop command.

I want to set up automatic error checking in my lesson, so that the

user only has a set number of attempts to answer a question.

Use the Assessments / Automated Error Checking command.

Can I add some interactive steps, or other steps in a multiple choice

quiz?

Yes open a multiple choice quiz template, and insert some steps before the first step in the lesson (Steps / Insert
Steps command). You can add as many steps as you like, and put on them whatever you like (i.e. a movie) but keep in
mind that when exporting as a quiz, all scoring except that included in the quiz is removed.

Can I add a quiz to the end of a lesson?

Yes, (see above), or just add the quiz as a series of extra steps at the end, or at any point in a lesson. However, we
recommend that learning and testing be kept in separate lessons this makes them much more reusable, and easier to
handle.

Can I have two drag and drop questions on the same step?

No. Drag and Drop Objects must be on separate steps.

I want to create my quiz questions in Excel.

This is fine. Create the quiz questions in Excel. Once you have created the quiz data files in Excel, you have to open the
QuizMaker in KP (now found in the Assessments menu), and use the Open command to import the Quiz file into the
QuizMaker. Then it just becomes a standard quiz file you can edit and incorporate into quizzes. See
http://www.knowledgepresenter.com/kpuniversity/2005/helpv2005/Quizzes/quizformat.html for details on the quiz
format.

Export, Saving, and Sharing

I want to export my lesson as a movie.

Use File / Export Lesson or Presentation / As Movie.

I want to export the text in my lesson as a Microsoft Word

document.

Use Tools / Export and Convert Objects / Export Instruction Text as Word Document.

I want to export the entire lesson as a Word Document.

Use File / Export Lesson or Presentation / Microsoft Word Document.

I want to export the lesson as a PowerPoint file.

Use File / Export Lesson or Presentation / Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation. Note the KP-Photo, available
from the Add-ins menu, also allows you to import a PowerPoint presentation, and export it as a Flash file.

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Tasks

I want to split a large lesson into smaller lesson.

Make a complete copy of the larger lesson (using the File / Save As / Pack and Go command. Then open this
document, and unneeded steps, by moving to the first step you want to remove, and selecting the Steps / Remove
Steps / Multiple Steps command. Then select the steps you want to remove. Once you have done this, use the File /
Save As / Pack and Go command again to save this new lesson. Open the original lesson again, and repeat the
process, this time removing a different set of steps. You will shortly have a series of lessons created from the one original
file.

I want to share my lesson with another developer.

See KnowledgePresenter University / White Papers Section, and select the Using KnowledgePresenter in a
Multiuser Environment white paper.

I want to save a template.

Create your template, and then select the File / Save As / As a Template command.

I want to use an object(s) from one lesson in another lesson.

Select the object(s) you want to use in another lesson, and then select the Objects / Save as Library Object
command. Give the object a filename. Then open the new lesson, and select the Insert / Insert Library Object
command. Select the library object you previously saved, and the object(s), with all properties, will be inserted into the
new lesson.

My lesson takes to long to load in a browser. How can I make it

quicker to load?

There are several ways in which this can be done:

* Make the lesson smaller.
* Optimize the graphics in the lesson (use the Objects / Optimize Current Image command).
* Stream graphics (using the Advanced Options during export, Lesson Preloading options)
* Use Spatial Compression (designed for screen shots).
* Remove unnecessary or duplicate objects

My lesson takes to long to open in KnowledgePresenter. How can I

fix this?

The main delay in opening lessons in KP is the number of objects in the lesson, rather than the number of steps. So, be
frugal with objects, dont create unnecessary objects, dont make lessons too long, etc.

I have a very large graphic that I do not want to be preloaded with

the lesson. How do I achieve this?

Select the object, and then select the Objects / Object Preloading / Load on Demand, or Stream command. The
selected object will then load as directed, regardless of what settings are selected when the lesson is exported.

I want to replace an image in my lesson with another image, but

dont want to have to delete and reimport it.

Select the original image in KnowledgePresenter, and then select the Insert / Picture / Replace Current Image
command.

Importing and Converting

I want to capture a screen movie for a software simulation.

Use the Add-ins menu to select the KP-Simulator command. This program is designed for this purpose.

I want to create an animated slideshow.

Use the Add-ins menu to select the KP-DocumentaryMaker command. This program is designed for this purpose.

I want to insert a picture, or some other image file.

Use Insert / Picture.

I want to insert a Flash / QuickTime / Windows Media / Real /

Shockwave file.

Use Insert / Multimedia.

I want to import and convert a PowerPoint Presentation.

Use Insert / Microsoft Office Document / PowerPoint Presentation.

I want to record and add some audio.

Use Insert / Multimedia / Record Audio.

I want to create a button.

Use Insert / Button Creator.

I want to include some animation and movement in my lesson, but

do not want to use any object that requires a plugin.

KnowledgePresenter allows you to define certain movement (Objects / Movement), animation (Objects /
Animation), and display transitions (Display Transitions from the Object Properties or bottom toolbar) to objects.
Otherwise, you can import animated GIF files for extra movement, without requiring plugins to play them back. See
http://www.animationfactory.com for some great examples.

I want to incorporate audio or video, but dont want the user to

require any plugins to play them back.

This is impossible with browser based delivery all audio and video requires some plugin to play it back. Flash is
probably the most widely installed and most compatible format for video and audio, but Windows Media, QuickTime, and
Real will also work.

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Tasks
Text Objects

I want to create text that scrolls automatically across the screen.

Create a text object, with the following properties in the text window:
* Ensure Instruction Text Box is not selected.
* Ensure Create as Image is not selected.
* Ensure Antialias is not selected.
In this text box, enter something like this:
<MARQUEE WIDTH=100% BEHAVIOR=SCROLL LOOP=3>This is an example of a scrolling
marquee...</MARQUEE>
While this will not preview as a scrolling text in KP, as soon as you preview the lesson, the text within the MARQUEE
codes will do exactly what you are after once the lesson is previewed or exported. For more information about the
marquee code, and its options, see http://www.mountaindragon.com/html/marquee.htm.

I want to create a text box that is scrollable by the user.

When you create or edit a text box, ensure the following options are selected in the text window:
* Ensure Create as Image is not selected.
* Ensure Antialias is not selected.
* Ensure the text is left aligned horizontally.
* Ensure the text is top aligned vertically.
If there is more text than can fit in the text object, the text object will automatically scroll when played back in a
browser. Note that Netscape 4.x does not support this feature. All current version of Netscape, and versions less than
about five years old will support this feature.

I want my text object to appear letter by letter.

Use the Object / Animation command.

I want my text object to appear paragraph by paragraph.

Double-click on the text to edit it, and select the Paragraph Animation toolbar button from the Text Window.

I want my text to appear exactly as it does in KnowledgePresenter

in everyones browser.

Double-click the text to edit it, and select the Create as Image option.

KP Learner Manager Learning Management System

I want to combine my individual lessons into a course.

Use the KP-Learner Manager system to do this. This is available from the Add-Ins menu.

I want bookmarking to be supported from KP Learner Manager, so

that when the user starts a lesson, it takes them to where they last
left off.

This is supported by default, if the lesson contains no scoring. If the lesson is a test, or contains scoring, then it will
always restart at the beginning. This is by design to discourage cheating. So if you want bookmarking to be supported in
a lesson, ensure there are no scored objects in the lesson.

I want the user to be able to enter some feedback in a lesson that

will be stored in the Learner Manager database.

Use the Insert / User Feedback Form command. This will insert a text object that the user can enter text into when
the lesson is running. The text entered by the user into one of these forms is stored as a comment.

I want to set a pass score for my lesson.

Use the Assessments / Pass Score command.

I want the individual questions and answers in my test to be listed

by name, rather than Interaction 5, Interaction 10, etc.

This involves using Objectives. This allows you to create, name and weight any interactive scored object or question in a
lesson. Use the Assessments / Create/Edit Objectives command, after you have created your lesson.

Views, and Loading

I want an object to appear in the browser as the lesson is loading.

Use the View / Loading View command to move to loading view, and import or create an object. Alternatively, select
the object in Timeline View, and select the Object / Objects Appears on Steps command. Ensure the Object
Appears in Loading View option is selected.

I want an object to appear in startup view.

Use the View / Startup View command to move to startup view, and import or create an object. Alternatively, select
the object in Timeline View, and select the Object / Objects Appears on Steps command. Ensure the Object
Appears in Startup View option is selected.

I want to change the appearance of the loading indicator.

Use the View / Loading Indicator / Select a new Loading Indicator command.

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Tasks
I want to hide the loading indicator.

Use the View / Loading Indicator / Show Loading Indicator command.

Dealing With Objects

I want to convert an object into a button.

Use the Objects / Buttonize Object command.

I want to set a time limit on a step, so that it moves on when the

time limit is reached.

Use Objects / Timeout to set a time limit and an action on an object.

I want to customize the appearance of message boxes.

Use the Edit / Custom Message Boxes command to select a message box type. Alternatively, consider using groups
so that you can totally customize the appearance and behaviour of message boxes.

I want an object(s) to appear when the mouse moves over another

object.

Use the Objects / Mouseover Objects command.

I want the mouse cursor to change when the mouse moves over an
object.

Use the View / Toolbars / Object Properties Toolbar command to show the Object Properties toolbar. Then
select the object, and select the Cursors button from this toolbar.

I want to locate all objects of a particular type in my lesson.

Use the View / Show Objects of Type command, and select the type of object you want to locate.

I want to find out what objects in my lesson belong to a certain

group.

Show the Groups toolbar (View / Toolbars / Groups Toolbar). Click on the icon next to the group name you want to
find out which objects are in. Select the Show Members of this Group command.

I want to create an arrow that I can rotate with the mouse.

Use the Insert / Arrows / Lines command. Then draw a line. You can double-click on this line to adjust width and
color, and whether or not an arrow head is on the line. You will be able to adjust the angle of the arrow using the
mouse.

Canvas
I want to change the size, color, or background bitmap for the
canvas.

Use the Canvas / Canvas Layout and Properties command.

I want to lock the canvas markers so that they cannot be moved.

Use the Canvas / Canvas Layout and Properties command, and select the Lock Canvas Markers command.

I want to remove all the canvas markers.

Use the Clear Canvas Markers button in the Timeline toolbar.

I want to align two objects exactly that appear on different steps.

Select the first object, and select the Draw Markers Around Current Object button in the Timeline toolbar. This will
draw a series of markers around the selected object. Then move to the step where the second object is displayed, and
use the mouse to move the object close to the markers. This object should snap to the markers for precise placement. If
the object does not snap to the markers, select the Canvas / Canvas Layout and Properties command, and select
the Objects Snap to Canvas Markers option.

Movement and Animations

I want an object to move in from the left/top/bottom/right of
screen when it appears.

Use the Object / Movement command.

I want an object to zoom in from the background as it appears (or

create some other form of animation.

Use the Object / Animation command.

I want to apply a display transition.

Use the View / Toolbars / Object Properties Toolbar command to show the Object Properties toolbar. Then
select the object, and select the Display Transitions button from this toolbar. You can also select the On and Off
Display Transition buttons from the bottom toolbar.

I want an object to appear after X seconds.

Use Objects / Object Appearance Delay.

I want an object to disappear after X seconds.

Use Objects / Object Disappearance Delay.

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