Narrated PowerPoint for WebCT

(converted and compressed with Impactica)

I. Create a PowerPoint file and save it to your desktop.

• Click on File and then New.
• Click on Insert and New Slide. Create text boxes, insert images, or whatever you like.
• Click on File and Save As: type in a file name and save the file as a ppt file.

II. Record a voice narration

To do this procedure, you'll need a microphone and speakers connected to your computer. You'll also need to make sure you aren't running any other sound recording programs, such as Speech Recognition. It's best to have a written script to read from before you start.

• On the Slide Show menu, click Record Narration. You may need to enlarge the dropdown menu. A dialog box appears showing the amount of free disk space and the number of minutes you can record. Click open Set Microphone Level and test your microphone.

• Change Quality to
  • Format: PCM
  • Attributes: 8000kHz at 16 bits Mono to work with Impatica best.



• To insert the narration on your slides as an embedded object and to begin recording, click OK. Advance through the slide show with the arrow keys or mouse clicks and add narration as you go.
• At the end of the show, a message appears. To save the timings along with the narration, click Yes. To save only the narration, click No.
• A sound icon appears in the lower-right corner of each slide that has narration. Save.

Notes :

* When you run the slide show, the narration will automatically play with the show. To run the slide show without narration, click Set Up Show on the Slide Show menu, and then select the Show without narration check box.

III. Open Impatica

• Add a file to the "Source PowerPoint Files" list.
• Select the remaining translation settings that you require such as Playback Controls and click on the "Translate" button.
• Once the conversion process is complete, the following files will be located in the chosen save location:

i. filename.html (this is the HTML file viewers will see, and is created by Impatica for PowerPoint to play the converted PowerPoint presentation).
ii. filename.imp (this is the converted PowerPoint presentation).
iii. ImPlayer (version Number).jar or ImPlayerWithVideo (version Number).jar (these are the Impatica Players*).

(Optional) Zip these files together. For Windows XP--Multiple-choose the three files by clicking on them while holding down the Control key (PC). Right click on one of them and choose, Send to Compressed (Zipped) folder. For other versions of PCs or Macs, you will need to download a Zip compression shareware program or upload the 3 files one at a time.

*Only one copy of each Impatica player is needed. This means that if you have multiple Impatica files in the same directory, you only need one copy of each ImPlayer (version Number).jar file in that directory.

IV. Upload to WebCT

• Connect to your WebCT account.
• Select Control Panel and then Manage Files. Under File Options select the Upload File radio button.
• Click on the Browse button. Choose one of the three files that was created by Impatica for PowerPoint to upload. Choose the Destination Folder.Click on Upload. Then repeat the upload process with the other two files.
• Back at your WebCT Homepage, select Add Page or Tool. Choose the Single Page. Choose the New Window and choose to place this tool on the Course Menu and Organizer Page (Homepage) .
• Under Page Filename, click on the Browse button and select the *.html file that was uploaded in the steps above. Be careful not to pick the .jar or .imp files.

• Click on the Add Selected button.
• Click on the Home Page link and your new impaticized presentation should now be linked from your course Home Page.

Editing the Imported Presentation: Once you have imported the presentation into WebCT you cannot edit it directly. If you need to make changes to that presentation, make the changes to the copy on your local computer. Repeat the process for upload as described in this tutorial.