The Authoring Tool in Smart Arena is your go-to resource for creating and customizing engaging e-learning content. Whether you’re building a course from scratch or updating existing materials, the Authoring Tool offers an intuitive interface and powerful features to bring your ideas to life.
Top Navigation Bar
Hide Content: This option collapses or hides the content development tools for a cleaner workspace.
Back to Content Overview: This link returns the user to the main content overview page.
Save: Saves any changes made to the content.
Please be sure you are continuously saving your content to avoid losing your progress.
Undo/Redo: Allows reversing or reapplying recent changes.
Preview: Opens a preview of the content to view it as learners would see it.
By previewing, creators can identify and correct any formatting issues, verify that interactive elements work as intended, and ensure that the flow of information is clear and engaging.
New Segment / New Step (Top Right)
New Segment: Adds a new segment, which could be a major section or chapter in the content.
New Step: This step adds a new step within the segment, guiding the creation of specific parts of the content.
In the Segments/Steps panel, segments and steps are visually differentiated by color and formatting. Segments appear as large blue boxes with edit and delete icons at the bottom. Steps are nested under each segment, identified by numbered circles, and include additional icons for editing, deleting, and viewing a demo.
How to add content to the canvas (Main Workspace)
1. Click Add New Step to create steps.
2. Drag and drop layouts or templates
3. Drag and drop basic, and interactive elements onto the selected layout on the Canvas to create the content structure.
Use the editing options to make the text visually suitable for your needs.
3. Edit content, upload images, videos, or sounds, and click Preview to view the content.
Content Development Tools (left menu)
This panel contains tools for content creation, including:
Layouts: Options to structure the content visually.
Layouts provide a way to visually organize content, allowing creators to arrange displayed text, images, and multimedia elements in a way that enhances readability and engagement. By using various templates like single or multi-column formats, layouts help break down complex information, ensure consistency, and guide learners' focus to key elements, creating a cohesive and intuitive learning experience.
Layouts can be added or removed during the creation. To add text, images, or interactive elements, you need to drag basic elements into the layout brackets.
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Templates: Pre-made content structure designs.
Templates offer pre-made content structures, providing ready-to-use designs that help streamline the creation process. They allow for a quick build of courses with consistent formatting and style, ensuring a professional and cohesive look throughout the learning material. |  |
Basic Elements: Standard elements like text, images, and buttons.
Customize the foundational components needed to create clear, engaging, and interactive content to your needs. Basic elements included are:
The text allows creators to present information and instructions, images enhance understanding and visual appeal, dividers enable navigation and guide learners through the course. Together, these elements make it easy to build effective learning experiences, ensuring that information is presented in a straightforward and user-friendly way. |  |
Interactive Elements: Elements like quizzes, polls, or interactive activities.
Interactive Elements are tools such as quizzes, polls, and other interactive activities that engage learners and reinforce their understanding. These elements include options like word/sentence puzzles, image switching, single and multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank, dropdown selections, and more. By incorporating interactive elements, content creators can make learning more engaging and encourage active participation, leading to a more immersive and effective educational experience. For more information about interactive elements see Interactive elements. |  |
PDF/PPT Import: Options to import documents directly into the content.
PDF/PPT Import allows content creators to directly upload PDF and PowerPoint documents into the course content. This feature is useful because it enables quick import of existing training materials, presentations, and handouts without needing to recreate them from scratch. By importing documents, creators save time and ensure consistency, while learners gain easy access to valuable reference materials in a familiar format. | 
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The authoring tool in Smart Arena is made for creating structured, engaging, and interactive e-learning content with ease. Its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality allows users to seamlessly add layouts, templates, and interactive elements, making it accessible even to those without technical expertise. By enabling real-time editing and multimedia integration, the tool helps course creators design dynamic and visually appealing learning experiences. Additionally, the content preview feature ensures quality and a seamless learner experience, promoting creativity, efficiency, and the development of impactful e-learning courses.