Lectora 17: Exciting new features that makes things easier for developers

When we say Mobile Learning, Responsive Course Design (RCD), Effective Authoring Tool, first thing comes in mind Lectora. In this article, we will go through some new exciting features of Lectora that provide flexibility to developers to develop courses by investing less time with good quality.

Auto-play media on mobile devices

Don’t need to create custom variables to play audio on mobile and tablet devices. Simply just go to the audio property and click autostart.

Seamless play publish option

When this option is enabled your title flow smoothly slide to slide without any blank spaces and delay in transition. You can enable this option by entering into HTML publish setting.

BranchTrack scenario-based simulations

Wonderful feature! You can create and edit branching scenarios with less time through branch track application.You just simply click on any project and edit it according to your need. And import on any course.

Automatic page Height Adjustment

If you have a lot of text on one page this option is handy. It will automatically add vertical scrolling to the page and ensure no content is lost. This option is useful when you are viewing courses on mobile.

Anchor the position of your objects

This option allows to specifying object’s position even when the view is scrolled.

Just enter into object’s position & size tab and add check on Anchor position.

Initially disabled state for buttons

This option gives you choice to disable the button when a page is viewed. Simply enter the button properties and check on initially disabled.

Improved character properties

This feature allows you to change the character and its pose by entering its properties tab. You don’t need to delete a character and add new.

SVG rendering of shapes and buttons

This feature is handy when we need to display objects on high-resolution devices.

Maintain aspect ratio for video

This option allows you to adjust video size according to your need as the original width and height aspect ratio is maintained. Make sure before adjustment of video, aspect ratio option is enabled.

Last Words

Lectora is a powerful authoring tool in eLearning industry and its popularity among instructional Designers and Developers is increasing. When we need to run courses on multiple devices, Lectora is the best choice.