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How do I upload my impaticized presentations to a Web server?

Can I use Impatica for PowerPoint content with WebCT? How do I upload my content to WebCT?

Can I use my Impatica content with Blackboard? How do I upload it to my Blackboard site?

Can I use my Impatica content with eCollege? How do I upload it to my eCollege site?

We just migrated to Windows Server 2003 and the JAR file can no longer open the IMP file. Any ideas?

How do I upload my impaticized presentations to a Web server?

Uploading your impaticized presentations to a Web server is quite straightforward. After translating your presentations, you should preview them to ensure they have translated to your satisfaction. Once your expectations have been achieved click on the "Connect" button on the "Web Server Upload" tab, specify the correct server name, root directory, user name and password.

Here is the connection information that you require:

FTP Server Name: This can be an IP address or ftp name i.e.(ftp.yourwebaddress.com) This would be the FTP access address that you use when connecting via FTP software (i.e. WS-FTP). You need to know where this address, along with your User Name and Password, places you within the directory structure of your server.

FTP Port: Can usually be left blank.

FTP User Name: Your unique user name.

FTP Password: Your unique password.

Web Documents Folder: This setting is used for indicating the path to your public folder (and sub folders) on your server. Basically, within this setting, you are telling the software where to navigate on your server in order to properly place your files. In turn, this path is used within the APPLET tag.

Example: If when you connect to your server using your FTP SERVER NAME, USER NAME, and PASSWORD, you are placed at the root of your server directory structure, then you need to provide the path to your public folder (i.e. a folder on your server that is accessible via the Web or Intranet).

An example of your structure may be: public_html/ personalfolder

This is provided that when you connect to your server using your FTP SERVER NAME, USER NAME, and PASSWORD, that you are at the root of the server and that you must navigate to the public folder called "public_html" and then to your personal folder called " personalfolder " in order to place the Impatica files. If when you connect to your server you are automatically placed in the public folder ("public_html", in our example), then your Web Documents Folder setting would simply be: "personalfolder".

Web Site Location: This setting is the web address where the uploaded files will be located. When you connect to the server via a web browser (using your web address) you should be within your top-level public folder. From there, you would need to provide the navigation to your personal sub folder.

Continuing the example from above, the Web Site Location setting would be:

www. YourWebSite.com/ personalfolder

Connection Type: Usually an "Active" connection type will suffice. In some cases, however, a "Passive" connection may be required for file transfers. If the connection and file transfer is not successful using an "Active" connection type, change to "Passive".

This information is used by the software to create the HTML code and the e-mail HTML code. All of the other connection settings can usually be left at their default values.

Once you have successfully connected to the Web server, simply click on the "Put File" button to upload the impaticized content.

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Can I use Impatica for PowerPoint content with WebCT? How do I upload my content to WebCT?

Because of WebCT's unique file upload feature, you cannot use Impatica's FTP feature with WebCT. Impatica files must therefore be uploaded in the same manner as normal web files. The difference in adding Impatica content is that each Impatica movie requires, at minimum, 3 files.

Instructions for uploading Impatica files:

Select the Impatica files needed for proper playback:

1. filename.html (this is the HTML file viewers will see, and is created by Impatica for PowerPoint to play the converted PowerPoint presentation)
2. filename.imp (this is the converted PowerPoint presentation)
3. ImPlayer (version Number).jar (this is the Impatica Player*) or ImPlayerWithVideo(version Number).jar (these are the Impatica Players*)
4. filename.imv (this is the converted video file contained in the presentation. There will be one .imv file for each video file contained in the presentation).

*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 .jar file in that directory.

• Place the required Impatica files in a folder;
• Zip the folder;
• Connect to your WebCT account;
• Select "Manage Files" from the "Control Panel" on the left side of the page;
• Under "File Options" select the "Upload File" radio button. Click on the "Go" button;
• Click on the "Browse" button. Choose the zip file to upload;
• Choose the "Destination Folder";
• Click on "Upload";
• Select the uploaded zip file from your list of files;
• Select "Unzip" as the "Action" setting for the file and click "Go". You will now see the folder containing the impaticized files listed along with the zip file;
• Select "Add Page or Tool" from the "Control Panel" on the left side of the page;
• In the "Pages/URL's" section, select the "Single Page" radio button. Scroll to the bottom and click "Add";
• Complete the information for your page in "Add Single Page";
• Under "Page Filename", click on the "Browse" button and select the .html file that was unzipped in the steps above;
• Click on the "Pick" button;
• Click on "Return to Home Page" link and your new impaticized presentation should now be linked from your course Home Page.

See an impaticized tutorial on how to add your Impatica content to WebCT.

See the How do I change the size of my Impatica for PowerPoint presentation? FAQ.

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Can I use my Impatica content with Blackboard? How do I upload it to my Blackboard site?

Yes, you can use your Impatica content within your Blackboard site. Once you have created your Impatica content, use WinZip to create a zipped archive of the resulting .imp, .html, .jar and .imv files (if any). Then:

1. Create a new item in one of the primary content areas (Course Information, Course Documents, Assignments or Books).
2. Under the "Item Attachments" section, click on the "Browse" button and locate the zip archive on your local computer.
3. For "Name of Link to File", enter the text your students will click on to launch the Web site.
4. For "Special Actions", select "Unpackage these files" from the drop-down menu. This instructs Blackboard to unpackage the archived file and rebuild the Web site on the Blackboard server.
5. Set any other options you desire, and click the "Submit" button.
6. You will be prompted with a follow-up form to select the entry point. Select the file that will be the entry point for your Web site and click the "Submit" button.

See an impaticized tutorial on adding your Impatica content to Blackboard.

See the How do I change the size of my Impatica for PowerPoint presentation? FAQ.

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Can I use my Impatica content with eCollege? How do I upload it to my eCollege site?

1. Translate your PowerPoint file, noting the save location of the output files. The default location is the same folder where the source PowerPoint (.ppt) was located.

2. Browse to the save location

a. Create a new folder and give it the same name as your PowerPoint file.
b. Return to the save location and highlight the following files:

i. Impatica file (*.imp) (this is the converted PowerPoint presentation);
ii. Impatica video files (*.imv) (if any) (this is the converted video file);
iii. Corresponding .html file (this is the HTML file viewers will see, and is created by impatica for PowerPoint to play the converted PowerPoint presentation), and the;
iv. ImPlayer(Version#).jar or ImPlayerWithVideo(version#).jar** file (this is the impatica Player). **ImPlayerWithVideo(version#).jar is required to play impatica files that contain video clips.

3. Right-click on the highlighted files and select "Copy".
4. Open the new folder, right-click and select "Paste".
5. Return to the original save location.
6. Right-click the new folder and select "Add to NewFolderName.zip".
7. The zip file is now ready for upload.
8. Connect to your eCollege course.

• Select the "Author" tab.
• Click on the "Course Home" button on the left side of the page.
• Select the "File Manager" button.
• In the "Select an action" drop-down box, select "Upload a File". Click on the "Go" button.
• In the "Course Files" directory structure, select the folder where you wish to upload your content.
• Click on the "Browse" button. Choose the Zip file to upload.
• Check the "Unzip zip file" checkbox.
• Click on the "Upload File" button.
• A message box will display indicating that the files contained in the .zip archive have been successfully uploaded into eCollege.
• You will now see the folder we created earlier visible in the "Course Files" directory structure.
• Select the "Module" where you would like to add this content.
• Select the "Add Content Item" button.
• Complete the information for your "Content Item" selecting "Multimedia" as the type.
• Click on the "Create" button.
• In the "Add Existing Content Item(s) to Module X" section of the "Add Content Item" screen, select the newly created Content Item and click on the "Add to Module" OR "Add to Module and Create Drop Box Basket" button.
• Select the newly created "Content Item" on the left.
• Select the "Add a link" button.
• From the "Add a link" page, select "Link to a file or document" from the drop down box.
• Click on "Go".
• Select the "I have already uploaded the file" radio button.
• Provide the text for this link.
• Select the .html file that we uploaded earlier and click on the "Add Link" button.
• Click on the "Save Changes" button within the "Content Item" screen.
• Your new impaticized presentation link will now appear within the course contents of the selected module.

Editing the Imported Presentation: Once you have imported the presentation into ECollege 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.

See an impaticized tutorial on adding your Impatica content to eCollege.

See the How do I change the size of my Impatica for PowerPoint presentation? FAQ.

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We just migrated to Windows Server 2003 and the JAR file can no longer open the IMP file. Any ideas?

You must declare the MIME types within IIS on Windows Server 2003.

In order to set the MIME types to get Impatica content to play from a Windows 2003 server please do the following:

1. Go to the IIS Control Panel (IIS Manager)
2. Select in the left-hand panel your local computer name - Don't expand it simply select the computer
3. Right-click the local computer and select "Properties" from the pop-up menu.
4. This will launch the local computer's property window.
5. At the bottom of the property window is a button that says "MIME types"
6. Once you select this option you have the opportunity to Add, Edit or Remove MIME types.
7. Select to add a MIME type
8. In the Extension area type "imp"
a. Set the MIME type to "application/octet-stream"
9. In the Extension area type "imv"
a. Set the MIME type to "application/octet-stream"
10. In the Extension area type "jar"
a. Set the MIME type to "application/java-archive"
11. In the Extension area type "class"
a. Set the MIME type to "application/java-class"

Restart of the server may be required.

With these changes the Windows 2003 server should be able to serve up the files without issue.

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