Lectora Tips & Tricks

Learn how to get even more out of your elearning investment with Lectora Tips & Tricks. Created by our expert trainers, these tips and tricks will turn you into a Lectora pro!

Check Out These New Tips and Tricks

Adding Objects to a Group
Creating Action Groups
Randomized Tests
Resizing Drag and Drop Images

Other Lectora Tips and Tricks

Background Wizard
Creating Review Questions Outside of a Test
Lectora's Layering Order
Moving Objects in a Group
Move To Action
Pasting Unformatted Text
Right-Click Menu Shortcut Key
Status Bar
Using Flash Commands
Visibility Icons

Adding Objects to a Group

To add existing objects to a group, select them using your Ctrl key, right-click and select Group from the menu. One object can be moved from that group using the Alt key. See the Adding Objects to a Group Step-by-Step Illustration

Background Wizard

(Lectora 2007 Tip)
The background wizard contains additional colors and patterns in Lectora 2007. Use the Background Wizard (available within the Tools menu) to create new and improved backgrounds for your titles. See Sample Screen Shot

Creating Action Groups

There are many uses for Lectora’s action groups, but they are especially handy when you need a text hyperlink or an On Select/Change tab to do multiple actions. Create the action group, with multiple actions, and then set the hyperlink or the On Select/Change tab within a form property to run that action group. Learn How to Create an Action Group

Creating Review Questions and Processing Them Outside of a Test

When creating a review question outside of a test, build a button with the On Click action set to Process Question. This will mark the question as correct or incorrect and display the feedback for that question, if there is any defined.

Lectora's Layering Order

Lectora's objects are layered according to the order of the left-hand pane, starting from the topmost object. Therefore, the first image beneath a page in the left-hand pane will be the furthest back, since it is the first to show. See an Example of Lectora's Layering Order

Moving Objects in a Group

(Lectora 2007 Tip)
A new feature of Lectora 2007 allows users to move a single object within a group. To move the single object, hold the ALT key while dragging the object with your mouse to its new position. Otherwise, moving a single object in the group will result in all objects moving in the group. See an Example of Moving Objects in a Group

Move To Action

(Lectora 2007 Tip)
A new 2007 feature of Lectora is the "Move To" action. This action moves a particular object (image, text block, etc.) to different coordinates on a page. Learn More About the Move To Action

Pasting Unformatted Text

Pasting text from the clipboard without using the formatting (associated with the text) can be completed through the right-click menu (select "Paste Unformatted Text") or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+V. This will bring the text into the title and apply the default text style selected.

Randomized Tests

When creating a randomized test, ensure that there is not a Done button on the last page. Lectora randomizes all pages so it's possible that the last page of the test will not be the page with the Done button on it. Since Lectora submits randomized tests upon exiting the test, a Done button is unnecessary.

Resizing Drag and Drop Images

Resize Drag and Drop images prior to adding it to a question page. If you place a drag image in a certain x – y coordinate and then resize it, the drag image will not to “stick” to the location it was intended.

Right-Click Menu Shortcut Key

The right-click menu for any object can be displayed by selecting the object and pressing Shift+F10.

Status Bar

Use the status bar to show the current x- and y- coordinates of the position of your mouse. The status bar will appear at the bottom of the Lectora application. Use the View menu to show the status bar. See Example

Using Flash Commands

Using the Flash command action provides the option to manipulate a Flash object in Lectora, which can be highly beneficial for games and interactivity. Learn More

Visibility Icons

When working with layers of objects on a single page, use the visibility icons (the eyes in the left-hand pane) to turn the display of objects on and off. Showing the visibility icons is a Preference, available by selecting Preferences from the File menu. See Example