| Downloading and Intalling Impatica for PowerPoint Using PowerPoint | Using Impatica for PowerPoint Uploading Files |
You should not install Impatica for PowerPoint on a public computer. The software is installed in computer labs on the UMUC-Adelphi campus.
Faculty and staff have several options:
UMUC students can find PowerPoint tutorials online. See "Additional Resources" below for suggested Web sites to visit.
| Additional Resources: The Microsoft Support Center offers a PowerPoint 2002 tutorial. The EPSON Presenters Online PowerPoint Tutorial provides a comprehensive list of instructions and tips for using the software. Functionx.com has created several lessons dedicated to using PowerPoint. |
If you require assistance with PowerPoint, contact UMUC Technical Support at www.support.umuc.edu or 1-888-360-8682 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. After business hours and on weekends, limited help is available from WebTycho Support. Contact infomation (phone, e-mail, chat) is available from http://tychousa.umuc.edu/wtdocs/wthelp/html/contact_us.html.
Impatica for PowerPoint reduces the size of your PowerPoint file so that everyone—even people with 28.8 kbps modems—can view your presentation. When the file size is reduced, the quality of your pictures, especially photos, may also be reduced. To improve the quality of your pictures:
Impatica for PowerPoint reduces the size of your PowerPoint so that everyone—even people with 28.8 kbps modems—can view your presentation. When the file size is reduced, the quality of your audio may also be reduced.
People with disabilities may have difficulty accessing Impatica presentations:
In the event that you need to provide accommodations for people with disabilities, always think of alternative ways of delivering the information in your presentation. While you may wish to discuss an appropriate solution with the users themselves, the following suggestions may also be useful:
For non-narrated presentations, provide the original PowerPoint or a slide-by-slide text version of its content that users will be able to scroll through sequentially. This version will be accessible to people using screen readers and people with mobility impairments.
For narrated presentations, make a transcript of your narrated comments, then develop a master copy of your lecture that contains the information for each slide accompanied by the transcribed commentary. Include short text summaries of any graphic materials in the slides. Rendered as a HTML or Word file, this document will be accessible to people with disabilities, including deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
You may also find that having a master copy of your lecture is useful in updating or revising its content.
Caution : The Impatica for PowerPoint User's Manual suggests using the Notes feature in PowerPoint as an accessibility aid in creating narrated Impatica presentations. Impaticized Notes will render an HTML version of narrated comments, but in practice it will be difficult for viewers with disabilities to get the full content of the presentation from the Notes. Using Notes for this purpose is not likely to provide a satisfactory accommodation.
| Additional Resources: The Accessibility in Distance Education project includes information on how to create accessible PowerPoint presentations. |
First, check the Impatica Customer Support page for additional tutorials and resources. Then contact UMUC technical support at 1-888-360-8682 or www.support.umuc.edu. If UMUC technical support cannot answer your question, contact Impatica support at 800-548-3475 or support@impatica.com.
Break the source PowerPoint file into two or more separate files. Add a link from the last side of the first segment to the first slide of the next segment. Impaticize and upload each file separately.
Or, you can upload the file directly to your own Web server. See the How-To page for more information.
UMUC provides free Web server space on its Polaris server for all students, faculty, and staff. To get a Polaris account, follow the directions for creating a new Polaris account.
As an alternative, you may want to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for instructions on acquiring and using Web server space.
| Additional Resources: Several companies, such as Yahoo GeoCities, offer Web server space free of charge. You can find more free Web servers through the following online guides: |