Create powerful content easily with Lectora
Inspire e-Learning software including:
ReviewLink™, Camtasia®, Snagit® and Flypaper™.

Lectora supports nearly all types of digital image, audio and video formats, flash animations (.swf) and rich text and text documents (.rtf, .txt). These types of files can be dragged and dropped directly from your computer’s files into the Lectora workspace.

Absolutely! Camtasia, Snagit and Flypaper can be used independent of Lectora. Create a screen recording and post it on YouTube, or create a screen capture and share it with your friends on Facebook. Create a new animation and use it within your personal Website. They are your tools to use, however you want.

Edit existing media in your Lectora Inspire courses by right-clicking the object and selecting Edit. The corresponding application launches to allow you to make changes to the media.

Camtasia for Lectora, Snagit for Lectora and Flypaper for Lectora are specifically tailored to create content that integrates seamlessly into your Lectora titles. Upgrade to the full-featured products at any time.

Lectora Inspire owners can upgrade from Flypaper for Lectora to Flypaper Professional for $795 instead of the normal price of $1,495. Simply click on the “Get Pro” button in Flypaper for Lectora.

Both products empower users to create custom flash objects, templates, pages, and courses. Flypaper for Lectora is seamlessly integrated into Lectora Inspire through the launch pad. The Flypaper Professional platform includes additional publishing options, features (more components, additional templates, high definition video, etc…), online services (such as hosting, asset management, collaboration, analytics) and an SDK to build your own components.

Flypaper Professional is the premium flash creation platform that empowers programmers and non-programmers alike to create, edit, share, track and reuse high-impact Flash and video content. The Flypaper platform allows anyone to edit and manipulate components without touching programming code.

Yes. Lectora’s integrated equation editor enables you to create equations for insertion into your title.

Titles you create with Lectora Inspire can be published to the Web, to an AICC, 508, or SCORM-conformant learning management system (SCORM 2004, 1.2 and earlier are supported), to a CD or to a single, executable file (.exe). Titles that include tests and questions that are published to a Learning Management System (LMS) will automatically send test results to the LMS.

System Requirements Be sure you meet the following minimum system requirements before installing Lectora Inspire:

• Intel® or AMD® class processor
• 500 MB of RAM
• 1.1 GB free hard disk space for the application
• Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (required to install Flypaper)

Lectora Inspire is available in the following languages:

• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Swedish
• Chinese

Lectora Inspire eLearning software includes the award-winning Lectora Publisher along with additional applications for creating and editing multimedia. Lectora Inspire is an all-inclusive suite of tools that will enable you to create and assemble sophisticated and engaging eLearning content. With Lectora Inspire, you get: Lectora Publisher The award-winning eLearning content creation tool that enables you to add and arrange textual content, Flash animations, images, audio and video within a single eLearning module. Add test questions, surveys, and extensive interactivity and you’ve got engaging content that can be published to the SCORM/AICC standard for integration into a Learning Management System. Audio Recorder and Editor Record voice-overs using a microphone and insert them into your Lectora projects. Edit existing audio files and synchronize audio playback with events that occur within your Lectora project. Camtasia for Lectora Create screen recordings as you’re working with applications on your computer. You can also capture talking head video using your computer’s video camera. Combine the two, add synchronized audio, zoom and pan effects, and seamless transitions to produce a professional demonstration of an application. Insert your recordings into your Lectora projects to deliver robust eLearning content. Flypaper for Lectora Create beautiful Flash animations and interactive activities without having to learn Flash! Use one of several Flypaper templates to help create animated content for your eLearning project. Create and modify your animations using timeline-based controls and add transition effects, colors, shapes, buttons and more. Insert your Flash animations into your Lectora projects to give your eLearning content that extra pizzazz. Image Editor Use this basic image editor to create and edit both static images and animated GIF files. Save your images or animations in one of several standard formats and insert them into your Lectora projects. Snagit for Lectora Easily create and edit screen captures of your desktop, specific applications, or portions of your screen. Add callouts, highlights, colors and more and insert the images directly into your Lectora projects. Video Editor Edit existing video files and synchronize video playback with events that occur within your Lectora project.

When you create a new screen recording using Camtasia, you will need to produce the screen recording to video. Drag and drop the produced FLV file directly into your title. If at a later time, you need to edit your screen recording, right-click the recording within your Lectora title, and select Edit. Camtasia will automatically launch your project so you can begin making changes. Reproduce your video when you’re done – the video is automatically updated within your Lectora title. When you create a new animation using Flypaper, you will need to produce the animation to Flash. Drag and drop the produced SWF file directly into your title. If at a later time, you need to edit your SWF, right-click the animation within your Lectora title, and select Edit. Flypaper will automatically launch your project so you can begin making changes. Reproduce your animation when you’re done – the animation is automatically updated within your Lectora title. You can setup your Snagit capture profile to capture and save images to your computer’s clipboard. Select a page in your Lectora title, right-click and select Paste, and the image is inserted into your title. It’s that easy. If you want to edit your screen capture so you can add callouts, stamps or labels within the image, right-click the image and select Edit. The Snagit editor will automatically launch your image so you can begin making changes. Save your changes and the image is automatically updated in your Lectora title.

Camtasia, Snagit, and Flypaper are separate applications and can be launched from inside of Lectora, or from your computer’s Start menu. Use the Tools menu items – Launch Camtasia, Launch Snagit, and Launch Flypaper – to launch any of these applications while you’re working in Lectora.

There are a number of ways you can learn more about Lectora Inspire: Lectora Information Center Lectora’s integrated help system is a comprehensive guide about all that you can do within Lectora Inspire. From within Lectora Inspire, select Contents from the Help menu to access the Lectora Information Center and view information by topic or search for information by keyword. Training Lectora offers several training classes – both instructor-led and online – that provide you with the skills you need to quickly become a Lectora Inspire guru. The Community Forum For the do-it-yourself type, you can join the Community Forum on the Lectora Web Site (http://forum.trivantis.com/) and search the various forums for answers to your questions. The Community Forum is visited regularly by Lectora users around the globe and posts are frequently answered within a short time period. Additional Resources View the online video demos to see Lectora Inspire in action or sign-up for our monthly newsletter to receive helpful tips and tricks.

Lectora Inspire tools are accessible from the Tools menu within Lectora Inspire. For example, to record audio, select Tools > Audio Recording Tool. Select the format to which you want to record and begin recording. When you are finished, the audio is added to your title. You can also use Lectora Inspire tools to edit existing images, animations, audio and video. Click the Edit button, when available, within an object’s properties to launch the corresponding editor. When you save your changes, the object will automatically be updated within your title.

Yes. When you install Lectora Inspire, the default clip-art gallery, also known as the Media Library, is installed to the same directory as the Lectora Inspire application, for example C:\Program Files\Trivantis\Lectora Inspire\ClipArt. This media library of clipart images and configurable Flash animations can be relocated to a network drive or shared folder accessible by other Lectora users. Each user that wants to access the media library must specify the new location of the media library within their Lectora Inspire preferences. Media added to the media library in this location will be accessible by any Lectora Inspire users that have access to the location and have specified its location within their Lectora Inspire preferences.

Yes. If you intend to publish your content to the Web, you can use Lectora Inspire to create content that complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act that applies to Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications (1194.22). Lectora’s integrated 508 Checker will help you identify objects within your title that must meet specific requirements in order to comply. Familiarize yourself with the 508 Requirements (http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12#Web) before you begin creating your content.

No. Lectora Inspire is not an HTML editor. Lectora Inspire is a WYSWIG (what you see is what you get) application that enables you to drag-and-drop items into your title, reposition and resize them using your mouse, add and format textual content, and create interactivity using the Lectora Inspire interface. No programming is required. If you publish your content to a Web-based format, Lectora Inspire will create the appropriate HTML code that can be interpreted by Web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla® FireFox®, and Apple Safari®.

The Lectora Integrator for PowerPoint is a separate product that can be used to convert your PowerPoint presentations into Lector Inspire a titles. You can then use Lectora Inspire to edit and enhance your presentations. Visit the Lectora Integrator FAQs for more information.

You can purchase annual Lectora Inspire support for a minimal fee. If you do not already have technical support, contact your Lectora sales representative. You can contact the technical support team by email – support@trivantis.com – or by phone – (513) 852-6700. Be sure to have your serial number available to give to your support representative.

You must have one license for each computer on which Lectora Inspire is installed. If you are interested in a multiple license solution, contact your sales representative.

No. Support services are not included with your Lectora maintenance plan. Support is an optional service that we recommend. Annual support can be purchased for $295/yr for Lectora Inspire and $195/yr for Lectora Publisher.

You can locate your version number in the Help menu within Lectora. Simply click on the Help menu and select About Lectora. In the bottom right-hand corner you will your version number. You may also contact your Lectora sales representative at 877.929.0188.

Your serial number is located in the Help menu within Lectora. Simply click on the Help menu and select About Lectora. In the bottom left-hand corner you will see your serial number. Please have this number available when calling to renew your maintenance contract.

Yes, in order to renew your maintenance you must have a valid Lectora serial number.

Please contact your Lectora sales representative at 877.929.0188 to renew your maintenance contract.

Yes, you will still receive any service packs released for your version of Lectora, but you will not receive new features or enhancements.

When your Lectora maintenance expires, your Lectora licenses go back to full price and you no longer receive new features and enhancements. In order to receive the best possible price and the most current version, please renew your maintenance before your expiration date.

Renewing your Lectora maintenance contract is $555 for Lectora Publisher users and $875 for Lectora Inspire users. This is a 65% savings.

Lectora Maintenance is an annual agreement that enables you to receive any new features and enhancements that are released each year free of charge and provides you with a highly discounted Lectora renewal fee. Maintenance must be renewed each year in order to receive new features and benefits. If your maintenance expires, you are no longer eligible for upgrades.