This guide will help distance instructors create visually well structured lessons for Centra based courses. This is not a complete step by step guide to answer all of your design and development questions. However, it will provide you with tips and techniques to improve the effectiveness of your instruction.

Select from the following topics to help yourself become acquainted designing for Centra.

Screen Resolution

• What is resolution? - A brief introduction to Screen Resolution
• Checking your resolution - Identify the resolution on your own machine
• What your students will see - See what your students will see as they enter Centra

Design:

• Detail - Recommended image types
• Fonts - Choosing proper presentation fonts
• Layout - Arrange content on the screen

Files:

• PPT options - Inserting Powerpoint files in an agenda
• File Types - Allowable file types and the characteristics of each
• Markup tools - Centra and alternate markup tools