In addition to improvements in the mechanism for converting presentations and optimizing the interface for working with the latest software versions and the newest equipment, including HiDPI monitors, the updated version of the iSpring Suite 9 editor includes great improvements in three components:


You can watch this short video to get an idea of the newest improvements in iSpring Suite 9:

iSpring QuizMaker

The improved QuizMaker 9 interface allows you to create and edit quizzes and surveys even faster than ever. Below is a list of innovations in the iSpring QuizMaker 9 test editor.

Updated interface

The updated interface of the editor allows you to work more productively on modern monitors with higher resolution. The workspace is organized so that the most important functions are always available. Quiz questions are located in the center of the window,and in the panel on the right you will find the necessary settings and a thumbnail of your slide - all at your fingertips.

New question type: Drag-and-drop

Drag-and-drop questions engage users in the learning process, help them to master the topic, and train the skills of employees. Users drag text boxes, pictures, and shapes, and practice the correct actions in the form of a game. Using drag-and-drop questions, you can create a simulator for arranging objects or grouping by category.


Improved text editor

The updated text editor allows you to use advanced features for text formatting:

  • superscripts and subscripts
  • inserting pictures and video into the text
  • inserting equations into the text

Built-in equation editor

The new built-in equation editor has all the necessary capabilities for creating mathematical and scientific equations and formulas.

Formatting styles for shapes

Now you can use text blocks and vector shapes when composing questions. To text blocks,shapesandpictures, you can apply formatting capabilities identical to those of MS Office:

  • Outline styles
  • Fill styles
  • Transparency
  • Effects (Shadow, Glow)

iSpring Visuals

Working with interactions is no harder than heating up a slice of pizza: just choose a suitable template and fill it with your text and images. Interactions have a customizable design that’s easy to fine-tune to match your corporate style.

Let’s dive into some examples of how the new interactions will help you present course content and engage learners with a lot less work.

Tabs

This interaction will help you present well-structured content in a compelling way. For example, in a management course, you can explain how to set SMART goals or describe how a SWOT analysis is conducted.

FAQ

When a new employee starts their onboarding program, they havealotofquestionsoncorporatesoftware, duties of team members, and payroll. With this interaction, you can create an engaging FAQ that will help newbies get answers fast without distracting employees from their tasks.

Glossary

Quickly create a glossary of terms, a directory, or a catalog with easy navigation. For example, you can compile a catalog of insurance products to quickly introduce newbies to this topic. Or, if your company is launching an e-Learning department, create an e-Learning glossary so that all employees can speak the same language.

Accordion

With this interaction, you can show a call handling procedure, or even organize an online office tour for interns so that they can explore your office and their future workplaces.

Timeline

This module will show an employee the key events of your company’s history and explain to them how your values were formed. In a product training course, a timeline will help you present the product development stages to track changes from one version to another.

Steps

This interaction will help you train your employees to act automatically in problem situations. For example, you can use Steps to provide your tech support with a step-by-step guide on how to dealwithanangryclient,ordescribetheprocedure for dealing with a fire in a general safety course.

Cyclic process

This interaction will be of help if you create courses on industrial processes and safety. For instance, you can show how part cutting or raw material processing is performed. With this template, you can show any repetitive process; for example, the Deming cycle, which is a cyclic decision-making process that is used in quality management.

Pyramid

With this template, you can explain your company hierarchy. Plus, it’s a great template to use in soft skills training to show, for example, the Minto pyramid principle, which can help people communicate more effectively. Besides the standard pyramid, you can create an inverted one to present various funnels; for example, a classic sales funnel.

Now you can specify in which direction users will study the pyramid layers.

Circle diagram

In welcome courses, the Circle diagram will help you visualize your brand values or show how your target audience is segmented.

 

Labeled graphic

This interaction makes it much easier to describe what a complex device or mechanism consists of, show product features, or teach your employees to work with a new software interface.

Guided image

Draw learners’ attention to details when explaining how the equipment works, or when describing a complex diagram. One more use case for this template isacourseforsalespeoplewhoneedtovisually present a product to customers.

Hotspot

With this template, you can present a layout of products or components. And if your company sells products online, Hotspot is a great way to show regions with various shipping options so that managers can answer questions faster. In medical courses, this interaction will help learners to master the structure of human organs and systems.

Media catalog

Create a catalog to help employees quickly navigate through the products offered by the company. It’s a great template for product training in the spheres where products can be easily shown visually; for example, if you sell clothes, furniture, devices, or food.

iSpring Cam Pro

Meet the brand-new iSpring Suite 9 with an advanced video studio! Now, you can educate your learners with video courses, software tutorials, and video lectures. Mix and edit videos like a pro — even if you’ve never done it before.

Let’s have a close look at the video studio’s powerful features.

“Picture-in-picture” for your screencasts

With iSpring Suite 9, you can record two videos at the same time: a screencast and a webcam video. You can show both streams together or easily switch between them. For example, help new hires to master an intricate app by adding your video comments to a screencast-based tutorial.

Software tutorials with visual hints

When you record a screencast, iSpring Suite automatically detects when you use hotkeys, click, and type, and adds visual cues for these actions to the video. You can show your learners how to use hotkeys, explain what each button is for, and teach how to use the app step by step.

 

Video-based courses with experts

With the new iSpring video studio, you can bring together videos, voiceovers, and photos, and merge them into a professional video course. For example, record a video with an expert and support it with text and graphics. Plus, you can pepper your video with helpful insets to highlight the key points and boost retention.

Interactive canvas — like PowerPoint slides

Now, you can add videos, images, text blocks, and shapes, and edit them on a canvas, just like in PowerPoint. Move and resize all the objects to find a layout that fits best for your project. For example, expand a video to full screen and focus learners’ attention on a charismatic instructor; or, hide a talking head video to show key findings on a topic.

 

Multi-track timeline for audio and video

There’s an unlimited number of tracks, so you can add as many layers as you need. With iSpring Suite 9, you can merge videos from multiple tracks, add audio, and even show two videos at the same time.

Don’t worry if you cough or misspeak while recording. You can cut out unwanted fragments or merge a video from several clips.

Smooth transitions between scenes

Smooth out the transitions between videos, info slides, and photos. You can adjust transition effects to make the images ripple into videos, and videos smoothly flow back into images.


Recording audio from microphone

You can record a voice narration for the clip right in the iSpring Cam Pro video editor. While recording the audio, the sound will be automatically normalized and noise will be deleted.

Speeding up and slowing down media

Accelerate and slow down video and audio to synchronize tracks or make the clip more dynamic.

Inserting freeze frames

A freeze frame added to the video clip helps to extend it and synchronize with a separately recorded audio.


Separating audio and video

You can extract sound from the video clip to a separate trach which you can then edit.