Quick Guides

These short videos and tutorials cover the most common support questions we’re asked.

Using meters in your course - Video (4:41)
A meter is a gamification tool that allows learners to get instant responses based on decisions they make within a scenario.
Mon, 14 Dec, 2020 at 9:51 AM
List menu plugin - Video (0:49)
This lets you create menus as lists – which may be more appropriate than block menus for some content types, as this short demo shows.
Mon, 14 Dec, 2020 at 9:54 AM
Managing plugins
Plugin management is open to all our customers. Simply login as super admin to access it from the main menu on the top left of the authoring tool.
Mon, 14 Dec, 2020 at 9:58 AM
Using the developer tools
The developer tools extension – which is installed as standard for all users of Adapt from Can Studios – provides a number of functions to make life quicker...
Fri, 11 Dec, 2020 at 5:29 PM
Creating and restoring backups of courses
Mistakes happen – but losing your work doesn’t have to. With Adapt from Can Studios all your courses are backed up daily by default; you can also manually b...
Thu, 14 Oct, 2021 at 2:37 PM
Sharing a course with other authors
To share a project with other authors in your Adapt Authoring Tool: Select the course Edit the project settings In the general section, you can either: ...
Fri, 11 Dec, 2020 at 5:38 PM
My course stopped previewing when I was tweaking CSS
Sometimes when you tweak the CSS in the project settings if there is an error, it can really upset the build process that generates the preview. Once the er...
Fri, 11 Dec, 2020 at 5:43 PM
How to add an Accordion component
The Accordion is an interactive component that allows the user to select a title that will expand and reveal more information. This expanding section can be...
Thu, 9 Sep, 2021 at 3:13 PM
How to add a Stacklist component
The Stacklist is an interactive component that breaks down content into bite-size pieces that animate in when the user selects the “Next” button.  ...
Thu, 9 Sep, 2021 at 3:13 PM
How to add a Graphic component
Add images to your course using the Graphic component. To see how to set up a Graphic component in Adapt watch our video below.
Thu, 9 Sep, 2021 at 3:16 PM