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Third-Party Extensions: Native Only

In this section you will find this third party extensions for ToolBook (for native deployment only), some free, some commercial, but all designed to assist ToolBook users. The products listed here are not created or sold by SumTotal Systems; please contact the vendor directly with any questions.

• Rotate Objects
• Software Protection
• Answer Key
• FTS Pro
• Hotword Connection
• Media Connection
• TBK Tracker

Rotate Objects

Category: ToolBook Utility
Use with: ToolBook Instructor
Free/Commercial: Free
Description: Use this nifty tool to rotate ToolBook Objects.

Learn more: www.toolbookdeveloper.com/freebees/rotate.htm
Vendor: www.ToolBookDeveloper.com

Software Protection

Category: ToolBook Utility
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: Stop software piracy with a professional, easy to use licensing system that does not require any OpenScript to implement.

Learn more: www.toolbookdeveloper.com/products/protection/index.htm
Vendor: www.ToolBookDeveloper.com

Answer Key

Category: Catalog Object
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: Your users will never get stuck on a question again. Whether it is Arrange-Objects, Matching, Fill-In-The-Blank, Order Objects, Multiple-Choice , or any other ToolBook question object, Answer Key™ will display the answer. They can then reset the question and try it themselves. The educational benefit of the Answer Key is striking. Users of your training no longer have to skip questions they don't know. They can click on the "Show Answer" button and the answer is revealed. What if you want your users to see the answer only after they try it? Answer Key lets you specify when the "Show Answer" button appears. Simply open the "Show Answer" button's extended property sheet and specify whether you want it to show up immediately or only after a defined number of wrong answers.

Learn more: www.plattecanyon.com/answerKey.aspx
Vendor: Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation

FTS Pro

Category: Other
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: FTS Pro allows ToolBook programmers to incorporate Full Text Search into their native ToolBook projects.

Learn more: www.plattecanyon.com/ftspro.aspx
Vendor: Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation

Hotword Connection

Category: Other
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: Store hotword and glossary definitions in a database for easy retrieval from ToolBook. No longer do you need to store your definitions in a special glossary ToolBook file. Hotword Connection manages your definitions, displays your popup definitions, and implements your glossary.

Learn more: www.plattecanyon.com/hotwordConnection.aspx
Vendor: Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation

Media Connection

Category: Other
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: Efficiently and painlessly work with media files stored outside your ToolBook application. Tired of messing with clips? Need to manage Flash movies or MP3 files? Media Connection can build your clips for you and allow you to change their source based on language or audience. You can do the same for bitmaps and other resources. Manage your references to other media types via simple OpenScript calls that return current file locations. Store narration or other content for each clip, resource, or media file in the database.

Learn more: www.plattecanyon.com/mediaConnection.aspx
Vendor: Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation

TBK Tracker

Category: Other
Use with: ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant
Free/Commercial: Commercial
Description: TBK Tracker provides powerful and secure student/course management for computer based training applications that are comprised of more than one ToolBook file. Track thousands of users using a variety of deployment options (rich client, local area network, CD, or Neuron). Student and course data may be stored on a LAN server, the user's own machine, or on a Web Server (with "web deployment" option). Use the Administrator to configure courses and lessons, set global properties, or (optionally) assign students. Then use the TBK Tracker catalog and "TBTrack" menu to quickly set up your Instructor or Assistant books. Deploy your application with no runtime fees, even using the complete InstallShield Professional source code if desired. Use the Reporter to analyze the data with over ninety built-in reports.

Learn more: www.plattecanyon.com/tbkTracker.aspx
Vendor: Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation