SolidProfessor allows users to slow down or increase the speed of lesson videos so our users can learn at a pace that works best for them. To adjust the speed of your video, please follow the steps below.
1. Once you have started to watch your selected lesson, click the “1x” to the right of the video progress bar.
2. This will bring up the option to adjust the speed of your video to .75x, 1.25x, or 1.5x.
Please note: 0.75x is the slowest option we offer and 1.5x is the fastest.
1. If you would like your lessons to play automatically, you can toggle on SolidProfessor's 'Autoplay' feature. Located underneath the video and to the right-hand side.
2. Your lessons will now play through until you decided to toggle the Autoplay option off.
Beneath the video player, view the Course Overview to read a brief description of the entire course.
Another feature SolidProfessor offers for our users, is the option to change the layout of the video you're viewing.
1. To adjust the layout of your lesson, please click on the 'Layout' option underneath the video.
2. As you can see, the video has gotten larger but is not fullscreen. All of the same content is there but the lesson sidebar is now underneath the video.
3. You can also click on 'Layout' once again, to revert it to its original layout.
4. You also have the option to make the video full size by selecting the 'Fullscreen' option in the bottom right-hand corner of the video.
5. To exit 'Fullscreen' simply click on the same option in the bottom right-hand corner or use the 'ESC' key.
Our new 'Feedback' feature allows you to directly contact us with any insight you have about the SolidProfessor video you are viewing.
1. Leaving feedback for a video is quite simple! All you need to do is select the 'Feedback' option underneath the video.
2. Next, click the 'Give Feedback' button. This will redirect you to our 'Feedback' page where you can fill out all pertinent information.
3. Afterward, you will be redirected to our 'Give Us Feedback' page where you can select the team to which you would like to provide ideas or suggestions.
If you have feedback about the content of a video, you would want to select our Content Team. However, there are descriptions for each team below.
- Our Product Development Team is in charge of building and maintaining our platform. They are also implementing new features. Please note: If you believe you found a bug or glitch on the platform, please send a request to our Customer Success Team or contact support directly at support@solidprofessor.com. This way we can address the issue and escalate it to the proper team as needed.
- Our Content Team is in charge of all of our training materials. If you have some recommendations for adding content, improving on current content, or anything that you believe could benefit any of our learners, please feel free to send a message their way.
- Our Customer Success Team is in charge of making sure your experience is the best it possibly can be and you can always reach out to them if you're not sure who to contact. You can reach out to them for immediate, account related requests. For example, you're unsure how to update a user's permissions or have questions about how to add a user to a group.
5. Once you have filled out all required information, you will just need to click 'Submit Feedback'.
You can read more about leaving feedback for our various teams in our Share Feedback support article.
Transcripts are a new feature of SolidProfessor that can be used to refer back to lessons without rewatching them or to review them later.
Please note: Lessons viewed from a group assignment do not have 'Transcripts' available at this time.
1. To access the transcript of a video you're currently viewing, you simply need to click on the 'Transcript' option below the video (and to the right of 'Technical Certificate'.
2. Now you can view the entire 'Transcript' of this lesson.
Another video setting you can choose to utilize is 'Next Lesson.' You can locate this option underneath the video.
1. If you would like to skip the lesson you are currently viewing, you have the option to do so by selecting 'Next Lesson.'
2. And just like that, we have moved to the next lesson in our 'Inventor Beginner to Certification' course.
This feature is great for users who have gone through the material previously and would like to revisit sections of the course. In addition, you can click directly on the next lesson itself (inside the box) and it will take you there, as well.
You can use the Screen in Screen option when you would like to watch a video but also open up a practice exercise, different lesson, or even a different tab. The screen will stay in the bottom left-hand corner until you close it out.
1. To utilize our Screen-in-Screen, please select the square icon with a smaller square inside. You will find this in the lower right-hand corner.
2. The video has now gone to the lower right-hand side of the screen.
3. You can now go to any course, lesson, practice exercise or different web page and your video will remain in the bottom right-hand corner.
Here is our video in from Introduction to SOLIDWORKS in front of our AutoCAD Beginner to Certification Course.
We can even minimize our browser and you will see the video will remain.